Jazz and the movies have had a chequered career - Anatomy of a Murder and Lift to the Scaffold are a couple of the better ones that spring to mind. However, With Peter Bradley, going by the TRAILER, this 90 minute documentary looks to be something extra special and, even if it isn't, the soundtrack alone will be worth price of the popcorn and so much more if it ever hits your local fleapit (those were the days!)
Basically, the movie is a portrait of the vastly under-recognised 79-year-old black abstract artist Peter Bradley.
Bradley loves jazz and some of his idols are Miles, Trane and Blakey so, as Jackson spent several years working with the latter's Jazz Messengers, he was a natural to provide the soundtrack.
And what a soundtrack! It's the Messengers recreated. Gutsy tenor from Jackson, cutting edge trumpet by Glassman on seven of the sixteen tracks and a cracking rhythm section.
It's a must, from both an audio and a visual aspect.
I don't care whether it is the big screen, the small screen or on my smart phone (let's see how smart it is) I want to see this one so, until it shows at Everyman, Tyneside Cinema, Netflex or BBC4 or wherever I'll live in hope that eventually I'll hit lucky.
Going by the CD and the trailer, I'm guessing that jazz, art and cinema have never had such a wonderful ménage à trois as this before. Lance
The album is released on June 16. The film date will be announced when known or, if you find out first then put me wise.
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