Gary Giddins
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Movies
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953...
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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie ...
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In Full Swing
A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film cri...
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio....
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Miles Goes Modal
In 2006, jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins discuss the iconic Miles Davis and the cr...
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first hal...
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Zuza Homem de Jazz
What is the influence of Jazz on Brazilian music and the influence of Brazilian music on Jazz? The d...
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'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
This recently produced behind-the-scenes documentary digs into Gershwin's original work, the genesis...
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Saxophone Colossus
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in ja...
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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playi...
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Black Orpheus and That Bossa Nova Sound!
'Black Orpheus' introduced an international audience to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro. In ...
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