Effing amazing...thank you for posting! BTW, were they in a parking lot or something? What's with the car in the background and the people milling about? wtf
oh... seamus great great great great solo...! and brecker too, of course! but seamus is killin. what a personal concept of sound phrasing and articulation... yeah
i've been a lifelong brecker fan, maybe i don't "know" enough to say who kills what, but it's like the sorrow for mr. porkpie hat's loss bleeds through, right when both tenors are wailing near the end. this is my "semi-official" intro to seamus blake, viva both tenormen!!!
@alfordeliot Also i'd like to apologise to Seamus for this argument getting out of hand like this, I did offer to back down a while back and agree to disagree with Mr Elliot but he wasnt having it . My beef with him was because I had spoken to Mark personally before about this so for Mr E to claim I was making shit up and to say that Ethan said he misqutoted him when Mark says he didnt ..... well i felt it needed clearing up!!!
@indaplace2b you man if i was wrong and you got proof so be it, apology accepted and i apologize for continueing the arguement, this is a new year so i'm trying to start things off right, i'll send the email info asap
@alfordeliot Mr Elliot .... As i said .... I'd be back in January .... And here i am LOL, Just got back from hanging out with MT .... He is over here for a couple of days..... You asked me for proof I HAVE IT .... send me your email address please and i'll give it to you straight from the horse's mouth .... Secondaly I owe you a slight apology as it turns out you actually do know Mark as well as you said you did but on the Subject of Brecker (as he told me again) you were well mistaken!
@alfordeliot This is the bottom line. I asked MT HIMSELF did you say what i read? HE said YES ...What is there for me to imply if he freely admited saying these words?? Your completely right i have no proof of my convo with MT but rest assured this isnt over dude! Had Mark Turner not said this to me himself and admited to these words i would have left it. If looking like knobhead on Youtube is what you seem to fear most then mark my words this will be cleared up when I see him in January! :)
@alfordeliot Your such a fool. With very bad reading dificulties. LOL. Tell me where in anything i've said in this arguement that Micheal Brecker was a primary influence on MT?? I'm not implying anything more than what I first read from Ethan then more importantly BACKED UP from Mark personally. Look through everything i've said, notice my story has never wavered where as yours has. You claim you have in writting a interview where you speak to both about this blog and what was written. SHOW ME!
@alfordeliot sorry dude for all the comments it's just that this is my first youtube account play i'm about to study with some serious cats, give me some examples of the stuff should you
al3tim I notice you've just signed up lol...Welcome to Youtube Sir. If you've looked thru this dissagreement you will see why i'm sticking to my guns....I was half prepared up untill a while ago to go with what that idiot Elliot was saying BUT I asked Mark Turner when he came to the UK with FLY about the blog and wether he was aware of it...He not only admited to saying this, he also elaborated on the what he said. What does Ethan have to know about the saxophone to quote someones words?
@alfordeliot Oh yeah I just wanted to commend you on getting your spelling & punctuation together, it has really improved, I would now see your typing & think you have the mental age of a 12 year old, so your getting better. Did you get a spellchecker for xmas? or are you just really scared I will keep teasing you about it ?? Now, bring me proof of this supposed article you wrote or this argument is over. I know you have no life as you police this vid even when no one is talkin too you LOL
@indaplace2b yo man even though this arguement seems to be blown out of proportion, I'm going to have agree with alfordeliot to a certain degree, i to play tenor sax currently studying at NYU with Chris Potter and Mark Turner, and from what Turner told me none of his influence stems to much toward Brecker although he loves his playing
@al3tim secondly... Mark never sugested to me that Brecker was a primary influence but he certianly made no bones about saying he checked him out and and went thru a period of anaylising his solo's. As he did with many of the great tenor players. My understanding is this was either in his Berklee/Pre Berklee days and before he got into Warne Marsh. thanks for your imput but not to worry I will speak to Mark again in early Jan and clear this up when he tours with Phil Robson and Mike Janisch.
LOL@ Not layin your cards on the table ... Thats pussy talk..YOU HAVE NO CARDS..The oldest trick in the book from someone trying to sneak out the backdoor of an argument he cant win . I'm 1 million per cent sure that your **Supposed** article wont tell me anything I dont already know or havent read elsewhere and it certainaly wont mention Ethan saying he misquoted MT .... Your such a sad person. Dont you feel stupid how i badded you up on the internet and made you look like a dickhead???
@alfordeliot LOOOL OMG Two months after I flopped your case your still tryin to save face??... Listen ... Show me the direction to the article you apparently written!!!!.... post it online!!!. and PS PLEASE stop typing to me on other Youtube vids you sad pathetic stalker.....I do not wish be your friend little man :) I Can tell you were starved of love as a child ... poor thing!
Wow-- catfighting aside, this is a great video. Seamus plays perfectly with Michael-- instead of trying of follow Brecker by pretending to be Brecker, he follows Brecker with his own approach and vibe, very authentically and beautifully. Really good job, man, and great music. Two jazz saxophone geniuses.
