PLAY YOUR OWN THING: A STORY OF JAZZ IN EUROPE
Joe Zawinul, Dusko Goykovic, Chris Barber, Jan Garbarek, Albert Mangelsdorff, Stefano Bollani, Till Brönner, Bobo Stenson, Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, and Many Others
The music documentary Play Your Own Thing provides a comprehensive history of European Jazz. It explores the origins of the US-influenced Jazz clubs after the Second World War, the first steps independent of American jazz and the various changes of direction that have repeatedly occurred in European jazz in the search for that "own voice" that European jazz musicians have helped to form. Featuring the great masters of European jazz such as Chris Barber, Jan Garbarek, Juliette Gréco, Stefano Bollani and Till Brönner, to name but a few, the film provides a wealth of styles in Jazz. For his third documentary on jazz, film-maker Julian Benedikt travelled to a wide variety of European countries in search of an all-embracing documentation of European jazz music. His story telling is neither too sophisticated nor does he simply reproduce the known clichés, rather the movie engages its audience with very personal impressions of European jazz, past and present. Accompanied by rarely seen archival footage featuring such influencing American jazz legends as Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, and others, this unique document offers a collection of sparkling musical gems from both sides of the Atlantic. A great music film!
Contents
- Jazz Arrives [4:59]
- Inspiration From Abroad [6:52]
- The United States of Jazz [10:07]
- Europe's Recognition [4:57]
- Montmartre Jazz Club [8:24]
- Exchange Across Borders [6:31]
- Playing Your Own Thing [11:39]
- Jazz Behind the Iron Curtain [:43]
- Finding Freedom [9:51]
- The Personal Signature [7:42]
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Product Details: DVD (NTSC/ALL REGIONS)
90 Minutes
Product Code: 880242557483
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