Ray Brown Trio feat. Kevin Mahogany - Yardbyrd Suite

[duanedaugherty]

Kansas City does Kansas City.

Cool lives.

[happymay1985]

Fantastic!!!!

[josepharchbold]

Lol, I always get frightened when a song gets stopped dead like that. It takes skill to bring it right back.

[JazzFishGameCentre]

Damn !!! that cat can scat !!!

[lotzi20062006lotzi]

does anybody knows which ride cymbal george fludas is playing (1.00)

[druminf]

realy great timefeel !

[TheAftermathDrummerS]

Whoever hit the dislike button needs to have their head examined

[HendrixcommaMartin]

Wow this is really fast.

[groovedrumming1]

Great singing/ scatting...also some very nice drumming going on as well!

[nadinecohenjazz]

What a singer ! and a pianist !

[cleomontana]

George Fludas is swinging!

[Grouchtube08]

Kevin came to my High School in K.C. back in the nineties and was also amazing. Makes me want to go back to school and specialize in Vocal Jazz. Long live scat!!

[mgblues28]

up beat... yeah

[kldx360]

kevin mahogany just ran our jazz band's afterschool rehearsal yesterday! He came and coached us and filled in for our band director XD He was amazing

[thecitruscommander]

I can appreciate the vast talent that the scatting requires, but it's just not my cup of tea. Rather than having a vocalist imitating the sounds of a trumpet or sax, why not just get someone up there to blow some sweet tunes, ya know? That aside. Definitely lovin this rendition.

[josephnigelfrye]

this guy is right

[japa1990]

i can see your point, however the voice is an instrument. When we play a horn we are playing an instrument, its only a tool used to express what we have to say which is the music. The thing with vocalists is, today not many are very good at it. If you go to a jazz school most vocalists are pop/rock/rnb vocalists trying to scat. In that case it just doesnt swing. I have seen very few vocalists dedicated to jazz alone.

[ArthurKaletzky]

@thecitruscommander Well, besides being great fun for the singer and, one hopes, for the audience, it enables the singer to be be a real jazz improviser- do trades with other instruments and improvised solos, etc. This performance has excellent examples of them. Scatting allows the singer to be a sideman, not just the girl or boy in front of the band. japa1990's comment seconded.

[thecitruscommander]

@ArthurKaletzky Please let me clarify, my question was meant to be rhetorical with the purpose of expressing my jazz preferences, rather than as a true inquiry founded in igorance or curiosity. But I appreciate your civil and educated input, and I completely agree with your points on scatting and vocal jazz. It's only my personal preference that I enjoy purely instrumental jazz and not a judgement on the quality or value of vocal jazz. I just prefer a different style - Bill Evans Trio is my fave

[RubgyDrums]

It looks like Fludas is saying "dammit" at 4:14 cause he missed the return to the song. Love the expression on his face. :P

[2Young4OldFashioned]

Looks more like he's saying "Good job, man" to me...

[RubgyDrums]

Yeah, I see that. You're probably right. :P lol

[josephnigelfrye]

not even he is more likely saying yea man

[AmundLauritzen]

Ray Brown, one of the giants(RIP)! His playing is perfect as always, but the vocalist really caught my attention on this one! Who is he?

[trumpetking86]

Kevin Mahogany

[julesmonendrumface]

woow george fludas is good man

[foowah7]

This is awesome. kevin mahogany obviously knows how the drums should sound.

[palanzana]

ke figataaaaa

[balika33]

Holy shit man! This guy knows something

[samidouba]

3:50 That "Doom" was priceless.

[rallaei]

George Fludas is a Mofo!!! Ray brown is the king!

[Jazzman303]

Yeah man... but Jeff hamilton... he is the man.

[SNGR4LIF]

really good.....

[sreymffej]

Correction: Apologies

[sreymffej]

I was wrong about Kevin rushing--my apoligies!

