The Connection (Shirley Clarke, USA, 1964)
The Connection (Shirley Clarke, USA, 1964)
“The quartet of musicians, led by the pianist and composer Freddie Redd and the caustic-toned post-bop saxophonist Jackie McLean, perform brilliantly on-camera as they dramatize both the agonized wait and the needed high...” — Richard Brody, New Yorker In a cramped and dirty New York apartment, eight junkies variously goof off, chat and play jazz […]