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Improvisation

Jan 1, 2004 · 1h 15m
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Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977, Joe Pass 1979, Ella Fitzgerald 1979, and Oscar Peterson at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977.

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Count Basie
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Duke Ellington
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Coleman Hawkins
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Charlie Parker
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Oscar Peterson
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Buddy Rich
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Directed by Norman Granz

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Released
Original language
EN
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Country
US
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