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The Cry of Jazz starring George Waller, Dorothea Horton, Melinda Dillon, Andrew Duncan has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 34 min, and a scheduled release date of March 22nd, 1959.
It received a user score of 59/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 13 experienced users.
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of music and race - a forecast of what he called "the death of jazz." A landmark moment in black film, foreseeing the civil unrest of subsequent decades, it also features the only known footage of visionary pianist Sun Ra from his beloved Chicago period. Featured are ample images of tenor saxophonist John Gilmore and the rest of Ra's Arkestra in Windy City nightclubs, all shot in glorious black & white."
'The Cry of Jazz' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .
'The Cry of Jazz' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on March 22nd, 1959
