William Claxton Movies

  • 1997
    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

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    "It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label...

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
  • 2008
    The Cool School

    The Cool School

    The Cool School

    5.92008HD

    How LA Learned to Love Modern Art. A lesson in how a few renegade artists built an art scene from scratch.

    The Cool School
  • 2008
    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

    4.52008HD

    Trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon, best known to younger viewers for Schoolhouse Rock, tries to "get good." Recovering from many years of substance...

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
  • 2001
    Jazz Seen

    Jazz Seen

    Jazz Seen

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    "Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz...

    Jazz Seen
  • 1967
    Basic Black

    Basic Black

    Basic Black

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    Often cited as the “first fashion film,” Claxton used this is an experiment of women’s imaginative ways of creating self-image. In...

    Basic Black