Jazz DVD / Video - CD Reviews (45)
Multi-Grammy winning recipient Quincy Jones’ musical legacy can be traced back to his formative days with the Lionel Hampton band, while leaping to notoriety as a film s…
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Billy Harper is one of several veteran tenor players who seem more esteemed than listened to. Harper has won grants and critics polls, but not the popularity most musici…
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A native of Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist Nigel Clark combines lightning fast technique with flowing melodic ideas to create a vibrant nylon-string approach. Clark’s resu…
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To celebrate the centennial of jazz legend Benny Carter, Rhapsody Films has reissued director Harrison Engle's 1989 documentary, Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs. …
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John Coltrane on DVD. Need convincing?. Few of his performances are available in a video format. Jump on this one if you are a fan or thinking of becoming one. It includ…
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Another superb addition to the Jazz Icons series, this DVD features two live performances of the Classic Quartet in the height of their popularity. The personnel include…
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These performances in Europe by sax-great John Coltrane came at a time when he was ending his affiliation with Miles Davis’ group and was immersed in a state of restless…
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These concerts capture tenor sax legend Dexter Gordon’s performances in Holland (1964), Switzerland (1963) and Belgium (1964). Gordon was living in Europe at a time when…
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These discs present two disparate incarnations of guitar god John McLaughlin’s post-Billy Cobham (drums), Jan Hammer (keys), Rick Laird (bass) and Jerry Goodman (violin)…
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The footage presented here emanates from fabled jazz impresario Norman Granz’ affiliation and subsequent working relationship with French Life magazine photograph…
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As part of its recently launched "Jazz Icons" series, this installment captures all-universe jazz diva Sarah Vaughn performing in Sweden (1958), Holland (1958) and Swede…
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Five decades and no signs whatsoever of losing speed, Jethro Tull’s spirited performance at the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival offers additional credence to its mark of dis…
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Three legendary jazz/jazz-fusion guitarists are captured live during a 1989 performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival at a time when fusion had sunk into a genre-based q…
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"And the young shall set the course for the next stage of excellence in art" such a quote has been proven time and time again but never so frequent as on the music front…
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This is a wonderful DVD full of great music and featuring the prodigious talents of Vic Juris and Corey Christiansen in an intimate setting of two guitars with bass and …
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The latest effort presented by the Deep Blue Organ Trio, Going To Town (available on CD and DVD from Delmark Records) encompasses diverse styles that transverse t…
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Janine Gilbert-Carter is a journeyman jazz singer who does everything well. She delivers the goods even if it is without the fanfare given to lesser singers. Like many o…
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Monk Live in ’66 is a classic DVD, your chance to see up close and personal how a jazz master works his magic. Classic tunes like "Blue Monk," "Round Midnight" and "Epis…
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DVDs - Timeless - Live At The Velvet Lounge by Fred Anderson Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemb
September 2006 - It’s disappointing to know there are those who are satisfied with viewing a musical performance from their computer’s 12-inch screen. Obviously, proximity …
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Considering the longevity of Abbey Lincoln’s career, one would think that there is an abundance of material from the great jazz singer. But, that’s hardly the case, with Li…
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