Sign in
The Cry of Jazz

The Cry of Jazz

Movie 1959-03-22 34m Documentary Music
★ 6.2 / 10 · 15 votes

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.

Status
Released
Language
English
Director
Edward Bland
Cast
George Waller George Waller Alex Johnson
Dorothea Horton Dorothea Horton Natalie
Melinda Dillon Melinda Dillon Faye Andrew Duncan Andrew Duncan John
Leroy Inman Leroy Inman Louis
James Miller James Miller Bob
Gavin McFadyan Gavin McFadyan Bruce
Carl Dupree Carl Dupree
Goldina Rojas Goldina Rojas
Alan Leavitt Alan Leavitt
Carl McCormack Carl McCormack
Lettie Mae Randolph Lettie Mae Randolph
Track this on DuckTrack

Sign in to add The Cry of Jazz to your list, mark episodes as you watch them, and keep your history in one place.

Create account Sign in to track this

Metadata from the source database.

Comments

0 comments

No comments yet. Sign in to be the first.