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Live In Glasgow
by Glenn Astarita
Paul Rodgers Live In Glasgow Eagle Rock 2007 Rock vocalist extraordinaire Paul Rodgers is captured live on film, during this sprightly and somewhat rousing performance at a Glasgow concert hall. The founder of Free (1968-1973), Bad Company (1974-1982) and The Firm (1984-1986), Rodgers possesses an indubitably distinctive voice, sparked by ...
Stanley Clarke & Friends - Night School
by AAJ Italy Staff
Stanley Clarke & Friends Night School Heads Up International (2006) Valutazione: 3 stelle Questo bel DVD ci ripropone una serata benefica che il celebre bassista Stanley Clarke ha voluto dedicare al Musicians Institute. Sono con lui una trentina di musicisti molto noti, buona parte dei quali suona lo stesso strumento del leader. Sul palco si alternano ...
Various Artists: Jumpin' & Jivin' Volume 1
by Chris May
Various Artists Jumpin' & Jivin' Volume 1 Acorn Media 2007 The majority of the items in this wonderful nostalgia fest are “soundies" recorded 1941-1945, augmented by clips from movie shorts made in the late 1940s and early 1950s. There are 27 tracks, comprising swing, jump bands, jazz-inflected vocal ...
Ganelin Trio Priority: Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005
by A. Henkin
Ganelin Trio Priority Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005 Nemu Records 2007 Pianist Vyacheslav Ganelin is arguably Soviet Russia's most significant improvising export. Of course, the unreceptive atmosphere during the early part of his career made renown in his native Lithuania untenable, but fans of international ...
Bill Bruford's Earthworks: Video Anthologies Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
by John Kelman
Since forming his two record labels--Winterfold (to deal with solo efforts released prior to 1987, when he formed the first of his more jazz-centric Earthworks groups) and Summerfold (to handle everything that's happened since that career watershed)--drummer Bill Bruford has reissued, in remastered (and, in some cases, expanded) form his entire back catalog as a leader. ...
Hurricane On The Bayou
by Glenn Astarita
Hurricane On The Bayou Hurricane On The Bayou Macfree Films 2006 Released in December 2006 for IMAX theaters worldwide and now on DVD, this film is narrated by actress Meryl Streep and lucidly reveals a disturbing but inescapable truth: Southern Louisiana's wetlands are vanishing. Created with the assistance of the ...
Chicago Underground Trio: Chronicle
by Troy Collins
Chicago Underground Trio Chronicle Delmark 2007 Filmed at Chicago's German Cultural center, Chronicle presents the Chicago Underground Trio in a new light, literally. Cornetist/composer Rob Mazurek and percussionist Chad Taylor have been releasing projects under the banner of the Chicago Underground for almost a decade. While the line-up tends to ...
Ganelin Trio Priority: Live at the Lithuanian Philharmony Vilinius 2005
by Eyal Hareuveni
Ganelin Trio Priority Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005 Nemu Records 2007 This video-audio document of an on-location performance presents the Ganelin Trio Priority at its best. This trio--led by Russian-born Israeli composer Vyacheslav Ganelin with Lithuanian saxophonist Petras Vysniauskas and German drummer Klaus ...
Ken Jacobs: New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903
by Brad Glanden
Ken Jacobs New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903 Tzadik 2007 What elevates New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903 above the amateur work of young hopefuls with movie-editing software is the fact that Ken Jacobs, a septuagenarian staple of American avant-garde cinema, is a master of deconstruction. His Tom Tom the Piper's Son ...
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Hot 'N' Heavy--Live at the Ascension Loft
by Mark F. Turner
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Hot 'N' Heavy--Live at the Ascension Loft Delmark 2006 Delmark Records continues to produce some memorable jazz DVDs and Ethnic Heritage Ensemble's Hot'N'Heavy--Live at the Ascension Loft is no exception. From the first few sounds and frames of the video, one dynamic image absorbs ...
