[Sun Ra, Jazzfest, International Folk Fair]

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Hell yeah! I'm gonna sing for you La la la la la la la la la I'm gonna sing for you La la la la la la la la la I'm gonna sing for you La la la la la la la la la I'm gonna sing for you La la la la la la la la la I'm gonna sing for you Hell yeah! We got a baby We got a baby We got a baby We can play in the world At the park at the park At the park at the park At the park at the park I'm gonna sing for you La la la la la la la I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better You can see a little side here, a little more around, a little bit in the back And lastly, just make some sure you all like this I've got plenty of numbers from the 40 million dollar bottle 43, 30, 3, 10, and 2 I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better Yes, yes, just go right around and back Right around and back, just go right around Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Where are you putting that? Here Now here is the...

Hi, I'm Jack from Suriname I'm from Haiti And I live in Boston right now, Cambridge And I'm really excited about coming here and to the Art International Ball Fair in Chicago And I think it's something really special, really new for me because you know, I like this country and I like...

and I hope, you know, I hope to do more Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! What is happening on your stage? We just started with the Armenian band Have you heard...

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! My name is Phyllis Thompson and I've been commissioned by the City of Chicago, the Department of Special Events, to make a commemorative quilt for this event That is the 25th Andal International Fulton Fair We have a model here, it's a design in various colors that is typical of what will probably happen Of course, quilt making can be quite unpredictable at times, so the colors are sort of varied quite a bit and this is not the exact design, but this is just a general idea of what will happen Also, there are patches that come from those participants in the Fulton Fair There are something like 60 participants There are 40 patches thus far and I'm still waiting for more Hopefully we'll have even more I think the quilt idea is really, really significant This affair most definitely emphasizes all the various occult groups that make up the City of Chicago and what more could we have than a quilt depicting that Peace pudding Cornish pasties Four -four fries, steak and kidney pie, steak and kidney pudding, freckle pudding, spotted dip Hocktail soup arthgement Alg願你愛他 Aren't they gorgeous? Look at the gold on that one costume.

Trim them though.

Oh how stunning.

See that pattern? Oh fabulous.

Oh that pink is so vibrant.

Isn't it? I love that pattern.

I notice how it flows from the upper part of the attire to the lower part and it wraps around the head and how they identically match.

Do you think it's batik or tie dye? The former.

Is that Mandarin? Yeah Mandarin.

He's more nimble.

Identifier

F.2005-08-0178

Date Of Production

August 29 – September 2 1984

Abstract

Loosely-constructed footage of the 1984 Chicago Kool Jazz Festival in Grant Park and the 25th Annual International Folk Fair.

Description

Jazzfest performers include Dizzy Gillespie, Sun Ra Arkestra, Benny Carter, Red Norvo, Remo Palmier, Teddy Wilson, Arvell Shaw, Louis Bellson, Ornette Coleman, and Redd Holt. Mayor Harold Washington and his partner Mary Ella Smith can be seen enjoying the show from the sidelines.

Format

Super 8

Extent

350 feet

Color

Color

Sound

Mag Stripe

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Reversal Positives

Subject

Music
Musicians
Jazz
Fairs
Art
Cultural relations
Festivals

Related Collections

Subseries II: Footage

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago ➜ Loop

Main Credits

Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)

Participants And Performers

Washington, Harold (is participant)

Gillespie, Dizzy (is performer)

Sun Ra (is performer)

Coleman, Ornette (is performer)

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