Chester Zardis - Legendary New Orleans Musicians (DVD)

Label : Rhapsody Films
Documentary by Preston McClanahan, 1989
Total Time: 90 minutes
Chester Zardis, Milt Hinton, Danny Baker, Alan Lomax

An inside view into the earliest days of the great jazz tradition. This outstanding 1989 documentary by Preston McClanahan focuses on the life of bassist Chester Zardis - the 'last of the first' great African-American jazz pioneers, a master of the bass, and an important jazz innovator.
At a time when most legendary bebop figures had already passed away, Zardis was still performing the same New Orleans Dixieland music that he had been playing throughout his 70-year career!

The film also boasts a dazzling performance by Milt Hinton, who gives us a special glimpse into the evolution of the bass in jazz.

Rhapsody DVD Films Series:

• Chester Zardis - Legendary New Orleans Musicians
• Herbert Danska: Sweet Love, Bitter
• Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story
• The Kansas City Jazz Story
• Eddie Jefferson - In Concert
• Sonny Criss / Les McCann - In Concert
• Coleman Hawkins - After Hours / Jazz Dance
• Portrait of Pee Wee Russell / Baby Laurence