Jazz Legends is a series of iconic jazz concerts from the archives of Belgium public TV – captured from original film material.

A must-have for collectors and jazz fans in a strictly limited edition (250 boxes only).

Sarah Vaughan and her Trio playing at the Marni Theatre (Théâtre Marni), Brussels in 1974. With Carl Schroeder (piano), John Gianelli (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums). This performance is featuring all-time classics such as “’Round Midnight”, “I’ll Remember April” and “I Cried for You”.

This Count Basie performance from 1961 recorded at the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi is an absolute captivating and intimate performance by the jazz legend.

Thelonious Monk is famous for his unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including Ruby, My Dear – included in this recording from 1963.

The Modern Jazz Quartet (2 DVDs) was established in 1952 and played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues, and bebop. In this collection included are performances from the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels,1961; from the 35th Anniversary Concert from Music Festival Freiburg, 1987 and from the 40th Anniversary Concert from Jazz Gipfel Stuttgart, 1992.

Bonus: Spirits of Music (2 DVD): 150 musicians from Cuba, Norway, Poland, Britain, Syria, Germany, Bulgaria and the USA contributed their "spirits of music" to an unusual concert event uniting classical and world music. Bobby McFerrin stands like no other for the reconciliation of  two musical worlds that are not so different from one another as they might seem. Nigel Kennedy plays many parts, excelling in all of them.

Tracklistings:

DVD 1: Sarah Vaughan and Trio
Recording from 1974, Marni Hall, Brussels, directed by Lucien Bastin  
Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Carl Schroeder (piano), John Gianelli (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)

- Foggy Day in London Town
- The Summer Knows
- On a Clear Day
- Round Midnight
- I’ll Remember April
- Over the Rainbow
- I Cried for You
- Rainy Days and Mondays
- Sassy’s Blues
- Tonight
- I Remember You
- I’m Just Gigolo
- Interlude
- Summertime
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Misty
- Tonight
- Tenderly

DVD 2: Count Basie
Recording from 1961, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi, directed by Serge Leroy
Count Basie (piano) Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums)

- Who, me?
- The midgets
- Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Lil’ Darlin’
- How high the moon
- H.R.H.
- A pack of bones
- Blues in Frankie’s flat
- Whirly Bird
- Midnight sun never sets
- Old man river

DVD 3: Thelonious Monk Quartet
Recording from 1963, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, directed by Serge Leroy
Thelonious Monk (piano), Charlie Rousesax (tenor sax), John Ore (double bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums)

- Monk’s Dream
- Drums Solo
- Criss Cross
- Rhythm-a-Ning
- Epistrophy
- Evidence
- Ruby, My Dear
- Bright Mississippi

DVDs 4 & 5: Modern Jazz Quartet
Recordings from 1961 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels; from 1987 Music Festival Freiburg; and 1992 Jazz Gipfel Stuttgart
John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Percy Heath (bass), Conny Kay (drums)

35th Anniversary Concert, 1987
From Music Festival Freiburg, directed by Hans-Klaus Petsch

- Rockin’ in Rythm
- Echoes
- The Kansas City Bricks
- Django
- Summertime
- Bags groove
- A Day in Dubrovnik

40th Anniversary Concert, 1992
From Jazz Gipfel Stuttgart, directed by Christian Wagner

- Three Windows
- Sketch
- Alexander’s Fugue
- Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
- A Day in Dubrovnik

Modern Jazz Quartet live from 1961
Palais des Beaux-Arts Part, Brussels, directed by Serge Leroy

- Ralph’s New blues
- Fugato from original sin
- How high the moon
- Pierrot
- Django Part II
- Lonely woman
- Animal dance final
- Columbine
- Concorde
- Bags groove

Bonus - DVDs 6 & 7: Spirits of Music, 2002
Live from Leipzig Market Square, directed by Henning Kasten
Bobby McFerrin (vocals), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, The Kroke-Kennedy-Quartet

- Charpentier: Te Deum: Prelude
- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: Scherzo
- Ride On
- Hold On
- Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165
- Tapan Bie
- JS Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: “Erbarme dich”
- In the Gardens of Eden
- Monti: Csárdás
- Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defúnte
- Kalimankou Denkou
- Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra in G minor, RV 531
- Ensemble Al-Kindî & The Whirling Dervishes of Damascus
- Un son pa’ cantar
- I Come from the other Side
- Improvisation I
- Improvisation II
- Improvisation on “All Blues” by Miles Davis
- You Never Know
- Fauré: Requiem, op. 48: “Pie Jesu”
- Circle Song
- Thuma Mina
- Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel: Evening Prayer
- Handel:  Messiah, HWV 56: “Hallelujah”

Picture: 16:9 – NTSC
Sound: PCM Stereo
Subtitles: E/D/F/S
Region code: All (worldwide)
Running time:  ca. 430 mins
Production years: 2010 - 2020