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You Baby, Love On The Rocks, On The Robert E, Havah Nagilah, Hello Again, Amazed And Confused, Summerlove, Hey Louise, Jerusalem, You Are My Sunshine, Kol Nidre, America

Liza Jane, Blues For Porgy

Nina Simone

1960
Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960

Liza Jane, Blues For Porgy

Nina Simone

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 14328

Mississippi Goddam

Nina Simone

1965
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 24-25, 1965

Mississippi Goddam

Nina Simone

Concert filmFranceB&WLive performanceEntry id = 6105

The Sound Of Silence

Nina Simone

1968
Filmed off stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival, June 1968

The Sound Of Silence

Nina Simone

Concert filmSwitzerlandB&WLive performanceEntry id = 25738

Four Women, Save Me, Ain't Got No/ I Got Life, To Love Somebody

Nina Simone

1969
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 28, 1969

Four Women, Save Me, Ain't Got No/ I Got Life, To Love Somebody

Nina Simone

Concert filmFranceB&WLive performanceEntry id = 6106

Little Girl Blue, Backlash Blues, Be My Husband, I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free), Stars, Feelings, African Mailman

Nina Simone

1976
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 3, 1976

Little Girl Blue, Backlash Blues, Be My Husband, I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free), Stars, Feelings, African Mailman

Nina Simone

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 5601

'Deed I Do, Everyday I Have The Blues*

O.C. Smith

1961
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 1961. With The Count Basie Orchestra. *With Lambert, Hendricks and Ross

'Deed I Do, Everyday I Have The Blues*

O.C. Smith

Concert filmFranceB&WLive performanceEntry id = 18270

Nimbus, Rainmaker, Witchi-Tai-To, Yet To Be

Oregon

1975
Molde, Norway, August 1975. Ralph Towner - guitar, piano, Paul McCandless - reeds, Glen Moore - bass, Collin Walcott - tabla, percussion, sitar

Nimbus, Rainmaker, Witchi-Tai-To, Yet To Be

Oregon

Concert filmNorwayColourLive performanceEntry id = 26035

Instrumental

Oscar Peterson

1960
Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island, June/July 1960

Instrumental

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 17555

Six And Four, Instrumental

Oscar Peterson

1962
Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island, July 8, 1962. Oscar Peterson Trio

Six And Four, Instrumental

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 1526

Hallelujah Time, Con Alma, Waltz For Debby, Cubano Chant, You Are My Heart's Delight, Place St. Henri, Reunion Blues, My One And Only Love, Nightingale

Oscar Peterson

1964
First broadcast October 10, 1964. Oscar Peterson - piano, Ray Brown - bass, Ed Thigpen - drums

Hallelujah Time, Con Alma, Waltz For Debby, Cubano Chant, You Are My Heart's Delight, Place St. Henri, Reunion Blues, My One And Only Love, Nightingale

Oscar Peterson

TV showUKB&WLive performanceEntry id = 5033

The Lamp Is Low, Who Can I Turn To, You Look Good To Me, Squeaky’s Blues, Waltzing Is Hip, Hymn To Freedom

Oscar Peterson

1969
Oscar Peterson - piano, Sam Jones - bass, Bobby Durham - drums

The Lamp Is Low, Who Can I Turn To, You Look Good To Me, Squeaky’s Blues, Waltzing Is Hip, Hymn To Freedom

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmCzech RepublicB&WLive performanceEntry id = 11796

Includes - The Lamp Is Low, Wave

Oscar Peterson

1969
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 29, 1969. Oscar Peterson - piano, Sam Jones - bass, Bobby Durham - drums

Includes - The Lamp Is Low, Wave

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmFranceB&WLive performanceEntry id = 17990

Includes - You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Oscar Peterson

1969
Filmed Copenhagen, October 30, 1969. Dexter Gordon - saxophone, Oscar Peterson - piano, Sam Jones - bass, Bobby Durham - drums

Includes - You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Oscar Peterson

TV showDenmarkB&WLive performanceEntry id = 17989

Old Folks/ We'll Be Together Again, Just Friends, I Love You, Mack The Knife, Royal Garden Blues, Slow Blues In G, Jumpin' At The Woodside*

