[78-L] "Prohibition" DVD

[Jeff Sultanof]

It was a minor scandal in the jazz community that such people as James
Maher, Dan Morgenstern, Gene Lees and Richard Sudhalter were hardly
represented except for a few minutes each, vs. others he focused on who
shall remain nameless.

Jeff Sultanof

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> I've watched episodes 1 and 2 and although the subject is fascinating, I'm
> finding his format kind of wearisome. What are the credentials of the
> talking heads he uses over and over again? I understand the elderly people
> who lived through the Depression but still don't know who they are. A brief
> introduction to each person before they start talking would certainly be
> helpful. As for the "historians" he uses, I know nothing of their
> background; what they've written, or even if they are affiliated with an
> institution.
>
> As for the music, I've heard very little, thus far, that is concurrent with
> the events portrayed on the screen. I've heard "The Mooche" and other songs
> that weren't recorded until late in the 1920s or even the 1930s. They work
> with the visuals, but it would have been much more appropriate hearing songs
> that were made at the time. The best one I heard was Charlie Poole's "If the
> River Was Whiskey," and I forgive the anachronistic usage of that one, even
> though it wasn't recorded until 1930. I don't think I heard one acoustic
> record although I might be mistaken since I dozed off a few times during
> Episode 1.
>
> I like the individual story lines that Burns focuses on. They are
> interesting, compelling, and representative of the era.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> > From: steveramm78l at hotmail.com
> > To: 78-l at 78online.com
> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:20:06 -0400
> > Subject: [78-L] "Prohibition" DVD
> >
> >
> > I missed show on TV and got DVD yesterday. Got through part 1 (of 3) and
> bonuses. The bonuses are a 7 minute "making of" - which might be same as on
> website, 27 minutes of deleted scenes and 55 minutes of deleted interview
> segments (15 of them). The latter is raw footage where interviewee is not
> identified on screen.
> >
> > BTw, this time there is no "companion CD".
> >
> > Steve Ramm
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