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Binding: DVDEAN: 0883629031576 Format: NTSC Label: HDNet Manufacturer: HDNet Publisher: HDNet Release Date: July 25, 2006 Studio: HDNet Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Possibilities is an intimate documentary about Herbie Hancock and his in-studio collaborations with a dozen formidable pop recording artists, collaborations that explore the unexpected, like jazz improvisations. The film is also about how Herbie's unique world view shapes a creative environment that encourages artists to step outside the velvet prison of easy expectations. "The hip stuff," Herbie tells Trey Anastasio, in a scene from the film, "is outside the comfort zone." "Possibilities" follows Herbie over a year and a half collaborating with musical icons Carlos Santana, Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Annie Lennox and Paul Simon, young superstars Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and Jonny Lang and newcomers Joss Stone, Raul Midon, Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. The film also puts Herbie's latest work in the context of his extraordinary musical career, and includes rarely seen archival footage of Herbie with the Miles Davis Quintet in 1962; Herbie leading his Headhunters with their hit tune, "Chameleon"; Herbie's classic video for "Rockit"; and never-before-seen duets of Herbie and Wayne Shorter playing for peace in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the atomic explosions. This DVD-R will not play on a standard DVD player. It contains Windows Media Video High Definition (WMVHD) content. View WMVHD content on a Windows PC (3GHz or faster recommended) with Windows Media Player for the true HD experience of 720p and stereo sound. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Grand!It was no surprise when Herbie Handcock's "Possibilities" was nominated for a Grammy, and he won. A top musician for many decades now. His "Joannie Letters" is another prime example of classic excellence. Rating:  - Pay Close Attention to this DVD's Format!This video is great -- I saw it on a premium channel and that's why I bought it. I gave it two stars just to draw the attention of fellow Amazon purchasers because the description does not draw sufficient attention to the fact that this particular version is intended for a High Definition DVD player. If you don't have a High Def player, then it likely won't play on your machine. (You can probably play it on your PC; it will auto-download certain Active X software.) Unfortunately, I found all of ... Read More Rating: - InspirationalUntil I saw this DVD, I thought jazz was supposed "to swing" in the traditional sense. However, watching and listening to Herbie's Possibilities took me to a new level of musical understanding. It demonstrates how the music evolves among those artists-from generation to generation-who refuse to "rest on their laurels, and play it safe!" The musicians in this film "swing" in their own contemporary way, and have an emotional impact on the listener. Isn't that what all great art is suppose to do? ... Read More |
