Movie
The Cry of Jazz
5.9/10
1959
0h 34m
en
Documentary
Music
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.
Director
Edward Bland
Movie Information
Release Date
March 22, 1959
Runtime
0h 34m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
13
