Captain Bacardi
Well-Known Member
I finally picked up Gerry Mulligan's The Age Of Steam DVD, and is this ever an incredible documentary!
There is a CD of the album, as well as a two-sided DVD, which also includes the album in either stereo or surround sound. There is also interviews of several key contributors of the album, such as trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, and A&M alumni Tom Scott and Roger Kellaway. Kellaway also plays a solo piano piece of the tune "Golden Notebooks", which is gorgeous. The producer of the album was Stephen Goldman, who talked at length about the album, and how Herb Alpert was constantly trying to get Mulligan to sign with A&M and do the album. Lots of Alpert stories here!
There is also a documentary of Mulligan's life and his contributions to jazz, plus a "master class", or "clinic" (as we used to call them) by Mulligan himself shortly before he died. He talks about arranging (especially his work on the Miles Davis album Complete Birth Of The Cool, which was actually Gerry's album), listening to and appreciating jazz. While most remember Mulligan for his baritone sax he also plays some very nice piano, and has a great way of voicing chords.
This is a must for any Gerry Mulligan fan, especially if you dug The Age Of Steam, which Mulligan said was his favorite album. There is also a letter that Gerry wrote to Herb Alpert in 1993 talking about the album (the Alpert Foundation helped fund this DVD).
Don't forget to check out the Gerry Mulligan website at www.gerrymulligan.com.
Capt. Bacardi
There is a CD of the album, as well as a two-sided DVD, which also includes the album in either stereo or surround sound. There is also interviews of several key contributors of the album, such as trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, and A&M alumni Tom Scott and Roger Kellaway. Kellaway also plays a solo piano piece of the tune "Golden Notebooks", which is gorgeous. The producer of the album was Stephen Goldman, who talked at length about the album, and how Herb Alpert was constantly trying to get Mulligan to sign with A&M and do the album. Lots of Alpert stories here!
There is also a documentary of Mulligan's life and his contributions to jazz, plus a "master class", or "clinic" (as we used to call them) by Mulligan himself shortly before he died. He talks about arranging (especially his work on the Miles Davis album Complete Birth Of The Cool, which was actually Gerry's album), listening to and appreciating jazz. While most remember Mulligan for his baritone sax he also plays some very nice piano, and has a great way of voicing chords.
This is a must for any Gerry Mulligan fan, especially if you dug The Age Of Steam, which Mulligan said was his favorite album. There is also a letter that Gerry wrote to Herb Alpert in 1993 talking about the album (the Alpert Foundation helped fund this DVD).
Don't forget to check out the Gerry Mulligan website at www.gerrymulligan.com.
Capt. Bacardi