Date with Dizzy

Don Keefer comes to Dizzy Gillespie and his sidemen to have him provide the score for a new product to be advertised on TV. Tkere seems to be a lack of meeting of minds, however.

It's half live-action and half animated, as John and Faith Hubley use their connections in tho the musical scene to get this short out. It's very funny to watch zGillespie and the other musicians stare blankly, improvise something brilliant, only to be told it's too long or way to short

Fascinating and fun for a couple of reasons: (1) seeing Dizzy Gillespie and his quintet riffing to create music that might dub a commercial for an "Instant Rope Ladder" (the animation of which includes the ashes for one poor soul who's doom came from not having this wonderful product), and (2) the (real) old commercials that Hubley had actually created for E-Z Pop Popcorn, Heinz Worcestershire Sauce, and Speedway "79" gas, the first and last of which include jazzy horns and the hip lingo of the era. Dizzy and his band can't seem to be contained to this medium, leading to a delightful ending. Wish it could have gone on longer.