Jimmy Smith - Honky Tonk

[BrianMitchelBrody]

Thats bomb diggety man!! Honky Tonk will never go out of style for us hard gigging sax pros!!!

[jazz1bro]

I talked with the guitarist on this video ,Terry Evans just a few minutes ago on the phone and two days ago while at NAAM 2012!

[NSP2Videos]

I also had the pleasure of working with the original sax player on the Bill Doggett hit, Clifford Scott. Clifford and I recorded a few sessions for Class Records in the 60' and also worked in different night club bands during that time. Clifford was a great musician and could write arrangements without going to a piano for reference. I picked up this ability from him.

[NSP2Videos]

While I was with Motown during the early 60's and into the late 70's Herman Riley was always a first call sax player. He also played all of the reeds, woodwinds, and was adept at the oboe. We were close friends up to his death in 2---. Terry Evans was also one of the guitarists on many sessions during the time. We also did a number of LA night club.

[eltoro145383]

Awesome--good ole foot stomping music. Nice, and vibrant.

[aemuntean]

how did r'n'b go from THIS to jay-z and rihanna???

[gmlapuri1]

LOVING MINUTE 4:37 WHEN THE ORGAN PLAYER IS SO INTO THESE IMPROVISATIONS HIS FACE MAKES HIS OWN.

QUALITY MUSIC!!

[saxophonistatlarge1]

Good to hear the old standard again. When I played with Bill we sometimes had to play Honky Tonk 5 times a night. It was the largest selling instrumental of all time.

[OneCarLows]

you are the mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[brob0747]

Jimmy Smith is great, but nothing bets the orignal

[walt7500]

Nothing can top an original! Billy Butler, hats off!

[jbones61]

This beat started a Dance Craze in Houston and Dallas in 1958. Every body started dancing to the half-beat to this song turning jitterbug into a new dance called the Whip in Houston, and the Push in Dallas, There was an annual Dance Contest between the Cities as to who had the best Dancers. It happens still to this day. Not from those cities but from all over the South. I went to a Contest in Bossier City at the Horseshoe Casino in 2004. The Next was in Houston in 2005. Lost Contact Since Then.

[jbones61]

One of the Best Versions I have ever heard. Bill Doggett and this version are the Ultimate Versions. Been dancing to these versions since 1960. Top that if you will! ! !

[jorgeubaque]

0 dislikes, but who could dislike this??

[teltuker1104]

No doubt, this is better than Doggett's version, which made the charts. The guitarman in this piece is superb and the sax man has nice gravel tones. And then, there's Jimmy and the B3 doin' the background.

[909kong]

Jimmy and the fellas definitely had their own things to say about "Honky Tonk"!

[wwp1948]

Herman Riley on the saxophone.

[smaloker]

Made my night!

[bobobekker]

As far as I can find it is Lou Donaldson on altosaxo

[bobobekker]

The man on guitar is Terri Evans and the man tenor sax I will look for you in our collection me and my brother where at that concert

[kapacon]

They captured it, not easy to do!

[theruss213]

Truly classic!

[arikmusic]

O M G

[DraggDaddy]

I am Moved.

[titoratm]

Fuking awesome

[ModernSaxDotCom]

Effertless mastery



[pabofranco]

200 x 0

[justplainjamtracks]

Masterful performance!!!

[maxolina]

Type MYPRIZE instead of YOU in youtube and hit enter

[lophatmike]

J.S. and the boys doin' Bill Doggett justice!!! Primo, absolutely primo!!!

[mroldiesman1]

you just don't monkey around with honky tonk. play it like bill did.

[ghairraigh]

Herman Riley, Tenor and Curly Evans, guitar.

[bobledoc]

the best

[anycush]

and then they had the nerve to tell me that they think that as a mutha I ain't fit ...

well it's just another peyton place and they're a bunch o harper valley hypo critz

[50nicepink]

YES YES I LOVE THIS 04-12-2011 SATURDAY 3:46 SHOUT OUT FOR SACRAMENTO WHERE I LIVE! THIS IS WHERE IT IS AT ! YOUNG ONES NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS !

[liorzilka]

p e r f e c t ! (:

[docpablo53]

I'm feelin' it myself.

@ 2consul Note the LOOK on Jimmy Smith's face at :51. And the drummer is the only guy where Jimmy is looking.

[schlappadudaaffe]

3:51 ouhhhhhh yeahhhhhh babyy

[Jangis]

Right now, Bill Doggett is smiling- totally true to the original- real nice.

[garyguitar]

Love it...but I can't believe Jimmy didn't solo--what restraint for the B-3 wildman. I suppose he was letting his band show out a little. Loved it just the same--had the original's "vibe".

[2consul]

Sorry. I meant to delete "note for note". I have no idea as to why my post appears twice.

