'Improvisation', Gjon Mili & Norman Granz's legendary 1950 Jazz film is finally presented here in it's complete and final form, including additional camera angles and never before seen rushes.
Also featured are the photographs taken on set by Mili's assiant Paul Nodler, interviews about Charlie Parker and the sessions, a gallery of David Stone Martin's drawings, introductions by Nat Hentoff and the complete Oscar nominated 1944 short film 'Jammin' The Blues' (Granz & Mili's first cinematic collaboration).
'Improvisation' features performances by Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and many more.
Tracks: DISC 1: 1. Presentation by Nat Hentoff Mili's Studio Sequence 1950 2. Opening Title 3. Ballade 4. Celebrity 5. Ad Lib 6. Pennies From Heaven 7. Blues For Greasy Duke Ellington At The Cote D'Azur 8. Blues For Joan Miro Count Basie At Montreux Jazz Festival 1977 9. Nob's Blues 10. Kidney Stew 11.These Foolish Things Joe Pass 1979 12.. Ain't Misbehavin' 13. Prelude To A Kiss Ella Fitzgerald 1979 14. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 15. Got It Bad And That Ain't Good Oscar Peterson At Montreux Jazz Festival 1977 16. Ali & Frazier
DISC 2: 1. Extra Rushes 2. Interviews About The Mili Session 3. Interviews About Charlie Parker 4. Movie - The Original 1944 Film 'Jammin' The Blues' 5. Text/Photo Galleries: 6. Photo Gallery 7. Paul Nodler's Pictures Of The Mili Session
Format:
DVD
Country:
NZ
Other Information:
AHM0145
Release Date:
26 July, 2010
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