Jazz Masters I ♬ "Jam Session" ▻ 4K Loop
★★★★★ "Jam Session" inspired by “Jammin´ the Blues”, - a short film made in the studio by the photographer Gjon Mili in 1944 and in which he recreates a jam session led by Lester Young-, I build this scene with some of the figures of the time: pianist Count Basie, trumpeter Miles Davis, trombonist Melba Liston, Blackie (Gjon's cat), saxophonists Lester Young and Charlie Parker, singer Billie Holyday, pianist Duke Ellington, drummer Art Blakey, guitarist Charlie Christian , double bassist Charles Mingus, dancers Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James, and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie · Looped echoes of Lester Young band · Additional special mention to photographers Herman Leonard and William Gottlieb. ❯❯❯ ❯❯❯ ❯❯❯ “Crazy Loops” is a series of eight video essays with a max. of 60 seconds in which I condense the spirit of some artists, movies and songs in the form of hypnotic loops - animated .gifs - made with clippings of historical images, recreating locations and settings, and animating them frame by frame • In addition to the reconstruction of the characters, their staging and dramatic composition through scenery and lighting, I incorporate a musical loop taken from the original soundtracks • #gjonmili #countbasie #milesdavis #melbaliston #lesteryoung #charlieparker #billieholyday #artblakey #charliechristian #charlesmingus #willamaericker #dizzygillespie #hermanleonard #williamgottlieb #animatedcollage #audiovisualessay #graphicorama • Graphic-O-Rama • Crazy Loops • http://www.alaystudio.com
About Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer." Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm ...
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