Title: Stan Levey "The Original Original"
Description: A video preview of a new jazz DVD documentary featuring jazz bop pioneer drummer Stan Levey. Stan Levey takes you on a musical journey from the birth of bebop, through the Big Band jazz era, to the "west coast, cool school" of modern jazz music. 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. 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, Lalo Schifrin, and many more, including some very special observations from Charlie "Bird" Parker himself. For more info about the DVD visit www.stanlevey.com. Produced by Stan Levey and Arthur Shelby Pritz. Directed by Arthur Shelby Pritz.

Title: Stan Levey - "One For Stan"
Description: Stan Levey, one of the greatest drummers of his generation, was born in Philadelphia in 1926. He was one of the very few white drummers involved in the formative years of bebop and accepted as one of bop's most important drummers, along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach. He played in Philly with Dizzy Gillespie's group in 1942, at the tender age of 16. Soon after he went to New York, where he and Dizzy worked on 52nd Street with Charlie Parker and Oscar Pettiford. After his tenure with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the early 1950's he moved to the west coast in 1954, joining Howard Rumsey and the Lighthouse All-Stars, and was a major influence in what was called "west coast jazz" or the "cool school". Levey's crisp, melodic style continued to have more in common with bop than cool, and he inspired every group he ever played in. Stan has played on over 2000 recordings. This short tribute to his life & music career contains many photographs and film clips taken from his DVD documentary "Stan Levey The Original Original". The music cut on this clip entitled "One For Joan", was recorded in June of 1957, is featured on the CD "Stan Levey/5" and is available for download on Amazon and iTunes. The musicians are Stan Levey drums, Richie Kamuca tenor sax, Conte Candoli trumpet, Lou Levy piano, and Monty Budwig bass. For more info about "Stan Levey The Original Original" dvd visit www.stanlevey.com. Produced by Stan Levey and Arthur Shelby Pritz. Directed by Arthur Shelby Pritz.