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Music > Jazz & Blues: 86 Films to Buy & Rent
Bookshelf on Top of the Sky, A (12 Stories About John Zorn) (2002)
- Dir. Claudia Heuermann
- A fittingly unconventional look at the background and achievements of postmodern musician/composer John Zorn, made by longtime fan, Claudia…
Diana Krall - Live in Paris (2002)
- Dir. David Barnard
- The sensuous jazzy vocals of Diana Krall captivate the audience at the Paris Olympia in 2002, accompanied by full orchestra and big–band.
Fleetwood Mac - Mick Fleetwood Story, The (2002)
- This documentary version of Mick Fleetwood's best–selling autobiography will appeal to music fans whether you're a Fleetwood Mac fan or not.…
La Tropical (2002)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. David Turnley
- A sultry black and white tribute to Havana’s legendary dancehall ‘La Tropical’, with Pulitzer–Prize–winning photographer Turnley…
Norah Jones - Live in New Orleans (2002)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Jim Gabour
- Norah Jones and her her band are captured here in an intimate setting at the House of Blues in New Orleans on August 24, 2002.
Tracks: Cold Cold…
Down from the Mountain (2001)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker
- Concert film of the much–admired bluegrass soundtrack from the Coen Bros O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?, that was a surprise winner of the Grammy…
Etta James - Burnin' Down the House (2001)
- Dir. Daniel E Catullo lll
- One of the greatest modern blues singers, Etta James rips through a 90 minute set of jazz–bles classics.
Miles Davis Story, The (2001)
- Dir. Mike Dibb
Feat. Miles Davis
- A Channel 4 documentary on the life and times of trumpeter, composer and jazz music legend Miles Davis.
The only authorised film of Miles' life…
This Joint is Jumpin' (2001)
- A competent history of the 'Swing Jazz' era of the 1930s and 40s and its revival several decades later. Features archival footage of the era,…
B. B. King - Jazz Channel (2000)
- Influential blues singer/guitarist B.B. King plays live–to–air in Washington DC and gives a short interview.