This 2-disc set is a compilation of the Emmy Award-winning Channel One Suite DVD and The Lost West Side Story Tapes DVD. Lost for over a decade, and damaged in a fire, the tapes were recovered and have been digitally restored. Preserving a historical moment in jazz history, this edition reunites these two sets exactly as they were recorded in 1985. The performance was among the first ever recorded in Surround Sound, and the original tracks have been reconstructed in Dolby and DTS Surround formats for the DVDs. The end result is a bird's eye view of Buddy and the Buddy Rich Band at the climax of a legendary career. Added to the original shows are bonus tracks, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, clips of Buddy from the Johnny Carson Show and rare photos from the Rich family archives. New to this package is Steve Smith's commentary on Channel One and a 16-page booklet filled with photos and remembrances. At 67 years old, this performance shows Buddy at his best. This collection is a must have for any Buddy Rich fan. Total Running Time: 3 hours, 32 minutes.
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Marsalis on Music is the young people's music series of our time. The series is hosted by Wynton Marsalis, the most popular and acclaimed jazz musician of his generation, as well as a distinguished classical performer. Helped by his jazz band and students from Tanglewood, led by Seiji Ozawa, Wynton puts a fresh spin on music and music appreciation. His inspired instruction, reinforced by superb performances and exciting graphics, not only teaches the fundamentals of music, but also makes learning fun. This pack features four episodes: Why Toes Tap, Listening for Clues, Sousa to Satchmo, Tackling the Monster. Approx. 4 hours.
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Ukulele jazz master Lyle Ritz shares many of his playing techniques in this educational and entertaining 75 minute DVD. In the instructional portion Lyle plays through seven different arrangements drawn from his Ukulele Masters: Lyle Lite songbook/CD, pointing out techniques and tricks that he has developed over a lifetime of performing. Songs taught include: Avalon • Beautiful Dreamer • Let Me Call You Sweetheart • My Melancholy Baby • and Ritz original “B-Flat Blues in C.” He plays each slowly, then up to speed, and lyrics, melody lines and ukulele chord grids are included as printable PDF files on the disc. Also features a fascinating career retrospective interview conducted by Jim Beloff.
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In a kitchen in Italy in 1862, little Reliana helps her grandmother Rosalie make pasta sauce. As stream swirls magically through the kitchen, Rosalie argues with her oldest friend Martina and tells the story of an opera composer they once both knew. Soon, Reliana finds herself transported through time back to a theatre in Rome nearly 50 years earlier. She is invisible to everyone but the composer, Signor Rossini. She watches in alarm as one of the singers puts a curse on the production and everything begins to go wrong. Set in 1816, the year The Barber of Seville had its disastrous premiere, Rossini's Ghost is the story of three women who learn that friendship, like opera – or a great pasta sauce – requires nurturing, patience, and time. Formatted with English, Spanish and French languages. 52 minutes.
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Master teacher and performer John Timmins guides you through all the basics to play the trombone. Specifically designed for the very beginner, it covers: parts and assembly of the instrument, breathing and posture, essentials of producing a good tone, and care for your instrument. You'll also learn music reading with notes and rhythms and learn to play your very first melodies, right along with a great backup band. 22 minutes.
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This DVD presents an informative and organized approach to rhythm, improvisation and blues. Exercises and demonstrations enhance the learning experience. Includes: playing in time • sight-reading rhythms • basic rhythms and their permutations • rushing and dragging • an innovative approach to the basics of improvisation • the blues and basic blues forms. Intermediate level. 56 minutes.
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World-renowned music educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman has created a practice system for singers that focuses on muscular facility. This system can help develop a vibrating palette that communicates spirit, emotion, and viewpoint – all riding effortlessly on the breath. It is supported by science yet connected to individuality. By guiding the exercises in silence first, this approach can prevent the tension and misuse that often occur when the main impetus for the creation of musical sound is fueled by a brew of yearning and fear mixed with a fixation on the end product.
Topics covered include: strengthening and “aerobicizing” the muscles of the tongue, lips, mouth, and breath support; balancing the non-dominant side of the mouth; as well as posture, vocal health, and the use of visualization.
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Part of being an artist is being a teacher. Directly or indirectly, through their work or their words, artists teach. In this series of DVDs, some of the most important jazz artists are presented in a unique master class setting. They perform, they talk about their lives and work, students play for them and they comment and instruct those students. Students discuss their expectations before the class and their thoughts after the class. Viewers will observe learning taking place, and come to understand how great artists think, perform and teach. This DVD features a Gatemouth Brown performance recorded in September of 2004 at Loyola University in New Orleans, with a master class, as well as an interview at Gatemouth Brown's home with Loyola students. Running time: 2 hours, 1 minute.
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This DVD can be used as a supplement to the Play Mandolin Today! Level 1 book, or alone as a great introduction to the mandolin. Simply follow along with the songs in the booklet as you watch the teacher on the DVD. Learn songs, chords, melodies and all the basics – including alternate picking and strumming – all at your own pace, and open the door to the wonderful world of mandolin music! In standard notation and tablature. 1 hr, 44 min.
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Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of banjo music! Play Today! is the ultimate self-teaching method, and this DVD is designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and on-screen banjo tablature so you can play all the music examples. Simply follow along with the music on the screen as you watch and listen to the teacher. This complete guide to the basics covers: songs, chords, and melodies • pinching, rolling, and picking • playing tips and techniques • music notation • and much more. 1 hour, 31 minutes.
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The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and on-screen notation so you can play all the music examples. Simply follow along with the music on the screen as you watch and listen to the teacher. Topics covered in this complete video guide to the basics includes: how to hold and care for the instrument • producing a sound • playing tips and techniques • standard notation. Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of violin music! 1 hour.
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Features over 90 minutes of prog-rock video lessons from the world's best, including Carl Palmer, Gavin Harrison, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Todd Sucherman, Gregg Bissonette and more.
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Hosted by the “godfather of modern gospel drumming” (Modern Drummer), Jeff “Lo” Davis, this DVD will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the explosive power, feel, excitement, chops and groove that make up modern gospel and R&B drumming. Features educational lessons and incredible performances from some of the greatest drumming artists playing these styles today: John Blackwell (Prince, Justin Timberlake), Aaron Spears (Usher, Alicia Keys), Chris Coleman (Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan), Adam Deitch (Break Science), Nathaniel Townsley (Joe Zawinul), Gerald Heyward (Mary J. Blige), Marvin McQuitty (Destiny's Child), Teddy Campbell (Backstreet Boys, Al Jarreau), Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, Bobby Brown), Steve Smith (Journey), Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta), and Daniel Glass (Royal Crown Revue). As a special bonus, extensive discussion of the Gospel style with Jeff Davis is included! Running time: approx. 90 minutes.
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Get your blues grooves movin' with this great DVD! Al Ek teaches six different rhythm parts, each with its own solo, and shows how each solo can work over different rhythm grooves and keys. Designed for the beginning blues guitarist, everything on this DVD is played up to speed, then broken down note by note. Includes jam tracks for each style covered: Shuffle, Rock, Mojo Groove, Slow Blues, Boogaloo Groove, Backwards Shuffle. 1 hour, 45 minutes
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A highly educational DVD that goes beyond “licks” to help you push your abilities to the next level. Topics covered include blast beat concepts and workouts, extreme fill-ins, speed around the kit, odd time concepts, reading concepts, practicing systems, general tips, and warm-ups. Also includes double bass speed, control, balance, and expanded vocabulary. 5 hrs., 14 min.
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