Albert, Thank you for initiating this thread. I apologize if this was already mentioned but in my research I came across two others: Surprise Boogie (1956) direted by Albert Pierru and sponsored film *Skyscraper* by Clarke and Van Dyke from 1959, if memory serves.
Two non-avant garde that may be nonetheless of interest are: *Cry of Jazz *(Ed Bland, 1959) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_of_Jazz Jammin' The Blues (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIFJ81RIyVk [image: Inline image 1] On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 3:13 AM, Albert Alcoz <albertal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering about the connections between jazz music and avant-garde > film after watching *Bridges-Go-Round* (1958) by Shirley Clarke, with the > soundtrack version created by Teo Macero. > > There should be plenty of avant-garde and experimental films where the > soundtrack is instrumental jazz music. Maybe the field of Visual Music > should be the most represented but i'm sure there are other films like the > one by Michael Snow that uses, in this case, free jazz music or > improvisation. > > Does anyone remember some other avant-garde films with jazz soundtracks? > > Right my list is as follows: > > *Begone Dull Care* (1949) by Norman McLaren. Music by Oscar Peterson > > *Films No. 1* (1948) by Harry Smith. Music by Dizzy Gillespie > > *Chasse des Touches* (1959) by Hy Hirsh. Music by Thelonious Monk > > *Catalog* (1961) by John Whitney. Music by Ornette Coleman > > *New York Eye and Ear Control *(1964) by Michael Snow. Music by > Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, etc. > > Thanks in advance, > > Albert Alcoz > > > -- > http://visionaryfilm.net/ <http://www.visionaryfilm.net/> > http://albertalcoz.com/ <http://www.albertalcoz.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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