@alfordeliot There's nothing you can say to me to change my mind as i sat & spoke to him & asked him for myself these specific questions.= >1) Are you aware of the interview on Ethan's Blog? his answer to me = 2) Yes. Did you say that? His answer to me = Yes. Now if I’ve asked him myself without puttin words into his mouth & he answered. Why are you trying to change my mind? Why are you getting so heated lol I don’t get it. Needing to state my age shows me your clutching at straws. try again!
@alfordeliot LOOOOOOL You should try out as a stand up comedian. You can’t spell, your punctuation is deficient, And now you’re a "Journalist"??? Do you check your posts before you send them?? Like I said (cause i know you can’t read too good) One way to prove this is to tell that "Ethan Guy" to publicly (on his blog) say he misquoted MT. Alford come on dude.... no need to get angry and worked up ....I'm sorry if I bring back memories of how you got teased at school!! You sound pissed LOL
@alfordeliot Oh and one more thing....One way to prove this is to tell that "Ethan Guy" to publicly (on his blog) say he misquoted MT..... Until i see that I will regard anything you have to type from this point as a sad attempt by a out of work Street Entertainer with nothing better to do than sit at home fighting You Tube battles ...GET ME PROOF OR GET A LIFE matey..... I almost feel sorry for you.
@alfordeliot LOOOOOL Your the biggest prick on You Tube. Making up stories are we?? You should be ashamed of yourself. So let me get this straight. You interviewed "That Ethan Guy".. who i was hoping knew MT ?? lol. Its clear by your original posts you'd never heard of him before I mentioned him. So now you've interviewed him where's the proof of this interview dumbo? What magazine was it published in?. Bring me proof or Shut up dude ...hahahaha. Your right. You win at being a DICKHEAD!!!
@alfordeliot How can you end a convo and reply as the same time you freak LOOOOOL. I think you will find its the other way around Dumbo.... Like i said ...untill you have something new to say or evidence on the contrary, i will not reply .... I've worn you down to the point of repetition and its a sad thing to watch.... I know you will reply because as i said before your my lil bytch... *sits back and waits for the hairdresser's usual dumb (with a mental age of 5) childish response* ...
@alfordeliot Oh by the way,,, Your totally right .... I'm lying my ass off.... I didnt go to the premier inn hotel after the show with Fly and Baptiste. I wasnt chattin to both Jeff Ballard and MT for a good while... Mark wasnt saying to me that he doesnt like traveling much these days and he didnt tell me one of his favourite up and coming saxophonists was Ben Van Gelder, He didnt tell me about when Q-tip showed up at Smalls with Nicole Kidman. He didnt talk to me in depth about voice leading!
@alfordeliot lol ......how dare you call me slow when you type like a 5 year old with the most poorest spelling and grammar known to man ??? It's not over because you have to reply to me .... i might as well call you my lil bytch lol ..... This argument is very important to you! ....Why do you keep repeating yourself? That is the first sign of maddness and also the sign of someone who has lost a argument and is trying to save face ,..... I didint know MT was taking students with dyslexia.
@alfordeliot Secondly I dont have any proof in the way of a recording of me speaking with MT at the hotel. I was having a chat with him not interveiwing him. Maybe you walk arround with a recording all your conversations(this might explain why you dont have much friends and spend your life trying to argue with people on youtube) but i dont. ALSO you dont say when this convo is over. I DO lol ...We will keep this goin untill you provide me proof of you speaking to Mark the blog! Now hurry up !!!
@alfordeliot You dont need to be sorry i can see your a looser who doesnt get out much.... I wonder how many great saxophonists in New York have time to sit arround on the internet being a youtube gangster?? Are things that quiet on the work front LOL?? Your the one who says you have proof of you speaking to MT about Ethans blog.;.... Send it to me and i will adminster an apology to you ..... But we both know that will never happen because you dont have any.....Why lie so much though? Weirdo!!!
@alfordeliot Wonderfull, it's better to walk away from a argument you cant win... Your doin the right thing bro *gives Alford a pat on the back and a A+ for effort*.... I'ts been a pleasure listening to your fantasy stories. Peace!!! Love and Hairgrease :D
@alfordeliot One more thing,Why would you just come out of the blue and say you spoke to MT about the blog when you had sufficient and ample time to say that before?I'm certianly not lying and i dont see why MT would tell us two different things? do you take your Earplugs afer you finish gigging ?? That could be part of the problem dude. Bro I wont claim to have pancakes with him and know the family because i dont but i most definetly spoke to him for a good while LISTENED to what he had to say
@alfordeliot Hmmmm ... I Tell ya what mate,,,,get me some proof of you speaking to Mark about the Ethan Blog if you supposedly have it lol... I came with the "redderick" (WTF that is ???) ....of what i believed to be true and because you (pancake boy) told me i was talkin shit I decided to ask Mr Turner (without putting any words into his mouth) 3 clear questions on the subject matter and he answered them. You'd be better off writitng kids fictional stories dude. PS.Bro Mum jokes are so 1980's
@alfordeliot LMAO Yeah your right Bro! I didnt hear you the first time because if you look thru your posts there isnt anything about you asking him specifically about his remarks in the BLOG or him sayin he was misquoted! It's quite sad when you have to lie to proof a point. I feel it for you though bro. It must be very hard realising you dont know your pancake partner as much as you think you do. And about there beiing no proof. I'll bring JudgeJudy along next time me & Mark speak just for you.
