Jazz: The Only Way of Life

IMDb 8.3 2019 • 74 min • DocumentaryMusic

Director

Jacques Matthey

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath Self (archive footage)
Randy Weston
Randy Weston Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie Self (archive footage)
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera Self (archive footage)