This DVD is a magnificent tribute to the legendary drummer Kenny Clarke who died in 1984 and to the Paris Jazz scene of the 1960's. Kenny Clarke or Klook spent the later part of his life in the French capital. As the house drummer at Minton's Playhouse in the early 1940s, he participated in the after hours jams that led to the birth of Be-Bop, which in turn led to modern jazz. While in New York, he played with the major innovators of the emerging bop style, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Curly Russell and others, as well as musicians of the prior... generation, including Sidney Bechet.The Paris Reunion Band was formed by sax player Nathan Davis in honour of Klook and featured in PRB are great jazz musicians like Woody Shaw, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Woode and Billy Brooks.Tracks Comprise: Rue Chaptal Callitwhatchawanna Jay Jay The Big Fist Fifty-Six Lonely Windows Foofy For President 52nd Street Theme To Kill A Brick [show more]
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A tribute to jazz drumming legend Kenny 'Klook' Clarke. Sax player Nathan Davis assembled The Paris Reunion Band, featuring such jazz greats as Woody Shaw, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Woode and Billy Brooks, to honour the late drummer, who was an instrumental figure in the formation of be-bop.
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