A Master of Jazz Solo Piano - The MJQ's John Lewis

[Subtalvik2]

I just had a really rocky fart, it sort of hurt but just enough to where it was pleasing, like scratching an itch on my rectum. It was just so chunky and vibratory.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@Subtalvik2 My goodness, what a comparison.

[BossXC]

8 guys are Deaf.

[MrEdium]

What a class act ! He between Oscar Peterson & Bill Evans. When thinking of Jazz with Classical many times he is compared to Lennie Tristano, but he was completely different. Lennie was dark in flavor, while Lewis was light. Lennie Tristano is a forgotten piano genius that could play anything, but his intense counterpointal bebop can leave you in a daze. Lewis on the other hand always gave you a feeling that he could do more, but he had such restraint. Trully Amazing !

[SALLEMJAZZ]

the first few opening chords are a lesson in harmonization. What a style!

[JacqBLUEjay]

This man was awesome. Such a clear touch of the keys.

[johnyprestige]

This guy is great, i love how happy he seems to be when talking about Django.

[miki4088pen]

i like his facial expressions

he's all like, "yeah i know..im the shit"

[MrIsaacG01]

*** very good ***

[hemingwayyy]

amazing complex and it`s sound too simple ...

[TheAssirampiano]

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[MrAchronos]

shut the hell up cowboy.

[mysteryovideo]

genius....

[rabels63]

John Lewis, a giant of jazzpiano and what a sound and what a toucher, man, flabbergasting beautiful !

[almageccom]

Question: does Justin Bieber's agent pay people to mention him on EVERY music video on YouTube? Why are so many people obsessed with hating a 16-year old kid who is making it big? I am 65 and I see no reason to dislike the kid. He doesn't sing MY kind of music; but he seems like a nice kid. I wish him the best.

Also, after you answer that one--why would any one post a dislike on a music video? If you don't like it, just don't watch What is with these people?

[MrKevin502]

vete a la verga el mono lescano

[xBohemiox]

1:50 Action!

[davyfiore]

True artistry.

[MrKevin502]

Esa madre me dio sueño si no es por la cara del aguelo me cago de risa

[ElMonoLescano]

@MrKevin502 ...qué lamentable!.... permitir idiotas, sordos, pero lamentablemente ignorantes.. Qué mal gusto!

De qué pais será ese Mr. Kevin?.... Lo de Mister seguramente es un error o un mal chiste....

puafff!!!.... awfull!!!......

[Gnomester77]

Too many trolls here

--Troll

[xScrewie]

5 people prefer Justin Bieber -.-

[ciaoitalia84]

@eldeon48 I HOPE YOU'RE JOKING!!

[danielvictork]

wow ! love his faces

[TheDavidtak]

bueno esta muy seco

[fcbmartinso]

i love his faces!

[unknownkingdom]

He seems like a bit of a shy, quiet sort of person.

[sasquash12]

Jesus just look at the action on that piano. And such beautiful hands. Thing of wonder.

[pumuckel123]

@ JazzVideoGuy can you help me?? I have to do a research on "Third Stream" Music and i'm wondering if this is "third stream"?

thanks ♥

the video is fantastic, thanks for uploading!

[0yoon0]

So nice

[LEONCODAJJ]

Music start in minute 1:55.

JOHN LEWIS very good pianist. At the minute 4:20 plays his composition DJANGO in memmorian gipsy belgium guitarrist DJANGO REINHARDT , born in 1910 .

[goldtogreysmoke]

@LEONCODAJJ the whole song is django, the first part is more less an ad lib on the lead sheets.

[LEONCODAJJ]

@goldtogreysmoke I listen new: is ok :you are rigth .Thank You !!

[KRISSYsaywhat]

mm,beautiful, yeahyeah

[KRISSYsaywhat]

mm,beautiful, yeahyeah

[powerppriest]

the part that he takes a turn in the song at 4:21 is amazeing

[chezcory]

he blows his fingers to play, looks like Dizzy on trumpet.

[experiment0003]

@chezcory Dizzy who? Satchmo numero uno!!!

[ledzepoliver]

Great feel, love the song. Also he makes some marvelous piano faces:)

[chunchuck2000]

django

[MAYANSARQ]

waoooo

simplemente espectacular

bless

[OoOLiLi971OoO]

j'aime beaucoup le style qu'il a au piano la mélodie sorti est très belle !!!  je kiffff en gros

[mussman717word]

I love the music, and he seems like a great guy, but the faces he makes when he first starts playing are hillarious. Dude, why don't people listen to Jazz today? It's usually the first thing I do, when I'm in front of a Dish TV, I just automatically hop over to the Jazz station, because it is just so rad, and this guy makes that innevitably clear. I dig it so much!

[ilovesteelydan]

This music is breathtaking. So beautiful. I love John's elegant style.

[takefive07]

Yea such fond memories of his MJQ days when he also 'made faces' I remember.I had this track on a 10" LP when I was a lad and I played it endlessly.

Many thanks for posting

[croscrane]

elegant.

[BuckshotLaFunke]

It's sometimes akin to Bach. I've got Lewis' mind blowing Atlantic LP 'Improvised Meditations & Excursions' (never issued on CD), with George Duvivier and Connie Kay. How he swings on that one, with so few notes.

[wteo340]

Shit mann it's THESE chords I want to learn.. the block chords.. rich in sound be it big or tightly spaced

[stocksam]

he relly has a touch, a tone.

a great stilist and nice person.

[dggfhdfghdf]

guy starts bussin it @ 3:40

[olhos1837]

Thanks! haha

[35ee35]

i luf this vid

my a/c is broken! omg. im on cam too lol! OK

[coledeluxe]

breath taking... the last section when we revisit the beginning almost makes me want to cry. so beautiful.

[locobeis]

he's an excellent piano player but he makes very funny faces while playin' lol. he really feels the music.

[yschepers12]

you should here the joe pass version, it realy does the song justice.

[osun15]

Less is more,Django and Milano.Music from a genial gentleman.

[JosephNScott]

Reportedly the first thing Django wanted to know when he arrived in the U.S. for that '46-'47 tour was, "Where is Dizzy?"

[estate3305]

professor MR.Jhon Lewis

[billyb44]

I first heard Django by MJQ when I was about 10 or 11 years of age and have, over the last 50 years or so, collected dozens of versions - most of them with Lewis involved as player or musical director - and each version shows a continual movement of thought that has gradualy changed the tune up until the final version that I have on Evolution II released shortly before John Lewis's death. Nice video -thanks.

[lordkazama86]

wow...the django praise. Finally. He is the best, was the best, and will always be the best of all time. Until the day comes when someone invents a style of playing an intrument that right off the bat is the most advanced style, and plays it with 2 fingers...meh it saddens me that Django is not so well known in today world

[Catonius]

We meet again! :)

[bechet12]

I would certainly say that Django is one of the greatest improvisers. It's a stretch to say that he's the best. He's the best at being himself! Playing himself! There are so many tremendous jazz guitarist with their unique approach to playing that one has to look at it all and surmise that no one man represents everything and every style.

[bobaiyun]

Couldn't have been stated better.  Everyone hears music in their own way, and to say that one master is better than another is really short-sighted. In jazz, you appreciate people for who they are, not who you would like them to be.