For the fourth recorded edition of his "Big Phat Band," Grammy-winning Gordon Goodwin's Act Your Age continues to display dynamic big-band writing executed with complete aplomb! A bevy of guest soloists is on display in tracks by accomplished pianists Chick Corea and Dave Grusin, vocalist Patti Austin and guitarist Lee Ritenour, who also produced the CD. In addition, Gordon illustrates his genuine appreciation of the legacy of the enduring jazz masters with the intriguing cutting-edge re-recording by Art Tatum of Yesterday, which is surrounded by his modern chart of the Jerome Kern classic tune. Also featured are Gordon's version of Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man and Patti Austin's smokin' cover of Earth, Wind and Fire's September. As usual, the Big Phat Band's premier players round out the featured solos including outstanding performances from altoist Eric Marienthal, tenor saxophonist Brian Scanlon, and the band's vaunted trumpet section of Wayne Bergeron, Dan Fornero, Dan Savant and Bob Summers. Also featured are trombonist Andy Martin and drummer Bernie Dresel. Included with the CD is an exciting bonus DVD, loaded with great stuff that Gordon's fans expect from him including videos, interviews, commentary, band bios, games, "make your own mix" of two of the album's tracks, and the entire Act Your Age CD in stunning DVD quality and 5.1 surround sound. Track listing: Hit the Ground Running; Watermelon Man; September (featuring Patti Austin and Lee Ritenour); Yesterday (featuring Art Tatum); Senor Mouse (featuring Chick Corea); Punta del Soul (featuring Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour); Act Your Age; Chance Encounters; Backrow Politics; East Coast Envy; El Macho Muchacho and Gumbo Street. You can't be without this incredible package!

This DVD is designed to give the drumset player a birds eye view of the Afro Cuban drumming experience. If you've always wanted to get into Latin style, this is your chance! Approximate running time is 2 hours 11 minutes.

A new dimension in band performance! Improve rehearsal efficiency through a more effective learning environment with access to the student's fullest musical potential. Provides new concepts, graphic illustrations and instructional procedures to enhance and accelerate student skills. Every student becomes totally involved. And, the textbook and video are equally as valuable if used only for your own personal education.

Two wonderful concerts from 1963 and 1970 that present the "jazz singer supreme" in impeccable form. O'Day's horn-based approach to singing is in full effect throughout both shows including standout renditions in each show of audience favorites Tea for Two and Sweet Georgia Brown (both reprised from her triumphant appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival). This DVD is a fitting testimony to one of jazz music's true originals and shows unequivocally why she's ranked in the top tier of vocalists along with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. Duration: 60 minutes.

This DVD boasts an exceptional one-hour concert by Art Blakey from Paris in 1965. The performance showcases one of the few undocumented Blakey bands, the "New Jazzmen," featuring the incomparable Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, as well as Jaki Byard on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, Nathan Davis on sax and, of course, Art Blakey on drums... truly a powerhouse quintet! Freddie Hubbard's incendiary playing on Blue Moon and the blistering 24-minute version of his own Crisis, serves as a cogent reminder that he was one of the most innovative trumpeters in jazz history. Duration: 60 minutes.

This DVD highlights an amazing one-hour concert from 1964 featuring the great flugelhornist in his prime. Farmer's topnotch band includes iconic guitarist Jim Hall (fresh from Sonny Rollins' band), drummer Pete LaRoca and Steve Swallow on bass. This legendary ensemble plays both standards and originals with ease and finesse and highlights why Farmer was considered one of the most innovative horn players in all of jazz. Duration: 60 minutes.

This remarkable three disc set, two DVD's and a play along CD, take a unique look at the art of playing brushes. Brush masters Billy Hart, Eddie Locke, Joe Morello, Charli Persip and Ben Riley demonstrate and discuss their distinctive brush styles. Approximate total running time is seven hours and 16 minutes.

Bill Bruford, once called "the godfather of progressive-rock drumming," has been at the top of his profession for four decades, playing with "Yes," "King Crimson," "Genesis," "Earthworks," and many more. "The Autobiography" is his memoir of life at the heart of prog rock, art rock, and modern jazz. It is an honest, entertaining, well-written account of life on the road and in the studio - rubbing shoulders with the famous, the less famous, and the infamous, and creating an impressive tally of great music. A rock musician with the temperament of a classical musician who became a jazz musician, Bruford defies all the cliches about drummers. He says: "You write what you have to write, you play what you have to play, because you can't sleep at night. If you can sleep at night, you shouldn't be doing this anyway."

Five separate performances from one of the most revered pianists in music history, Bill Evans, are the centerpiece of this DVD. Covering an 11-year span and highlighting Evans' ever deepening artistry, he performs with four different rhythm sections, including the stunning duo of bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and drummer Alan Dawson. This DVD also includes rare performances of Sareen Jurer; Blue Serge and Twelve Tone Tune Two, plus a live performance of My Melancholy Baby with saxophonist Lee Konitz. Also includes: My Foolish Heart; Israel; Detour Ahead; Emily; Alfie; Someday My Prince Will Come; If You Could See Me Now; 'Round Midnight; Sleepin' Bee; You're Gonna Hear from Me; Re: Person I Knew; Up with the Lark and But Beautiful. 98 minutes.