Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Music > Jazz & Blues: 85 Films to Rent
- Sound of Jazz, The - Complete Edition (1957)
- A classic document of 1950s jazz history, this TV special carried an exceptional line–up playing 10 tracks. Personal include Billie Holiday,…
- Benny Goodman Story, The (1956)
- Dir. Valentine Davies
Feat. Steve Allen, Donna Reed
- Biopic of swing band leader Benny Goodman from age 10 (in 1919) to his landmark Carnegie Hall band concert in 1938. Not exactly historically…
- Great Performances - Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis (1944-1959)
- Feat. Miles Davis
- Rare archival footage of three jazz greats, comprising the following pieces:
'Jammin' the Blues' (1944) – 3 songs with Lester 'Prez' Young…
- Bachelor Lounge
- A series of laidback jazz clips from the 1970s, including live and television performances by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Duke…
- Songmakers Collection, The
- Dir. Morgan Neville
- Documentary about the musical revolution that took place in New York's Brill Building, an office space a few blocks from Times Square dubbed "The Hit…