JAZZ ICONS: DUKE ELLINGTON LIVE IN '58

Series 2; Featuring Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, and Many Others

Duke Ellington

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington features a 1958 Holland performance of Ellington with some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century accompanying him.

"This DVD captures the 1958 Duke Ellington Orchestra at its very best. And they feel it. See the musicians smiles. Ray Nance's ecstatic expression with his violin, as he dances. 'Butter' smiling every time he lifts his horn. Carney exuberant in his chair. Woodyard grinning at his drums. Except for the dour Hodges? No. After the DVD credits finish, we get to watch the band pack up and disperse. Look carefullybefore he leaves the stage, the camera catches Johnny Hodges smiling!" -Patricia Willard

The 7 volume Jazz Icons Series 2 features classic performances from some of the greatest legends of the past 50 years, captured in their prime in various locations from the 1950s through the 1970s. The DVDs are transferred from the original masters, and each DVD features a 24-page booklet with an essay written by an authoritative jazz historian as well as rare and unseen photos. The series is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates, many of whom are contributing rare personal photographs, memorabilia, and forewords. These concerts have never been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. We are very proud to present all of these DVDs.

"This is like the discovery of a bonanza of previously unknown manuscripts of plays by William Shakespeare." Nat Hentoff, Wall Street Journal.

"These historic DVDs are among the most important visual/aural documents to be mined from the ever-yielding, seemingly hidden jazz treasury. Now, most importantly, they are available to the entire world." Ira Gitler, co-author, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oxford)

"Considering the almost alarming proliferation of jazz DVDs on the market today, and their extremely variable quality, it is good to know that Reelin In The Years can be trusted to bring viewers nothing but the best in content and presentation." Dan Morgenstern, Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University; author, Living With Jazz (Pantheon Books)

Features:
24-page booklet
Liner notes by Patricia Willard
Foreword by Edward Kennedy Ellington II
Cover photo by Lee Tanner
Booklet photos by Duncan Schiedt, Lee Tanner, Riccardo Schwamenthal, Ray Avery, Susanne Schapowalow
2 memorabilia collages

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