@alfordeliot LMAO Yeah your right Bro! I didnt hear you the first time because if you look thru your posts there isnt anything about you asking him specifically about his remarks in the BLOG or him sayin he was misquoted! It's quite sad when you have to lie to proof a point. I feel it for you though bro. It must be very hard realising you dont know your pancake partner as much as you think you do. And about there beiing no proof. I'll bring JudgeJudy along next time me & Mark speak just for you.
@alfordeliot This Convo and Youtube One upmanship is a bit boring /redundant now seeing as I asked him myself if he made the remarks on Ethan's blog *yawns* Having breakfast with him and knowing the family is niether here nor there and has nothing to do with this. When Mr Turner gets back to the States and the next time your having Rice Crispies together, ask him yourself if you dont mind loooking like a total and utter knobhead when he corrects you!
@alfordeliot You also say ==> I'm not saying that Mark wasn't influenced by brecker he said it" ....Erm ... He told me there is no way he would say that because it simply isnt true. I suggest you call Mark and ask him yourself when he comes back to the states in the next few days. You have your wires crossed bro. One last thing. This "Ethan guy" as you put it IS a good friend of Mark's as i asked him yesterday. Who do you think Iverson's Odyssey was written for? You've been served mate! hehehe
@alfordeliot LOL You could be his hairdresser for all i care. You questioned my original statement about Breckers influence on Mark Turner. Your exact words => "your just hoping he knows mark for x amount of year in order to make his words even creditable but i heard it from mark turners mouth, did you?" Well yeah i did lol. I got it straight for the horse's mouth and not from some guy on YouTube who claims to have hung out with Mark for x amount of years but seems to be very missinformed.
@alfordeliot I hung out with Mark Turner just last night at premier Hotel after a gig London with Fly & Baptise Torrington for about an hour. I have met him a few times before but didnt get to chat to him as long as last night. We spoke about many things including family life, Warne, Lenny, even Q-tip. I mentioned the interview. I even mentioned this convo on how you said he didnt check out or transcribe Brecker. He said you may have missunderstood him! He said Mr Iverson QUOTED HIM CORRECTLY!
what are yo utrying to say about the giant steps recording with brecker and mintzer brecker fucking kills it mintzer does well but i mean brecker is the better sax player
Brecker falls off the 8th note train at the end of the first two choruses man. It sounds like he's barely hanging on. Mintzer kills that shit. He makes a musical solo out of it instead of trying to hang on with 8th notes. He makes a pure musical statement.
I could never play like either in a million years, and both had great solos, but as far as who gave it to who - Mintzer punished on this recording.
"...i know you might disagree." - what i said earlier.
You're entitled to your opinion. I listened to this with Terrell Stafford at Temple and he said the same thing. You may wanna get your lips off your michael brecker statue for a minute and dig what seamus is saying here.
And granted, MB was amazing, but he's gotten it handed to him before. Listen to the Brecker/Mintzer recording of Giant Steps. Same thing.
Brecker was a great player. But he was human. This video proves it.
I'm half getting the feeling this is just a plug to let everyone know that you've had lessons with Mr Turner and for that im very happy for you, I really am!...I think you have a problem understanding what the word "quote" means though lol. So yes, i sugest you "check it out" to see what he actually said. And more to the point Ethan knows Mark much better than you or i do and wouldnt "misquote" him. Anyway, i rest my case on the whole mater out of respect for Seamus and the late Mr Brecker.
The statement i posted in the quote marks supposedly came from Mark himself after being interviewed By Ethan Iverson a few days after Brecker died. Like i say check out Iversons blog. I too am a massive Turner fan & was surprised by his remarks ie trancsribing Brecker because in every interview I had ever heard from turner up and untill that point i read what he told you but as you know Ethan & Mark are very good friends so i'm inclinded to beleive the interview is genuine as its on his blog!
"Fuck those motherfuckers who don't give it up for Michael Brecker.
He was so influential to so many players. I fully admit to hours of learning and studying Brecker solos. He's consistently excellent. That Claus Ogerman album Cityscape is prime Brecker--just incredible."
When interviewed by Ethan Iverson backstage @ Village Vanguard. Go to "Do the Math, The Bad Plus " Blog for the whole interview
Wow, what impressed me is that he could concentrate on his playing with a living legend standing beside him. I would be so distracted with "the man" standing beside me that I don't think I could get my thoughts across in an orderly manner. Hats off to Seamus! My first time hearing of this guy. There are so many talented people in this world, too bad that the genius we have isn't equally rewarded.
