Alfred Posted September 25, 2004 Report Posted September 25, 2004 I couldn't find a thread devoted to JAZZ documentaries or JAZZ artist portraits on DVD! Any recommendations?! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 25, 2004 Report Posted September 25, 2004 Sweet Love, Bitter !! One of the recent releases on Rhapsody Films, produced and directed by Herbert Danska in 1967 and starring Dick Gregory. Notable for a very fine soundtrack by Mal Waldron and with a story line loosely based on the last years of Charlie Parker. Charles McPherson 'ghosts' for Gregory in the soundtrack - the band is absolutely top notch with Dave Burns, George Coleman, Mal Waldron, George Duvivier/Richard Davis and Al Drears (?). The film superbly depicts the NYC of the period, the scuffle of the jazz life and the pit-falls in a sort of 'film noir' style. Very cool indeed ! B-) My understanding is that after initial release in the 60s the film was subsequently shelved and has been an 'underground' item ever since. I have the sneeking suspicion that I might have sen it at a rare jazz films festival put together by the National Film Theatre in the late 70s but I'm not sure. It looks sort-of familiar ! Quote
Alfred Posted September 25, 2004 Author Report Posted September 25, 2004 Jazz on DVD Thanks for the link! Quote
brownie Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 Quite a lot of interesting releases in the Rhapsody Films catalogue: http://www.cinemaweb.com/rhapsody/dvd.html Anybody seen the Roland Kirk/John Cage Plus the Ornette Coleman Trio double feature? Quote
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