Rating:
5.9/10 by 13 users
The Cry of Jazz (1959)
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.
Directing:
- Edward Bland
Release Date:
Sun, Mar 22, 1959
Rating: 5.9/10 by 13 users
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Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 34 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: jazz, jazz singer or musician, jazz age, jazz band, free jazz, avant garde, avant garde jazz
Rating: 5.9/10 by 13 users
Alternative Title:
Country:
Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 34 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: jazz, jazz singer or musician, jazz age, jazz band, free jazz, avant garde, avant garde jazz
George Waller
Alex Johnson
Dorothea Horton
Natalie
Melinda Dillon
Faye
Andrew Duncan
John
Leroy Inman
Louis
James Miller
Bob
Gavin McFadyan
Bruce
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