Reacting to the Norman Granz item in the following exhibit, Alan Broadbent writes:
I’m sure you and your readers must be aware of this precious film, but for the record here it is. Is it from the legendary Granz vault?
Yes. Granz produced, wrote and narrated the film In 1950. He titled it Improvisation. The photographer was Gjon Mili, who had 
collaborated with Granz six years earlier on the short subject Jammin’ The Blues. The players recorded the music in advance. For the filming, they synchronized fingering and breathing to match the recorded track—some with greater success than others. The synching efforts seem to account for the amusement among the musicians. This cast of players is typical of those Granz assembled for his Jazz At The Philharmonic concerts.
Collective personnel: Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, Bill Harris, Lester Young, Harry Edison, Flip Phillips, Ella Fitzgerald.
That clip, outtakes and a good deal of subsidiary material, exist on this DVD.
The nonagenarian pianist presented de Barros with every biographer’s hope, unrestricted access to his subject’s personal papers and nearly unrestricted access to her private thoughts. He made the most of it, turning exhaustive research and hundreds of hours of interviews into a true story with the sweep of a novel. From the early discovery of McPartland’s musical gift through her wartime service, her ecstatic and stormy marriage to Jimmy McPartland, her growth as a pianist, her deep affair with Joe Morello, and the radio show that made her a national figure, she has had a fascinating life. It makes a splendid read.
Mulligan’s Concert Jazz Band had three fewer musicians than most big jazz outfits. Its size permitted precision, flexibility and subtlety, yet the band had the power of sprung steel. In this concert from a half century ago, the CJB is as fresh as yesterday. Arrangements by Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn and Johnny Mandel set standards to which big band writers still aspire. Bassist Buddy Clark and drummer Mel Lewis inspired Mulligan, Brookmeyer, Conte Candoli, Gene Quill and Zoot Sims to some of the best soloing of their careers. This beautifully produced issue of the complete concert is a basic repertoire item.
Parker laughing at Hawkins (uncensored): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icgOSGyx3nM&feature=related
Or with him
Note that this is a two-DVD set, one of which includes the 1944 classic Jammin’ The Blues, with Prez and a lot of others, and a lot of Granz-produced music from Europe in the 70s, and including Duke’s band and small group. There are also some very nice interviews. It’s well worth owning..
What an unbelievable discovery—incredible band, superb music, and photography that could have taken place yesterday. Thank you, Alan and Doug, for bringing this treasure to light!
Incredible! If you freeze it @ 8:18, there’s an iconic shot of Prez’ shoes & The Pork Pie Hat.
Thanks Doug &Happy Turkey ‘Bird’ to all……