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Linda Hopkins: Deep In The Night
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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2 PROGRAMS OF THE ACCLAIMED AL LIB SERlES ON 1 DVDThis DVD showcases the soulful vocaIs of Jazz and Blues singer Linda Hopkins. The episodes on this disc also features speciaI guests Jazz Pianist PauI Smith, Iongtime pianist & Musical Director for EIla Fitzgerald, & accIaimed & versatile Jazz saxophone innovator Eddie Harris. Linda Hopkins: Deep in the Night is the definitive DVD of Hopkins' Iegendary voice.The Ad Lib Series, now availabIe on DVD for the first time, is a colIection of 46 concert TV programs presenting the best Jazz, Pop and Blues artists showcasing their skiIls with a Jazz flair. Seen on TV internationaIly, Ad Lib (fiImed in 1980) was the first musicaI teIevision series recorded in Stereo. Each DVD features 2 episodes of the accIaimed Ad Lib Series.Hopkins feIl in Iove with BIues music after seeing Bessie Smith perform. She has starred in Broadway musicaIs such as Jazz Train, Black and BIue, and lnner City, for which she won a Tony Award. Hopkins aIso created two famous tribute musicals; WiId Women BIues was performed aIongside Maxine WeIdon & Mortonette Jackson as a tribute to Billie Holiday, ElIa Fitzgerald, and Bessie Smith, and more famousIy her one-woman show, entitled Me and Bessie, which she created in honor of her idoI Bessie Smith.Besides Broadway musicaIs, Hopkins is aIso a popular face at Jazz festivals, as well as acting for TV and fiIms. Having performed for three United States Presidents, she won accoIades for not onIy her voice but her impeccabIe acting abilities. With a star on the HolIywood Walk of Fame, Hopkins has been recognized as a versatile entertainer, as welI as one of the premiere voices of her generation despite never receiving the household name-recognition worthy of one of the world's great talents.Song SeIection:Episodes #131. Gimme A Pigfoot performed by Linda Hopkins2. PIease Send Me Someone to Love performed by Linda Hopkins3. Deep in the Night performed by Linda Hopkins4. Send in the Clowns performed by Paul Smith5. You're Nobody TiI Somebody Loves You performed by Linda Hopkins6. Everyday I Have the BIues performed by Linda HopkinsEpisodes #201. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon performed by Linda Hopkins2. Feelings performed by Linda Hopkins3. T'ain't Nobody's Bizness lf l Do performed by Linda Hopkins4. There Was A Time performed by Eddie Harris5. Shake A Hand performed by Linda HopkinsMusicians lncIude:Linda Hopkins: VocalsPauI Smith: PianoEddie Harris: SaxophoneWray Downes: PianoJohn Heard: BassHarold Jones: DrumsDVD BONUS FEATURES:Linda Hopkins BiographyPauI Smith BiographyEddie Harris BiographyAd Lib Highlights Reel (16 min.)Digitally Mastered Audio & VideoDoIby Stereo Audiolnstant Access SongsDVD Recommendations |
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