Imagine the Sound
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| Directed by | Ron Mann |
| Produced by | Ron Mann Bill Smith |
| Starring | Paul Bley Bill Dixon Archie Shepp Cecil Taylor |
| Cinematography | Robert Fresco |
| Edited by | Sonya Polonsky |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Imagine the Sound is a 1981 Canadian documentary film about the once-controversial genre of free jazz, directed by Ron Mann. [1]
Summary
It features interviews with and musical and dramatic performances by pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Archie Shepp, trumpeter Bill Dixon and pianist Paul Bley filmed in Toronto. [2] [3] [4] Bill Smith was the interviewer, and supporting the performers were the musicians Art Davis (bass), Freddie Waits (drums), Kenny Werner listed as Ken Werner (piano), Santi de Briano (bass) and John Betch (drums).[5]
Availability
The film has been digitally restored [6] and was released on DVD in 2007. [7]
Reception
Jonathan Rosenbaum praised it as "may be the best documentary on free jazz that we have". [8]
References
- ^ MUBI
- ^ All About Jazz
- ^ Documentary Screening: Imagine The Sound (1981) - Gardiner Museum
- ^ Austin Film Society
- ^ "Imagine The Sound". Sphinx Productions. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Sphinx Productions". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ KQEK DVD Review
- ^ FilmAffinity
See also
- Toronto New Wave-the film movement Ron Mann was part of in 1980s Canada
- Ornette: Made in America- the 1985 Shirley Clarke documentary film about free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman
- Poetry in Motion-a 1982 documentary film also by Mann
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