Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Sonny Rollins' forthcoming DVD filmed in Poland and Netherlands

Amazon.com is announcing for release, on March 30, a new Sonny Rolllins DVD, "Jazz Jamboree 1980," produced by the Spanish label Jazz Shots. The retail price is $17.99.

"Sonny has no involvement in the production," states Rollins' longtime publicist, Terri Hinte.

Available for the first time on an "official" (?) DVD, this material includes two 19 minute tracks recorded live at Warsaw, Poland, on October 23, 1980 at the Jazz Jamboree festival, when the tenor titan was joined by Mark Soskin (piano), Jerome Harris (electric bass) and Al Foster (drums). Also included is bonus material recorded live at Laren, Netherlands, in 1973, with Rollins leading Walter Davis (piano), Yoshiaki Masuo (electric guitar), Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) & David Lee (drums). 77 minutes, NTSC, free Region Code.

Tracklist:
Live at Jazz Jamboree, Warsaw, Poland, October 23, 1980
01 KEEP HOLD OF YOURSELF 19:13
02 LITTLE LU 19:10
Live in Laren, Netherlands, 1973.
03 THERE'S NO GREATER LOVE 15:38
04 DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL 6:23
05 ALFIE'S THEME 11:07
06 ST. THOMAS 4:13

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