Oscar Peterson

1974
November 8, 1974. With Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass. *With Count Basie - piano

Old Folks/ We'll Be Together Again, Just Friends, I Love You, Mack The Knife, Royal Garden Blues, Slow Blues In G, Jumpin' At The Woodside*

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmCzech RepublicColourLive performanceEntry id = 17235

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Oscar Peterson

1975
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 1975. Oscar Peterson - solo piano

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmFranceColourLive performanceEntry id = 26181

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

Oscar Peterson

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1975. Oscar Peterson - piano. Solo performance

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 12912

Falling In Love With Love, Old Folks, Indiana, There Is No Greater Love, You Look Good To Me, People, Reunion Blues, Teach Me Tonight, Sweet Georgia Brown

Oscar Peterson

1977
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 15, 1977. Oscar Peterson - piano, Ray Brown - bass, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass

Falling In Love With Love, Old Folks, Indiana, There Is No Greater Love, You Look Good To Me, People, Reunion Blues, Teach Me Tonight, Sweet Georgia Brown

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 25884

58 minute film, titles unknown

Oscar Peterson

1979
Congresgebouw, The Hague, July 15, 1979. Oscar Peterson - piano, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass

58 minute film, titles unknown

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmNetherlandsB&WLive performanceEntry id = 11798

Nobody Knows My Trouble, Cold Cold Feeling

Otis Spann

1968
Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall, Copenhagen, October 27, 1968. With Muddy Waters and band

Nobody Knows My Trouble, Cold Cold Feeling

Otis Spann

Concert filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 16986

Emily

Paul Desmond

1975
Monterey County Fairgrounds, California, September 1975

Emily

Paul Desmond

Concert filmUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 26222

Many Songs And Pieces Including - Rhapsody In Blue, Ragamuffin Romeo, It Happened In Monterey, La Paloma, Old Black Joe, A Bench In The Park, I Like To Do Things For You, Happy Feet, Song Of The Dawn, Melting Pot Medley

1930
The Paul Whiteman Orchestra featuring Chester Hazlett - clarinet, Eddie Lang - guitar, Harry Goldfield - trumpet, Joe Venuti - violin, Mike Pingatore - banjo, Roy "Red" Maier - piccolo, Roy Bargy - piano

Many Songs And Pieces Including - Rhapsody In Blue, Ragamuffin Romeo, It Happened In Monterey, La Paloma, Old Black Joe, A Bench In The Park, I Like To Do Things For You, Happy Feet, Song Of The Dawn, Melting Pot Medley

King Of Jazz

Paul Whiteman

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1152

Bells And Horns, Port Au Prince Suite, Casa Camara, The Thumper

Jazz Casual

Paul Winter

1963
First broadcast March 1, 1963. The Paul Winter Sextet. Paul Winter, Jay Cameron - saxophones, Richard Whitsell - trumpet, Warren Bernhardt - piano, Arthur Harper Jr - bass, Ben Riley - drums

Bells And Horns, Port Au Prince Suite, Casa Camara, The Thumper

Jazz Casual

Paul Winter

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 26333

400 Years, Stepping Razor, African, Get Up, Stand Up, Don't Look Back, I'm the Toughest, Bush Doctor, The Day the Dollar Die, Burial, Buk-In-Ham Palace, Mystic Man, Pick Myself Up

Montreux Jazz Festival 1979

Peter Tosh

1979
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1979

400 Years, Stepping Razor, African, Get Up, Stand Up, Don't Look Back, I'm the Toughest, Bush Doctor, The Day the Dollar Die, Burial, Buk-In-Ham Palace, Mystic Man, Pick Myself Up

Montreux Jazz Festival 1979

Peter Tosh

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 24685

Unknown titles

Antibes Jazz Festival 1968

Pharoah Sanders

1968
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 21, 1968. Pharoah Sanders - saxophone, Lonnie Liston Smith - piano, Norris Sirone Jones - bass, Najeed Shabazz - drums

Unknown titles

Antibes Jazz Festival 1968

Pharoah Sanders

Concert filmFranceB&WLive performanceEntry id = 26159

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You Baby, Love On The Rocks, On The Robert E, Havah Nagilah, Hello Again, Amazed And Confused, Summerlove, Hey Louise, Jerusalem, You Are My Sunshine, Kol Nidre, America

You Baby, Love On The Rocks, On The Robert E, Havah Nagilah, Hello Again, Amazed And Confused, Summerlove, Hey Louise, Jerusalem, You Are My Sunshine, Kol Nidre, America

