EKE BBB Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 Anyone has something from this DVD collection? Any comments? Sorry if this has been discused elsewhere! And sorry AGAIN for the flood of topics on DVD jazz collections! These are the available releases at Blue Moon site: IDVD1014 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1014 Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Band / Woody Herman Band (1964)€ 17.95 IDVD1013 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1013 Woody Herman Band (1962) / Woody Herman Band (1963)€ 17.95 IDVD1012 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1012 Paul Winter Sextet / Charles Lloyd Quartet€ 17.95 IDVD1011 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1011 John Coltrane Quartet / Dave Brubeck Quartet€ 17.95 IDVD1010 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1010 Cannonball Adderley Quintet / Modern Jazz Quartet€ 17.95 IDVD1009 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1009 Dizzy Gillespie Quintet / Mel Tormé & The Benny Barth Trio€ 17.95 IDVD1008 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1008 B.b King / Turk Murphy & The San Francisco Jazz Band€ 17.95 IDVD1007 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1007 Muggsy Spanier / Joe Sullivan€ 17.95 IDVD1006 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1006 Art Farmer Quartet / Bola Sete & Vince Guaraldi€ 17.95 IDVD1005 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1005 Sonny Rollins / Carmen Mcrae€ 17.95 IDVD1004 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1004 Louis Armstrong / Earl Hines€ 17.95 IDVD1003 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1003 Count Basie / Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan€ 17.95 IDVD1002 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Idvd1002 Jimmy Witherspoon & Ben Webster / Jimmy Rushing€ 17.95 IDVD1001 - Pal Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Gerry Mulligan Quartet / Art Farmer & Jim Hall€ 17.95 Quote
kh1958 Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 PAL means the European format, doesn't it, which isn't compatible with NTSC, the U.S. format? Otherwise, I would be placing an order for about 7 of those. Quote
Late Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 (edited) Edward Kennedy Ellington (Black, Brown & Beige), Check out this search. These discs are both PAL and NTSC compatible, and often contain three Jazz Casual episodes. The most essential of all Jazz Casual episodes, in my opinion, is the John Coltrane episode. Amazing, unrestrained playing on "Impressions" there. (And, Coltrane opted not to partake in Gleason's standard "interview" for the show, thus allowing the quartet more playing time. Wise!) Other shows from this series that I'd recommend: • the Sonny Rollins episode • the Art Farmer episode (jump on this one fast — before legal entanglements possibly hinder its distribution) • the Art Pepper episode (Pepper struggles some, but his new mode of playing is a treat to hear) I don't think one could lose with any of the shows actually, but on no account should the Coltrane be missed. The Idem packaging and distribution of these DVD's, I'm thinking, will soon be very scarce in the U.S. (but not so much a worry in the EU?) due to potential estate disputes. Just a guess, but better to have these little gems in your collection before the dark and ambiguous cloud of copyright law rears its Darth Vader face. (For U.S. jazz-on-DVD collectors, the single episode "Jazz Casual" releases are readily available, and always a safe route.) You'll also want to check out the Jazz Scene, U.S.A. DVD's. The Shorty Rogers (good) and Teddy Edwards (great) shows top my list. As discussed on another thread, this DVD is perhaps the most valuable of all jazz-on-DVD collections. Just seeing Bird with Coleman Hawkins (— who cares if they're "finger sync-ing") sends chills down me every time. Edited January 28, 2004 by Late Quote
Claude Posted January 28, 2004 Report Posted January 28, 2004 Those are the first european DVD releases of the Jazz Casual shows (2 shows on one DVD). There are more interesting combinations avaialble now from the same editor IDEM (Spain) - "Four tenors": Rollins, Coltrane, Webster, Lloyd - Mulligan, Pepper, Farmer I have those DVDs and highly recommend them. Essential historical documents in acceptable picture and sound quality. Most interviews are also very interesting Quote
EKE BBB Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) Thanks for your input, guys! I´m a newbie regarding DVD. Edited January 29, 2004 by EKE BBB Quote
mikeweil Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 I have the Basie/Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, and love it! Quality is okay, and the interviews segments are priceless! Quote
BruceH Posted January 29, 2004 Report Posted January 29, 2004 I've got a couple of these on VHS (and have borrowed a couple more from the library)....I think they're great. Would love to get them all. Amazing to think that shows like this existed back in the 60's. Quote
RDK Posted March 15, 2004 Report Posted March 15, 2004 I seem to recall that one of the Jazz Casual CDs was pulled shortly after distribution. Was this one of the Art Famers (maybe the one with Farmer & Rollins)? Quote
Claude Posted March 16, 2004 Report Posted March 16, 2004 (edited) In Europe, those two jazz casuals were previously available in other combinations (Rollins + Carmen McRae) and are now available on the DVDs I mentioned in my previous post. Edited March 16, 2004 by Claude Quote
Adam Posted March 16, 2004 Report Posted March 16, 2004 Yes, it was an Art Farmer one that was pulled, but I didn't get it and don't remember the details. Quote
RDK Posted March 16, 2004 Report Posted March 16, 2004 I thought I saw an Art Farmer/Sonny Rollins the other day, but those combos can be hard to remember... Quote
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