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Title:

Ronnie's / Goldfinch Production in association with Orofena Films ; director, Oliver Murray ; producer Kirsty Bell

Publisher:

Greenwich Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Scott, Ronnie,--1927-1996.
Jazz musicians--England--Biography.
Saxophonists--England--Biography.
DVD videodisc.
Videorecordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Murray, Oliver, 1985- film director.
Scott, Ronnie, 1927-1996, on-screen participant.
Baker, Chet, on-screen participant.
Davis, Miles, on-screen participant.
Fitzgerald, Ella, on-screen participant.
Greenwich Entertainment (Firm), publisher.

Notes:

Ronnie Scott, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimi Hendrix. Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Wide screen.

Summary:

The documentary chronicles the life of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, a poor Jewish kid who grew up in 1940s East End, London who became owner of the eponymous nightclub. Musical greats spanning decades played at Ronnie's including Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Chet Baker, and Jimi Hendrix, who played there the night of his death. Glorious clips bring to life this legendary jazz club and its charming yet tormented owner.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1291440378

UPC:

738329257576

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)