The Vandermark 5

[st4willow]

Love this video...thanks for posting!

[gretschjazzer]

I give them credit for trying to create something worth listening to, something creative, but ... it's not swinging at all. When they get into Vandermark's solo, playing straight ahead swing, it's just NOT swinging at all. For those who say "so what", or "they swing their own way", no. No, they don't. Once you start playing straight ahead you are fair game to be judged on your ability to swing, and this is stiff as a board. A lot of the "avant" players are like this, they take swing for granted.

[Oneiricist]

@gretschjazzer Ok yeah, but seriously, so what? Is your point simply that "avant" players are inferior technicians of swing? With all due respect, as criticism, it rings pretty hollow. At best, you're giving uninitiated listeners the impression that "straight-ahead" jazz is for pedants and connoisseurs.

[oliveirantunes]

I'm 18 years old and i like acid jazz and smooth jazz. Yesterday i noticed Vandermark was going to play at my town and i went to the show out of curiosity, because eventough it is not my thing i like classics like coltrane, davis, monk, ellington and so on. I got out of there with one word in my head: AWESOME!

[satine0016]

Vehicle - also in the (polish) 2 LP set Four Sides to the Story. Fantastic!

[reilly3]

Wow this is good.

[thedrumster21]

i love tim daisy

[guildenkranz]

I adore vandermark 5 and agree with vulvatronic, contemporary jazz at his best.

what's the title of this, please ?

Many thanks for uploading

[Luiszcz]

@guildenkranz So, the name is:

01 - vehicle (for magnus broo)

from:

the vandermark 5 - 2005 the color of memory (disc 2 of 2)

[guildenkranz]

thx a lot :)

[westerrnredcedar]

what can be said......just all around lazy music...poorly played and conceived, in a word....drivel

[avantrockman]

grow an ear

[glassboy]

Beautiful, beautiful piece. It does a great job of combining avant garde sensibilities with groove and rhythm that makes you wanna move. Great drumming, too.

[markiss111]

świetne i powalające.

[bernaschek]

tim daisy

[Tomzmetal]

świetne, pamiętam jak ponad roku temu to leciało wlaśnie na TVP Kultura była późna noc i zajebisty klimat, szkoda, że nie nagrałem

[vantagebulletin]

Thanks for posting this beautiful gem.

[vulvatronic]

in my opinion, this is one of the very best groups in contemporary jazz!! i just love this groove, how they´re able to put together the funky and the avantgardish together in one unified thing. thanks for this vid!

[minionette]

Wow Jenny...pretty fucking ignorant.

[jenny6664]

Wow! Pretty awful!!!! they sound like they are playing on broken instruments, and also like they lost the music. They should try playing 'together', but don't think they understand the word.

jenny

[pablitoway]

simply the best you have to see this live... incredible

[eet73]

This cello solo is wicked!

[billystrayhornsghost]

Gonna check this cat out.

[admeerman]

Fantastic!!!!!!Thanks!!

[mikor7878]

great

[hearse76]

w ostanią sobote w alchemi dmuchali troche lepiej:)

[boogster123321]

you can hear a lot of ornette coleman and eric dolphy influence in here. i like it alot although ive never heard of this guy before. im happy i did now.

[r41zcu4dr4d4d3E]

He enchants to me Ken Valdermar, but I prefer with Adam Lane in 4 Corners. its sound is just as a great ball that grows with the noise and advances of a very creative way

[KingCrimson776]

This is pretty damn good.

[kevinm4435]

who is the cellist?

[bernaschek]

fred longberg-holm

[barisaxFREEJAZZ]

This is possibly the best video I've ever seen on youtube. i was literally about to pass out from watching this amazing music...

[novaship]

the whole live is spectacular

[carlossilva185]

Magnífico!

[avantrockman]

The more I watch this, the more I love it. Obviously, the cello comments speak for themselves and reveal much about the writer's ear. For this Hunter Gatherer, the Vandermark 5 has just about everything I look for in music.

[booksteve]

thanks for posting this clip of this band.

It is really great to see .

[mundocascante]

vandermak 5 é muito foda !!!

[kahman95]

truly fantastic

[Alino17]

That cello out of pitch is wonderful!

I wish he was in a "Vandemark6" combo!

[amratheblack]

damnit i love it.

[bariTenor62]

FLH is a great cello player - learn more

Handsome video

[eyehatepop]

Am I the only one who thinks the bass player and sax player (other than Vandermark) look like two of the guys from Mythbusters??

[ThomasKohler]

Nice - if only the cello player wasn't off pitch so often.

[dtflowers12]

LOL

[mugu50]

I'm his fan since... I've heard his CD "Caffeine" 17 years ago!!!

Lagun

[Butanbotan]

this is so BEAUTIFUL. Beautiful, amazing Music.

Soulful, soul-searching, soul-stirring.

...

John Coltrane would love Vandermark's music - he would be proud of him.

[MRmaikelnait]

Nice piece!

[derdakengler]

great stuff,thx for posting

[sweepcazzo01]

Amazing! Anyone know the title of this piece?

[Luiszcz]

I dont know the name too!And i never heard this song before!

[Luiszcz]

So, the name is:

01 - vehicle (for magnus broo)

from:

the vandermark 5 - 2005 the color of memory (disc 2 of 2)

[mugu50]

I want that CD No. 2 I've got a copy of No 1...

[tonyfreejazz20]

Wow. Ken is one of the most talented saxophoists around. Thanks for posting this. Could you please post more clips of this concert.  GREAT.