Product Details

• Actors: Bobby Womack
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, 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
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Z4VH
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,763 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #81 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Vocal Jazz
  • #84 in Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz > General AAS

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: DVD
Artist: WOMACK,BOBBY
Title: JAZZ CHANNEL PRESENTS BOBBY WO
Street Release Date: 11/14/2000
Domestic
Genre: SOUL/R & B

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mandatory Viewing Assignment ! ! ! (Soul 101), January 12, 2004

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jazz Channel Presents Bobby Womack (BET on Jazz) (DVD)

Bobby Womack can definitely be said to be an American original. An old school soul singer/songwriter who practically invented his own school... There are no cliches in his music... Bobby Womack *is* Bobby Womack... and its all for the better. - - What's amazing about this DVD is that he performs and sings the songs as if they were written yesterday... His voice hasn't changed a bit... He's looking great too... pretty amazing when you realize this guy started out working for Sam Cooke during the golden age of soul... Aside from his ability to write memorable hits, when you think of all this guys peers, and how few of them are still on the planet... its almost as if this guy is a gift to the world from the fountain of youth... And the great thing about this DVD : his energy and vibrance still show him to be the star that he is... plus he has no shame in playing the tunes the people want to hear. All in all... even though this video wasn't made "back in the day", its still a rare gem. - - At my bar here in Tokyo, I can't tell you how many customers demand I put it on the player every time they come in... and believe me, I have no complaints about that whatsoever !

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Did I watch something these other folks didn't here?, March 10, 2006

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Capt. Freaky (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Jazz Channel Presents Bobby Womack (BET on Jazz) (DVD)

I review concerts and erotic films....sometimes I review normal films too...
But I happen to know a quality show when I see one on DVD...and this was not one! I love the music of Mr. Womack and have many of his original records...and CD's.

That being said....I expected so much more from this live show recorded off of BET televison. This was not one of his best perfomances I am sure. I was disappointed by his lack of professionalism performing some of his biggest hit songs.

Most people go to see a live show to hear the songs (in basic form) the original way an artist once recorded it. Performers like the Eagles, Boz Scaggs, Tom Jones, Luther Vandross to name a few...deliver on that important performing aspect sounding like the "original version". Mr. Womack did a poor job of making me believe he wanted to be there singing that night....he seemed to rather sit down and chat with the audience about his long career...instead of concentrating on singing really well. His voice cut out on him many times and sounded powerless....he butchured much of his best material.

The sound quality of this DVD was just average as well....I was highly disappointed by it for many reasons....you may be too!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 6, 2006

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Fitzgerald Guthrie "fitzie" (Jamaica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jazz Channel Presents Bobby Womack (BET on Jazz) (DVD)

There are two issues here. (1)The editorial review claims on the songlist "Harry Hippie" as one of the offerings on this DVD.
This is not so, and bearing in mind that I purchased same for that song more than anything else I feel cheated as I was looking forward to seeing bobby perform same.Someone owes me an apology and a refund.(2)Having said that I think the performance was good in general but Mr. Womack spoke too much thus detracting from an otherwise captivating performance.