The Cry of Jazz
1959 | 34m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Edward Bland |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 22, 1959 |
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| Director: | Edward Bland |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | jazz, jazz singer or musician, jazz age, jazz band |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| George Waller | Alex Johnson |
| Dorothea Horton | Natalie |
| Melinda Dillon | Faye |
| Andrew Duncan | John |
| Leroy Inman | Louis |
| James Miller | Bob |
| Gavin McFadyan | Bruce |
| Carl Dupree | None |
| Goldina Rojas | None |
| Alan Leavitt | None |
| Carl McCormack | None |
| Lettie Mae Randolph | None |
| Name | Job |
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| Edward Bland | Director |
| Sun Ra | Music |
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