Dizzy Gillespie - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

[Zenxuna]

I'd like to see justin biber pull this off.

[iamchris1000]

i feel bad for "tech metal" bands that think their all smart cos they wrote a song in 7/8 when mr Gillespie and co could just shit intense jazz like this...

[GreykCouch]

O'.'O

[JazzInATinCan]

Actually these guys where on fire when they played this...

[drakenfire10]

no one could ever make it so fast but still be so smooth and swagger.

[ChadInTheBox]

Stan Getz on Tenor in this particular recording. Really great stuff.

[thefrozensummer]

8 people are upset that they don't have nearly this much talent.

[grooveguy74]

Dizzy was a great American musical ambassador, and co creator of bebop. Also a great educator. It was well known to all the great players that came out of the late 40's and 50's that class was always on at Dizzy's house. He taught all of those guys what Bird was doing. IMO Dizzy is the most underrated musician in American history. It is unfortunate that he is mostly known for his cheeks :(

[RoyFive]

Please provide an option to skip the worthless ad!

[fgsfds8]

ROFL at the Kenny G is better commenters.

[guitarsquiddy]

Hi, does anyone know who took that portrait?

[craig9574]

i was privileged to see him live many years ago, a truly amazing performer

[zehninguem]

Kenny G is better. Dizzy Gillespie had no feeling playing xmas songs.

[KWOOTfluke]

@zehninguem my ass is much better than kenny g. Dizzy Gillespie has his own way of playing music, and so does kenny g. i guess it is your opinion that matters to you, but please, shut your trap.

[donnyab]

@zehninguem

they play differenr instruments

Kenny G *plays* saxaphone

[DanMummSolo]

I don't need to mention that this is some awesome playing, and an awesome song. Did anyone else notice how the image has been altered so that his face is perfectly symmetrical?

[512kapow]

@DanMummSolo It hasn't look carefully at the face. One cheek is bigger, the crease on the lip is bigger on one side and the hair is higher on one side.

[DanMummSolo]

@512kapow But look at the perfect symmetry of the light reflection on his face. That doesn't occur anywhere in the universe, unless you're on something haha Anyway, forget his cheeks, lips and fingers. The symmetry starts above his mouth.

[Muse333]

which album is this off?? i must learn who is playing on this recording!!!!

[Gennatural]

who plays the sax?

[Eerik39]

muistaakseni oscar petersson trio ja stan getz on mukana- kova oli tekniikka hänelläkin.

[gcpropertymanagement]

Sheer genius. 

[KDanielM1994]

I tip my hat off to such freeeeaking talented musicians!!!!!

You don't get music quite like this these days, and I wish it weren't so. :(

[jamesjulian10]

urg play so fast with such control, its astounding. Genious

[AuroraCelest]

Ah. Dizzy Gillespie (or Ol' Chipmunk Cheeks as I like to call him): a brilliant muscian who has unfortunately been forgotten by sheep who only listen to what record companies tell them to listen to.

[JazzMaestra]

@AuroraCelest Tell it, Tell it AuroraCelest. I was a kid the first time I saw Dizzy and he was as magnificent as he was magnanimous!!

[ivanovickr]

Dizzy is awesome, i miss Diz....

[harryoakley]

Very fast and brilliant I'm sure. But to me it's the least swinging version of this wonderful Ellington tune.

[MrGotmymojoworkin]

Gotta be Buddy Rich, well if it ain't, he's no slouch is he ?

[zooders]

dont tap on the glass

[MsDeidra99]

@zooders ?????

[NerfBloodAndWar]

hes got a hurly simble on his head!

[Bobdabuilda]

sounds like buddy rich on drums

[mindingosafado]

Im gonna stop using youtube soon because of these goddamn commercials

[mountainpro1]

which 3 idiots disliked, this is real music

[10bobo68]

i am going to sing this song for school

[link5112]

His cheeks are a result of when he was learning to play, no one told him he shouldn't puff his cheeks. And eventually his muscles got worn out and when he played that's what happened. At least, that's what my Band Director told me. :P

[HeorotHall]

@link5112 actually i read the biography on dizzy an in a quote from dizzy he said he started to puff his cheeks on accident and he knew it was the wrong way to play but it was the only way he could find to get exactly the right sound he wanted

[link5112]

@HeorotHall Well whatever the cause was, it is now an Icon in Jazz and Trumpet playing alike.

