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In Reply to: Saw 'Round Midnight last night... posted by HOK on November 3, 2006 at 10:12:04:

I saw this at a film festival in Boston in 1986 and the director, Bernard Tavernier, spoke about the film and what it was like to work with Dex. Gordon's character is believed to be an amalgam of saxophonist Lester Young and bop pianist Bud Powell. I particularly appreciated th use of actual jazz musicians in some of the roles. And, as you point out, the music is just superb.

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Re: Dexter Gordon steals the limelight in Round Midnight - grinagog 17:41:30 11/03/06 (6)
and is such a great natural actor it makes me wonder why he wasn't in more films
Music: Dexter Gordon Blows Hot and Cool, Our Man in Paris, Two Flights Up
Jazz films/documentaries:
Straight, No Chaser, Thelonious Monk
Let's Get Lost, Chet Baker
Portrait of a Jazz Survivor,Art Pepper
Grins
- Re: Dexter Gordon steals the limelight in Round Midnight - Jimmy NYC 13:49:50 11/04/06 (0)
  You really suggest some great Jazz docs Grin!
  
  "Portrait of a Jazz Survivor" was so well done, I had insights into the complex Pepper character that I didn't get reading his dark but wonderful autobiography "The Straight Life".
- Let's Get Lost... - HOK 06:03:26 11/04/06 (4)
  is playing at DOC in a few weeks. I'm going to try to get there.
  - Re: Let's Get Lost... - rico 08:34:31 11/04/06 (3)
    This has never come out on laserdisc or DVD and the VHS tape is out of print and obscenely overpriced as well. Too bad, as it is a great documantery on Chettie. I saw it once at the Brattle theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    - Re: Let's Get Lost..., actually I own the laser disc - grinagog 06:25:05 11/05/06 (2)
      tho' it's rare; Nippon Columbia, a 1988 release
      Grins
      - Re: Let's Get Lost..., actually I own the laser disc - rico 09:16:31 11/05/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Let's Get Lost..., actually I own the laser disc posted by grinagog on November 5, 2006 at 06:25:05:
        
        Thanks. I'll search for it. Funny how I missed it because it is at or near the top of my wish list. Thanks very much.
        
        Rico: a picture of what you're looking for - grinagog 05:07:43 11/11/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Let's Get Lost..., actually I own the laser disc posted by rico on November 5, 2006 at 09:16:31:
        
        Grins

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