film availability

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This section may be of interest to UK film societies or jazz festival organisers who wish to present a programme of jazz on film. The British Film Institute and Film Bank in London has a number of jazz films on both 35mm, 16mm, video and DVD.

Film Societies, Festivals and others are reminded that they cannot show any of the following DVD's without permission of the license holder and a 'non theatrical' fee must be paid for any public screening. The British Film Institute and Film Bank in London can help you or email joe@jazzonfilm.com or phone for advice. (see about this site page)

At the end of this list I have included a number of feature films which may be of interest to jazz fans. The features page has more details about them

youtube.com has become an invaluable source of material. Enter any jazz musician into youtube and there is a good chance someone has posted a clip of them.

(D) documentary (P) performance only .

Impro- Jazz has issued the following DVD's

ERIC DOLPHY IN EUROPE (P)
1961-64

BEN WEBSTER IN HANOVER 1973 (P)
with the Oscar Peterson Trio

ART BLAKEY JAZZ MESSENGERS IN PARIS(P)
1959

GIANTS OF JAZZ, LIVE IN PRAGUE(P)
1971
with Gillespie, Monk, Blakey, Kai Winding, Sonny Stitt and Al Mc Kibbon(P)

CHET BAKER, TORINO 1959 & STUTTGART 1988 (P)

CHET BAKER, COMPLIETE TOKYO CONCERT 1987 (P)

WES MONTGOMERY IN EUROPE 1965 (P)

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO, LONDON CONCERT 1964 (P)

COLEMAN HAWKINS, HARRY EDISON QUINTET LONDON CONDERT 1964 (P)

BILL EVANS TRIO ROME 1979 (P)
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Other DVD's

JAMIE CULLAM; LIVE AT BLENHEIM PALACE (P)
The young singer and pianist live at the UK stately Home

JEAN LUC PONTY (P)
1999 • 70 mins
In concert in Warsaw

McCOY TYNER; LIVE AT THE WARSAW JAZZ JAMBOREE (P)
1991 • 65 mins.
The great pianist, long associated with John Coltrane, playing Solo in Poland

HERBIE HANCOCK TRIO (P)
Switzerland • 1984 • 57 mins
with Ron Carter (bass) and Billy Cobham ( drums)

PIANO BLUES
USA 2003 • 85 mins • Directed by Clint Eastwood
This Eastwood's contribution to Martin Scorsese 13 hour series on the blues. Features interviews with Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles and others as well as footage of Thelonius Monk and Art Tatum.

THE SOUND OF JAZZ
USA 1957 • 60 mins • Directed Jack Smight
( see A to Z docus or TV page for more details

ONE NIGHT WITH BLUE NOTE
USA 1985 • 120 mins
Includes all the early Blue Note stars; Hancock, Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Burrell etc

ART BLAKEY JAZZ MESSENGERS (P)
1976 •
with Bill Hardman (tpt) and David Schmitter (alto)

ART PEPPER; notes from a Jazz Survivor' (see A to Z docus)

AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL
60 mins
Compilation of early films including Bessie Smith. Bix, Armstrong, Ellington, Chick Webb etc

BUDDY RICH: THE LOST WEST SIDE STORY TAPES
1985

BILLY COBHAM'S GLASS MANAGERIE
1981 • 90 mins

BUD POWELL IN EUROPE
Bud in performance in Paris 1959 and Copenhagen 1962

CANNONBALL ADDERLY SEXTET AND THE TEDDY EDWARDS SEXTET
USA 1962 • 60 mins

CHARLES MINGUS:TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG (see A to z docus)

CHET ATKINS: RARE PERFORMANCES
1955-75

CHET ATKINS: RARE PERFORMANCES
1976-1995

CLARK TERRY; LIVE IN EUROPE (P)
2001• 84mins •

CHRIS BARBER 40 Years Jubilee Concert
1995 • 141 mins
Live in Denmark

DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET (P)
Iwith Holland(bass) Steve Coleman( reeds) Robin Eubanks(tbn) Marvin Smith (drums) and Kenny Wheelerc (tpt)

