Sun ra god is more than love can ever be 1979 youtube. Robert mugge filmed jazz great sun ra on location in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, d. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images sun ra a joyful noise by winstar. A joyful noise rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Acclaimed documentarian and music historian robert mugges definitive portrait of jazz visionary sun ra and his arkestra. This dvd captures the sun ra arkestra live at the palomino in north hollywood, ca, on 11588. A joyful noise is to be reissued on dvd and bluray via mvd entertainment. Gilmore died in 1995, but was interviewed in a joyful noise. The illustrious sun ra, whose experimental music encompasses and surpasses. Having only heard of sun ra from thirdhand sources, i was interested to know more about him. The prevalence of documentaries about musicians is a curse, because most of. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing. Visionary jazz iconoclast sun ra s life is profiled in this rousing documentary exploring how his cosmicallyinspired oeuvre created a new music form synthesizing science fiction, ancient egyptian.
A joyful no ise 1980 trying to cover all there is to say about this most flamboyantly unique artist is a daunting task, especially in an hour, but robert mugges a joyful noise does a darned good job. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly. A joyful noise available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Testimonials from colleagues are intercut with concert footage in baltimore and philadelphia, as well as sessions with the ra himself, filmed. Death mills free billy wilders documentary in german showing what. As explained by ra during the videos waning moments, the title a joyful noise is derived directly from sun ra s core philosophy that the sounds he and his arkestracreate fulfill the old testament scripture psalm 100 to make a joyful noise unto the lord. Years ahead of his time, composer, keyboard player, bandleader, poet, and philosopher sun ra coupled images of outer space with those of ancient egypt, acoustic instruments with electronic ones, and modern american musical genres jazz, soul, gospel, blues, swing with the sounds of africa and the caribbean. The resulting film includes multiple fantastic public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Ensemble performances were filmed at baltimores famous ballroom, at dannys hollywood palace in philadelphia, and on the roof of philadelphias international house on the.
More personal portrait than actual comprehensive musical documentary, it presents a good range of ra s many musical moods. Release dates 4 also known as aka 0 release dates usa april 1980 worldfest houston usa october 1980 chicago international film festival usa 16 june 1981 new york city, new york japan 27 february 2006. A joyful noise 1980 tt0270677 robert mugge filmed jazz great sun ra on location in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, d. As sun ra explains in a joyful noise, all planet earth produces is the dead bodies of humanity. Years ahead of his time, composer, keyboard player, bandleader, poet, and philosopher sun ra coupled images of outer space with those of ancient egypt, acoustic instruments with electronic ones, and modern american musical genres. At first, gilmore said, he had a hard time understanding ra s music. This film from 1980 provides an entertaining but very superficial glimpse into his music which, even in the context of sloppy 70s jazz meltdown stuff, is kind of annoying and his odd little communecult of likeminded musicians and admitted disciples. Compilation of scenes from sun ra a joyful noise go watch the entire documentary. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. A joyful noise is a 1980 jazz film by robert mugge documenting performances by sun ra and his arkestra in philadelphia, washington d.
This rare, revealing documentary presents jazz legend and mystic sun ra as both philosopher and inspired leader of his most famous band, the intergalactic arkestra. It was filmed with one camera from the very back of the venue. Bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Ra far outweigh the films considerable technical shortcomings. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent blogger. He filmed live performances at baltimores famous ballroom, dannys hollywood palace in philadelphia, and on the roof of philadelphias international house. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent discography 3gb mp3 tpb 500mb m4aaac tpb. Robert mugges 1980 documentary on sun ra and his arkestra was the result of two years spent shooting the ensemble and their leader. The resulting 60minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and. I was lucky enough to see sun ra s uk debut on the south bank, london in 1970 and, a joyful noise is a reminder of that astonishing concert and also a great introduction to ra s exotic musical universe. Filmmaker robert mugge profiles sun ra, a musician, bandleader, prophet and selfstyled poet. A joyful no ise, robert mugge spent two years shooting sun ra and members of his socalled jazz arkestra in a wide variety of situations. He also combined his music with dance, poetry, colorful costumes and backdrops, and.
A joyful noise embodies sun ra s art of selftransformation and of musical innovation, of spiritual aspiration and of separateness, of selfdisplay. A joyful noise free experimental jazz visionary sun ra. A joyful noise 1981 filmmaker robert mugge profiles sun ra, a musician, bandleader, prophet and selfstyled poet. A joyful noise follows the story of sun ra, the musician and bandleader whose multimedia and pancultural activities made him one of the prime artists of afrofuturism. A joyful noise movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Sun ra was an amazing and interesting man, and if you are a fan of sun ra, the performances by the arkestra and the interviews with the band and mr. A joyful noise is a fascinating insightful into one of the most innovative, daring and experimental musicians of the 20th century. This is not a professionally filmed and edited recording. View a joyful noise related content at all about jazz. The resulting 60minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. The philadelphia performances captured by the film took place at dannys hollywood palace and on the rooftop of the philadelphia international center. A joyful noise is to be reissued on dvd and bluray.
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