Dizzy Gillespie Movies

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

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...

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

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

Dizzy Gillespie is one of the major figures of the 20th Century's music scene. Everything was once said or written about this genius musician,...

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...

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

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,...

Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

An exceptional recording from 1974 featuring Dizzy Gillespie and his quartet at the Berliner Jazztage, one of Europe's most prominent jazz festivals....

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

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

The history of the ocean as our most important resource.

A documentary that covers the life of Dizzy Gillespie.

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

Documentary portrait of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, combining archival material of Monk playing solo and with his quartet, plus interpretations of...