Jazz: The Only Way of Life
2019•1h 14m•8.3•Released
DocumentaryMusic
Dizzy Gillespie is one of the major figures of the 20th Century's music scene. Everything was once said or written about this genius musician, founder of the Bebop. Whereas his public life is known from most, many ignore about the modest side of his character and the story of his long and deep friendship with a man rather unknown from the general public, the Swiss engineer Jacques Muyal. Through previously unrevealed archives as well as musical extracts, this documentary explores the story of the friendship between a genius trumpeter and a man crazy about Jazz.
Director
Jacques Matthey
Budget
$0M
Cast
Jimmy Heath
Self (archive footage)
Randy Weston
Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Paquito D'Rivera
Self (archive footage)
Production
Producer
Jacques Matthey
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