Orem Library

The life of legendary jazz musician Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, directed and produced by jazz fan, Clint Eastwood. The film uses actual recordings by Parker with the backgrounds removed, and accompaniment by modern musicians attuned to the Yardbird's improvisations.

Semi-biographical story of jazz coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols and his band, The five pennies.

A comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career, featuring clips from movies and television appearances, and classic Goodman hits.

Breaking all the rules of jazz, Dizzy Gillespie found a way to make his mark in music using his instincts and talents in order to survive a difficult childhood and become one of the most famous musicians of his time.

A one-hundredth birthday tribute to the late jazz artist explores his observations about humanity's discriminatory and violent behaviors as well as his efforts to forge world peace through music with the Sun Ra Arkestra.

1961-present: Jazz succumbs to rock 'n' roll. Or does it? A new generation of musicians, led by Wynton Marsalis, creates its own imprint by turning to jazz's great traditions. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.

A bandleader scuffles from gig to gig with his band, trying to keep body and soul together without betraying his muse. A sexy would be singer with a dark past who meets the bandleader at a party and joins his band. The two fall deeply in love, but their world comes crumbling down after the leader and his band are involved in a bar fight and the leader is overcome by fear and is unable to fight back, the humiliation causes him to reject her and his...

The first comprehensive documentary of Afro-American jazz bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus who led a tumultuous life filled with trauma and frustration, joy and creativity. Nine years in the making and exhaustively researched, virtually everything used in the film is extraordinarily rare. Abundant clips of Mingus in performance in the 1960s and 1970s perfectly illustrate the many faces and tortured heart of a musical genius.

Profiles twenty-six of the jazz greats of all time, from Count Basie to Louis Armstrong, through a poetic review of their work, their life stories, and their greatest hits by one of today's top jazz performers.

Presents an introduction to jazz along with brief profiles of such famous jazz musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Max Roach, and Ella Fitzgerald.