"Jazz Icons is doing for jazz what the Criterion Collection has done for classic and important films." —JazzTimes
"This is like the discovery of a bonanza of previously unknown manuscripts of plays by
William Shakespeare."
—Nat Hentoff
Wall Street Journal
"The release of Jazz Icons is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule—an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From Big Band and Bebop to Dixieland and Cool, it's all here and it all swings. These jazz legends, from Dizzy and Count to Louis and Ella, are the Bachs and Beethovens of our generation. From an educational standpoint this series is a gift to our culture. I'm honored to be a featured part of it, but I'm more thrilled just to sit down and watch it with my grandkids."
—Quincy Jones