TV Guide: Dizzy Gillespie

Video: Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945)

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. Bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their swing to the troops overseas. Many black Americans, segregated at home and in uniform, find themselves fighting for liberties their own country denies them. In a Harlem club called Minton's Playhouse, a small band of young musicians, led by Dizzy Gillespie and the saxophonist Charlie Parker, has discovered a new way of playing - fast, intricate, exhilarating, and sometimes chaotic. The sound will soon be called "bebop" and once Americans hear it, jazz will never be the same.

Video: Risk (1945-1955)

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The postwar years bring prosperity, but the Cold War threat makes these anxious years as well. In jazz, this underlying tension will be reflected in bebop, and in the troubled life of it's biggest star, Charlie Parker. Dizzy Gillespie, tries to popularize the new sound by adding showmanship and Latin rhythms, while pianist Thelonius Monk infuses it with his eccentric personality to create a music all his own. Dave Brubeck mixes jazz with classical music to produce a million-seller LP. But one man remains determined to give jazz popular appeal on his own terms, the trumpet player Miles Davis.

Video: On This Day: October 21

iVillage — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Thomas Edison invented the electric lightbulb in 1789, Guggenheim Museum open in 1959. Born: Dizzy Gillespie, Carrie Fisher, Kim Kardashian.

Video: Screening Room with John & Faith Hubley

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

John and Faith Hubley appeared on Screening Room in April 1973 to discuss and screen their films Eggs, The Hat, Children of the Sun, and Zuckerkandl. John and Faith Hubley worked as a team over many years to set standards for creative animation. Beginning at Disney, they moved on to develop new techniques, such as watercolor work on paper, and to offer bold political content. They were the first to combine animation with jazz, working with such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, and Oscar Peterson. Later they were commissioned by Sesame Street to create television animation for children. The Hubleys received Academy Awards for Moonbird (1960), The Hole (1963), and Tijuana Brass Double Feature.

Video: Screening Room with John & Faith Hubley

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video: SALT & PEANUTS

Singing Fool — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Album: SWING ERA: DIZZY GILLESPIE JIVIN IN BE-BOP; Label: MVD Music Video

Video: Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nations Orchestra

Video Detective — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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Video: Swing Era: Dizzy Gillespie

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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Video: Great Day In Harlem

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In August of 1958, in front of a Harlem brownstone, first-time photographer Art Kane assembled 57 of the greatest jazz stars of all time and snapped a picture that would live forever. Narrated by Quincy Jones, this "irresistible" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times), Academy Award-nominated documentary examines the fascinating lives of the musicians who showed up that day to make history. Through remarkable interviews with nearly 30 jazz greats (including Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey), home movies shot by Milt and Mona Hinton, and rare, archival performance footage, A Great Day in Harlem tells the story behind a legendary photograph that is still alive and kicking - and jammin'!

Video: Great Day In Harlem

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video: Play It Again Vanessa

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

With her music recital three days away, Vanessa cannot play a note on the clarinet. So Cliff arranges for her music teacher to give her private lessons. Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie guest stars as Vanessa's music teacher who tries to give her a crash course in the clarinet.

Video: Billy Eckstine Sings...dizzy Gillespie Swings!

CinemaNow — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This program features jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine and trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie performing together in their signature style