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Amalia Rodrigues: The Spirit of Fado
by AAJ Italy Staff
Amalia Rodrigues The Spirit of Fado Eforfilms (2006) Valutazione: 5 stelle 6 ottobre 1999: la regina del fado, Amalia Rodrigues, muore a 79 anni nella sua casa di Lisbona. “È un momento di grande tristezza. Era la voce del Portogallo", afferma il primo ministro Guterres che inaugura così una lunga serie di tributi e proclama tre ...
Bob Marley and The Wailers: Catch A Fire
by Glenn Astarita
Bob Marley and the Wailers Catch A Fire Eagle Rock Entertainment 2006 This black & white footage of the legendary Bob Marley and the Wailers features present-day interviews with vocalist/drummer Bunny Wailer along with rare concert footage. The prime source of interest pertains to former Island Records chief Chris Blackwell, ...
Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up - Live
by CJ Shearn
Pat Metheny Group The Way Up--Live Eagle Eye Media 2006 The Pat Metheny Group expands on its masterpiece with this live performance. Throughout the group's 27 year existence, these musicians have consistently redefined what a contemporary jazz ensemble can be, and who they are as a band, each ...
Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up Live
by John Kelman
Pat Metheny GroupThe Way Up LiveEagle Eye Media 2006 One of most exciting aspects of live performance is the opportunity to see how a group translates music from the studio to the concert stage. With production values that more closely resemble those of a marquee rock group, the nearly three-decade-old ...
Bruford: Rock Goes to College
by John Kelman
Bruford Rock Goes to College Winterfold Records 2006 Charting the career of drummer Bill Bruford, one has to sometimes wonder exactly what was he thinking? On the cusp of major commercial success on the heels of Close to the Edge (Atlantic, 1972), Bruford chose to leave Yes to join King ...
Jazz Icons
by Andrew Velez
Various Artists Jazz Icons Reelin' in the Years 2006 “The Golden Era of jazz is back! proclaims the press release for this DVD series featuring full-length concerts and studio performances by some of the greatest jazz stars ever. Mostly filmed in B&W in Europe from the '50s-'70s, none ...
John McLaughlin/Remember Shakti: The Way of Beauty
by John Kelman
John McLaughlin/Remember Shakti The Way of Beauty Universal Music France 2006 Over the past decade guitarist John McLaughlin, other than working on his Industrial Zen (Verve, 2006) project, has devoted much of his time to a new version of his ground-breaking mid-'70s Indo-Jazz fusion group Shakti. For those unable to ...
Ella Fitzgerald Live in '57 and '63
by Tom Pierce
Ella Fitzgerald LIVE in '57 and '63 Jazz Icons 2006 Ella Fitzgerald--Live in '57 and '63 is one of nine initial DVDs in record company Jazz Icons' series of previously unreleased concerts. All are primarily from the 1950s and '60s and feature, in addition to Fitzgerald, legends such ...
John Zorn: Zuflucht In Shanghai - The Port Of Last Resort
by AAJ Italy Staff
John Zorn Zuflucht In Shanghai - The Port Of Last Resort Winter & Winter (2006 - distr. Edel) Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Con la pubblicazione del DVD The Port of Last Resort è possibile ascoltare il soundtrack di John Zorn nel contesto appropriato: il film documentario del 1998 che rievoca l'esodo a Shanghai di 20 mila ebrei ...
Jeremy Cohen & Friends Celebrate Joe Venuti 100 Years
by AAJ Italy Staff
Jeremy Cohen & Friends Celebrate Joe Venuti 100 Years Vai Music Inc. (2004) Valutazione: 3 stelle Per il centenario della nascita di uno dei massimi esponenti del violino jazz, Joe Venuti (nato a Philadelphia il 16 settembre del 1903), uno dei moderni interpreti di questa tradizione - Jeremy Cohen - propone un DVD di omaggio a ...
