This 1972 concert, with the excellent support of Ron Burton, Henry Pearson, Richie Goldberg and Joe Texidor, is a perfect example Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s unique genius. The 73-minute performance, featuring classics from Coltrane to Ellington, ends poignantly with two of his most celebrated and powerful compositions: “Volunteered Slavery” and “The Inflated Tear.” Seeing him live…
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Freddie Hubbard possessed a big tone, a unique melodic conception and an amazing technique. In the early 1970s, Hubbard became a best-selling jazz artist with a succession of highly produced albums on the CTI label. On the road, he would perform many of his CTI recordings in a more direct, straight-ahead jazz style. On this…
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Johnny Griffin was a soulful, inventive tenor saxophone virtuoso with a magnificent tone and the ability to navigate the fastest tunes and the most sophisticated chord changes with seemingly effortless precision. This DVD features two 1971 French concerts with Griff’s quartet featuring drummer Art Taylor and guest artist Dizzy Gillespie on “Hot House” and “A…
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At long last, the definitive official DVD for one of the greatest groups of the sixties (or any other decade for that matter.). Small Faces: All Or Nothing 1965 – 1968 features 23 complete performances filmed from 1965 to 1968 when the band was challenging the Who, Kinks, Stones and Beatles for domination of the…
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Features for the first time on DVD, 16 classic full-length performances from the Temptations on American television appearances during Motown’s golden era. This is the first official DVD anthology of classic archival television performances by one of the most successful singing groups of all time. Beginning with a stunning 1965 performance of “The Way You…
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The British Invasion box set contains all four DVDs in the first series ( Dusty Springfield – Once Upon A Time 1964-1969, Small Faces – All Or Nothing 1965-1968, Gerry & The Pacemakers – It’s Gonna Be All Right 1963-1965 and Herman’s Hermits – Listen People 1964-1969 ) plus an exclusive bonus disc with 2…
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Theater des Champs Elysees, Paris, France November 15, 1959 B&W/Mono/83 min. At the time of this November 15, 1959, Paris concert, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers were introducing two new members: Wayne Shorter, whose sound and conception would forever change the sonic landscape of the band and Walter Davis Jr., who had as much drive on…
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Historic performances by the aristocracy of American blues, unseen for forty years and never before released, comprise the latest addition to Experience Hendrix/Reelin’ In The Years Productions/Hip-O Records’ The American Folk-Blues Festival DVD series. The British Tours 1963-1966, to be released May 8th, offers 18 complete performances from some of the most iconic blues artists…
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ORTF TV Studio, Paris, France December 1969 Color/Mono/65 min. In December 1969, Thelonious Monk entered a television studio in Paris. Just Monk, a grand piano and two cameras — no audience, no sidemen, no emcee, no clock-watching stage manager, no set list, no distractions. The result was an astonishingly intimate and revealing portrait of a…
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Movin’ On Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions is the definitive documentary on one of the most important artists and greatest groups of all time. Throughout the ‘60s the Impressions helped provide a soundtrack for the civil rights movement with such classic songs as “People Get Ready,” “Meeting Over Yonder,”…
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