Jazz Scene USA- Frank Rosolino/Stan Kenton

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Rosolino footage is alone worth the price!
The 30 minutes of Frank Rosolino is awe inspiring. His fluid technique and mastery of the trombone has yet to be duplicated! The format is somewhat stilted due to the scripted presentation by Oscar Brown Jr. but still Frank Rosolino's genius is seen and heard up close. The Kenton 30 minutes has poor audio. It is interesting to see a young Don Menza with the Kenton Orchestra, though.

golden age of jazz
The best year for jazz, 1957, was passed only by few years when these Jazz scene shows were filmed, but the magic was still there. Rosolino was a fantastic jazz performer full of technique, irony, love for jazz. kenton was a living legend with his own interpretation of the word jazz, full of personality and charisma. I rated this "only" 4 stars because suddenly it is too short, and because Rosolino is surrounded only by a fine quartet that don't match his genius. If you love Jazz, those were the days, those were the musicians. Buy it to remember it. Enjoy.

Dig it
I love this DVD. Rosolino's solos are simply amazing; energetic yet seemingly effortless. How does he play all those notes while barely moving his slide? The photography is wonderfully adventurous; particularly the closeups and the interesting use of lighting and shadows. And host Oscar Brown Jr's heroic attempt to sound like a "cool cat" while reading his scripted monologue from cue-cards is almost worth the price by itself.

Caveat Emptor
Think twice before laying out $ for this clinker. It's a tape of two half hour 1962 "Jazz USA" shows, hosted by Oscar Brown, Jr. The photography is grotesque, the sound is bad (my copy had static as well), and the lighting is terrible. Sure, Frank Rosolino is a great musician; buy his CDs. As a pundit and singer, he's awful. And what a shame to be barely able to hear the great Stan Kenton mellophonium orchestra. As for Brown, well, he's best forgotten. A dud, folks.

A Must have for any Trombone player or fan
As a trombone player I have long been a fan of Frank Rosolino. I was elated when this came out since I had never had a chance to seem him while he was still alive. Fortunately this captures Frank in the prime of his career doing some fantastic playing. I only wish it was much longer than thirty minutes.