In spite of all the great things people have said about Brecker, he is still underrated in the general scheme of things. What a wonderful musician he was.
I dont get how Brecker was underated? What more could he do for the saxophone apart from win a nobel peace prize ? He's probably the most recorded saxophonists ever playing on over 800 albums. Its harder to escape his way of playin than it is to embrace it. I loved Breckers ethic on music & his playing. Potter, Seamus, Turner, Donny McCasslin All went thru a "brecker period" ie transcribing his stuff. before finding thier own style. Someone like Warne Marsh should be considered underated!
oh, i'm so happy to be able to hear/see Seamus Blake on YouTube! I'm really sorry I missed you playing here in Victoria the other night with Joel Haynes. You've always been one of my superheroes. Thanks for sharing your music. You sound fantastic. Channeling the universe. I wish you all the best. -Brooke
man im really diggin ur ideas! i used to play an otto link, i couldnt get a decent sound out of it so i switched to jody jazz hard rubber but man can you blow! you really got the rhythm section to go along with you for that solo. great playing man.
Seamus ... Damm I'm lost for words bro... Yes Michael ripped it up but i think for most of sax players we became accustomed to the that (lol)I've been listening to you ages and met you in the uk a few years back with Dave Higginbottom. Please let me know when your back on these because i want to take a lesson with you. To me along with Mark, Joshua, and Chris, your one of todays masters of using tension an release in your solos.
Damn man I couldn't even imagine what if would be like taking a solo right after Michael Brecker himself. Whoever out there that thinks M.Brecker is overrated is just a dumbass.
this planet we live on makes zero sense. this vid has 35k hits yet some hot Korean chick barely playing classical saxophone has 700k hits.
Selmerpilot 1 month ago 2
haha :) you can hear some mintzer/potter huskyness in seamus's altissimo
gjbsaxman94 1 month ago
Effing amazing...thank you for posting! BTW, were they in a parking lot or something? What's with the car in the background and the people milling about? wtf
saxjamin 1 month ago
hell yea!!
blueroan4 5 months ago
oh... seamus great great great great solo...! and brecker too, of course! but seamus is killin. what a personal concept of sound phrasing and articulation... yeah
drlluc 7 months ago
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Damn the stupid ten minute time limit!
EddieHaskelll 7 months ago
woof!
EddieHaskelll 7 months ago
yeas. michael brecker. always killing it. love the arpeggiated intro.
ericfontainejazz 8 months ago
05:03 ... marcus miller (camera)
ChristianGastl 10 months ago 2
i've been a lifelong brecker fan, maybe i don't "know" enough to say who kills what, but it's like the sorrow for mr. porkpie hat's loss bleeds through, right when both tenors are wailing near the end. this is my "semi-official" intro to seamus blake, viva both tenormen!!!
tackyacky 1 year ago
Haha youtube comments once again ruin everything!
saxxman25 1 year ago 3
wow that kid is good :o
gjbsaxman94 1 year ago
brecker is so killing on this, it is nutz, seamus is the man also, two great tenor players, glad ive seen them both live! :)
fce189 1 year ago
this is amazing, we all know brecker kills it but seriously seamus, that guy is a motherfucker. this is a pretty great video, thanks for posting.
jazzsax90210 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Also i'd like to apologise to Seamus for this argument getting out of hand like this, I did offer to back down a while back and agree to disagree with Mr Elliot but he wasnt having it . My beef with him was because I had spoken to Mark personally before about this so for Mr E to claim I was making shit up and to say that Ethan said he misqutoted him when Mark says he didnt ..... well i felt it needed clearing up!!!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@indaplace2b you man if i was wrong and you got proof so be it, apology accepted and i apologize for continueing the arguement, this is a new year so i'm trying to start things off right, i'll send the email info asap
alfordelliott 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Mr Elliot .... As i said .... I'd be back in January .... And here i am LOL, Just got back from hanging out with MT .... He is over here for a couple of days..... You asked me for proof I HAVE IT .... send me your email address please and i'll give it to you straight from the horse's mouth .... Secondaly I owe you a slight apology as it turns out you actually do know Mark as well as you said you did but on the Subject of Brecker (as he told me again) you were well mistaken!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
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ciaobellacafe 1 year ago
@alfordeliot This is the bottom line. I asked MT HIMSELF did you say what i read? HE said YES ...What is there for me to imply if he freely admited saying these words?? Your completely right i have no proof of my convo with MT but rest assured this isnt over dude! Had Mark Turner not said this to me himself and admited to these words i would have left it. If looking like knobhead on Youtube is what you seem to fear most then mark my words this will be cleared up when I see him in January! :)
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Your such a fool. With very bad reading dificulties. LOL. Tell me where in anything i've said in this arguement that Micheal Brecker was a primary influence on MT?? I'm not implying anything more than what I first read from Ethan then more importantly BACKED UP from Mark personally. Look through everything i've said, notice my story has never wavered where as yours has. You claim you have in writting a interview where you speak to both about this blog and what was written. SHOW ME!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
all that's given i'm going to agree and side with alfordeliot to much evidence pointing his way
al3tim 1 year ago
@alfordeliot sorry dude for all the comments it's just that this is my first youtube account play i'm about to study with some serious cats, give me some examples of the stuff should you
al3tim 1 year ago
@alfordeliot how was studying with seamus and what type of stuff did Turner show you i'm studying with him next semester along with lovano
al3tim 1 year ago
@alfordeliot yo man i heard you at the listening session at new school dude you sound so killin, who did you study with
al3tim 1 year ago
al3tim I notice you've just signed up lol...Welcome to Youtube Sir. If you've looked thru this dissagreement you will see why i'm sticking to my guns....I was half prepared up untill a while ago to go with what that idiot Elliot was saying BUT I asked Mark Turner when he came to the UK with FLY about the blog and wether he was aware of it...He not only admited to saying this, he also elaborated on the what he said. What does Ethan have to know about the saxophone to quote someones words?
