Chucho Valdéss piano-led recordings are studies in musical tension and dialogues. On Briyumba Palo Congo, he enlists a pair of percussionists, and Raúl Pineda Roque, the trap drummer, shares with Valdés a smolder that turns to conflagration when their tense interplays burst. Of course much of the fire is locked into the percussion dialogues where patterned drumming inspires improvisation amid fairly strict rhythmic controls. Valdés runs away from the pack in spots, shuffling across the keyboard leaving a wake of chromatic color. Roque does the same, exploding on his drums in fits of even tempos and being tugged back into the Cuban rhythmic rumble promptly by Roberto Vizcaíno Guillóts conga and batá drums, if not Valdéss own hyperimaginative harmonic runs. This is certainly not as flashy as Gonzalo Rubalcabas dazzling explosions, and with the title suites choral and vocal exclamations, its rooted much more solidly in Afro-Cuban traditions. With his medium-hot pacing and his ability to blow solos wide open, its clear that Valdéss years in Irakere barely prepared the ears for piano work of this magnitude. –Andrew Bartlett

Jazz Icons: Count Basie features one of the greatest big band orchestras captured at the height of their considerable powers. Billed frequently as the ”most explosive force in jazz,” this recently discovered 60-minute concert, taped in Sweden in 1962, highlights the legendary musical talents of this 18-piece band which included such luminaries as Marshal Royal, Freddie Green, Quentin ”Butter” Jackson, Frank Wess and sensational drummer Sonny Payne. This is the earliest known complete concert of Count Basie and his orchestra to be released on DVD. Stellar performances include ”Corner Pocket,” ”Old Man River,” and ”One O’Clock Jump.”

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• Artist :Various Artists
• Binding :Audio CD
• EAN :0075992567022
• Feature :Take 6 – Brazil Import
• Format :Import
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• Label :Word Entertainment
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• Manufacturer :Word Entertainment
• NumberOfDiscs :1
• OriginalReleaseDate :1988-03-08
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• ProductGroup :Music
• ProductTypeName :ABIS_MUSIC
• Publisher :Word Entertainment
• ReleaseDate :1990-10-25
• Studio :Word Entertainment
• Title :Take 6
• UPC :075992567022

Go behind-the-scenes with grammy-nominated keyboardist herbie hancock during his collaboration with a multigenerational lineup of artists such as john mayer sting christina aguilera annie lennox paul simon and others on this dvd for the creation of the herbie hancock: possibilties cd. Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 04/18/2006 Run time: 90 minutes

Dance Spotlight presents the final documentation of the Lester Horton modern dance technique. This innovative technique is a source of inspiration to countless modern dance choreographers and continues to train strong, versatile dancers, expanding the bodys traditional range of motion. Lester Horton, the creator of the technique, developed a training method that explores the many ways the body can move. Marjorie B. Perces, former Horton dancer and teacher, and Ana Marie Forsythe, chair of the Horton department at the Ailey School, lead a group of professional dancers through fortifications, balance, hinge, and more advanced studies in this program.