Jazz Icons Vol. 3

[RiRiIII]

This is the message I received from them this morning regarding the new Volume of these great series, due Spetember 2008 (sooty of this has been posted again):

http://jazzicons.com/series3overview.html

Hello Jazz Icons fans,

It’s that time of year again…Jazz Icons is back!

It’s been a long eight months of production &

clearances, but we’re proud to announce the third

series of Jazz Icons (see press release below).

When we started production on the first series

back in 2006 we had a long battle to convince the

artists and retailers that Jazz Icons would be

something special and would be successful. Before

this series came along Jazz DVDs were something

that sold very little (only a few thousand units)

but we knew in our hearts that if we did it right

and presented the footage with the utmost

respect, the fans would buy it. To this day each

DVD has sold well over 20,000 units (which in the

Jazz DVD world is quite a feat, something we’re

VERY proud of). This new series will mean that

since September of 2006 we have released 23

different titles and three box sets (series two &

three contain a bonus disc of unreleased material.)

This series has been such a great success because

of your support and the tremendous job that you

have done in spreading the word. Let’s face it,

with fewer and fewer retail outlets selling music

DVDs, the best way for us to get the word out is

through great music fans like you. PLEASE help us

by telling everyone you know who loves Jazz about

the series and post this email (or your own) on

any site that you think would be interested. With

your help we can keep the series going strong for

years to come (and we have lots more great

performances that we want to release)

Thank you for your continued support.

David Peck

Phil Galloway

Tom Gulotta

Producers, Jazz Icons

THIRD SERIES OF AWARD WINNING JAZZ ICONS™ DVDS TO BE RELEASED!

NEW SERIES OF JAZZ ICONS™ DVDS FEATURES VINTAGE

UNSEEN CONCERTS FEATURING SONNY ROLLINS, OSCAR

PETERSON, LIONEL HAMPTON, NINA SIMONE, BILL

EVANS, CANNONBALL ADDERLEY, RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK

“Jazz Icons™ is doing for jazz what the Criterion

Collection has done for classic and important films.” – Jazz Times

“The sound quality is first rate, and the

performances are extraordinary.” – Newsweek

“I can't say enough about the presentation of

these DVDs. Not only have the producers gotten

the best possible picture and sound from the

original films and videotapes, but they've

packaged them with taste and tender loving care.

The accompanying booklets are well worth reading;

each one is filled with great photos and eloquent

liner notes. – Leonard Maltin

The eagerly anticipated release of the third

series of Jazz Icons™ DVDs has arrived. Reelin'

In The Years Productions and Naxos of America,

Inc. are proud to announce the September 30, 2008

release of the next seven titles in the

illustrious DVD series featuring performances by

Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Lionel Hampton,

Nina Simone, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

Filmed in Europe between 1958 and 1975, this

third set of Jazz Icons™ DVDs features concerts

by seven of the most influential jazz artists of

the 20th century captured in their prime and

accompanied by some of the most legendary sidemen

of the day. Previously forgotten or lost in the

vaults of TV studios throughout Europe (in some

cases for nearly 50 years!), they are now being

made available for the first time.

The running time for the DVDs range from 60 to

100 minutes. All seven Jazz Icons™ titles will be

sold separately and as a deluxe boxed set with a

bonus eighth disc featuring additional rare, never-before-seen, performances.

Each of the new Jazz Icons™ DVDs features one or

more concerts filmed live in television studios

and concert halls throughout Europe between 1958

and 1975, one of the most creative periods in

jazz history. All seven DVDs feature performances

that have never been officially released, and in

many cases, the material is newly discovered and

was never broadcast. In addition, every

performance in the Jazz Icons™ DVD series has

been transferred and re-mastered from the

best-quality original masters yielding excellent sound and video.

Among the wealth of highlights in the third series of Jazz Icons™ DVDs:

• Two incredible Sonny Rollins concerts from 1965

and 1968 (his classic period) featuring 87

minutes of music. Both concerts feature stellar

European and American side-musicians including

pianist Kenny Drew and bass legend Niels-Henning

Ørsted Pedersen. Rollins, one of the most

important saxophonists in jazz, shines throughout.

• Two historic Cannonball Adderley concerts from

1963 totaling 100 minutes and recorded two days

apart in Switzerland and Germany. Both shows

feature the classic three-horn frontline of

Cannonball, his brother Nat Adderley and the

legendary Yusef Lateef, as well as pre-Weather

Report pianist Joe Zawinul. This DVD is the

definitive reminder that Cannonball Adderley was

one of the most outstanding and highly respected

alto saxophonists in the history of jazz.

• Two incredible Nina Simone concerts from 1965

and 1968 that showcase the multifaceted diva in

all of her glory. Simone shines as a jazz

vocalist extraordinaire on “Tomorrow Is My Turn,”

as a definitive folk interpreter on Bob Dylan’s

“The Ballad Of Hollis Brown” and as a passionate

civil rights activist on both “Four Women” and

her classic “Mississippi Goddam.” This DVD is a must for Simone fans!

• Three never-before-seen Oscar Peterson shows

from 1963, 1964 and 1965 featuring the late

pianist in his prime on three terrific nights.

