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Imagine the Sound is a canadien film of genre Documentary

Imagine the Sound (1981)

Imagine the Sound
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Length 1h30
OriginCanada
Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating69% 3.4597753.4597753.4597753.4597753.459775

Imagine the Sound is a 1981 Canadian documentary film about free jazz, directed by Ron Mann. It features interviews with and musical and dramatic performances by pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Archie Shepp, trumpeter Bill Dixon and pianist Paul Bley. The film has been digitally restored and was screened at the 2007 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

It was filmed in Toronto. The interviews are conducted by Bill Smith.
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