Al Hirt, Pete Candoli, Dizzy Gillespie, and Don Ellis

[fastrich]

Just this minute saw an episode of 'Peter Gunn' with Candoli in the band within the story. Truly blasts from the past. Very nice.

[bimmerfun]

WOW!!! Brings tears to my eyes to think of all the REAL musicians we've lost...

[postatility]

Wonderful!!It is clips like this that make You Tube such a treasure!

[newstart2009]

Was Sarah Vaughan on this... I had a recording and not sure of the year, but this sounds like part of the audio i had.. or did they have a similar radio show.

[DavesTrumpet]

Thanks for posting this! I was lucky to have heard each of these gentlemen live in concert over the years, except for Don Ellis. This was great!!!!!!!!!

[brykundo]

Thanks so much for the Video. I have to get off of here and Shed! I wish the internet was there when I was a kid. Oh well... Thanks again.

[rsmith7042]

I wish an artist would do a tribute to Al Hirt. Since he left us, so few artists seem to know who he was and how well he played - he was a bugler at Fort Dix, NJ in WWII or we would have lost him. Most of his boot camp buddies died on D-Day. He had a PhD from the Ohio Conservatory of music. For me the top trumpeters of all time are Louis Armstrong, Al Hirt, Maynard Ferguson, Harry James, and Brian Casserly of Cornet Chop Suey.

[TheTheTrumpeter]

these are all some of the greatest horn players of time. sure, they may not have played the highest, but their tone, tonguing, and improv skills show their true talent

[FreidasGarden]

Thank for sharing this. I played trumpet when I was a kid and admired them all so!

[lclaughton]

I met Diz at the Metropole Cafe in Times Square in NYC when I was assigned with the First Army New York Band, Staten Is. Being a trumpet player myself, I always admired Dizzy beyond words.. I had a great looking girl with me that night. Never knew if she was having much fun. .Dizzy was on break and I strolled over to him and had a nice chat...what a cool dude..this was back in 1967..The girl I was with? Well it did not work out....Her dad did not want her to hang with Army guys..

[fontimag]

One of a kind video , BTW Don Ellis looks like teenwolf

[tompeth]

Some rare footage of Don Ellis there! Phenomenally underrated player. His big band arrangements are incredible. One of the very few owners of a four valve (quartertone) trumpet, too.

[GozTheGreat]

The "quatertone" trumpet was good idea. It was made by "Holton". The same brand made the "Firebird" (valves and slide trumpet) and the "superbone"(valves and slide trombone).

Today, Ibrahim Maalouf use also a 4 valves "quatertone" trumpet. It's not the "Holton model" but - I think - a prototype made by his father.

[DRWJD]

I seen this in the late 60's whe it was on TV.Big Al is the best ever.

[chkjns]

At the request of a gracious lady, I must reword my prior comment. Men like Pete Candoli are the unsung heroes of much modern music. We've heard them all our lives and never known who they were. Frequently a composer or conductor got all the credit for a hit song, like Henry Mancini for Peter Gunn or the Pink Panther, yet it was also men like Candoli who brought Mancini's visions to life through the mastery of their horns. There is more team collaboration in this music than one can ever imagine.

[BigAssTuba]

I may be a tuba guy, but I always had a fetish for great trumpeters and this vid is a treasure! Nothing beats Four Aces, right?! I was just looking for Pete, trying to figure out if he was the soloist in the Jetsons' theme, but here I found Four Hornsmen of the Pucker Lips!!!! LOL Thanks muchly!

[dimplasm]

Thank you for posting this.

[54spiritedwill54]

All that talent in the same place! Amazing!

[lobodeschabetado]

pete candoli sensacional

[topper829]

Al's costume says 1968-69, although Pete is grayer than I recall at that time.

[hepcatrevival]

I was fortunate to see Don Ellis twice in the early 70's. This is from the late 60's. Ellis's beard is the giveaway. BTW, Al Hirt's radio hits were in the late 60's. It's a shame that These men are all gone but it was 40 years ago. I remember seeing this show on TV when it happened. Thanks for posting!

[lobodeschabetado]

al hirt es sensacional todos en el video gracias y saludos a todos amigos

[efectocolateral]

esta musica ME LLEVA AL CIELO, QUE DIOS TE BENDIGA

[glenn1938]

your oh so right darkstar-- no finer LIVE album than Don Ellis at the Fillmore.Just blows the mind at the amount of talent on that recording

[Planezis]

Is there anyone, anywhere, who makes this kind of TV shows anymore? Is there any network that would broadcast anything like this nowdays?

