A Night in Havana : Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba

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Call Number: DVD 785.42 Ni
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released in 1988.
Special features: filmmaker biography; filmmaker statement; theatrical trailer.
National welcome -- Basking on the beach -- A million notes -- Singing to the crowd -- Voice of a people -- Religious roots -- Reminders of home -- An ear for sound -- In the spotlight -- Shaping the music -- Breaking it down.
Dizzy Gillespie and his band (Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet ; Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr, saxophone, clarinet ; Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr, drums ; Big Black, congas ; Walter Davis, Jr., piano; John G. Lee, bass) ; Arturo Sandoval and his band ; Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano, and his band ; El Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba ; interviewer, Allen Honigberg.
Presents a celebration of the life and work of jazz pioneer Dizzy Gillespie. Captures notable musical moments from his trip to Cuba, as well as quiet reflections on the importance of Afro-Cuban music to his art and sense of self. Includes performances of Blues, Con alma, Gee baby, Manteca, A night in Tunisia, and Swing low, sweet Cadillac.
DVD; Dolby digital, stereo.

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