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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Quite simply the best jazz concert DVD on the market.This must be one of the best line-ups of jazz legends ever.Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey,freddie Hubbard,Joe Henderson,Jackie Mclean,Stanley Turrentine and many more are all there for you to watch over and over again in the comfort of your own home.
Despite advancing age they are all on top form with Hancock and Hubbard in tremendous form on Canteloupe island with Hubbard probably producing the best solo of the evening.Jackie Mclean shows he has lost none of that hard driving style of his on "Appointment in Ghana" and is well supported by Woody shaw on trumpet.A great lineup of Blakey,Griffin,Hubbard & Fuller are assembled for "Moanin" which sounds as great as ever.Grover Washington Jnr turns in a superb performance of the Gershwin classic "Summertime" and Lou Donaldson plays his signature tune "Blues Walk" and to be honest he doesn't seem to have aged at all from the 1950's ! There are many other Hilights which are to numerous to mention.
This is a re-edited version of the original film and has had many of the long shots taken out and now comprises of mostly close-up shots which is a great way to see these master musicians at work.
The sound quality is excellent as you would expect from Blue Note who were well known in the 40's,50's and 60's for setting the bench marks for sound quality.
The DVD also has track selection so that you can select and play your favourites over and over again.
My favourite track has to be the opening track "Cataloupe island" which is performed to perfection by all concerned.
All in all a fantastic DVD .
Despite advancing age they are all on top form with Hancock and Hubbard in tremendous form on Canteloupe island with Hubbard probably producing the best solo of the evening.Jackie Mclean shows he has lost none of that hard driving style of his on "Appointment in Ghana" and is well supported by Woody shaw on trumpet.A great lineup of Blakey,Griffin,Hubbard & Fuller are assembled for "Moanin" which sounds as great as ever.Grover Washington Jnr turns in a superb performance of the Gershwin classic "Summertime" and Lou Donaldson plays his signature tune "Blues Walk" and to be honest he doesn't seem to have aged at all from the 1950's ! There are many other Hilights which are to numerous to mention.
This is a re-edited version of the original film and has had many of the long shots taken out and now comprises of mostly close-up shots which is a great way to see these master musicians at work.
The sound quality is excellent as you would expect from Blue Note who were well known in the 40's,50's and 60's for setting the bench marks for sound quality.
The DVD also has track selection so that you can select and play your favourites over and over again.
My favourite track has to be the opening track "Cataloupe island" which is performed to perfection by all concerned.
All in all a fantastic DVD .
57 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
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The Blue Note jazz label kicked off its second era with this legendary 1985 concert. The new label president, Bruce Lundvall, wanted as many first era stars there as possible alongside the newer label stars, plus original founder Alfred Lion and his wife, Rudy van Gelder, Reid Miles et al. This fabulous DVD is the best record of this great event.
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It was previously available on CD and video in a shorted, limited form. For this format new footage has been woven into the pictures, giving a better sense of the other musicians on stage, and the sound has been transformed in a superb 5.1 mix which gives great clarity to each track. The combination of wonderful sound and great new visuals gives real immediacy to the concert, and the many extra appreciative glances between the players takes you, the viewer, right up to the stage with them.
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Bonus features on the DVD include some great photos from label co-founder Francis Wolff and many of the album covers which I grew up with! Subtitles are in Spanish, French and Japanese, and since each track is given a mellow, unpatronising and intelligent spoken introduction, scripted by the concert’s music director Michael Cuscuna, these subtitles are useful.
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If you don’t know the music from earlier formats, 14 tracks (4 are new to this DVD format) feature a total of 26 musicians play in six basic band line-ups plus three solo performances. The tunes are mostly the tunes with which they are identified. Among the old guard Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Kenny Burrell, McCoy Tyner, Grover Washington, and Stanley Turrentine are all caught in or near top form. Hubbard and Hutcherson in particular have rarely played better on film, finding fresh things to say in familiar music. Guitarist Stanley Jordan lit this audience up at the start of his career, and Charles Lloyd comes back on stage with two of his former players, Cecil McBee and the drumming genius Jack de Johnette, to play with pianist Michel Petrucciano, new to the label.
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What comes across most strongly is the affection and respect with which most of these guys played together. Non-playing soloists listen to the one playing, and the three pianists – Hancock, Tyner and Walter Davis Jr with Blakey – radiate their encouragement to the others. The main first era Blue Note areas of clear-edged modernism and hard bop are both well represented – and it’s great to see Jimmy Smith getting into a groove with Grady Tate again. The disc ends with a dose of angry incandescence from Cecil Taylor which isn’t a rosy close (!) but then the concert wasn’t so much a celebration of this seminal label’s past as a look forward to its second era, which would go on to celebrate younger musicians like Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones.
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I’ve happily watched some or most of the tracks on this DVD on eight occasions in the past month, which I hope conveys how good the music and the production are. Five stars.
The Blue Note jazz label kicked off its second era with this legendary 1985 concert. The new label president, Bruce Lundvall, wanted as many first era stars there as possible alongside the newer label stars, plus original founder Alfred Lion and his wife, Rudy van Gelder, Reid Miles et al. This fabulous DVD is the best record of this great event.
¦
It was previously available on CD and video in a shorted, limited form. For this format new footage has been woven into the pictures, giving a better sense of the other musicians on stage, and the sound has been transformed in a superb 5.1 mix which gives great clarity to each track. The combination of wonderful sound and great new visuals gives real immediacy to the concert, and the many extra appreciative glances between the players takes you, the viewer, right up to the stage with them.
¦
Bonus features on the DVD include some great photos from label co-founder Francis Wolff and many of the album covers which I grew up with! Subtitles are in Spanish, French and Japanese, and since each track is given a mellow, unpatronising and intelligent spoken introduction, scripted by the concert’s music director Michael Cuscuna, these subtitles are useful.
¦
If you don’t know the music from earlier formats, 14 tracks (4 are new to this DVD format) feature a total of 26 musicians play in six basic band line-ups plus three solo performances. The tunes are mostly the tunes with which they are identified. Among the old guard Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Kenny Burrell, McCoy Tyner, Grover Washington, and Stanley Turrentine are all caught in or near top form. Hubbard and Hutcherson in particular have rarely played better on film, finding fresh things to say in familiar music. Guitarist Stanley Jordan lit this audience up at the start of his career, and Charles Lloyd comes back on stage with two of his former players, Cecil McBee and the drumming genius Jack de Johnette, to play with pianist Michel Petrucciano, new to the label.
¦
What comes across most strongly is the affection and respect with which most of these guys played together. Non-playing soloists listen to the one playing, and the three pianists – Hancock, Tyner and Walter Davis Jr with Blakey – radiate their encouragement to the others. The main first era Blue Note areas of clear-edged modernism and hard bop are both well represented – and it’s great to see Jimmy Smith getting into a groove with Grady Tate again. The disc ends with a dose of angry incandescence from Cecil Taylor which isn’t a rosy close (!) but then the concert wasn’t so much a celebration of this seminal label’s past as a look forward to its second era, which would go on to celebrate younger musicians like Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones.
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I’ve happily watched some or most of the tracks on this DVD on eight occasions in the past month, which I hope conveys how good the music and the production are. Five stars.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A very well produced DVD as you would expect from Blue Note. For anyone interested in some of the important names in Jazz then this is for you. Art Blakey,Grover Washington,Kenny Burrell,Herbie Hancock etc etc are names to conjure in the Jazz scene and this DVD does not disappoint. Beautiful musical jazz played by some of the best, buy it and sit back and enjoy. Alan
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