Some things really were better yesterdays.

[darkstarr77b]

During the 60's I saw Hendrix, Cream, Zeppelin, Them, The Dead, The Airplane, etc. They were all outstanding shows. With respect to all of those shows, the highest point was seeing the Don Ellis Orchestra. Simply a knockout group of musicians with Ellis in the lead. I just wish there were more available recordings. (If you doubt what I'm saying try listening do "Don Ellis Live At The Fillmore").

[vicster1962]

Talk about a wall of sound...WOW!

[joebstewart]

R.I.P. Pete Candoli. He just passed away.

[jamese1045]

I grew up with a trumpet player band-leader dad and I played for forty years in big bands, so what a treat to hear and see my main guys from back in the forties--Diz--through the fifties and sixties--Pete (and Conte)--Mr. Hurt in the seventies and eighties, AND the redoubtable player/innovator Ellis in the later years....

If they'd have had Miles and Clifford my old heart prob'ly couldn't have stood it....

Many thanks

jim

[jsheynow]

Quit comparing - all four of these guys were the best at what they did!!! This is wonderful stuff - Al's in front because it was his show. This would not have even happened if Al had not wanted it on the air!

Thanks again for posting this.

[r6lark]

What stunning musicianship! Thanks for posting this.

[trombonechops]

Imagine actually seeing a segment devoted to jazz musicians on T.V. Wonderful post of great jazz musicians who are all gone now! R.I.P.

[panchopistolas22]

Please post the rest of this! Thanks!

[rdangelo]

Wow, thanks for this. I started playing trumpet in 1977, but I have a faint memory fragment of this from before I started. Is there a part where Hirt asks Ellis about the electric horn? I seem to recall that.

[fudley2003]

What is Al Hirt doing standing in front?

[UpperRegister]

I believe that Al Hirt at one time perhaps in the late 60's or early 70's had his own TV show so that is probably why he was standing in front.

[fudley2003]

It was a sarcastic observation. Hirt should be driving Dizzy to the gig.

[69carlo69]

Actually, Al Hirt was a helluva player: great bravura sound, extremely fluid improviser. True, his reputation is, to the intolerant hipper-than-thou jazz-nazi, tarnished by his commercial success with pablum like "Java", etc., he was a deeply swinging musician, and he respected (and was respected by) all the great players.

Al did as much as anyone in keeping improvised music alive in the barren decades of the last century. So what if it was largely in the trad-jazz mode? It's all good.

[btj89]

I agree. Al Hirt was one of those few guys who could play anything you threw at him.

[fudley2003]

I agree, Al Hirt was a great trumpeter. He had a monster sound and was a well-versed musician. He also played the trumpet technically better than Dizzy. When I listen to Al Hirt, I hear a great trumpeter. When I listen to Dizzy I hear a great artist. I would be proud to drive Dizzy to a gig, so should Al. We all should.

[rsalvucc]

I would've driven ANY of these guys to a gig and begged for a lesson along the way. Al Hirt live, when he felt like it, was like a combination of Rafael Mendez and Harry James. Miles said it right when he said that Hirt was cast as the jolly fat man. Diz had some ego, and it must have taken a lot for him to give up solo speace to Pete (great as he was).

[Visionsla]

If you look further in my videos, you will see Dizzy doing a solo as well. You just havn't scrolled down the page. Al Hirt and Pete liked one another. Pete subbed for Al (long after this show) in New Orleans when Al had a heart attack. He played his club while Al was to ill. These musicians, and everyone I have up here, were not plagued by huge ego's. I believe Dizzy was secure enough to respect all of his peers. Everyone in this show had their solo's.

[Visionsla]

They all had enormous talent and contributed greatly to an era that is very signifigant and rich with history. To note, these musicians of that time had no ego's as some of you are relating to. They supported one another and realized how unique each talent was, they were not in competition really....

[WerdSivad]

Outstanding slice of trumpet TV history. We need more clips of all of these guys. I can't believe that they were featured together. I'd like more info on this show.

[tyoonz]

All that talent in the same place! Amazing!

[kliudrsfhlih]

GENIAL!!!!!! AMO A DON ELLIS