Jazz, Swing, and the Blues
- Highway 61
- Publication information: [United States] : PBS Video, c1996
Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Levon Helm explores the music, history, scenery, and culture in a drive along U.S. Highway 61 from Memphis, Tenn. to New Orleans, La. Features the great blues music of the American Southeast
Call Number: F207.3 .H5 1996
Location: General
Format: VHS
- George Shearing.
- Publication information: New York, NY : View Video, [2004], c1991
Physical description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Filmed in 1991 at the Paul Masson Winery in a state of the art digital and audio production
Contents: Freedom jazz dance -- Why did I choose you? -- Isn't is romantic? -- Estate -- Donna Lee -- Memphis in June -- Lullaby of birdland -- Moose to mooch
Call Number: M237 .G46 2004
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Swing, the best of the big bands
- Publication information: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, 1987
Physical description: 4 videocassettes (200 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: For nearly two decades the sound of the big bands dominated American music. Those days are captured here through rare film performances by the Swing Era's greatest musicians, bandleaders and singers
Call Number: M1356 .S9 1987
Location: General
Format: VHS
- The swingin' singin years'
- Publication information: Minneapolis, MN : K-TWIN Communications, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: Features bands and singers from the Big Band years. Includes Woody Herman, Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, Freddie Martin with Jack Fina, Jo Stafford, Eddie Howard, Dinah Washington, Louis Jordan, Charlie Barnet, Vaughn Monroe and Stan Kenton
Call Number: M1356 .S92 1987
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Bonus disc: jazz icons, series 2
- Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (36 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 p. : ill., ports. 19 cm.)
Contents: John Coltrane : Sweden 1961: I want to talk about you (John Coltrane, tenor sax McCoy Tyner, piano Jimmy Garrison, bass Elvin Jones, drums) -- Dexter Gordon : Norway 1964: I want more (Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Tere Montouliu, piano Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass Alex Riel, drums) -- Dave Brubeck : Finland 1964: Unisphere (Dave Brubeck, piano Paul Desmond, alto sax Eugene Wright, bass Joe Morello, drums) -- Sarah Vaughan : Sweden 1964: The shadow of your smile (Sarah Vaughan, vocal Bob James, piano Herb Mickman, bass Omar Clay, drums)
Call Number: M1366.A1 B668 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Jazz Masters
- Publication information: New York : A*Vision Entertainment, 1990
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (95 mins.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: Drawn from vintage American television, this collection brings together some of the greatest jazz artists of the 1950's and 1960's;Drawn from vintage American television, this collection brings together some of the greatest jazz artists of the 1950's and 1960's
Contents: v. 1. The Count's Blues (5:30) / Count Basie Orchestra -- Wild Man Blues (5:48) Rosetta (6:30) / Red Allen Octet -- Blue Mont (4:24) / Thelonious Monk Trio -- I left my Baby (5:30) / Jimmy Rushing sings the Blues -- Dickie's Dream (7:36) / The Count Basie Orchestra -- Fine and Mellow (6:30) / Billie Holiday with Nine -- The Train & the River (6:00) / Jimmy Giuffre Trio. v. 2. Darn that dream (7:12) Ahmad's Blues (6:36) / Ahamad Jamal Trio --Chelsea Bridge (7:12) Duke's place (7:42) / Ben Webster Sextet -- So what (8:18) / Miles Davis Quintet -- The Duke and Orchestral Sketches. No.1 & No.2 (8:54) / Gil Evans Big Band
Call Number: M1366.A1 J3 1990
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Paris Reunion Band
- Publication information: Hightstown, N.J. : Proscenium Entertainment, 1988
Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Jazz greats reunite for a performance in Stuttgart during the summer of 1988
Call Number: M1366.A1 P3 1988
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Louis Armstrong: live in '59
- Publication information: [United States] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ports. 18 cm.)
Description: Filmed in Belgium in 1959, this set features many of Satchmo's greatest songs
Contents: When it's sleepy time down South -- (Back home again in) Indiana -- Basin Street blues -- Tiger rag -- Now you has jazz -- Love is just around the corner -- C'est si bon -- Mack the knife -- Stompin' at the Savoy -- St. Louis blues -- Ko-ko-mo (I love you so) -- When the saints go marching in -- La vie en rose
Call Number: M1366.A76 L68 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Chet Baker: Live in '64 & '79
- Publication information: [United States] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, 2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd.,b&w, col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ports. 18 cm.)
