Research Catalog

Title

Jazz and Blues Art Box collection, 1991.

Publication

Bern, Switzerland : ArtBox, 2017.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Dr. John, 1941-2019
• Magic Slim (Musician)
• Marsalis, Branford
• Purim, Flora
• Roberts, Marcus (Pianist)
• Taylor, Koko
• Zurbrügg, Hans
• Blues Machine (Musical group), performer.
• Elvin Jones Jazz Machine (Musical group), performer.
• Fourth World (Musical group), performer.
• Jay McShann All Stars, performer.
• Maynard Ferguson Big Band, performer.
• New York Voices, performer.
• Randy Weston African Rhythms Quartet, performer.
• Teardrops (Blues group), performer.
• Tommy Flanagan Trio, performer.
• World's Greatest Jazz Band, performer.
• International Jazz Festival Bern.

Description

14 videodicscs : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

The Jazz & Blues Art Box collection consists of 230 DVDs of live performances and interviews from the International Jazz Festival Bern that aired on Swiss television from 1983 to 2002. All the originally broadcast elements have been restored and re-released, organized by each year with a summary yearbook. See the content notes per disc for the festival's line-up in 1991.

Uniform Title

Jazz and Blues Art Box collection 1983-2002.

Subjects

• Roberts, Marcus (Pianist) > Interviews
• Blues (Music) > 1991-2000
• International Jazz Festival Bern (1991 : Bern, Switzerland)
• Jazz > 1991-2000
• Flanagan, Tommy > Interviews
• Jazz festivals > Switzerland > Bern
• Jones, Elvin > Interviews
• Jazz vocals
• Ferguson, Maynard > Interviews
• Weston, Randy, 1926- > Interviews
• Dr. John, 1941-2019 > Interviews
• McShann, Jay > Interviews
• Hinton, Milt > Interviews
• Magic Slim (Musician) > Interviews
• Purim, Flora > Interviews
• Lawson, Yank > Interviews
• Concert television programs
• Marsalis, Branford > Interviews
• Moreira, Airto > Interviews
• Taylor, Koko > Interviews

Genre/Form

Concert television programs.

Note

• Includes interviews with Magic Slim (Disc 1) ; Koko Taylor (Disc 2) ; Dr. John (Disc 3) ; Branford Marsalis (Disc 4) ; New York Voices (Disc 5) ; Less McCann (Disc 6) ; Elvin Jones (Disc 7) ; Airto Moreira and Flora Purim (Disc 8) ; Maynard Ferguson (Disc 9) ; Jack McShann (Disc 10) ; Milt Hinton and Mona Hinton) ; Yank Lawson (Disc 11) ; Marcus Roberts (Disc 12) ; Tommy Flanagan (Disc 13)
• Forms part of the Jazz and Blues Art Box collection 1983-2002 with each year cataloged separately.
• Durations: Disc 1, 48:23 ; Disc 2, 84:12 ; Disc 3, 69:28 ; Disc 4, 73:06 ; Disc 5, 62:26 ; Disc 6, 62:13 ; Disc 7, 78:33 ; Disc 8, 64:30 ; Disc 9, 72:01 ; Disc 10, 75:24 ; Disc 11, 71:20 ; Disc 12, 41:54 ; Disc 13, 62:59 ; Disc 14, 78:51.
• "ArtBox presents International Jazz Festival Bern."

Credits (note)

• Producer and Musical Director, Hans Zurbrügg.

System Details (note)

