Dizzy Gillespie Movies

  • 1963
    Look at Life: Jazz All the Way

    Look at Life: Jazz All the Way

    Look at Life: Jazz All the Way

    01963HD

    A visit to the outdoor festival at Cleethorpes which hosts twelve top jazz bands.

    Look at Life: Jazz All the Way
  • 1982
    A Family Circus Easter

    A Family Circus Easter

    A Family Circus Easter

    8.51982HD

    This Easter, Billy has plans to help PJ find his first Easter egg. Dolly helps but Jeffy wants to catch the Easter Bunny. When he does, the entire...

    A Family Circus Easter
  • 1972
    Jazz Is Our Religion

    Jazz Is Our Religion

    Jazz Is Our Religion

    101972HD

    An evocation of jazz through photographs, words and music. Music by Johnny Griffin Quintet with Jon Hendricks and the voices of Art Blakey, Kenny...

    Jazz Is Our Religion
  • 2002
    Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal

    Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal

    Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal

    52002HD

    One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Dizzy Gillespie dazzled the world with his talent as one of the pioneers of be-bop and Latin jazz,...

    Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
  • 1964
    The Hat

    The Hat

    The Hat

    91964HD

    Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

    The Hat
  • 1990
    To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life

    To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life

    To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life

    01990HD

    A documentary that covers the life of Dizzy Gillespie.

    To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life
  • 1958
    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

    01958HD

    A compilation reel of television commercials produced by Story Board Inc.

    A Smattering of Spots
  • 1970
    Cool

    Cool

    Cool

    01970HD

    Documentary exploring the meaning and history of cool through the American music that started in the 1940s in the bars of New York and LA, and became...

    Cool
  • 1989
    Didn't We Ramble On

    Didn't We Ramble On

    Didn't We Ramble On

    01989HD

    Didn't We Ramble On is a documentary about the tradition of marching bands in African-American culture. It focuses particularly on the historical...

    Didn't We Ramble On
  • 1986
    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

    6.31986HD

    Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.

    The Cosmic Eye
  • 1964
    Dizzy Gillespie

    Dizzy Gillespie

    Dizzy Gillespie

    71964HD

    This is Les Blank’s earliest music film, focusing on the renown trumpet player, Dizzy Gillespie, who along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk,...

    Dizzy Gillespie
  • 2014
    Brownie Speaks

    Brownie Speaks

    Brownie Speaks

    102014HD

    A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many...

    Brownie Speaks
  • 2022
    Jazz Club 2

    Jazz Club 2

    Jazz Club 2

    02022HD

    Jazz Club 2
  • 1953
    Things to Come

    Things to Come

    Things to Come

    01953HD

    A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

    Things to Come
  • 1990
    Amazonia

    Amazonia

    Amazonia

    91990HD

    Inspired by three South American myths, this film is a plea to save the tropical rain forest and its unique inhabitants.

    Amazonia
  • 1977
    Second Chance: Sea

    Second Chance: Sea

    Second Chance: Sea

    101977HD

    The history of the ocean as our most important resource.

    Second Chance: Sea