[lewy101011]

Who's on drums? Whoever it is is awesome...

[KGBTrigger]

Most legit cheeks.

[Mizman14]

@KGBTrigger Most epic legit cheeks.

[KGBTrigger]

@Mizman14 Yup



[montytp]

Dizzy abd Stan getz

[heartofdiamondfire]

THAT'S SO FAST! D:

[kdyfg]

I don't believe I'll ever be able to play this quickly. He is truly a genius.

[gotmeagrape]

Who's playing tenor?

[Shadogun]

I see a frog...one of the cute anime like ones.

[juleen2]

ummmmm why is his mouth soo big????? i'm just wndering but this song is jazzy and cool :D

[samysalmi]

@juleen2 he learn to play as a child with an old trumpet he found in his basement (if i remember well) and he never had a teacher to teach him so nobody ever told him to don't blow up his mouth like this! With time, his muscles tear up and he's now unable to play without doing this because he doesn't have muscle anymore there!!

[hebrewhammershabbat]

@samysalmi Its not his muscles, his muscles never changed at all. What happened was that air got in between the skin and the muscles, so while it looks like he was poofing out his cheeks, he wasn't actually doing anything differently than any other player.

[Ripplebreeze]

How inthe world can you tongue that fast...?!?!?

It's like... crazy.

[heartofdiamondfire]

@Ripplebreeze I think it's called double tonguing.

[40mbe]

Sorry for triple-posting but from which album is this song? I need the exact one. Thanks in advance

[40mbe]

ahahahahah Psychology on his forehead :D I see...butterflyes...or.......R­asta Conquering Lion...???

[40mbe]

it's faster than speed metal

[TheClaon]

i kinda c the ORLY owl on his forehead

[LazyGuitar]

I see two ladies kissing with their titties pressed against each other on his forehead.

[bobbypeanut2]

not to be racist, but the way his nose looks make him look like a monkey.

[whodatiz88]

how did he do this?

[punkaktion]

he's got some sort of a lion on his forehead!!!

[orangeshock88]

@punkaktion OH FUCK I SEE IT

[samsun216]

@punkaktion it's more like a hamster or a rabbit :)

[mixalissen]

@punkaktion I'd say its an eagle

[BalBones25]

@punkaktion holy shit i see it!

[Bobman4671]

@punkaktion Holy hell I see it!!!



[jokerhong123]

@punkaktion i dont see it

[kennethgabriel]

@punkaktion He does!!! That's cool!!! ROOOOOOOOOOOOAR!!!

[JessMenu]

@punkaktion Damn you! I now cannot unsee it.

[lucasaccardo]

@punkaktion Yes it looks like the face is a symmetrical photo trick and then the hand was added or something like that.

[xxbeautifulxXxgothxx]

@lucasaccardo He used to puff out his cheeks playing the trumpet. Unfortunately, this is unhealthy because air eventually would come out of his eye sockets from the pressure.

[harleycouture5]

@punkaktion I NOTICED THE SAME THING!!

[gasdu]

@harleycouture5 wow, so did 130 other people...

[baseballboy0101]

@punkaktion or two girls kissing..just look at it

[gunny426plymouth]

@punkaktion and a donkey on his nose!! see the ears?

[darkkoolman1]

@punkaktion i was your 269th thimbs upper :D

[GoldenFlute88]

@punkaktion

Cannot... un-see... (^_^)

[Abriggs500]

Why did Dizzy do that with his cheeks? Louis Armstrong didn't do that unattractive thing with his horn when he blew into it.

