The resulting 60minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Portions of the film were shot on the roof of international house as well as at the penn museum and other locations and venues in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington d. The philadelphia performances captured by the film took place at dannys hollywood palace and on the rooftop of the philadelphia international center. If you missed it at the vision festival in 2016, its now available to stream on snagfilms read film critic richard brodys assessment of what makes this documentary a masterful examination of the sun ra arkestra over on the new yorker. This marvellous dvd is the product of two years filming of the legendary sun ra and his arkestra by documentary maker robert mugge. Aug 06, 2017 years ahead of his time, composer, keyboard player, bandleader, poet, and philosopher sun ra coupled images of outer space with those of ancient egypt, acoustic instruments with electronic ones, and modern american musical genres jazz, soul, gospel, blues, swing with the sounds of africa and the caribbean. This film from 1980 provides an entertaining but very superficial glimpse into his music which, even in the context of sloppy 70s jazz meltdown stuff, is kind of annoying and his odd little communecult of likeminded musicians and admitted disciples. A joyful noise dvd, 1998 at the best online prices at ebay. Plus it was the name of a sun ra documentary, and karl was studying. As explained by ra during the videos waning moments, the title a joyful noise is derived directly from sun ra s core philosophy that the sounds he and his arkestracreate fulfill the old testament scripture psalm 100 to make a joyful noise unto the lord. More personal portrait than actual comprehensive musical documentary, it presents a good range of ras many musical moods.
Sun ra was a highly productive jazz musician, composer, poet and bandleader best. A joyful noise about the musician and bandleader whose multimedia and pancultural activities made. You must cancel before the trial ends to avoid charges. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience. Of all the jazz musicians, sun ra was probably the most controversial. Ra s intergalactic omniverse arkestra performs in elaborate costumes, ritual, and theatrical glitter.
A joyful noise by sun ra bluray disc, dec2015, wienerworld at the best online prices at ebay. A joyful noise movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Sun ra intergalactic omniverse arkestra rhapsody films sun ra bandleader, keyboardist, composer and selfmade myth performs and philosophizes. Trying to cover all there is to say about this most flamboyantly unique artist is a. Experimental jazz visionary sun ra was filmed on location in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, dc, between 1978 and 1980 by director robert mugge. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly. Sun ra and his arkestra in the opening of the robert mugge film sun ra.
Years ahead of his time, composer, keyboard player, bandleader, poet, and philosopher sun ra coupled images of outer space with those of ancient egypt, acoustic instruments with electronic ones, and. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent freedom records. This rare, revealing documentary presents jazz legend and mystic sun ra as both philosopher and inspired leader of his most famous band, the intergalactic arkestra. A voyage into the music and myth of jazz pioneer sun ra. Celebrating sun ra at 100 in my music i speak of unknown things, impossible things, ancient things, potential things, the influential and eccentric jazz musician once said. More personal portrait than actual comprehensive musical documentary, it presents a good range of ra s many musical moods. The chaos on this plant is due to the music the musicians are playing that theyre supposed to play by some who just think of money and dont realize that music is a spiritual language and it represents the people of wave when musicians are compelled to play anything it goes straight to the throne or creator universe and that is how he sees you. A joyful no ise, robert mugge spent two years shooting sun ra and members of his socalled jazz arkestra in a wide variety of situations. The quintessential document of the interplanetary jazz band leader sun ra, robert mugges sun ra. He did not make it easy for people to take him seriously, for he surrounded his adventurous music with costumes and mythology that both looked backward toward ancient egypt and forward into science fiction.
