Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones 1990  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ellen Weissbrod
Cast: Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock
This documentary includes great footage of Jones on stage as well as interviews with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Jesse Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Round Midnight 1986  R, 133 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Dexter Gordon, Francois Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Martin Scorsese, Lonette McKee, Herbie Hancock, John Berry, Philippe Noiret, Alain Sarde
This is a tribute to the great black musicians in Paris during the 1950s. The story is actually about a jazz saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) and his friendship with an avid fan (Francois Cluzet). An Oscar went to Herbie Hancock for his Musical Score, and Dexter Gordon received a Best Actor nomination.
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| 1. Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)
2. Round Midnight (1986)
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