DIANA KRALL; LIVE IN PARIS (P)
2001

DUKE ELLINGTON MASTERS
various DVD's of Duke in Europe in 1965. 1967. 1969 and 1971

DIZZY GILLESPIE: A NIGHT IN CHICAGO (P)
USA • 53 mins
Gillespie's quintet in club setting

DIZZY GILLESPIE AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
1989
with Aruro Sandoval, Slide Hampton and Paquita D'Rivera

EDDIE 'LOCKJAW' DAVIS IN EUROPE
1985 • 88 mins

ESP 2; A TRIBUTE TO MILES

FRANK MORGAN ALLSTARS;TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE PARKER
1990 • 72 mins •
with Morgan(alto) Monty Alexander (pno) Rufus Reid (bass)and Roy Haynes (Drums)

GARY BURTON LIVE
• 60 mins •

GEORGE BENSON; ABSOLUTELY LIVE
2000 • 105 mins •

GOODYEAR CONCERTS featuring Armstrong's All Stars, Bobby Hackett Group and Eddie Condon and his gang (see TV page for more details)

HERBIE HANCOCK
2001 • 105 mins •

HUGH MASEKELA; COMING HOME CONCERT

JAZZ CLUB HIGHLIGHTS 1990
1990 • 85mins • Directed by Christian Wagner
Straight performances of contemporary groups including Archie Shepp, John Zorn and Michel Petrucciani

JAZZ ON A SUMMERS DAY ( A to Z docus)
includes many extras including Bert Stern talking about the making of it. Plus a CD soundtrack of the film.

JAZZ ON THE WEST COAST • THE LIGHTHOUSE

THE JOINT IS JUMPING (DVD and audio CD)
History of swing music.

KEITH JARRETT; STANDARDS Vol. 1
1985 • 110 mins
Live in Tokyo with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJonette

KEITH JARRETT; STANDARDS Vol. 2
1985 • 100 mins
Live in Tokyo with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJonette

KEN BURN'S JAZZ
4 DVD set of the TV series

KENNY DREW:LIVE AT THE BREWHOUSE
1992 •

THE LADIES SING THE BLUES
60 mins
Compilation of Jazz divas going back to the Twenties

LEGENDS OF JAZZ GUITAR: 3 VOLS
collective personnel; Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrelll, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Grant Green, Charlie Bird, Jim Hall, Barney Kessell

LENNIE TRISTANO;THE COPENHAGEN CONCERT (P)
Great solo concert from the great post bop piano player

LIONEL HAMPTON ; HIS GOLDEN MEN OF JAZZ
1999 • 115 mins
Live in Munich with Clark Terry, Harry Edison, Al Grey, Benny Golson, Junior Mance, Jimmy Wood (bass), Panama Francis ( drums)

MARCUS MILLER IN CONCERT
German TV 1994 • 60 mins

McCOY TYNER (P)
1991 • 65 mins •
with Freddie Hubbard and Stephan Grappelli

MILES DAVIS STORY
UK 2000 • 125 mins • Directed by Mike Dibb
Comprehensive film made for UK TV

MILES DAVIS IN PARIS
1989
Miles at the 1989 Paris jazz festival

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET; 35th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (P)
1987 • 60 mins •
with Lewis, Jackson, Heath and Kay

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET; 40th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (P)
1992• 60 mins •
with Lewis, Jackson, Heath and Kay

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL 1975
feature Gillespie, Bill Evans etc.

