robert altman
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From Jazz ’34: More Remembrances of Kansas City Swing
Robert Altman gathered top contemporary musicians (see list below) and set them in 1934 Kansas City. Kansas City was one of the top drivers of the music during this period. A quirky prosperity based on graft, vice and slaughterhouses gave the city immunity to the worst of the ravages of the Great Depression and music… Continue reading
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Video: Robert Altman’s “Moten Swing”
Kansas City native Robert Altman left behind a marvelous body of work, but for us this has to be the cream of the crop. He hired top contemporary jazz musicians to re-create the look, feel and sound of Kansas City in the 1930s. Continue reading