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'The Last of the First', A Jazz Documentary
by Louis Heckheimer
This year's Tribeca Film Festival was held from May 1st through the 9th. The Last of the First , a documentary by Anja Baron was of interest to jazz fans. This film explores the world of the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, a group put together by Al Volmer, an orthodontist and amateur jazz musician in ...
In Concert with Harry Connick, Jr.
by Jim Santella
Harry Connick, Jr. Only You Columbia 2004 Dressed casually, with shirttail hanging out over the top of his jeans, Harry Connick, Jr. gives his audience a full night of fun. The members of his big band, with open shirt collars and a relaxed demeanor, share both the camera and the ...
The Steve Huffsteter Big Band: Gathered Around
by Jack Bowers
To me -- and I'm confident that others must feel the same -- about the only thing better than hearing a great big band is seeing and hearing a great big band, which is precisely what I am doing as this review is being written. The band in question is led by trumpeter / composer Steve ...
New Orleans Jazz Heightens Steamy Movie on Lifetime
by Daniel Kassell
The New Orleans regional dialogue is just delightfully reminiscent of “In the Heat of the Night” in this new Lifetime movie based on Ann Pearlman’s book Infidelity. But that’s not why this flick caught my attention so I’ll ignore describing the steamy sex scenes and concentrate on the music because Helene Greece (EastWestMedia) sent me Basin ...
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
by Samuel Chell
Rare and Rewarding This concert date by Blakey, filmed during the summer of 1976 in Umbria, Italy, is visually stunning. The setting is a make-shift stage in the street, nestled among stucco houses in a space so confined as to suggest an intimate night club. The crowd is attentive and receptive, though not especially enthusiastic. Some ...
Live at the Beacon Theatre 2003
by Doug Collette
The Allman Brothers’ DVD shot during their 2003 run at the Beacon Theatre in New York truly sets the standard for what such packages should be. It captures the band playing in concert with unadorned closeup footage that heightens the sensation of being there rather than intruding on your vision or hearing. And the bonus footage ...
Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra In Space Is The Place
by Daniel Kassell
Outer space is a pleasant place A place where you can be free There's no limit to the things you can do Your thought is free and your life is worthwhile Space is the place ~ Sun Ra Faced with a ...
An Evening With Scott Hamilton & Friends
by Jim Santella
Scott Hamilton & Michael Feinstein Concord 2004 Two classy entertainers turn this television special and extended DVD into a musical moment that captures your full attention throughout. Michael Feinstein’s grand piano has been placed right next to the skating rink down front. With a small jazz ensemble, he sings from ...
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
by Gregory J. Robb
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind is an outstanding Digital Video Disc (DVD) of the Canadian folk singer who discovered life in art, and kept on dreaming of better times. Producers Susan Levy and Stephanie Bennett leave room for us to make our own sense of Mitchell’s narrative. Through a highly creative blend of concert ...
Music With A View: A Time For Love
by Jim Santella
Various Artists Concord 2003 Compiled from After Hours, Secret Heart, Ballads And Blues, Standards Of Excellence, Sabia, I Waited For You, The Shining Sea, La Familia, Lazy Afternoon, and Polarity, this program of intimate gems includes four “camera angles,” which portray different visual aspects of intimacy – the scenes and ...
