Jazz on film: Birdland by Jannik Hastrup

Birdland is a series of four short animations produced and directed by the Danish Jannik Hastrup in 1993-1995. As the title suggests, birds play an important role in these playful tales that are set to some great classic jazz songs.

Birdland - Dream a Little Dream of Me (1995),
music by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

Birdland - April in Paris (1993), music by Count Basie.

Birdland - Over the Rainbow (1994), music by Art Tatum.

Birdland - A Night in Tunisia (1995), music by Dizzy Gillespie.