Lullaby of birdland : the shearing touch / a film by Jill Marshall.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Shearing, George, performer.

Language:

English

French

German

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Jazz musicians--Great Britain--Biography.

Jazz musicians.

Jazz musicians--interview.

Jazz musicians--Biography.

Jazz musicians, White.

Jazz.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Jazz.

Biographies.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (50 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austria : Arthaus Musik ; Monarda Arts 2016.

Language Note:

Audio languages are English, German and French. Insert text is in English, German and French.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC/ DVD 5 ; Picture format 4:3 ; Region Code 0 ; Sound format PCM Stereo

digital

optical

NTSC/DVD 5

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"George Shearing, blind since birth, was one of the world's greatest jazz pianists. Filmed on both sides of the Atlantic, this tribute to Shearing showcases the music which took the jazz world by storm. Specially-shot performances and archive clips feature music spanning the six decades of his remarkable career and classics such as September in the Rain, Lullaby of Birdland, Greensleeves, Donna Lee and Freedom Jazz Dance are included, as well as many other later compositions."

Features performances by the great jazz pianist Shearing and his band.

Participant:

George Shearing, Margaret Knox, Leonard Feather, John Snyder,

Credits:

Director and Producer, Jill Marshall ; Associate Producer, Freddie Hancock ; Camera, Michael Brennan, Peter Leverick, and Jeremy Pollard ; Sound, Rex Phillips and Colin Stone ; Lighting Steve Smith ; Camera, Eugene O'Connor, Colin Brewer and Paul Freeman ; Sound, Toby Alington ; Director, Declan Lowney ; Archive, Doris Cross ; Music Consultants Roz Colls, John Fordham, and Leslie Smith ; Development Production, Sarah Stacey ; Additional Research, Ian Brown ; Dubbing Editot, Cliff Jones ; On-Line Editor, Bill Ogden ; Production Manager, Anne williamson-Noble ; Editor, Sharon Goodman ; Assistant Producer, Nicky Hirsch ; Executive Producer, Clive Syddall.

Notes:

This film by Jill Marshall features performances by the great jazz pianist Shearing and his band.

Originally prodcued by Paladin Pictures for LWTP in association with Monarad Arts. Produced and presented by Melvyn Bragg in 1994.

Restricted to classroom instructional showings and home use only. No club/student use.

OCLC:

946046742

Publisher Number:

4058407092179

109217 Arthaus