Greg Osby - The End Of A Love Affair

[gregtron111]

I used to not be able to get my head around Greg Osby but this just showed me where he's at. In the context of this kind of groove and in the context of his own very cerebral compositions, he plays the same hehe. I went from dubiously unsure to totally into this. I like how true to his personality his playing is.

[whirlybird76]

i didn't know Jamie Foxx played sax!

[startrevolution]

groove and tone is smooth, face it.

[videolover61]

Ok. Interesting. They didnt even give him an audience. Greg is talking shit too! LOL The piano player (Darryl Grant) played a much better, more coherent solo. I think this is in the 80's..this is ok...

[suthnheet504]

"You listen to rap?"

" ye..."

"Thanks for coming. Peace"

What an asshole. Greg is the tihs

[krullerhof]

This is very interesting for a lot of reasons. The main one is that Oz is playing exactly as he does on anything else. He didn't go "smooth" or try to be funky on purpose just because the tune has a groove. His style is very effective here, even with all of the tension in it. He makes it work. It's great!

[NiliWafers]

Greg is a badass.

[miejaatje]

beautifull sound!

[Geoffzx]

gregs bad..i love his ideas and tone all up and down the horn..

[micahj]

Murphy is a BAD dude!

[gpitts08]

He really tricked me in this song. I thought he was gonna play some smooth jazz stuff then he starts super imposing in his solo and my jaw dropped! Osby is so sick.

[sistalinda]

Woo. I love this. I'd like to hear them take it at a slower tempo also.

[ctesion]

Moving!

[bassdomb]

Charlie Murphy tears it up on the keys.

[seriousfuno]

@bassdomb  Same guy as Eddie Murphy's brother?

[musicmanson]

@bassdomb Jamie Foxx on saxophone. All-star comedic lineup

[center77]

Osby is on a whole other level. At times, in the solo, it seems like there is a bi-tonal thing going on. I love it.

[Wittdobitt]

He is definitely playing some advanced harmonies here. It all makes sense though. I've transcribed this one and other solos of Osby. Here he's playing on a Selmer Mark VII alto. and Vandoren A75 mouthpiece that he used back in the 90's.

[XxSaxCannon921xX]

The mentioning of the setup was kind of random.

[Wittdobitt]

Just thought I'd list it for my fellow gear-heads. Especially since the Mark VII never caught on as a popular horn.

[pilgram45]

i'd love to see what you've got for a transcription of this tune, it's such a cool solo. i did one out of his tune gutterman but it's handwrite... other wise i've got a kenny garret solo i could swap?

[brambau]

@Wittdobitt

the unusual thing is he has that polished tone, which has some smooth jazz qualities, however he is playing a lot of out out notes. But I don't follow how he is using those out notes. I found the solo mechanical sounding which was covered up by his sweet tone. The out notes are not out in the way Coltrane would choose. Obviously we don't need Coltrane or Kenny Garret clones. He is original. I like out playing. But I just can't grasp his out playing, where it's coming from. ??

[KRPjazz]

Love it! Osby is simply the MAN!

[ScanlonJazz]

I agree that the head is smoothy, but his solo is just as Osby as ever.

[3chrds]

all the stuff you just said here is just cool sounding. "head is smoothy".

[ShtotaKoya]

they got nice groove and they are all great players. its just bad that they play this tune in this tempo in this bit, sounds awfull all together, like cold soup.

[Wittdobitt]

Cold soup? That's completely disrespectful. Why don't you post a link with a sample of YOU playing so we can see how it should be done. Show us the way.

[nyshoefly]

lo..show us the way young padwan!!!

[Wittdobitt]

startrevolution? Your comment is ANTI-revolutionary. Dexter Gordon isn't the composer of this tune and Osby is as entitled as anybody to interpret it in any way he chooses. It's the same tune, just done with a groove. DAMN, lighten up!

[sarahg78]

this is awesome! an insult to dexter gordon?? are you kidding? This is an honor to the music that is being played at the moment.

[startrevolution]

smooth?! blasphemy and an insult to Dexter Gordon who swung this song in typical killin' fashion.

I didn't know Osby ever caved like this!

[krullerhof]

WTF do you mean, caved? He is playin the hell out of this tune!

[saxoclar]

Didn't know Jamie Foxx played sax.

[nyshoefly]

HAHAH OMG! I was just about to post the same comment dude, and there was yours! awesome. he does look like jamie foxx.

[MistaMusicMan]

lol i though it was just me haha

[FretboardFrenzy]

huahahaha!