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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

A night in Havana [videorecording] : Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba / Winterscene, in association with Studio-on-Hudson presents a Polanetska/Holland film ; produced by Chiasma, Inc. for Cubana Bop Partners ; produced by Nim Polanetska ; directed by John Holland.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : Docurama ; [New York, N.Y.] : Distributed by New Video Group, c2005.

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Presents a celebration of the life and work of jazz pioneer Dizzy Gillespie. Captures notable musical moments from his trip to Cuba, as well as quiet reflections on the importance of Afro-Cuban music to his art and sense of self. Includes performances of Blues, Con alma, Gee baby, Manteca, A night in Tunisia, and Swing low, sweet Cadillac.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.

Music -- Cuba -- History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Cuba -- Description and travel.

Other Author:

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.

Polanetska, Nim.

Holland, John.

Sandoval, Arturo.

Rubalcaba, Gonzalo, 1963-

Honigberg, Allen.

Winterscene (Firm)

Studio-on-Hudson (Firm)

Chiasma Productions.

Cubana Bop Partners.

Docurama (Firm)

New Video Group.

Conjunto Folklórico Nacional (Cuba)

Other Title:

Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba.

Notes:

Originally released in 1988.

Special features: filmmaker biography; filmmaker statement; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Bill Megalos ; editor, Vincent Stenerson ; music, Dizzy Gillespie.

Dizzy Gillespie and his band (Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet ; Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr, saxophone, clarinet ; Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr, drums ; Big Black, congas ; Walter Davis, Jr., piano; John G. Lee, bass) ; Arturo Sandoval and his band ; Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano, and his band ; El Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba ; interviewer, Allen Honigberg.

DVD; Dolby digital, stereo.

Contents:

National welcome -- Basking on the beach -- A million notes -- Singing to the crowd -- Voice of a people -- Religious roots -- Reminders of home -- An ear for sound -- In the spotlight -- Shaping the music -- Breaking it down.

ISBN:

0767081439

9780767081436

Publisher Number:

NVG-9691

Other Number:

60504515

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

292852

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 781.65 Gillespi

Medium:

[videorecording]