Sun Ra - Cry of Jazz

Only an artist as brazen as the avant-garde/free jazz pianist and bandleader Sun Ra could have provided the soundtrack for this short black-and-white film. What Cry of Jazz (1958) may lack from a cinematic -- or even arguably a musical -- standpoint is more than compensated for by its bold social commentary. This is primarily predicated by the era in which it was created. Years before racial issues began to surface in public forums, Cry of Jazz dealt with the history of American jazz and the correlation to the realities of African-Americans. Read More