Eartha Kitt Live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2008

It is with great pleasure that Network announce the releases of EARTHA KITT - LIVE AT THE CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL (E) on DVD on 27^th October 2008, RRP £19.99 and CD, RRP £12.99. This is, unbelievably, Eartha Kitt's first ever live concert DVD. These releases are recordings of her sell-out opening concert at the world renowned Cheltenham Jazz Festival in 2008.

With a career that started in the late forties and which is still going strong 65 years later, it would not be an exaggeration to call Eartha Kitt a living legend. Her electrifying and unforgettable concerts are always complete sell-out affairs. She is versatile and multi-talented; she is at once a star of the movies, television, the stage and a wondrous singer/performer in both jazz and cabaret.

Kitt got her start as a member of the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe. On a friend's dare, the shy, teenage Kitt auditioned for the prestigious company and won a spot as a featured dancer and vocalist. She made her film debut in Casbah (1948). Her work ranges from her part as Catwoman in the late 1960s Batman television series, doing the voice for YZMA, the villain in Disney's animated feature The Emperor's New Groove, to Orson Welles's production of Dr. Faust. Her stage career is just as exciting and inspirational. She was booked at The Village Vanguard in New York. Her beauty, unforgettable voice and her electrifying presence very quickly attracted the attention of a Broadway producer, who put her in New Faces of 1952. It was here that she firmly asserted herself as a star of Broadway. Eartha Kitt sings in ten different languages; she has performed in over one hundred countries and was honoured with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

These releases are from her performance earlier this year when she headlined the prestigious Cheltenham Jazz Festival. This thrilling performance can be enjoyed by Kitt fans, as well as anyone with a passion for jazz.

DVD Special Features:

- ALONE (An autobiographical reflection in song written by Eartha Kitt and her musical director Daryl Waters).
- EARTHA KITT IN CONVERSATION.

Track Listing

I'M STILL HERE - written by Stephen Sondheim, SPEAKING OF LOVE, COME ON - A MY HOUSE - originally sung by Rosemary Clooney, ANYTHING BUT LOVE, WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE - written by Cole Porter
HOW INSENSITIVE - Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, ALL MY LIFE, GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY
COULD I LEAVE YOU, I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor classic disco hit with a stunning acoustic interpretation
CHARLESTON, TOO YOUNG TO BE MEANT FOR ME, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - originally sung by Fats Waller
I'VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM - written by Irving Berlin, LA VIE EN ROSE - originally sung by Edith Piaf
IF YOU GO AWAY - written by Jacques Brel, HYMN TO LOVE - originally sung by Edith Piaf
C'EST SI BON
Original Eartha Kitt hits of the fifties include: USKA DARA, I WANT TO BE EVIL, OLD FASHIONED GIRL
The Sinatra standards: SEPTEMBER SONG, IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR, HERE'S TO LIFE

Please note: This DVD is available in European PAL format. North American NTSC format available soon.