Product Details

• Actors: Dave Brubeck
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lance Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 28, 2002
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000633T4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,821 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Brubeck Is Still Cooking!, September 2, 2002

By	Richard Woodward (DuBois, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This DVD documents the preparation and performance of Dave Brubeck's jazz mass, "To Hope - A Celebration". It was recorded in Moscow in 1997 with Russian Orchestra and Chorus and is an absolute masterpiece! Dave performs with Jack Six, Randy Jones, Bobby Militello and conductor Russell Gloyd. The leadup to the performance is quite interesting as it shows Russell teaching the Russian performers to sing in English and play in jazz tempo. The production, clarity and camera work are superb and the performance of "Blue Rhondo ala Turk" with quartet and orchestra is outstanding. The 14th movement of the 15 part mass will have you cheering in your living room.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars To much talk and a few great moments, January 4, 2008

By	Paulo de Castro (Sao Paulo - Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brubeck Returns to Moscow (DVD)

Dave Brubeck is a great jazz piano player and he shows it by improvising on a Russian theme during an interview (one of the best moments, or minutes).

Usually we see the concert and then can see complementary information in the "extras".
In this case we see the extras and have a complementary show at the end...
We see his arrival, his interviews, his rehearsals, meetings, etc... and when you are about to throw yourself out of the window you are rewarded with a few minutes of great music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brubeck is a master., January 18, 2007

By	TooManyBooks (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brubeck Returns to Moscow [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I own the DVD of this and enjoy it so much I bought the VHS for my parents. Everyone knows Take Five but Brubeck's sacred music, specifically this Mass, was an area unknown to me prior to a Houston concert in Dec.'06. This recording is interesting and entertaining because it leads up to the actual concert with backstage interviews and rehearsal footage in Russia. The soprano is especially noteworthy, as was an impromptu jam session with a violinist which had Dave beaming from ear to ear with joy. The songs generally start off slow and operatic; but before you know it, the quartet and the orchestra join in and jazz it up in typical Brubeck style. My favorite is 'All My Hope'; the melody stays with me all day!