Bireli Lagrene - Impromptu

[chop1992]

Tnr solo: Paul Heller

Tpt solo: John Marshall

Personnel: Djangology: Bireli Lagrene: gtr; WDR Big Band: Michael Abene: conductor/arranger; Heiner Wiberny, Karolina Strassmayer: alto sax; Olivier Peters, Paul Heller: tnr sax; Jens Neufang: bari sax, bass clarinet; Andy Haderer,ld tpt, Rob Bruynen, Klaus Osterloh, John Marshall, Frederik Köster: tpt; Ludwig Nuss, Dave Horler, Bernt Laukamp: tbn; Mattis Cedeberg, bass tbn; Frank Chastenier: pno; John Goldsby bass; Hans Dekker: dr

[gypsydrummer1]

great up load keep'um coming

[attifiddler]

I think so he is the one of the best musicians in Europe.He can play any musicstyles outstanding, knows perfectly his instrument,has very good ears for the music ,his tempo is great and his improvisationas are varied and always new he is a really really musician.The God bless you for your whole life Birelli!!

[ndounakis]

The trumpet player must be a big Lee Morgan fan. He's really close to his tone ! Cool stuff. No comments on bumblebee-reli...

[titmouse68]

@ndounakis I was reading your comment as I listened and was like "Bumblebee-reli?" and just then Birelli referenced Flight of the Bumblebee.

[titmouse68]

@ndounakis I was reading your comment as I listened and was like "Bumblebee-reli?" and just then Birelli referenced Flight of the Bumblebee.

[JazzLoverKhurram]

Bireli is great but who is that amazing tenor saxplayer spitting out Breckerian bop lines?

[CAGED1702]

2 people have NO taste...!

[leoosiku]

Why are all youtube guitar critics such idiots? So many comments here are worried about who is better , more technical, who went faster, this guy is better than this guy, no this one is best of all time, no this one is. Birelli is great. But there are hundreds alive that are great and there are even more who have passed on. This is not a sporting event.

[lagrene1]

mislim ze benson je vyborny ale pres komerci ale bireli je genius je to hlava mapa a to malo kdo umije to nejlepsi kytarysta na svete o tom zadna

[florafox]

it is only the soft sound of a good old archtop that makes some listeners think of GB.

They are different players, Bireli is much stronger but believe me, not because of technical reasons, he has more fantasy , more music power, and more RESISTANCE AGAINST COMMERCIAL SHIT.

[schon121]

This guy played in my teacher's guitar

[shredicon86]

....damn

[Robertoooo87]

This is the greatest thing I have ever heard. I feel like my head has been opened and had gasoline poured inside. Simple as that. Bireli is THEE Man

[peh123123]

this is based off of dizzy Gillespie's BEBOP isnt it?

[okeydokeyartichokey2]

Regarding the comparison of their playing, I think Biréli Lagrène does himself and George Benson great honour. I also think that, in spite of his awesome technique, Biréli shows humility and grace in his collaborations. Biréli Lagrène and George Benson are surely aware that they each have a`special place among the ranks of those musicians who have bequeathed a magnificent legacy for the benefit of all; as Gene Lees wrote, "You can't steal a gift".

[trumpsahead]

What a band, omg, they are fantastic!

I love Bireli, can't be beat, and the baritone and trumpet were refreshing and great playing.

[canutesimpson]

Honestly ..when i listen to Bireli I focus on it the technicallity of his playing..I don't actually listen to the music...I think he force it tooo much. Like he feel he needs to to demonstrate his playing excellence.

Benson plays music to be listend to.

Bireli pushes the boundaries of playing.

Georges music is boundless!.

[florafox]

@canutesimpson forget Benson. He did a few good records - beyond the blue horizon, white rabbit- and then vanished completely from the (jazz-) scene. What impresses here within bireli's solo is actually going on in the head of the player and not in the fingers. I am really tired of hearing "the guitarist is demonstrating....." this happens elsewhere in other places mostly with metal or hard rock players

[canutesimpson]

Bereli legend for his playing and GB for his music! Give Me The Night Turn Your Love Around Never Give Up On A Good Thing Love X Love Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You The Greatest Love Of All Feel Like Making Love Breezin’ This Masquerade In Your Eyes You Are The Love Of My Life Lady Love Me Kisses In The Moonlight Love All The Hurt Away – f Aretha Franklin Being With You Moddy’s Mood Nature Boy Love Ballad Shiver On Broadway

[canutesimpson]

Ask George...he would probably tell you that Bereli (technically) is better …. Just!

