Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38784 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-08-20
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Best of, Color, DVD, Import, Live, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
NTSC/Region 0. Clark Terry began his career in the early 1940s and achieved long-lasting fame playing in some of the best big bands in Jazz history. Terry also recorded regularly with small groups and was part of the Thelonious Monk Octet in the late '60s. As a leader, Clark Terry recorded several albums and fronted a noted quintet featuring trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, as well as a short lived but outstanding big band, which he called the "Big Bad Band". These are the two formats in which we find him on this amazing DVD, which features Terry playing both trumpet and flugelhorn, and singing his celebrated scat composition "Mumbles" (which was his own nickname). As a bonus, we offer a ballad medley recorded in Copenhagen presenting Terry alongside baritone saxplayer Pepper Adams in their only known appearance together. ImproJazz.

Customer Reviews

Another look at Clark Terry
These Impro Jazz series are erratic in their quality. As always, the concerts are great, but the visual quality can be disappointing. This issue is from 3 different dates. The first is in England in 1965, in B&W. The band consists of Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, Laurie Holloway on piano, Rick Laird on bass, and Allan Ganley on drums. It's interesting to hear a valve trombone in a jazz group of this era, as the slide is almost exclusively used, quite good. The quality is good for the year and the music is great. The second segment is in B&W is from England in 1974. The visual quality of this segment is poor for the year, but the music is great with very good lineup of musicians. Besides Clark Terry, there is Richard Williams, Stan Shafran, Oscar Gamby, Bent Di Martino on trumpet, Sonny Costanza, Jimmy Wilkins, Richard Boone on trombone. Jack Jeffers on bass-trombone, Chris Woods on alto sax and flute, Arnie Lawrence on alto sax, Jimmy Heath and Ernie Wilkins on tenor sax. B. Johanon on baritone sax, Horace Parlan on piano. Eddie Jones on bass and Grady Tate on drums. The third segment is from Copehagen in 1977 is in color, but low visual quality. Of note, Pepper Adams on baritone sax makes this worthwhile. As a Clark Terry fan, it is worthwhile, but there is better video available, such as from St. Lucia, a great DVD.