Jazz On The West Coast: The Lighthouse

[Tom 1960]

Not sure if this was the appropriate section to post this topic, but what the heck? I came across this DVD while browsing on Amazon and seemed like a good one. I'm really interested in that whole scene at the Lighthouse and thought it might be interesting to hear from those who played there during it's heyday. Anyone own this? Your thoughts are appreciated.

[Peter Friedman]

Not sure if this was the appropriate section to post this topic, but what the heck? I came across this DVD while browsing on Amazon and seemed like a good one. I'm really interested in that whole scene at the Lighthouse and thought it might be interesting to hear from those who played there during it's heyday. Anyone own this? Your thoughts are appreciated.

This DVD is a work of love by a friend of mine Dr. Ken Koenig. Ken spent a number of years interviewing numerous people about the jazz history and scene at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA

The DVD has some terrific visuals and music along with the interviews and discussion. An extra is a lengthy interview with Howard Rumsey the major force behind The Lighthouse becoming a major jazz location in California.

I definitely recommend this DVD to anyone interested in West Coast Jazz and the importance of the Lighthouse to that music. A large number of great musicians played at The Lighthouse

[bichos]

here is what david meeker writes on "jazz on the screen":

JAZZ ON THE WEST COAST: THE

LIGHTHOUSE

USA 2005 – f

dir Ken Koenig

Songs: (recorded) "Morgan Davis", "Comin'

thru the rye bread", "Short stop", "Swing shift"

by Shorty Rogers, "Bernie's tune" by Bernie

Miller, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber, "Loaded" by

Bernie Miller, "Love letters" by Edward Heyman,

Victor Young, "Witch doctor Nos. 1 & 2"

by Bob Cooper, "Aquarium" by Claude

Williamson, "Topsy" by Eddie Durham, Edgar

Battle, "How high the moon" by Nancy Hamilton,

Morgan Lewis, "Confirmation" by Charlie

Parker, "Big boy" by Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty

Rogers, "Who's sleepy", "Bud (The whippet)",

"Sad sack", "Mad at the world", "I deal",

"Mambo del quado", "Coup de ville", "30 Pier

Avenue", "No socks", "Funnyfied", "The

rhythm rascals", "Rain blues" performed by

The Lighthouse All Stars; "Scrapple from the

apple" by Charlie Parker, "Lover man" by Jimmy

Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman, performed

by Wardell Gray; "Turnstile" performed

by The Gerry Mulligan Quartet; "Blues

for a playboy" performed by Barney Kessel;

"The fox" performed by Harold Land; "Tenor

madness" by and performed by Sonny Rollins;

"Vendome" by John Lewis, performed by The

Modern Jazz Quartet; "Adios" by Eddie

Woods, Enric Madriguera, "El chocla" by Angel

C. Villoldo, performed by Stan Kenton and

his Orchestra.

With: The story of The Lighthouse, Hermosa

Beach, and of the beginnings of West Coast

Jazz as told in interview by Howard Rumsey

together with Max Bennett, William Claxton,

Buddy Collette, Milt Bernhart, Bud Shank, Bill

Holman, Steve Cerra and Stan Levey. Plus familiar

tv clips including from the "Stars of Jazz"

and "Fankly Jazz" series.

Associate producer: Howard Rumsey.

keep boppin´

marcel

[Tom 1960]

Thanks Peter for the input and also to Bichos. It sounds like it would make a great addition to anyone's jazz library. I will be purchasing this.

[Free For All]

I can't believe chewy hasn't shown up yet......

[jaybreezie]

Just a few off the top of the head...

I'm no doubt missing dozens. This might be kind of a fun little micro-genre to collect for some folks. Not to hijack the thread but does anybody smarter than me know if there's a similar DVD project for the old Keystone Korner in San Francsico?