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"The release of Jazz Icons is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule -an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From an educational standpoint this series is a gift to our culture." (Quincy Jones)
A major event is taking place in the world of Jazz - the release of the Jazz Icons DVD Series featuring filmed concerts by the most pivotal and influential jazz artists of the 20th century.
Each of the Jazz Icons™ DVDs features one or more concerts filmed live in television studios and concert halls throughout Europe during one of the most creative periods in jazz history. None of these performances has ever been officially released, and in many cases, the material was never originally broadcast. In addition, every performance in the Jazz Icons™ DVD series has been re-transferred and re-mastered from the best-quality, original masters yielding excellent sound and video.
Each DVD also includes a 16-page booklet with an extensive essay written by an established jazz writer and historian (Ira Gitler, Michael Cuscuna, Will Friedwald, Rob Bowman and others) In addition, each booklet includes previously unseen photos and memorabilia
Track Listing: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooch; Harlem Air Shaft; Sophisticated Lady; My Funny Valentine; Kinda Dukish/Rockin’ in Rhythm; Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool; Jack the Bear; You Better Know It; All of Me; Things Ain’t What They Used To Be; Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum; Ellington Medley; Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue
Filmed at Amsterdam’s famed Concertgebouw, this 80-minute concert features the 16-piece Duke Ellington Orchestra two years after their stunning performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, which Duke considered his second birth.
Musicians:- Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard, Ozzie Bailey and many more
Track Listing: : HOLLAND 1964 A Night in Tunisia; What’s New; Blues Walk
SWITZERLAND 1963 Second Balcony Jump; You’ve Changed
BELGIUM 1964 Lady Bird; Body and Soul
Dexter Gordon features three concerts filmed in 1963 and 1964 in Holland, Switzerland and Belgium that highlight the bebop legend’s classic style and silky tone.
One of the most influential saxophonists in jazz history Dexter Gordon is captured in sharp focus on this 70-minute tour de force.
Musicians:- Kenny Drew, Gilbert ‘Bibi’ Robere, Art Taylor, George Gruntz, Guy Pederson and Daniel Humair
Track Listing: HOLLAND 1965 I Love Blues; Nica’s Dream; ‘Love Affair’ Rehearsal, BELGIUM 1965 Impressions; Twisted Blues; Here’s that Rainy Day; Jingles; Boy Next Door, ENGLAND 1965 Four on Six; Full House; Here’s That Rainy Day; Twisted Blues; West Coast Blues
Rare footage, from the spring of 1965 complete with rehearsals, between-song-banter and close-up camera angles, illuminates Wes’s extraordinary musical vocabulary and unconventional picking technique..
Musicians:- Arthur Harper, Harold Mabern, Jimmy Lovelace, Rick Laird, Stan Tracey and Jackie Dougan
Track Listing: SWEDEN 1958 Sometimes I’m Happy; Lover Man; September In The Rain; Mean To Me; Tenderly; If This Isn’t Love
HOLLAND 1958 Over The Rainbow; They All Laughed; Lover Man; Cherokee; Sometimes I’m Happy
SWEDEN 1964 I Feel Pretty; The More I See You; Baubles, Bangles and Beads; I Got Rhythm; Misty; Honeysuckle Rose; Maria; Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home
One of the greatest voices of the twentieth century, her renditions of songs by Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Burke, the Gershwins and Stephen Sondheim are pure diva magic.
