Dizzy Gillespie

In an improvised dialogue, Dizzy Gillespie and Dudley Moore portray two soldiers patrolling the border between their countries. While one accidentally drops his helmet over the line, the other refuses to give it back, setting the scene for a witty exploration of world peace and world law. (pbs.org)

Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war. (imdb)

Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just about every jazz musician at the time showed up for the photo shoot which took place in front of a brownstone near the 125th street station. The documentary compiles interviews of many of the musicians in the photograph to talk about the day of the photograph, and it shows film footage taken that day by Milt Hinton and his wife. (imdb)

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make.

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus additional performances filmed in 1977 and 1979, with introductions by Granz and jazz critic Nat Hentoff and also includes the 1944 short Jammin' the Blues. (imdb)

An Animated Special Based On The Comic Strip. (youtube)

Filmmaker Gary Keys' 1986 film of Dizzy and company live in California. (imdb)

Detailed biography of famed singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson. Complete with several interviews and footage of concerts and film clips.

A musical film in the style of a documentary, featuring 19 musical and dance numbers, by many notable musicians.

Jazz musicians reunite to reminisce about the Kansas City jazz scene and to play music.