The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan (BET on Jazz)
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• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• DVD-Video
• Full Screen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 06 June, 2000
DVD Release : 17 October, 2000 |
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The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan (BET on Jazz) description
Most mainstream fans associate vocalist Chaka Khan either as the lead singer for the seminal '70s funk band Rufus or as the R&B singer who became a short-lived '80s sensation with the infectious cover of Prince's pop hit "I Feel for You." However throughout the years Khan has shown an interest in jazz as well, and this 60-minute live performance gives the artist a chance to show off her nuanced versatility by covering a handful of old jazz standards. Khan sets the evening's mood by allowing her superb band (which is not credited, unfortunately) to warm up and take individual solos on the instrumental "Dark Secret" before finally making an appearance on stage. Once she does, it's a bit shaky at first. During "Them There Eyes," she sounds tentative and nervous, but by the time she hits "My Funny Valentine," the singer hits her stride. Throughout this brief but thoroughly enjoyable set, Khan consistently picks the right spots to demonstrate that her unmistakable voice hasn't lost a thing over the years. She can still belt them out with the best of 'em. Even if they're not Chaka Khan fans, jazz loyalists will want to see this show, simply because her band powers the evening; the bass and horn playing often outshine the singer. Make no mistake: Khan is good here, but her band is better. --Dave McCoy |
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The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan (BET on Jazz) Customer Reviews
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BET JAZZ & Chaka Yes!!
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In my libriary Of music concert DVDs I have a few that I play over and over again (Of Course on my high power dolby digital surround sound system, when the wife is not around, too loud?) I will tell you that some of the best sounding DVD concerts come from the guys at BET Jazz. The recording, mix and engineering of some of the DVD concerts from BET are great and this is one of them. First the band is great, seem to be top notch musicians she picked to perform with, but the amazing thing was it was just four of them and they sounded awesome throughout the whole performance. Chaka totally surpised a buddy and I who I called up right away and said to him you got to hear this DVD! We both grew-up in the era of Chaka Khan & Rufus and to hear her sing Jazz and to do it with her own sytle was very good, so good we were blown away and look at each other in disbelief as to what we were hearing. Needless to say we thought the concert was great and wonder why she doesn't do more jazz concerts or just jazz period. The vocal range was very wide, tone, pitch and balance of hear voice was very accurate. You can tell she is a veteran by the way she connected with the audience and the way she used the Shure Beta 58A mic as a true vocal instrument. Chaka performed some of the old jazz tunes like (My Funny Valentine),High Wire and others, These songs seem to be catered for her voice and range, thus allowing her to display her wide range of vocal talents. The songs she chose vocal wise can be very difficut to perform for any vocalist, however she perfomed them with seemly ease, thus showing the audience that she was in complete control. I think that if Chaka were to totally commit herself to singing jazz she would become a force to be reckon with and in the future could be considered one of the top female jazz vocalist period.
If you love contemporary jazz trust me you will love this DVD, however please remember that this DVD concert is Chaka singing jazz not R&B or Soul, so please keep this in mind as you evaluate this DVD. Sounds best on a Dolby Digital DTS surround system. 4 3/4 Stars
Musicians: Chaka Khan-Vocals, Eddie Whiner-Horn & Keys, Mark Stephens Piano & Fender Rhodes, Melvin Davis-6 String Bass, Vincent Colaiuta-Gretsch Drums
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