Casino Lights '99

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Summary: The Smoothest Jazz Ever!!!!!!!
Review: A DVD that I will never get tired of watching it over and over again.The artists are all good and the sound being a DTS is excellent. I recommend this highly to everyone for relaxing and entertaining. Simply the best.

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Summary: Awesome Allstar Artists!!!
Review: Excelent. Not a bad perfomance in the group. Pruduction, staging, sound quality, everything, A+. The adlib solos when all the artist come back on stage doing, Always There and Watermelonman, are just astounding. Can't say enough about the caliber of these musicians.

Rating:
Summary: Awesome Allstar Artists!!!
Review: Excelent. Not a bad perfomance in the group. Pruduction, staging, sound quality, everything, A+. The adlib solos when all the artist come back on stage doing, Always There and Watermelonman, are just astounding. Can't say enough about the caliber of these musicians.

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Summary: The Next Best Thing to Being There
Review: For Starters, I was told about this Concert by a very good friend of mine (J.C. good looking out) and he showed it to me, and without giving it a second thought, I bought it.
If you love Concerts, if you love Jazz, THIS IS A MUST, NO QUESTIONS, JUST GET THIS . Kirk, Boney, Rick, and George Duke along with Bob James really delievers and it is nice to see Harvey Mason work out. Kenny Garrett is one of the best for Straight-ahead Jazz. I was down at the "capitol Jazz.Com Festival" last year and caught Rick Braun playing and he was the whole show. So this is a DVD you will not get tired of watching over and over. It's great for when you have company at the house. By the way, The Sound on this set is AWESOME. If you don't like this, You don't like Jazz Concerts.

Rating:
Summary: The Next Best Thing to Being There
Review: For Starters, I was told about this Concert by a very good friend of mine (J.C. good looking out) and he showed it to me, and without giving it a second thought, I bought it.
If you love Concerts, if you love Jazz, THIS IS A MUST, NO QUESTIONS, JUST GET THIS . Kirk, Boney, Rick, and George Duke along with Bob James really delievers and it is nice to see Harvey Mason work out. Kenny Garrett is one of the best for Straight-ahead Jazz. I was down at the "capitol Jazz.Com Festival" last year and caught Rick Braun playing and he was the whole show. So this is a DVD you will not get tired of watching over and over. It's great for when you have company at the house. By the way, The Sound on this set is AWESOME. If you don't like this, You don't like Jazz Concerts.

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Summary: These cats can play
Review: I am a Jazz fan in the true sense, from Miles, Trane thru Weather Report, to the Blanchards, Bradens, Paytons. And the alleged smooth Jazz title and format has never captured my groove or soul.With a few Jazz tunes and mostly groove orientated r&b Jazz type songs, this dvd really surprised me. The musicians smoke and they all play at a very souful, passionate and incredible level ! Kirk Whalum can play ! You would not really experiance his passion and level of play unless you see him in concert or on this dvd. Boney James really surprised me, very soulful and passionate player ! From begining to end this dvd is superb ! All I need to say is go get it, and you will not regret it.

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Summary: A Must Have for all Smooth Jazz Lovers
Review: I am a true Smooth Jazz lover and this DVD is a MUST HAVE for sure!!! All the performances were outstanding! To see some of the best of the best all on the same stage was a treat!! I recommened this DVD as a priceless jazz collectable. I have no regrets that I ordered this. More concerts of this nature should be available to people who truly love smooth jazz!!

Rating:
Summary: A Must Have for all Smooth Jazz Lovers
Review: I am a true Smooth Jazz lover and this DVD is a MUST HAVE for sure!!! All the performances were outstanding! To see some of the best of the best all on the same stage was a treat!! I recommened this DVD as a priceless jazz collectable. I have no regrets that I ordered this. More concerts of this nature should be available to people who truly love smooth jazz!!

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Summary: Amazon Review Is Terribly Misguided
Review: I am astonished that Sam Graham from Amazon.com is reviewing a jazz performance! Not to be too harsh but you missed the point guy! The whole structure of Jazz is to JAM and these players turn it out full steam ahead! Listen to the early guys that wrote the real stuff; Coltrane, Bird, Ellington,Miles for heaven sake, it was not all melody. There is a thing in Jazz called improvisation, and that is what is happening on the CASINO LIGHTS '99 DVD. A Jazz student could study this recording for a long time with all the different musical creations that take place on it. Check out some of the lines George Duke is playing behind some of the solos! Besides, it is great to see Kirk Whalum playing just as good as Garrett, and Boney demonstrates some serious ability here as well. Finally a few of the smooth jazz guys are letting the world know that they can play too! BUY THIS DVD you wont regret it! These are some of the most respected players alive today, and sorry Sam, if you didn't like this recording you must not like Jazz.

Rating:
Summary: Amazon Review Is Terribly Misguided
Review: I am astonished that Sam Graham is reviewing a jazz performance! Not to be too harsh but you missed the point guy! The whole structure of Jazz is to JAM and these players turn it out full steam ahead! Listen to the early guys that wrote the real stuff; Coltrane, Bird, Ellington,Miles for heaven sake, it was not all melody. There is a thing in Jazz called improvisation, and that is what is happening on the CASINO LIGHTS '99 DVD. A Jazz student could study this recording for a long time with all the different musical creations that take place on it. Check out some of the lines George Duke is playing behind some of the solos! Besides, it is great to see Kirk Whalum playing just as good as Garrett, and Boney demonstrates some serious ability here as well. Finally a few of the smooth jazz guys are letting the world know that they can play too! BUY THIS DVD you wont regret it!!! These are some of the most respected players alive today, and sorry Sam, if you didn't like this recording you must not like Jazz.