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The Cry of Jazz (1959)

ALL 03/22/1959 (en) Documentary, Music 34 Min
  • Release
    03/22/1959
  • Production
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  • Original title
    The Cry of Jazz
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of music and race - a forecast of what he called "the death of jazz." A landmark moment in black film, foreseeing the civil unrest of subsequent decades, it also features the only known footage of visionary pianist Sun Ra from his beloved Chicago period. Featured are ample images of tenor saxophonist John Gilmore and the rest of Ra's Arkestra in Windy City nightclubs, all shot in glorious black & white.

  1. Edward Bland

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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The Cry of Jazz (1959) 34 Min

ALL 03/22/1959 (en)
Documentary, Music
  • Release 03/22/1959
  • Production
  • Original title The Cry of Jazz
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of music and race - a forecast of what he called "the death of jazz." A landmark moment in black film, foreseeing the civil unrest of subsequent decades, it also features the only known footage of visionary pianist Sun Ra from his beloved Chicago period. Featured are ample images of tenor saxophonist John Gilmore and the rest of Ra's Arkestra in Windy City nightclubs, all shot in glorious black & white.

  1. Edward Bland

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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