Jazz bop pioneer drummer Stan Levey, one of the premiere storytellers in Ken Burns' "Jazz" documentary, tells fascinating tales of his days with the famed Parker/Gillespie group on 52nd Street in New York and his being the driving force of the Stan Kenton Orchestra and Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars in a new DVD documentary entitled "Stan Levey The Original Original". The commentaries are told along with music, film clips and photographs of many jazz greats captured by world famous photographers William Claxton and Herman Leonard, and include many never before seen photographs from Stan's own personal collection.

Also included are special appearances from Stan's friends and colleagues:
Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charlie Watts, Quincy Jones, Hank Jones, Bill Holman, Lee Konitz, Howard Rumsey, Terry Gibbs, Bill Henderson, Jim Keltner, John Guerin, Lalo Schifrin, and many more, including some very special observations from Charlie "Bird" Parker himself.

For ordering information please visit the www.stanlevey.com.
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