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The Sax-oplanist!

Date released

8 Jun 1931

Series name

Pathe Pictorial

Issue no

688

NoS ID

348736

Story no

1 / 5

NoS synopsis: Saxophonist jumps out of a plane and parachutes down.

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Dexter Gordon - More Than You Know (1996 Video)

Director

Don McGlynn

Subject

Media studies; Music

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 52 min., 2001 sale: £12.99 (inc VAT +p&p)

A biographical documentary on the jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Using a wide range of material including performances and interviews, Gordon narrates his own life. The film includes performances from...

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Shakespeare Songs (2015 Radio)

Series

Jazz Line-Up

A concert set by saxophonist Andy Sheppard and pianist Guillaume de Chassy performing music inspired by characters from Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Recorded on the Jazz Line-Up stage at the 2014 London...

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Interview with jazz saxophonist, Stan Getz (1988)

Genre

Interview

Keith Howell interviews Stan Getz, 61 year-old American tenor saxophonist, who is in London appearing with his Quintet in concert at the Royal Festival Hall. He speaks about undergoing major surgery in the...

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On the jazz beat with Gerry Mulligan (1988)

The American baritone saxophonist and band leader Gerry Mulligan in conversation with Keith Howell, during his visit to Britain in July 1986. Gerry talks about his association with composer Gil Evans and...

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Saxophonist praised (1991)

Genre

Tribute; Music

Extract of an interview with an unidentified man on a saxophone player that he claims to have been the greatest in the world. Player could be Bud Freeman or Stan Getz both of whom died in 1991-no further...

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Jazzman Courtney Pine on new album (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with British jazz saxophonist, Courtney Pine, following the release of his new album The Vision’s Tale. He turned to the work of Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and other well known composers for...

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Mandela spends 70th birthday in jail (1988)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Report on press conference by Winnie Mandela on Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday which he is spending in jail without visits from his family who have refused offers of visits after the government banned many...

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Art Pepper on life in jazz (1980)

Genre

Interview

Keith Howell interviews saxophonist Art Pepper about his life and career in jazz including his early days playing with Stan Kenton, and also about his heroin addiction and experiences in prison. The...

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World premiere of Duke Ellington’s Queens Suite (1989)

Genre

Interview

American saxophonist Bob Wilber speaks to Keith Howell about leading his jazz orchestra in the world premiere performance of the late Duke Ellington’s composition, The Queen’s Suite - initially...

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