Jazzwax List: 5 Video Clips

Rather than post prose today, I've decided to share with you some of my favorite video clips viewed over the past week. As my friends know, I'm a YouTube junkie, trawling the site daily for little-known and hidden jazz, rock and soul videos. Below are five favorites:

Here's acordionist Mat Mathews from July 1997...



Here's Nina Simone singing The Look of Love...



Here's Dusty Springfield on perhaps her best televised version of The Look of Love...



Here's Springfield announcing and interviewing the Beatles in October 1963...



Here's James Brown working through a medley of hits and steps. Hang in for the dance-off between Brown and Davis...



And finally, here's Sarah Vaughan with pianist Ronnell Bright in Sweden in 1958 singing September in the Rain, Loverman, Mean to Me and a stunning Tenderly. Dig Ronnell's chord voicings behind Vaughan! (I spoke with Ronnell yesterday and he's doing great. Go here for my interview with him)...