Stan Getz & Alto Madness - Cool Summer

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Summary: Be Prepared for a Letdown
Review: As a fellow saxophone player, I have always admired and appreciated the artistry of Stan Getz. I have over sixty of his CD's and two other videos of his concerts at California wineries, all very enjoyable. The bottom line on this DVD, however, is don't waste your money! It's not the playing that is problematic, it's the production of the DVD. From a video standpoint, it is grainy, out of focus and washed out. From an audio standpoint, the sound is quavery and disturbing. And one of the tunes listed doesn't even appear on the DVD. What you can hear of the playing certainly measures up to the artistic standards of Stan and Richie Cole. But they have both been done a grave injustice, however, with the technical deficiencies of this release. And as far as the adveritised "backstage interviews", you get them as promised...but they are superimposed over solos by the other members of their groups so you miss out on a lot of the music as it was originally presented. I would highly recommend that you do not purchase this item because I believe you will be very displeased with the product.