Jazz breaking news: New Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith and Coleman Hawkins DVDs
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The acclaimed Jazz Icons DVD Series, launches its fourth series this month with seven new titles filmed in Europe between 1958 and 1975.
Produced by the Grammy nominated Reelin’ In The Years Productions the titles include: Art Blakey Live In ’65; Jimmy Smith Live in ’69; Coleman Hawkins Live in ’62 and ’64; Art Farmer Live in ’64; Erroll Garner Live in ’63and ’64; Woody Herman Live in ’64 and Anita O’Day Live in ’63 and ’70.
Each title features one or more concerts filmed live in TV studios and concert halls and has been remastered from the original master reels giving outstanding visual and audio quality.
The individual DVDs come with a 24- page illustrated booklet and, as with previous series, there is an additional box set that features all seven titles plus a bonus disc of previously unreleased footage.