Which product, & its effects, I love, Barry.
But I assume the Fosse evocation wasn't all good...?
Doug
On 9-Jul-08, at 5:24 AM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> WE ARE JAZZMEN
>
> via Karen Shakhnazarov
>
>
> Stand up defendant!
>
> Played during recess
> yesterday popularizing a
> decadent product of bourgeoise culture.
>
>
> Barry Alpert / Silver Spring, MD US / 7-9-08 (7:23AM)
>
> Released by Mosfilm Studio in 1983, "We Are Jazzmen" purportedly
> celebrates the early days of jazz
> in Russia (very hard to date while watching the film) but, alas,
> finally evoked Bob Fosse's "All That
> Jazz" for me.
>
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