indaplace2b 1 year ago
0:41, TIMELINE.
andrewirobinson 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Oh yeah I just wanted to commend you on getting your spelling & punctuation together, it has really improved, I would now see your typing & think you have the mental age of a 12 year old, so your getting better. Did you get a spellchecker for xmas? or are you just really scared I will keep teasing you about it ?? Now, bring me proof of this supposed article you wrote or this argument is over. I know you have no life as you police this vid even when no one is talkin too you LOL
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@indaplace2b yo man even though this arguement seems to be blown out of proportion, I'm going to have agree with alfordeliot to a certain degree, i to play tenor sax currently studying at NYU with Chris Potter and Mark Turner, and from what Turner told me none of his influence stems to much toward Brecker although he loves his playing
al3tim 1 year ago
@al3tim secondly... Mark never sugested to me that Brecker was a primary influence but he certianly made no bones about saying he checked him out and and went thru a period of anaylising his solo's. As he did with many of the great tenor players. My understanding is this was either in his Berklee/Pre Berklee days and before he got into Warne Marsh. thanks for your imput but not to worry I will speak to Mark again in early Jan and clear this up when he tours with Phil Robson and Mike Janisch.
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@indaplace2b plus i wouldn't give to much credit to ethans blog, the guy knows nothing about the sax not at all but is a cool dude
ps dude let it go!!
al3tim 1 year ago
LOL@ Not layin your cards on the table ... Thats pussy talk..YOU HAVE NO CARDS..The oldest trick in the book from someone trying to sneak out the backdoor of an argument he cant win . I'm 1 million per cent sure that your **Supposed** article wont tell me anything I dont already know or havent read elsewhere and it certainaly wont mention Ethan saying he misquoted MT .... Your such a sad person. Dont you feel stupid how i badded you up on the internet and made you look like a dickhead???
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot LOOOL OMG Two months after I flopped your case your still tryin to save face??... Listen ... Show me the direction to the article you apparently written!!!!.... post it online!!!. and PS PLEASE stop typing to me on other Youtube vids you sad pathetic stalker.....I do not wish be your friend little man :) I Can tell you were starved of love as a child ... poor thing!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
Wow-- catfighting aside, this is a great video. Seamus plays perfectly with Michael-- instead of trying of follow Brecker by pretending to be Brecker, he follows Brecker with his own approach and vibe, very authentically and beautifully. Really good job, man, and great music. Two jazz saxophone geniuses.
heavyweather77 1 year ago
@alfordeliot There's nothing you can say to me to change my mind as i sat & spoke to him & asked him for myself these specific questions.= >1) Are you aware of the interview on Ethan's Blog? his answer to me = 2) Yes. Did you say that? His answer to me = Yes. Now if I’ve asked him myself without puttin words into his mouth & he answered. Why are you trying to change my mind? Why are you getting so heated lol I don’t get it. Needing to state my age shows me your clutching at straws. try again!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot LOOOOOOL You should try out as a stand up comedian. You can’t spell, your punctuation is deficient, And now you’re a "Journalist"??? Do you check your posts before you send them?? Like I said (cause i know you can’t read too good) One way to prove this is to tell that "Ethan Guy" to publicly (on his blog) say he misquoted MT. Alford come on dude.... no need to get angry and worked up ....I'm sorry if I bring back memories of how you got teased at school!! You sound pissed LOL
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Oh and one more thing....One way to prove this is to tell that "Ethan Guy" to publicly (on his blog) say he misquoted MT..... Until i see that I will regard anything you have to type from this point as a sad attempt by a out of work Street Entertainer with nothing better to do than sit at home fighting You Tube battles ...GET ME PROOF OR GET A LIFE matey..... I almost feel sorry for you.
