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Accomplished concert saxophonist Grover Washington and his all-star band perform a variety of his hit compositions. Some of the titles included are Just the Two of Us, Mr. Magic, Let It Flow, Make Me a Memory, Winelight, and many more.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - EnglishInteractive Features: Interactive Menus - Multi-Dimensional Scene Access Song Access Instrumental Solo AccessText/Photo Galleries: Biography - 1. Grover Washington Jr.

The world of modern jazz would be a very different beast if it weren't for the emergence of John Zorn in the 1970s. Unafraid to incorporate a diverse range of styles into his music, Zorn had drawn on heavy metal, punk, classical, and a number of other influences to help drag the genre away from its traditional leanings. Masada are one of his many groups, with a line up completed by Greg Cohen, Dave Douglas, and Joey Baron. This show features Zorn and Masada performing in their native New York City, at a regular haunt for the band, Tonic, on the Lower East Side. The concert was filmed in the summer of 1999, and sees the band performing with their usual enthusiasm, excitement, and ambition to push the boundaries of music back further than many of their contemporaries.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33

Joe Williams performs with legendary jazz pianist George Shearing in this dream collaboration with Neil Swainson on bass and Paul Humphrey on drums. Selections include:
Just Friends,
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,
Nobody`s Heart Belongs to Me,
Shake Rattle and Roll,
A Child Is Born,
and many more. Recorded live at the Paul Masson Winery in 1991.

Oscar himself narrates this look at the evolution of his musical style from his early days as a boogie-woogie star in Montreal to his rise to international notoriety. Includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie and more.

Legendary jazz pianist George Shearing`s only concert video features the title track plus
Isn`t It Romantic,
Memphis in June,
Donna Lee
and more. Neil Swainson accompanies on bass in this program recorded at the Paul Masson Winery in 1991.

Versatile guitarist Richie Havens offers insights into how to replicate his unique style of guitar playing.

CLASSIC JAZZ DRUMMERS presents 20 of the greatest jazz (Dixieland, swing, bop, big band, and hard bop) percussionist of all time in action performing solo, in battle, and in the groups they've catapulted to stardom. Includes clips of Sid Catlett with Louis Armstrong, Ray Bauduc with Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich with their own orchestras, Gus Johnson with the Count Basie small-group, Joe Harris with the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Panama Francis with Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton's Band, rare footage of Philly Joe Jones soloing, Stan Levey in small-group, Kenny Clarke, and more! Also included is the rarely seen footage of influential New Orleans pioneer Warren Baby Dodds.Dixieland, Swing, Bop, Big Band and Hard BopDVD Features:Region 0Keep Case

In the rock band, the drummer often fades into the background -- stuck at the back at the stage and obscured by the flashy lead singer. In the jazz band, however, drummers often become the artistic visionaries and superstars. A compilation of spectacular solos from the best in the business from 1947 to 1989, CLASSIC DRUM SOLOS AND DRUM BATTLES VOL. 2 features such jazz/swing greats as Gene Krupa, Art Blakely, and Sonny Payne.