Recently I posted on some classic jazz videos on Youtube. I have discovered another site that has a great many jazz concert videos available. The website is Dailymotion.com. Here is a link with a long list of jazz concerts. You might start out with this one, which includes Ben Webster, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Dr. Newquist's favorite: Lester Young, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, and a few others I can't remember now. It covers several numbers. Charlie Parker is amazing to watch, but I must say that I preferred Ben Webster's solos. You can easily switch the view to full screen, and it still looks pretty good. The audio is uneven, as you would expect. Here's one last recommendation: my personal favorite piano player, Bill Evans with one of his trios. The sound is quite deep and bassy. You get to see a lot of Evans and his bass player's fingering. The number is Someday My Prince Will Come.
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