Joining Peterson are bassist Ray Brown and

drummer Ed Thigpen (the classic Oscar Peterson

Trio) as well as trumpet and flugelhorn legend

Clark Terry, who also sings, and trumpet great

Roy Eldridge. Although Oscar Peterson passed away

in December of 2007, his performances on this DVD

demonstrate why his music will live on forever.

• A one hour Lionel Hampton big band concert

filmed in 1958. Hampton’s big band storms through

a mixture of high energy jazz and jump blues

numbers that delight the Belgian crowd. Hampton

himself plays vibes, drums and piano and

throughout every minute of this concert shows why

he is still considered one of the greatest

players, band leaders and entertainers of all time.

• An incredible 100-minute Bill Evans DVD

featuring five separate performances filmed

between 1965 and 1975. Spanning an eleven-year

period, Evans is featured with four different

rhythm sections including the stunning duo of

bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer

Alan Dawson. Bill Evans is widely considered one

of the greatest Jazz pianists of all time and

this DVD provides ample proof throughout every note of his playing.

• Three exceptional concerts by Rahsaan Roland

Kirk; two performed in 1963 in Belgium and

Holland and one from 1967 in Norway. All three

shows present Kirk playing his entire

instrumental arsenal of flutes, tenor sax,

clarinet, siren, music box, whistles, manzello

and stritch – often simultaneously! Kirk’s

playing is full of unique fire and brilliance as

he challenges and brings out the best from such

top-notch sidemen as drummers Daniel Humair and

Alex Riel (of Bill Evans Trio Fame) as well as

bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (featured

for the third time in this series.)

• The bonus disc that accompanies the boxed set

is itself a treasure trove of great performances

featuring two short Sonny Rollins sets plus and

interview (both from 1959 and totaling 30

minutes), a four song Rahsaan Roland Kirk set

from 1963 and a two song Nina Simone performance

with an interview from 1965 featuring another

amazing version of her classic “Mississippi Goddam.”

Each DVD also includes a 24-page booklet with

insightful and informative essays by noted jazz

historians as well as previously unseen photos and memorabilia.

The release of the seven new releases in the

third series brings the total number of DVDs in

the Jazz Icons™ series to 23 different titles.

Including the two bonus discs in the boxed set,

the Jazz Icons™ DVD series now features over 30 hours of classic performances.

The first series of Jazz Icons™ DVDs featuring

classic vintage concerts by Thelonious Monk, Ella

Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie,

Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Art Blakey & The Jazz

Messengers, Buddy Rich, and Chet Baker, was

released in September 2006 to universal critical

acclaim, including feature stories in the Wall

Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles

Times, as well as reviews in The New York Times

and USA Today (including their holiday gift guide.)

The second series of Jazz Icons™ DVDs was

released in September 2007 and featured classic

vintage concerts by John Coltrane, Charles

Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Sarah Vaughan, Wes

Montgomery, Duke Ellington and Dexter Gordon as

well as a bonus disc included with the boxset. As

with the first series, each title again received

universal critical acclaim including reviews in

Newsweek, The New York Times and NPR Morning

Edition. CBS Sunday Morning named the Jazz Icons™

Series Two boxed set as the archival DVD release

of the year describing the DVDs as “astonishing” and “an incredible gift.”

Reelin' In The Years Productions LLC is the

world’s largest music footage library. Including

the first sixteen DVDs in the Jazz Icons™ series,

Reelin' In The Years Productions has produced

over 40 DVDs including the four volume The

American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 DVD

series, released to universal critical acclaim,

commercial success and numerous industry awards.

Volume One was nominated for a GRAMMY® award in

the category of "Best Long Form Music Video".

2006 saw the release of the certified-platinum

The Temptations - Get Ready, The Definitive

Performances 1965 – 1972 and the certified-gold

Marvin Gaye - The Real Thing In Performance 1964

– 1981, the first official DVD anthologies of

classic archival television performances by

Motown artists. For further information, please visit www.reelinintheyears.com.

Since 1987, Naxos of America, Inc. the world’s

leading Classical Musical label has redefined how

classical music is presented and marketed. The

innovative strategy of recording exciting new

Grammy nominated and Grammy winning repertoire

with exceptional talent has enabled the label to

develop one of the largest and fastest growing

catalogues of unduplicated repertoire available

anywhere-currently 5,500 active titles-with

state-of-the-art sound and the consumer-friendly

prices. Naxos of America, Inc. is owned by the

North American Classical Company, a wholly owned

subsidiary of Naxos Global Distribution. For more information: www.naxos.com.

For press information/materials, product requests, and interviews contact:

Michael Bloom Media Relations; 323.258.6342 / MusicPR@earthlink.net

www.jazzicons.com

_______________________________________________________________________

David Peck, President

Reelin' In The Years Productions LLC

The world's largest and most respected source of music footage.

phone: (858) 578-4093

fax: (858) 578-6337

Website: http://www.reelinintheyears.com

http://www.jazzicons.com

[clarke68]

Very cool! Can't wait to check out the Roland Kirk disc.