Various Artists - Jazz It! The Best Of Jazz On TDK (2003)

goodliife · July 23, 2011

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Various Artists - Jazz It! The Best Of Jazz On TDK (2003) [DVD9]

Audio: (LinearPCM, 2 ch) / (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) / (DTS, 6 ch)

Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Fusion

“The TDK jazz library is home to some of the most incredible live performances on DVD. JAZZ-IT! Brings together 23 of the greatest highlights of the collection, with the Dave Holland Quintet playing World Protection Blues, the Herbie Hancock Trio playing Just one of Those Things, Chick Corea & Gary Burton playing Four in One, Oscar Peterson playing He Has Risen, Stan Getz playing El Cahon from his final recorded concert and much, much more! This collection presents a rare opportunity to see and hear the legends of Jazz in one remarkable set of live performances. JAZZ-IT is truly a must-have for all! ”

“This is a wonderful, tantalizing music DVD that shows some of the wonderful breadth and diversity in jazz. There is much to relish including the Ahmad Jamal Trio rendering of "My Foolish Heart" which is treated more playfully uptempo than usually heard, Joe Henderson, Herbie's funky intro to "Just One Of Those Things" from 1987, Chick Corea and Gary Burton together on "4 in 1" with it's tight ensemble playing and Monkian touches, NHOP's bass playing with Oscar Peterson, Bobby McFerrin's highly entertaining interaction with Herbie and Michael Brecker, the Zappa tribute etc. etc. Much of this material was filmed in Germany and the sound and picture quality is generally very good even though these are all live performances from different venues dating back to the early 80s. It makes you wonder how much great jazz material is out there still languishing uselessly in someone's archives.... ”

Personnel: Herbie Hancock • Ron Carter • Billy Cobham • Lionel Hampton • Art Blakey • Stan Getz • Oscar Peterson • Stephane Grappelli • Gary Burton • Chick Corea • Stanley Clarke • Gil Evans • Eliane Elias • Ahmad Jamal • Paco de Lucia • Bobby McFerrin • McCoy Tyner and many more.

tracklist:

01. DAVIS, CARPENTER: "Walkin" - West Coast All Stars

02. "Toys" - World of Rhythm

03. LEWIS: "How High the Moon" - Lionel Hampton & His Golden Men of Jazz

04. "Blues March" - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers

05. "Bag's Groove" - 35 Years of Modern Jazz Quartet

06. MANDEL: "El Cahon" - Stan Getz

07. PETERSON: "He Has Risen" - Oscar Peterson

08. "Mendocino" - Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie

09. GERSHWIN: "Fascinating Rhythm" - Stephlane Grappelli

10. MONK: "Monk's Dream" - Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone

11. "World Protection Blues" - Dave Holland Quintet