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Archie Shepp : je suis jazz, C'est ma vie = Archie Shepp : I am jazz, it's my life

Title
Archie Shepp : je suis jazz, C'est ma vie = Archie Shepp : I am jazz, it's my life / directed by Frank Cassenti.
Publication
New York, NY : Rhapsody Films, ©1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Cassenti, Frank
  • Shepp, Archie
  • Kessler, Siegfried
  • Little, Wilbur, 1928-1987
  • Mumford, Don
  • Jarvis, Clifford
  • Fall, Cheikh Tidiane
  • Pi Productions, production company.
  • Rhapsody Films, production company.
  • Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France), production company.
Description
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color, black and white; 1/2 in.
Summary
Archie Sheppe, multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet, playwright and educator discusses, in both French and English, the African origins and revolutionary purpose of jazz and the social invisibility and insolation of blacks. His versatile club performances add even more color to this intelligent film.
Alternative Title
  • Archie Shepp, I am jazz, it's my life.
  • Je suis jazz, c'est ma vie.
  • I am jazz, it's my life.
Subject
  • Shepp, Archie
  • African American musicians
  • Bop (Music)
  • Jazz > 1981-1990
  • Saxophone with jazz ensemble
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Jazz.
Note
  • All selections by Archie Shepp except as noted.
Credits (note)
  • Producer, Hubert Niogret ; adaptation, Valerie Malvaux and Nöel Burch ; Pi Productions.
Event (note)
  • Club sequences performed at the Hotel Lutetia le New Morning.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
Language (note)
  • English and French.
Contents
Blues gee whiz -- Une petite surprise pour mamselle -- Touch you, hold you, feel you -- Mama Rose ; Things havegot to change -- In a sentimental mood / Ellington -- Moose the mooche / Parker.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-408
OCLC
64019010
Title
Archie Shepp : je suis jazz, C'est ma vie = Archie Shepp : I am jazz, it's my life / directed by Frank Cassenti.
Imprint
New York, NY : Rhapsody Films, ©1990.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videocassette
Performer
Starring Archie Shepp, saxophone ; with Siegfried Kessler, piano ; Wilbur Little, bass ; Don Mumford and Clifford Jarvis, drums ; Cheikh Tidiane Fall, percussion.
Credits
Producer, Hubert Niogret ; adaptation, Valerie Malvaux and Nöel Burch ; Pi Productions.
Event
Club sequences performed at the Hotel Lutetia le New Morning.
System Details
VHS.
Language
English and French.
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Added Author
Cassenti, Frank, film director.
Shepp, Archie, performer.
Kessler, Siegfried, performer.
Little, Wilbur, 1928-1987, performer.
Mumford, Don, performer.
Jarvis, Clifford, performer.
Fall, Cheikh Tidiane, performer.
Pi Productions, production company.
Rhapsody Films, production company.
Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France), production company.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-408
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