It is beyond criminal that this country through the National Endowment of the arts does not pay for this to be finished. The joy he has brought to this country and world through his music, his students and legacy ... its very sad. Really-how many artists have had this contribution to our classical music?
@GloucesterWriters
5 жыл бұрын
Michael, Thank you for this comment. I must give the NEA their due. I wouldn't be this close to finishing the film if it were not for the support. Full disclosure I did have to apply 6 years in a row before I got one BUT in 2016 they gave me $20K. This allowed for travel to Paris, NOLA, LA, and Albuquerque to shoot. I applied for another last fall and I'll be learning about it soon. I hope you the are picking up vibes for Pres as the antidote for POTUS 45 and I will hear soon. I applied for funds to help me with the animation I still need to do. The film is based on the Francois Postif Interview so I want to recreate Lester talking w/ Postif in his room at the Hotel Angleterre in Paris. I have about 15-16 minutes of animation I need to develop. Thanks again for commenting. Cheers, Henry
@GloucesterWriters
5 жыл бұрын
Michael , Last week on the 60th anniversary of Lester's death I posted a little a short music/poetry/environment piece using Lester's statement of the melody on "fooling myself" You can check it out at : facebook.com/henry.ferrini you'll need to scroll down to find it.
@michaelhoward7009
5 жыл бұрын
@@GloucesterWriters I would not even want to mention POTUS in the same thinking moment as lester. Have you tried contacting Barry Harris and Roy Haynes for the film? I think the only musicians I can think of still around besides Sonny that played with lester. I am pretty sure they . did-could be mistaken. Much luck to you and good wishes, a presidential project, for sure.
@joserode8296
3 жыл бұрын
J'aime très profondément la musique de Lester Young-I'm the Lester's greatest fan- je ne puis me passer de l'écouter presque chaque jour car je possède à peu près tous les enregistrements auxquels il a participé ( même ceux publiés par Mosaïc et ceux de la Savory collection). Quand je pense qu'il a été condamné à un bataillon disciplinaire par un officier à la peau très claire, je ne peux pas pardonner cette injustice des Etats-Unis, pays prétendument démocratique. Honte sur cet état.!!! Surtout ne vous servez pas du génie de Lester pour faire de la propagande pour les Etats-Unis car il n'est pas américain il est fils de l'Afrique.
@mjmarinara
3 ай бұрын
At many moments this film nearly brought me to tears. The President.🙏🙏🙏
@GloucesterWriters
3 ай бұрын
Thank you M. I hope to be ending this long journey in the coming year. Please stay tuned.
@LambentOrt
4 ай бұрын
I came to appreciating jazz very slowly over the years, trying my best to listen widely as I can. And of all the instrumentalists I've come across, no one spoke so directly, so warmly, so gently to my soul like Lester Young. Sonny Rollins is right, he is God! ❤
@Eire_Go_Deo
2 жыл бұрын
A criminally underrated musician and a style Icon! The pork pie hat is amazing!
@davidweinstock4977
Жыл бұрын
underrated? by who? he was underpaid, but never underrarted.
@FCntertainr
2 жыл бұрын
Pres was just one of the greatest innovators with his own classic style in everything he did.!
@dasglasperlenspiel10
4 жыл бұрын
Lester Young is MY President.
@Pianoman526
4 жыл бұрын
Just phenomenal -- what a treasure this project will be when it's full conceived and what wonder already exists in this captivating footage! Thank you for your hard work on this!
@GloucesterWriters
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words David, I thought it fitting if "President of Beauty" was released around the 2020 election. I have a decent rough cut but I have miles to go before it is complete. cheers, Henry
@jimbrown1559
5 жыл бұрын
There are many lovely moments in this preview of a film about one of my heroes. I'm anxiously awaiting the finished work.
@adamgharmonica4659
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant wonderful moving film.. thank you so much for this treasure.
@Bwahzehdezooner
3 ай бұрын
Let's not forget the work he did with Oscar Peterson.
@yeniarivarola
4 жыл бұрын
Adoro este documental. Aprendo tanto. Disfruto tanto.
@GloucesterWriters
4 жыл бұрын
Espero que sea lanzado este año que viene
@yeniarivarola
4 жыл бұрын
@@GloucesterWriters aun no fue lanzado??? Que privilegio poder ver fragmentos entonces, gracias.
@JannisSicker
2 жыл бұрын
such a great video
@zbs2363
2 жыл бұрын
Hello, when can we finaly see the movie?
@adamkahan3778
4 жыл бұрын
YES Henry!
@strangersname
2 жыл бұрын
Died at forty-nine. How sad.
@jayblummer146
3 жыл бұрын
Yung Lil Lester
@pleasedontdestroythiseither
Жыл бұрын
12
@jazzygiraffe8589
4 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your work, but I have to say that the music is very distracting from the words being spoken. So perhaps you could dedicate some of the movie to the music of Pres and some to the anecdotes and reserch instead of having both happen at once.
@FerriniProductions
4 жыл бұрын
Paul, Thanks for your thoughts. But i don't work that way. I have to do what works for me but thanks for the feedback. my best, Henry
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