Description: Featuring two concerts by the foremost interpreter of the West Coast school of cool jazz. Filmed in Europe 15 years apart, these two shows seen together provide an overview of Baker's illustrious career
Contents: Belgium: Bye bye blackbird -- Isn't it romantic -- Airegin -- Time after time -- So what -- Norway: Interview -- Blue train -- Softly, as in a morning sunrise -- Five years ago -- Love for sale
Call Number: M1366.B36 C438 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Count Basie: live in '62
- Publication information: [United States]: Reelin' in the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. 18 cm.)
Description: Features one of the greatest big band orchestras captured at the height of its considerable powers. This recently discovered concert is the earliest known complete concert of Count Basie and his orchestra released on DVD
Contents: Easin' it -- You are too beautiful -- Corner pocket -- Stella by starlight -- Back to the apple -- I needs to be bee'd with -- I got rhythm -- Back water blues -- Alexander's ragtime band -- Old man river -- One O'clock jump
Call Number: M1366.B37 C686 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
- Publication information: Bascharage, Luxembourg : TDK Mediactive, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 61 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (7 p. 18 cm.)
Contents: Backgammon -- Along came Betty -- Uranus -- Blues march -- All the things you are -- Gipsy folk tales
Call Number: M1366.B57 A78 2002
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.: live in '58
- Publication information: [United States] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ports. 18 cm.)
Description: One of the finest lineups in the history of jazz - Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt, Benny Golson, and the legendary trumpet player, Lee Morgan. This historic concert, filmed in Belgium in 1958, is the only known visual of this influential band
Contents: Just by myself -- Moanin' -- I remember Clifford -- It's you, or no one -- Whisper not -- A night in Tunisia -- NY theme
Call Number: M1366.B57 A783 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The Buddy Rich memorial scholarship concert.
- Publication information: New York, NY : DCI Music Video, c1989
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (64 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A concert featuring some of the world's greatest drummers and the Buddy Rich Band, performing to provide scholarship money to gifted young drummers
Call Number: M1366.B78 B831 1989
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Dave Brubeck: live in '64 & '66
- Author: Brubeck, Dave
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (67 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill., ports. 19 cm.)
Contents: Belgium 1964: St. Louis blues Koto song Three to get ready In your own sweet way Take 5 -- Germany 1966: Take the A train Forty days I'm in a dancing mood Koto song Take five
Call Number: M1366.B788 D394 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- John Coltrane: live in '60, '61 & '65
- Author: Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill. 18 cm.)
Description: Three concerts, filmed in Germany in 1960 and 1961, and Belgium in 1965
Contents: Germany, 1960. On Green Dolphin Street -- Walkin' -- The theme -- Autumn leaves/What's new/Moonlight in Vermont -- Hackensack -- Germany, 1961. My favorite things -- Ev'rytime we say goodbye -- Impressions -- Belgium, 1965. Vigil -- Naima -- My favorite things
Call Number: M1366.C658 J646 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Duke Ellington: live in '58
- Author: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill., ports. 19 cm.)
Contents: Black and tan fantasy/ Creole love call/ The mooch -- Harlem air shaft -- Sophisticated lady -- My funny valentine -- Kinda Dukish/ Rockin' in rhythm -- Mr. gentle and Mr. Cool -- Jack the bear -- You better know if -- All of me -- Things ain't what they used to be -- Hi-fi-fo-fun -- Ellington medley. Sophisticated lady Don't get around much anymore Do nothing till you hear from me Don't you know I care In a sentimental mood Mood indigo I'm beginning to see the light Caravan I got it bad and that ain't good It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (In a) solitude I let a song go out of my heart Don't get around much anymore -- Diminuendo in blue and crescendo in blue
Call Number: M1366.E555 D854 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Gil Evans and his orchestra
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : View Video, 1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Call Number: M1366.E9 5 1987
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Ella Fitzgerald: Live in '57 & '63
- Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ill. 18 cm.)
Description: Filmed in Belgium in 1957 and Sweden in 1963, these sets feature many of Ella's greatest songs.
Contents: Belgium: Angel eyes -- Lullaby of Birdland -- Love for sale -- Tenderly -- April in Paris -- Just one of those things -- Roll 'em Pete -- I can't give you anything but love -- It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) -- Sweden: No moon at all -- Just one of those things -- Runnin' wild -- Georgia on my mind -- Desafinado -- Hallelujah, I love her so -- Mack the knife
Call Number: M1366.F58 E553 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Dizzy Gillespie: Live in '58 & '70
- Author: Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Publication information: [United States] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, 2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ports. 18 cm.)
