Chick Corea Akoustic Band - Humpty Dumpty

[sergioval2]

Grande Trio acustico, um dos melhores que já vi do Chick. patitucci e Weckel fantasticos.

[masterkid4u]

MAGIC 100%%

[danielayalamusica]

Chick, John and Dave... perfect team.

[xl3i771ex]

Don't get me wrong I love Weckl as much as the next drummer and he IS a master player but I prefer the "Live at the Blue Note Tokyo" version of this tune with Vinnie on the kit. So sweet.

[AtanasovPetar]

@xl3i771ex To my ear Weckl has the best feel and tone.

[xl3i771ex]

@AtanasovPetar I can respect that.. He IS amazing. I used his signature sticks all through high school. I just prefer The Blue Note Tokyo recording.

[anandanaga999]

Whoa It's Nefertiti!

[jrtjazztrio]

they look so f-ing tired you can see it on patitucci the most haha they still sound great, but its a little sloppy just because they must have all just gotten off a plane or something hahah



[thetravellinminstrel]

@jrtjazztrio 'a little sloppy' really? did you even think b4 you wrote that? hahaha.......

[jrtjazztrio]

@thetravellinminstrel i thought alot about it. i meant mostly just at the beginning. hahaha.. cant you tell? listen to john at the beginning of it man.. ive listened to like 6 different versions.. he plays way better in other ones i think anyway

[drummerguyaus33]

Pattituci kinda looks like Roger Federer on this video

[daghnl]

@drummerguyaus33 lolol! wow i was thinking the same thing

[gratzr]

@drummerguyaus33

I think they are the same guy. Different accent, slightly different make-up.

[rotcehaz]

Not from this world!! They have to be from the planet Zygon. Lol!

[carstenneugebauer]

one word.... interplay! wow... oh, that's two words.... nevermind :-) it doesn't get any better than this, that much is certain. unbelievable....

[yokochaso]

Oh! Chick is Half beat early in themes

by Airo Yokota

[1976MCG]

VERY, VERY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[biduda]

Genial

[ertoliart]

Humm... I think I like Vinnie Colaiuta's drumming better. But the other two are just as god damn incredible as anything.

[AnotherTme]

All those guys are jazz masters on their instruments and there is no better. It's all about the way of learning your ears to predict and ensure your taste of music and way of playing.

[TheCafesuada]

is that steve gadd on drums ?

[Henry3s]

@TheCafesuada That's Dave Weckl in this video.

[pucarecord]

When I get old, I wanna be a Jhon´s bass line

[free2bpoppie]

Whew! Pattituci is powerful! As a bassist, I often wonder from where the inspiration for such performance comes, I guess it has to be a step beyond just making money, because I hear so many talented yet, uninspired palyers, wh seem only interested in making thesmselves seem more important than the music, or the listener!

This, is polished glass smooth, with hint of a hammer, being swung around on a thin thread!

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AtanasovPetar]

@free2bpoppie these people don't care about making money...there is no money in jazz if they wanted to make money they would have done something that sells.

[PatoEXM]

3:20  !

[bordas63]

Imádom,köszönet aki felrakta!

[acmaddox0825]

they are making love to this song like its a beautiful woman!

[jbxd8]

Dave WEckl is AWESOME

[ImperialArmour]

Chick Corea's bands are more about the other musicians in it than Chick himself. I love Jazz.

[sandroroj]

yeahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

[iwrotesham]

Always amazed at how Patitucci can sustain that loping, slightly-behind-the-beat quality even at up-tempo. There is no other bassist who can do this at quite the same level. Avery Sharpe comes close on some cuts with Tyner, but that's about it. "Icons" like Ron Carter just lose it completely at speed.

[ebyros]

Corea always wears these Hawaiian like shirts! Maybe he draws his power from them o.O

[InnerLlightSpectrum]

Damn I was there! That show was Incredible! as you can tell.

[nihilusJ90]

Replay... all day... replay... ay...

[LOTTERUBEN]

Just ....WOW!

[doubts]

Ive never heard Weckl play like this.  Great

[twentymoreyears]

Weckl drove this song like never before.  Corea's perfect trio :-D

[ImperialArmour]

it's spelled "Akoustic".

