Bruce Ricker

Director, Producer

About

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Birth Place

Staten Island, New York, USA

Born

October 10, 1942

Died

May 20, 2011

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Filmography

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Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)

The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)

The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)

Ferlinghetti (2000)

Photos & Videos

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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser -- (Movie Clip) Be-Bop

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser -- (Movie Clip) Blue Monk

Biography

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)

The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)

Writer (Feature Film)

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)

The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)

Producer (Feature Film)

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)

Ferlinghetti (2000)

The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)

Music (Feature Film)

Mystic River (2003)

Music consultant

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Director (Special)

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010)

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

Producer (Special)

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010)

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1989)

Life Events

Videos

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser -- (Movie Clip) Be-Bop Opening of Clint Eastwood's 1988 documentary, film shot by Michael and Christian Blackmore 20 years earlier, from Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser, directed by Charlotte Zwerin.

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser -- (Movie Clip) Blue Monk Former road manager Harry Colomby recounts booking Thelonious Monk for a 1950's TV appearance, in Clint Eastwood's documentary produced by Bruce Ricker and Charlotte Zwerin, Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser, 1988.

Eastwood After Hours -- (Movie Clip) Misty Barry Harris and Kenny Barron play Errol Garner's Misty, clips from Clint Eastwood's Play Misty For Me mixed in, and the director comments, in the jazz documentary Eastwood After Hours: Live At Carnegie Hall, 1997.

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way -- (Movie Clip) Tjader & Desmond Filmmaker Clint Eastwood and his subject recall early days, and the contributions of percussionist Cal Tjader and Saxophonist Paul Desmond, in Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way, 2010.

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way -- (Movie Clip) Sensitive Man A poem from son Michael, the subject, fans Bill Cosby and George Lucas and the songs Blue Rondo and Take Five are featured in the opening of Clint Eastwood's tribute documentary, Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way, 2010.

Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way -- (Movie Clip) Darius Milhaud Historian Ashley Kahn adds context as Dave Brubeck, in several interviews, one with wife Iola, remembers his professor and mentor, composer Darius Milhaud, in Clint Eastwood's Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way, 2010.

Bibliography

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