Description: Features two historic concerts from one of the founding fathers of bebop. The 1958 Belgium concert features Dizzy working within the small combo (with Sonny Stitt and Ray Brown) structure of a quintet. The second 1970 Denmark show focuses on Dizzy fronting the legendary Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
Contents: (Belgium): Blues after dark -- On the sunny side -- Loverman -- Cocktails for two -- Blues walk -- (Denmark): Con Alma -- The brother k -- Now hear my meanin' -- Manteca -- Let me outta here -- Things are here
Call Number: M1366.G55 D59 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Jazz in America
- Publication information: Los Angeles, Ca. : Embassy Home Entertainment, 1983
Physical description: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A sensational historical tribute to Bebop offered in this presentation featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in two concerts at Lincoln Center in 1981. Dizzy is joined by over 20 noted jazz performers. Recaptures some of the early experiments in Bebop and introduces some new ones
Call Number: M 1366 .G55 J33 1983
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Dexter Gordon: live in '63 & '64
- Author: Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill., ports. 19 cm.)
Contents: Holland 1964: A night in Tunisia What's new Blues walk -- Switzerland 1963: Second balcony jump You've changed -- Belgium 1964: Lady bird Body and soul
Call Number: M1366.G674 D498 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Alberta Hunter: jazz at the Smithsonian
- Publication information: New York : Released by Adler Video Marketing : Sony Corporation of America, c1982
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Jazz vocalist Alberta Hunter performs popular songs and blues in a concert at the Smithsonian Institution, accompanied by Gerald Cook, piano, and Jimmy Lewis, bass
Call Number: M1366.H8 A5 1982
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Quincy Jones: live in '60
- Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill. 18 cm.)
Description: Two concerts, filmed in Belgium and Switzerland in 1960, spotlight a young Q conducting his dream band are some of the finest examples of big band jazz
Contents: Belgium: Birth of a band -- Moanin' -- Lester leaps in -- The gypsy -- Tickle toe -- Everybody's blues -- Big red -- Switzerland: Birth of a band -- I remember Clifford -- Walkin' Parisian thoroughfare -- The midnight sun will never set -- Everybody's blues -- Stockholm sweetnin' -- My reverie -- Ghana -- Big red
Call Number: M1366.J66 Q856 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Charles Mingus: live in '64
- Author: Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill., ports. 19 cm.)
Contents: Belgium 1964: So long Eric Peggy's blue skylight Meditations on integration -- Norway 1964: So long Eric Organge was the color of her dress, then blue silk Parkeriana Take the A train -- Sweden 1964: So long Eric (rehearsal) So long Eric Meditations on integration (rehearsal) Meditations on integration
Call Number: M1366.M564 C437 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Thelonious Monk: live in '66
- Publication information: [United States] : Reelin' In the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (62 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ports. 18 cm.)
Description: Thelonious Monk revolutionized jazz with his innovative musical approach and these performances fillmed in Norway and Denmark in 1966 allow viewers the rare opportunity to experience Monk's genius up close
Contents: (Norway): Lulu's back in town Blue Monk 'Round midnight -- (Denmark): Lulu's back in town Don't blame me Epistrophy
Call Number: M1366.M66 T44 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Wes Montgomery: live in '65
- Author: Montgomery, Wes, 1925-1968
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill., ports. 19 cm.)
Contents: Holland 1965: I love blues Nica's dream Love affair rehearsal The end of a love affair -- Belgium 1965: Impressions Twisted blues Here's that rainy day Jingles Boy next door -- England 1965: Four on six Full house Here's that rainy day Twisted blues West Coast blues
Call Number: M1366.M668 W47 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Buddy Rich: Live in '78
- Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill. 18 cm.)
Description: Highlights the relentless power and unparalleled artistry of the man who was known as The World's Greatest Drummer. Showcases one of the tightest big bands in jazz history, featuring saxophonist Steve Marcus and other members of Buddy's Killer Force
Contents: Ya gotta try -- Little train -- Best coast -- Grand concourse -- 'Round midnight -- Birdland -- Channel one suite -- Big swing face
Call Number: M1366.R534 B844 2006
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Sarah Vaughan: live in '58 & '64
- Author: Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990
Publication information: [San Diego, CA] : Reelin' in the Years Productions [S.l.] : Naxos, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (65 min.) : sd., b&w 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 p. : ill., port. 19 cm.)
