Fire Music
Tom Surgal’s film looks at the astonishing sounds (and sights) of that combustible and wildly diverse moment in music known as free jazz, which more or less began with Ornette Coleman, whose tone clusters and abandonment of strict rhythms opened the floor from under modern jazz. Surgal pays close attention to the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, Sam Rivers, Sun Ra & His Arkestra, and, of course, the recently deceased piano genius Cecil Taylor. Filled with priceless archival footage and photographs, Fire Music is a fittingly wild and freeform tribute to music that makes your hair stand on end.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Tom Surgal
Actors: Albert Ayler, Bobby Bradford, Carla Bley, Cecil Taylor, Charlie Parker, Dave Burrell, Don Cherry, Eric Dolphy, Gary Giddins, Ingrid Sertso
