Ornette Coleman Quartet Berlin '71

[romualdo]

44 minutes of Coleman/Redman/Haden/Blackwell newly up on YouTube (excerpt has already been released on Haden's doco "Ramblin' Boy")

outstanding SQ & colour cinematography

“Whom Do You Work For?”  “Broken Shadows”  “Street Woman”  “Song for Che”  “Rock the Clock” “Happy House”

 

Edited August 7, 2024 by romualdo

[Jim Duckworth]

Yes. Loved it.

[Rooster_Ties]

Damn! I’m trying to remember ever seeing any(?) other Ornette footage that’s even half that compelling — in terms of line-up, footage and sound quality, compelling era, etc.
 

Or what am I forgetting?

Is there any footage of Ornette and Don Cherry for instance? (I’m not recalling.  )

[bertrand]

This is the kind of thing I would have bought on DVD in a nanosecond but those days are over.

What other footage is there from the Berlin Jazz Festival? Booker Ervin? Miles? Don Cherry?

[romualdo]

1 minute ago, bertrand said:

This is the kind of thing I would have bought on DVD in a nanosecond but those days are over.

That's the exact same thing I was thinking once I found this & watched.

The up close shots ie Haden's bass playing, are just wonderful.

Thanks to William M, another Australian board frequenter for hipping me to this footage

[bertrand]

Was the Berlin Jazz Festival in the habit of filming or was this a one-off, I wonder.

[carville]

4 hours ago, bertrand said:

Was the Berlin Jazz Festival in the habit of filming or was this a one-off, I wonder.

They filmed quite a few over the years. A lot of it is just beginning to surface.

[bertrand]

Great to hear but why the 60 year wait? What else has surfaced?

[Joe]

Ed Blackwell has long been one of my favorite drummers. Seeing him play has taken that esteem - and love - to a whole new level.

[Steve Reynolds]

16 hours ago, bertrand said:

Great to hear but why the 60 year wait? What else has surfaced?

There is a Cecil Taylor Unit video from Berlin 1975 

[cliffpeterson]

Search for "Berlin Jazztage" on YT.  Recently uploaded there is a Yosuke Yamashita Trio with Manfred Schoof Berlin 1974 color video and a Muhal Richard Abrams Sextet Berlin 1973 color video.