Musicians:- Buster Williams, Kirk Stuart, George Hughes
Track Listing: BELGIUM 1964 St. Louis Blues; Koto Song; Three to Get Ready; In Your Own Sweet Way; Take Five
GERMANY 1966 Take the ‘A’ Train; Forty Days; I’m In A Dancing Mood; Koto Song; Take Five
At the pinnacle of their power Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Eugene Wrignt and Dave Brubeck explore the trails they blazed into the realm of odd time signatures with ‘Forty Days’ and two versions of ‘Take Five’, as well as two unique interpretations of ‘Koto Song’
Musicians:- Paul Desmond (tenor sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Dave Brubeck (piano)
Track Listing: BELGIUM 1964 So Long Eric; Peggy’s Blue Skylight; Meditations On Integration
NORWAY 1964 So Long Eric; Orange Was the Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk; Parkeriana; Take The ‘A’ Train
Recorded within an eight day span, less than three months before Dolphy’s death, the three concerts showcase Mingus’s visionary leadership and the band’s incredible depth and diversity with unique performances and arrangements of classics including ‘So Long Eric’ and the groundbreaking ‘Meditations On Integration’
Musicians:- Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Johnny Coles, Jaki Byard and Danny Richmond
Track Listing: GERMANY 1960 On Green Dolphin Street; Walkin’ The Theme; Autumn Leaves/What’s New/Moonlight in Vermont; Hackensack
GERMANY 1961 My Favourite Things; Ev’rytime We Say Goodbye; Impressions BELGIUM 1965 Vigil; Naima; My Favourite Things
Epic 95-minute overview of a true giant of twentieth-century music. Three separate shows reveal Coltrane’s ascending creative arc from hard bop innovator with Miles Davis in 1960 to consummate bandleader in 1961 to unrivalled jazz visionary in 1965
Musicians:- Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz
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This Buddy Rich DVD boasts a thunderous 1978 concert taped in Holland and featuring members of Buddy’s “Killer Force,” the group he would later call “the best band I ever had.”
Musicians:
Chuck Schmidt, Mark Ohlsen, Mike McGovern, John Marshall (Trumpet)
Dale Kirkland, Glenn Franke, George Moran (Trombone)
Chuck Wilson, Andy Fusco, Steve Marcus, Gary Pribeck
Greg Smith (Reeds) Tom Washington (Bass) Bob Kaye (Piano)
Tracks:
Ya Gotta Try; Little Trane; Best Coast; Grand Concourse; 'Round Midnight; Birdland; Channel One Suite; Big Swing Face
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 75 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Netherlands, 1978
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
Dizzy Gillespie is represented by two historic concerts: the first from 1958 in Belgium with a quintet including saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and the second from 1970 in Denmark fronting the legendary Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
Musicians:
(1958) Sonny Stitt (Sax), Lou Levy (Piano), Ray Brown (Bass), Gus Johnson (Drums);
(1970) Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Art Farmer, Dusko Goykovich (Trumpet)
Ake Persson, Nat Peck, Eric Van Lier (Trombone)
Derek Humble, Billy Mitchell, Tony Coe, Ronnie Scott, Sahib Shihab (Reeds)
Francy Boland (Piano); Jimmy Woode (Bass); Kenny Clarke & Kenny Clare (Drums)
Tracks:
(1958) Blues After Dark; On The Sunny Side Of The Street; Loverman; Cocktails For Two; Blues Walk
(1970) Con Alma; The Brother K; Now Hear My Meanin'; Manteca; Let Me Outta Here; Things Are Here; Interview
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 90 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Belgium, 1958/Denmark, 1970
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
Here we have two exceptional concerts of Ella Fitzgerald including the earliest known complete Ella show (filmed in Belgium in 1957) and an intimate in-studio appearance from 1963 taped in Sweden with pianist Tommy Flanagan.
Musicians:
(1957) (1957) Herb Ellis (Guitar), Ray Brown (Bass), Jo Jones (Drums), Don Abney, Oscar Peterson (Piano)
(1963) ) Les Spann (Guitar), Jimmy Hughart (Bass),
Gus Johnson (Drums), Tommy Flanagan (Piano)
Tracks:
(1957) Angel Eyes; Lullaby Of Birdland; Love For Sale; Tenderly; April In Paris; Just One Of Those Things; Roll 'Em Pete; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; It Don't Mean A Thing
(1963) No Moon At All; Just One Of Those Things; Runnin' Wild; Georgia On My Mind; Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune); Hallelujah, I Love Her So; Mack The Knife
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 60 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Belgium, 1957/Sweden, 1963
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
One of the highlights of this series is a staggering one hour Art Blakey concert with what many jazz historians consider to be his most important ensemble, the legendary 1958 Jazz Messengers with Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt - a lineup that was only together for six months.
