1981 Canadian film
Imagine the Sound is a 1981 Canadian documentary film about the once-controversial genre of free jazz, directed by Ron Mann.[1] It serves as Mann's feature film directorial debut.[2]
Background
Imagine the Sound marks Mann's feature film directorial debut; he made the film while he was still in his early twenties.[2] The film deals with the once-controversial genre of free jazz.[3][4][1]
Shot entirely in Toronto, the film features interviews with and musical and dramatic performances by pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Archie Shepp, trumpeter Bill Dixon, and pianist Paul Bley.[3][4][5] Bill Smith features as the interviewer of the film's subjects.[6]
Availability
The film has been digitally restored and was released on DVD in 2007.[7][8]
Reception
Critic and film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has said that Imagine the Sound “may be the best documentary on free jazz that we have.”[9]
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