The Cry of Jazz (1959) Part 4 of 4

This is a most excellent critical analysis of Jazz. Brutally honest and totally factual. This 35 minute film packs more of a wallop than the ENTIRE 10 disc Ken Burns Jazz documentary.

The Cry of Jazz succeeds in its dramatization of a discussion between blacks and whites where the blacks participating in the dialouge actually carry the story rather than being the by-standers listening to whites tell our story.

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[arcoknuti]

@LvnAction I wonder what you think when you hear the words un-selfexamined racist?

[frostflow]

HIP-HOP

[george4mon]

@KindaLikeWater i may have been a bit vague but you cant deny it was still an innovative and inspiring year, people dont associate wonder, gaye and hendrix with jazz, they were influenced by the genre but appreciated for different styles so i would say their impact on jazz was minor in comparison to for example davis and coltrane

[KindaLikeWater]

@2300skiddo And as I pointed out to someone else here, "Alex" wasn't talking about one tiny year. He was talking in terms of decades and generations, not mere years. Think about it. What were the most popular musical forms in America by 1969 and 1979? We can even specify "popular Black musical forms". :)

[KindaLikeWater]

@2300skiddo A priceless document indeed! Also with some strange ideas. But also with some very valid and real ideas, for those who can handle them. But in every age and demographic, there are always those who don't want to hear it, and can't handle it.

[KindaLikeWater]

@george4mon Come come now, George. These things aren't measured in a matter of mere years. You're thinking on much too tiny a scale. They're measure more in a matter of decades and generations. And what musical form really took over in the 60's and 70's? Which artists were really being talked about in the 60's and 70's? We went from Ellington and Basie, to Davis and Parker, to Wonder, Hendrix, and Marvin Gaye. In the last scale, without being narrow and literal, Alex was right.

[lucy1lucy1]

i loved it!!!! lets all dance!

[george4mon]

all the talk about jazz going nowhere is quite ironic because 1959 turned out to be one of most innovative years jazz!

[racylaserjet]

@DreamsCumTrue469 I'd rather get with Jazz cats and play Jazz then listen to this. Heck they're not even listening to any Jazz. It's time to go play some.

[DreamsCumTrue469]

@racylaserjet doesn't have to be "either - or." you can have both. information should always be gathered from multiple sources anyway. Believe it or not, there are many things that the "Jazz Greats" will never tell you on camera (even though it's true) because they know some will not like hearing the unfettered truth and will retaliate with financial reprisals....ask the Dixie Chicks, the Committee on Un-American Activities, etc. Retaliation, even for the truth, is as American as apple pie

[DreamsCumTrue469]

@FreeGuitarLicks did you say "back then?" lol