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Improvisation

20041h 15mMovieMusicDocumentary

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.

DirectorNorman Granz

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Cast · Directed by Norman Granz

Count Basie
Count Basie
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
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Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
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Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
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Lester Young
Lester Young
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
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Hank Jones
Hank Jones
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Flip Phillips
Flip Phillips
Self

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