Movies like A Great Day in Harlem

20 movies like A Great Day in Harlem, ordered by similarity : Jazz on a Summer's Day(1959), The Devil's Horn(2016), Two Trains Runnin'(2016), Heartworn Highways(1976), Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017), A Tuba to Cuba(2018), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019), Mali Blues(2016), Born to Be Blue(2015), Harry Benson: Shoot First(2016), Bad Reputation(2018), Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey(1994) ...

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A Great Day in Harlem

The documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.

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Jazz on a Summer's Day

The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

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The Devil's Horn

An exploration of the seemingly mythological hold the saxophone has had on those who've played it, including Adolphe Sax, the man who invented it in 1840.

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Two Trains Runnin'

In June of 1964, two groups of young men travel to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.

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Heartworn Highways

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.

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A Tuba to Cuba

A TUBA TO CUBA follows New Orleans' famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they retrace their musical roots from the storied city of jazz to the shores of Cuba and in turn discover a connection that runs much deeper than could have been imagined.

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David Crosby: Remember My Name

Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.

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Mali Blues

Mali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté ... See full summary »

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Born to Be Blue

A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.

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Harry Benson: Shoot First

What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous... See full summary »

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Bad Reputation

Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.

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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.

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Make It Funky!

MAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.

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Imagine: John Lennon

A biography of the rock music star.

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant ... See full summary »

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Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

Based on footage shot in the early seventies and lost for more than thirty years, NAACP IMAGE AWARD winner Esther Anderson takes us on a journey to Jamaica and into 56 HOPE ROAD, Kingston, ... See full summary »

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Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits

The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.

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Round Midnight

A jazz saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) from New York has a friend (François Cluzet) on the Left Bank of 1959 Paris.

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On the Record

A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.

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Let's Get Lost

Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's ... See full summary »

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