Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet - Round Midnight

[ibanezbloke]

I know it's a simple one, but my ear just can't get it... what's that chord vamp at about 0.32 seconds?

[trumpetman80]

@ibanezbloke

sounds like a major7 #9 , and perhaps a #11 is in there also..

[ibanezbloke]

@trumpetman80 Yeah, the voicing is , from low note to high, Eb Ab D Gb. Moving up to a F9 chord (voice F A D Gb) for 1/2 a bar. I got it by doing the Davis version.

[RadiusX7]

i don't even know what to say about this....

......worth the price of admission =)

[reynaldina]

Jazz music should have the spaces of the pop, I can't believe that such music is so underestimated. Adorable Kurt!

[ZenSawTrombone]

The piano player kills it in this. Man!

[mikisjazz]

I love Kurt's "'Round Midnight" as much as I love Metheny's "Lonely Woman"! His tone is incredibly beautiful, rich, and hauntingly deep. Let the angel sing for your returning...to the States soon, I hope. I want to hear him live again!

[halfold]

How come nobody mentions Parks? I find his solo the most remarkable in this clip....

[fiddlercrab3]

I just listened to a piano etude by Messiaen for a 20th century music class. In it, each note had a specific dynamic assigned, from ppp to fff. The result upon first listen was that some of the accompaniment blended into the background like a second pianist.

I get the same vibe when i hear the opening of this video. Kurt has such impeccable control, and makes self-accompaniment sound so easy.

Just incredible stuff, all around.

[kontrabas82]

Does anybody knows if he is still teaching ib Berlin?

thanks

[zynnetrix]

Seems so, the Jazz Institute Berlin states, that he is Professor of Bebop there..

[jballestrem]

yes, he is.

[gerardmanjoue]

This man is a dream player.

More than a jazz guitarist, a painter.

[zynnetrix]

why should a painter be "more" (more of what?) then a jazz guitarist?

[gerardmanjoue]

This man don't play like a jazz guitarist, he don't use common lines, he uses "the color" of the musical language.

If you prefer, it's not "more", it's different.

Best Regards

[jacmar555]

@zynnetrix well you can take it another way. more then a guitar player meaning a painter and guitar player. he paints images on his guitar.

[encounter1000]

@zynnetrix

Let me try to respond for gerardm, if I may. I am sure it was meant as a compliment. Just poke around on youtube, you'll see 'em: a thousand cats that can play a bit of jazz on a guitar - "jazz guitarists". Then there are the few like Kurt, who are so musical and masterful that they transcend the instrument. One listens to Kurt, and hears not such and so a scale, mode, or arpeggio, or brand of gtr so much as one is able to "see" scenes, stories. ...a painter with notes! Artistry.

[bradley1107]

@zynnetrix probably not meant to be taken literally...get it?

[sysphus13]

@zynnetrix I think gerardmanjoue was trying to say that the depth of his craft transcends his medium. I agree

[handdancin]

@sysphus13 Summarized perfectly, no more discussion necessary :)

[joshmarcus85]

@zynnetrix Come on, I get what he's saying; no need to cut a guy down over something trivial

[blacksalaman]

@zynnetrix

I guess gerardmanjoue means a painter of feelings,sensations & emotions through his music

[NicolaCasetti]

@zynnetrix i am both, there is no difference, cheers

[pierrejazzlover]

Incredible solo! Kurt is just impredictable he is awesome! I would like to learn the chords cause are not like the original, to try to understand what he did on the solo. BRAVO

[atanaciotonyhernande]

@pierrejazzlover alot of his stuff is drop 2 cycles, check em out

[dragondix]

yeah man... awesome

[ReminiscenceHr]

If you haven't, check Diego Figueiredo's version of this beautiful standard, here on youtube.

[shama2]

WOW!

amazing

[davejazz]

this guy is just not fair.. freaking awesome

[arturobandini2]

Thanks for these Kurtvids. Tyson, fellow Angeleno here. Jazz Bakery has to relocate this summer, but they expect to re-open by September. Not sure why Kurt had to cancel his fall gig there, unless something's up w/ the Bakery.

[tysondh81]

thanks for all the west coast (states) fans of kurt.

[Sandemose]

Keep em´coming! :) Thanks a bunch for uploading, christmas for us Kurt fan :)

Best, Sandemose

[tysondh81]

what happen to the bakery in la