Ask Bereli, who is the better musician...He would concede George is greater. So I depend what context you are arguing to.

But I know who I will be putting on tonight while I making love to my wife...definitely not Bereli :-)

[canutesimpson]

He plays soul, blues, ballads, jazz, and scats. I have even danced to Benson in the clubs and at parties:

Sorry folks, but George is more musically accomplished and gifted.

Bereli scratches the surface of a being a complete musician, although he is technically a legend in guitar history, and I would say edges George TECHNICALLY.

[canutesimpson]

People people people...

All this talk about Bireli and Benson. Bereli is a technically a better guitarist and Benson is definately the better musician.

Benson sings (this is a big deal in the Benson repertoire) especially when he scats over his guitar playing (dam...sooo smooth) and does his ballads.

He conducts and composes, he writes his own songs (this is also a big deal in the Benson repertoire).

[hohaia01]

does anyone know anything about this band? I would like to hear more.

[lesbellesduswing]

yes!

[juanmanuelmiguezz]

Que calidad....se siente el olor al café... :P

[johnbblack900]

what about john mclaughlin and jeff beck?

[flarbton]

all jazz players sound the same after awhile, too many licks are redundant, and too many runs just go on and on with no purpose other than to impress themselves in some marathon lick run off.

[jpalmerer]

what cd is this on?

[LiberoMan]

I love his "Le Grand" guitar from this image, it has got an amazing sound, and the look is astonishing! His L-5 is pretty darn beautiful too, not to mention his freaking Citation (that costs more than a new car!)! Great sound, superior player!

[MultiBEATA]

very good cool

[johnnylance]

The "licks" that GB plays are not his licks they are jazz licks. Many originated with horn players. There are many great jazz guitar players, GB is one of them. Bireli is fantastic...

[bireli91]

but there is a benson taste....and nobody can cook it the same....maybe you take the same ingredients to it like GB and you try to spice it like he does but spicies are very tiny things so it's hard to find the sam ammount and on how big fire do you work on many people can or used to or just want to make the sam taste but nobody made the very same....

[johnnylance]

George Benson sounds a lot like Barney Kessel...

Who is one of my all time favorite guitarists...

[GaryNull]

@bireli91 - Benson has the "golden touch". Only a few musicians do.

Two more:

Jeff Porcaro

Freddie Mercury

[looneyzunimusic]

It speaks volumes as to who Bireli loved to listen to as a young Guitarist, and it is a tribute to George Benson that Bireli plays so great. Remember who came first and with all tradition we carry on. No one is better than the other, They are both the Great, music is not an Olympic event its art.

[BassicallyChristian]

Jazz guitarists are all different. Benson is unique in that he is super fast but is a showman and entertainer. He is palatable to both jazz heads and just a person who want to listen to fun dance-able jazz. Bireli on the other hand is aiming at being a technical beast. He also quotes quite a bit. Both are awesome guitarists who cater to different audiences.

[ShiffronLandren]

Benson vs. Langrene? There ain't no contest here folks, sorry. I'll take the genius originator over the talented imitator any day.

[lukex1337]

@ShiffronLandren You're an idiot. They're both geniuses.

[1Stratt]

Por favor, alguien puede decirme que tema es este? com licencia alguem me podra falar como é que chama-se esta cançao? please, i want to know how is the name song; gracias, obrigado, thanks.

[djangoramsey]

jezus

[Boldstrummer]

Both Birilli and Benson are geniuses in their own way. I would like to see them both jam together. It would be awesome.

[canutesimpson]

@Boldstrummer Yeh i agree

..but please leave the singing to george :-)

[thejazzman8]

get bensons It's Uptown album, killer....but bireli is god....

[Dvareckas]

Bireli Lagrene super!!!

[patatra]

I'm in love to Lagrene , but i think the Best is Sylvain Luc...

[bireli91]

i get it right

[nogyogyasz]

King ! Yeeeeeeeeee

[garyTHEGYPSY]

From all the styles and genres of guitar, there is a master, but from all the masters, there is a bireli. XXXXX

[bireli91]

:D:D:D:D that was good :D:D:D:

you are right

[florafox]

@garyTHEGYPSY i think from all jazz guitar players at the moment Bireli is the best .

[Lak185]

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

Best of the WORLD!!!

[fretvan]

el "mejor"

[1337Pwn4g3]

Whos on sax? Great challenge

[llagask]

perfect

[JMOLIVES]

My gosh, so much musicality at that speed... this is proof of greatness. Usually with fast tempos, the ideas fade away, only the great like Parker, Brown and Lagrene are able to think and create at the speed of light...

