Yusef Lateef, who died on Monday after a bout with prostate cancer, was a devout Muslim who did not like his music to be called jazz because of the supposed indecent origins and connotations of the word (although those origins are still debated). He preferred the self-coined phrase "autophysiopsychic music." Furthermore, his music encompassed an impressively broad range of styles, and the only Grammy he won was in the New Age category -- for a recording of a symphony. Think about those things amid the flood of Lateef obituaries with "jazz" in the headline.
That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).
A Detroit friend,...
That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).
A Detroit friend,...
- 12/25/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
The 49th New York Film Festival has announced their Masterworks and Special Anniversary screenings that will show between the festival’s seventeen days, September 30th – October 16th. The Masterworks program and the festival’s additional programming will provide audiences with exciting opportunities to explore new film-making styles and storytelling events. To learn more about the Masterworks and Anniversary films, please check out below for full synopsis and details.
Masterworks And Special Anniversary Screenings
Masterworks: The Gold Rush
Chaplin’s personal favorite among his own films, The Gold Rush (1925), is a beautifully constructed comic fable of fate and perseverance, set in the icy wastes of the Alaskan gold fields. Re-released by Chaplin in 1942 in a recut version missing some scenes, and with added narration and musical score, The Gold Rush will be presented in a new restoration of the original, silent 1925 version. In this frequently terrifying and always unpredictable universe of...
Masterworks And Special Anniversary Screenings
Masterworks: The Gold Rush
Chaplin’s personal favorite among his own films, The Gold Rush (1925), is a beautifully constructed comic fable of fate and perseverance, set in the icy wastes of the Alaskan gold fields. Re-released by Chaplin in 1942 in a recut version missing some scenes, and with added narration and musical score, The Gold Rush will be presented in a new restoration of the original, silent 1925 version. In this frequently terrifying and always unpredictable universe of...
- 8/28/2011
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
In December of 1979 a punk band consisting of members Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Nicky Headon released their third studio album (those are what we had before CDs, you young whippersnappers), London Calling. The songs were a glorious mix of music styles, including punk, rockabilly, reggae and ska and London Calling is often referred to as one of the greatest albums ever recorded. The title track was The Clash's highest charting single. And now, fans of the band will finally get to see the story behind the band and the making of this iconic recording.
The film will cover producer Guy Stevens' (who had worked with The Who and The Rolling Stones) effect on London Calling; the band consistently credited Stevens for the album's quality and even wrote a song for him when Stevens died.
Not content to just give their blessings, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon...
The film will cover producer Guy Stevens' (who had worked with The Who and The Rolling Stones) effect on London Calling; the band consistently credited Stevens for the album's quality and even wrote a song for him when Stevens died.
Not content to just give their blessings, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon...
- 12/3/2010
- by Cindy Davis
The Clash were an integral part of the original wave of British punk, and now the 1979 album that launched their popularity overseas will be made in to a feature film of the same name: London Calling. Jez Butterworth, whose writing credits include the recent Fair Game and wrote and directed Birthday Girl almost a decade back, will pen the screenplay with the help of original Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. Filming is set for 2011 Ruby Films' Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits will produce along with Butterworth, who had writing support from the now abolished UK Film Council. Ruby Film is the same banner behind recent Brit List hot screenplays Sex Education and Corsica 72 - where we also have an update on that project. Gist: With Jones and Simonon on board as both advisers and exec producers, London Calling will have exclusive rights to the music that made up the legendary record.
- 12/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The BBC reports that a film about The Clash is a go and that it is to center around the making of their 1979 record, "London Calling." The band, then composed of the infamous Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Nicky "Topper" Headon worked with influential British producer Guy Stevens to record the iconic rock album.
Both Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, currently playing animated alter egos in Damon Albarn's band Gorillaz, are on as executive producers. Alison Owen (mother of singer Lily Allen) is producing the film which begins shooting next year, with no cast yet announced.
I hope the story carries through '79 and into '82 for a bit of "Combat Rock," but we'll have to see where writer Jez Butterworth goes with it. The BBC notes that Butterworth is "author of award-winning play Jerusalem." That doesn't help a crude lad like me though, so I looked...
Both Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, currently playing animated alter egos in Damon Albarn's band Gorillaz, are on as executive producers. Alison Owen (mother of singer Lily Allen) is producing the film which begins shooting next year, with no cast yet announced.
I hope the story carries through '79 and into '82 for a bit of "Combat Rock," but we'll have to see where writer Jez Butterworth goes with it. The BBC notes that Butterworth is "author of award-winning play Jerusalem." That doesn't help a crude lad like me though, so I looked...
- 12/2/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
<img src="http://www.darkhorizons.com/assets/0013/0834/london-calling_article.jpg" /><p>Scribe Jez Butterworth ("Fair Game," "The Last Legion") is teaming with The Clash bandmembers Mick Jones and Paul Simonon for a film about the making of the band's famed 1979 album "London Calling" reports <a href="http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/jez-butterworth-writes-feature-about-the-clash-for-ruby/5021086.article">Screen Daily</a>.</p> <p>The story will follow how unconventional producer/manager Guy Stevens steered the English punk rock band to fame with their hit 1979 album which is now considered one of the greatest of all time.</p> <p>Butterworth, Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits will produce the feature with shooting to kick off next year.</p>...
- 12/2/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
I am a huge fan of the iconic punk rock band The Clash, and I am excited to report that they are going have a biopic developed that will be based around the creation of their third and most popular album London Calling.
The film is being developed by writer Jez Butterworth who recently worked on the script for Fair Game. He will write London Calling and produce alongside Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits. The film will focus on music industry executive Guy Stevens, who led The Clash to making the London Calling album and helped them solidify their place in music history. They brought an uncommon level of musicianship, politics and style to punk, rock and ska.
Fans will be happy to know that Simonon and Jones will be involved, and it's a safe guess that drummer Topper Headon will get a chance to offer his two cents, as well.
The film is being developed by writer Jez Butterworth who recently worked on the script for Fair Game. He will write London Calling and produce alongside Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits. The film will focus on music industry executive Guy Stevens, who led The Clash to making the London Calling album and helped them solidify their place in music history. They brought an uncommon level of musicianship, politics and style to punk, rock and ska.
Fans will be happy to know that Simonon and Jones will be involved, and it's a safe guess that drummer Topper Headon will get a chance to offer his two cents, as well.
- 12/1/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Early punk icons The Clash have taken their rightful place in music history for a wide catalog of songs, but their most notable achievement may well be the album London Calling, their third album and an instant icon of the punk movement. Any biopic about the band would have to include the song, but a story in the works from writer Jez Butterworth is taking that one step forward, focusing the entire film around the album itself. Buttewrorth, who recently collaborated on the script for Fair Game, will write London Calling and produce alongside Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits. The film will focus on industry executive Guy Stevens, who steered The Clash to make the London Calling album and helped them cement their place in music history. Any number of past documentaries have focused on the band, including the 2007 doc Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, but this will be...
- 12/1/2010
- cinemablend.com
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