Aurex Jazz Festival '83 "WHAT IS THIS THINGS CALLED LOVE"

[JAZZOLOGIST1]

This is a knock-out.  Bill and Shorty swing like kings. Thanks. jisonjazz.

[jgrodnik]

Fascinating to hear Bill Perkins — who had a gorgeous, smooth sound on tenor — playing baritone sax.

[Ron239]

This is f--king great! God bless Youtube!

[devodesk]

RIP Bud Shank...

[lionlr1]

R.I.P. The man with the big hands, MONTY BUDWIG.

[UsernameSoAvailable]

wow, this song rocks! check out my much more simple version on my page. Porter is the sauce!

[UsernameInvalid08]

@UsernameSoAvailable no, shut up.

[Mamasan41]

Mercy Mercy Mercy!!!

[jazzsax77]

the sax player would be cooler if he had gone to specsavers

[zuck21]

he's not on here but jimmy giuffre's great drummer and my dear friend randy kaye passed away this weekend ..he was 61 he was an awsome musician and an even better person ..we will miss you miestro randy played wih everyone from jimi hendrix to paul chambers to duke ellington.........shalom peace my friend..

[Mamasan41]

Bless you, Randy Kaye

[retrorex]

West Coast jazz isn't that "cool" after all, huh? This performance smokes. Giuffre wasn't much of a tenor player, though. Cooper smokes him here. He was a great clarinetist, however. Thanks so much for posting this!

[zuck21]

jimmy was an awsome tenor player ..listen to some of his old recordings he was also a great person....

[mambojazz1]

Jimmy Giuffre was the first tenor soloist right? If so I thought Bill Cooper played a lot of notes without any statements. I thought Guiffre sounded great.

[timdeal]

When I am as old as these guys were when they did this, I'll just be happy to be playing my horn.

[zuck21]

i'll admit though clarinte became his trademark and he took it to places that were amazing unfortunatly his trio's were so inivative and different for the time that i don't think people appreciated them enough...

[JazzBuff23]

OOP's My Bad. It is Perkins. Sure does look like an older Mulligan.

[JazzBuff23]

That's Gerry Mulligan on baritone.

[caponsacchi1]

I didn't know Perkins played baritone. He was Kenton's star tenor player in the 50s. Bob Cooper is a monster. He played so many instruments people didn't realize what a boss tenor he was. If he'd been on the East Coast and had a contract with Blue Note, he'd have gotten his due recognition. Shank must be the only guy still going.

[KlassyKamikaze]

Bob Cooper could care less about getting a Blue Note Contract. He was one of the Top Call studio musicians and making really good money.

[170672346]

Fantastic group and great to see Pete Jolly on piano.

[tonyfreejazz20]

Fantastic. thanks for posting this vid. Awesome.

[arafhenus]

A pesar de practicar un estilo de los 60´estos fantásticos veteranos te hacen saltar

de entusiasmo, liderados por el increíble solo de Shank .para ellos 20 años no es nada como dice el tango.

[Trumpetplayer60076]

This is GREAT!! I recognize Shelly Manne-drums, Bud Shank-alto, Milton "Shorty" Rogers - flugel. Who are the others? Very nice! Thanks for posting.

[snaaptaker]

Greg, in the late '60s I was playing piano in a now-defunct club (the Mardi Gras) in San Diego, and, one Sunday afternoon, your Dad's trio came to play there. It was my great honor to meet him. He was a wonderful pianist and a really nice guy.

Best wishes.

[gregory5150]

Absolutly great!!! I missed this performance my father made with these greats as I was a little...ummmm young! Thank you Amberbourbon!

Greg Jolly

[MikeJohnsonguitarist]

man, that is great playing from all...especially liked the first sax solo and the piano solo...Pete jolly sounds great here...

[wigggaer]

How good can it get? This is the best in jazz west coast style.

[klactv]

Japan, the ultimate West Coast, of course. Thanks for posting!

[blue47er]

Oh, dear, this is just sumptuous stuff. How these guys swing and moreover, play their socks off. They were all of an age when they could have happily retired but they willingly, happily chose to go on the road, and we should be grateful for having heard them live. Wonderful group. Unforgettable music.

[mariojaq]

fantástico, sensacional, amazing