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La Favorita
Price: $19.98
La Favorita
This Feature Film version of Donizetti’s classic opera showcases Sophia Loren in one if her first starring roles. Along with the voices of La Scala and the Rome Opera stars, Loren and her cohorts transform the classic opera into a picturesque DVD.
The Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra: Strive For Jive
Price: $19.98
The Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra: Strive For Jive
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra’s Live, Full-Length Concert DVD features Jazz Big Band music from the Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin, Frank Wess, Brian Lynch, & other Jazz stars, and is the definitive record of the foremost Modern Jazz Big Band Orchestra.
Dave Holland Quintet: Vortex
Price: $19.98
Dave Holland Quintet: Vortex
This concert gem stars the Dave Holland Quintet at the peak of their musical maturity: merging passion and logic, spontaneity and group interplay with sparkling clarity. Each musician works as a cog in the delightful engine of swing.
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Price: $19.98
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Direct from Brazil in his last recorded performance, Antonio Carlos Jobim is joined by jazz icons Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Shirley Horn, Jon Hendricks, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and others. Features The Girl From Ipanema and other Jobim standards ...
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait
Price: $14.98
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait
Originally produced for PBS and narrated by Emmy Award nominee Mason Adams, this documentary film about Norman Rockwell is a classic. Featuring the art & life of Illustrator / Painter, this DVD is an entertaining celebration of Rockwell’s American Legacy.
Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All-Woman Orchestra
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Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All-Woman Orchestra
This powerful documentary introduces the Camerata Romeu, a rare group of extraordinarily talent Cuban musicians. As seen on TV, the film features the orchestra's beautiful music, while also taking us behind the scenes of a musical Cuba never seen before.

Billy Cobham

BILLY COBHAM

 Billy Cobham is one of the music world’s foremost drummers and percussionists.Having played on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew album, founded two of the most influential Fusion groups of all time, Dreams and the Mahuvishnu Orchestra, and performed with the Grateful Dead as well as the Saturday Night Live Band, Cobham is major percussionist in both the Jazz and Rock idioms and has secured his heralded legacy playing with a rare combination of power, precision and endurance. He is featured on DVDs such as  Cohbam Meets Bellson, Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!, Gil Evans and his Orchestra, Louie Bellson and his Big Band, and more..

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1. Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All-Woman Orchestra
2. Picasso: The Man and His Work - Part 1 (1881-1937)
3. Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
4. French Impressionism at the Musee D'Orsay
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Jazz DVDs

View.com, the internet home of DVD label V.I.E.W. Video, founded in 1980, welcomes you to the experience of purchasing Award-Winning jazz dvds and video collectibles online. We offer jazz downloads, jazz music on DVD and Jazz CDs in a number of different genres, from art history DVD documentaries and other educational DVDs for the consumer and for professionals and institutions to music on DVD for the jazz, opera, nostalgia and world music enthusiast. If you want superior quality, competitive pricing, superb documentary and music on DVD programming, all with an excellent customer experience, you've found the right place to add to your DVD and music collections.

Jazz Downloads

We are proud to also be the home of video and audio productions from the Arkadia Label Group. Arkadia DVD, Arkadia Chansons, Arkadia Jazz and Postcards offer a fine selection of jazz DVDs, jazz music CDs and jazz downloads featuring legendary artists from jazz, pop and World Music. Many of our jazz downloads and video offerings include never before seen footage of iconic figures in the jazz world, as well as Bonus

Jazz CDs

From Dorothy Donegan to Lou Rawls; from Joanne Brackeen to Billy Taylor , from Edith Piaf to Josephine Baker, we have it all, from the legendary music of France to classic and contemporary jazz music on jazz CD and/or DVD. Features on many of the DVDs, as well as Artist Biographies Bonus Video and Music Tracks, and much more. The jazz music fan should plan to spend a lot of time browsing our titles, both from individual artists and the compilation albums.

Educational DVDs

The educator will certainly trust our quality Award-Winning documentaries and educational DVDs. We have selections that are pertinent to art history, parenting, music, world history, sport and spectacle, and much more. Find your Art History DVD or documentary here, and know that it is an educational DVD of the highest quality.

Browse our selections of video collectibles and look at our preview clips today at www.view.com and be sure to read the descriptions about each video we offer. We invite you to join our VVCC club (VIEW Video Collectors Club), which offers many benefits, savings and exclusive offers, whether you make random purchases or plan to become a regular customer. We look forward to being your source for documentaries, jazz dvds, opera dvd, ballet dvd, world music, art and educational DVDsand so much more.



At www.view.com you can broaden your horizons into other video collectibles performing art niches, such as ballet DVD, world dance programs, and opera DVD. We have an excellent opera DVD selection, for both the long-time opera fan and the newcomer. These opera DVDs are a great addition to the family's video library, meeting the criteria of parents who have developed an appreciation for the arts and wish to cultivate it in their children. See our opera DVD and ballet DVD selections, which include performances from the legends of ballet.