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot LOOOOOL Your the biggest prick on You Tube. Making up stories are we?? You should be ashamed of yourself. So let me get this straight. You interviewed "That Ethan Guy".. who i was hoping knew MT ?? lol. Its clear by your original posts you'd never heard of him before I mentioned him. So now you've interviewed him where's the proof of this interview dumbo? What magazine was it published in?. Bring me proof or Shut up dude ...hahahaha. Your right. You win at being a DICKHEAD!!!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
Wow, does anyone know what that pattern is at 1:36 ?
maxthesloth93 1 year ago
Wow, the way Seamus built his solo was awesome. It was perfect coming in right after Michael Brecker burrrnnneeed
OnSugarHill 1 year ago
@alfordeliot How can you end a convo and reply as the same time you freak LOOOOOL. I think you will find its the other way around Dumbo.... Like i said ...untill you have something new to say or evidence on the contrary, i will not reply .... I've worn you down to the point of repetition and its a sad thing to watch.... I know you will reply because as i said before your my lil bytch... *sits back and waits for the hairdresser's usual dumb (with a mental age of 5) childish response* ...
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Oh by the way,,, Your totally right .... I'm lying my ass off.... I didnt go to the premier inn hotel after the show with Fly and Baptiste. I wasnt chattin to both Jeff Ballard and MT for a good while... Mark wasnt saying to me that he doesnt like traveling much these days and he didnt tell me one of his favourite up and coming saxophonists was Ben Van Gelder, He didnt tell me about when Q-tip showed up at Smalls with Nicole Kidman. He didnt talk to me in depth about voice leading!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot lol ......how dare you call me slow when you type like a 5 year old with the most poorest spelling and grammar known to man ??? It's not over because you have to reply to me .... i might as well call you my lil bytch lol ..... This argument is very important to you! ....Why do you keep repeating yourself? That is the first sign of maddness and also the sign of someone who has lost a argument and is trying to save face ,..... I didint know MT was taking students with dyslexia.
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Secondly I dont have any proof in the way of a recording of me speaking with MT at the hotel. I was having a chat with him not interveiwing him. Maybe you walk arround with a recording all your conversations(this might explain why you dont have much friends and spend your life trying to argue with people on youtube) but i dont. ALSO you dont say when this convo is over. I DO lol ...We will keep this goin untill you provide me proof of you speaking to Mark the blog! Now hurry up !!!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot You dont need to be sorry i can see your a looser who doesnt get out much.... I wonder how many great saxophonists in New York have time to sit arround on the internet being a youtube gangster?? Are things that quiet on the work front LOL?? Your the one who says you have proof of you speaking to MT about Ethans blog.;.... Send it to me and i will adminster an apology to you ..... But we both know that will never happen because you dont have any.....Why lie so much though? Weirdo!!!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
I'd gladly pay the arm and/or leg for a lesson with Seamus.
Bebopopotamus 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Wonderfull, it's better to walk away from a argument you cant win... Your doin the right thing bro *gives Alford a pat on the back and a A+ for effort*.... I'ts been a pleasure listening to your fantasy stories. Peace!!! Love and Hairgrease :D
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot One more thing,Why would you just come out of the blue and say you spoke to MT about the blog when you had sufficient and ample time to say that before?I'm certianly not lying and i dont see why MT would tell us two different things? do you take your Earplugs afer you finish gigging ?? That could be part of the problem dude. Bro I wont claim to have pancakes with him and know the family because i dont but i most definetly spoke to him for a good while LISTENED to what he had to say
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot Hmmmm ... I Tell ya what mate,,,,get me some proof of you speaking to Mark about the Ethan Blog if you supposedly have it lol... I came with the "redderick" (WTF that is ???) ....of what i believed to be true and because you (pancake boy) told me i was talkin shit I decided to ask Mr Turner (without putting any words into his mouth) 3 clear questions on the subject matter and he answered them. You'd be better off writitng kids fictional stories dude. PS.Bro Mum jokes are so 1980's
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot LMAO Yeah your right Bro! I didnt hear you the first time because if you look thru your posts there isnt anything about you asking him specifically about his remarks in the BLOG or him sayin he was misquoted! It's quite sad when you have to lie to proof a point. I feel it for you though bro. It must be very hard realising you dont know your pancake partner as much as you think you do. And about there beiing no proof. I'll bring JudgeJudy along next time me & Mark speak just for you.
indaplace2b 1 year ago
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@alfordeliot LMAO Yeah your right Bro! I didnt hear you the first time because if you look thru your posts there isnt anything about you asking him specifically about his remarks in the BLOG or him sayin he was misquoted! It's quite sad when you have to lie to proof a point. I feel it for you though bro. It must be very hard realising you dont know your pancake partner as much as you think you do. And about there beiing no proof. I'll bring JudgeJudy along next time me & Mark speak just for you.
indaplace2b 1 year ago
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indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot This Convo and Youtube One upmanship is a bit boring /redundant now seeing as I asked him myself if he made the remarks on Ethan's blog *yawns* Having breakfast with him and knowing the family is niether here nor there and has nothing to do with this. When Mr Turner gets back to the States and the next time your having Rice Crispies together, ask him yourself if you dont mind loooking like a total and utter knobhead when he corrects you!
