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Charlie Hunter: Solo Inventions
by John Kelman
Charlie Hunter Solo Inventions Shanachie 6326 2005 While Charlie Hunter has already released a concert DVD, Right Now Live! (Ropeadope, 2003), featuring him in solo, trio and quintet settings, Solo Inventions is anything but redundant. First, this 50-minute DVD--produced as part of Original Spin Media's Solo: The Jazz ...
Chick Corea: Rendezvous In New York
by Mark Sabbatini
Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York Image Entertainment ID1796IEDVD 2005 This may not be the ultimate Chick Corea collection, but fans aren't likely to find a better one on video anytime soon. A near-complete portrait of the legendary pianist's non-fusion career is captured on the 10-DVD ...
Chick Corea: Rendezvous in New York
by John Kelman
Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York Image Entertainment ID1796IEDVD 2005 Legendary pianist Chick Corea sure knows how to throw a party. Most people, when they hit a milestone birthday like sixty, they go out for an extra special dinner or get together with some of ...
Lionel Hampton & The Golden Men of Jazz
by AAJ Staff
Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton & The Golden Men of Jazz Geneon Entertainment 2005 A document of interest from Hamp's evidently very successful '93 European tour features his as-billed “Golden Men of Jazz octet. The soloist close-ups put the viewer beyond being in the front row - it's as if you ...
Ari Hoenig: Kinetic Hues
by Jim Santella
The Ari Hoenig Group Kinetic Hues Smalls Records 2005 When truly creative artists get together, they issue a memorable proclamation. Ari Hoenig and Jean-Michel Pilc throw ideas around the room like rockets and missiles, as they work out in the intimate performance space at Fat Cat with a ...
Faust: A Silent Movie (1926)
by A. Henkin
F.W. Murnau Music by Willem Breuker Faust (1926) BVHaast 2005 F.W Murnau was one of the giants of the Silent Film Era. His most famous work is 1922's Nosferatu but his interpretation of the Faust legend was his most expansive work, also his last ...
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
by Jim Santella
Charles Mingus Live at Montreux 1975 Eagle Vision 2004 With complete liner notes and credits, this concert performance makes a valuable addition to the DVD library. That it's vintage Mingus in top form makes things all the better. As this is a live performance, the sound ...
Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation
by Ty Cumbie
Keith JarrettKeith Jarrett: The Art of ImprovisationEuroarts 20541182005 When Keith Jarrett is “in the zone his face takes on an expression of sublime agony reminiscent of a woman in the throes of childbirth. Creating music live for him is an act of profound, physical intensity: his entire body is tense ...
Maynard Ferguson: Live at the Top
by Jim Santella
Maynard Ferguson Live: At the Top Brentwood Home Video 1975/2005 Filmed in 1974 for Public Television at the Plaza Hotel in Rochester, New York, Maynard Ferguson's big band went over the top with a powerful concert that would broaden its appeal to a wider audience. Staid fans from ...
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Havana
by Jim Santella
Dizzy Gillespie A Night in Havana New Video 2005 Documenting the endearing relationship that Dizzy Gillespie had with Cuban music and the Cuban people, A Night in Havana explores both his concert performance and the social interactions that he encountered there. Gillespie was 71. Arturo Sandoval and Gonzalo ...
