Greatest Jazz Films Ever (2005) DVDRip

An incredible package – 2DVDs, over 2 hours of music, and a collection of films that includes some of the greatest jazz shorts of the 40s and 50s! The set's worth it alone for the stunning early 40s short Jammin The Blues – featuring work by Lester Young and a host of JATP associates – on 3 tunes that include "Jammin The Blues", "Midnight Symphony", and "On The Sunny Side Of The Street". Next is a version of "Hot House", performed by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, from a TV performance on Be Bop's Nest. After that are 5 tunes – including "Ballade", "Celebrity", and "Blues For Greasy" – from a Jazz At The Philharmonic performance that includes Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, and Ella Fitzgerald – all directed by Gjon Mili, the same director as Jammin the Blues! Next is the complete Sound Of Miles Davis – featuring Davis, John Coltrane, and Gil Evans – on titles that include "So What", "The Duke", "Blues For Pablo", and "New Rhumba". Disc 2 starts off with the complete version of the legendary TV broadcast of The Sound Of Jazz – featuring late 50s performances by Jimmy Giuffre, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, and others! And the whole set's completed by a short batch of tracks from Jazz From Studio 61 – with performances by Ahmad Jamal and Ben Webster, on titles that include "Darn That Dream", "Ahmad's Blues", and "Duke's Place". //dustygroove.com