History of Jazz Oxygen for the Ears

2012
1h 34m
12
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'Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz' is a story of the trials and triumphs of jazz in America. Every jazz tune has a starting point - a simple note - from which the music starts its journey an...

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Those who already love jazz will find plenty to like in this mish-mash of a documentary, but it struggles to maintain focus, covers arbitrary subjects in a random manner, and has some technical issues with sound, never a good thing when music is what you're about. Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and John Coltrane get attention, and the early years of jazz in New Orleans is covered nicely, but this isn't a history lesson and the connections between "chapters" are tenuous at best. Not nearly in the class of "The Girls in the Band," a wonderful documentary on forgotten women in the music's history, and not particularly worthwhile for the uninitiated.
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Release Dates: 06-01-2012

Country of origin: United States

Language: English

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Color: color

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Budget: USD

Revenue Worldwide

Currency: USD

Amount: $23,048.00

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