Musicians:
Lee Morgan (Trumpet); Benny Golson (Sax); Bobby Timmons (Piano) ; Jymie Merritt (Bass)
Songs:
Just By Myself; Moanin': I Remember Clifford; It's You, Or No One; Whisper Not; A Night In Tunisia; NY Theme
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 55 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Belgium, 1958
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
This DVD presents two incredible Quincy Jones concerts filmed in 1960 featuring an 18-piece band that Quincy later described as his "dream band", which included some of the finest musicians in jazz - Phil Woods, Clark Terry & Sahib Shihab.
Musicians:
Roger Guerin, Benny Bailey, Leonard Johnson, Floyd Standifer, Clark Terry (Trumpet)
Ake Persson, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Cleveland (Trombone)
Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson, Budd Johnson, Sahib Shihab (Reeds)
Julius Watkins (French Horn)
Joe Harris (Drums)
Patti Bown (Piano)
Les Spann (Guitsr, Flute)
Buddy Catlett (Bass)
Tracks:
(Belgium) Birth Of A Band; Moanin'; Lester Leaps In; The Gypsy; Tickle Toe; Everybody's Blues; Big Red.
(Switzerland) Birth Of A Band; I Remember Clifford; Walkin'; Parisian Thoroughfare; The Midnight Sun Will Never Set; Everybody's Blues; Stockholm Sweetnin'; My Reverie; Ghana; Big Red.
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 80 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Belgium 1960, Switzerland 1960
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
This disc brings us two superb 1966 concerts from Thelonious Monk filmed three days apart in Norway and Denmark.
Musicians:
Charlie Rouse (Tenor Sax)
Larry Gales (Bass)
Ben Riley (Drums)
Tracks:
(Norway) Lulu's Back In Town; Blue Monk; 'Round Midnight.
(Denmark) Lulu's Back In Town; Don't Blame Me; Epistrophy.
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 62 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording date: Norway 1966, Denmark 1966
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
Musicians:
Peanuts Hucko (Clarinet)
Trummy Young (Trombone)
Billy Kyle (Piano)
Mort Herbert (Bass)
Danny Barcelona (Drums)
Velma Middleton (Vocals)
Tracks:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South; (Back Home Again In) Indiana; Basin Street Blues; Tiger Rag/Now You Has Jazz; Love Is Just Around The Corner; C’Est Si Bon; Mack The Knife; Stompin’ At The Savoy; St. Louis Blues; Ko-Ko-Mo (I Love You So); When The Saints Go Marching In; La Vie En Rose
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 55 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Belgium 1959
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
One of the only known complete Louis Armstrong concerts from the 1950s to be captured on film. This 1959 concert, filmed in Belgium and backed by his stellar band, the All-Stars, captures the great man in all his glory as both a jazz pioneer and an entertainer without peer.
(1979) Michel Graillien (Piano)
Jean Luis Reassenfosse (Bass)
Wolfgang Lackerschmid (Vibraphone)
Tracks:
Belgium, 1964: Bye Bye Blackbird; Isn’t It Romantic; Airegin; Time After Time; So What
Norway, 1979: Blue Train; Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise; Five Years Ago; Love For Sale
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 71 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Belgium 1964, Norway 1979
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
Chet Baker is represented by two concerts filmed 15 years apart including a haunting 1964 show in a Belgian TV studio and a soulful 1979 set from Norway. Together they provide an overview of Baker’s career.
Musicians:
Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons (Trumpet)
Quentin Jackson, Henry Coker, Benny Powell (Trombone)
Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Marshal Royal, Frank Foster,
Charles Fowlkes (Sax)
Eric Dixon, Frank Wess (Flute)
Eddie Jones (Bass), Sonny Payne (Drums), Freddie Green (Guitar), Irene Reid (Vocals)
Tracks:
Easin’ It; You’re Too Beautiful; Until I Met You (Corner Pocket); Stella By Starlight; Back To The Apple; I Needs To Be Bee’d With; I Got Rhythm; Back Water Blues; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; Old Man River; One O’Clock Jump
Picture Format: 4:3, b/w, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Mono
Running Time: 56 mins
Region Code: NTSC All
Booklet Languages: English
Recording Date: Sweden 1962
Territory: Worldwide, except Japan
Amongst the first clutch of releases from the Jazz Icons™ DVD series is this recently discovered riveting hour-long Count Basie show from Sweden taped in 1962 featuring the phenomenal drumming of Sonny Payne.
