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Post by gst on Aug 10, 2017 19:25:16 GMT
Thought I'd start an all-encompassing thread about jazz in film or jazz documentaries. We'll start out with a Woody Shaw documentary which is coming out next year. Also does anyone have information for when "Chasing Trane" will be released on demand? |
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Post by bopmodalfree on Aug 10, 2017 22:11:08 GMT
I look forward to seeing what comes out on this thread. I recently saw three documentaries. The Lee Morgan was fantastic. It was cool getting to see Bennie Maupin and Billy Harper talk about Lee. Then I saw the one on Erroll Garner (I own that one) which was quite good, and lastly I saw one on New Orleans piano player James Booker. Not jazz per se but it was probably my favorite of the three, edging out Lee.
Can't wait to see the Woody Shaw doc. On a bit of a tangent, I got exposed to him by listening to Gordon Vernick's jazz podcasts. These are on iTunes U and some other iTunes related format. There are a lot of them, and they're 15-minute pieces, sometimes in multiple parts, that are incredibly illuminating if you don't know much about them. He had a great set on Woody Shaw. I can't recommend this series highly enough. Has anyone else checked these out? I don't ever recall them mentioned on the jazz blogs.
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Post by jazzhead on Aug 11, 2017 13:34:03 GMT
Here's Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Just click 'Watch On Vimeo')
1959 The Year That Changed Jazz
Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz (No subtitles)
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Post by gregorythefish on Aug 12, 2017 21:32:39 GMT
i am VERY excited about the woody shaw documentary. i loved the morgan one, and i am excited to see his albert ayler work from before. who would we like to see documentaries on? i would very much like eric dolphy to explored in a documentary.
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Post by jazzhead on Aug 13, 2017 0:18:59 GMT
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Post by gregorythefish on Aug 13, 2017 15:14:46 GMT
wonderful! i was hoping that if one existed you folks would point me to it. thank you!
anything out there on cecil taylor?
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Post by gst on Aug 13, 2017 16:53:30 GMT
I like that Dolphy one. Ran across it earlier this year.
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Post by gst on Aug 13, 2017 16:54:38 GMT
Here's Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Just click 'Watch On Vimeo') Thanks for the heads up on the Monk, I'll have to watch it later. |
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Post by gst on Aug 14, 2017 21:35:27 GMT
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Post by clifford on Aug 15, 2017 15:45:46 GMT
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Post by saxoblues on Aug 16, 2017 7:26:35 GMT
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Post by DaveS on Aug 20, 2017 16:40:46 GMT
Watched the Bill Evans doc yesterday online for $4.00. Definitely worth the 2 hours. No holds barred view of his life and music. Not as intriguing as the Lee Morgan doc, but a gifted, complex and troubled man who gave us much through his music.
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Post by jazzhead on Nov 28, 2017 12:29:53 GMT
Chasing Trane is on Netflix. Really enjoyed it.
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Post by gregorythefish on Nov 28, 2017 17:17:14 GMT
i liked it, but the einstein stuff was completely ridiculous.
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Post by jazzhead on Nov 28, 2017 17:55:29 GMT
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