THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JOHN COLTRANE (Documentary)
macksteez
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http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=26345
Who has seen this documentary.
It was really an eyeopener. My favorite things was
It's crazy to me that this type of music was just a wall of sound to me.
Does anyone know other documentaries I should check out or see.
I just want to discuss music documentaries period.
So bring in the knowledge!!
Who has seen this documentary.
It was really an eyeopener. My favorite things was
It's crazy to me that this type of music was just a wall of sound to me.
Does anyone know other documentaries I should check out or see.
I just want to discuss music documentaries period.
So bring in the knowledge!!
Comments
-A Great Day In Harlem
-Imagine the Sound
-Mystery, Mr.Ra
-On the Road with Duke Ellington
great film though totally depressing and the live sets were not long enough.
Was it more livesets and not alot of info or about the history and everything. I'd rather see the last one.
I've seen the BBC documentary about Soul music on their website. (forget the name....Soul..Something) haven't seen that If anyone did please tell me if it's worth the time.
It was a mixture of both...not very in depth as far as history goes, which wasn't surprising. But it had some great live footage that I wish was uncut.
does anyone know if there are any documentaries on albert ayler?
It's depressing in that the documentary is essentially about Mingus preparing to be evicted from his loft. If I remember right, it's mostly footage of him ranting and raving in this ridiculously overstuffed apartment, and then he finally gets his ass tossed on the street with all of his stuff. Intense stuff, a must-see if you're really into his music, but still totally depressing. I don't think it has anything to do with his autobiography, right?
You are thinking of Mingus 1968
The doc 'Beneath The Underdog' is more of a typical historical/personal look at the man's life and music, with interviews with family and colleagues. I found it mostly informative, but the guy is such a complex character I can see how different folks would react to different facets of his life, and his life had plenty of twists and turns that could be described as tragic.
I'm going to the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival for a Albert Ayler/Yusef Lateef double-whammy on friday:
'My Name Is Albert Ayler' by Kasper Collin (Sweden) 79 mins.
'Brother Yusef' by Werner Penzel, Nicholas Humbert (Switzerland, France) 52 mins.
I don't know anything about them, but I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Very Nice Indeed.
Don't know much about Yusef Lateef background so that would be interesting to see if i had the chance.
About Albert Ayler I know nothing but that will change soon. Thanks to you.
What did you think about the documentary "Rebel Music"?
Did it give new insights to the life of Marley or was it
Discuss
Oh It would be nice if more people give some pointers on wich documentaries you should see.
Books and liner notes are nice but when you see people speaking about an artist that they know intimate. it gives you a better insight I think.
http://soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=crates&Number=399426&Forum=All_Forums&Words=dvd%20recommendations&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=6months&Main=398758&Search=true#Post399426
There might be some ideas for you in the responses people came up with.
I just bought the 'Soul To Soul' DVD not so long ago, and it's really great. I've also been recommended the Serge Gainsbourg DVD several times now, so I think that's going to be my next purchase, because I want to see the whole 'Melody Nelson' video that Breakself posted a segment from in his 1000th post extravaganza.
thanks for the info.
Learning something new everyday on Soulstrut
That "Imagine a Sound" sounds familiar.Is this that free-jazz documentary with Archie Shepp,Cecil Taylor and the likes? I tried to order it and it was out of print.Anyone know where I can get this?
I just saw one on Amazon used for like $25
I rented this from my local spot
And yeah, that's the one. It's a great doc if you have any interest at all in free jazz.
Sorry, my mistake. it is Mingus 1968 that I've seen. Triumph of the Underdog is a much more recent film, no?
the book rocked as well
Written by the man himself, and essential reading for any jazz heads who haven't checked it yet.
This one is pretty good, too - and can be had CHEAP:
And anybody who wants a quick peek inside the mind of Mingus,
check out his
"Open Letter to Miles Davis"
published in Down Beat magazine in 1955.
Shit is
fantastic - thanks very much for that.
My pleasure.
damn...shit was