Various Artists - Jazz It! The Best Of Jazz On TDK (2003) [DVD9]

The TDK jazz library is home to some of the most incredible live performances on DVD. JAZZ-IT! Brings together 23 of the greatest highlights of the collection, with the Dave Holland Quintet playing World Protection Blues, the Herbie Hancock Trio playing Just one of Those Things, Chick Corea & Gary Burton playing Four in One, Oscar Peterson playing He Has Risen, Stan Getz playing El Cahon from his final recorded concert and much, much more! This collection presents a rare opportunity to see and hear the legends of Jazz in one remarkable set of live performances. JAZZ-IT is truly a must-have for all!

This is a wonderful, tantalizing music DVD that shows some of the wonderful breadth and diversity in jazz. There is much to relish including the Ahmad Jamal Trio rendering of "My Foolish Heart" which is treated more playfully uptempo than usually heard, Joe Henderson, Herbie's funky intro to "Just One Of Those Things" from 1987, Chick Corea and Gary Burton together on "4 in 1" with it's tight ensemble playing and Monkian touches, NHOP's bass playing with Oscar Peterson, Bobby McFerrin's highly entertaining interaction with Herbie and Michael Brecker, the Zappa tribute etc. etc. Much of this material was filmed in Germany and the sound and picture quality is generally very good even though these are all live performances from different venues dating back to the early 80s. It makes you wonder how much great jazz material is out there still languishing uselessly in someone's archives….

Personnel: Herbie Hancock • Ron Carter • Billy Cobham • Lionel Hampton • Art Blakey • Stan Getz • Oscar Peterson • Stephane Grappelli • Gary Burton • Chick Corea • Stanley Clarke • Gil Evans • Eliane Elias • Ahmad Jamal • Paco de Lucia • Bobby McFerrin • McCoy Tyner and many more.

tracklist:
01. DAVIS, CARPENTER: "Walkin" - West Coast All Stars
02. "Toys" - World of Rhythm
03. LEWIS: "How High the Moon" - Lionel Hampton & His Golden Men of Jazz
04. "Blues March" - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
05. "Bag's Groove" - 35 Years of Modern Jazz Quartet
06. MANDEL: "El Cahon" - Stan Getz
07. PETERSON: "He Has Risen" - Oscar Peterson
08. "Mendocino" - Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie
09. GERSHWIN: "Fascinating Rhythm" - Stephlane Grappelli
10. MONK: "Monk's Dream" - Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone
11. "World Protection Blues" - Dave Holland Quintet
12. CLARKE: "Why Wait" - A Very Special Concert
13. "Variation on The Misery" - Gil Evans
14. PORTER: "Just One of Those Things" - Herbie Hancock Trio
15. "Donna Lee-Davis" - ESP 2 - A Tribute to Miles
16. MONK: Four in One" - Chick Corea & Gary Burton
17. "Baba" - Rypdal, Vitous & Gurtu
18. KERN, FIELDS: "The Way You Look Tonight" - Elaine Elias Trio
19. WASHINGTON, YOUNG: "My Foolish Heart" - Ahmad Jamal Trio
20. "Playa del Carmen" - Paco de Lucia & Group
21. "Uncle Meat" - The Band from Utoia - A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa
22. ROLLINS: "Oleo" - Herbie Hancock Special with Bobby McFerrin & Michael Brecker
23. COLTRANE: "Naima" - McCoy Tyner