34 master programmes · 1944–2003

The film
catalogue.

A public programme index, distinct from the many LaserDisc, DVD, broadcast and regional editions through which these films have travelled.

Norman Granz Presents: Improvisation — restored jazz filmRestored in 4K

Restoration spotlight · Released 2004

Norman Granz Presents: Improvisation

Jacques Muyal reconstructed Norman Granz and Gjon Mili’s unfinished film from surviving picture and sound elements. Laser Swing Productions then undertook extensive archival restoration and 4K upscaling, preserving rare moving images of Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald and their contemporaries.

34 programmes