| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 minutes) : .flv file, sound, color |
| Summary |
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience |
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Title from title frames |
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Film |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1980 |
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This version distributed and produced by MVD Entertainment Group |
| Performer |
Sun Ra, keyboards and vocals ; John Gilmore, tenor saxophone ; Marshall Allen, alto saxophone ; Danny Thompson, baritone saxophone ; James Jacson, bassoon and percussion ; Elo Omoe, bass clarinet ; June Tyson, vocals ; and many others |
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In English |
| Subject |
Sun Ra.
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Jazz musicians -- United States.
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Jazz -- 1971-1980.
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Music and philosophy.
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Music.
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Streaming video.
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Music
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streaming video.
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music (discipline)
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Arts
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Documentary films
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Internet videos
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Music
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Streaming video
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documentary film.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Mugge, Robert, 1950- film director.
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Gilmore, John, 1951- on-screen participant.
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Sun Ra, on-screen participant.
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Allen, Marshall, on-screen participant.
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Thompson, Danny, on-screen participant.
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Jacson, James, 1932-1997, on-screen participant.
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Omoe, Eloe, 1949-1989, on-screen participant.
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Tyson, June, on-screen participant.
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Mug-Shot Productions, production company.
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Sun Ra Arkestra, on-screen participant.
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MVD Entertainment Group, film distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), publisher.
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