List of Movies - Jazz

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  7.2
  Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
   1998

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  5.9
  Kansas City
  Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930's Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held at the Hey Hey Club, she lauches a desper...
   1996

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  7.5
  New World
  Born in 1943 during German occupation of their French town, Patrick and Marie-José have been best friends; now teens, they experiment with sex, which doesn't seem to bring them closer. Patrick has also taken to American jazz, han...
   1995

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  6.0
  Swing Kids
  A close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany listen to banned swing music from the U.S. Soon, dancing and fun lead to more difficult choices, as the Nazis begin tightening their grip on Germany. Each member of the group is for...
   1993

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  6.6
  Mo' Better Blues
  Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story...
   1990

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  Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
  A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk (1917-1982). Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
   1988

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  8.5
  Let's Get Lost
  Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker, directed by famous photographer Bruce Weber. This documentary about jazz trumpeter-singer Chet Baker intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West ...
   1988

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  7.5
  Bird
  This film is a tribute to the life and genius of saxophonist great Charlie Parker. Bird is a collage of passages from Parker's remarkable life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his tumultuous interracial relationship wit...
   1988

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  The Beiderbecke Tapes (TV Miniseries)
  When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Trevor's hands, he and Jill find themselves being pursued by national security agents.
   1987

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  8.2
  Round Midnight
  A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody drama. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon portrays Dale Turner, a fictional musician inspired by a number of fame...
   1986

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  6.9
  The Cotton Club
  The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.
   1984

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  7.1
  Ragtime
  Based on the acclaimed and popular E.L. Doctorow novel, RAGTIME tells the intricate story of four New York families--three of which are fictional--at the turn of the 20th century, each indicative of that time in American history, ...
   1981

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  5.2
  The Jazz Singer
  Neil Diamond stars in this remake of "The Jazz Singer"; this time this is the tale of Yussel, a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yusse...
   1980

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  6.9
  New York, New York
  The day WWII ends, Jimmy, a selfish and smooth-talking musician, meets Francine, a lounge singer. From that moment on, their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top.
   1977

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  6.6
  Lady Sings the Blues
  Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Diana Ross made her film debut opposite Billy Dee Williams in this romantic biopic. LADY SINGS THE BLUES captures the essence of Billie Holliday in this semi-b...
   1972

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  7.0
  The Aristocats
  Set in 1910 in Paris. After high-society cat Duchess and her three kittens inherit a fortune from their mistress, a greedy butler plots to get rid of them -- and collect the cash himself. The villainous servant kidnaps the entire ...
   1970

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  6.5
  Hello, Dolly!
  Film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. Concerns itself with Dolly Levi, a New York-based matchmaker who merrily arranges things... like furniture and daffodils and lives. A widow, she has found herself in love with a &qu...
   1969

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  A Man Called Adam
  A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
   1966

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  6.6
  All Night Long
  The film, based on Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best Jazz musicians of the period - including Dave Brubeck and Charlie Mingus.
   1962

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  Too Late Blues
  Ghost is an idealogical musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds that compromise himself. However, when he meets and falls in love with beautiful singer, Jess Polanski, she comes between him and his band m...
   1961

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