[2consul]

This is note for note. Good but the drums are too aggressive. The subtlety of the original is missing. They get an A for effort in trying to duplicate the original, but some of the added accents and more frantic sax spoil the reverie induced by the slow easy groove. The original was by Bill Doggett. You can find it here on YouTube and make up your own mind.

[cjfl1962]

@2consul You know, what's great about music is each artist has their take on a particular song, and the freedom to do so. As an example, I don't expect Micheal Angelo and Picasso to create the same work of art, but their efforts would both be works of arts, none-the-less; and the same can be said for this rendition of the song. How about, just enjoying the music and stop complicating things.

[2consul]

This is note for note. Good but the drums are too aggressive. The subtlety of the original is missing. They get an A for effort in trying to duplicate the original, but some of the added accents spoil the reverie induced by the slow easy groove. The original was by Bill Doggett. You can find it here on YouTube and make up your own mind.

[kapacon]

@2consul: I agree, but man they are close to capturing the feel of the original! It's so hard to find a smooth, small kit jazz drummer these days. So they did pretty good with this guy.

[Abemol]

Hay cosas interesantes que hace la guitarra -el clima del comienzo- que pierden importancia por todo lo otro. Haría falta un trabajo más fino en esta pieza, tiene demasiado y muy banal.

[michaelfellblues]

thats FRANK WILSON on DRUMS and jimmy and HERMAN RILEY on sax and TERRY EVANS on guitar

[dambust56]

cool blues great playing could listing to all night

[lastofthebarons]

You're right about the sax player. A greatly underrated guy. The guitar player is not Burrell but is Carl Lockett.

[michaelfellblues]

@lastofthebarons no the guitar player is terry evans with herman riley sax and frank wilson drums

[ocnoreen]

Herman Riley playing sax and Kenny Burrell on guitar.

[jplent]

@ocnoreen not Kenny Burrell

[JazzGuitarBook]

It looks like Terry Evans from LA. (Mid 70's - early 80's?)

[DocFuzzB3]

Jimmy is stickin to the original! This is the way way Hoky Tonk is suppose to be.

[NSP2Videos]

@DocFuzzB3 The saxophone player is Herman Riley and the Guitarist is Terry Evans. I had the pleasure of working with both of them in and around Los Angeles as well as doing many recording sessions. Herman and I traveled with a few bands during the late 50's and into the 70's.

[waldo2384]

I believe that's Carl Lockett on guitar.

[EddieLandsberg]

@waldo2384 You believe wrongly, my friend... but not sure who it is.

[judahprince]

Oww... an Otto Link mouthpiece.....

[judahprince]

Jimmy sitting in with Bill Dogget's band.

[GuruSY]

Just fabulous all around. /bow

[ModernSaxDotCom]

blow that sax baby!

[CrudeDude]

Hot DAMN....I forgot how great Jimmy Smith really was...

This COOKS!

[Saxman11290]

@CrudeDude

I heard Jimmy Smith went to culinary school ...MASTER CHEF lol

[2dasimmons]

Yeah, that's Herman Riley on tenor sax. I wonder what happened to him between this performance and the St. Thomas Way post. Beautiful music, beautiful gentlemen. Thanks for the post!!!

[TRAINIAC19]

Many imitators, but no one else can produce this magic. Billy Butler--WHEW!!!!!

[msaintpc]

Most of the time this tune is played in G, however, it was originaly played in F.

[TRAINIAC19]

I saw Bill Doggett in "67" at Cape Cod, he was there for a week. I remember whoever was playing guitar on lead started with a bar F chord and slid up the neck. I don't think it was Billy Butler, since the guitar was bigger than the person playing it. Great times indeed!!!!!

[msaintpc]

Hey Trainiac19!! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Billy was still with Bill Doggett in"67", so more than likely, that was him. I learned " Honkey Tonk " in F, but since most musicians played it in E because it was easier, I had to learn it in E. Definitly, one of the greatest instrumentals ever composed.

[misshelene59280]

superbe, back in time

[DottoreFunk]

The tenor man is Herman Riley fo' sure. he gets announced by jimmy in another clip

[payperdue]

Clifford Scott - Sax

Billy Butler - Guitar

These two co-wrote Honky Tonk with Bill Doggett.

This is some rare footage! It's a treat to see footage of Billy Butler playing.

[msaintpc]

Man....This is the stuff baby!!

[bigsaxman]

Great tenor man!

[MrSoft85]

great!

[saxcrobaticfanatic]

he's a bad MothaFucka !

[Doodlinlounge]

yes, that's Terry Evans. He's still in Los Angeles ... working a Disneyland gig, I think

[kokonutz32]

tenor sax...herman riley

guitar ..terry evans

and don't we love that evans smile?

[jcayer2]

Are you shure about Terry Evans? He doesn't look like the one that I know...

[schorschadel]

maybe not Herman Riley. Isn't it the altoist Curtis Peagler on tenor ?

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