Luminosity

(CD+DVD set) the CD portion of this double disc, titled Luminosity, powerfully demonstrates all of Gates' extraordinary vocal talents, with adazzling array of tunes covering over 70 years of compositions rangingfrom Monk and Ellington to Jimi Hendrix. The DVD is a stunning 2006 live performance from San Francisco, brilliantly shot in 4-camera high-def. CD tracks: Comes Love, Me, Spelled M-E, Me, Peace of Mind (Let's Cool One), Melodious Funk, the Beginning of the End, Hungry Man, the Blues Are Out of Town, Romancin' the Blues, Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat, Up from the Skies, What Am I Here For?, P.S. I Love You, Full of Myself. NTSC all region, 32 minute performance with 21 minute interview. DVD tracks: Melodious Funk, Lady Be Good / Disappointed, Since I Fell for You, Billie's Bounce."Gates is one of the most extraordinary singers working in jazz today, the owner of a joyful baritone who has synthesized a host of influences-Eddie Jefferson, Jon Hendricks and Sinatra among them-and turnedthem into something uniquely his own." - Glenn Whipp, LA Daily News.