Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians and Music Onscreen
(Book). Jazz on Film reviews, analyzes, and rates virtually every appearance of a jazz musician or singer on film. After presenting a detailed essay on the history of jazz on film and television, Yanow reviews and rates 1,300 movies, documentaries, shorts, videos, and DVDs. This book lets readers know how to view the jazz legends and the greats of today, and what DVDs and videos are worth acquiring. Each film is a given a 1 to 10 rating and a concise description of its contents and value....
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Jazz on Film reviews, analyzes, and rates virtually every appearance of a jazz musician or singer on film. After presenting a detailed essay on the history of jazz on film and television, Yanow reviews and rates 1,300 movies, documentaries, shorts, videos, and DVDs. This book lets readers know how to view the jazz legends and the greats of today, and what DVDs and videos are worth acquiring. Each film is a given a 1 to 10 rating and a concise description of its contents and value. Jazz on Film covers the entire jazz field, from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, and Diana Krall.
A brief history of jazz on film : 1917-19601Soundies3Snader telescriptions6Jazz on television7Movies : 1960 to the present day10Ruth Etting11The film careers of Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Barris, Cliff Edwards, Kay Kyser and Svend Asmussen12Introduction to the review sections15Review section one : videos and DVDs18Review section two : Hollywood movies141Review section three : shorts, television specials and more documentaries214Review section four : miscellaneous items of interest265Interviews : three jazz film collectors271Mark Cantor271Ken Poston273John Altman275Top rated films277Films that received a perfect 10 rating277Films that received a 9 rating277