Contents: Sweden 1958: Sometimes I'm happy Lover man September in the rain Mean to me Tenderly If this isn't love -- Holland 1958: Over the rainbow They all laughed Lover man Cherokee Sometimes I'm happy -- Sweden 1964: I feel pretty The more I see of you Baubles, bangles and beads I got rhythm Misty Honeysuckle rose Maria Billy Bailey, won't you please come home
Call Number: M1366.V384 S373 2007
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Count Basie live at the Hollywood Palladium
- Publication information: Los Angeles, Calif. : VCL Communications distributed by Media Home Entertainment, c1984
Physical description: 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: The legendary Count Basie and his 17-piece big band light up Hollywood with his own unforgettable brand of swing
Contents: Get it -- Still swinging -- The Spirit is willing -- Splanky -- Leroy Brown -- Shiny stockings -- Big stuff
Call Number: M1630.18 .C68 1984
Location: General
Format: VHS
- The Ladies sing the blues
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : View Video, 1988, c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences 1/2 in
Description: A breathtaking array of the greatest blues and jazz singers
Call Number: M1630.18 .L3 1988
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Tenor titans
- Publication information: Fort Lee, NJ : Video Artists International, 1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Traces the development of the tenor saxophone in all eras of jazz history, using archival film footage of legendary tenor players
Call Number: ML 399 .T46 1992
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Eubie
- Publication information: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1984
Physical description: 1 videocassette : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A slapstick musical venture into the career of composer Eubie Blake
Call Number: ML410.B6247 E8 1984
Location: General
Format: VHS
- On the road with Duke Ellington
- Publication information: [New York, N.Y.] : Docurama : Distributed by New Video, [2002]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Filmed at the peak of his career, this serves as perhaps the most revealing and intimate portrait of the artist ever recorded. Gives an unobtrusive look inside the colorful and transient world of the American Jazz legend, exposing the key elements that characterize and define him. Shows Ellington as the artist performing, composing and ruminating about his life and career
Call Number: ML410.E44 O5 2002
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Mingus
- Publication information: New York, NY : Rhapsody Films, c1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: Charlie Mingus, jazz bassist and composer, performs and talks about his life, work, and politics
Call Number: ML418.M56 M5 1980
Location: Circulation Desk
Format: VHS
- Miles electric: : a different kind of blue
- Publication information: [United States] : Eagle Eye Media, [2004]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: This documentary dramatizes the difficult transition Miles went through during his change to an electric period in the face of extremely negative reactions from the jazz establishment. Also includes, Miles Davis's 1970 performance at the Isle of Wight. Also, artists such as Chick Corea, Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell describe the impact Miles had on music
Call Number: ML419.D39 M554 2004
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The Fabulous Dorseys
- Publication information: [S.l.] : Memory Lane Video, c1984
Physical description: 1 videocassette (87 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: The musical lives of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey are portrayed in this biographical film
Call Number: ML419.D67 F3 1984
Location: General
Format: VHS
- A night in Tunisia: a musical portrait of Dizzy Gillespie
- Publication information: New York, NY : View Video Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video Network [distributor], c1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Presents rehearsal scenes, interviews, commentary by Leonard Feather and a live concert performance
Call Number: ML 419 .G54 N53 1990
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Gene Krupa: jazz legend
- Publication information: Miami, FL : DCI Music Video Production, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (61 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: This overview of Krupa's contributions to jazz drumming includes historic footage of performances from 1937 to 1972, an interview with Krupa and commentary from Louie Bellson
Contents: Big noise from Winnetka -- Sing, sing, sing (1937) -- Avalon -- Let me off uptown -- Leave us leap -- Just a riff -- Opus #145 -- Up an atom -- Caravan -- I'm a ding dong daddy from Dumas -- Sing, sing, sing, (1971)
Call Number: ML419.K78 G45 1993
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker
- Publication information: W. Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: In film clips, photos, and interviews, Parker's life is traced from Kansas City to the New York jazz scene of the 1950s
Call Number: ML 419 .P4 C4 1987
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Buddy Rich: jazz legend
- Publication information: Miami, FL : Warner Music Group, 2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Presents the life, music, and astounding percussion virtuosity of the man who will be forever known as the world's greatest drummer.
Contents: Part 1, 1917-1970 (67 min.). -- Part 2, 1970-1987 (80 min.)
