Stanley Crouch Movies

  • 2000
    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

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    In sports history, there are moments that define the essence of competition. In boxing, it is a 1971 fight known as Ali-Frazier I. This documentary ch...

    Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
  • 2009
    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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    Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • 2015
    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

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    Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring som...

    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  • 2019
    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

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    An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
  • 2015
    What Happened, Miss Simone?

    What Happened, Miss Simone?

    What Happened, Miss Simone?

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    The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

    What Happened, Miss Simone?
  • 2012
    Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes

    Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes

    Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes

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    Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes uses his 80th birthday concert to look into the man and his music.

    Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes
  • 1999
    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstron...

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong