Regio 0; ENGThe tumultuous and erratic existence of an irresistible woman and a legendary artist tormentend by drug-addiction and racial prejudice viewed through her best songs, images and films. This DVD uncovers the life and career of this Dark Lady of the Sonnets, including many bonus tracks with rare TV and movie clips.
Errorfilms; Jazz Memories, , , DVD
DVD € 11,95
Regio ALL; ENGTogether with brother Joe Byrd on bass and Chuck Redd on drums, this compatible trio had played together many times over the years and their empathy is apparent throughout: highlights include Ellington's joyfulIt Don't Mean a Thing, Fats Waller's lively Jitterburg Waltz, the melancholy blues Trouble in Mind, a Samba number of course, and Jobim's typically dreamy Wave.
Alpha Centauri Entertainment, 2005, , DVD
DVD € 12,95
Regio ALL; ENGIn 1986 Corea returned again to the electric instrument, using a variety of Synclaviers and Yamahas, and launched the Elektric Band who perform at this concert. Corea and his two accompanists continued to work as a trio for several more years, always restlessly exploring new ideas.
Regio ALL; ENGGillespie himself died in 1993, but this fascinating concert finds the quintet performing the two extended excerpts from Shifrin, and also three notable pieces of Dizzy's with Birk's Work, his best-sellingcomposition Manteca and the immortal Night In Tunisia which is chosen to provide a suitable climax to the performance.
Regio 0; ENGElla Fitzgerald and the Count Basie Orchestra. This concert is the perfect example of how to swing. The ideal combination of Ella Fitzgerald, at the height of her powers in 1979, with the Count Basie Orchestra and thenaccompanied by the great man himself, leads to a sublime evening with versions of such Ella classics as Flying Home and A-Tisket, A-Tasket.
Eagle Vision, 2004, 85:00, DVD
DVD € 18,95
Regio 2; ENG; ondertiteling: NL, FRRegisseur Martin Scorsese gaat op zoek naar de oorsprong van de blues via de Niger-rivier in het Afrikaanse Mali naar de katoenvelden en kroegen in de Amerikaanse Mississippi Delta.
Afilm, 2005, , DVD
Regio ALL; ENGIn 1991 Gillespie recorded two albums in Poland, and this Warsaw concert of the same year includes a version of All Blues, a composition featured on Davis's chamber-jazz masterpiece Kind of Blue. Also included here isa fine version of the song strongly associated with Billie Holiday, God Bless The Child, and Hubbard's special guest on the session is Michal Urbaniak, the most well-known Polish Jazz musician.
Alpha Centauri Entertainment, 2004, , DVD
Regio 2; ENGThis DVD brings you a full-length club performance capturing Herbie Hancock's triumphant 2002 return to the era-defining electric funk sound of the 1970s. The concert was recorded live at the Knitting Factory in LA.
MX, 2002, 104:00, DVD
DVD € 10,95
Regio 2; ENG; ondertiteling: NLHij is een van de grootste jazz-muzikanten -Herbie Hancock. Deze documentaire volgt Hancock tijdens de opnamen van zijn album Possibilities, waarvoor hij samenwerkt met andere grootheden, zoals Sting, Annie Lennox, Paul Simon e.a.Dit levert een openhartige uiteenzetting op van Hancocks muzikale aanpak, die wordt afgewisseld met een blik op zijn verleden.
Dutch Filmworks, 2006, 91:00, DVD
Regio 2; NL; ondertiteling: NL, ENGJimmy is een Sinti zigeuner, maar vooral gitarist. Hij gold reeds op 12-jarige leeftijd als een van de grootste talenten van de wereld en werd gezien als de opvolger van de gitaarlegende Django Reinhardt. Terwijl zijn ster snel steeg, verloor hij echter de grip op zijn leven.
A Film, 2007, , DVD