One Night With Blue Note

Starring:Various Artists
Studio: Blue Note Records
Product Type: DVD

Description

When Bruce Lundvall and Michael Cuscuna revived the Blue Note label in 1985, a reunion concert was held at New York's Town Hall. The concert brought together some of the most well-known names in jazz, as well as a handful of artists newly signed to the label, on one stage. For well over three hours on the night of February 22, 1985, one jazz legend after another took the stage playing classic tunes from the Blue Note catalog. Many regard this event as the greatest single jazz evening ever!

Customer Reviews:

One Night With Blue Note DVD.......2007-06-19

I seen the first track on You Tube, The track called " Cantelope Island " and immediately knew that this was a must have item. When I watched the rest of the DVD and it's music, it may have been a great buy for the price. There was a great mix of musicians, taking their solos, and putting lots of feeling into it. There were quite a few long tracks of
music, which I especially like as everyone gets the opportunity to do
their thing

some great, some good some otherwise.......2007-04-04

As with most concerts with many groups this followed suit by being exceptional then mediocre. Thank goodness for fast forward

Still the best jazz film ever made.......2006-10-30

As has been noted by nearly every reviewer of the recently reissued DVD version of "One Night With Blue Note", the changes to the original film (made in 1985 and released on VHS and laserdisc) are controversial and questionable. No one can say the enhanced image and sound quality aren't improvements, and the additional music is certainly welcome, but this was a movie made by a filmmaker with a very clear intent - to show the intimate interplay between jazz musicians. This was accomplished through extended close-ups and very observant musical intercutting. Director John Jopson and Cinematographer Ernest Dickerson did a masterful job in capturing the personalities of the musicians and it seems a shame to randomly throw in audience shots from some other event - and in video format at that. (I wonder what those people think watching this DVD, seeing themselves enjoying a show they never attended.)

To film more than forty of the greatest jazz musicians in the world for over 3 hours is a daunting task. This movie was shot on film, not video, so there had to be film magazine changes every ten minutes on each of the multiple cameras. To do this without missing important moments is incredibly difficult and requires planning, a good ear, and spontaneity. On the original version there was a great interplay during one set where we see Freddie Hubbard's amazed reaction to Herbie Hancock's piano solo. This shot really said something - how these musicians can blow each other away. Throughout the film the Director doesn't hesitate to cut away to what the other musicians are doing, even during a solo. To be fair much of this artful editing is still intact, but it's a disservice to the filmmaker and the viewer to go back in and change the intent.

Most importantly, thanks to Bruce Lundvall and Michael Cuscuna the greatest night in jazz history has been well documented, and at least we know the original footage is still in the Blue Note vaults in case some future aficionado wants to restore the film to its original form for the next generation. Or how about releasing a Director's Cut? I'll bet everyone who owns the DVD would buy yet another version: We know from the CDs and the tracks that were removed from the original version (ie the Charles Lloyd and Stanley Jordan tunes) that there must be a lot of footage yet to be released.

Nevertheless the DVD version is still an incredible film and well worth the investment. If you're a jazz lover buy the DVD and look for the vhs or laserdisc on eBay. "One Night With Blue Note" is simply the best jazz movie ever made.

Real jazz.......2005-06-19

One of the best jazz compilation on DVD I ever bought.
If you are found of real, main stream jazz, a lot of music to make your dreams coming true.
Special mention for Fredie Hubbard and Herbie Hancock on the first and second take.
For me, the most musical and impressive song is "appointment in Ghana" played by Jackie Mc Lean and Woody Shaw. Since this listenning, Mr McLean is one of my favorite alto saxophone player and is definitely another white brother. Woody Shaw is absolutly phenomenal in the way he reflects the deepest emotion.
A DVD to be collected for true jazz lovers.

GoKidsGrow LLC Reviews Blue Note.......2004-09-20

GoKidsGrow highly recommends "One Night with Blue Note" as a way to introduce children to music. It's filled with phenomenal music that both kids and parents will enjoy and sets the stage for parents and children to talk about music. That interaction is the very basis of the GoKidsGrow methodology. Parents can talk to children about the different instruments as well as how much practice and commitment it must have taken to be that good. Blue note pioneered jazz with some of the greatest artists of all time. This is world class music with a classy presentation. Well dressed, polished musicians that serve as an artistic role model for children of all ages.

Average customer rating:

This could have been so much better, but buy it anyway

One Night With Blue Note
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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One Night With Blue Note

ASIN: B00018D37I
Release Date: 2004-01-27

Customer Reviews:

This could have been so much better, but buy it anyway.......2004-02-19

One Night With Blue Note: The Historic All-Star Reunion Concert.

This was such an historic concert and one of the few opportunities to see the classic Blue Note musicians playing together on video. It's a shame that it was clumsily reedited and we are denied fine performance that should have been included in a second volume.

I collect jazz, blues and roots music videos and this has always been one of my very favorite jazz videos. It was amazingly well performed, edited into videos for the time with a fade to a blue image of Stanley Turrentine playing on the stairs, included a riveting three-song mini-concert with Charles Lloyd and his classic quartet with the late Michel Petrucianni sitting in Keith Jarrett's piano chair, and many highly memorable moments.
Steven Reed, the producer of this release and Michael Cuscuna of Blue Note has chosen to edit out some of the finest moments of the concert (including two of the three Charles Lloyd songs), change the expertly-edited sequences in a vain effort to show the audience (usually behind a intrusive camera man, an awkward and distracting choice) and substitute some new footage. The new footage (Record-Me, Appointment in Ghana, The Jumpin' Blues and Scratch My Back) is welcome but the missing footage, When You Wish Upon A Star by Stanley Jordan, Broadside by Bennie Wallace, Passion Dance with McCoy Tyner and Jackie McLean and the full Charles Lloyd concert (featuring his comeback band) including The Blessing and Lady Day is missed. All are available on the laser disk and VHS versions.
I guess that we should be thankful that he included a full two hours of music but would a second disc with an additional hour be asking too much? Then, of course, there are the additional audio recordings on the three-disk set issued on Blue Note. En Encanto and How Long by Charles Lloyd, A Child Is Born by the Turrentine/Smith quartet, I'm Glad There Is You by Grover Washington and Kenny Burrell, I'm Getting Sentimental Over Your by Lou Donaldson with Jimmy Smith, and others. Is there a second DVD Volume coming? If so, why split up the full Charles Lloyd set, a comeback triumph at the time?
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity missed.

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