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Edward Osmund Bland (July 25, 1926 – March 14, 2013) [1] was an American composer and musical director . Biography. Bland was born on the South Side of Chicago to Althea and Edward Bland. His father was a postal worker but also a self-taught literary critic with illustrious friends such as Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes.
Jul 5, 2020 · The Cry of Jazz is a 1959 documentary film by Edward O. Bland that connects jazz to African American history. It uses footage of Chicago's black neighborhoods and performances by Sun Ra, John...
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The Cry of Jazz is a 1959 documentary film by Edward O. Bland that connects jazz to African American history. It uses footage of Chicago 's black neighborhoods, performances by Sun Ra , John Gilmore , and Julian Priester and the music of Sun Ra and Paul Severson interspersed with scenes of musicians and intellectuals, both black and ...
Aug 26, 2013 · Edward O. Bland’s low-budget dramatic filmmaking is stark, but his cultural insights—as seen in this philosophical featurette, from 1959, based on his own writings—are profound. It’s set at...
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Mar 26, 2013 · Edward Bland, ‘Cry of Jazz’ Filmmaker and Composer, Dies at 86. “The Cry of Jazz,” a 1959 film by Edward Bland, commented on racism and created an uproar in intellectual circles. KHTB...
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Oct 28, 2019 · Edward Osmund Bland (July 25, 1926–March 14, 2013) was an American composer and musical director. Bland was born on the South Side of Chicago to Althea and Edward Bland. His father was a postal worker but also a self-taught literary critic with illustrious friends such as Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes.
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Sep 5, 2017 · One of the most brilliant, original and fascinating artists that I have had the good fortune to meet was the composer Ed Bland (1926-2013). Edward Osmund Bland was born on July 25, 1926 in Chicago’s South Side neighborhood.