Jazz Icons
Jazz Icons: Series 3 Box Set
Sitting in a jazz club I sometimes wish I could go back half a century to witness the all-time greats in their prime. With excellent sound quality and footage lovingly filmed in European venues, Jazz Icons DVDs come close to making my wish come true. Camera angles can make these discs better than live; watch Bill Evans' and Oscar Peterson's fingers as they work their magic on the piano. Cannonball Adderley's band - with Joe Zawinul, Louis Hayes, Yusef Lateef, Nat Adderley and Sam Jones - is astounding. Sonny Rollins is on fire in trio and quartet settings. Rahsaan Roland Kirk's horn section, consisting of Kirk playing two, or three horns at once, is otherworldly. Seeing can be far better than just listening; Nina Simone's rendition of "Four Women" is riveting. And there's no shortage of wonderful surprises, like when Lionel Hampton leaves the vibes to play fantastic piano and drum solos.
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