| Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil | 
| Actors: Art Farmer, Ron Carter, Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins
Studio: View Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 88209
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Live, Original Recording Remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 110 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D2330D
ISBN: 0803023308
UPC: 884088103422
EAN: 9780803023307
ASIN: B000083XJ2
Release Date: February 8, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: April 7, 1992
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Description
WINNER OF... International Jazz Film Salon's- "Best Jazz Concert Presentation" Four of the world's most respected musicians come together for a scintillating night of jazza?live from New York's Sweet Basil, one of the most prestigious and historic jazz clubs any-where! This state-of-the-art production marks the first time these legendary musicians have played together on the same stage. "their exquisite ensemble playinga?provides us with an exhilarating evening of jazz." SWING JOURNAL/Japan The show's theme song, Ron Carter's It's About Time, and original works by the other featured players, were created especially for this event. Rare rehearsal sessions and illuminating interviews give a new insight into these men and their music. V.I.E.W. Video is proud to add this enhanced DVD edition to its Hall of Fame Music Video Collection with a program dedicated to the jazz masters, past, present and futurea? Musicians:
Ron Carter, bass
Art Farmer, trumpet, flugelhorn
Billy Higgins, drums
Cedar Walton, piano SELECTIONS
It's About Time (Theme) Ron Carter
Art's Song Art Farmer
Shortcomings Billy Higgins
When Love Is New Cedar Walton
A Theme In 3/4 Ron Carter
My Funny Valentine Rodgers and Hart
Reprise (It's About Time) Ron Carter DVD BONUS FEATURES
Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Digitally Mastered Stereo & Audio
Multi-Directional Interactive Menus
Over 30 Song Selections
Instant Access to Over 40 Selections
Instant Access to 20 Instrumental Solos
Artists' Biographies
Trivia & Fun Facts Subtitle Line
Photo Gallery
Bonus Video of Ron Carter
Bonus Music of Art Farmer and Billy Higgins Please Visit Us Online St...
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A great show June 29, 2008
This DVD showcases some top notch performers working
together on some great tunes. They demonstrate that
great warmth and harmony among musicians that is such
an important facet of jazz. There is, only one flaw,
in my opinion, and that is, in the transfer process.
There are freezes, in spots on the show. I bought mine
locally, and the store exchanged it, still, same exact
freezes, in the same exact places. Rather unprofessional
for a modern production. But that said, I overlooked
these flaws, as the event itself, overshadowed this.
 Cedar and Art sound great (of course BH and RC too) but there are also ANNOYING YELLOW WORDS!! October 18, 2005
The company that made this DVD decided to get creative with its format and ruined the show. First of all, instead of having each tune on a different track they put each head and solo on their own track. Different... but pointless. Especially because on my disc, track 17 (which is Billy Higgins solo on the third tune) does skip to track 18, but track 18 is actually a repeat of track 5 (which is the head out of the first tune). So the head out of the third tune is replaced with the head from the first tune. I sent it back and got another with the same glitch. There are seven tunes and 42 tracks. This makes your thumb do some hard work if you want to skip to another tune without going back to the main menu and choosing 'selection'. But the most annoying thing about this DVD is that throughout the performance yellow letters pop up in front of the musicians distracting us from the great solos. The yellow letters tell us facts about the musician who is soloing. For example, "Cedar Walton has played with numerous musicians and appeared on a recording with Kenny Dorham." Many of them are actually interesting but it's very distracting because when they pop up you automatically begin reading instead of listening. I won't say that this DVD will not be enjoyable to you but I know I was a lot more excited to get it than I am watching it now. Too many distractions. The camera shots are nice and tasteful with a good balance of close-ups and far shots. But those damn yellow words...
Superb music let down by horrendous production May 16, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Art Farmer is one of my personal gods, and when he's joined by the dream rhythm section of cedar walton, ron carter and billy higgins all on top form, the music doesn't disappoint. However my DVD skips all over the place, and has awful cuts. I wrote to the manufacturer, but no reply - so I guess they don't really care. A tragedy to treat timeless classic music in this manner.
Having said this, the music is essential so has to be heard (get the video perhaps?)
 Jazz Improv At Its Best July 26, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
These are the Masters of improvisation and swinging songcraft. Ron Carter's solos bring you on trips through inner and outer space while touching ground with musical quotes recollecting the vast library of jazz. Watching the late Billy Higgins smiling will brighten your day. The visuals and the audio are excellent - very professionally done.
Ron Carter, Art Farmer, Cedar Walton and Billy Higgins!!!! July 16, 1999
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Recorded in 1990 at New York's Sweet Basil, four Jazz masters come together for a set of great jazz, performing originals written for the occasion and standards like "My Funny Valentine." Also included: rehearsal footage and illuminating interviews. Carter's bass, Farmer's trumpet and flugelhorn, Walton's piano and Higgins' drums have never sounded better!#1330 (60 min, Hi-Fi Stereo)
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