[NailujMa]

no se puede creer lo que tocan estos tipos

[gwalkron]

6.54 - Brief yet crucial silence!

[nelsonfrazier]

@gwalkron epico ese silencio!!

grande grande!!

great great!!

[davmaz]

@gwalkron Absolutely! So few people realize how incredible these guys are. Chick is the man. The source. The vision. And he knows how to surround himself with the right talent and then feeds off it.

Notice how none of them break a sweat! To be free...

[musiqikon87]

@gwalkron i see what you mean. then again, it almost looked intentional.

[zowers09]

WoW--- Patitucci is great.

[Faststick]

whoa 14 seconds more corea on that stage and it would explode..!

[joepilotjazz]

Patitucci is rockin out!

[FLCL2010]

how does he DO THAT????

[giangis]

Semplicemente geniali...... Non ci sono parole.... il trio è da incorniciare! io ho avuto il piacere di assistere ad un loro concerto qualke anno fa....SPETTACOLO!

[machidashinnosuke]

they're much more musical these years. still getting better.

[fenix1597]

so fucking awesome

[rudzroe]

here again the master chick corea acuostic band

[r3ck0rd]

6:00-6:05 *whistle*

[Valerio960]

listen LA MAGIA DEL SAX by Valerio Minicillo

[tbjzmusic]

que bestialidad!!!! buenisimos!!

[MrMontemiletto]

Semplicemente straordinari!A pensare che ci sono tanti criticoni "puristi" che storcono il naso quando si parla di Patitucci,ma come si fà ad essere così incompetenti!!!

[gigablackGA]

LOL 6:53

[MyBigjay]

i like how people talk mad shit about one another because they will never actually meet in real life...

The whole ensemble is too killin.

[Blazingkeys]

Man, it grooves so nice at this tempo.

My drummer insists on playing this tune at at least 320 bpm, so I never get to relax.

[divyx]

heh i lolled.

[madartwork]

damn 6:53 i totaly fucked up!

[fakuz87]

Owo

[jazzmessenger8]

Dave Weckl playing straight-foward jazz- wow, I never thought I'd hear that.

[sticktrik]

What rock did you just crawl from under!!!!

The guy has been playing like this for years!!!!

[jazzmessenger8]

He always integrates his fusion chops into jazz like this, and it usually is not necessary. This is the most discretion I've seen him play with.

[MrSebaduh]

what kind of stupid comment is that?

not necessary?

Chcik is a great artist and he chooses his own way in expressing his musical language.

What are you?Jazz police?

I bet you are still at 2-5-1 - if you even play anything...

[ForgottenFlesh]

Well i've heard him playing straight foward jazz in many recordings

[divyx]

seen him even on some big bands.

[Walls1441]

I don't buy acoustic bass. always sounds like they're just playing random notes 15% of the time.

[Walls1441]

i must specify while soloing.

[jamieleesis]

mm im tempted to agree with you in some ways, but i think it may be that it just sounds that way because of the recording. Whenever you go see jazz it never sounds random. Its a difficult instrument in that respect because its so quiet, its often quite hard to hear their intentions

[8iamretarded8]

yes...& the drum solo sounds like a 'drumbeat'??!!

[HammondB200]

what better way to substruct your amusicality than with such a statement

[nikodagreeco]

Wow

[op5072]

is the original tune from mad hatter on youtube?

[Coltranized]

I might upload The Mad Hatter album later today, if you want.

[op5072]

nice. i've got an old book of chick transcriptions, including that. But I've never heard it coz the cd costs like £15.

[Coltranized]

Cool, its on my AzureBlooNote channel if you want to listen to Humpty Dumpty or the whole "The Mad Hatter" CD.

[Coltranized]

@Coltranized The full album is on AzureBlooNote 's YouTube channel.

[lrrlrllr]

@Coltranized

Yes please (times 10) :-)

[sergioz07]

@Coltranized Hi mate, I couldnt find the mad hatter on your youtube page!!! :(

[BobbySinner821]

@sergioz07 His other channel: @azurebloonote

[AzureBlooNote]

@op5072 I'll upload it on my channel.