• DVD, PAL

Contents

Disc 1. Magic Slim & The Teardrops (Magic Slim, guitar, vocal ; John Primer, guitar, vocal ; Nick Holt, electric-bass, vocal ; Jerry Porter, drums ; Bonus track, interview with Magic Slim) -- Disc 2. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine (Koko Taylor, vocal ; James Dortch, piano, organ, vocal ; James Irvin Johnson, guitar, vocal ; Eddie King Milton, electric guitar, vocal ; Jerry Murphy, electric bass, vocal ; Frank Alexander, drums ; Bonus track, interview with Koko Taylor) -- Disc 3. Dr. John's Felicity Street Fun Band (Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack, vocal, piano, guitar ; Jamil Sharif, trumpet ; Eric Traub, tenor sax ; Alvin Tyler, baritone sax ; Thomas Moran, guitar, vocal ; Chris Severin, electric bass ; Frederick Staehle, drums ; Vicki Randle, percussion ; Bonus track, interview with Dr. John) -- Disc 4. Branford Marsalis Group (Branford Marsalis, tenor sax, soprano sax ; Robert Hurst, bass ; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums ; Special guests, Les McCann, piano ; Jeff Elliott, fluegelhorn ; Bonus track, interview with Branford Marsalis) -- Disc 5. New York Voices (Darmon Maeder, vocal, tenor sax, lyricon ; Peter Eldridge, vocal ; Kim Nazarian, vocal ; Caprice Fox, vocal ; Sara Krieger, vocal ; Andy Ezrin, keyboards, Randy Landau, bass, electric bass ; Tommy Igoe, drums ; Bonus track, interview with New York Voices) -- Disc 6. Les McCann Magic Band (Jeff Elliott, trumpet, fluegelhorn, keyboards ; Les McCann, piano, vocal ; Ricky "Wally" Taylor, electric bass ; Tony Saint James, drums ; Bonus track, interview with Les McCann) -- Disc 7. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine (Sonny Fortune, tenor sax, flute ; Ravi Coltrane, soprano sax, tenor sax ; Willie Pickens, piano ; Brad Jones, bass ; Elvin Jones, drums ; Bonus track, interview with Elvin Jones) -- Disc 8. Airto Moreira & "The Fourth World" Featuring Flora Purim (Gary Meek, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, flute, keyboards ; José Nato, guitar, vocal ; Airto Moreira, drums, percussion, vocal ; Flora Purim, vocal, percussion ; Bonus track, interview with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim) -- Disc 9. The Maynard Ferguson Big Band (Maynard Ferguson, trumpet, fluegelhorn, directing ; Craig Johnson, trumpet ; Brian Thompson, trumpet ; Walter White, trumpet ; Peter Olstad, trumpet, fluegelhorn ; Joe Jackson, trombone ; Joe Barati, bass trombone ; Bonus track, interview with Maynard Ferguson) -- Disc 10. Jay McShann's Jazz and Blues All-Stars (Plas Johnson, tenor sax ; Jay McShann, piano, vocal ; Milt Hinton, bass ; Clyde Lucas, drums ; Bonus tracks, interview with Jay McShann ; interview with Milt Hinton and Mona Hinton ; Milt Hinton Rap) -- Disc 11. The World's Greatest Jazz Band of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart (Yank Lawson, trumpet ; Randy Sandke, trumpet ; George Masso, trombone ; Roy Williams, trombone ; Kenny Davern, clarinet ; Christian Plattner, tenor sax ; Brian Lemon, piano ; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar ; Bob Haggart, bass ; Jake Hanna, drums ; Bonus track, interview with Yank Lawson) -- Disc 12. Marcus Roberts (Marcus Roberts, piano) -- Disc 13. Tommy Flanagan Trio (Tommy Flanagan, piano ; George Mraz, bass ; Alvin Queen, drums) ; Bonus track, interview with Tommy Flanagan) -- Disc 14. Randy Weston African Rhythms Quartet (Randy Weston, piano ; Alex Blake, bass ; Eric Asante, percussion ; Idris Muhammad, drums ; Bonus track, interview with Randy Weston).

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1668 (Disc 1)

OCLC

1031116269

Title

Jazz and Blues Art Box collection, 1991.

Publisher

Bern, Switzerland : ArtBox, 2017.

Edition

Limited edition.

Country of Producing Entity

Switzerland

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

System Details

DVD, PAL

Credits

Producer and Musical Director, Hans Zurbrügg.

Performer

Interviewer, Peter Jacques.

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Added Author

Dr. John, 1941-2019, performer.

Magic Slim (Musician), performer.

Marsalis, Branford, performer.

Purim, Flora, performer.

Roberts, Marcus (Pianist), performer.

Taylor, Koko, performer.

Zurbrügg, Hans, musical director.

Blues Machine (Musical group), performer.

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine (Musical group), performer.

Fourth World (Musical group), performer.

Jay McShann All Stars, performer.

Maynard Ferguson Big Band, performer.

New York Voices, performer.

Randy Weston African Rhythms Quartet, performer.

Teardrops (Blues group), performer.

Tommy Flanagan Trio, performer.

World's Greatest Jazz Band, performer.

International Jazz Festival Bern.

Added Title

Jazz and Blues Art Box collection 1983-2002.

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-1668 (Disc 1)

Sc Visual DVD-1669 (Disc 2)

Sc Visual DVD-1670 (Disc 3)

Sc Visual DVD-1671 (Disc 4)

Sc Visual DVD-1672 (Disc 5)

Sc Visual DVD-1673 (Disc 6)

Sc Visual DVD-1674 (Disc 7)

Sc Visual DVD-1675 (Disc 8)

Sc Visual DVD-1676 (Disc 9)

Sc Visual DVD-1677 (Disc 10)

Sc Visual DVD-1678 (Disc 11)

Sc Visual DVD-1679 (Disc 12)

Sc Visual DVD-1680 (Disc 13)

Sc Visual DVD-1681 (Disc 14)