Jazz Icons Series 1
Released on TDK DVD, though not distributed by Naxos in Japan or the USA, Jazz Icons Series 1 presents a virtual alphabet of extraordinary jazz talents, including Al Aarons, Don Abney, Louis Armstrong, Benny Bailey, Chet Baker, Danny Barcelona, Count Basie, Art Blakey, Francy Boland, Patti Bown, Ray Brown, Buddy Catlett, Kenny Clare, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cleveland, Tony Coe, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Eric Dixon, Roy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Art Farmer, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flanagan, Frank Foster, Charles Fowlkes, Glenn Franke, Andy Fusco, Larry Gales, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Dusko Goykovich, Michel Graillier, Freddie Green, Roger Guerin, Joe Harris, Mort Herbert, Peanuts Hucko, Jim Hughart, Derek Humble, Quentin Jackson, Budd Johnson, Gus Johnson, Leonard Johnson, Eddie Jones, Jo Jones, Quincy Jones, Thad Jones, Bob Kaye, Porter Kilbert, Dale Kirkland, Billy Kyle, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Lou Levy, Erik van Lier, Melba Liston, Franco Manzecchi, Steve Marcus, John Marshall, Mike McGovern, Jymie Merritt, Velma Middleton, Billy Mitchell, Thelonious Monk, George Moran, Lee Morgan, Mark Ohlsen, Sonny Payne, Nat Peck, Jacques Pelzer, Ake Persson, Oscar Peterson, Benny Powell, Gary Pribeck, Jean Louis Rassinfosse, Irene Reid, Buddy Rich, Jerome Richardson, Ben Riley, Charlie Rouse, Marshal Royal, Chuck Schmidt, Ronnie Scott, Sahib Shihab, Gregg Smith, Les Spann, Floyd Standifer, Sonny Stitt, Idrees Sulieman, Clark Terry, Bobby Timmons, Luigi Trussardi, Rene Urtreger, Julius Watkins, Frank Wess, Chuck Wilson, Jimmy Woode, Phil Woods, James Trummy Young and Snooky Young.
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Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Live in '58
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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.
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Buddy Rich Live in '78
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The 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.” 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) Songs: Ya Gotta Try, Little Trane, Best Coast Grand Concourse, ’Round Midnight, Birdland, Channel One Suite, Big Swing Face.
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Chet Baker Live in '64 and '79
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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.
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Count Basie Live in '62
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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.
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Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 and '70
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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.
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Ella Fitzgerald Live in '57 and '63
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The Jazz Icons™ series features two exceptional concerts by 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.
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Louis Armstrong Live in '59
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To begin the series is 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.
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Quincy Jones Live in '60
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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.
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Thelonius Monk Live in '66
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This disc bring us two superb 1966 concerts from Thelonious Monk filmed three days apart in Norway and Denmark. With Charlie Rouse (Tenor Sax), Larry Gales (Bass) and Ben Riley (Drums), he performs Lulu's Back In Town, Blue Monk, 'Round Midnight (Norway, 1966) and Lulu's Back In Town, Don't Blame Me and Epistrophy (Denmark, 1966).
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See Jazz Icons Series 3 & 4
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