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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Mar 12, 2023

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023 82 min 1 vues
The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.
Documentaire
Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!
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Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!

Nov 01, 2010

Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!
2010 60 min 1 vues
Featuring a specially-shot introduction with Jamie Cullum, Arena presents a lost treasure - Sonny Rollins performing at Ronnie Scott's in 1974. After nearly 40 years unseen, this unique film shows a spellbinding performance from arguably the greatest saxophone player in the world. Having played alongside Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, Rollins is one of the few surviving jazz greats. This gig captures him after his 1972 comeback when his bands started to sound funkier and to use electric guitar and bass. The band for this1974 set features Japanese guitarist Yoshiaki Masuo and soprano saxophone player Rufus Harley, who doubles on the bagpipes
John Coltrane Four Tenors
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John Coltrane Four Tenors

Oct 09, 2002

John Coltrane Four Tenors
2002 103 min 1 vues
Four giants of the tenor saxophone -- including the legendary John Coltrane -- are featured in this collection of rare performances recorded in the '60s. Filmed for the television series Jazz Casual, which was hosted by the great jazz writer Ralph Gleason, John Coltrane: Four Tenors features Coltrane and his group (featuring Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner) from 1963, Ben Webster (with Jimmy Witherspoon and Vince Guaraldi) from 1962, Charles Lloyd (accompanied by Keith Jarrett and Jack de Johnette) in 1968, and Sonny Rollins (joined by Jim Hall and Ben Riley) in 1962.
Music
Hargrove
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Hargrove

Jun 12, 2022

Hargrove
2022 105 min 1 vues
Jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove, deemed by his peers as a musical prophet, up close and personal like you have never seen him before. The film follows Grammy award winning Roy Hargrove from Los Angeles, Paris, New York, Vienne, Perugia, Sète, Sorrento and Marseille during a summer European tour in what would be the last year of his life. An epic love letter from first time director Eliane Henri, the film features interviews and live performances by Roy inclusive of musical icons Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Robert Glasper, Wynton Marsalis and Sonny Rollins who reflect on the magic of his music, Roy's impact on the next generation and his place in the history of jazz. Key conversations reverberate beyond Roy's personal story and enter the terrain of what it means to be an artist, particularly in the American context.
Music
Who Is Sonny Rollins?
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Who Is Sonny Rollins?

Jan 01, 1968

Who Is Sonny Rollins?
1968 28 min 1 vues
Portrait of the jazz great during his self-enforced exile from his audience as protest against the war in Vietnam. Filmed playing with students in Harlem, in the countryside, and on the Williamsburg Bridge, Rollins' melodic sense throughout the film is as probing as soulful as ever.
Documentary
Saxophone Colossus
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Saxophone Colossus

Jan 01, 1998

Saxophone Colossus
1998 101 min 2 vues
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebrated albums.
Music
Chasing Trane
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Chasing Trane

Apr 14, 2017

Chasing Trane
2017 99 min 60 vues
Ayant pour toile de fond le paysage social, politique et culturel de son époque, « Chasing Trane » dépeint John Coltrane dans toute son humanité, nous conviant à sa rencontre en tant qu'homme et en tant qu'artiste. Écrit et réalisé par John Scheinfeld et narré par Denzel Washington, le film a été produit avec le consentement absolu de la famille Coltrane en plus du soutien de toutes les maisons de disque avec lesquelles Coltrane a enregistré et collaboré.
Documentary
Brownie Speaks
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Brownie Speaks

Aug 26, 2014

Brownie Speaks
2014 87 min 1 vues
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many musicians were emulating Charlie Parker’s drug abuse, Brown inspired others to achieve greatness while living a clean life. Ironically, he was killed in a car accident at the age of 25. This feature-length documentary presents a richly detailed account of Brown’s life, and examines his historical importance in the context of three criteria–innovation, influence, and individuality.
Drama
It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story
8.2

It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story

Jul 02, 2018

It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story
2018 115 min 10 vues
A documentary about the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records and its German founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. As jews they had to flee Germany and the Hitler regime in the late 1930s. In New York they wrote music history with their record label Blue Note Records.
Documentary
Masters of Jazz - Sonny Rollins Live in Denmark 65'.68'
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Masters of Jazz - Sonny Rollins Live in Denmark 65'.68'

Sep 30, 2008

Masters of Jazz - Sonny Rollins Live in Denmark 65'.68'
2008 86 min 1 vues
Sonny Rollins présente deux concerts intimes filmés dans les années 60 pour la télévision danoise à l'apogée de l'une de ses périodes les plus créatives. Rollins est rejoint par certains des sidemen les plus légendaires de l'histoire du jazz, à la basse Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 19 ans, le maître de la batterie Alan Dawson et le pianiste Kenny Drew.
Music
A Great Day in Harlem
6.2

A Great Day in Harlem

Sep 27, 1994

A Great Day in Harlem
1994 60 min 9 vues
En 1958, Art Kane, alors photographe debutant de "Esquire", reussit un beau matin d'ete a reunir devant un immeuble de Harlem cinquante-sept musiciens de jazz. Dans la foule on reconnait Count Basie, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Roy Eldridge, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Art Farmer, Gene Krupa, Rex Stewart, Jo Jones, Hank Jones, Johnny Griffin. En 1989, Jean Bach, productrice de radio realisa un documentaire a partir de cette photo et retrace de grands moments de la legende du jazz.
Documentary
Alfie le dragueur
6.5

Alfie le dragueur

Mar 29, 1966

Alfie le dragueur
1966 114 min 211 vues
Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes uses his 80th birthday concert to look into the man and his music.
Comedy
Saxophone Colossus
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Saxophone Colossus

Jan 01, 1998

Saxophone Colossus
1998 101 min 2 vues
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebrated albums.
Music
Le Grand Échiquier
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Le Grand Échiquier

Oct 29, 2020

Le Grand Échiquier
2020 min 2 vues
Le Grand Échiquier mêle tous les arts et toutes les générations d'artistes et propose des rencontres artistiques exceptionnelles, inédites et insoupçonnables entre chanteurs, musiciens, chorégraphes, danseurs, humoristes ou encore chefs d'orchestre.
Reality
Les Simpson
8.016

Les Simpson

Dec 29, 2024

Les Simpson
2024 min 10076 vues
Située à Springfield, ville américaine moyenne, la série se concentre sur les singeries et les aventures quotidiennes de la famille Simpson : Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa et Maggie, ainsi que des milliers d'autres personnages.
Family