New releases for Nov. 22, 2011: “The Wayman Tisdale Story” documentary debuts on DVD and CD/DVD
Wayman Tisdale
A story of human courage in the face of adversity, the documentary “The Wayman Tisdale Story” is now available on DVD and CD/DVD from Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue.
Embodying his life’s approach of compassion, courage, and optimism, “The Wayman Tisdale Story” is a feature-length documentary that offers a detailed account of the life of the late basketball star, jazz musician and Tulsa resident Wayman Tisdale. Told through his own words, “The Wayman Tisdale Story” journeys through Tisdale’s life from this childhood as a preacher’s son to his battle with cancer.
Rendezvous Music complements the telling of Tisdale’s story with a soundtrack featuring 13 tracks, including the previously unreleased track, “Slam Dunk,” produced by Jeff Lorber, and “Cryin’ For Me,” which was written and performed as a tribute to Wayman by fellow Oklahoma musician Toby Keith.
While attending Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Tisdale became one of the most highly touted high school basketball players in the country. After high school he played basketball at The University of Oklahoma, where he became the first player in college basketball history to become a first team All-American in his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons. After winning the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic games, Tisdale decided to forgo his senior season at Oklahoma and entered the 1985 NBA draft. Over the next 12 years, Tisdale became an NBA star while playing for the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns.
A self-taught musician, Tisdale began playing the bass guitar during his father’s Sunday services. “He just always had a strong musical side and it was very important to him,” Michael Jordan explains in the documentary. As his basketball career was ending, he turned his focus to his self-described “first love” with the release of his debut jazz album, “Power Forward,” which climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard’s contemporary jazz charts. In his short musical career, he released nine eclectic jazz albums—”Power Forward” (1995), “In The Zone” (1996), “Decisions” (1998), “Face To Face” (2001), “Presents 21 Days” (2003), “Hang Time” (2004), “Way Up!” (2006), and” Rebound” (2008) and the posthumous “The Fonk Record” (2010)—four of which hit No. 1 on the jazz charts.
In 2007, Tisdale began a two-year battle with bone cancer, including chemotherapy and the amputation of part of his right leg. Presented with a debilitating condition, Tisdale used his faith, music, and positive outlook on life to help others through the Wayman Tisdale Foundation, established to assist individuals in need of prosthetic limbs who could not afford them. Wayman Tisdale passed away May 15, 2009 at the age of 44.
Earlier this month, Tisdale was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee.
Featured at multiple film festivals throughout 2010, the documentary garnered Best Documentary accolades from the Park City Film and Music Festival and International Christian Film Festival, Best Sports Documentary from the Los Angeles Sports Film Festival, Audience Choice Award Runner-up at the Pan African Film Festival and the 2010 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Award.
To read my review of “The Wayman Tisdale Story” soundtrack, click here.
Here is a list of additional CDs, DVDs and books, from Amazon.com, VideoETA.com and BarnesandNoble.com:
CDs
Wayman Tisdale, “The Wayman Tisdale Story” (CD/DVD).
Rihanna, “Talk That Talk.”
Willie Nelson, “Remember Me Vol. 1.”
Nickelback, “Here and Now.”
Daughtry, “Break the Spell.”
The Rolling Stones, “Some Girls: Deluxe Edition.”
Bob Seger, “Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets.”
Taylor Swift, “Speak Now World Tour Live” (CD/DVD).
Big Time Rush, “Elevate.”
Michael Jackson, “Immortal.”
Kate Bush, “50 Words for Snow.”
DVDs
Carjacked
Conan the Barbarian
The Devil’s Double
Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series
The Family Tree
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special
A Madea Christmas: The Play
Perry Mason: Season 6, Volume 2
Prep & Landing
Sarah’s Key
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Super 8
The Wayman Tisdale Story
Books
Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum Series #18) by Janet Evanovich
The Forgotten Warrior by Erin Hunter
Longing (Bailey Flanigan Series #3) by Karen Kingsbury
Micro by Michael Crichton, Richard Preston
Lady Gaga by Lady Gaga, Terry Richardson (Photographer)
The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life by Robin Zasio
Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White
-BAM
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