Dizzy Gillespie Movies

In this concert, recorded live London’s Royal Festival Hall in 1989, Dizzy Gillespie performs with the magical United Nation Orchestra and a...

A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests.

Jim is the drummer for the great black musician Billy Swann. With him, he plays in a club called San Sebastián, owned by his friend Floro,...

The Easter special featured jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie as the Easter Bunny.[13]

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...

Extraterrestrials contact earth in this delightful fable. Their message is "HELLO" in many languages, and there is a celebration.

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

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,...

Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.

The Monterey Jazz Festival was established in 1958 by impressario Jimmy Lyons who has hosted an enormous amount of music at this idyllic location....

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.

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival...

Carved to the beat verses of Allen Ginsberg and his eponymous poem, A Supermarket in California paints the most surreal contours of an America...

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest...

An account of the first European tour of American jazz organist Jimmy Smith and his trio in 1965, replete with backstage footage and music.

A 4 part documentary about jazz musician / actor Slim Gaillard with interviews, archival footage & performances.