Manhattan Jazz Orchestra & Hideki Saijo - Spinning Wheel

[Fili2009able]

Lew Soloff what a trumpet solo and I like the bass too

[MasterBlasterMusic]

Lew is the business...

[PaulMichaels78]

He was amazingly hot and cute in his youth.

[aniluap25]

@PaulMichaels78 Yes he was and I rememeber Shinichi Mori too they are amazing singers

[kaunasprince]

I don't think the singer is that bad.Try singing in Japanese.

[linlasj]

Met Mr Soloff shorly in south of France this year. He still has it . He has a lot. He always have.

[cycyvaz]

Puta chatice...

[tensaiyt1969]

the greatestsinger perfect !

[johngsteel]

The singer is very famous in Japan.

[MFHorn683]

Lew Soloff still has it, holy COW!

[zacnjack]

His voice is nice, but the accent.

You can be sure in his native language his must be excellent.

And to any of you who are very negative.

Can YOU speak an entire language, every single word, pronounce so that you can at least make it out?

If not, I really wouldn't be talking.

[MSmithjazz]

zacnjack, the MJO is a top pro band. This isn't a 15 year old's Neil Peart drum cover recorded in his bedroom. There are expected standards here. As someone who lived abroad and heard singers butcher English regularly, my remedy would be to have these guys just sing in their native language. The reason most of these singers don't do that is because they think they're already nailing it, and could go to the states and be stars too. It's disrespectful. If you can't sing it in English, then don't.

[eldwinwong]

AHHHH!! i can't take this anymore!!! the band is so good but all the singers are so horrible!!!

[Egbert1957]

Tatsächlich, Lew Soloff spielt ja wie Don Ellis

eine Trompete mit vier Ventilen,

um Vierteltöne spielen zu können.

Wo hat dieser Mann nicht schon

alles mitgesielt ...

Ich verneige mich erfürchtig

vor Lew, der anscheinend

nie älter wird und nachläßt ...

[ComeToLias]

Anytime you need subtitles for a singer, its probably a bad Idea, but these musicians are killer.

[darkxeldar]

Lol yeah i don't think subtitles for a singer are a good thing :P But other than that the band rocks

[pjpetedude]

love the way the trumpeter twitches his nose in his solo. check it out its funny as shit. xx

[KevvieG]

I've heard of William Hung. Is this guy trying (unsuccesfully) to be William swung?

[aodrnQhd]

wat a......disappointing singer..

[dwardtrumpet]

Oh dear, dear dear dear... that singer is outrageous! nevermind, entertaining i guess. lew soloff though, tasty bit of trumpet!!!

[Truth614]

It's all about money. A Japanese production company dropped big bucks an entire big band from NYC to Tokyo. I'd say they can let whomever they want sing. Just tune out the singer if he bugs you and listen to some great playing.

[phil1364]

The bass player is jammin at 1:44

[jujsmith]

Great trumpet solo. Lew Soloff is the man.

[cujazztrpt]

Great band! The singer ruined everything.. he's a fucking joke!

[jazzmanta]

that singer is horrid. love the terminal vibrato! DCT is probably running to the toilet right now!

[dunscap]

Anyone nitice Lew Soloff's fourth valve?

[MFHorn683]

I was wondering about that too! A take on Don Ellis' quarter-tone trumpet? Or a compensating valve like a 4 valve flugelhorn? VERY curious!

[fun1111]

Singer sounds like just another lounge singer, band is great

[daniellerose7]

WHAT DOES FERGUSON THINK OF SOLOFF?

[dunscap]

Ferguson is dead

[GeorgeRizov]

Great arrangement. Awesome band!!!

[LLJtbone]

I not to crazy about the guys voice but the jazz band is hot. The tbones,trumpets all great musicians. Love these arrangements.

[Fili2009able]

I have some friends in Mexico City and their cover band play this song too ..their singer sounds like the original singer ( DC Thomas) I'll try to post that song soon.

[YOSHITOTAKE]

Ｈｉｄｅｋｉ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ　ｓｉｎｇｅｒ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ.

[YOSHITOTAKE]

Hideki is greatest singer in the world.

[lavidalocaliving]

Didn't know Hideki sings in English. It's not one of his best, must be language barrier.

[ALEV66]

This is Lew,s four valve trumpet, not his Bach M bore!! He always sounds like Lew Soloff to me.

By the way:

What does Soloff think of Ferguson?

Does anybody care?

[niconeuwied]

the singer is realy bad. he tries to sound like soul but he just can't

[bijindesu]

What are you talking about, he is a great singer! You have no idea how he suffered a stroke that paralyzed his vocal cord for sometime.

[suminexsan]

I disagreed with you! Hideki is the best singer ever, English is not his first language but he manage well, and I think his performance is great!

[suminexsan]

Hideki is the best Japanese singer ever! English is not his first language but he managed well! Most people after mild stroke can't even talk, I think his performance is great!

[enlitened1234]

I think lew sounded better on his Schilke he played in the 70's....that bach makes is sound so small...no doubt great player...I guess, just not my favorite sound

[soccer2134]

What does ferguson think of soloff?

[soccer2134]

What did ferguson think of soloff?

[cooljazzguy]

The singer is Hideki Saijo. He was a HUGE pop star in Japan in the 70s. I believe he's mostly an actor these days. I think his vocal chops aren't too bad; he probably doesn't come off very hip because of his less-than-perfect pronouciation. The band is quite amazing...!

[fibes55]

Lew Soloff is one of the great trumpet players of all time. I believe on bass is fellow BS&T member James Fielder, a MONSTER bassist! Where the singer came from, I'll never know. He should be singing on a cruise ship to Hawaii, not playing with this WORLD CLASS band!

[mrchecker]

this singer is kinda gay ;) but the orchestra is great!

[xlfutur1]

I worked on a cruise ship for a time and you should hear Phillipino singers do Sinatra tunes...funny

[jlevinson6]

Lew is bad!

[avfoering]

Lew is the best trumpeter in the world, no doubt. Jazz and pop. Amazing tone and intervalls pluss a lot of soul. "Lew is bad" , what a statement!!!

[dondon45]

Dam...this singer reminds me Tony Clifton! Does anyone knows what horn Lew is playing on this clip? is it an "olds" cornet, buescher, F. Besson, or...??? Lew Soloff is on top! Amazing!!!

[bimmerfun]

Lew is a great player. I saw him last at the Maynard Ferguson tribute concert in St. Louis.

[MRODB6]

What the #$##??????

[gsman5828]

Funny singer!! How many times you reckon Lew has played that solo? Guy still has great chops!

[LLJtbone]

I am not crazy about the singers that are with this group but the other musicians are really smokin'. Smokin' trumpets, trombones, love this kind of stuff.

[jinryder]

omg the trumpet was greeeeeeaaaaaaat the singer sucked though damn japanese this aint a karaoke night

[gbone78]

Of course it's not karaoke night. This wasn't meant to be seen in North America. Obviously English isn't his first language --- why don't you try singing one of the Japanese big pop tunes and see how good you sound. Gotta give the guy some props for singing with a band of this calibre.

[gertnood]

Speakin' of spinning wheels, that singer would sound good under the back wheels of my truck while I do a brake burn.. what is this, Kareoke night with the MJO?

But yep Lew Soloff kicks butt.

[jazzmanta]

man I gotta get that singer in my band... can he sing Inner Urge?

[jack099999]

lew soloff is great

[damonad]

good lord