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A young Tom Jobim  OK, there’s some good news, and some bad news. Let’s start with the bad. Since all of my collection is archived on DVD and CD, I am able to locate almost anything using a little program called CDWinder. It’s called CDFinder for the Macintosh, and I recommend it highly. It makes a searchable database of everything you have on disc. Pretty nifty if you have Terabytes of stuff to sort through, and even more useful if you remember to number all of your discs. Anyway, somehow I managed to forget to label some of mine, and because of that I am unable to bring you a few videos I’d intended to post. The good news is: I was still able to find the majority of what I wanted to share, so here you go. The following videos are in various formats, and you may need to download codecs to view them. Also, none of these are prepared for streaming, so you’ll probably have to save them to your hard drive. First we have a documentary about Django Reinhardt, arguably the most influential jazz guitarist ever. Next up is a jam-a-thon featuring some Bulgarian percussionists and folk musicians. Third we have a film about Frank Zappa, followed by a glimpse into the burgeoning psychedelic scene of 1960s London. After that, another documentary, this time about Chinese folk music. And just so the 8-bit crowd doesn’t feel left out, here’s a short about breakcore. Our seventh bit of goodness is a well-known concert featuring Miles Davis. And finally, I leave you with Brazil’s greatest export, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and his excellent performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1986. This one’s a particular treat. The arrangements have a smooth jazz feel, akin to Tom’s work with Nelson Riddle, but the instrumentation is superb, and the setlist is out of this world. Girls singing in Portuguese don’t hurt, either. Also, it’s not video, but here’s a ZIP of a Jesus and Mary Chain concert from 1987 in Vienna, Austria. Hey, don’t mention it.