WDR Big Band - The Music Of Jaco Pastorius

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

Runtime

2h 11m

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker

Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.

Runtime

1h 21m

Director

John Coney

Cast

Sun Ra, Barbara Deloney, Erika Leder

Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Rick Bieber

Cast

Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Lane Garrison

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.

Runtime

2h 41m

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Anatole Litvak

Cast

Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf