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Miles Davis: That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987
by Graham L. Flanagan
Miles DavisThat's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 Eagle Eye Media2009The idea that Miles Davis “lost his chops" sometime after the '70s has been stated many times. This DVD offers proof that they simply evolved along with the changing musical landscape in order to be (as Miles says ...
Coleman Hawkins: In Europe - London, Paris & Brussels
by Angelo Leonardi
Coleman Hawkins In Europe--London, Paris & Brussels 2009 Questa nutrita raccolta di filmati di Coleman Hawkins ripresi negli anni sessanta, in parte inediti e d'ottima qualità, ci dà l'occasione per ricordare un genio che non va dimenticato e l'ultimo decennio della sua vita. Il DVD contiene ...
Bill Frisell: Solos and Films of Buster Keaton
by John Kelman
In a career which is in 2009 entering its fourth decade in the public eye, guitarist Bill Frisell has fashioned a trajectory like no other. As comfortable playing Hank Williams country tunes as he is a Ron Carter blues, the guitarist has created such a distinctive sound that, even when he's playing a plain old G ...
Lorraine Feather: You're Outa Here (a neo-soundie)
by Carl L. Hager
If, like Bruno Ganz's character in Wim Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire, Frank Sinatra happened to magically return to life this summer, the Chairman of the Board would not only have a cup of coffee with a cigarette, he would enthusiastically charter a committee of jazz fans to search the world over for the earthly ...
In Europe: London, Paris & Brussels
by George Kanzler
Coleman Hawkins In Europe: London, Paris & Brussels Impro Jazz 2008 In the '20s, Coleman Hawkins (1904-69) established the tenor sax as a prominent soloing option in jazz, creating the first template for the dominant sound of the instrument. The powerful tone, deep swagger and churning rococo harmonic ...
Coleman Hawkins In Europe - London, Paris & Brussels - I video della sua ultima stagione
by AAJ Italy Staff
Coleman Hawkins In Europe - London, Paris & Brussels (2009) Valutazione: 4,5 stelle Questa nutrita raccolta di filmati di Coleman Hawkins ripresi negli anni sessanta, in parte inediti e d'ottima qualità, ci dà l'occasione per ricordare un genio che non va dimenticato e l'ultimo decennio della sua vita. Il DVD contiene quindici brani ripresi in quattro ...
Yellowjackets: New Morning - The Paris Concert
by John Kelman
YellowjacketsNew Morning - The Paris Concert Heads Up International2009A group that has, on occasion, ventured along the fine line between contemporary jazz and that of the smoother variety, Yellowjackets has always been a performing band. Now approaching its 30th anniversary as a collective, it's the group's eighth year ...
Miles Davis: That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987
by John Kelman
Miles DavisThat's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 Eagle Eye Media2009The exhaustive (and expensive) 20CD box set, The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 (Columbia/Legacy, 2002), finally set the record straight about the late trumpeter's often misunderstood and overly criticized final decade. Admittedly, many of his studio releases ...
Derek Bailey: Barcelona Chronicles
by John Eyles
Barcelona Chronicles is the collective title for two Incus DVDs and one CD which document guitarist Derek Bailey playing on three occasions in Barcelona between February 2004 and May 2005. Bailey had moved there from Hackney, London, in 2003. During the spring of 2004, he began experiencing muscular difficulties; in June 2004 he dropped his plectrum ...
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's
by AAJ Italy Staff
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention In the 1960's Sexy Intellectual Prod. (2009) Valutazione: 4 stelle In attesa che vengano pubblicati in versione digitale i capitoli importanti della videografia zappiana ancora mancanti all'appello (come 200 Motels e Uncle Meat), o quelli da tempo promessi e sempre rinviati (il tanto atteso Live at Roxy 1973), occupiamoci ...
