Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers - brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane - are today acknowledged as central to the evolution of jazz as America's most innovative art form. FIRE MUSIC showcases the architects of a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushed harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, and produced landmark albums like Coleman's Free Jazz: A Collective Inspiration and Coltrane's Ascension. A rich trove of archival footage conjures the 1960s jazz scene along with incisive reflections by critic Gary Giddins and a number of the movement's key players.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Stars:
Crew: Tom Surgal (Writer), Thurston Moore (Executive Producer), Nels Cline (Executive Producer), Tom Surgal (Producer), Tom Surgal (Director)
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Language: English
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Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 10, 2021
IMDb: 4
