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Rental > Jazz & Blues: 107 Films to Rent on DVD
- Round Midnight (1986)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Dexter Gordon, Francois Cluzet
- In 1950s Paris, a decadent American saxophonist develops a friendship with an appreciative French fan who shows him the virtues of clean living. A…
- Louie Bluie (1985)
- Dir. Terry Zwigoff
- The feature debut of director Terry Zwigoff (CRUMB) explores the life and music of William Howard Taft Armstrong, (known as Louie Bluie), a blues…
- Nina Simone - Live at Ronnie Scott's (1985)
- The gifted jazz singer Nina Simone captured live at Ronnie Scott's in London in 1985.
Tracklisting: God God God, If You Knew, Mr Smith, Fodder In…
- Dr. John and the Chris Barber Band - Live in London (1983)
- Dir. Derek Burbidge
- Featuring the unique 1983 performance at the Marquee Club in London, jazz legend Dr. John performs laid back tunes evocative of New Orleans, such as…
- Muddy Waters - Live at the Chicagofest (1981)
- The great electric bluesman Muddy Waters giving his final televised performance on August 3rd, 1981 at the Chicago Blues Festival.
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- Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light (1980)
- Dir. Joni Mitchell
Feat. Joni Mitchell
- A wonderful concert recording from the heyday of Joni Mitchell's 'jazz period' with a spectacular band featuring the likes of Jaco Pastorius, Pat…
- Memories of Duke Ellington (1980)
- A tribute to the great jazz composer–pianist 'Duke' Ellington, who created and developed his own sophisticated aesthetic from the late 1920s to…
- Sophisticated Ladies (Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Shirley Bassey) (1980-1993)
- Three films about three of jazz music's most celebrated female vocalists.
'Sarah Vaughan – The Divine One' (1993) – An overview of…
- Last of the Blue Devils, The (1979)
- Dir. Bruce Ricker
- Jazz documentary covering everything from the Basie big–band sound to Kansas City Jazz and blues and the rock and roll that brought attention…
- Sun Ra - Space is the Place (1974)
- Dir. John Coney
- Mind–straining curiosity has freaky jazz bandleader Sun Ra and his "Intergalactic Solar Arkestra" landing on Earth in a yellow spaceship and…