Call Number: ML419.R53 B83 1994
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Lady day: the many faces of Billie Holiday
- Publication information: Long Beach, N.J. : Kultur, 1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences, stereo. 1/2 in
Description: Features rare TV and movie clips, along with commentary by a stellar group of jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well
Call Number: ML 420 .H58 L3 1991
Location: General
Format: VHS
- The Temptations
- Publication information: [Santa Monica, CA] : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment, [1999], c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Presents a history of the rhythm and blues group The Temptations, including their meteoric rise to fame and the rivalries that threatened to tear them apart. Features eight classic Motown songs
Call Number: ML421.T4 T4 1999
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Three mo' tenors: live in concert
- Publication information: New York : RCA Victor : [Distributed by BMG Distribution], c2001
Physical description: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Music spanning over four hundred years, three languages and seven different musical styles including: opera, broadway, jazz, soul, spiritual and gospel. Includes 4 bonus tracks not part of the PBS broadcast, exclusive interview footage, and photos
Contents: La donna è mobile -- Let the good times roll -- Have you heard about the baby Glory to the newborn King -- Try to temember Not while I'm around -- You gotta be a rug cutter It don't mean a thing I let a song go out of my heart Drop me off in Harlem I'm beginning to see the light Take the A train -- Twisted -- A song for you -- Love train Oh girl Betcha by golly wow Midnight train to Georgia -- Ah! Mes amis -- Make them hear you -- O'cessate di piagarmi -- The jazz cat Minnie the moocher -- Today I sing the blues -- I'm a brass band -- Nessun dorma! -- Were you there -- America the beautiful -- Let the praise begin Just come It's my time to be blessed
Call Number: ML421.T52 T45 2001
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Benny Goodman: adventures in the kingdom of Swing
- Publication information: New York, NY : Columbia Music Video, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: A comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career, this biography includes rare performance footage from the '20s and '30s, studio rehearsal footage from the '50s, home movies, rare audio tracks, and video footage of Goodman recounting his own life. Includes interviews with family, friends, and jazz contemporaries
Call Number: ML 422 .G65 B4 1993
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Before the music dies
- Publication information: [Austin, Tex.] : Distributed by B-SIDE Entertainment Inc., c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Never has the grass-roots American music scene been more diverse, or the broadcast and sale of music controlled by so few corporations. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country to find out why, in the midst of so rich a tradition, mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and what the future of American music may be
Call Number: ML3477 .B446 2006
Location: circd,genrl
Format: DVD
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
- Publication information: [United States] : Shanachie, [2005], c1982
Physical description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: In this 1982 concert Art Blakey introduces trumpet prodigy Wynton Marsalis to the jazz world, who is featured along with brother Branford in this sizzling hard bop concert
Call Number: ML3506 .A78 2005
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Benny Carter
- Publication information: [S.l.] : Shanachie, [2005]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Contents: Honeysuckle rose -- Misty -- Take the A train -- Benny Carter interview -- Cottontail -- Autumn leaves
Call Number: ML3506 .B46 2005
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The EAV history of jazz: with Billy Taylor
- Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : CLEARVUE/eav, c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide
Description: Billy Taylor traces jazz music from its beginning through the mid-1980's. Live performances by the Billy Taylor Trio introduce various styles, along with old film footage of great performers
Call Number: ML3506 .E3 1986
Location: Circulation Desk
Format: VHS
- A great day in Harlem
- Publication information: Salt Lake City, Utah : BWE Video, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (81 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: (A great day in Harlem) A documentary about a photograph taken in 1958 by Art Kane of the jazz greats of the period. Includes home movie footage of that day of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footage (62 min.). (The spitball story) A short film about Dizzy Gillespie's antics as a performer in Cab Calloway's band. Includes interviews with Milt Hinton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jonah Jones, as well as archival performance footage (21 min.)
Call Number: ML3506 .G7 1998
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Jazz
- Publication information: [Washington, D.C.?] : PBS DVD Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2000
Physical description: 10 videodiscs (ca. 19 hr.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances
Contents: episode 1. Gumbo (ca. 90 min.) -- episode 2. The gift (ca. 120 min.) -- episode 3. Our language (ca. 120 min.) -- episode 4. The true welcome (ca. 120 min.) -- episode 5. Swing : pure pleasure (ca. 90 min.) -- episode 6. Swing : the velocity of celebration (ca. 105 min.) -- episode 7. Dedicated to chaos (ca. 120 min.) -- episode 8. Risk (ca. 120 min.) -- episode 9. The adventure (ca. 120 min.) -- episode 10. A masterpiece by midnight (ca. 120 min.)
