Movies
11/27/11 DVDs By Jeff Tamarkin
DVD Review: 'Jazz Icons 5' Boxed Set
Coltrane, Blakey, Hubbard, Monk, Kirk and Griffin in sizzling historic performances
03/07/11 By Christopher Loudon
The Concert Collection
Christopher Loudon reviews 7-disc set of Frank Sinatra television concerts and and appearances
02/24/10 By Bill Meredith
Return to Forever Returns: Live at Montreux 2008
Reunion DVD is an overlong paean to fusion's heyday
02/24/10 By Bill Meredith
Yellowjackets New Morning: The Paris Concert
Sans studio sheen, Yellowjackets rip and roar live
October 2009 By Jeff Tamarkin
That’s What Happened: Live in Germany 1987
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...
October 2009 By Jeff Tamarkin
The Life of a Jazz Singer
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...
October 2009 By Jeff Tamarkin
One of a Kind
Video of late trumpeter from 1981 showcases his remarkable chops and musicality.
May 2009 DVDs By Jeff Tamarkin
Live in Berlin & Stockholm 1968
By 1968 the big bands were supposedly dead, but someone forgot to tell that to Count Basie, whose orchestra, still going strong, hadn’t altered much of anything since its heyday. Although most of the key members of the classic lineups had either passed on...
May 2009 DVDs By Mike Joyce
Murphy’s Mood
Casual fans of bop vocalist Mark Murphy who bring home this DVD without closely examining the list of performances are likely to be left wanting more—a lot more. Featuring two nearly 30-year-old episodes of the TV show Ad Lib, Murphy’s Mood isn’t quite what...
