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George Benson: Live at Montreux 1986
by Jim Santella
George Benson Live at Montreux 1986 Eagle Eye Media 2005 This concert is a lot of fun for those who want to enjoy George Benson interpreting pop and smooth jazz. He's exciting, and he really gets into his songs. Solid vocals and smooth instrumentals carry the audience through ...
Freddy Cole: The Cole Nobody Knows
by Jim Santella
Freddy Cole The Cole Nobody Knows Plan B Productions 2005 Nat King Cole was unforgettable. His shadow extended far and wide. But, no one ever intended for that shadow to obscure the careers of Natalie, Ike, Eddie or Freddy Cole. Their talents overlap somewhat, but there's never been ...
The Soul of Nina Simone
by Jim Santella
Nina Simone The Soul of Nina Simone (DualDisc) Legacy Recordings 2005 Nina Simone touched a lot of people during her career. She left us a positive message about courage and about aiming high. This DualDisc honors the legacy that she left behind. The 30-minute video portion ...
Miles in Paris
by John Kelman
Miles Davis Miles in Paris Warner Music Vision 71550-2 2005 (1990) While there's considerable controversy about the validity of the late trumpeter Miles Davis' musical choices during the last decade of his life, anyone who had the opportunity to experience him in concert during that time knew that, while he ...
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
by Edward Blanco
Buddy Rich and His Band The Lost Tapes Lightyear Entertainment 2005 From the ashes of a 1990 fire that almost destroyed a piece of jazz music history, Buddy Rich and his band come alive in a fully restored made for home video production of a 1985 concert formerly ...
The Benedetto Players & The Guild Jazzmasters: In Concert
by Jim Santella
The Benedetto Players & The Guild Jazzmasters In Concert Mel Bay Records 2005 With this May 4, 2002 concert at the Long Island Classic American Guitar Show, we have an opportunity to meet several great jazz guitarists who've helped forge the direction that modern jazz continues to take.
Vinny Golia Large Ensemble: 20th Anniversary Concert
by John Kelman
The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble 20th Anniversary Concert Nine Winds NWDVD250 2005 There was a time when there existed a clear delineation between jazz and classical musicians. More than simply a matter of repertoire, it had much to do with the fact that the raison d'être of jazz musicians was ...
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
by Celeste Sunderland
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate CollectionBillie Holiday Verve/Hip-O/Decca2005 There's a moment on Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection when Lester Young slips into his sax solo and the camera zooms in on Billie Holiday's face. Glistening eyes, arching brow and an uncontrollable smile reveal anticipation, awe and admiration. The ...
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
by Doug Collette
The Who Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Eagle Vision 2004 Just by virtue of the combustible dynamics of their personalities, The Who on stage were an improvisational unit of the highest order, apt as easily to implode as explode. At the time of their appearance ...
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
by Jim Santella
Buddy Rich and His Band The Lost Tapes Lightyear Entertainment 2005 Recorded April 3, 1985 and featuring Bill Reddie's thrilling “West Side Story" medley arrangement, this lost & found session with the Buddy Rich 15-piece big band comes from the same session as Channel One Suite , which ...
