JAZZ ICONS [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 2006
• Genre: Music
• Plot: 'The release af Jazz Icons is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule - an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From Big Band and Bebop to Dixieland and Cool, it's all here and it all swings. These jazz legends, from Dizzy and Count to Louis and Ella, are the Bachs and Beethovens of our generation. From an educational standpoint this series is a gift to our culture. I'm honored to be a featured part of it, but I'm more thrilled just to sit down and watch it with my grandkids.'; - Quincy Jones; ; Jazz Icons: Ella Fitzgerald features “The First Lady Of Song” in two distinct performances. The first is the earliest known complete concert of Ella to be captured on film. Shot in Belgium, this 1957 concert has her performing with jazz greats Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Jo Jones and the legendary Oscar Peterson on classics such as “Lullaby Of Birdland,” and “It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).” The second show is an intimate in-studio performance from 1963, taped in Sweden, featuring Ella backed by a quartet including pianist Tommy Flanagan. Highlights include stellar versions of “Mack The Knife” and “Just One Of Those Things.”; ; Jazz Icons is an ongoing DVD series featuring full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950s through the 1970s. Beautifully transferred from the original masters, none of these concerts has ever been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. Each DVD is produced with the full support and co-operation of the artists or their estates.; ; SONGS; BELGIUM 1957; 1 Angel Eyes; 2 Lullaby Of Birdland; 3 Love For Sale ; 4 Tenderly; 5 April In Paris; 6 Just One Of Those Things; 7 Roll ‘Em Pete; 8 I Can’t Give You Anything But Love; 9 It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing); ; SWEDEN 1963; 10 No Moon At All; 11 Just One Of Those Things; 12 Runnin’ Wild; 13 Georgia On My Mind; 14 Desafinado; 15 Hallelujah, I Love Her So; 16 Mack The Knife ; ; SPECIAL FEATURES; 16-page booklet featuring:; liner notes by Will Friedwald; moving foreword by Ella's son Ray Brown, Jr. ; rare photographs and memorabilia
• Runtime: 0:56
• Media Format: Movie