Call Number: ML3506 .J3 2000
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Reed royalty
- Publication information: Fort Lee, NJ : Video Artists International, c1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Traces one hundred years of jazz reed playing beginning in 19th century New Orleans
Call Number: ML3506 .R44 1992
Location: General
Format: VHS
- The story of jazz
- Publication information: New York : Distributed by BMG Video, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (97 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Profiles the pivotal figures in American jazz with authoritative commentary and first-hand observations. Includes archive footage of performances by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and many other important artists
Call Number: ML3506 .S76 1993
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Born to swing
- Publication information: New York : Rhapsody Films, c1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: The swing music era is recaptured through this portrait of the Count Basie Band and its great soloists
Call Number: ML3508 .B67 1992
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Classic jazz drummers: swing era & beyond
- Publication information: [Briarcliff, N.Y.] Hudson Music, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Clips of performances by various drummers, considered legendary giants and unsung greats of jazz percussion. Solos, drum battles , and the jazz groups that these drummers made famous
Contents: Jungle madness -- I'll be glad when you're dead you rascal you -- Salt peanuts -- Not so quiet please -- One o'clock jump -- That's a plenty -- All the things you are -- Ba-lue bolivar ba-lues are -- This could be the start of Something Big
Call Number: ML3508 .C53 2002
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Classic drum solos and drum battles.
- Publication information: Briarcliff, N.Y. Hudson Music, LLC, c2001
Physical description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Clips of drum battles between and extended solos by 15 drummers considered the greats of jazz percussion, that have been filmed over the past 50 years. Includes solos by Sonny Payne, Rufus Jones, Buddy Rich, Sam Woodyard, Louie Bellson, Art Blakey and Joe Morello. Drum duels are between Gene Krupa and Cozy Cole, Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy, Chico Hamilton, Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton, Elvin Jones, Sunny Murray and Art Blakey, and Buddy Rich and Jerry Lewis
Call Number: ML3508 .C53 v.1 2001
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Classic drum solos and drum battles.
- Publication information: Briarcliff, N.Y. Hudson Music, LLC, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Clips of fifteen drum solos by various drummers spanning the years 1947 to 1989
Call Number: ML3508 .C53 v.2 2002
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The Devil's music: 1920s jazz
- Publication information: [Boston, Mass.] : produced by WGBH Educational Foundation [Alexandria, Va.] : distributed by PBS Video, c2000
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in. + 1 teaching guide (40 p. : ill. 28 cm.)
Description: In its early years, jazz faced resistance across America. Like rap today, jazz music was considered a dangerous influence on young people and society. It featured improvisation and the liberating rhythms of the black American experience instead of classical music forms. As jazz's popularity grew, moralists fought to suppress the music before it finally won acceptance as an art form. --Container
Call Number: ML3508 .D45 2000
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Jazz: what it is a primer with Randy Sabien
- Publication information: Derry, NH : Chip Taylor Communications, 1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A great jazz clinic by one of America's finest musicians, Randy Sabien, who introduces viewers to all the special elements about jazz that sets it apart from other kinds of music. Randy's uncomplicated, down-to-earth style is so engaging that beginning musicians will be improvising rhythms and swing with the blues in minutes
Call Number: ML3508 .J3 1990
Location: Circulation Desk
Format: VHS
- Jazz parades
- Publication information: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video Beverly Hills, CA : [Manufactured and distributed by] Pacific Arts Video, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Feet don't fail me now is the theme song of the jazz revival of New Orleans, where the music makes you want to move and the movement takes you into the streets to do your thing. The words are English but the sentiment and the rhythm are African-- the magic combination that birthed the good time music of this raunchy Creole city
Call Number: ML 3508 .J36 1991
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Legends of jazz drumming
- Publication information: Miami, FL : DCI Music Video, c1996
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (136 min.) : sd., b&w with color sequences 1/2 in
Description: Traces the history of jazz drumming in America. Included are rare film clips and still photographs of Baby Dobbs, Paul Barbarin, Chick Webb, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Dave Tough, Sid Catlett, Jo Jones, and Kenny Clarke (pt. 1), and Shelly Manne, Joe Morello, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones and Tony Williams (pt. 2)
Contents: Pt. 1. 1920-1950 (63 min.) -- pt. 2. 1950-1970 (73 min.)
