This series features full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950s through the 1970s. Beautifully transferred from the original masters, none of these concerts has ... Full Descriptionever been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. Performers include Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers in 1958, Chet Baker in 1964 & 1979, Count Basie in 1962, Dizzy Gillespie in 1958 & 1970, Ella Fitzgerald in 1957 and 1963, Buddy Rich in 1959, Louis Armstrong in 1959, Thelonious Monk in 1966, and Quincy Jones live in 1960.
A veritable goldmine of classic jazz artists--including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and Count Basie--are featured on this box set of JAZZ ICONS performances. Culled from previously unreleased footage of these artists performing in Europe in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, the footage offers viewers of all ages an unparalleled opportunity to witness these legends in action. Lovingly assembled and presented, and including excellent liner notes, JAZZ ICONS- BOX SET is a historical and musical treasure.
The second Jazz Icons series consists of seven titles:
• John Coltrane • Live in '60, '61 & '65
• Dave Brubeck • Live in '64 & '66
• Duke Ellington • Live in '58
• Sarah Vaughan • Live in '58 & '64
• Dexter Gordon • Live in '63 &'64
• Wes Montgomery • Live in '65
• Charles Mingus • Live in '64
• Series 2 Boxed Gift Set (All 7 for the price of 6-plus an exclusive bonus disc!)
Each DVD features a 24-page booklet with an essay written by an authoritative jazz historian as well as rare and unseen photos. Jazz Icons DVDs are produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates, who, in most cases, are contributing rare personal photographs, memorabilia, and forewords. |