The Cry of Jazz
featuring Sun Ra & his Arkestra

Description:

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. Rarely seen in cinemas, this is the first commercial release of The Cry of Jazz.

The Cry of Jazz
featuring Sun Ra & his Arkestra

UPC: 022891986591
Length: 35 Minutes
Rating: Not Rated
DVD Release Date: 2004
Studio: Music Video Distributors

Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 
Screen Format: Full Frame
Color: Black & White
Original Language: English
Other Languages: None
Subtitles: None
Not Closed Captioned

Special Features:

• Photo Gallery
• Unheard Music Series CD catalog