Stars: Courtney B. Vance, Harry Connick Jr., Charles Durning, Samuel L. Jackson, Delroy Lindo
A review of the life story of great and talented composers and musicians in American history...
Stars: Orson Bean, Lee Remick, James Stewart, Kathryn Grant, Ken Lynch
In a criminal trial, the defendant says that after the victim raped his wife, he became temporarily insane. What is the truth, will he succeed in winning this case?
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Olivia Wilde, Alec Baldwin, Duke Ellington
A walk through the streets of New York featuring the witty and masterful writer Fran Lebowitz in conversation with Martin Scorsese.
Stars: Fidel Castro, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in this historical rollercoaster, rewriting the episode of the Cold War that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba.
Stars: Questlove, David Susskind, Mike Douglas, Ed Sullivan, Prince
This film takes a look at the music career of James Brown, one of the most famous American musicians who carries the titles of "King of Funk" and "Godfather of Soul Music".
Stars: Duke Ellington
Stars: Juanita Moore, Oscar Polk, Butterfly McQueen, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lennie Bluett
An obsessive gambler dies in a shootout, but is given a second chance to reinvent himself and reunite with his worried wife.
Stars: Corey Johnson, Christian Skibinski, Alexander Scheer, Uwe Preuss, Susanne Wolff
Vera Brands, who in 1975, at the age of 18, staged the famous Cologne concert by jazz musician Keith Jarrett...
Stars: Smokey Robinson, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Bennett, Itzhak Perlman, André Previn
Ella Fitzgerald's unique life story.
Stars: Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Florence Hill, Bessie Dudley, Duke Ellington Orchestra
Duke Ellington and his team perform a special song...
Stars: Eartha Kitt, Jamie Foxx, Savion Glover, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is thoroughly explored.
Stars: Duke Ellington, Fredi Washington, Barney Bigard, Hall Johnson Choir, Edgar Connor
Duke Ellington is playing some sad music...
Stars: Kay Deslys, Brooks Benedict, Ronald R. Rondell, Sam Flint, Edward Hearn
American nightclub beauty queen Ruby Carter moves from St. Louis to New Orleans (western style) for her job. He does this mostly to escape from a professional boxer named Tiger Kid, and then because of his charm, he is hired by the "Club Sensation" (Club Sensation) run by Ace Ramona. She quickly becomes the famous woman of the town and the property of Ace. Until Kid comes to the city for a competition without knowing about Ruby's existence and...
