Jazz Icons: Series 2 (Boxed Set)
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Actor: Dave Brubeck, Dexter Gordon, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Sarah VaughanBrand: Naxos OF America INC
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 573 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Jazz Icons
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Movie Review: A trip back in time that is to wonderfull to believe.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only viewed 3 of the DVD's in this set so far. First the man I consider the greatest jazz musician of all time, CHARLES MINGUS. The magic of seeing him in his prime again in 1964 with one of his greatest groups, consisting of the great Eric Dolphy just before his tragic passing,Clifford Jordon,Johnny Coles, Jaki Byard and of course the ever present Dannie Richmond is a slice of time and space that would have been seen and heard by so few if it wasn't for this great DVD. What a gift for all of us, young or old, to have the oppurtunity to enjoy these fantastic artist at the peak of their careers. The music, most of it composed by Mingus is inventive and exciting as always. Watch the expressions on the muscians faces. Priceless! Totally absorbed in the moment. My favorite on the disk--- Cut 11-- Meditations On Intergration. Dig the interplay between Dolphy on flute and Mingus on bowed bass. To great to put to words. I'll watch this disk about another 100 times and still catch something new each time. Worth the price of the total package alone.
Next up for me was Wes Montgomery. I never got to see him in person as I did see Mingus many times, so this was a special treat.You appreciate his playing even more when you visually watch him play.Effortlessly, but the ideas and music flow. His thumb (not pick) seem to barely touch the strings as he runs through the octaves like no one before or after him has done.My favorites--- Here's That Rainy Day, beautifull, and the swinging Twisted Blues, that really shows his fantastic style at his best.
WOW! I always regreted not seeing him during his short stay with us and never thought I would get the chance to see him play. Well thanks to the producers of Jazz Icons we all get to see him. This is close as you can get, and it should not be missed. If you know anyone that plays or is studying guitar, you just have to get them this disc. They will flip.
My third listen. It was time for a vocalist, and who better than Sarah Vaughan.Here Jazz Icons discovered performances in Europe from 1958 and 1964. I was amazed by the difference in Sarah in such a short span of time. The 1958 performances displayed a young unsophisticated Sarah. A Sarah I prefered over the more polished and sophisticated Sarah of just six years later. Her voice had become a bit deeper and lost some of that sweetness that was heard in the Sarah of the 1958 performance. Her Lover Man in 1958 is a knockout, so beautifull. Don't get me wrong, Sarah is great at any age, but '58 was a vintage year for me. Got to go out and find some 1958 vinyles or remake CD's of that pure, young, Sarah. What was I missing. She and Ella still go down as the best ever in my book.
Well I have four more Artist to listen to on this great collection.Dave Brubeck,Dexter Gordon,Duke Ellington and the great John Coltrane. I can't wait to get to them. What a line-up in this series. The greatest in Jazz now once again available to be both heard and now seen once again. What a delight. Thanks again Jazz Icons for this timeless gift to all of us.
Summary of Jazz Icons: Series 2 (Boxed Set)
Exclusive bonus disc: 12-page booklet, liner notes by Ashley Kahn; 35 min. disc featuring rare performances - John Coltrane "I Want to Talk About You" (Sweden 1962), Dexter Gordon "I Want More" (Norway 1964), Dave Brubeck "Unisphere" (Finland 1964), Sarah Vaughan "The Shadow of Your Smile," "What Now My Love," "I Had a Ball" (Sweden 1967)Similar DVD Movies
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