Spirits of Havana (2000)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Luis O. Garcia, Bay Weyman
Sinopse
This feature documentary offers a glimpse of contemporary Cuba’s rich musical culture through the experiences of renowned Canadian soprano sax player and flautist Jane Bunnett. Jane and her husband, trumpeter Larry Cramer, are surrounded by the charm of Old Havana as they connect with some of the city's finest musicians—like singers Bobby Carcasses and Amado Dedeu —for a recording session. Bunnett and Cramer then venture to small towns like Cienfuegos and Camaguey, where they hook up with local musicians and visit music schools. Global music fans will be captivated by the performances of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, a celebrated Afro-Cuban rumba group, and Desandann, a 10-member a cappella choir that sings in Haitian Creole.
Nos anos 30, o órfão semi abandonado Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) é criado por sua irmã, sem qualquer cuidado ou amor. Um dia, ele ouve uma canção em um templo e como tem ouvido absoluto, é capaz de reproduzi-la no piano. Quando ele vê um trompete em uma casa de penhores, ele se apaixona pelo instrumento e trabalha para arranjar o dinheiro necessário para comprá-lo. Então ele se encontra com o lendário trompetista Art Hazzard (Juano Hernandez) e Rick se torna seu protegido. Art ensina como tocar trompete e Rick se torna um trompetista bem sucedido mas rebelde. Ao longo de sua carreira, os amigos de Rick Martin são Art Hazzard, o pianista Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby (Hoagy Carmichael) e a cantora Jo Jordan (Doris Day) e acaba se tornando a estrela de sua orquestra. Quando Jo apresenta sua amiga Amy North (Lauren Bacall), que é um estudante de medicina que gosta de experimentar novas sensações, Rick acaba se apaixona por ela, bem no início de sua queda.
The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.
Em sua casa, Bill conta a seus sobrinhos como começou sua carreira como bailarino. Assim, retorna aos anos nos quais licenciou-se como soldado da banda de seu regimento, no final da Primeira Guerra, de seus trabalhos humildes como garçom, e seus primeiros êxitos em números musicais. Filme integramente interpretado por atores negros, rodado durante a Segunda Guerra. A leve trama serve como uma perfeita armação para integrar luxuosos números musicais, como o do bolo, o número africano com sapateados sobre os tambores com guerreiros zulus; brilha especialmente o último, que dá título ao filme. Há um magnífico sentido de humor, que interveem famosos personagens do mundo do espetáculo interpretando a si mesmos, como Cab Calloway. Foi o último filme de Bill Robinson. Números de sapateados inimagináveis. Obra-prima musical inigualável.
Laurent, de 15 anos de idade, vive em Dijon no seio de uma família burguesa de tradições rígidas. Não se dá muito bem com seu pai, nem com seus irmãos. É apaixonado por sua mãe, Clara, mulher muito livre que está cansada do marido. Laurent está naquela idade quando tudo é revolta. É a transição da infância para a adolescência, são as primeiras experiências sexuais. Depois de uma escarlatina, contrai um problema no coração, e vai se tratar em uma estação climática, acompanhado de sua mãe. Longe de casa, com todo o tempo do mundo só para eles, aprofundam essa relação de paixão que os une. Dirigido pelo grande diretor francês Louis Malle, O Sopro do coração é um filme amoroso e verdadeiro sobre amor e liberdade.
Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.
Steely Dan has not had a new studio album in twenty years--"Two Against Nature" was worth the wait! This concert, recorded live in New York at the Sony Studios, contains new songs as well as classic hits from the minds of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. Together, they deliver a unique music experience that is truly unforgettable. Songs: Green Earrings, Cousin Dupree, Bad Sneakers, Janie Runaway, Josie, FM, Gaslighting Abbie, Black Friday, Babylon Sisters, Kid Charlemagne, Jack of Speed, Peg, What a Shame About Me, Pretzel Logic.
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, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
Going To California is a concert performance video by the British pop group Tears For Fears. Released in 1990, it is a recording of the band's show at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in May 1990 during their "Seeds Of Love" World Tour.
Este filme, baseado em Othello, de William Shakespeare, está bem posicionado como um veículo para mostrar alguns dos melhores músicos de jazz da época, incluindo Dave Brubeck e Charles Mingus. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the schools brass band.
"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.
A former comic is on the run from the mob.
Filho de judeus russos, Lucien Ginsburg passa a infância na Paris dos anos 1940, ocupada pelos nazistas. Quando jovem, é um poeta tímido que oculta suas pinturas no quarto, logo abandonado em troca da agitação dos cabarés dos anos 60. De noite em noite, dá vazão a sua voz e a seu talento de vanguarda, que o transformam no ícone subversivo Serge Gainsbourg, um dos mais importantes cantores e poetas da língua francesa. Enquanto as criaturas que habitam seu mundo dançam de forma imaginária em seu entorno, sua verve encontra eco na vida boêmia e nos amores tumultuados que tem ao longo da vida.
Jazz Icons: Bill Evans features five separate performances by one of the most revered pianists in music history. This collection covers an 11-year span, highlighting Evans’ ever-deepening artistry as he performs with four different all-star rhythm sections, including the stunning duo of bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Alan Dawson. This DVD includes for the first time on home video Evans’ renditions of the rarely performed “Sareen Jurer,” “Blue Serge” and “Twelve Tone Tune Two.” Among the many surprises in this collection is a live performance of “My Melancholy Baby” with saxophonist Lee Konitz.
Enquanto Izzy retoma sua vida, ele se depara com uma pedra azul e um número de telefone da atriz Célia. Os dois combinam um encontro e a pedra acaba unindo-os. Mas um sinistro sequestro pode acabar com os planos de felicidade do casal.
After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and turns punctuated by an original score, the two lovers seem destined to be together.
Young John Anderson is captivated by jazz musician, Billy Cross when he performs on the remote airstrip of his Western Australian outback hometown after his plane is diverted. Years later, now a family man and making a meagre living tracking dingoes and playing trumpet in a local band, John still dreams of joining Billy on trumpet and makes a pilgrimage to Paris.
Jeff Beck played 5 night at Ronnie Scott's Club in Soho, London with special guests - this is a record of those nights. 1. Beck's Bolero / 2. Eternity's Breath / 3. Stratus / 4. Cause We've Ended As Lovers / 5. Behind The Veil / 6. You Never Know / 7. Nadia / 8. Blast From The East / 9. Led Boots / 10. Angel (Footsteps) / 11. People Get Ready (with JOSS STONE) / 12. Scatterbrain / 13. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Brush With The Blues / 14. Space Boogie / 15. Blanket (with IMOGEN HEAP) / 16. Big Block / 17. A Day In The Life / 18. Little Brown Bird (with ERIC CLAPTON) / 19. You Need Love (with ERIC CLAPTON) / 20. Rollin' And Tumblin' (with IMOGEN HEAP) / 21. Where Were You
Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.