[micah3110]

Smokin!

[ogriirgo]

Holy cow! All three!! WOW!!!

[vcosner]

wow

[PippoBlues93]

this is beautiful!!

[antzzka]

6:55.... Amazing!!! absolutely in time

[marcelcelmar]

JAZZ IS ALL ABOUT TIME

[hizkiakia71]

Wonderfully amazing!!!

[ivandanu]

a bit touch of fusion ^^ its so hard to play this tune T.T

[Gr00ve99]

god damn..! they are not ordinary...!!

[bobalous]

no what to say, they are good at what they do.

no words to explain

[ivandanu]

AWESOME!!! however it sounds like jazz fusion ^^ i love this band. top notch!

[maixce]

Wow! Patitucci plays great. Connection to Miroslav Vitous great playing with Chick and Roy Haynes

[vampiroangelico]

Holy Scheisse!!

This goes in my favorite jazz moments ever!

My three favorite jazz players ever, add Pat Metheny on guitar and the band would be complete!

[martinjazzpiano]

Love Pattitucci's quote at 4:14 and Chick's response right after. This tune is an absolute monster to improvise over since there's no II-V-I's to grab on to and most of the chords move parrallel

[chub931]

man pattitucci is so insane

corea as well

and i dont know heaps bout drums but weckl still impresses me

top notch

[ecohouse]

chic is an alien....

[theorygeek00]

rather he worships aliens. But he could worship anything so long as he continues to play like this.

[tubeterrorist]

1:40

[ddsequera]

Que arrecho!

[zenbassie03]

does he play the coda normally, and/or, do people typically play the coda for this song? I'm learning this song for an audition and have it pretty much down, but it seems like he doesn't play the coda. Any help?

[emoremyz1]

ya the coda is last time only type of thing. he does play it but the last time only

[ThaloniousP]

ON the Original Recording he Doesn't Play it Himself. But, I have noticed that he plays this Crazzziii fast compared to the Recording From the Mad Hatter Album

[BRTshredfish]

man, this guy cant swing just like erick dolphy

[Coltranized]

Amazingly Sickning Great!

[emoremyz1]

i think the hardest opart about the song is te form its un even then the coda is a beast but once u break it down its not bad.

[jcane28eatsfatpuss]

Come again ?

[apoifuhgoadfg6a54d6f]

this is hell.......it`s not from this world

[freedom0f5peech]

If this is from hell, I want a first class ticket!!!

[davidobrienii]

Man... this tune can be a bitch at first to learn. The changes are so strange if you don't have any prior experience to this kind of stuff.

[agocaligiuri]

WTF?

i got the changes in my mind!!!modal changes! i got it very good!!anyway if you don't know previously the right (fast played and complicated modulation)progression you don't reach ever the mood,because the harmony is absolutely jammed in bebop.

every track seems the same ,at that speed !!

if you hear a ballad you can reach the mood just by ear!!!

you know what i mean??

[nbaum0]

this is fire

[Beadbud5000]

Very hot take!

[trevster2905]

Who is the bassist?

[chinitorrr]

John Pattitucci ;)

[ffernab]

God or as some people also call him: John Patitucci (not with double t like my foreposter worte).

[Luih1]

i love jazz

[MartinLoronzo]

@Luih1 everybody should

[jacs91]

ooh yeah baby I'd like some of...hey, wait, shit is that Chick Corea?!?! get the hell out of the way bitch!

[drummerob92]

hahaha

[rouschno1]

I don't know why everyone seems to be getting their panties in a bunch over someone's preference for a particular drummer. Personally I love Colaiuta's version of this tune with Chick and John. Overplaying? To some. I consider it improvisition of the highest form, the purest example of a drummer getting "inside" the musical piece, and an extreme musical honesty in his approach; an unadulerated genius at work. There, that's MY opinion and it was relatively painless in its delivery, eh? lol!

[twentymoreyears]

awesome cam angle on Armando's hands!

