DVD: Lester Young: Jammin' the Blues (2004)

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NTSC/Region 0. This exceptional collection offers, for the first time in an economical series, the best filmed jazz material of all time! Legendary figures at the height of their creativity appear here, thanks to material of incalculable artistic value that today forms part of the human cultural heritage. In order to put together this incomparable selection of masterpieces, well known artists have been chosen such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Nat 'King' Cole, Duke Ellington, Lester Young, Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, B.B. King & Keith Jarrett. With the concurrence of the new format DVD and the latest technological advances, the recovery of these images constitutes an authentic happening for jazz and blues fans, who now have something so esthetically satisfying available that previously was unimaginable in terms of quality and clarity. In the Stars of Jazz Collection both diehard aficionados of these musicians as well as jazz lovers in general who are constantly on the lookout for new enriching experiences will find, without a doubt, the best visual and auditory legacy which has been bequeathed to us by the great mythical names of jazz and blues. 10 tracks. Rhapsody. 2005.