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Improvisation (I) (2004)
75 min | Music

Improvisation (I) (2004)

75 min | Music

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus additional performances filmed in 1977 and 1979, with introductions by Granz and jazz critic Nat Hentoff and also includes the 1944 short Jammin' the Blues.

Director

Norman Granz

Producer

Norman Granz

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Updated Dec 31, 2004

Release date

2004 (United States)

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16 cast members

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