Stan Getz DVD

[MartyJazz]

Picked this up the other day at a local CD/DVD store in West Palm Beach that carries atypical stuff. Done apparently a year before his death, Getz is in absolutely very fine form and Kenny Barron is just superb. The rhythm section is filled out by Alex Blake and Teri Lyne Carrington. On a few of the performances, two synthesizers are added that are manned by individuals who composed some of the pieces on Getz's APASIONADO album. Even this stuff works. I can't recommend this DVD highly enough. Wonderful music played by a jazz tenor giant who made some marvelous recordings during the last four years of his life. And again, check out Kenny Barron!

BTW, if this recommendation was posted here or under one of the other topic headings on this forum before, I apologize for my lateness.

Edited February 22, 2005 by MartyJazz

[Michael Fitzgerald]

This is the concert identical to what Eagle Jazz issued on CD a few years back, right? Does it contain all the tracks listed in the Barron discography on my website (July 18, 1990)?

Regardless, I look forward to seeing this.

Mike

[MartyJazz]

This is the concert identical to what Eagle Jazz issued on CD a few years back, right? Does it contain all the tracks listed in the Barron discography on my website (July 18, 1990)?

Regardless, I look forward to seeing this.

Mike

Here's a CD Now link for this DVD however since it doesn't give much detail, I'll supply the following:

Personnel: Getz

Kenny Barron, Alex Blake, Terri Lyne Carrington,

Eddie del Barrio & Frank Zottoli (synthesizers)

Song List:

1) Apasionado

2) On a Slow Boat to China

3) Soul Eyes

4) Espanola

5) Coba

6) Seven Steps to Heaven

7) El Cahon

8) Yours and Mine

9) Voyage

10) Lonely Lady

11) Blood Count

12) What is This Thing Called Love

13) People Time

14) Amourous Cat

Now unless that previous CD was a two-fer (obviously, I've yet to check your website), this DVD has to contain more music since the jacket indicates the running time to be 93 minutes.

Again, well worth getting.

Edited February 22, 2005 by MartyJazz

[MartyJazz]

Hey Michael:

Doing things ass-backwards here. Yep, you have it complete in your excellent Kenny Barron discography and the tunes are in the exact same order as on the DVD. I had not been aware of the CD (2 discs, right?) release, but obviously this DVD is quite an enhancement as it adds the visual aspect. The DVD, by the way, does not indicate the date or location so many thanks for pointing me to the KB discography.

[Michael Fitzgerald]

The 2-CD set was an important release in 2001 that I was very glad to purchase (the material had limited circulation before then) but these folks are going to be getting my money again - if indeed it's the same folks behind both the CD and DVD. Had there been a DVD issue at the time, I would probably have skipped the CD too.

Mike

[brownie]

I thought I made a Great Find when I stumbled on a brandnew Japanese Toshiba DVD of this a while ago. Very decent price. Only to find out this was volume 1 only. The Toshiba vol. 1 lasts 54 minutes and has only the seven first tracks from the Song List that MartyJazz posted.

[GloriousBlues]

Getz & Barron were great together, but I never knew they were on DVD. I think I'll pick this up...

Nice recommendation.

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Watching this now - magnificent. Getz looks wonderful, not old and frail at all. We lost him much too soon. This is a good band - though not as perfect as the Reid/Lewis one. Alex Blake is a bit more extroverted as a soloist, maybe not saying quite so much.

Camera work is maybe a bit heavy on the filters - everything glitters and shines. And I would have appreciated some lingering wide shots rather than so many close-ups. But very professional and excellent quality on the DVD.

That thirds lick of Kenny's does wear on me - twice in the first tune.

Mike