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Ornette, made in America

Title
Ornette, made in America / directed by Shirley Clarke.
Publication
  • [Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2014]
  • [New York] : Exclusively distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories
  • ©1985
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Moving imageUse in library Sc BLURAY-3Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Clarke, Shirley, 1919-1997
  • Coleman, Ornette
  • Hoffman, Kathelin
  • Tatum, Eugene
  • Marshall, Demon
  • Lachman, Edward, 1948-
  • Caravan of Dreams Productions, production company.
  • Milestone Film & Video, publisher.
  • Oscilloscope Pictures, publisher.
Description
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Captures jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman's evolution over three decades, chronicling his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon. Director Clarke followed Ornette and his son Denardo starting in the late 1960s and ended with a homecoming tribute in his hometown of Fort Worth in 1983, featuring a gala concert of his Skies of America alongside performances with his Prime Time band.
Uniform Title
  • Project Shirley ; v. 3.
  • Milestone cinematheque.
Subject
  • Coleman, Ornette
  • Jazz musicians > United States > Biography
  • African American musicians > Biography
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Biographical films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Originally produced in 1985.
  • Program notes by Kathelin Hoffman Gray (4 unnumbered pages : portraits) inserted in container.
  • Bonus features: Shirley loves Felix; The link revisited: an interview with Denardo Coleman; video interview with Shirley Clarke; Ornette trailer; Ornette short trailer; Shirley Clarke on Ornette: radio interview.
Credits (note)
  • Producer, Kathelin Hoffman ; cinematographer, Ed Lachman ; film editor, Shirley Clarke ; composer, Ornette Coleman ; a Milestone Film release ; Caravan of Dreams Productions.
System Details (note)
  • Blu-Ray ; requires Blu-Ray player.
Language (note)
  • In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Call Number
Sc BLURAY-3
OCLC
949803255
Title
Ornette, made in America / directed by Shirley Clarke.
Publisher
[Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2014]
Distributor
[New York] : Exclusively distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories
Copyright Date
©1985
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file Blu Ray
Series
Project Shirley ; v. 3.
Milestone cinematheque.
Performer
Featuring Demon Marshall as the young Ornette, Eugene Tatum as the teen-age Ornette.
Credits
Producer, Kathelin Hoffman ; cinematographer, Ed Lachman ; film editor, Shirley Clarke ; composer, Ornette Coleman ; a Milestone Film release ; Caravan of Dreams Productions.
System Details
Blu-Ray ; requires Blu-Ray player.
Language
In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
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Added Author
Clarke, Shirley, 1919-1997, film director, film editor.
Coleman, Ornette, contributor, composer (expression)
Hoffman, Kathelin, film producer.
Tatum, Eugene, actor.
Marshall, Demon, actor.
Lachman, Edward, 1948- cinematographer.
Caravan of Dreams Productions, production company.
Milestone Film & Video, publisher.
Oscilloscope Pictures, publisher.
Research Call Number
Sc BLURAY-3
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