Filmography
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Known For
The Talented Mr. Ripley Soundtrack (1999) -
On the Road Soundtrack (2012) -
The Cable Guy Soundtrack (1996) -
Known For
Two Lovers Soundtrack (2008) -
Soundtrack
Ibiza: The Silent Movie (2019) -
The Man in the High Castle (2018) -
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I Called Him Morgan (2016) -
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Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) -
Sasha I Love You (2014) -
Small Time (2014) -
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) -
![On the Road]( "On the Road")
On the Road (2012) -
![Beware of Mr. Baker]( "Beware of Mr. Baker")
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012) -
![W.E.]( "W.E.")
W.E. (2011) -
![L.A. Noire]( "L.A. Noire")
L.A. Noire (2011) -
![Chico & Rita]( "Chico & Rita")
Chico & Rita (2010) -
![So You Think You Can Dance]( "So You Think You Can Dance")
So You Think You Can Dance (2010) -
![Howl]( "Howl")
Howl (2010) -
![More Than a Game]( "More Than a Game")
More Than a Game (2008) -
![Two Lovers]( "Two Lovers")
Two Lovers (2008) -
![Grand Theft Auto IV]( "Grand Theft Auto IV")
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) -
![So You Think You Can Dance Australia]( "So You Think You Can Dance Australia")
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![Paris]( "Paris")
Paris (2008) -
![The West Wing]( "The West Wing")
The West Wing (2006) -
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![Independent Lens]( "Independent Lens")
Independent Lens (2005) -
![Ray]( "Ray")
Ray (2004) -
![American Splendor]( "American Splendor")
American Splendor (2003) -
![Boycott]( "Boycott")
Boycott (2001) -
![Burnt Money]( "Burnt Money")
Burnt Money (2000) -
![The Talented Mr. Ripley]( "The Talented Mr. Ripley")
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) -
![The Woman Chaser]( "The Woman Chaser")
The Woman Chaser (1999) -
![Fifty]( "Fifty")
Fifty (1999) -
![Digging to China]( "Digging to China")
Digging to China (1997) -
![The Last Time I Committed Suicide]( "The Last Time I Committed Suicide")
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![Dream with the Fishes]( "Dream with the Fishes")
Dream with the Fishes (1997) -
![The Cable Guy]( "The Cable Guy")
The Cable Guy (1996) -
![Fallen Angels]( "Fallen Angels")
Fallen Angels (1995) -
![Baseball]( "Baseball")
Baseball (1994) -
![Bara du & jag]( "Bara du & jag")
Bara du & jag (1994) -
![When Pigs Fly]( "When Pigs Fly")
When Pigs Fly (1993) -
![Mac]( "Mac")
Mac (1992) -
![Let's Get Lost]( "Let's Get Lost")
Let's Get Lost (1988) -
![The Big Score]( "The Big Score")
The Big Score (1983) -
![A Family Circus Easter]( "A Family Circus Easter")
A Family Circus Easter (1982) -
![Sven Klang's Combo]( "Sven Klang's Combo")
Sven Klang's Combo (1976) -
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![Shindig!]( "Shindig!")
