Director Philipson discusses his doc "Body and Soul: An American Bridge"

Dave Drexler of the San Diego's Jazz88.3 FM  conducted an interview with Dr. Robert Philipson when his documentary, "Body and Soul: An American Bridge" was selected as the closing night offering of the San Diego Jewish Film Festival and was watched by over 1000 people. Philipson discusses the composition of the song "Body and Soul" by Jewish composer Johnny Green in 1930. He then uses the early performance history of this most-recorded of jazz standards to unfold the various aspects of Black-Jewish interrelations in popular music. As in the film, the contributions of Libby Holman, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson are examined in some detail. Drexler ends the interview by asking Dr. Philipson about the film's reception and what challenges he faced in its making. 

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