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Here is a compilation of four films dealing with prominent figures of the jazz community, but not only because the music they created went far beyond this specific trend. As one of the characters in the film says: "music is divided into only two genres: good and bad." In the words below, we will try to show how great influence on today's sound matter have these personalities and encourage you to know human history in which, despite the gray and roughness, always there was time for fun and improvisation, both rubbing against artistic genius.

NAT KING COLE: AFRAID OF THE DARK

An approximation of the silhouette of an outstanding jazzman whose unusual talent for playing the piano is often marginalized by a fabulous voice that allowed the artist from Los Angeles to become famous as a valued and popular vocalist. This is also the story of a career started at a young age, for example Cole as the first dark-skinned had his own television program in the US but also prematurely finished because of the passion for smoking cigarettes.

LEE MORGAN: I CALLED HIM MORGAN

The least known of all four, maybe because he lived shortest, which was not given to him to present the whole genius of playing the trumpet to a wider audience. The basis of the film is the interview given by his wife, who helped him get out of drug addiction, later becoming a kind of guardian and manager in one to finally deprive him of his life. It is a dark story of a marriage full of ups and downs with music shaping the sound of the legendary Blue Note label.

JOHN COLTRANE: CHASING TRANE

The genius of a saxophone, whose history could look different if not for the extremely traumatic events of childhood when it was losing family members, one by one. He turned these experiences into emotions he expressed playing creating unforgettable works full of faith and hope, devoid of racial, religious or age differences. In addition to music, he can also feel the presence in the film, although he has been interviewed by actor Denzel Washington.

QUINCY JONES: QUINCY

The only protagonist of this ranking that has been so far on Earth. Man institution in show business, which is part of more than half a century. He had a significant impact on the music of the last few generations but also on this contemporary one. The number of stars that have grown under his baton is huge, we will not exchange them to not take away the pleasure of discovering them during this two-hour document. Total gem, absolute diamond of the genre.