Planning a movie night with 'The Cry of Jazz' on any device? Here’s where you can watch it, including platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, all in one place. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'The Cry of Jazz' via subscription on Criterion Channel.
Here are a few important points to remember about the documentary flick. The Cry of Jazz starring George Waller, Dorothea Horton, Melinda Dillon, Andrew Duncan has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 34 min. The release date of the movie is March 22nd, 1959. The movie received a user score of 59/100 on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 13 real users.
Ready to dive into the plot? 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."