[mikey567899]

@Abriggs500 dizzy had a condition don't have any idea what it was called but it made it were he couldn't keep his cheeks in

[Abriggs500]

@mikey567899 You serious? There's a condition for that sort of thing? Interesting, I'll have to do some research. Thanks!

[UNDERPANTS55555555]

yes the condition is named after dizzy himself

[MrKevin1a]

Yep, there is no way anyone doing Lindy Hop could ever keep up with this. I don't care if they are national champions. :D I do like the fast songs though.

[oceandreamer108]

He is talented, but the olny problem is his last name. I spell it G-i-l-l-i-s-p-i-e. It bugs me seeing it spelled like that but with a e instead of a second i. Anyway, he is a good example of someone talented form the Jazz Era.

[GSEliveGSE]

@oceandreamer108 You are a talented comment writer, but the only problem is that you said F-O-R-M instead of F-R-O-M. It bugs me seeing amateur grammar mistakes. Anyway, you are a good example of someone talented from the Eat Dick Era.

[thewolffebros]

@GSEliveGSE And, also, he said O-L-N-Y instead of O-N-L-Y.

[MCroach1]

Yeah Diz!!

[vampiregirl337]

I have never heard a trumpet go that high before.

[killerfish02]

cheraw all the way thats were the greats come from

[zestytoaster]

is this the original or was duke's the original?

[Omera666]

@zestytoaster Duke

[Crazyguitarman1991]

@zestytoaster Duke Composed it, its been covered many many times, sometimes not as fortunate as this.

Louis Armstrongs and Ella Fitzgerlads covers are brilliant too.

[erehwyrevekool]

great!

[slapjaxx]

not eating 2 oranges but 2 catalope

[WeiILi]

Great song. You have to imagine how hard it must be play it that fast and with such a good sound!

These people were real musicians. Nowadays the people only have to know how to use a Computer and the rest does a programme!

[Schilli666]

wow i am playing the same song with my band but not as fast as this great shit :)

love it sounds really nice

[Omera666]

Too fast...

[premonotion]

@Omera666

for your brain, maybe, yes.

[cameron935]

@Omera666 dude bops ment to be like this. It makes everything better.

[Omera666]

@cameron935 Bebop isn't about taking songs faster for that i'm sure... when doing a song so fast you don't even have the time to understand the notes and enjoy each sound.... imagine that you take a slow jazz ballade you like and play it like 10 times faster than it should be, would you enjoy the piece the same way you did in the original tempo?

it's not that I underestimate Diz, not at all... it's just that I don't like this version of the song...

[Nireves33]

@Omera666 I agree that you wouldn't enjoy the song in the same way, it would have a completely different feel. I however, prefer the frantic intensity that the more up-tempo forms of jazz have and listen to hard bop and jazz fusion more than other forms. That isn't to say I don't appreciate other jazz, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and many others are fantastic, I just prefer bop and fusion oriented jazz.

[Abriggs500]

@Omera666 Bebop isn't as melodic or gracefully wonderful to listen to in comparison to swing or dixieland.

[agantoniogermani]

Il treno ad alta velocità lo aveva inventato già LUI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stoli288]

great cover! looks like hes eaten 2 oranges at once and reeeally enjoying them!;)

besides that, this song is fantastic too!! what a speed, i bow my head to such genius!

[davibreu]

@stoli288 It was oranges, he was hungry! But i have always seen him as a super duper jazzy frog..so maybe it was a fly..but what a great artist! Hell yeah!

[captainspaulding94]

@stoli288 i was just thinking that same thing. you don't know how hard I laughed when I looked down and saw your comment.

[Shirleehee]

@stoli288 That's why swing was so popular to being with.

[PowerToasty]

I think the tenor may be Stan Getz but I don't know for sure.

[Jazzman303]

@PowerToasty Your Right.

[theinvisiblelight]

Whos the tenor?

[Jazzman303]

@theinvisiblelight Its Stan Getz.

[OrganGrinderLola]

The boppers are as fresh and crazy as ever! WOW!

[joeylepaonyt]

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!