40 Legendary Years (DVD)

Monterey Jazz Festival - Place Miles first on the bill. He wants those fresh ears. And how about the time Jon Hendricks stepped on stage still jotting down the composition he was to perform? Aren't you ready musical director John Lewis asked. Never Hendricks laughed. Yet the result was perfection in progress: The legendary debut of Evolution of the Blues. And what about Ella, Louis, Dizzy, Sarah, Dave, Monk, Clark Terry, even Lady Day? They're also part of the lore that one weekend every year makes Monterey synonymous with jazz. Hosted by contemporary favorites Joshua Redman and Patrice Rushen and featuring archival performance footage plus on-camera commentary from notables (including lifetime jazz buff Clint Eastwood), this compendium of the Monterey Jazz Festival sings, swings and syncopates with joy. Like eggs and bacon and romance and roses, some things just go together. Things like Monterey and jazz, going together now for 40 magical, musical years. Year: 1998 Director: William Harper - Starring: Joshua Redman, Patrice Rushen.