This DVD includes a riveting hour-long Count Basie show from Sweden taped in 1962 featuring the phenomenal drumming of Sonny Payne.
Track Listing
(Sweden, 1962)
Easin It
Youre Too Beautiful
Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
Stella By Starlight
Back To The Apple
I Needs To Be Beed With
I Got Rhythm
Back Water Blues
Alexanders Ragtime Band
Old Man River
One OClock Jump
These filmed concerts capture the most pivotal and influential jazz artists of the 20th century in their prime - accompanied by some of the most legendary side-musicians of the day. Some of these recordings were forgotten for nearly 50 years. American company Reelin In The Years Productions have re-discovered and produced them and after being digitally re-mastered from high quality, original masters with excellent sound and film quality, they are now presented on DVD by TDK.
Each of the nine titles in the illustrious series features 60-90 minute performances by Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Buddy Rich or Chet Baker. They were all produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates, which in most cases contributed rare personal photographs, memorabilia, and forewords. The DVDs are available individually and each comes with a 16-page booklet including an essay written by an authoritative jazz historian.
"The release of Jazz Icons is like the unearthing of a musical time capsulean audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From Big Band and Bebop to Dixieland and Cool, its all here and it all swings. These jazz legends, from Dizzy and Count to Louis and Ella, are the Bachs and Beethovens of our generation. From an educational standpoint this series is a gift to our culture. Im honored to be a featured part of it, but Im more thrilled just to sit down and watch it with my grandkids." Quincy Jones
|
