As usual, you are one of the few here that take the time to provide

Posted by tinear (A) on October 23, 2008 at 11:35:54

In Reply to: Wrong, possibly on two counts... posted by EBerlin on October 22, 2008 at 18:03:21:

interesting and detailed opinion--- with reasoning to bolster it.
First off, I think you're being a bit unfair to Burns. The audience isn't meant to be the cognoscenti but the general public; remember, jazz is by far the least popular musical idiom, today, but yesteryear it was the most popular: it's edifying to look at the performers that made it so.
The narrative style is a legitimate gripe but every filmmaker has his own. One can criticize Moore, also, but he and the Burns boys are masters at communication. Neither attempts to be the ultimate word: they serve as popularizers of a viewpoint or medium. As such, their success is unmatched.
I'd also argue that it was a fairly representative group of commentators: Nat Hentoff (ignored by Jazz Inmate) prominently was used.
But, and this is a major, I've only seen the particular disc I mentioned. I certainly don't see any fatal flaws in it: the narration, the talking-heads, and the vintage performances--- visually and sonically--- were very satisfying.
Now, why don't YOU do a jazz-theme documentary?

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Topic - "Jazz," by the Burns Bros. I've only seen #7, the Be Bop disc, but it truly is - tinear 07:52:56 10/22/08 (18)

RE: "Jazz," by the Burns Bros. I've only seen #7, the Be Bop disc, but it truly is - no1maestro 09:51:50 10/22/08 (16)

Wrong, possibly on two counts... - EBerlin 18:03:21 10/22/08 (15)

Agree with most of that.. but not on the last 30 or 40 years - late 16:21:12 10/25/08 (0)

As usual, you are one of the few here that take the time to provide - tinear 11:35:54 10/23/08 (3)

Thanks for your post - EBerlin 11:57:31 10/23/08 (2)

Do you think a group of smaller jazz labels, as well as the - tinear 12:11:03 10/23/08 (1)

RE: Do you think a group of smaller jazz labels, as well as the - EBerlin 14:05:09 10/23/08 (0)

RE: Wrong, possibly on two counts... - no1maestro 10:27:37 10/23/08 (6)

PBS - EBerlin 11:39:09 10/23/08 (5)

"My penultimate doc was distributed theatrically by Miramax" - What was your ultimate documentary? - Audiophilander 14:56:00 10/23/08 (4)

The Ultimate one is the one I just finished....* - EBerlin 14:59:09 10/23/08 (3)

RE: The Ultimate one is the one I just finished....* - no1maestro 14:14:03 10/24/08 (2)

You wouldn't have seen the new one... - EBerlin 21:23:42 10/24/08 (1)

RE: You wouldn't have seen the new one... - no1maestro 09:36:45 10/26/08 (0)

Far be it from me to disagree with a professional documentarian, but my impression of Burn's documentaries... - Audiophilander 23:48:10 10/22/08 (0)

Having enjoyed Burns "Civil War" I was disappointed with "Jazz" - grinagog 20:20:24 10/22/08 (1)

agreed...no self-respecting jazz fan could have been content with Ken Burns' treatment - Jazz Inmate 22:47:14 10/22/08 (0)

RE: "Jazz," by the Burns Bros. - dwill123 08:40:59 10/22/08 (0)

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As usual, you are one of the few here that take the time to provide - tinear 11:35:54 10/23/08 (3)

Thanks for your post - EBerlin 11:57:31 10/23/08 (2)

Do you think a group of smaller jazz labels, as well as the - tinear 12:11:03 10/23/08 (1)

RE: Do you think a group of smaller jazz labels, as well as the - EBerlin 14:05:09 10/23/08 (0)

As usual, you are one of the few here that take the time to provide

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