The Beginnings of Bebop (1981)Stream and Watch Online

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Released May 19th, 1981, 'The Beginnings of Bebop' stars Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Dwike Mitchell The movie has a runtime of about 25 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from experienced users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Willie Ruff, musician, composer, educator, filmmaker, and Yale School of Music alumnus was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music from 1971 until his retirement in 2017. He directed and produced this short film which follows Dizzy Gillespie and Ruff’s musical partner Dwike Mitchell on a tour of key locations in the history of bebop in New York City. Gillespie led the filmmakers to Minton’s Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, the former site of the Savoy Ballroom, and made an unannounced stop at Miles’ Davis home. (Yale Film Archive)" .