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Casino Lights '99

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I am astonished that Sam Graham from Amazon.com is reviewing a jazz performance! Not to be too harsh but you missed the point guy! The whole structure of Jazz is to JAM and these players turn it out full steam ahead! Listen to the early guys that wrote the real stuff; Coltrane, Bird, Ellington,Miles for heaven sake, it was not all melody. There is a thing in Jazz called improvisation, and that is what is happening on the CASINO LIGHTS '99 DVD. A Jazz student could study this recording for a long time with all the different musical creations that take place on it. Check out some of the lines George Duke is playing behind some of the solos! Besides, it is great to see Kirk Whalum playing just as good as Garrett, and Boney demonstrates some serious ability here as well. Finally a few of the smooth jazz guys are letting the world know that they can play too! BUY THIS DVD you wont regret it! These are some of the most respected players alive today, and sorry Sam, if you didn't like this recording you must not like Jazz.

This is an excellent DVD. The Bob James Trio, Kenny Garrett plays "Wayne's Thang" and clears the stage. It is excellent, fourplay (the original 4), Larry Carlton, Boney James, George Duke it is like the who's who of jazz on one DVD.

Simply Brilliant! Worth the price just to watch Gabriela sing Fire of Love (10). Bob James and Fourplay are the icing on the cake!

Excelent. Not a bad perfomance in the group. Pruduction, staging, sound quality, everything, A+. The adlib solos when all the artist come back on stage doing, Always There and Watermelonman, are just astounding. Can't say enough about the caliber of these musicians.

The list of living jazz musicians making an appearance on this DVD is astounding, and believe me when I say... they were at the top of their form! The recording quality is excellent and the music mix was good. The video quality was great (remember this is a live concert) except the fades to new shots to frequent for my taste, but not so much as to cause me not to enjoy every minute. Thats the good news. The only bad news is for those listeners who prefer very structured music just like it is on most of these artists individual albums. This is a losely structured jam session. But for me, that is what will make this one of my most played DVD's in my 100+ collection.

A DVD that I will never get tired of watching it over and over again.The artists are all good and the sound being a DTS is excellent. I recommend this highly to everyone for relaxing and entertaining. Simply the best.

This is by far my favorite DVD in a growing collection. Unlike some critcs I can listen/watch this one over and over again. In fact, I have family & friends who come over just to see the DVD!! The performers are so very talented and the love for music shows. Their expressions are priceless. (If you've seen this one you know what I mean!) Each performer showcases their own style of music and talent, so there's variety, but at the same time the music seems to meld together. The music is tight and .... just awesome. This one is a definite must have!! Can we have a Casino Lights '02?? ... PLEASE!!

OUTSTANDING! That's the only words you can describe this DVD. The collection of these artist was great. To see Bob James, Boney James,George Duke and others perform on the same stage was OUTSTANDING. The sound in DTS and Video was very good. I hope in the new future they will be more DVD's like this one.

I am a true Smooth Jazz lover and this DVD is a MUST HAVE for sure!!! All the performances were outstanding! To see some of the best of the best all on the same stage was a treat!! I recommened this DVD as a priceless jazz collectable. I have no regrets that I ordered this. More concerts of this nature should be available to people who truly love smooth jazz!!

I wasn't sure who was on the DVD besides Bob James & George Duke. To my surprise and utter delight were Boney James, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Larry Carlton (along with Fourplay), Gabriella Anders, and More! And the SONGS! "Notorious" (Boney & Rick) is my all-time favorite smooth jazz song! I was blown away, totally!! What a great concert. And the close-ups were like being there on stage. Such a treat!Thank you for making this DVD available to us smooth jazz lovers!