Call Number: ML3508 .L43 1996
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Piano legends
- Publication information: New York : Video Artists International, 1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (63 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: A virtual who's who of immortal keyboard players, this program explores the work of twenty-three renowned jazz pianists covering every major period in the progressive development of jazz pianism
Call Number: ML3508 .P5 1986
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Trumpet kings: with Wynton Marsalis
- Publication information: New York : Video Artists International : RCA/Ariola International [distributor], 1985
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (72 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Wynton Marsalis presents an overview of twentieth century jazz trumpeters. He shows stages in the development of the trumpet through the use of clips of some of the great performers of this century
Call Number: ML3508 .T78 1985
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Jazz parades: feet don't fail me now
- Publication information: [Sparta, N.J.] : Vestapol Cambridge, MA : Distributed by Rounder Records, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Alan Lomax examines the music of New Orleans, La., including street ballets, concerts at Preservation Hall and the Glass House, street funerals and Black Indians at Mardi Gras
Call Number: ML3508.8.N48 J39 1998
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band: a night in New Orleans
- Publication information: [New Orleans?] : Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation : distribued by PBS Home Video, 2001
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: A rare performance of New Orleans jazz and musicians who strive to preseve it
Contents: Panama rag -- Mama don't low -- Basin Street blues -- Tiger rag -- St. Louis blues -- There's an old spinning wheel in the parlor -- Little Liza Jane -- Just a closer walk with thee -- When the Saints go marchin' in
Call Number: ML3508.8.N48 P737 2001
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Grover Washington, Jr., in concert
- Publication information: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1984, c1981
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: Winelight / William Eaton -- Let it flow (for Dr. J) Come morning (No. 5) Make me a memory (Sad samba) / Grover Washington, Jr. -- Just the two of us / Bill Withers, William Salter, Ralph MacDonald -- Mr. Magic / William Salter, Ralph MacDonald
Call Number: ML3518 .G7 1984
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Louie Bellson live: world of rhythm
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : View Video, [2003]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Concert footage of Louis Bellson and his band
Contents: The drum squad -- Samantha -- Blues for Freddy -- Nile ahead -- We've come a long way together -- Explosion
Call Number: ML3518 .L68 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Mel Lewis in Jerusalem
- Publication information: New York : V.I.E.W., Inc. [distributor], c1986
Physical description: 1 videocassette (38 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: This concert recorded, in Jerusalem during a world tour, exemplifies the Mel Lewis Band style
Contents: I'm getting sentimental over you -- Ding dong ding -- I get a kick over you -- I wanna be happy -- Little Pixie
Call Number: ML 3518 .M4 1986
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Music of the 60's
- Publication information: Margaretville, NY : Vintage Jazz Classics, p1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 52 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Contents: Theme: Artistry in rhythm -- Tico-tico -- All the things you are -- The blues story -- Let there by love -- Maria -- The peanut vendor -- The green leaves of summer -- Intermission riff -- My old flame -- Limehouse blues -- I got it bad and that ain't good -- Malaguena -- Closing theme & announcements: Artistry in rhythm
Call Number: ML 3518 .M8 1993
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Sousa to Satchmo: Marsalis on the jazz band
- Publication information: New York : Sony Classical Film & Video, c1995
Physical description: 1 videocassette (54 min., 46 sec.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Uses music by Sousa, Joplin, and Armstrong to explain the development of Sousa's European-style orchestra into the American jazz band
Call Number: ML3518 .S6 1995
Location: dale,gnrve,genrl,nap,wsmt
Format: VHS
- Swing, swing, swing!
- Publication information: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video [distributor] , c1993-
Physical description: videocassettes : sd., b&w 1/2 in
Description: Classic big band and jazz shorts from the 30's and 40's
Contents: v. 1. Jammin' the Blues. Artie Shaw & his orchestra in Symphony of Swing with Helen Forrest & Tony Pastor. Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra with Bob Eberly & Evelyn Oak. Red Nichols and his world famous Pennies. Larry Clinton and his orchestra with Bea Wain. Johnny Green & his orchestra. Freddie Rich and his orchestra with Nan Wynn, Joe Sodja & the Three Symphonettes. Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra -- v. 2. Desi Arnaz & his orchestra. Larry Clinton & his orchestra in The dipsy doodler. Vincent Lopez & his orchestra with Betty Hutton. Woody Herman & his orchestra. Jimmie Lunceford & his dance orchestra with The Three Brown Jacks & Myra Johnson. Cliff Edwards & his Buckaroos. Don Redman & his orchestra with Red & Struggle. Stan Kenton & his orchestra. Cab Calloway & his orchestra in Hi de ho
Call Number: ML3518 .S9 1993
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Feel like going home
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., b&w with col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Martin Scorsese traces the roots of the blues from the banks of the Niger River to the cotton fields and juke joints of Mississippi
Call Number: ML3521 .F44 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Godfathers and sons
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodiscs (133 min.) : sd., b&w with col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Call them the Blues Brothers 2003--in Marc Levin's film, hip-hop legend Chuck D and Marshall Chess return to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce music that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip-hop musicians such as Common and members of the Roots. Along with archival footage of Howlin' Wolf are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay
Call Number: ML3521 .G64 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The Howlin' Wolf story
- Publication information: [S.l.] : Blue Sea Productions distributed by BMG Distribution, 2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: This film profiles Chester Burnett, better known as the Howlin' Wolf. It includes an incredible compendium of never-before-seen footage of the Howlin' Wolf
Call Number: ML3521 .H695 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- B.B. King blues master.
