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Imagine the Sound

Field	Value
name	Imagine the Sound
image	Imagine_the_Sound.jpg
director	Ron Mann
producer	Ron Mann
Bill Smith
starring	Paul Bley
Bill Dixon
Archie Shepp
Cecil Taylor
cinematography	Robert Fresco
editing	Sonya Polonsky
released
runtime	90 minutes
country	Canada
language	English

Bill Smith Bill Dixon Archie Shepp Cecil Taylor

Imagine the Sound is a 1981 Canadian documentary film about the music genre of free jazz, directed by Ron Mann. It serves as Mann's feature film directorial debut.

Background

Imagine the Sound marks Mann's feature film directorial debut; he made the film while he was still in his early twenties. The film deals with the once-controversial genre of free jazz.

Shot entirely in Toronto, the film features interviews with and musical and dramatic performances by pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Archie Shepp, trumpeter Bill Dixon, and pianist Paul Bley. Bill Smith features as the interviewer of the film's subjects.

Availability

The film has been digitally restored and was released on DVD in 2007.

Reception

Critic and film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has said that Imagine the Sound “may be the best documentary on free jazz that we have.”

References

"IMAGINE THE SOUND {{!}} The Clinton Street Theater".
"Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Ron Mann".
"Documentary Screening: Imagine The Sound (1981) - Gardiner Museum".
"IMAGINE THE SOUND".
Jazz, All About. (20 October 2007). "Paul Bley/Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon/Cecil Taylor: Imagine the Sound article @ All About Jazz".
"Imagine The Sound". Sphinx Productions.
"Sphinx Productions".
"KQEK DVD Review: Imagine the Sound (1981)".
"Imagine the Sound (1981) - Film Affinity".

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