The Spoils Before Dying
“A groovy trip in free-form jazz.”
Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.
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1.Murder in B-Flat
5.008-07-201523 minA hard-luck pianist becomes the prime suspect in two murders, including that of his singer/part-time lover in Los Angeles, and sets out to clear his name.
2.Blues for Barnaby
3.008-07-201523 minRock hightails it to Mexico, where he reunites with his one-time big band singer, Delores DeWinter.
3.That's Jazz
1.509-07-201523 minRock performs on a jazz television show and later meets Kenton Price, a close friend of Stygamian's. Rock is accused of a second murder and the mystery deepens.
4.Fear Steps In
1.509-07-201523 minWhile trying to uncover the mystery, Kenton Price is shot; Rock goes to Stygamian's house where Rock is drugged in a secret lair.
5.The Trip Trap
2.010-07-201523 minRock learns new details about the circumstances surrounding the murders of Fresno Foxglove and Stygamian from a secret source.
6.The Biscuit Eaters
2.010-07-201523 minRock is pursued by the FBI and uncovers the true murderer.
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