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She was ahead of her time, a genius. During an era when Jazz was the nation's popular music, Mary Lou Williams was one of its greatest innovators. As both a pianist and composer, she was a font of daring and creativity who helped shape the sound of 20th century America. And like the dynamic, turbulent nation in which she lived, Williams seemed to redefine herself with every passing decade. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking...
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An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London during a time of huge change. Dancing on the Edge follows black jazz musicians, the Louis Lester Band, as they find fame amongst the parties and performances of London's upper class society. Although many recoil at the performance of black musicians in polite society, the city's more progressive socialites, including members of the Royal Household, take the band under their wing. But when the...
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In a film Variety called an "elegantly crafted and illuminating portrait of the singular jazz legend," director John Scheinfeld explores the life, spiritual journey and unmistakable music of John Coltrane, whose recorded works range from deeply expressive ballads to wildly expressive "sheets o sound." Scheinfeld crafts a story that reveals and affirms the impact Trane had on a variety of musicians, politicians, educators and artists - including Kamasi...
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Features two historic concerts from one of the founding fathers of bebop. The 1958 Belgium concert features Dizzy working within the small combo (with Sonny Stitt and Ray Brown) structure of a quintet. The second 1970 Denmark show focuses on Dizzy fronting the legendary Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band.
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"Discover the life and music of jazz luminary Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history. Filmed over six years, [the film] invites viewers to meet the gentleman behind the bass. Best known as the rhythmic force in Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Carter has since amassed more than 2,500 musical credits over a prolific six-decade career. His unmistakable melody and timbre accompany the likes of Chet Baker, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack,...
11) Trombone Shorty
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The award winning autobiography jazz artist Trombone Shorty comes to life in this vibrant video. -- Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
12) The cry of jazz
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An essay on the politics of music and race and a forecast of what Edward O. Bland called "the death of jazz."
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Filmed at the peak of his career, this serves as perhaps the most revealing and intimate portrait of the artist ever recorded. Gives an unobtrusive look inside the colorful and transient world of the American Jazz legend, exposing the key elements that characterize and define him. Ellington as the artist performing, composing and ruminating about his life and career.
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"A leading musician of the swing era and an outstanding representative of the big band style, Count Basie was an eminent bandleader and jazz pianist. He led one of the most enduring swing bands of all time; no other musician was ever more committed to stomping, shouting, swinging, jumping and dragging away the blues than Count Basie. In Swingin' the blues, a distinguished group of Basie alumni, including early band stars Harry "Sweets" Edison, Earle...
16) Mo' better blues
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A jazz trumpeter obsessed with his music and indecisive about his girlfriends finds his life is fragile when he must come to the aid of his manager.
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