Jazz Giants Of The 20th Century DVD

Louis Armstrong said it best: ""If you have to ask what Jazz is you'll neverknow"". Here are some of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century in 17 rare vintage performances from pioneers such as Duke Ellington Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong to Lionel Hampton Dizzy Gillespie and Coleman Hawkins at mid-century and on to more progressive musicians such as Grover Washington Jr. Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock just to name a few. Many of these tracks were performed live on TV in the '60s and '70s and have never been available before. As a special bonus ... there's All This Jazz a fascinating overview featuring commentary from jazz greats Red Holloway Ernie Watts and Gerald Wilson. Tracklist: 01: Creole Rhapsody (1933) - Duke Ellington 02: Love About Midnight (1935) - Cab Calloway 03: Shine (1942) - Louis Armstrong 04: Be Bop (1946) - Dizzy Gillespie 05: Salt Peanuts (1946) - Dizzy Gillespie 06: Count Basie Boogie (1949) - Count Basie 07: Ad-lib Drum Solo (1933) - Buddy Rich 08: Flying Home (1957) - Lionel Hampton 09: Stompin at the Savoy (1957) - Coleman Hawkins 10: Dig-A-Dig-A-Doo (1957) - Nelson Riddle 11: You Rascal You (1964) - Louis Armstrong 12: Back Home in Indiana (1964) - Louis Armstrong 13: I Got Rhythm (1969) - Lionel Hampton 14: There is a Mountain (1969) - Herbie Hancock 15: Hesitation Blues (1977) - Earl `Fat... 16: A Secret Place (1977) - Grover Washington 17: Someday My Prince Will Come (1979) ... [show more]

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