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Steve Smith Drum Legacy: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
$39.95
I also have Steve's 'US Beat' DVD which is similar to this one in that it tries to take a very broad subject and present it without explaining too much or leaving too much out. It must be hard to know how to start on such a broad subject and to know how much to assume the drummer already knows or understands, but Steve manages to do it.
The recommended listening information is great too, because once you get into jazz drumming, you can be spending a lot of money and time to find the recordings! It is a great all round package, but it is not for beginners.

Nevada Smith
$9.49
This was a western with a good cast and another intense, interesting revenge story. It's fairly long at 130 minutes but Steve McQueen is usually charismatic enough to carry a film, and he does so here, too.

As the title character, "Nevada Smith," McQueen is joined by a number of well- known actors of the 1960s: Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Raf Vallone, Martin Landau Janet Margolin and Pat Hingle.

McQueen plays a man who is totally dominated by thoughts of revenge. It motivates his every move. I don't recommend that attitude, but it makes for a good movie.

It was nice to see this in 2:35:1 widescreen. (Note: Is it NOT 1.85 as listed in the product details on the home page here.)

Even though I owned a new tape at the time, the nice western photography in this movie made the DVD purchase worthwhile. Eventually, I hope this film comes out with a good Blu-Ray transfer.

An Appalachian Aire
$8.99

Steve Smith, Vol. 1 [VHS]
$39.95