Shindig! (1965) -
Timex All-Star Jazz Show (1959)
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![Youthful Sinners]( "Youthful Sinners")
Youthful Sinners (1958) -
Stage Entrance (1952)
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![Coqueta]( "Coqueta")
Coqueta (1949) -
Soundtrack
![Jivin' in Be-Bop]( "Jivin' in Be-Bop")
Jivin' in Be-Bop (1946) -
Actor
![Tribeca]( "Tribeca")
Tribeca Watch Sargeant (1993) -
![El invierno en Lisboa]( "El invierno en Lisboa")
El invierno en Lisboa Bill Swann (1991) -
Amazonia (1990)
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Didn't We Ramble On Narrator (1989)
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![The Cosmic Eye]( "The Cosmic Eye")
The Cosmic Eye The Musicians / Father Time (1986) -
![The Cosby Show]( "The Cosby Show")
The Cosby Show Mr. Hampton (1984) -
![A Family Circus Easter]( "A Family Circus Easter")
A Family Circus Easter Easter Bunny (1982) -
![Voyage to Next]( "Voyage to Next")
Voyage to Next Father Time (1974) -
Jazz Is Our Religion (1972)
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The Hat The First Border Guard (1964)
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![The Cool World]( "The Cool World")
The Cool World (1963) -
Actor
![The Hole]( "The Hole")
The Hole (1962) -
Archive footage
![The Black Godfather]( "The Black Godfather")
The Black Godfather (2019) -
![Michel Legrand: Sans demi-mesure]( "Michel Legrand: Sans demi-mesure")
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![Quincy]( "Quincy")
Quincy (2018) -
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Jazz 625 at the BBC (2014)
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![Howard Goodall's Story of Music]( "Howard Goodall's Story of Music")
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![The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America]( "The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America")
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![Beware of Mr. Baker]( "Beware of Mr. Baker")
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012) -
![The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim]( "The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim")
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![Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz]( "Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz")
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![Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel]( "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel")
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![Double Take]( "Double Take")
Double Take (2009) -
Tete Montoliu, una mirada (2007)
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![Jazz Giants of the 20th Century]( "Jazz Giants of the 20th Century")
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![Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe]( "Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe")
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![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (2006) -
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![Billy Eckstine Sings and Dizzy Gillespie Swings]( "Billy Eckstine Sings and Dizzy Gillespie Swings")
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![Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion]( "Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion")
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![The Miles Davis Story]( "The Miles Davis Story")
The Miles Davis Story (2001) -
![Playboy: The Party Continues]( "Playboy: The Party Continues")
Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) -
![I'll Make Me a World]( "I'll Make Me a World")
I'll Make Me a World (1999) -
![The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation]( "The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation")
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![Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years]( "Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years")
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![The Fifties]( "The Fifties")
The Fifties (1997) -
My Universe Inside Out (1996)
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (1994) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1993) -
![Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame]( "Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame")
Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (1993) -
Smoothie (1992)
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![Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time]( "Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time")
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![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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![What Happened to Kerouac?]( "What Happened to Kerouac?")
What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) -
Archive footage
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (1985) -
![The Last of the Blue Devils]( "The Last of the Blue Devils")
The Last of the Blue Devils (1979) -
Music Department
![Carry Tiger To Mountain]( "Carry Tiger To Mountain")
Carry Tiger To Mountain (2019) -
Jazz Dispute (2006)
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![Fifty]( "Fifty")
Fifty (1999) -
![El invierno en Lisboa]( "El invierno en Lisboa")
El invierno en Lisboa (1991) -
Amazonia (1990)
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Hello (1984)
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![Everybody Rides the Carousel]( "Everybody Rides the Carousel")
Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976) -
![Voyage to Next]( "Voyage to Next")
Voyage to Next (1974) -
Music Department
![Youthful Sinners]( "Youthful Sinners")
Youthful Sinners (1958) -
![Murder with Music]( "Murder with Music")
Murder with Music (1941) -
Composer
![El invierno en Lisboa]( "El invierno en Lisboa")
El invierno en Lisboa (1991) -
![Voyage to Next]( "Voyage to Next")
Voyage to Next (1974) -
It Don't Mean a Thing (1967)
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![Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]( "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre")
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The Hat (1964)
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Date with Dizzy (1958)
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Composer
![Number 4: Manteca]( "Number 4: Manteca")
Number 4: Manteca (1947)
All Filmography
Awards
1 win.Did You Know
Trivia
Jazz trumpeter, the driving force behind bebop with Charlie Parker.
Quotes
We have to play a benefit tonight for the B'nai Brith and the NAACP. It's sponsored by the John Birch Society, the Ku Klux Klan, the Catholic Youth Organization and the YMCA and it's being held in the Greyhound Bus Station at Jackson, Mississippi. (...
Trademark
45 degree slant on his trumpet
Nickname
DG
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
John Birks Gillespie
Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Died
(age 75)
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
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