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The Beginnings of Bebop

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Willie Ruff, musician, composer, educator, filmmaker, and Yale School of Music alumnus was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music from 1971 until his retirement in 2017. He directed and produced this short film which follows Dizzy…

DirectorWillie Ruff
ProducerDavid Milch

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Cast · Directed by Willie Ruff

DGDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
MDMiles Davis
Miles Davis
Self
DM
Dwike Mitchell
Self

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The Beginnings of Bebop hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 7, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.