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The compliation is preety good , it contains songs from the latest 3 records . But the DVD is only 20 minutes long and it's not very intresting as well , because he only talks , he barely plays anything. So don't Expect for too much , because i'm dissapointed.

This is an interesting release because it features a CD and DVD. The CD is a kind of "Best Of" collection of the cuts from previous DWB CDs, plus a couple of cuts from the Japan releases. These are "Tee Funk" - although previously recorded on Dave's solo release "Heads Up" - it's fun to hear it done by the band. The other is Steve Weingart's "Serenalin" - if you don't have the imports, these are great additions.

The DVD is a so-called "sampler" of the brilliant trio of instructional videos released by Carl Fischer. As with Dave's previous videos, the information and performances are at once exciting and motivating. The view into Dave's new "body movement" style of play is a testament to his commitment to further development as a player and instructor. The segment with Freddy Gruber is funny and often surreal. It's a treat to hear and see this man that so many players look up to. The inclusion of the information on sound and miking is a rare glimpse into an art that is too often ignored. The DVD is well produced and has some production additions from the original videos. The DVD format is great for this type of instruction - you can simply skip to the section where you left off. Although I would have liked to have the sound encoded in Dolby 5.1, the quality of the audio is wonderful.

My only concern is the reason for this release. As a sampler of Dave's CDs and videos, it's a great overview and would make a wonderful introduction. However, a DVD sampler of videos found only on video cassette is a little dissappointing. I am hoping that this is a fortelling of Carl Fischer releasing all 3 videos on DVD. For people who don't want to purchase the set of videos (and I can't imagine why), this is a great alternative. But for those of us who already own the CDs and videos, it just makes you long for the DVDs.

Great work by a great musician and soul.

as you know from reading the previous reviews, the music is a compilation of tracks from his Stretch label recordings. No problem there, unless you have these recordings already; nothing new here. My problem is the extra video disc, which are just excerpts from his instructional videos. This was really boring, and I learned absolutely nothing from this. I am a drummer, so I was hoping to learn something; I know Dave Weckl is a monster player, but this 2nd disc was terrible. Fortunately, the price was discounted so it gets 3 stars instead of 2. I sold it because I have the other recordings (and the ones he did on GRP- Master Plan is my favorite; check out the drum duet with Steve Gadd).

Audio and video doesn't get any better than this project from Stretch Records (Concord Records distributor), and thanks to Carl Fischer and Weckl...this one-of-a-kind 2-CD-Set is right on target...anyone thinking about taking up drums or is playing in a band, needs to pick "THE ZONE" up...Dave makes all of this look so easy, you'll be playing like him in no time.

Techiques that take years to develope will experience a short-cut after witnessing this album...the entire package is a must have...and once again, thanks to the insight of Weckl, Fischer and Stretch Records this is just in time for the "Holiday Season"!

Total 2-CD-Set ~ Stretch/Concord SCD2-9037-2 ~ (2001)