Subgenre Sampler
Jazz & Blues: 115 Films to Buy & Rent
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
- Dir. Irving Rapper
Feat. Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith…
- George Gershwin's life and work is given a good glossing over from Hollywood, but the magical music keeps things sprightly for over two hours.
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…
Orchestra Wives (1942)
- Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari…
- Swing–era musical featuring the Glenn Miller orchestra, with Miller himself playing the leader of a band.
When the trumpet player…
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…