Film

Jazz: The Only Way of Life

2019 · 1h 14m · Documentary · Music

IMDb

5.9

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.

Jimmy Heath

Self (archive footage)

Randy Weston

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Paquito D'Rivera

Self (archive footage)

• Jacques MattheyDirector · Producer

Release date

December 18, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

U

Budget

$280,000

Genres

Documentary, Music

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