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America’s Music Legacy

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 20, 2011

AA.VV. America's Music Legacy: Folk / Blues / Dixieland Jazz / Soul MVD Visual Valutazione: 2,5 stelle Ha un taglio decisamente divulgativo questa serie di DVD dedicati alla musica americana nelle sue varie accezioni. America's Music Legacy risale agli anni Ottanta (i quattro di cui ci occupiamo vanno dall'82 all'85) e vengono ora riproposti con l'effetto ...

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Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour '74

by Doug Collette
July 16, 2011

Rory GallagherIrish Tour '74Eagle Video2011 However much acclaim he received during his lifetime, and to whatever extent his legacy has grown posthumously since his untimely death in 1995, guitarist Rory Gallagher will be best remembered for the feverish abandon of his live performances. Assembled with the same ...

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Phish: Live in Utica October 20, 2010 At The Aud

by Doug Collette
July 9, 2011

PhishLive in Utica October 20, 2010 At The AudJemp2011 It may demean the occasion to call it an instant classic, but Phish's October 2010 appearance at The Auditorium in Utica, New York has all the earmarks of a unique event. The main distinction of the evening was ...

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Jimi Hendrix: Band of Gypsys Live at the Fillmore East

by Doug Collette
July 3, 2011

Jimi HendrixBand of Gypsys Live at the Fillmore EastExperience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings2011 Given the latter years of guitarist Jimi Hendrix's life were fouled by business disputes, it comes as no surprise that the Band of Gypsys, perhaps the foulest such entanglement of them all, was not comprehensively recorded ...

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Andrea Rossi Andrea: ¿A cuàntas paradas de aquì?

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 30, 2011

Andrea Rossi Andrea ¿A cuàntas paradas de aquì? Splasc(H) records Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Raccolta di video “Lo-Fi" nei quali il protagonista è ripreso in performance spesso informali, questo DVD (che, certo non accidentalmente, dura esattamente un'ora) rappresenta bene lo spirito di Andrea Rossi Andrea, artista visivo laureato al Dams di Bologna e bassista specializzatosi al Berklee ...

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band/My Morning Jacket: Louisiana Fairytale

by Wade Luquet
May 15, 2011

Preservation Hall Jazz Band / My Morning JacketLouisiana FairytalePreservation Hall2011 Once upon a time there was a progressive rock band, My Morning Jacket. They were invited into one of the grandest music venues in the world, Preservation Hall, to play with the legendary jazz band. In another ...

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Ginger Baker's Airforce Live 1970 DVD

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 10, 2011

Ginger Baker's Airforce Live 1970 Valutazione: 4 stelle Questo ottimo DVD presenta uno dei concerti finali del gruppo Airforce del batterista Ginger Baker, ripreso negli studi di Radio Bremen, una delle emittenti europee più lungimiranti che già alla fine degli anni sessanta aveva iniziato a documentare adeguatamente quella musica rock che stava impetuosamente marcando il territorio ...

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Ana Popovic: An Evening at Trasimeno Lake DVD

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2011

Ana Popovic An Evening at Trasimeno Lake Artistsexclusive Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Questo DVD della torrida Ana Popovic Band, registrato in Italia al Lago Trasimeno, non può non farci tornare alla memoria l'amico Ernesto De Pascale, prematuramente scomparso nella sua amata Firenze il 13 febbraio 2011, giorno del suo cinquantatreesimo compleanno. Oltre ad avere curato la direzione ...

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Brian Wilson Songwriter 1962-1969

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 28, 2011

Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Songwriter 1962-1969 Sexy Intellectual Valutazione: 4 stelle Non autorizzato, ma assolutamente benvenuto da parte sia degli appassionati dei Beach Boys che di chi magari ha della band un'idea superficiale, questo documentario in doppio DVD ripercorre le vicende di Brian Wilson e soci dal 1962 al 1969. Con il taglio tipico e efficace ...

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Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm - Portrait Of A Jazz Legend

by Jack Bowers
April 4, 2011

Stan KentonArtistry In Rhythm: Portrait Of A Jazz LegendJazzed Media2011 “I thought that [Stan] was an echo of life itself: that life is precious, life is exquisite, and life is magnificent. He lived it, and his legacy points to some of those values. Whether we are able ...