Tag: Ralph Gleason

Lalo Schifrin’s Che!

Lalo Schifrin’s Che!

December 15, 2014 | By

Lalo Schifrin is showcased in this amalgam of reviews featuring Twilight Time’s new Blu-ray of Che! (1969), the soundtrack CD (Aleph Records) + the composer in an episode of Jazz Casual (Rhino) and the 2001 concert doc Movie Music Man: A Portrait of Lalo Schifrin (Image / Kultur).

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DVD: Jazz Casual – Count Basie / Dizzy Gillespie / John Coltrane (1961-1968)

DVD: Jazz Casual – Count Basie / Dizzy Gillespie / John Coltrane (1961-1968)

December 15, 2014 | By

Between roughly 1961-1968, syndicated jazz columnist Ralph Gleason hosted a half-hour show on San Francisco’s KQED, part of NET, where various jazz notables from the past, present, and emerging powerhouses would perform and chat (if they desired) with Gleason about their art form…

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