01 January 1988 Factual, Music 78 mins
A portrait of inspirational jazz drummer and teacher Art Blakey with Dizzy Gillespie, many pupils including Wayne Shorter, the Marsalis brothers, and a surprising new generation of musicians and dancers.
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Art Blakey as Self
Dick Fontaine Director
United States 01 January 1988
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