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Jazz: The Only Way of Life

Jazz: The Only Way of Life

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 18, 2019

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

83%

Original Title

Jazz: The Only Way of Life

Director

Jacques Matthey

Budget

$280,000

Description

Dizzy Gillespie is one of the major figures of the 20th Century's music scene. Everything was once said or written about this genius musician, founder of the Bebop. Whereas his public life is known from most, many ignore about the modest side of his character and the story of his long and deep friendship with a man rather unknown from the general public, the Swiss engineer Jacques Muyal. Through previously unrevealed archives as well as musical extracts, this documentary explores the story of the friendship between a genius trumpeter and a man crazy about Jazz.