The opening sections of robert mugges remastered 1980 portrait of visionary jazz artist sun ra. He also combined his music with dance, poetry, colorful costumes and backdrops, and. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent discography 3gb mp3 tpb 500mb m4aaac tpb. Filmmaker robert mugge and his crew spent two years 1978 to 1980 shooting sun ra. Mar, 2010 compilation of scenes from sun ra a joyful noise go watch the entire documentary. Ensemble performances were filmed at baltimores famous ballroom, at dannys hollywood palace in philadelphia, and on the roof of philadelphias. We are another order of beings sun ra a joyful noise robert mugge satellites are spinning. Having only heard of sun ra from thirdhand sources, i was interested to know more about him. A joyful noise, robert mugge spent two years shooting sun ra and members of his so. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. One rare and moving exception is the work of the director robert mugge, whose film sun ra. The image measures 1440 2048 pixels and is 1085 kilobytes large. Throughout mugges involvement with ra, he managed to. The bright costumes and wild improvisations of sun ra and his arkestra made them a natural for film.
Mar 01, 2017 my love of star wars stems from the influence sun ra had on my family. A joyful noise captures ra and his arkestra after they had relocated to philadelphia. The resulting film includes multiple fantastic watch sun ra. Although several documentaries and one very strange feature film were made of the group, no filmmaker found the essence of ra and his sidemen as well as robert mugge in his documentary a joyful noise.
A joyful noise, the musician speaks of the limitations of earthly creation and the creative power that comes from outer space. A joyful noise rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Since i dont consider myself as one of the humans, im a spiritual being myself, he said in a joyful noise, a documentary released in 1980. A joyful noise is to be reissued on dvd and bluray.
As a bonus there are extended audio recordings of all the tunes. Sun ra and his arkestra in the opening of the robert. I was lucky enough to see sun ra s uk debut on the south bank, london in 1970 and, a joyful noise is a reminder of that astonishing concert and also a great introduction to ra s exotic musical universe. Documentary portrait of jazz visionary sun ra and his arkestra. Sun ra profiled, with performance footage and comments from musicians including john gilmore, marshall allen, danny thompson, james jacson, elo omoe and june tyson, vocal. A joyful noise 1980 tt0270677 robert mugge filmed jazz great sun ra on location in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, d.
A joyful noise was first released directly following the filming of the production in 1980 at the international house philadelphia. Ensemble performances were filmed at baltimores famous ballroom, at dannys hollywood palace in philadelphia, and on the roof of philadelphias international house on the. By sun ra, plus round midnight by thelonious monk, bernie hanighen, cootie williams. A joyful no ise 1980 trying to cover all there is to say about this most flamboyantly unique artist is a daunting task, especially in an hour, but robert mugges a joyful noise does a darned good job. Testimonials from colleagues are intercut with concert footage in baltimore and philadelphia, as well as sessions with the ra himself, filmed. Sun ra a joyful noise movie listen to free music online. A joyful noise 1980 trying to cover all there is to say about this most flamboyantly unique artist is a daunting task, especially in an hour, but robert mugges a joyful noise does a darned good job. Visionary jazz iconoclast sun ra s life is profiled in this rousing documentary exploring how his cosmicallyinspired oeuvre created a new music form synthesizing science fiction, ancient egyptian. As sun ra explains in a joyful noise, all planet earth produces is the dead. Sun ra was a highly productive jazz musician, composer, poet and bandleader best known for his cosmic philosophies on life and music, and.
This rare, revealing documentary presents jazz legend and mystic sun ra as both philosopher and inspired leader of his most. A joyful noise is a 1980 jazz film by robert mugge documenting performances by sun ra and his arkestra in philadelphia, washington d. Learn more about sun ra at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. The prevalence of documentaries about musicians is a curse, because most of these films do a terrible job of showcasing music. My love of star wars stems from the influence sun ra had on my family.
Robert mugge filmed jazz great sun ra on location in philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, d. An extraordinary documentary about the art of sun ra the. Transferred to hd from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the. Acclaimed documentarian and music historian robert mugges definitive portrait of jazz visionary sun ra and his arkestra. It interspersed passages of performances and rehearsals with sun ra s commentary on various subjects ranging from todays youth to his own place in the cosmos. If you are trying to download a preorder, the full album is usually not available until. The film combines sun ra s philosophical musings with stunning musical excerpts from the arkestra in concert. A joyful noise 1981 filmmaker robert mugge profiles sun ra, a musician, bandleader.
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