Mel Lewis And His Big Band DVD Movie

Mel Lewis And His Big Band

List Price	$19.98 (You save $4.73)
Studio	V.I.E.W. Video
All Time Sales Rank	75733
CD Universe Part number	7352618
Catalog number	2304
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 06, 2007
Rating	Not Rated
Running Time	38 Minutes
Movie Details	Color

Mel Lewis And His Big Band Movie Review

Average Rating: (2 out of 5 stars) 2 stars

2 stars Too Little Of The Good Stuff!
A fine band with the great Mel Lewis displaying his personal style, but, only THREE band cuts plus two unmemorable vocals for a pitifully small total of 38 minutes of music. Certainly, there must have been many more band cuts at this live concert. Shame on VIEW Video for putting out such a short DVD when most other music videos are twice as long or more!
Submitted by Ken (Northern Ohio)
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