- Publication information: Miami, FL : Warner Bros. Publications, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (215 mins.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: A video documentation of B.B. King's style and technique. King discusses the elements of his style
Call Number: ML3521 .K56 2002
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The Land where the blues began
- Publication information: Beverly Hills, CA : Pacific Arts Video : PBS Home Video, c1990
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: A documentary about the music of the Mississippi Delta, considered to be the land where the blues began
Call Number: ML3521 .L3 1990
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Piano blues
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. with b&w 4 3/4 in
Description: Director and piano player Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances
Call Number: ML3521 .P53 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Red, white & blues
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Mike Figgis' film mixes interviews with dozens of the key players of the British blues movement with new music from an all-star jam session at the Abbey Road studios
Call Number: ML3521 .R44 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The road to Memphis
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., b&w with col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Traces the musical odyssey of B.B. King to Memphis and pays homage to the great blues musicians of the Memphis tradition. Filmed on the occasion of the great reunion in which Memphis musicians returned to honor their roots
Call Number: ML3521 .R63 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- The soul of a man: a film
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., b&w with col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Using dramatization and live performances looks at the lives and works of Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J.B. Lenoir. Shows contemporary musicians playing their works
Call Number: ML3521 .S68 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- That rhythm, those blues
- Publication information: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c1988
Physical description: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Description: Focuses on the rhythm and blues music performed by black musicians during the 1940s and 1950s through the small towns and cities of the South
Call Number: ML 3521 .T4 1988
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble live at the El Mocambo
- Author: Vaughan, Stevie Ray
Publication information: New York : SMV Enterprises, c1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., col., stereo. 1/2 in
Description: Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of the very few guitarists of the 1980s to join the ranks of the immortals. Stevie's incredible technique enabled him to assimilate the spirit of classic blues and rock, while his fertile imagination allowed him to leave an indelible stamp on that music's history
Contents: Testify -- So excited -- Voodoo chile -- Pride and joy -- Tell me -- Mary had a little lamb -- Texas flood -- Love struck baby -- Hug you squeeze you -- Third stone from the sun -- Lenny -- Wham
Call Number: ML 3521 .V3 1991
Location: General
Format: VHS
- Warming by the devil's fire
- Publication information: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, c2003
Physical description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w with col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Charles Burnett explores his own childhood being shuttled between a religious mother and a blues-loving uncle. His film combines fiction with documentary footage in the story of a young boy kidnapped to prevent his being saved by a church that viewed blues as the devil's music
Call Number: ML3521 .W37 2003
Location: General
Format: DVD
- Good mornin' blues
- Publication information: Washington, D.C. : PBS Video [distributor], c1978
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Follows the growth of the Mississippi Delta blues from agrarian roots through its trip northward to Memphis and Chicago. Features many performers in intimate surroundings
Call Number: ML 3561 .B63 G6 1978x
Location: Circulation Desk
Format: VHS
- Jazz on a summer's day
- Publication information: New York, N.Y. : New Yorker Video [2000]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Description: Takes a look at the music, musicians, and spectators at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1958. Recreates the look of Stern's still photography into motion, with a display of human observation and scenes of live jazz
Call Number: Shelved by Title
Location: Video Rental Collection
Format: DVD
- Wild man blues
- Publication information: [S.l.] : New Line Home Video, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Follow Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band on a whirlwind tour of Europe while uncovering Allen offstage as well
Call Number: PN1995.9.M86 W48 1998
Location: General
Format: VHS
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