Movies: Jo Jones

  • 1960
    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    7.21960HD

    Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisu...

    Jazz on a Summer's Day
  • 1943
    Stormy Weather

    Stormy Weather (1943)

    Stormy Weather

    6.91943HD

    The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s....

    Stormy Weather
  • 1944
    Jammin' the Blues

    Jammin' the Blues (1944)

    Jammin' the Blues

    6.91944HD

    In this short film, prominent jazz musicians of the 1940s gather for a rare filming of a jam session. This highly stylized chronicle features tenor sax legend Lester Young....

    Jammin' the Blues
  • 1938
    Policy Man

    Policy Man (1938)

    Policy Man

    01938HD

    Crime comedy....

    Policy Man
  • 1957
    The Sound of Jazz

    The Sound of Jazz (1957)

    The Sound of Jazz

    81957HD

    The Sound of Jazz is an historic episode from the "Seven Lively Arts" anthology series featuring jazz greats in concert. Hosted by John Crosby, it offers some fascinating performances from Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Thelonious Monk and many more. ...

    The Sound of Jazz
  • 1972
    Born to Swing

    Born to Swing (1972)

    Born to Swing

    01972HD

    “A tribute to the Swing Era evoked by skillful intercutting of rare material examining the varying fortunes of five ex-Basie sidemen. It looks at the years between 1930 and 1945 when Swing was in its heyday. Features a large number of artists includi...

    Born to Swing