Casino Lights '99

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Summary: best of the best
Review: I have seen this concert live in monteux in 1999 and it was one one of the best in my life. The dvd is very good, but in wrong chronological order and ther have been some better parts in this 8 hour concert.

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Summary: Casino Light '99
Review: I thought it was a very good DVD, pack with numerous Great Master Jazz musicians. It has excellent picture and sound quality. Thank-you

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Summary: CASINO LIGHTS
Review: I wasn't sure who was on the DVD besides Bob James & George Duke. To my surprise and utter delight were Boney James, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Larry Carlton (along with Fourplay), Gabriella Anders, and More! And the SONGS! "Notorious" (Boney & Rick) is my all-time favorite smooth jazz song! I was blown away, totally!! What a great concert. And the close-ups were like being there on stage. Such a treat!Thank you for making this DVD available to us smooth jazz lovers!

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Summary: CASINO LIGHTS
Review: I wasn't sure who was on the DVD besides Bob James & George Duke. To my surprise and utter delight were Boney James, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Larry Carlton (along with Fourplay), Gabriella Anders, and More! And the SONGS! "Notorious" (Boney & Rick) is my all-time favorite smooth jazz song! I was blown away, totally!! What a great concert. And the close-ups were like being there on stage. Such a treat!Thank you for making this DVD available to us smooth jazz lovers!

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Summary: First Rate Jam
Review: If you like melodic and jamming jazz, you'll love this concert. The Amazon review misses the point when it says the problem is in the material and they bemoan the "jamming" --- what do they expect, structured chamber music?? Whether playing old or new material, the beauty of the jamming is in the execution, and this ensemble of musicians do a fine job of presenting a variety of material (which jams) in a very well-paced, entertaining show...that is, for anyone who loves up-tempo melodic jazz.

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Summary: You've gotta have this one!
Review: If you like smooth, funky, & well arranged jazz, then this is the one for you. The artists that were combined on this collaboration are some of the best of the business, and there are some (in my opinion) up & comming young musicians I'm sure you'll be quite impressed with. I'mean if they weren't impressive they wouldn't be at Montreux, and they certainly wouldn't be sharing the stage with the likes of George Duke, Boney James, Kirk Whalum, Bob James, Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, and so on. Take it from me, you'd be denying yourself an honest to goodness treat in some very tasteful, extraordinary contemporary jazz if you didn't grab this one...but considering the artists I mentioned, what do I know?

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Summary: Smooth Jazz Opens Up
Review: It's nice to see the smooth jazz crew play with a little more fire than I'm used to hearing on the radio. Video and audio quality are excelant,and there is some great camera work through-out. Casino Lights is definatelyworth the money, even if you're not that hot on "smooth jazz."

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Summary: JAZZ IT UP!!
Review: OUTSTANDING! That's the only words you can describe this DVD. The collection of these artist was great. To see Bob James, Boney James,George Duke and others perform on the same stage was OUTSTANDING. The sound in DTS and Video was very good. I hope in the new future they will be more DVD's like this one.

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Summary: Just buy it!
Review: Simply Brilliant! Worth the price just to watch Gabriela sing Fire of Love (10). Bob James and Fourplay are the icing on the cake!

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Summary: Full of jazz legends
Review: The list of living jazz musicians making an appearance on this DVD is astounding, and believe me when I say... they were at the top of their form! The recording quality is excellent and the music mix was good. The video quality was great (remember this is a live concert) except the fades to new shots to frequent for my taste, but not so much as to cause me not to enjoy every minute. Thats the good news. The only bad news is for those listeners who prefer very structured music just like it is on most of these artists individual albums. This is a losely structured jam session. But for me, that is what will make this one of my most played DVD's in my 100+ collection.