Jazz Shots From The WEST Coast Vol.2

Somehow the packaging has the 14 tracks from Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 2 -- differentiated by the green cover -- listed on the pink/auburn package of Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 2, which makes for some serious confusion, though there is a track listing on the DVD itself. So to give you, dear music fan, the scorecard, we'll list everything track by track here. With no fanfare -- just a pink stripe with his name, Wes Montgomery opens the disc with his three performances -- "Full House," "'Round Midnight" (credited only to Thelonious Monk when it was co-written by Bernie Hanighen and Cootie Williams as well), and "Yesterdays." The footage is fantastic, great shots of Montgomery's hands and well done for such vintage stuff. Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Bob Brookmeyer follow with "Open Country" and "Darn That Dream" which rolls right into Shorty Rogers Quintet featuring Lou Levy with "Martians Go Home," "Time Was" and a really lovely "Greensleeves." The only color footage is the song "Emily" from the cool alto jazz bachelor pad saxophone of the Paul Desmond Quartet. It's followed by more black-and-white footage -- Lester Young's "The Midnight Symphony" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street." Teddy Edwards closes out the 67-and-a-half-minute DVD with "Sunset Eyes," "Afraid of Love" and "The Cellar Dwellar." For fans, it's something very nice for the collection. For non-fans, it's good music worth hearing as the audio is pretty good considering the source tape. ~ Joe Viglione|