"My head is empty and I long for another bite of baklava"

It's not exactly "breaking news" but I have recently discovered that the DVD box set for Chick Corea's 60th birthday concerts at the Blue Note is out. It's 90 bucks for the whole box. That seems like a lot, but it's only nine dollars per disc. The lineup includes the Akoustic Band with Weckl, the Three Quartet group with Gadd, the Now He Sings, Now he Sobs group with Roy Haynes, duets with Gary Burton and, of course, a lot of the other great players from CC's past and present (Bobby McFerrin, Miroslav Vitous, Joshua Redman, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Avishai Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Steve Wilson, Steve Davis, Tim Garland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez).

You can watch the trailer for the box set here. It is not a very well edited trailer and the interview segments with Chick, his bandmates, and his audience members are pretty bad as well. But, occasionally they will make you laugh (I'm not trying to be mean, just honest). The first 3 minutes or so of the trailer are quite confusing and you may be tempted to stop watching. But...don't! The trailer does include a good bit of footage from the concerts and gives you a chance to see some of the amazing footage.

So, check it out. I'm lucky enough to have an amazon.com gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket (and I've got to spend it on something). If you're not so lucky, then get your school library, your local library, or your rich friend to buy it.