In this Edwardian noir, George Sanders is a Scotland Yard psychologist and Laird Cregar (in his final role) is a distinguished composer who moonlights as a serial killer. Linda Darnell steals the show as a conniving singer with a grisly sendoff. Bernard Herrmann’s “Concerto Macabre,” centerpiece of the film’s climax, is one of the most thrilling works composed for the cinema.

Hitchcock’s only film based on a true story. Henry Fonda plays real-life jazz musician Emmanuel Balestrero, a bass player at Manhattan’s Stork Club, who is sucked into a whirlpool of circumstantial guilt and left to drown in New York's criminal justice system. With an innovative minimalist score by Bernard Herrmann.

A neglected classic! Richard Talbot (Kent Smith) is the squarest doctor you’ll ever meet, but he’s so taken by San Francisco nightclub singer Nora Prentiss (Ann Sheridan) that he decides to throw his life away in the hopes of winning her over. San Francisco location shooting is an added bonus!

A dead singer, a desperate fiancée, and a detective who loves jazz comprise the charming B-movie about a trumpet player who gets locked up after the lead singer of his band gets whacked. The mystery is engaging, but the musical performances by jazz luminaries Coleman Hawkins and Josh White really push it over the top.

Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a Jean Harlow-obsessed housewife who abducts the spouse of a local politician before the 1934 Democratic primary election. She goes on a wild ride, and so will you courtesy of Altman’s spirited recreations of the 1930s jazz scene. Featuring Harry Belafonte as “Seldom Seen.”

A troubled saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) cleans up his act in 1950s Paris, but finds temptation lurking on every street corner when he returns to reestablish his life in New York. Co-starring Herbie Hancock who won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score for the film's compositions.