Dizzy Gillespie (1965)

This is Les Blank’s earliest music film, focusing on the renown trumpet player, Dizzy Gillespie, who along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Sonny Rollins and others sparked the change from traditional Jazz to “Bebop” in mid-1940s America. The film includes rare images of Gillespie playing on his famous bent horn and talking about his beginnings, as well as his theories about music.

Released Jan. 1, 1965 22 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Music, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.independent-film, imdb.character-name-in-title

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Criterion Channel, Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel, Stingray Djazz Amazon Channel

Country: United States
Languages: English