Product Description

The indisputable founding father of "bebop," Dizzy Gillespie remains one of the most recognizable and popular figures in jazz history. During his heyday in the 1940s, Dizzy was one of the first American jazz musicians to incorporate the electrifying sound of Afro-Cuban rhythms into a big-band setting. Forty years later, the legendary jazz trumpeter was invited to Cuba, the wellspring of his inspiration, to headline the Fifth International Jazz Festival in Havana. The journey, as documented in this star-studded film, was a spiritual and triumphal homecoming for the musical genius.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28264 in DVD
• Brand: New Video
• Released on: 2005-07-26
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 84 minutes

Amazon.com
Part travelogue, part concert film, A Night in Havana is an enjoyable tour through the origins of Afro-Cuban jazz and one of its earliest purveyors, Dizzy Gillespie. Throughout the documentary, Dizzy tours various Cuban festivals of music and dance, smokes cigars with Fidel Castro, and waxes philosophic on his role in introducing Cuban rhythms to bebop, how his horn got turned up the way it is, and, of course, his cheeks. Featuring great renditions of Afro-Cuban jazz classics "A Night in Tunisia" and "Manteca" and guest appearances by Arturo Sandoval and a very young Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba is a breezy trip to our forbidden neighbors down south. --Kristian St. Clair

Customer Reviews

FIVE STARS!
The best DVD that i own. Amazing, heartwarming, emotional production that will take you back to the roots of Latin Jazz. Fans of Latin/Afr-Cuban Jazz must have this film. I learned so much about the roots of this most wonderfull music watching this film. Dizzie is absolutley captivating, one of the most generous musicians, a prodigy a grand master of soulfull music. Deffinate in your Latin collections.

Arturo + Dizzy = KingGod:-)
First to say, that this is not a concert but a documentary movie. With a lot of music thoug. Its really fun to watch two of the worlds greatest trumpeters joke around! A lot of great trumpet playing and cool interwies... A trumpeters best buy this year. >-iii-<0

DIZZY GILLESPIE - A Night In Havana!
Just as I expected. But the satisfaction really comes from the content of the DVD. A worthy purchase.