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Calle 54 (Widescreen)

Michel Camilo (Actor), Tito Puente (Actor), Fernando Trueba (Director) | Rated: G (General Audience) | Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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In Calle 54, Madrid-based filmmaker Fernando Trueba explores the wide and wonderful world of Latin jazz: a hybrid genre that fuses the clave, samba, flamenco, merengue, and other rhythms from Africa, the Iberian peninsula, and the Americas. The film's Spanish title takes its name from Sony Music Studios located on 54th Street in Manhattan, where a who's who of musicians were filmed and recorded. They range from Brazilian bombshell keyboardist Eliane Elias and enigmatic Argentine tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, to the fiery rumba group Puntilla y Nueva Generacion. The music and musicians of Cuba and Puerto Rico dominate this documentary, and the most touching scene is the emotional father-and-son reunion of Cuban pianists Bebo and Chucho Valdés, who were separated by Fidel Castro's revolution. Sadly, the film features the last onscreen appearances by the late composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill and the legendary timbales master Tito Puente. Simply put, Calle 54 is a documentary that dances. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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The DVD features audio commentary from the film's associate producer and Latin jazz expert Nat Chediak. There's also an hourlong documentary on the history of Latin jazz, featuring in-depth interviews as well as discographies and biographies of the featured artists and a photo gallery. --Eugene Holley Jr.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Calle 54 Dec 6 2001
By Richie Busigo
Format:DVD
Excellent production, sound quality and video image. The problem I had with this production is that there is too much talking and narration. This is unfortunate becuase as a lover of latin music I was really hoping to have a musical DVD and not a documentary about such great performers. Very little music to listen and enjoy because the narration is simply too much. The information about the life of these wonderful performers could have been recorded in a seperate chapter/section of the DVD. Let the music play. Show me the music!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible! May 6 2004
By Shike
Format:DVD
This is an incredible film. The music is fantastic. Do yourself a favor and get the DVD and not the VHS, or you will miss all the bonus stuff.
As a cuban musician brought up on this music, I highly recommend it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome - Simply awesome! Feb 12 2004
By Mario
Format:DVD
Wow. I heard about this when it was released for a short time in New York City, but never got a chance to see it. Now, I'm not the type that normally goes for "Artsy/Documentary films", but Tito Puente was in it, so when it was released on Pay-per-view shortly after my son was born, I figured I'd watch it while feeding my 4 day old son at Oh-dark-thirty in the morning. ;)

Wow. I was glued to the screen. I considered myself a fan of Latin Jazz and latin music in general, but I've never been treated to a dazzling display of talent such as the one that I saw and heard before my eyes. From the wonderful (And my all-time favorite song) Latin Jazz song 'From Within' performed by Michel Camilo, to the tour-de-force by Bebo Valdés, everything was awesome.

Of course, there are problems that I noticed right off the bat. It seems as if the songs were recorded seperately from the actual performances, so you see the artists perform a few things that you don't hear reflected in the sound (Look at Hilton Ruiz using his elbow on the piano that isn't heard in the music during Tito Puente's 'New Arrival' for example), which takes off a star from my rating.

As long as you come in as a music lover, you'll treasure this. If you're looking for a performance DVD, go elsewhere. Plain and simple. =)

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Most recent customer reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars This is for Latin JAZZ Lovers. Not for LATIN MUSIC FANS
I liked the DVD but I can't say I'll watch it again, ever!
It's too slow paced, too much narration. (Bein from the Caribean I didn't care for the spaniard's accent). Read more
Published on Dec 11 2003 by G. Manca
5.0 out of 5 stars Worthy of six stars
Simply put, this is a brilliant DVD. A very important documentary . . . my favorite DVD (music or otherwise), period. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2003 by R. Bloomfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Video is Christal Clear. Music's unbelievable. BUY THIS.
My title says it all. ANYONE that loves latin jazz MUST have this DVD. That's it.
Published on July 11 2003 by Mavendetout
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Music You'll Ever See
At the insistence of a friend, I began watching this movie, thinking I'd sample a little bit here and there (Afro-Cuban music, Salsa, etc. can be loud and repetitious). Forget it. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2003 by Samuel Chell
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for Chico O'Farrill fans
Brief but fabulous overview of the origins of Latin Jazz and its
creators. It showcases some of the greatest (old and new) Latin Jazz musicians. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars Superlative, fabulous, soul-touching!
The music, and the manner in which it is filmed as played, had tears streaming down my face. Powerful, almost bordering on the incredible.
Published on Aug 26 2002 by Robert Pratt
4.0 out of 5 stars 10 times better than Buena Vista film
OK, let's pretend for a second that you had never heard Latin Jazz before. Perhaps you're from Mars, or you were born in the late 80's, or you live in the rural U.S. Read more
Published on Aug 8 2002 by A reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Diverse, illuminating, and inspiring
This DVD takes viewers on a tour of places in South and Central America, as well as ethnic enclaves in places like Miami and the Bronx, for a look at some of the biggies in the... Read more
Published on May 2 2002 by J. Gaw
1.0 out of 5 stars latin music video for jazz fans
As a passionate lover of Cuban music, I went to see Calle 54 on the big screen at a film festival. The film has a very disjointed feel, consisting as it does of a series of studio... Read more
Published on April 29 2002 by Michael Lavocah
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
This movie hit the spot. Great music, great info, entertaining, the music kept me on the edge of my seat. Awesome! Read more
Published on April 14 2002
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