[78-L] "Prohibition" DVD

[Jeff Sultanof]

All true, but don't attack the messenger!!

Jeff Sultanof

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> You should clarify this statement by not calling "Jazz" a documentary. It
> was a skewed, revisionist, and highly selective pseudo-history. Some have
> even called it racist.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:39:11 -0400
> > From: jeffsultanof at gmail.com
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] "Prohibition" DVD
> >
> > 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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