the last judgment begins with a scene where the eaten must pass judgment on the eaters. this is just the beginning, though. this is not really the last judgment. even if the eaten denunciate the eaters, that can't be the end of it. living things are only a small part of existence. in the end, what matters is not the world of the living, but the ontological foundation of the existence - zero and infinity. even if living things denounce other living things, it is hardly the last judgment. that's the critical argument. what it is really saying is that the very concept of the last judgment is wrong. what is needed is not the last judgment, but the ontological revolution in existence. we have to change the world, so that the eaten do not denunciate the eaters. the start of denunciation is in the eating, though. modern society avoids noticing this point, and in that sense i think denunciation by the eaten is significant - especially in europe.
In this short, prominent jazz musicans of the 1940s get together for a r...
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In this short, prominent jazz musicans of the 1940s get together for a rare filming of a jam session. Marie Bryant has a vocal, and dancer Archie Savage does the jitterbug. It is notable that for several cast members, this is their only known appearance in a theatrical film.
The movie was directed by Gjon Mili. Producer Gordon Hollingshead was nominated for an Academy Award for this footage in the category of Best Short Subject, One-reel. In 1995, Jammin' the Blues was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Trivia: Guitarist Barney Kessel is the only white performer in this film. He was seated in the shadows to shade his skin, and for close-ups, his hands were stained with berry juice. Reportedly, during the filming of this short Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart paid a visit to the set and observed filming (hearing that something great was happening). According to one musician, Bogart came up to him and said "Are you getting paid good money for this? If you aren't, you should strike!"
My thoughts: I cannot stress how ahead of it's time this film was. The photography was very clever, such as using Lester Young's hat as a indefinable symbol in the opening shot, pulling back as Lester raises his head revealing his face. A "jam" session opens the short, Marie Bryant sings "On the Sunny Side of the Street" with velvety perfection, then another number which features jitterbug dancers. A good film to show today's artists that clever ideas didn't begin with their generation.
Artists showcased include: Lester Young on tenor sax George Red Callender on bass Harry Edison on trumpet Marlowe Morris on piano Sidney Catlett on drums Barney Kessel on guitar Jo Jones on drums as Joe Jones John Simmons on bass Illinois Jacquet on tenor sax Marie Bryant singing On the Sunny Side of the Street Archie Savage swing dancing Knox Manning the narrator
Production Staff: Gordon Hollingshead the producer Robert Burks the cinematographer Norman Granz the technical director Everett Dodd the film editor Charles David Forrest the sound engineer Roland Hill the art director
Related terms: Duke Ellington Song slang musician cigarette smoking bandleader singing black man African-Americans black Americans Africans negroes 1940s 1940's 40s 40's lead live midnight symphony drum solo one reeler film debut narrator narration New York City USA United States of America Jitterbug Piano Player Coleman Hawkins Ben Webster Budd Johnson Art Tatum Sonny Rollins Lucky Thompson Dexter Gordon Count Basie Lee Young Billie Holiday Ira Gershwin Fletcher Henderson Jimmie Lunceford Glenn Miller Cab Calloway Quincy Jones Fats Waller James P. Johnson Sidney Bechet Thelonious Monk Billy Strayhorn Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Blues for Pablo
Booker T. & the MG's, The Mar-Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Little Jimmy King, Son Seals, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Cray, Jimmy Page, Coco Montoya, Jimmie Vaughan, Albert Cummings, Matt Schofield, Blue House Band, Booker T. Jones, William Bell, Jerry Strickland, Willie Dixon, Bobby Patterson, Ike Turner, Fontella Bass, Bobby Blue Band, Z.Z. Hill, Ray Brown, Sonny Boy Williamson, Eric Clapton, Otis Rush, Louis Armstrong, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Otis Spann, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, James P. Johnson, The Average White Band, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Robert Johnson, James Brown, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis & Gil Evans 1959
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In this short, prominent jazz musicans of the 1940s get together for a r...
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In this short, prominent jazz musicans of the 1940s get together for a rare filming of a jam session. Marie Bryant has a vocal, and dancer Archie Savage does the jitterbug. It is notable that for several cast members, this is their only known appearance in a theatrical film.
The movie was directed by Gjon Mili. Producer Gordon Hollingshead was nominated for an Academy Award for this footage in the category of Best Short Subject, One-reel. In 1995, Jammin' the Blues was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Trivia: Guitarist Barney Kessel is the only white performer in this film. He was seated in the shadows to shade his skin, and for close-ups, his hands were stained with berry juice. Reportedly, during the filming of this short Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart paid a visit to the set and observed filming (hearing that something great was happening). According to one musician, Bogart came up to him and said "Are you getting paid good money for this? If you aren't, you should strike!"
My thoughts: I cannot stress how ahead of it's time this film was. The photography was very clever, such as using Lester Young's hat as a indefinable symbol in the opening shot, pulling back as Lester raises his head revealing his face. A "jam" session opens the short, Marie Bryant sings "On the Sunny Side of the Street" with velvety perfection, then another number which features jitterbug dancers. A good film to show today's artists that clever ideas didn't begin with their generation.
Artists showcased include: Lester Young on tenor sax George Red Callender on bass Harry Edison on trumpet Marlowe Morris on piano Sidney Catlett on drums Barney Kessel on guitar Jo Jones on drums as Joe Jones John Simmons on bass Illinois Jacquet on tenor sax Marie Bryant singing On the Sunny Side of the Street Archie Savage swing dancing Knox Manning the narrator
Production Staff: Gordon Hollingshead the producer Robert Burks the cinematographer Norman Granz the technical director Everett Dodd the film editor Charles David Forrest the sound engineer Roland Hill the art director
Related terms: Duke Ellington Song slang musician cigarette smoking bandleader singing black man African-Americans black Americans Africans negroes 1940s 1940's 40s 40's lead live midnight symphony drum solo one reeler film debut narrator narration New York City USA United States of America Jitterbug Piano Player Coleman Hawkins Ben Webster Budd Johnson Art Tatum Sonny Rollins Lucky Thompson Dexter Gordon Count Basie Lee Young Billie Holiday Ira Gershwin Fletcher Henderson Jimmie Lunceford Glenn Miller Cab Calloway Quincy Jones Fats Waller James P. Johnson Sidney Bechet Thelonious Monk Billy Strayhorn Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Blues for Pablo
Booker T. & the MG's, The Mar-Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Little Jimmy King, Son Seals, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Cray, Jimmy Page, Coco Montoya, Jimmie Vaughan, Albert Cummings, Matt Schofield, Blue House Band, Booker T. Jones, William Bell, Jerry Strickland, Willie Dixon, Bobby Patterson, Ike Turner, Fontella Bass, Bobby Blue Band, Z.Z. Hill, Ray Brown, Sonny Boy Williamson, Eric Clapton, Otis Rush, Louis Armstrong, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Otis Spann, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, James P. Johnson, The Average White Band, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Robert Johnson, James Brown, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis & Gil Evans 1959
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