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Improvisation
Improvisation
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  2. Improvisation

Improvisation

2004
1h 15m
Music
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

1h 15m

Storyline

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977, Joe Pass 1979, Ella Fitzgerald 1979, and Oscar Peterson at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Jan 1, 2004
Languages
English
Director
Norman Granz
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Self

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Self

Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins

Self

Charlie Parker

Self

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson

Self

Buddy Rich

Self

Lester Young

Lester Young

Self

Ray Brown

Ray Brown

Self

Hank Jones

Self

Flip Phillips

Self

Harry Edison

Harry Edison

Self

Joe Pass

Joe Pass

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Durham

Self

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Self

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