Product Details

• Actors: Art Blakey, New Jazzmen, Freddie Hubbard, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman
• Directors: Various
• Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Mono)
• Subtitles: Italian
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: NAXOS OF AMERICA DVD
• DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002N5KE06
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,386 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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JAZZ ICONS:ART BLAKEY LIVE IN 65 - DVD Movie

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars art blakey in "65, December 12, 2009

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Michael H. Childress "chilibean" (DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jazz Icons: Art Blakey Live in '65 (DVD)

-video is black and white and moderately grainey
-audio is good quality, not excellent
-personnel: art blakey (d), freddie hubbard (t), nathan davis (ts), jaki byard (p), reggie workman (b)
-this video is most remarkable for revealing trumpeter freddie hubbard (27 yo) showing his amazing technique, improvisational skills and writing;
freddie's performance on blue moon recalls clifford brown who also played with art
-the only thing better than this video would to have heard it in person and this music will never be heard again other than video

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, Again!, August 17, 2010

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This review is from: Jazz Icons: Art Blakey Live in '65 (DVD)

As usual, Jazz Icons comes through. One reviewer said this DVD was worth it, just for the Blue Moon Solo that Freddie Hubbard did, they were correct, it was. Art Blakey is always a delight, this one shows his great taste in selecting musicians for his groups. This edition is more recent, by 7 years from the other Art Blakey with Lee Morgan at the trumpet, so is of better visual quality. This one really will make you appreciate the great works of these masters.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Jazz Messagers Loud and Clear, December 18, 2009

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Tym S. (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Icons: Art Blakey Live in '65 (DVD)

This DVD has four songs, and a crash course in true jazz mastery.

Drummer ART BLAKEY is a congenial host, almost in stand-up mode during the band intros, as he lays down the groove behind stellar players. Once again, Blakey's unerring sense for picking the best serves him well here. Freddie Hubbard gets center stage for stunning workouts like their abstract take on "Blue Moon". He's so formidable on that one it will make even the most seasoned player rethink their game. But Nathan Davis is no slouch; his tenor sax is there move for move with plenty of dance of his own. Having the compressed history of jazz piano in Jaki Byard doesn't hurt either, though Blakey was reportedly thrown a bit by his mercurial tempos. Strangely, this was an ad hoc conglomeration to fulfill a tour, but the unexpected rewards are ours to savor.