[slapmyfunkybass]

you have to be one hell of a bass player to keep up with that tempo

[Mrmoon1976]

fantastick

[tinchogori]

lindeman63 no entiene nada...

esto es genial

[noteworker]

Dave Weckl is awesome. But listen to Dennis Chambers. Dennis just makes it all look absolutely effortless (maybe it is, for him?). And he's ALWAYS chewing gum (the reason for his flawless time?). When the Brecker Brothers played Spain, Randy Brecker spoke for the band saying "Dennis is the best drummer in the world." Still, how can you compare Chick to Herbie? Patitucci to Ron (Carter)? Bird to 'Trane? You just can't. (Exceptions: Mike Brecker & Metheny stand alone. Just my humble opinion...)

[petar870602]

weckl is one monster...chambers is another

Chick Corea is fusion father i cant even imagine anyone that has a right to speak in that case!

patituci is a monster too...all monster players..but Chick is the father..so dont compare just listen what you like

[rob4ra]

dave weckl stands alone or sits alone.dammit he's the best period

[jazzmessenger8]

Dave is incredible, but listen to some of the other drummers that Chick has recently played with. Jeff Ballard is a great example. Listen to how he hits his drums and cymbals. He puts consideration into every single stroke; he tries to "dig in" to get a specific sound out of his instrument, and whether he plays three notes or twenty, it WILL sound incredible. He works on creating "textures" sort of, and does it all for the musicality. I think this is why he is better than dave.

[sticktrik]

Why would you say one drummer is better than another!!!,rather than say, you might prefer one over another!!.... You've just exposed your musical Immaturity jazzmessenger8!!!!???

which is kind of sad,since you seem to have

some sort of knowledge of how to attain"touch"

on the instrument!... When your at the level

of the two musicians you've just mentioned there is "NO ONE BETTER THAN ANOTHER".!!!!!

[jazzmessenger8]

Just because they're really good, it doesn't mean that they can no longer be compared to eachother. They're NOT all on equal levels. Excepting that a musician is perfect and flawless is just dumb. There will always be room for improvement, no matter how good.

[sticktrik]

Hey kid..... You should stop smoking crack!!

Where did I say they were perfect and flawless

stupid!!! Did you read what I said!! Pay more attention when people respond to your posts,

before you twist words around!!!!!

[jazzmessenger8]

You said I was immature because I said that one drummer is better than the other, and you said that at that level, "no one is better than another!" And if no drummer is better than another, the only way this could be true is if they are perfect musicians. And as I stated, they are NOT perfect, and therefore one of them IS better. And I thought that Jeff Ballard was better than Weckl. And you got on my case, saying I was ignorant because I didn't think they were both equal.

[rimns]

Show me this jazz musician ranking system you have developed that allows you to say objectively that Ballard is better than Weckl. (And you of course you must mean he is always better, right?)

[jazzmessenger8]

I said that "I think" Ballard is better than Weckle. But that does not mean YOU have to think the same thing as me. The traits that I look for in a drummer don't consist too much of chops, but more of musicality. And I think Ballard is more musical than weckle, and that's why I think he is better. You can like whoever you like, and I'll like whoever I like. I made my original comment on this page because Ballard isn't as popular as Weckle, but I think people should know about him too.

[jazzmessenger8]

I stated MY own opinion, and therefore this "ranking system" I have developed does not concern you. My "ranking system" emphasizes how the drummer sounds, not what the drummer plays.

[bazz991]

I would have weckles babie's and I'm about to go check out this ballard guy... I still think rimns is a tool and should be silent.

[agocaligiuri]

about humpty dumpty -chick corea..

i have learned the chord progression under the solos,but it is so hard try to follow the melody in jazz,because the bass line is walking and the swing is so fast!!

how can i feel the mood?

[agocaligiuri]

about humpty dumpty -chick corea..

i have learned the chord progression under the solos,but it is so hard try to follow the melody in jazz,because the bass line is walking and the swing is so fast!!

how can i feel the mood?

[magicmrmadman]

it can feel awkward to play this only by yourself at the piano, there has to be a rythmic pulse beneath, i know what u mean bro

[RobinsonWith]

there is a lot of harmonic and melodic displacement happening over the form too. Chick's lines start and stop wherever they need to - flowing over and starting before the cycle.