[sreymffej]

Many times Kevin was rushing his phrasing--who knows the monitor system might have sucked! The drummer was swinging, but unfortunately his soloing lacked imagination and fire.

[rallaei]

What are you talking about??? have you seen this video??

[belaventuramusic]

Hey ! big voice and fantastic improvisation !

I really love this singer !

[blues4lionel]

everyone's a critic.post your video then maybe you can talk.

[JeikabuAronso]

That's what I say. Mr. Fludas ride is perfect for this combo.

[BranchCj]

I agree these people are dick heads.

[mothernella]

Great singer great impro!

[willyvallez]

Strange drummer !

[sonortubelug]

Schkeep Bop squidley boosh hose pipe ban!!!

[potocic7]

kevin? a fucking genius!

that´s all i´d like 2 say.

[shirtsleeve64]

ski ba doo bop bop bow ski ba DEE bop

[Taviaz]

Kevin Mahogany is awesome!

[etiodo]

you dude jazz musicians???? stop criticizing cos they all did there best..the piano playing is really nice and kevin's voice is juat it..the drummer is just a simple trad jazz drummer and they all sure had fun with the yardbirdsuite!!!!!

[neilbunker]

You are kinda dumb, especially about the trading/chase.....too bad...

[JeikabuAronso]

Yeah man, the drummer is playing with Ray Brown so just be quiet. Ha ha. And exactly like METHEWMOP said the scat solo is in the Charlie Parker sax style. ha ha, I don't see you up there.

[JeikabuAronso]

Yeah man, the drummer is playing with Ray Brown so just be quiet. Ha ha. And exactly like METHEWMOP said the scat solo is in the Charlie Parker sax style. ha ha, I don't see you up there.

[MusicGuru12]

That was so unique. Incredible Performance.

[aquilarco]

O___O genial!

[drummer510]

What a weird video. Ray Brown, be playing with some interesting dude. I guess the piano player is sweet, wit all the same bebop lines. That singer was all over the place. And the drummer could play all those lines, but his feel was straight.

[MATTTHEMOP]

well it was scat singing. and he was singing in the style of charlie parker's saxophone playing, and the name of the tune implies its tributing charlie parker anyway...so yeah i thought it was clever.

[nickmonypenny]

THAT SINGING IS AWESOME!!!!

Kevin awesome as well.

You have to love the drummer as well.

Awesome vid!!

[ehardi]

How come noone mentions the underrated pianist Larry Fuller? Amazingly fluid lines. These guys are masters. ehardi

[youclavicle]

Too bad Fludas messed up the end of the trading part. The rest of it was great!

[JonasBridgous]

I counted his fours and even the last one was on time.. mahogany was just messing with him, something that big-ego players often do to others in a jazz group!

[javiergraciasanchis]

kevin mahogany es fantastico!!!soy su fan numero uno en españa

[CaseOfJazz]

Cool!

[goodchessactor]

I hate to be a spoil sport but Kevin was off key too often for my liking.

[djjazziedeb]

Kevin is fantasic here. I saw him last year at a jazz fest in KC and my mom saw him in New York last year too. He is one of the most talented male vocalists of our era. A real treasure!

[HarukiHotshot]

thats probably the coolest thing ive ever seen

[smacclutch]

george is one of the best drummers ever

[Trumpetplayer60076]

Kevin is AMAZING and in GREAT company here! Thanks for posting.

[gawpertron]

ray brown is shithot! I've been learning this tune and it's a little toughie.

[blujafunk]

ray brown, one of the masters of the quarter note

[trassertube]

Nice vocal solo. That stuff requires real confidence

[Knafre]

Awesome!

[Rondeknot]

The drummer's technique is awesome,and Kevin also does a great job

[edfenn]

that's George Fludas. Even as a kid you new he would makeit. Hyper drumming on everything he could find. From a big LedZep. fan to this imagine.

[coolerdude111]

the trading with the drums was awesome

[Paulimacca]

This is very good music. I enjoyed it. Thanks for the share. :o)