Jazz Masters Vintage Collection 1958-1961 DVD Japan Miles Davis Coltrane Holiday

Title: Jazz Masters — Vintage Collection 1958–1961

Label: Warner Vision Japan (ワーナーヴィジョン・ジャパン)

Catalog Number: WPBR-90181

Format: DVD — NTSC, Single Disc / Double Layer (片面・2層)

Runtime: Approximately 91 minutes

Audio: Linear PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Subtitles: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese (6 languages)

Video: Color, 4:3, MPEG-2

PS2 Compatible: Yes (confirmed on back cover)

Condition:

Two copies present. Images 1 & 4 show a copy with original shrink wrap intact — sealed. Images 2–3 show an open CIB copy with disc confirmed present (Image 3, disc appears clean) and Japanese bilingual insert confirmed present. Both cases appear in good condition.

Content:

A landmark archival jazz DVD collecting rare vintage American television performances from 1958–1961, featuring an extraordinary roster of jazz legends. This Japanese pressing includes Japanese subtitles and a bilingual interior insert.

Volume 1 (1958–1959) — In Order of Appearance:

The Count Basie Orchestra — The Count's Blues / Red Allen Octet — Wild Man Blues, Rosetta / Thelonious Monk Trio — Blue Monk / Jimmy Rushing Sings the Blues — I Left My Baby / The Count Basie Orchestra — Dickie's Dream / Billie Holiday with Nine — Fine and Mellow / Jimmy Giuffre Trio — The Train and the River

Volume 2 (1960–1961):

Ahmad Jamal Trio — Darn That Dream, Ahmad's Blues / Ben Webster Sextet — Chelsea Bridge, Duke's Place / Miles Davis Quintet — So What / Gil Evans Big Band with Miles Davis Quintet — The Duke and Orchestral Sketches No. 1 & No. 2

The back cover highlights the Miles Davis/John Coltrane content specifically: the Sound of Miles Davis broadcast featuring Miles and Coltrane on one of his few surviving TV appearances, plus a feature with the Gil Evans Big Band — described as "still electrifying."

Region / Compatibility Note:

Japanese market NTSC disc. I cannot confirm the region code from the photos — please verify before listing. The back cover notes compatibility with standard DVD players and PS2. If region-coded, it will be Region 2 for Japan; please test or verify region before listing.