Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.Read More »
Louis Armstrong
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Johan Grimonprez – Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024)
2021-2030BelgiumDocumentaryJohan GrimonprezMusical -
Bert Stern & Aram Avakian – Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959)
1951-1960Aram AvakianBert SternDocumentaryPerformanceUSA
Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer’s Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord’s Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.Read More »