Ps good luck with hairdressing! Peace!!! :)
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot You also say ==> I'm not saying that Mark wasn't influenced by brecker he said it" ....Erm ... He told me there is no way he would say that because it simply isnt true. I suggest you call Mark and ask him yourself when he comes back to the states in the next few days. You have your wires crossed bro. One last thing. This "Ethan guy" as you put it IS a good friend of Mark's as i asked him yesterday. Who do you think Iverson's Odyssey was written for? You've been served mate! hehehe
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot LOL You could be his hairdresser for all i care. You questioned my original statement about Breckers influence on Mark Turner. Your exact words => "your just hoping he knows mark for x amount of year in order to make his words even creditable but i heard it from mark turners mouth, did you?" Well yeah i did lol. I got it straight for the horse's mouth and not from some guy on YouTube who claims to have hung out with Mark for x amount of years but seems to be very missinformed.
indaplace2b 1 year ago
@alfordeliot I hung out with Mark Turner just last night at premier Hotel after a gig London with Fly & Baptise Torrington for about an hour. I have met him a few times before but didnt get to chat to him as long as last night. We spoke about many things including family life, Warne, Lenny, even Q-tip. I mentioned the interview. I even mentioned this convo on how you said he didnt check out or transcribe Brecker. He said you may have missunderstood him! He said Mr Iverson QUOTED HIM CORRECTLY!
indaplace2b 1 year ago
Beautiful.
Everything
It's just so pretty. Both of you.
yahbitchyah777 1 year ago
I dig Seamus' playing on this a lot!
johndouglasmusic 1 year ago
Way to hang in there with the gentle giant. Michael was so darned intimidating. So was Berg.
laughingtiger123 2 years ago
@laughingtiger123 Man I thought Bob Berg was still alive.. how tragic.
Jazzman303 2 years ago
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laughingtiger123 2 years ago
kudos to seamus. there can't be many people that would follow a brecker solo like that! or even have the balls to try!
beeebopftw 2 years ago 10
what are yo utrying to say about the giant steps recording with brecker and mintzer brecker fucking kills it mintzer does well but i mean brecker is the better sax player
guysaxophone 2 years ago
@guysaxophone
Brecker falls off the 8th note train at the end of the first two choruses man. It sounds like he's barely hanging on. Mintzer kills that shit. He makes a musical solo out of it instead of trying to hang on with 8th notes. He makes a pure musical statement.
I could never play like either in a million years, and both had great solos, but as far as who gave it to who - Mintzer punished on this recording.
shed15625 1 year ago
Wow!~
Tnrmk6 2 years ago
love how he starts pork pie with his naima intro.
vanderbiltsax 2 years ago 4
Yeah Michael and Seamus!
Gdelbosq 2 years ago
yeah - Seamus
mileswarm 2 years ago 3
...i know you might disagree, but i think seamus gave it to michael brecker. man... that solo was perfect.
shed15625 2 years ago
You might want to get your hearing checked.
dwartyclone 2 years ago
"...i know you might disagree." - what i said earlier.
You're entitled to your opinion. I listened to this with Terrell Stafford at Temple and he said the same thing. You may wanna get your lips off your michael brecker statue for a minute and dig what seamus is saying here.
And granted, MB was amazing, but he's gotten it handed to him before. Listen to the Brecker/Mintzer recording of Giant Steps. Same thing.
Brecker was a great player. But he was human. This video proves it.
shed15625 2 years ago
Great solo, Seamus.
I remember what David Kikoski said about performing with Mike:
"The hardest thing to do, when you playing with Brecker, is to play a solo after him."
Both of you are great inspirations.
Thank a lot.
oostapchuk 2 years ago 6
hááááááha, wow
mileswarm 2 years ago
I'm half getting the feeling this is just a plug to let everyone know that you've had lessons with Mr Turner and for that im very happy for you, I really am!...I think you have a problem understanding what the word "quote" means though lol. So yes, i sugest you "check it out" to see what he actually said. And more to the point Ethan knows Mark much better than you or i do and wouldnt "misquote" him. Anyway, i rest my case on the whole mater out of respect for Seamus and the late Mr Brecker.
indaplace2b 2 years ago
The statement i posted in the quote marks supposedly came from Mark himself after being interviewed By Ethan Iverson a few days after Brecker died. Like i say check out Iversons blog. I too am a massive Turner fan & was surprised by his remarks ie trancsribing Brecker because in every interview I had ever heard from turner up and untill that point i read what he told you but as you know Ethan & Mark are very good friends so i'm inclinded to beleive the interview is genuine as its on his blog!
indaplace2b 2 years ago
Mark Turners own words
"Fuck those motherfuckers who don't give it up for Michael Brecker.
He was so influential to so many players. I fully admit to hours of learning and studying Brecker solos. He's consistently excellent. That Claus Ogerman album Cityscape is prime Brecker--just incredible."
