The Beginnings of BebopMovie
Willie Ruff, musician, composer, educator, filmmaker, and Yale School of Music alumnus was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music from 1971 until his retirement in 2017. He directed and produced this short film which follows Dizzy Gillespie and Ruff’s musical partner Dwike Mitchell on a tour of key locations in the history of bebop in New York City. Gillespie led the filmmakers to Minton’s Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, the former site of the Savoy Ballroom, and made an unannounced stop at Miles’ Davis home. (Yale Film Archive)
About The Beginnings of Bebop
The Beginnings of Bebop is a 1981 documentary movie directed by Willie Ruff.
The production information lists a runtime of 25m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Dwike Mitchell. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