NINA SIMONE; THE LEGEND
52 mins •

PAT METHENY GROUP
2002 • 135 mins
Tokyo concert

PAT METHENY,HERBIE HANCOCK,DAVE HOLLAND and JACK DeJOHNETTE
1990 •

PHIL WOODS/ JON HENDRICKS; TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE PARKER

ROY AYERS: LIVE AT THE BREWHOUSE
1992 • 52 mins

STEPHANE GRAPELLI: LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO
USA 1982 • 60 mins • Directed by Carlos Broullon and Raymond Poirier
with Diz Disley (gtr) Martin Taylor (gtr) and Jack Sewing (bass)

STEPHANE GRAPELLI: A LIFE IN THE JAZZ CENTURY
UK 2002 • 128 mins • Directed by Paul Balmer
This movie includes all known footage of Django Reinhardt and features Yehudi Menuhin, Martin Taylor, George Shearing, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Paul Whiteman, Diz Disley, John Ethridge, Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys, Duke Ellington, Gregor et ses and Art Tatum

STEPS AHEAD; IN EUROPE (P)
1983 • 56 mins •
with Michael Brecker (tpt)

TAL FARLOW; LIVE AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
1988 • 85 mins

WEST COAST ALL STARS (P)
2001 • 90 mins
with Conte Candoli (tpt) Carl Fontana (tbn) Teddy Edwards (tnr) Pete Jolly (pno)

Episodes of the Jazz Casuals TV series. ( see TV pages on this site)

B B KING / TURK MURPHY

CANNONBALL ADDERLY QUINTET AND MJQ
as above

COUNT BASIE / LAMBERT, HENDRICKS & BEVAN

DIZZY GILLESPIE / MEL TORME

GERRY MULLIGAN / ART FARMER &JIM HALL
as above

JIMMY WITHERSPOON & BEN WEBSTER / JIMMY RUSHING
as above

LOUIS ARMSTRONG / EARL HINES
as above

SONNY ROLLINS / CARMEN McRAE
as above

PAUL WINTER / CHARLES LLOYD
as above

THAD JONES AND MEL LEWIS / WOODY HERMAN
as above

WOODY HERMAN / WOODY HERMAN

MUGSY SPANNIER / JOE SULLIVAN
as above

JOHN COLTRANE / DAVE BRUBECK
as above

ART PEPPER / BOLA SETE & VINCE GUARALDI

Two episodes of the The Jazz Scene series (see TV pages)

FRANK ROSOLINO QUARTET / STAN KENTON
USA 1962 • 60 mins

SHELLY MANNE / SHORTY ROGERS
as above

In the UK IDEM Records have issued the selection of DVDs under the heading SWING ERA. Most of the material has been issued before but they include numerous soundies and snader transcriptions and material lifted from Hollywood feature films..

NAT KING COLE This is consists of soundies and snaders (see shorts)

BILLIE HOLIDAY; THE LIFE AND ARTISTRY OF LADY DAY. As well as a short documentary this DVD includes clips of Billie singing in the film' New Orleans' ( see features)

DIZZTY GILLESPIE This includes all the material from Jivin' in Bebop (see features page)

CAB CALLOWAY Includes material from He de Hi (see features page)

DINAH WASHINGTON

PEGGY LEE

SARAH VAUGHAN includes Bessie Smith ,Ida Cox and Ethel Waters

DUKE ELLINGTON / LIONEL HAMPTON

DUKE ELLINGTON. Early material in Hollywood which includes Billie Holliday and Ivy Anderson

COUNT BASIE with Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa.

LOUIS JORDAN

STAN KENTON

GEORGE SHEARING with Mel Torme, Slim and Slam and The Bobcats

BENNY GOODMAN with Jack Teagarden, Hoagy Carmichael, Artie Shaw and Jimmy Dorsey
This DVD contains most of Jack Teagarden's snader transcriptions(ten tracks) (see shorts page).Goodman is featured on only two tracks.

Selected feature films on DVD ( more details on the features page)

SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS • with Chico Hamilton Quintet

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM • features most of the top west coast musicians

ALL NIGHT LONG • features a host of UK greats as well as Charlie Mingus and Dave Brubeck

LUSH LIFE