Search - Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin / GRP All-Stars - Double Time Jazz Collection Vol. 4 on DVD

Achievement Through Talent Interaction

Gerard G. O'Brien | Australia | 10/28/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin and the GRP All-Stars Live from the Record Plant captures live performances from these highly talented and versatile musicians in 1985. This particular DVD is volume 4 in a set of live performances made between 1984 and 1992 featuring some of the leading jazz talents from around the world. Volume 4 contains some exceptional virtuoso solos as well as some memorable melodies and this combination enables even the beginner in jazz to appreciate the improvisational talents of the musicians involved. This volume contains a set of live performances well worth the viewing and listening."

What a time it was

Boojidad | Seattle | 08/16/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"On August 14, 1985, a concert of GRP artists was held in the big room at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. It was recorded for both audio and video release. The lineup was Dave Grusin (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Dianne Schuur (vocals), Dave Valentin (flute), Ivan Lins (keyboards, vocals), Larry Williams (keyboards, sax), Abraham Laboriel (bass), and Carlos Vega (drums). A special guest, Phil Perry, was brought in to sing on Lee Ritenour's "Countdown" at the end of the show.

This single concert was released to the public in several variations - none of them complete. There was a CD called "GRP Live in Session" and a video called "GRP Live in Session", with identical covers but different tracks. Then there were two releases under the names "GRP All-Stars Live from the Record Plant" and "Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour Live at the Record Plant"; those are the two DVD's in this set, and between them, you end up with the whole show, although it's chopped up and resequenced.

I've been hoping for years that there would be a single release of the entire show, end to end and in original sequence, but I've stopped holding my breath. Still, with this set, you can experience a rare combination of incredible talent, inspired performances, and exquisite sound & video quality. Get it before they take it off the market again (maybe to be chopped apart and mixed into some new combo package....)."

Great Stereo Sound. Poor Images

K. Silva | Miami, FL | 05/20/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This show was recorded a long ago, so, just stereo but the sound is very good (the drums of Carlos Vega is very impressive). The problem is what you see: a poor images.
Lee and Dave are great musicians and the invited people too (Ivan Lins, Diane Schürr....) playing some hits of tv movies and more.
And Diane singing Amazing Grace, it's amazing, even with the poor images."