Product Details

• Actors: Steve Allen
• Format: Closed-captioned, 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
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Homespun Tapes
• DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002PYS1A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,037 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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LESSON WITH STEVE ALLEN - DVD Movie

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intro to jazz piano playing, May 12, 2007

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Michael Goldman "Nerd Guy" (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lesson With Steve Allen: An Introduction to Jazz Piano (DVD)

The late Steve Allen was a modern renaissance man or maybe just a jack of all trades in music and performing. He wrote and played popular jazz standards as well as being a funny comedian, an author, and a very likeable TV personality. In this DVD made from a 1994 tape he shares a lot of little 'tricks' which he either discovered or learned from the greats of jazz like Art Tatum and others.

I'm just a beginner in piano and I can't pick up eveything he is doing the first time going though this. It will be something you will want to go over many times. There are a lot of things here that if you go over them on your own or better with a teacher can make you sound a lot better than you are.

The DVD is divided into 33 sections of 2-3 minutes each so you can find any of tricks to go over easily.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable but too brief, April 4, 2008

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countin4 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Lesson With Steve Allen: An Introduction to Jazz Piano (DVD)

I found this video interesting because I used to like watching Steve Allen on TV years ago. Pay attention to the word "Introduction" in the DVD's title. The 80-minute DVD left me wanting a lot more material to work on. Steve has large hands and made liberal use of 10ths with his left hand. My hands are too small to play tenths, so many of the songs I can't play. Steve mentions other Homespun instruction tapes and working with a private piano teacher, so he obviously knows that his lesson is not enough. It comes with music shrunk down to about 75% and stuffed inside the DVD plastic box. It seems best suited as a motivational and informative video one would check out of a library to view once. It is enjoyable to watch.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and entertaining, January 19, 2008

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Eric V. Rodwell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lesson With Steve Allen: An Introduction to Jazz Piano (DVD)

I enjoyed this DVD. Steve Allen is both funny and clear. He gives lots of little points that point us in the right direction. The video is crisp and you can see what his hands are doing. He touches on specific riffs, general principles, and who to listen to.