October 2009
One of a Kind
Freddie Hubbard
Video of late trumpeter from 1981 showcases his remarkable chops...
Movies
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...
More Movies
One of a Kind
May 2009 • DVDs
Live in Berlin & Stockholm 1968
Count Basie & His Orchestra
By 1968 the big bands were supposedly dead, but someone forgot...
May 2009 • DVDs
Murphy’s Mood
Mark Murphy
Casual fans of bop vocalist Mark Murphy who bring home this DVD...
May 2009 • DVDs
Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
Bob Mugge's critically-acclaimed portrait of Sonny Rollins released...
May 2009 • DVDs
’Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
Jackie Paris
Two skinny, Italian-American guys from New Jersey, both equipped...
04/08/09 • DVDs
Willie & Wynton at Lincoln Center
Two seemingly disparate artists find common ground in the blues
April 2009 • DVDs
Live at Montreux 2003
The Crusaders
The Crusaders haven’t been a commercial (or, arguably, artistic...
April 2009 • DVDs
The Early Years
Dianne Reeves
As a historical document, this collection of two half-hour Ad...
