All right, there has to be some unwritten blogger rule that I am breaking by posting consecutive posts that involve people that have been accused with rape... That being said, I would like to continue and talk about the topic of my presentation: trumpeter/ composer Dave Douglas and his album Keystone.
Keystone, recorded in New York between Jan-May, 2005, features compositions by Dave Douglas playing trumpet; Jamie Saft on wurlitzer; Gene Lake on drums; Marcus Strickland on saxophones; Brad Jones on bass; and DJ olive on turntables. It was released by Greenleaf Music in 2006. The album is accompanied by a DVD that sets the music from Keystone to a Roscoe Arbuckle film entitled Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916/ Keystone-Triangle).
Roscoe Arbuckle (1887- 1933) was best known as a silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Arbuckle's career however, was derailed by accusations of raping and murdering actress, Virginia Rappe. From Keystone's liner notes written by Douglas:
Of the many celebrity trials of the 20th century, one of the most tragic and unjust was one of the first. It was the trial that caused Roscoe Arbuckle's third jury, after deliberating a total of six minutes, to issue him this extraordinary apology: "Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that a great injustice has been done. We also feel that this was only our plain duty to give him this exoneration. We wish him success and hope that the American people will take the judgement of 14 men and women who have sat listening for 31 days to the evidence that Roscoe Arbuckle is entirely innocent and free from blame."
To give you an idea of what my presentation will cover, I would like to share with you another Dave Douglas composition that is set to a Roscoe Arbuckle short film. Here is "Moonshine" (1918) released by Douglas in 2007 under Greenleaf Music:
In my presentation I would like to cover some themes that Douglas uses to capture the mood of different scenes, as well as motifs that are attached to specific characters. Not all of the music from the album is part of the DVD, and likewise, there are some parts on the DVD that are not part of the CD tracks. The music has been edited to fit the film which makes for some interesting scene transitions and jump cuts.
All that and more, tomorrow, during my presentation!
- post by sask4myopinion
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