Jazz
It's been called America's classical music.
The infinite art.
The heart and soul of all popular music.
But whatever the label, jazz has played an immense cultural role worldwide, opening up vast vistas of musical creativity, generating unforgettable performances, and giving us such iconic artists as Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.
Jazz: The First Century
marks the passage of the music's first hundred years by bringing together text and art in a rich, illustrated chronicle that opens up the vibrant world of jazz to everyone.
Jazz:
The First Century
is edited by John Edward Hasse, Curator of American Music at the Smithsonian Institution, leading a writing team of today's finest and most widely respected jazz authorities.
Their compelling essays are complemented by an engrossing and sophisticated design packed with more than 300 images, including vintage photographs, sheet music covers, rare album jackets, posters, and more.
From the beginning, jazz offered a new kind of musical expression perfectly suited to the innovation and rapid pace of life in the twentieth century.
Jazz: The First Century
vividly illuminates the circumstances of the music's birth, examines the contributions of its most consequential musicians, and brings to life its many pleasures, from the emotionalism of early blues and the infectious syncopation of ragtime to the exhilaration of 1930s big-band swing and the awesome musical flights of bebop-from the understated sophistication of cool jazz and the boundless expressiveness of free improvisation to the electrifying power of fusion and the potent grooves of jazz-rap and hip-hop.
In addition, seventy concise sidebars focus on important songs, key landmarks and personalities, and conventions of jazz performance and composition.
They also examine the confluence of jazz with radio and television and with such art forms as film, painting, literature, poetry, classical...
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What an Art Director Does
What an Art Director Does is a comprehensive introduction to film and television art direction and production design. Starting with a brief history of the field, Mr. Preston's lively, well-written text leads the reader through the ins and outs of all the responsibilities and duties that fall on the art director's shoulders. A wealth of information on preparing script breakdowns, research, design and presentation, scouting and working on locations, set design and construction, working as part of a team, and much more is coupled with examples drawn from the author's own experiences. This book is a must-read for all aspiring production designers and all filmmakers who desire a firm understanding of the physical process of film production.
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Donnie Munroe and Friends (DVD)
A traditional Scottish musician and a former member of the band Runrig, Donnie Munroe gives a rousing concert in this volume of Burns Night 2000 from the Sottish Television Archives. He is accompanied by a band of 14 musicians, plus guest stars Holly Tomas and Fraser Spiers.
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Ike and Tina Turner - EP (DVD)
Tina Turner's years in the Ike& Tina Turner Review earned her the moniker The Queen Of Rock and Roll. Her one-of-a-kind voice and energy, set against the fiery R&B grooves of her husband Ike, led them to become a consistently popular live draw between the years of 1960 and 1975. This DVD EP captures the group performing three songs live on German television: Proud Mary, Get Back, and River Deep, Mountain High.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital DTS - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Previews of Other Classic Pictures DVD - EP Titles
Pop-Up DVD Feature (Provides Artist Information)
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
DVD Jukebox Feature (Select Various Audio Visual Tracks)
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Natural Vision Improvement Kit
The amazing story of Meir Schneider, born blind, who restored his own sight with an impressive self-healing program, stands as an inspiring example for anyone with a desire to heal vision defects and see more clearly. In this kit, Schneider offers a complete program that the reader can use for natural healing, reconstruction, and enhancement of the vision. From near-sightedness and computer eye-strain all the way to cataracts, Schneider's method addresses numerous sight problems, offering natural mind-body solutions that include eye exercises and yoga techniques. Two CDs of exercise instructions (one specific to computer eye-strain), 25 easy-to use illustrated cards with exercises that the reader can perform anywhere, an illustrated booklet, and eye-charts for keeping track of progress combine to make Schneider's comprehensive program easy to incorporate into the user's life.
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Mary-Kate& Ashley Olsen
A simple biography of the twin Olsen sisters, who began their acting careers sharing the role of a baby on the television series"Full House" and who today produce and star in their own videos, CDs, and books.
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Roy Orbison and Friends - Black and White Night (DVD)
Originally produced as a television special for Showtime, this fantastic live special features the now-deceased rocker Roy Orbison with several equally legendary rock performers. Friends and colleagues including Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits joined Orbison at Los Angeles's Coconut Grove in order to collaborate with and pay tribute to this irreplaceable rock and roll talent. Songs performed include many of the classic songs of romance that made him famous--from Oh, Pretty Woman to the tragic ballad Crying. Shot in black and white, this performance looks as beautiful as it sounds, featuring at any one time a killer all-star band onstage, clearly loving every minute of playing with Roy, who of course outshines them all.
Tracks:
1. Only the Lonely
2. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
3. The Comedians
4. Ooby Dooby
5. Leah
6. Running Scared
7. Uptown
8. In Dreams
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