essential jazz dvds

[alocispepraluger102]

loving deeply from the 20's through the very newest; bios, live, and parts of recordings.

now that i have the time, i wish to see these artists as they appeared live, and there is no finer place for suggestions.

[Free For All]

I've been enjoying the Jazz Icon series lately. Great quality of picture and sound.

I also have greatly enjoyed the Jazz Scene USA series (hosted by Oscar Brown Jr.) and the Jazz Casual series (hosted by Ralph Gleason).

Also:

Straight No Chaser (excellent Monk documentary)

On The Road With Duke Ellington

Norman Granz' Jazz In Montreaux series

....and there's so much more!

[alocispepraluger102]

I've been enjoying the Jazz Icon series lately. Great quality of picture and sound.

I also have greatly enjoyed the Jazz Scene USA series (hosted by Oscar Brown Jr.) and the Jazz Casual series (hosted by Ralph Gleason).

Also:

Straight No Chaser (excellent Monk documentary)

On The Road With Duke Ellington

Norman Granz' Jazz In Montreaux series

....and there's so much more!

what a start! thanks

[Nate Dorward]

On a different beat, I've been greatly enjoying Misha Mengelberg's Afijn (a 70-minute documentary + another hour of concert footage).

The Jazz Casuals I've seen have been terrific.

[Free For All]

Nat Hentoff Jazz Icon Review

Also, didn't Larry Kart review these too?

[medjuck]

See this thread:

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...144&hl=DVDs

I'd add that The Greatest Jazz Films Ever is now available through True Blue.

[Jazz Kat]

Pat Metheny's Way Up, and Speaking of Now Live, are nice. Not essential.

[tatifan]

See this thread:

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...144&hl=DVDs

I'd add that The Greatest Jazz Films Ever is now available through True Blue.

Don't buy it from them. It's $49.98! Overstock.com has it for a tad under $30. I wish somebody would issue this material from actual source material, instead of public domain style secondary sources.