Jet Harris - From There To Here [DVD]

Jet Harris had a sad life. From stardom with The Shadows to obscurity and alcoholism, the chain-smoking hard-drinking bassist never got it together for long enough to make a real comeback. Despite that he still managed to get an MBE! This DVD shows him in his later years, and he comes over as a thoroughly nice guy. The DVD has interviews with Jet, and with many of those who knew him (but not The Shadows), and it has excerpts (all too brief) from the some of the concerts he did in his closing years. Every now and again I pick it out and play it again, and I just don't tire of it. The DVD comes with a bonus disc, too, as long as the main feature, although it does repeat some of what is in the main feature. My only reservation (which meant that I gave it four stars, not five) is that there isn't enough of Jet on stage, but otherwise I just love this product, and am delighted I bought it. If you are a fan of the Shadows you really do need this to find out just what happened to the man some consider the best-ever bass guitarist. Buy it!

Terrence "Jet" Harris was undeniably one of THE seminal Bass Guitar players in the UK, and not just because of the work he did in The Shadows, as good as that was. As part of a superb rhythm section with Tony Meehan, he helped lay the foundations for the rock 'n roll explosion of the early 1960's. However, Jet's real influence came in the air of studied and almost impossible levels of cool he radiated as he played his Bass alongside Hank Marvin's divine guitar sounds; it was the sneer, the way he held the guitar and the blond locks that was captivating, and it was this that enticed a whole generation of Bass players in successful 60's and 70's bands. Players like John Deacon, Roger Waters, Roger Glover and John Entwhistle .. not to mention one Mr Paul James McCartney ..all took their cue from Jet Harris. So it's good that jet finally has a DVD telling the story of his life. The highs and lows, the tragedies, the alcoholism, the comebacks and the final brush-off from The Shadows when they refused to consider him to be part of their 50th anniversary celebrations at the 02 are all covered here, and it makes for compelling, if occasionally sad, viewing. Jet certainly lived the life and was one of the first real UK rock 'n roll to become a casualty and its all here in this eminently watchable DVD.

I enjoyed both dvds.One was an added bonus Jet gives you a real behind the scenes look at locations /places plus stories regarding his career before the Shadows and after It was a fascinating documentary but wished ithad had a bit more musical content even so what there is is good. I met Jet at a gig in Hertford i told him thatThe man with the golden arm single had got me interested in the bass . He was a musical pioneer

I got the DVD promptly. When I tried playing it on my DVD player, I discovered that it was necessary to play it on a PAL compatible player, and that's not what we have here in the USA. I wish the seller had advised me not to place the order or had suggested a different format if they had it in stock. As it turned out, I decided to keep the DVD because it would cost me more to send it back to Great Britain than I'd get back in refund. I hope this feedback helps you if you're an American like I.

Really enjoyed this DVD. As a huge Cliff fan I must admit I didn't know a lot about Jet. As he left the Shads in the early days I only saw him once, with Tony Meehan, at The Event in 1989. Very candid interview and footage of Jet on stage shortly before he died. A very witty man and enjoyed hearing his annecdotes. Bonus DVD too so good vaue for money.

You probably would have had to be a teenager of the 60s to appreciate this DVD , but having said that it is a story of human fraility and also endurance .Jet was an icon as a musician ,but seems to have been so working class that the fame was difficult to handle .Seemed a simple man who never wanted much from life ,and in todays world what is wrong with that.A nice man.

Good quality item, delivered quickly.

Incredible insight into Britain's first Bass guitarist. Great to see the man in his final years without any bitterness who without his demons would have achieved even more than he did. Boy could he play and quite honestly shaped many guitarists as much as the great Hank.B.Marvin!