A joyful noise free experimental jazz visionary sun ra. Sun ra afrofuturism, jazz artists, medieval tapestry. A joyful noise is a 1980 jazz film by robert mugge documenting performances by sun ra and his arkestra in philadelphia, washington d. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. He has focused primarily on films about music and musicians, but some of his earliest films were not music focused and he is now continuing to branch out as his interests and work evolve.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. No matter who is soloing, this is mostly a quiet, introspective session. A joyful noise 1980 on 123movies full movie free streaming. The quintessential document of the interplanetary jazz band leader sun ra, robert mugges sun ra. Herman sonny blount, an experimental jazz master and birmingham native, would have been 100 this year. Ensemble performances were filmed at baltimores famous ballroom, at dannys hollywood palace in philadelphia, and on the roof of philadelphias. A joyful noise is to be reissued on dvd and bluray via mvd entertainment. Squidco sells cds, dvds, vinyl lps and magazines of unusual music in the fields of improvisation, compositional music, experimental, chamber rock, and rock in opposition. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sun ra. Fays life is people won him a new generation of fans who will download this rare second album. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the. Yonatan gat is a guitarist, producer, composer and bandleader based in new york.
This is not a professionally filmed and edited recording. Sun ra, marshall allen, john gilmore, danny davis, pat patrick. The resulting 60minute film includes multiple public and private. Sun ra and his arkestra in the opening of the robert mugge film sun ra. Sun ra was a highly productive jazz musician, composer, poet and bandleader best. Filmmaker robert mugge profiles sun ra, a musician, bandleader, prophet and selfstyled poet. Robert mugges 1980 documentary on sun ra and his arkestra was the result of two years spent shooting the ensemble and their leader.
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. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. 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. A joyful noise 1981 filmmaker robert mugge profiles sun ra, a musician, bandleader. Chicago international film festival usa 16 june 1981 new york city, new york japan 27 february 2006.
His band monotonix got banned from playing concerts in israel which led gat a conscientious objector to leave his home country and perform around the world, playing. From the opening minimoog solo by sun ra, crystal spears is something else again. It interspersed passages of performances and rehearsals with sun ra s commentary on various subjects ranging from todays youth to his own place in the cosmos. All music and images belong to their respective owners. Sun ra is mostly heard on organ, and his understated playing sets the tone for a group of moody, lowkey tracks. Compilation of scenes from sun ra a joyful noise go watch the entire documentary. The resulting 60minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I enjoyed listening to sun ra, but after seeing this, i think it only deepened my. As sun ra explains in a joyful noise, all planet earth produces is the dead. John coltrane and sun ra utilised elements of sciencefiction and spirituality in their music to proclaim gospels of posthuman unity. 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 filmed live performances at baltimores famous ballroom, dannys hollywood palace in philadelphia, and on the roof of philadelphias international house. Joyful noise 1 hours and 58 minutes movie 2012 joyful noise is the story of a small town choir out to win a national competition despite overwhelming odds. Having only heard of sun ra from thirdhand sources, i was interested to know more about him. Space is the place is an 85minute afrofuturist science fiction film made in 1972 and released in 1974. Experimental jazz visionary sun ra was filmed on location in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, dc, between 1978 and 1980 by director robert mugge. This dvd captures the sun ra arkestra live at the palomino in north hollywood, ca, on 11588.
It was directed by john coney, written by sun ra and joshua smith, and features sun ra and his arkestra. Sontag adapted the italianlanguage feature from her story of the same name. 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. Undoubtedly convinced that his visual impact would not create the desired notice, he declares that he is heading into outer space some will. I was lucky enough to see sun ras uk debut on the south bank, london in 1970 and, a joyful noise is a. The film combines sun ra s philosophical musings with stunning musical excerpts from the arkestra in concert.
Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. My love of star wars stems from the influence sun ra had on my family. Sun ra stands in front of the camera lens in this documentary wearing a gold lone ranger mask, a purple, netwrapped wig, blue makeup, and outrageous clothes. Sun ra and his arkestra were the subject of a few documentary films, including robert mugges sun ra. 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. Trying to cover all there is to say about this most flamboyantly unique artist is a. Musicians, fans unite for sun ra centennial at alabama. His crossgenre sound was called a vital new music form by magnet magazine, melding improvisation, world music, punk and avant garde. Robert mugge born may 8, 1950 in chicago, illinois, united states is an american documentary film maker. 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. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly. Download strut records music label songs, singles and albums on mp3. It was filmed with one camera from the very back of the venue.
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