October 2009
One of a Kind
Freddie Hubbard
Video of late trumpeter from 1981 showcases his remarkable chops...
Reunion DVD is an overlong paean to fusion's heyday
Sans studio sheen, Yellowjackets rip and roar live
During a freewheeling half-hour interview that serves as a bonus feature on this DVD, Miles Davis is asked a number of questions regarding the controversy that has often surrounded his music. Somewhat dubious of the interviewer’s intent, Davis defensively...
While peers and critics have no qualms about equating her with Ella, Sarah and Billie, Anita O’Day’s passing in 2006 at age 87 was met with relatively little fanfare by the mainstream media, which is all the more reason to savor this engrossing documentary...
Video of late trumpeter from 1981 showcases his remarkable chops...
By 1968 the big bands were supposedly dead, but someone forgot...
Casual fans of bop vocalist Mark Murphy who bring home this DVD...
Bob Mugge's critically-acclaimed portrait of Sonny Rollins released...
Two skinny, Italian-American guys from New Jersey, both equipped...
Two seemingly disparate artists find common ground in the blues
The Crusaders haven’t been a commercial (or, arguably, artistic...
As a historical document, this collection of two half-hour Ad...