Jazz Casual - Cannonball Adderley & Modern Jazz Quartet

Jazz Casual - Cannonball Adderley and The Modern Jazz Quartet

DVD Release Date: December 2, 2003
Language: English
Total Run Time: 60 minutes


Contents

Cannonball Adderley Quintet

(October 24, 1961):
Personnel: Nat Adderley (cornet); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Joe Zawinul (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Louis Hayes (drums).
Songs: 1. Scotch and Water; 2. Arriving Soon; 3. Unit Seven

Modern Jazz Quartet

(May 16, 1962):
Personnel: John Lewis (piano); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Percy Heath (bass); Connie Kay (drums).
Songs: 1. The Golden Striker; 2. If I Were Eve; 3. Winter Tale; 4. Lonely Woman


About the Show

In 1959, Ralph Gleason had made his reputation as one of the leading Jazz critics of his generation; writing out of his Berkeley home for the San Francisco Chronicle and syndicated in as many as sixty-five papers around the U.S. and Europe. He was the author of liner notes for dozens of Jazz albums and was respected by both musicians and the industry for his honesty and integrity, and for his encyclopedic knowledge and intimate perspectives on Jazz and Jazz history.

One of his dreams, though, was to create a television series devoted entirely to Jazz. One which would allow the musicians the freedom to play what they wanted, for as long as they wanted; and allow the television audience to experience Jazz in a much more personal style than was being presented on television at that time. Jazz, when it was presented on television at all, was usually presented in very structured, formal, variety show formats.


MediaInfo

Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Video: Xvid - 937 Kbps - Resolution: 8 bits at 576x416
Audio: MP3 - 160kbps - 2 channels - 48.0 KHz
Duration: 29mn 25s

Modern Jazz Quartet

Video: Xvid - 932 kbps - Resolution: 8 bits at 576 x 416
Audio: AC-3 - 256kbps - 2 channels
Duration: 29mn 31s