When interviewed by Ethan Iverson backstage @ Village Vanguard. Go to "Do the Math, The Bad Plus " Blog for the whole interview
I Rest My Case!
indaplace2b 2 years ago
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jazzeyesrecords 2 years ago
Hi Seamus,
who's the pianist?
from Mark in Toronto
MarkEisenman 2 years ago
its dave kikoski
benmallinder 2 years ago
Who are you?
props man
Rorschach120 2 years ago
what a great vid thank you will there be more from this show?
gkip 2 years ago
Smokin'! I would have been overwhelmed trying to play after Brecker!
sequel91 3 years ago
really great version
maxohpne 3 years ago
Wow.. this is with the Mingus Band... Does anyone know who else was in this ban? drums? bass?
jaleelshaw 3 years ago
it was boris n jonathan.
seamusblake 3 years ago
Wow man.. I never knew he performed with the Mingus Band... Crazy... It's nice to get to hear you two together. Killin..
jaleelshaw 3 years ago
That was great Seamus. Always getting new and great things from you man.
sheskimusic 3 years ago
Wow, what impressed me is that he could concentrate on his playing with a living legend standing beside him. I would be so distracted with "the man" standing beside me that I don't think I could get my thoughts across in an orderly manner. Hats off to Seamus! My first time hearing of this guy. There are so many talented people in this world, too bad that the genius we have isn't equally rewarded.
salcrocker 3 years ago
Damn... I miss anticipating Brecker's next releases and his next live tour and everything else...
musesearch 3 years ago 3
Seamus Blake--my favorite living jazz tenor saxophonist.
noizdoc 3 years ago
Goddamn Seamus definitely held his own.
user3222 3 years ago
In spite of all the great things people have said about Brecker, he is still underrated in the general scheme of things. What a wonderful musician he was.
Mwgsy64 3 years ago 2
Don't think he was that underrated. Maybe in comparison to shit like Britney Spears he was underrated but in the world of jazz... maybe not.
user3222 3 years ago
I dont get how Brecker was underated? What more could he do for the saxophone apart from win a nobel peace prize ? He's probably the most recorded saxophonists ever playing on over 800 albums. Its harder to escape his way of playin than it is to embrace it. I loved Breckers ethic on music & his playing. Potter, Seamus, Turner, Donny McCasslin All went thru a "brecker period" ie transcribing his stuff. before finding thier own style. Someone like Warne Marsh should be considered underated!
indaplace2b 2 years ago 14
wow I just heard of this guy:)
vlunney 2 years ago
very well put my friend
nateo5 2 years ago
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does anyone want to chat?
im totally 100% naked now hehe UI
obligacja007 3 years ago
Damn, Seamus, you're BAD!
Awesome that you got to play with Brecker!
Ifrit699 3 years ago 3
When Are you Coming to CALI man.... There are Tons of people who wanna see you here
Pickpocket86 3 years ago 4
Beautiful fucking solo, Moose. So beautiful, you n Michael blowing like that.... wow.
thinkingevil 3 years ago 2
Brecker's intro is fucking sick.
thinkingevil 3 years ago
oh, i'm so happy to be able to hear/see Seamus Blake on YouTube! I'm really sorry I missed you playing here in Victoria the other night with Joel Haynes. You've always been one of my superheroes. Thanks for sharing your music. You sound fantastic. Channeling the universe. I wish you all the best. -Brooke
gnumusic 3 years ago
man im really diggin ur ideas! i used to play an otto link, i couldnt get a decent sound out of it so i switched to jody jazz hard rubber but man can you blow! you really got the rhythm section to go along with you for that solo. great playing man.
gigglepet 3 years ago
Seamus ... Damm I'm lost for words bro... Yes Michael ripped it up but i think for most of sax players we became accustomed to the that (lol)I've been listening to you ages and met you in the uk a few years back with Dave Higginbottom. Please let me know when your back on these because i want to take a lesson with you. To me along with Mark, Joshua, and Chris, your one of todays masters of using tension an release in your solos.
indaplace2b 3 years ago
seamus,
I noticed the cameras, is there a dvd somewhere of this festival, if so what is it called?
nduitch 3 years ago
Damn man I couldn't even imagine what if would be like taking a solo right after Michael Brecker himself. Whoever out there that thinks M.Brecker is overrated is just a dumbass.
koko420 3 years ago
Hey man sorry for this question, but what kind of mouthpiece are you using? I love your sound!
migafferska 3 years ago
otto link old one. not sure the size bout about a 7.
seamusblake 3 years ago
yeah i was shakin in my boots!
one of my biggest idols since i was a kid.
this was live in japan at the madarao jazz fest 99
seamusblake 3 years ago
sounds so great seamus, what a pleasure to hear you guys together
jazzphan12 3 years ago
What a crazy super treat that would have been to blow with him.
Nice playing Seamus! Was this at a clinic?
CamTheCat 3 years ago
Michael was the ultimate cadenza master!
seamusblake 3 years ago