A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

May 19, 1989

1h 24m

★ 8.0

Overview

A documentary on Dizzy Gillespie's landmark visit to Cuba and his performance at the Fifth International Jazz Festival in Havana, Cuba. Filmed in 1985 with Arturo Sandoval and Sayyd Abdul Al Khabyyr.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Cubana Bop Partners

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Cast

Self - Trumpet

Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Trumpet

Arturo Sandoval

Self - Piano

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Self - Saxophone

Sayyid Abdul Al-Kabir

Self - Interviewer

Allen Honigberg

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A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

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