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Imagine the Sound

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]

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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]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "IMAGINE THE SOUND | The Clinton Street Theater". cstpdx.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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    "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Ron Mann". cfe.tiff.net. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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    "Documentary Screening: Imagine The Sound (1981) - Gardiner Museum". www.gardinermuseum.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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    "IMAGINE THE SOUND". Austin Film Society. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  5. [5]
    Jazz, All About (20 October 2007). "Paul Bley/Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon/Cecil Taylor: Imagine the Sound article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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    "Imagine The Sound". Sphinx Productions. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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    "Sphinx Productions". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
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    "KQEK DVD Review: Imagine the Sound (1981)". www.kqek.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  9. [9]
    Imagine the Sound (1981) - Film Affinity, retrieved 2021-05-26
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