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The Cry of Jazz

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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.

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Language
English
  • jazz
  • jazz singer or musician
  • jazz age
  • jazz band
  • free jazz
  • avant garde
  • avant garde jazz

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Director

Edward Bland

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    • Theatrical22 Mar 1959

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The Cry of Jazz was released on 22 March 1959.

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