Al Stevens said:
My all-time favourite music film. It has some silliness but a lot of authenticity as well. I've seen it
many times. The sound track by Lennie Niehaus swings its ever-lovin' butt off. Some other favourites of mine that haven't been mentioned:
Hilary and Jackie - about the relationship between Jacqueline du Pre and her sister. Can't vouch for the accuracy but an interesting insight nevertheless.
Song of Summer - a wonderful film about Delius' last days and his assistance who helped him compose as he was dying.
Paris Blues - Paul Newman and Sydney Poitier about two American jazzer ex-pats in Paris, their relationship to the music as well as to the American racial problems. Sound track by Duke Ellington with a cameo by Louis Armstrong.
Young Man With a Horn - Kirk Douglas as a trumpet player looking for that elusive note he can never find. Silly dialogue but nice sound track by Harry James and Doris Day.
Tic Code - wonderful little movie about a boy piano player who has a bad tic and obsessions (Tourette's Syndrome), his empathetic mentor a jazz sax player (Gregory Hines) who also has the syndrome, and a wonderful portrayal by Polly Draper as the boy's vulnerable mother. Includes a cameo by Carol Kane as his crazed piano teacher.
Mo Better Blues - Denzel Washington as a trumpet player struggling to find his place not only musically, but as a man. Spike Lee directed it.