[Modes9]

I can only think of two guys who could follow him and win...Michael Brecker or Aydin Esen. Frank Gambale or Allan Holdsworth could equal him, but I don't think there would be a decisive "win".

[bireli91]

thank god that there isn't any race in music (win? :D:D) :) compare bireli & gambale ? LOL they are kings in their own styles that they built up for themselves.........

[Malsanoman]

lol, you're totally right

being to competitive is BORING

[osensei2987]

Sorry dude, but when he's not playing a bunch of watered down pop George Benson is just as impressive. Bireli tends to get lost in technical acrobatics at times where as Benson always has technique but he also never loses the emotion in his playing. To me Benson is the most natural guitarist in the world and for straight-ahead jazz styles that puts him at the top. There are others greater than him, but I'm speaking only of those still living.

[osensei2987]

I generally don't compare btw genres! I put Alan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, Greg Howe, Gambale then maybe Metheny to round out the top 5 in the fusion Genre.

For more traditional styles I put Benson on top (when he chooses to play traditional that is) followed by Pat Martino. After those two forget about it. Lagrene doesn't even sho up on my radar. I think of him more as a novelty player! I mean seriously! I you bitch enough I might concede Jimmy Bruno. Maybe!

[babik10]

Bireli is thousand times better than pat martino will ever be! I cant see how you can put Greg Howe on the list over best fusion players either??

[pimpandsoilsessions]

Bireli is considered the most natural ( and the same time unreal ) guitarrist of all time. He can simply play anything he wants. Not what he thinks the audience wants to hear.

[canutesimpson]

@pimpandsoilsessions

I agree ...you've got the picture..Guitarist and Guitatist only!

Not wirter, not composer, not arranger, not singer, not as a complete musician.

Benson ticks all those boxes!

[johnnylance]

i love P at and george too, but Bireli is just better, that's all there is to it. jimmy Bruno is really great too.

[osensei2987]

Stop smoking crack man! Bireli will naturally impress people who are easily wowed by the blatant display of over the top technique. But to me that cheapens his overall vibe! I expect such indulgent displays from the Steve Vai's and Malmsteens of this world, not an accomplished jazz guitarist. That's why I put Benson in #1. If Joe Pass, Wes and some others were still around it would be a different story.

[KrummyBear]

Metheney Eff Tee Dub.

[doddsalfa]

i love benson but lagrene is just better mucisian.

[05rsx]

Thats a very ignorant statement, Bereli worships Benson

[doddsalfa]

I dont know this Bereli but Benson is quite famous but often tasteless.

[05rsx]

very funny

[st1353]

why did you write that?

what has benson to do with lagrene, especially that hes tasteless?

[doddsalfa]

Well, to often money making has been priority to Benson and the music has suffer,but of course Benson is still a genius:)

[asxefv]

yeah so "Give me te night" xD

[osensei2987]

You need to find some "RARE" clips were Benson is really playing! I know, they're hard to find. But if you don't think Benson is a genius then you just don't know the man! There's much more to George than "Give me te night".

[johnnylance]

I have the album, I think the title is "New Guitar In Town".

He's about 20 years old on that record and he cooks!

One of the hot tunes is "Clockwise"; I think.

He also sings "A Foggy Day". Great voice. i've heard him live three times. Bireli is still better!

And I do love smoking "the crack"...

[asxefv]

in 1982 my father assisted to a concert of george benson and that day george benson gave him his guitar ibanez STUDIO 50 and i am playing with it now .....

he played one time with it

so don't tell me i don't kow george benson

i have a lot of his songs on those old discs

[osensei2987]

I don't like the majority of Benson's music either! That shit is just bad! Did I mention corny as hell as well? But when Benson decides to get serious, I pitty any guitarist that has the nerve to stand beside him on stage! Benson will make the most elite guitarists in the world contemplate giving up playing altogether!

[chillari]

at 2.40 - Flight of the Bumblebee

[Lorando2oo8]

Django reinhardt Impromptu wonderful yeaaa

[deepintoblues]

Damn, I sure as well wouldn't want to have to follow Bireli's solo! The other guys do very well, but c'mon...

[rbnlenin]

Absolutely wonderful.

[STEACKMIKE]

BIRELLI FOREVER!!!!

[olahjancsy]

best

[schmattarags]

you can get the podcast for the whole concert off of NPR

[xMiloTheGreatx]

Damn!! That was intense...do you by any chance have the mp3 of this dude?

[raidengt8]

wow whats that

[lemotoftheweek]

The scariest ever

[bireli91]

;) yeah