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(More customer reviews)The songs may be "complete" as the DVD claims, but what isn't mentioned is the inane narration over the beginning of just about every clip on the disk, which spoiled much of the enjoyment for me. I bought the DVD for the Connee Boswell clip (love those Boswell Sisters), but after the narration there's just eighteen seconds of the song left. By the way, even accounting for the age/rarity of the clips, the quality of them often leaves something to be desired, as well.
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Witness Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Ethel Waters, Ruth Brown, and many other of the Jazz & Blues innovators who paved the way for today's Soul, R&B, & Pop music.Timeless vocal performances highlight this extraordinary musical DVD compilation filled with complete, live performances by the great American divas of the Blues and Jazz. These distinguished and ground-breaking women not only sang their way into legend, but were the major force in American musical culture.Priceless footage of America's and history's greatest Jazz and Blues divas (complete songs, not just tantalizing excerpts) such as Billie Holiday backed by the most extraordinary band ever formed (featuring Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan), the great Bessie Smith in her only film appearance, Dinah Washington on stage at The Apollo Theatre, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, and many, many others. This marvelous showcase of classic American talent is in many instances the artist's only performance ever recorded on camera, and many of the selections were thought to be lost forever.Relive a bygone era and see the 'Ladies' who created an art form in these rare, classic performances thought to be lost forever. Recaptured in this filmed salute to the women who started it all, witness these stars like never before in this entertaining DVD masterpiece that is nothing short of a classic.Selections include:1. St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith2. Darkies Never Dream by Ethel Waters3. Quicksand by Ethel Waters (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)4. Fine and Mellow by Billie Holiday (with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan)5. When You Lose Your Money Blues by Ida Cox (with Jesse Crump)6. That Lonesome Road by Sister Rosetta Tharp7. Nobody's Sweetheart Now by Connee Boswell8. Lean Baby by Dinah Washington9. Only A Moment Ago by Dinah Washington10. Have A Good Time by Ruth Brown11. The Man I Love by Lena Horne12. Unlucky Woman by Lena Horne (with Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra)13. You're Mine You by Sarah Vaughan14. I Cried For You by Helen Humes (with Count Basie & His Orchestra)15. Why Don't You Do Right? By Peggy Lee (with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra)16. I Cover the Waterfront by Peggy Lee (with Dave Barbour)DVD BONUS FEATURES:Digital Dolby AudioDigitally Mastered Audio & VideoInstant Access to SongsInstant Access to Instrumental SolosEnglish Narration
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