[emoremyz1]

man i got the music if u need it lol

[agocaligiuri]

the music i got it too!

but i think that bebop is unconfortable music ,anyway

[PJazzBass19]

este tema no me cansa nunca!!!

[javijazztazz]

wow this is a great trio check also the same song but with vinnie colaiuta on drums is also a great one :)

[lindeman63]

eso es musica que orror no puedes eer el jazz estupido no tiene ritmo definido

[sergioz07]

exelente ufff lo mejor la electric band en este caso la acustic band, lo mejor todos los solos increibles

[achmood21]

i needed this

[jamieleesis]

can that hot brunette play jazz this good? i think you're trying to attract the wrong crowd here buddy, we're just trying to watch some genius music. (subtext to that comment: piss off)

[jcsizmazia]

I am a piano player and TV Show host therefore, I comment,

I must have Chick Corea and his wonderful band LIVE on:

Julius

Dr. Love's TV SHOW

P.S. Saw you LIVE

[tytaniumboxhead]

this is the only time i've heard weckl play that i didn't wanna rip my ears off.

[JDillaYO]

i do!!!!

[MonoCabron123]

I've been playing piano for about 8 years, and started jazz one year ago. Improvisations with the right are killing me... What should i study for that? Anything you recommend?

Awesome performance, by the way

[spielemusik]

study anything by bill evans - his harmonies are impeccable - and check out jazz improvisation for the classical pianist by martan mann - great for jazz improv lessons...also mark levine's piano jazz theory is excellent - even for someone who doesn't play piano

[BeauShelbyandFlyy]

study anything but piano,preferably saxophone

it'll open up your horizons like you wouldn't believe

I've used that approach on guitar since about 80

Little or no guitar music,mostly piano,sax and cello

[spielemusik]

If anyone wants to hear a completely fresh and dynamic version of the standard Autumn Leaves, check out the cd entitled Chick Corea Akoustic Band, 1989, track 5. Simply an amazing take on the tune. Same trio as you see in this video.

[spielemusik]

Chick's dissonance complements Weckl's explosiveness. It's one of the components that makes these guys gel rhythmically - very staccato and abrasive almost. There's a lot of high energy and tension in the harmonies that mesh well w/ Weckl's force. Enjoy listening to this video on a semi-regular basis.

[y34r]

The Rhythmic approaches of these three guys are just too co-ordinatingly.. Just like from mind of 1 person

[megamarkos]

and about the speed think that majpluselva said i agree.. Speed is something that everyone can have.. it doesnt matter.. Rubalcaba, Michel Camilo or Ballard and many more are for me faster that Chick but he has his own style.. he is unique..

[mileswarm]

yeah, in the end someone spoke the truth which is origin from wider awared context. Camilo is most fastest, same with Rubalca, he´s killin´ too.

[megamarkos]

Music is not only theory and rules! every JAZZ musician knows that.. these guys have their rulez when they play! i agree with you spielemusik.. i am a pianist but i i love drums.. and for those who believe that drums are not a "jazz like" instrument i suggest maraca y otra vision or something.. and more bill evans's trios..:P he might understand some day that all instruments are the same.. the way that they play music depends on the musician...:)

[classyjazzy007]

i totally agree

[spielemusik]

funny how my one great friend and respected fellow musician who is a keyboard player, and knows theory, could have a hard time following the meter..i asked him if he could tap the quarter notes to the tune....weckyl plays erratic accents, which gels w/ the band...tapping the quarters helps to follow the rhythm....these guys are beyond theory and timing into feel and complete Dionysian bliss...pure expression and abandonment - a capture of artistic dynamite...total orgasmic sensation of reality

[25092004]

Jazz drummins rules.

[spielemusik]

6:56 is sick w/ the timing of these guys

[yougotcrad1]

it really bothers me how much total crap on youtube people like. for example, search something like... "best guitar improvisation ever". pure lol/ pure sigh

[BrandynBoyles]

well piano for sure, drums mabye not

[yougotcrad1]

maybe you dont know what jazz is. thats all improvisation buddio

[BrandynBoyles]

i do know actually, and with more study of scales and theory i can improv just like that, also he has his familar runs and harmonies

[yougotcrad1]

im sure you'll figure it out for yourself