[78-L] "Prohibition" DVD

[Jeff Sultanof]

I forgot to specify: I meant the "Jazz" documentary.

Jeff

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Jeff Sultanof <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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