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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1957 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Music Video Distribu |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Jazz |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 022891910893 |
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Customer Reviews of Sound of Jazz
Magical! In my opinion this is the greatest jazz ever captured by a camera...
The only letdown is that the track by THE THELONIOUS MONK TRIO (they played 'BLUE MONK' on the original broadcast) is missing.
I don't know why? The editing out of the track is very cleverly done, though - it should have been placed right after the first commercial breakdown...
Two years ago I purchased the SONY reissue on CD of the soundtrack from the show (also highly recommended - and vastly superior sound quality to this DVD edition!)- also there the MONK-track is missing. Mysterious...
The standout track is the one with Billie Holiday in her own composition FINE AND MELLOW - one of her last performances. This was also the last time she performed together with her lifelong friend/soulmate/lover Lester Young. When he solos, it's almost as you can see his notes touching her...
DO NOT BUY THIS DVD!
The previous reviewers are right on the money. This is one of the greatest jazz films ever made, but this particular edition is a cheapo rip-off with truly rotten picture and sound quality. It seems to have been made from an umpteenth-generation videotape copy of a scratchy old kinescope. Don't waste your money! Wait for whoever owns the rights to do it properly; in the meantime, get the authorized VHS version.
Magical - but inferior edition
Updating my earlier review: I just found out this show is available - in a much better transfer (picture/sound) in a DVD-edition called "JAZZ MASTERS - VINTAGE COLLECTION 1958-1961". I urge everybody interested in this excellent/exceptional/magical show to check out this edition!!!
It also includes the THELONIOUS MONK TRIO performing "Blue Monk" - which the present edition mysteriously omits...
In addition: An extra disc with additional material, a.o. an excellent performance of "So What" by Miles Davis...
So my advice is: Avoid this edition - check out the one mentioned above - and enjoy the greatest jazz ever captured by a camera...
The standout track is the one with Billie Holiday in her own composition FINE AND MELLOW - one of her last performances. This was also the last time she performed together with her lifelong friend/soulmate/lover Lester Young. When he solos, it's almost as you can see his notes touching her...