Shirley Clarke directs the world of jazz
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Artist:The Dizzy Gillespie
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Album:the cool world
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Track:cool world theme
Shirley Clarke (1919-1997)
"When i got to Hollywood, all the movie moguls claimed to be astounded by the reality of my films.How did i do it? And i'd say, "Well, it wasn't hard to make Harlem look like Harlem" ,describes Shirley Clarke.
The Cool World, combines real locations, a loose narrative, naturalisticacting, and highly expressive editing and cinematography in a raw, unflinching look at the power struggles and casual violence of Harlem's street gangs.
The Cool World, Dizzie Gillespie (t), Chris White (b), Rudy Collins (d), Kenny Barron (p), James Moody (s) review
- "The Connection", 1961, USA, dir. by S.Clarke, music composed by Freddie Redd
- "The Cool World", 1963, USA, dir. by S.Clarke, music composed by Mal Waldron
- "Ornette Coleman: Ornette made in America", 1985, USA, dir. by S.Clarke, music composed by Ornette Coleman
Comments (1)
When I was in college in Rhode Island, Shirley Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie came to the local movie theater to show the new film and answer questions, which I found to be exciting. Ten years later I was helping run an undergound film series in San Francisco, and got to meet Clarke when she visited to show her work, and I got to know her a little bit. In the Eighties she and I were on the board of another film organization in New York. Some of her more abstract short films are amazing as well.