The Cry of Jazz

The Cry of Jazz (1959)

6.2 34 min Movie
DocumentaryMusic

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.

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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

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