Acoustic Alchemy: Best Kept Secret

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Steve Kloves

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, ...

Runtime

2h

Director

Bruce Weber

Cast

Chet Baker, Carol Baker, Vera Baker

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck

Miles Davis Septet featuring Keith Jarrett recorded live at Berliner Jazztage, Berlin, November 6, 1971 / Miles Davis – trumpet / Keith Jarrett – Fender Rhodes piano, Fender Contempo organ / Gary Bartz – soprano sax, alto sax / Michael Henderson – electric bass / Ndugu Leon Chancler – drums / James Mtume Forman – conga, percussion / C...

Runtime

58m

Cast

Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett

This is the debut of Fourplay, a popular quartet comprised of keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Harvey Mason. The music sounds more or less like a Bob James small-group date with Ritenour as a major soloist. The style is between jazz, R&B, and pop with an emphasis on lightweight originals, ...

Director

Stanley Dorfman

Cast

Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason