Ahmad Jamal POINCIANA HQ Live in France 14 oct 2009 complete first row

[SeerTrulth]

That's the baddest mother fucker on that bass, boy ....

[SeerTrulth]

You send me your bank info and I'll send you $500 for this beautiful video.

This is the privilege of every soul to see, in this generation, past and forth.]

[SeerTrulth]

I thank you and our god for this.

[DrAyaba]

The young brother I was dating at the time introduced me to Jazz with this song. I was 14 and he was 15. I was awe struck. Needless to say he knew how to get my heart and my attention. 13 years later we got married. I thank him continually for opening my heart and mind to this music and he could not have chosen a better intro. That was in 1958

[schimmelpenninq]

terrible drummer!

[bjrich1977]

@schimmelpenninq You, person, are a complete idiot. You must have no clue the importance of this groove and what Vernel Fournier did for the drumming world. The genius is in the simplicity and creativity....then again, I wouldn't expect you to understand that. Moron.

[shjakes]

Borse Chune...and this Aggregation is tighter than fish bottom! Ahmad is still a scorcher! :)

[MsRgs10]

:15 to :20 is so goddamn beautiful. Definitely the highlight of this vid

[cosmking]

Fantastic

[oldestludwig]

'A Man of No Words" Saw Ahmad in the early 60's in Detroit. He walked on stage,never looking at the audience, sat down played for over 2 hrs, got up and walked off the stage without saying one word. No one complained. What wonderful music.

[JACKOFSPEED39]

You folks have got to watch the Michael franks new video "now that the summers here!!"  this is fantastic!!

[Stignatz]

I wish someone would put together a CD of all the known versions of Poinci for those of us who love every one we've ever heard -- in my case since about 1960! As a Certified Old Fart myself, I marvel at his ever-evolving energy, subtlety, and phrasing. It's like he's carrying every note and chord he's ever played doing this song and each time it comes out new. How absolutely fabulous. Cheers my old ass up!

[BLANCPAIN1775]

Chapeau pour la qualité de cette video mais quid des droits d'auteurs ?

J'ai commencé à filmer en hi 8 en 1992 des concerts de jazz à la defense et au parc floral mais avec de trés gros problémes par rapport aux vigiles !

Evidemment de nos jours , filmer avec un portable est devenu courant et là à priori l'organisation est dépassée !!!

[gracierex1]

I first heard this was1960 when my dad brought home the Ahmad at the Pershing LP. The Pershing Hotel was about a 4 minute walk from where we lived in Chicago. I wondered how the drummer was getting such a "ringing" sound out of his Hi-Hat cymbals because he certainly had to be using both hands to play the grooves I heard on the drums. Dad said NO-he is playing the drums with ONE HAND-riding on the cymbal with the other. It was years before I belived anyone could groove like that with one hand..

[Streamline09]

Talk about a natural high...I absolutely love the way he and the group approach this song--from the 50s through today. Thanks for posting this!

[4trongate]

Definite agreement on the Kenny Washington praise - that's some clean, clear, musicality going on there.

[4trongate]

this is fantastic, thank you !!!

[SMOOTHJRJR]

Mister Ahmad jamal. Great!!!!

[ask3625]

Kenny Washington is a genius of modern jazz drumming and on here is keeping the spirit of Vernel Fournier alive. God bless him for that.

[Cessali]

@ask3625 Vernel Fournier was my grandfather, he was an amazing drummer! much respect to Kenny Washington.

[Streamline09]

@Cessali I was very impressed watching your grandfather and the apparent ease with which he played with Ahmad Jamal and Israel Crosby. Much respect to him!

[CSERIOS]

Wow! Just greatr!

One of my idols on piano! Oh to play like that!

Thanks.

[frenchsamsam]

magnifique... j'étais à ce concert peut être le plus grandiose parmi toutes les représentations d'ahmad auxquelles j'ai pu assister ( Duc des lombards en 2008, festival de jazz de la défense en 2007, salle pleyel en 2008)

N'hésitez pas à nous faire partager d'autres vidéos de ce concert !

[concertsinfrance]

Merci ! Malheureusement je ne me suis permis de filmer que cette vidéo du maitre !

[hommefriday]

J'étais au concert de Perpignan aussi en Octobre 2009 - grandiose

[vova47]

One of the few remaining masters still doing his thing...

Kenny is doing good job as always, wish I could see more of this concert, merci beaucoup, cher monseur concertsinfrance !