Improvisation
NR
0 votes
2004
1h 15m
Music
Documentary
Overview
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.
Directed by Norman Granz
Top cast
Count Basie
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Duke Ellington
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Coleman Hawkins
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Charlie Parker
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Oscar Peterson
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Buddy Rich
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Lester Young
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Ray Brown
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Hank Jones
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Flip Phillips
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Harry Edison
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Joe Pass
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Bobby Durham
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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
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Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 2004
Budget
—
Revenue
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Language
English
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