Liza Jane, Blues For Porgy

Liza Jane, Blues For Porgy

Mississippi Goddam

Mississippi Goddam

The Sound Of Silence

The Sound Of Silence

Four Women, Save Me, Ain't Got No/ I Got Life, To Love Somebody

Four Women, Save Me, Ain't Got No/ I Got Life, To Love Somebody

Little Girl Blue, Backlash Blues, Be My Husband, I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free), Stars, Feelings, African Mailman

Little Girl Blue, Backlash Blues, Be My Husband, I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free), Stars, Feelings, African Mailman

'Deed I Do, Everyday I Have The Blues*

'Deed I Do, Everyday I Have The Blues*

Nimbus, Rainmaker, Witchi-Tai-To, Yet To Be

Nimbus, Rainmaker, Witchi-Tai-To, Yet To Be

Instrumental

Instrumental

Six And Four, Instrumental

Six And Four, Instrumental

Hallelujah Time, Con Alma, Waltz For Debby, Cubano Chant, You Are My Heart's Delight, Place St. Henri, Reunion Blues, My One And Only Love, Nightingale

Hallelujah Time, Con Alma, Waltz For Debby, Cubano Chant, You Are My Heart's Delight, Place St. Henri, Reunion Blues, My One And Only Love, Nightingale

The Lamp Is Low, Who Can I Turn To, You Look Good To Me, Squeaky’s Blues, Waltzing Is Hip, Hymn To Freedom

The Lamp Is Low, Who Can I Turn To, You Look Good To Me, Squeaky’s Blues, Waltzing Is Hip, Hymn To Freedom

Includes - The Lamp Is Low, Wave

Includes - The Lamp Is Low, Wave

Includes - You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Includes - You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Old Folks/ We'll Be Together Again, Just Friends, I Love You, Mack The Knife, Royal Garden Blues*, Slow Blues In G*, Jumpin' At The Woodside*

Old Folks/ We'll Be Together Again, Just Friends, I Love You, Mack The Knife, Royal Garden Blues*, Slow Blues In G*, Jumpin' At The Woodside*

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

Falling In Love With Love, Old Folks, Indiana, There Is No Greater Love, You Look Good To Me, People, Reunion Blues, Teach Me Tonight, Sweet Georgia Brown

Falling In Love With Love, Old Folks, Indiana, There Is No Greater Love, You Look Good To Me, People, Reunion Blues, Teach Me Tonight, Sweet Georgia Brown

58 minute film, titles unknown

58 minute film, titles unknown

Nobody Knows My Trouble, Cold Cold Feeling

Nobody Knows My Trouble, Cold Cold Feeling

Emily

Emily

Many Songs And Pieces Including - Rhapsody In Blue, Ragamuffin Romeo, It Happened In Monterey, La Paloma, Old Black Joe, A Bench In The Park, I Like To Do Things For You, Happy Feet, Song Of The Dawn, Melting Pot Medley

Many Songs And Pieces Including - Rhapsody In Blue, Ragamuffin Romeo, It Happened In Monterey, La Paloma, Old Black Joe, A Bench In The Park, I Like To Do Things For You, Happy Feet, Song Of The Dawn, Melting Pot Medley

Bells And Horns, Port Au Prince Suite, Casa Camara, The Thumper

Bells And Horns, Port Au Prince Suite, Casa Camara, The Thumper

400 Years, Stepping Razor, African, Get Up, Stand Up, Don't Look Back, I'm the Toughest, Bush Doctor, The Day the Dollar Die, Burial, Buk-In-Ham Palace, Mystic Man, Pick Myself Up

400 Years, Stepping Razor, African, Get Up, Stand Up, Don't Look Back, I'm the Toughest, Bush Doctor, The Day the Dollar Die, Burial, Buk-In-Ham Palace, Mystic Man, Pick Myself Up

Unknown titles

Unknown titles

Old Folks/ We'll Be Together Again, Just Friends, I Love You, Mack The Knife, Royal Garden Blues, Slow Blues In G, Jumpin' At The Woodside*

Old Folks/ We'll Be Together Again, Just Friends, I Love You, Mack The Knife, Royal Garden Blues, Slow Blues In G, Jumpin' At The Woodside*