The Retro Jazz Quintet
David Garfield, acoustic and electric piano
Walt Fowler, trumpet
Larry Klimas, saxophone
Ernest Tibbs, electric bass
Oscar Seaton, drums
A journey with The Retro Jazz Quintet through some of the jazz classics with compositions and arrangements by the likes of Don Grolnick, Mongo Santamaria and John Coltrane. On this DVD you'll also find a few original Karizma compositions such as Donna, Dream Come True and Corbitt Van Brauer.
The Latin Jazz Trio
Luis Conte, Percussion
David Garfield, Piano
David Carpenter, Bass
Luis Conte is percussionist to some of the best artists in the world and with David Garfield and Dave Carpenter, they explore the more latin sides of jazz. As with all releases from AIXRecords, this DVD was recorded in high-resolution and with video angles and switchable mix perspectives.
Calimari
Emil Richards, vibraphone
David Garfield, piano
Michael Valerio, bass
Joe Porcaro, drums
Emil Richards and Joe Porcaro have been making music together for more than 60 years.. and it shows in these amazing tracks. With Mike Valerio on bass and David Garfield on piano, fluid virtuosity, wonderful tunes, odd meters and brilliant solos characterize this DVD.
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About the Recording Approach - (from AIXRecords.com)
This recording is NOT an attempt to "document" a live recording of David and his musician friends but instead an exploration of the creative process of making and recording music on videotape and using high-resolution digital audio recording equipment. AIX Records uses no EQ, dynamics processing or artificial reverberation...everything you hear is as the musicians played it. Both "audience" and "stage" 5.1 mixes and a PCM 96/24 bit stereo mix are included on the disc on the DVD-Video side. However, it is the DVD-Audio 96 kHz/24 bit tracks encoded with Meridian Lossless Packing [MLP] that elevates the listening experience well beyond a traditional CD or even a live event. You can chose to listen from the middle of ensemble and hear the sound of the instruments coming from all directions or place yourself in the "best seat in the house". The dynamic range and fidelity offered by the 96 kHz/24 Bit source recording makes this recording come to life.
About the Discs
The DVD discs have two sides with digital data on them. One side, the DVD-Video side, contains the complete performances with multiple camera angle video, alternate mixes ["stage" and "audience"], DTS and Dolby Digital audio tracks and a comprehensive array of informational screens about the project and the performers. There are photos from the sessions and complete technical information about the recording.
About the DVD-Audio/Video Format
The DVD-Video side also contains a variety of audio/video media including: complete session videos, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals, comprehensive explanation of the DVD format [including DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and DVD-ROM], digital encoding methodologies [AC-3, DTS, PCM and MLP], instructions on how to setup your 5.1 channel surround system, test tones/channel IDs checks and demonstrations comparing stereo mixes to 5.1 mixes. Everything you want to know about DVD and 5.1 channel surround is on this disc.
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