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The Cry of Jazz

The Cry of Jazz

(1959)

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Edward Bland
  2. Cast : George Waller,Dorothea Horton,Melinda Dillon,Andrew Duncan,Leroy Inman,James Miller,Gavin McFadyan,Carl Dupree,Goldina Rojas,Alan Leavitt,Carl McCormack,Lettie Mae Randolph

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Original TitleThe Cry of Jazz

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1959-03-22

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 34m

Genres

  • Documentary
  • Music

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