Jimmy Scott
Also Known As: Little Jimmy Scott, James V. Scott
Biography: James Victor Scott, often credited as Little Jimmy Scott or Jimmy Scott, was the US jazz singer whose haunting contralto voice won him acclaim over the course of more than seven decades.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: July 17, 1925
Age: 99 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 12, 2014
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Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew
Overview: Overcoming Kallman’s Syndrome, prejudice, self-destruction and powerful enemies in the music industry, rediscovered jazz legend Jimmy Scott recounts his rise and fall and rise again as one of the most distinctive vocalists of his time.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-10
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Eastwood After Hours
Overview: On October 17, 1996, veteran and contemporary jazz greats gathered for a select soiree on the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall, saluting a guy more noted for making popular films than for making sweet music. But as any fan of Clint Eastwood, especially after he started directing 30 years ago, will attest, the award-winning star is also an inveterate jazz lover who has uniquely integrated that musical form into the scores of his films. Join Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Flip Phillips, Charles McPherson, James Rivers, Slide Hampton, Hank Jones, Thelonious Monk Jr., the Kyle Eastwood Quartet, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and more for this scintillating celebration of film and music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-29
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I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
Overview: In I GO BACK HOME - JIMMY SCOTT, we meet the German music producer Ralf Kemper, who takes on the journey to produce a record with the almost forgotten jazz icon Jimmy Scott, who is publicly unknown, but in informed quarters perceived to be a musical legend. Ralf wanted to realize this project ever since he had heard Jimmy‘s voice singing for the first time 30 years ago. But it took a personal tragedy to finally put his thoughts into action. Meeting Jimmy Scott at the age of 85 years living secluded and chairbound after an accident in Las Vegas Ralf was shocked by Jimmy‘s surprisingly bad health condition. Will he be able to put his plan into reality?
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-01
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Passion Play
Overview: An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-10
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Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
Overview: About Jimmy Scott, who has had profound influence on the world of jazz and pop, but was never recognized by a wider audience. The documentary takes us behind the record production, where artists and musicians like Quincy Jones, Kenny Barron, John Pisano or Peter Erskine are telling their own story about Jimmy Scott. We get a look behind the scenery and find out how this record is carried out. This Making-Of is a moving document about an unknown icon of music history.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-30
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Chelsea Walls
Overview: This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-21
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