Posted by admin in Musicals/Performing ArtsNov 9th, 2007 | no responses
PBS presents a compelling documentary about the bizarre life of legendary jazz singer Jimmy Scott, who made a splash in the 1950s, when he recorded with Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton, and Ray Charles. He subsequently disappeared for decades, working as a dishwasher and nurse's aide, only to reemerge at the age of 60 to reclaim his rightful position as an unique artist, recording many albums since 1992, and happily performing deep into his seventies. Scott's life was transformed at the age of 12 when it was discovered that he suffered from Kallmann's Syndrome, a hormone deficiency that stopped his development past boyhood, giving him his odd appearance and signature high register as a singer. The film chronicles his fascinating but heart-rending victimization by the jazz music industry of the 1950s and subsequent descent into menial jobs to survive until, invited to sing on a local radio show, he was suddenly discovered all over again. Songs include Why Was I Born? All the Way, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Embraceable You, Everybody Needs Somebody, Pennies From Heaven, Time After Time, Memories, Home, The Source, and the especially resonant If You Only Knew.DVD Features:Region (Unknown)Amaray Double SidedFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary Photo Gallery Short Film,Jimmy Scott: Alone Together A new essay Tracks: 1. Time After Time 2. Memories 3. Pennies from Heaven 4. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 5. Elie 6. Everybody's Somebody's Fool 7. Embraceable You 8. Everybody Needs Somebody 9. Falling In Love is Wonderful 10. The Source 11. Why Was I Born?& My Mother's Eyes 12. All the Way 13. Home 14. If You Only Knew
