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Narrator: Nat Hentoff

Personnel:
Oscar Peterson (Piano)
Ray Brown (Bass)
Niels Pedersen (Bass)

Description: One of music's most influential men in the 20th century, Norman Granz brought live jazz to the masses with his 'Jazz at the Philharmonic' concert series. Producing some of the great names in the genre, such as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie, he became a legend in every aspect of the jazz music scene. Commemorating Granz' innovations at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977, the Oscar Peterson Trio performs.

Presentation by Nat Hentoff (03:49)

Performances:

01 - Falling in Love with Love (03:58)

02 - Old Folks (04:16)

03 - (Back Home Again in) Indiana (04:58)

04 - There Is No Greater Love (06:03)

05 - You Look Good to Me (07:01)

06 - People (06:32)

06 - Reunion Blues (07:41)

07 - Teach Me Tonight (09:08)

08 - Sweet Georgia Brown (05:57)

DVD Format: NTSC

DVD9: 4.93 GiB - Exact Copy

Color: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Language: English

Subtitles: English; Francais; Deutsch; Espanol; Italiano; Portugues; Nederlands

Closed Captioned: No

Commentary: None

Extras: Portrait of Norman Granz (04:22);

Portraits by David Stone Martin (01:20); Pictures by George Brunschweig (03:06);

Niels Pedersen Interview: Why Two Bass Players? (10:34)

Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 / 5.1 / DTS 5.1

Time: 56:31