jazzbo Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 http://m.news.emihosting.com/nl/jsp/m.jsp?c=c874ec2476a7cd3e17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Unfortunately single DVDs are not available and to be honest I'd rather have it in a CD, not DVD set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) Well, most of the Coltrane and Kirk and Blakey I believe are available on cd, perhaps several of the others as well. I have a video of the Monk and it's KILLER. I'm happy about this, I will get this set before it goes away. I really can enjoy the "better than cd sound" of DVD on my system. I've never seen the Blakey and Griffin and Hubbard. Edited October 19, 2011 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 This box set sounds fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Great set! Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Looks good. Is $100 a reasonable price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 That's about what the other sets went for on first release I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Nice to see the Jazz Icons series make good use of the I.N.A. (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel) archives)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 They've dispensed with the "bonus disc" as a draw to buy the box over individual discs. Although if they aren't selling them individually, maybe that's why. I'll be curious to see if our local library gets the box or not given these tough times. The pricing is a little higher than past sets based on price per DVD, although since it's going from price friendly Naxos to um..., premium priced Mosaic, that would be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 This probably sounds stupid, but I wish they'd package them in the thinner boxes that Reeling in the Years used for their two blues releases. My shelves are getting full and it makes me think twice about buying these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 The really great news is A Love Supreme, which didn't seem to have cropped up before as a bootleg video (the other night did). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 That Kirk DVD looks great as well. One more link: http://www.mosaicrecords.com/jazzicons/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) This probably sounds stupid, but I wish they'd package them in the thinner boxes that Reeling in the Years used for their two blues releases. My shelves are getting full and it makes me think twice about buying these. I don't think it's stupid at all. It might have made sense to use larger than necessary packaging when DVDs were a new format to differentiate them from CDs, but I loathe the size of the standard cases. I guess too many companies feel they're stuck with it or that's what most consumers prefer. Edited October 19, 2011 by Quincy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 I thought I would enjoy and watch these DVDs far more than I actually do. It turns out that I just don't have that much interest in watching jazz on the telly. I got Jazz Icons 1-3 and the shrinkwrap is still on most of them. I only got 2 single DVDs from the 4th set, and it turns out I don't miss the others. The only one here I would actually buy and then watch is the Griffin* -- I'm sure the others are great, but I'm sick of (and a little ashamed of) buying stuff I don't actually use. So I think this is no longer the set/series for me. * And indeed, if this concert has been released on CD, then that would be my preferred format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) Unfortunately single DVDs are not available and to be honest I'd rather have it in a CD, not DVD set. Seriously, these are historic concerts, and you prefer not to see footage of these legends playing? A CD won't sound better than a DVD (except if your DVD player is sub-par). Edited October 19, 2011 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Unfortunately single DVDs are not available and to be honest I'd rather have it in a CD, not DVD set. Seriously, these are historic concerts, and you prefer not to see footage of these legends playing? A CD won't sound better than a DVD (except if your DVD player is sub-par). Well, I agree with Brad. I am simply never going to sit down and watch this even if I had it on DVD. If I had it on CD, I would listen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 The Monk material is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I thought I would enjoy and watch these DVDs far more than I actually do. It turns out that I just don't have that much interest in watching jazz on the telly. I completely understand the problem of music DVDs not being played as often (or not at all ) as expected as that happens to me, especially with full length (usually rock) concerts. However the Jazz Icons series has been the exception. It certainly helps that the performances are usually very good to excellent. Where they shine for me is that many of the discs comprise of 2 or 3 short sets. So if we've been watching a movie or show on DVD and I'm looking to fill time until the local news, 20 minutes of Brubek or Monk fits the bill. It also makes indecisiveness easier to deal with if the TV is on from the above situation as the music DVD collection is so much smaller than the CD & LP. Finally when they're on many times I'll have the laptop open just looking up now & then, so they essentially become a CD with occasional moving pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I rarely listen to CDs with total attention--always doing something else. With DVDs I'm totally immersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcrazy1984 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) I've got the Jazz Icons Count Basie '62 and Ellington DVD, and it's got to be the best quality video AND sound of that era. The sound of both of the DVD's are better than most CD's out there. CRANK it up and enjoy. I will have to ask for this set for Christmas!!! Edited October 20, 2011 by Jazz Nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I think its great that the project continues and that they are licensing the French TV archive but I'd still prefer that they sell them individually. Not an RRK fan (shocking!) and I'd probably watch the Trane once. The other 4 I'd definitely want though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) just re-the above comments about how things sound in these videos - to me all the audiofile considerations go out the window when I see a great player on film - whether its Bird, Prez, Monk, Byard, Bud, Tristano, et all, even in very lo-fi sound, somehow WATCHING these guys play has more impact that 10 albums of 24 bit remastering. Edited October 20, 2011 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcrazy1984 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 just re-the above comments about how things sound in these videos - to me all the audiofile considerations go out the window when I see a great player on film - whether its Bird, Prez, Monk, Byard, Bud, Tristano, et all, even in very lo-fi sound, somehow WATCHING these guys play has more impact that 10 albums of 24 bit remastering. Agreed about watching over listening. I remember my first Jazz video was "Jazz Casual" and to see the sweat drip off of Coltrane or just McCoy Tyner's finger move across the keyboard brought so much more depth and understanding to the music itself. Love watching Bird or Prez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Clips, full personnel and track listings. http://jazzicons.com/news.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oJ7Pi1aF1o&feature=related Edited October 30, 2011 by Pete C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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