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Imagine the Sound

7.219811h 31mMovieDocumentaryMusic

An examination, shown through both interviews and performances, of the avant-garde free jazz movement which reigned during the 1960s.

DirectorRon Mann
ProducersRon Mann·Bill Smith

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Cast · Directed by Ron Mann

PB
Paul Bley
Self
BD
Bill Dixon
Self
CTCecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
Self
KW
Kenny Werner
Self (as Ken Werner)
ASArchie Shepp
Archie Shepp
Self

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