Norman Granz: ImprovisationsIn 1944, Norman Granz and Gjon Mili collaborated on a film about jazz music called Jammin' the Blues. In 1950 they collaborated again on a film about jazz improvisation that was never completed. This footage has now been combined with other film of jazz improvisation shop by Granz at different times and locations to create this new film. Included is material by Mili in 1950, Duke Ellington at the Cote D'Azur, Count Basie at Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977, Joe Pass in 1979, Ella Fitzgerald in 1979, and Oscar Peterson at Montreux in 1977. Extras of Granz narrated by Nat Hentoff, portraits by David Stone Martin, extra rushes, interviews, photo gallery, and original 1944 Jammin' the blues film.Inarguably one of the most important figures in 20th-century American music, jazz impresario Norman Granz introduced live jazz to mainstream audiences with his Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. This program celebrates Granz' pioneering legacy with live-performance clips of many of jazz's improvisational masters, including Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lester Young.Tracklist:Mili's Studio Sequence 19501. Opening Title2. Ballade3. Celebrity4..Ad Lib5. Pennies From Heaven6. Blues For GreasyDuke Ellington At The Cote D'Azur7. Blues For Joan MiroCount Basie At Montreux Jazz Festival 19778. Nob's Blues9. Kidney Stew10.These Foolish ThingsJoe Pass 197911. Ain't Misbehavin'12. Prelude To A KissElla Fitzgerald 197913. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me14. Got It Bad And That Ain't GoodOscar Peterson At Montreux Jazz Festival 197715. Ali & Frazier