Branford Marsalis - Dienda

[stevetadworkz]

Love his tone on the soprano. Why is this guy still overlooked? How is that possible?

[cgptony11]

I too love this tune, and was privileged to see Kenny live once was Sting. He was fantastic. And this song has always moved me ever since I heard Stings tribute to Kenny Kirkland. RIP Kenny!

[mindfoodprime]

wondrously peaceful.

[erikjonathan100]

excelente pianista, kenny kirkland que musicalidad.. branford marsalis.. igual y los otros dos tambien jaja

[ImaniHekima]

Enchanting.

[hanspetersalentin]

YEAH Kenny....RIP.........music and pure music....Thanks Branford..:)

[ofiroman]

2 people don't know what thumbs down means

[tholley8215]

It is healing to hear such exquisite music in the face of much less quality and afforded notoriety given to so many other "entertainers" at the expense and neglect of the musicians. God is pleased with jazz and music played from the heart, free of idolatry musical or otherwise...

[thepianoworld]

Kenny K. ...one of the greatest......

does it exist a tutorial video piano of this song????

[brensasi]

oooooweee.

[Bluesnswing]

12 years to the day since Kenny left the planet. RIP.

[ricisrock]

i have the RGB album and Dienda is on there and is a good one, but I love 'Shadows' best. Hey Doctone, can you post 'Lament' as well? I had the VHS of this and that version is better than the one on Renaissance.

[jazzwonderboy]

saw him live once.... unforgettable.... this is a great quartet

[mdangelo]

Wish we still had groups like this coming to Charlotte... :(

[3358SAX]

Bellissimi suoni ed una esecuzione ad altissimo livello...grazie di esistere: sino a che ci siete abbiamo speranze da conseguire: BRAVI!!

[drumrich79]

Pure Gold.....

[minifuzz5]

Kenny always.... thanks for posting-do you have any more from this gig-I'd love to see/hear their "Spring"again.

[JazzWithoutANet]

I would contend that mankind doesn't create beauty, he only discovers it. Listening to this tune, I'm convinced in my gut that God is pleased with Jazz. Save me a seat, Kenny.

[doctone]

@JazzWithoutANet

Thanks for your nice opinion, and I agree with you;)

[Stylizm38]

@JazzWithoutANet Jazz, That was one of the most beautiful statements about the genre of music which is, I believe, the most important ever "discovered". I fully concur with you.

[musiccc568]

@JazzWithoutANet

"God is pleased with jazz"

very nice

[BOTTOM432]

@JazzWithoutANet

Very well said, you said it all there my friend

[intrepidpooch]

@JazzWithoutANet Trane used the term "channeling" to refer to what you're talking about, that elusive, trancelike "zone" where your horn almost seems to be playing itself that we musicians sometimes pursue in the wrong way (i.e. heroin, booze, coke, etc.). Always loved this tune as well, RIP Kenny, you were the baddest!!!!!!

[ArtistsPoetsDancers]

@JazzWithoutANet Agreed. Man subscribes to, or programs his participation in, various traditions. The stories that attend their creation are more about the control of beauty and cultural supremacy than the birth right of humanity. Tools are tools and materials, materials. Man may be a tool of the muses if he can free himself from being a tool of other men.

[MrHaroldOneal]

Kenny is by far my favorite... thank you for posting this.

[kmbackid]

yes

[mrkandyman1911]

Branford... My man!!!

[pocketlockit]

2:14- 2:18 love that bluesy run from Kenny. 5:17- 5:22- that pretty, lyrical line from Branford, exquisite.

[producer4real]

I've played this song for 20 years on piano and never get tired of it. So haunting!

[jasont0815]

DavidAKZ..........some people just don't get it. oh well...............also, the fluttering sound u may be hearing I'm sure is from the quality of this old VHS tape, ' otherwise ', his vibrato is just fine, played the way a beautiful ballad is supposed to be played.

[tronstar13]

this is the most underestimated jazz pieces of all time.. i personally think it is the BESTTTTT piece ever written son

[jasont0815]

This is beautiful song, just beautiful, and Branford's soprano tone/playing is very under rated in my opinion. R.I.P. Kenny................u were one of a kind!

[DavidAKZ]

I must be an analogue recording originally. Too much vibrato for Branford otherwise !

[oxygene65]

Its a beautiful tune. Such a shame we lost Kenny. He's playing was something else.

[christinariffic]

how could he be so great at new york jazz and his brother be so great at new orleans jazz!? thats an amazing family

[MRMLINGIE]

Do you know his dad? An amazing pianist, and his other brothers are also amazing musicians!

[jlevinsoul]

ONe of the truly great musicians of our time. What a loss. I loved his playing w/Wynton.

[004MAW]

i'd really like you to post all the vid man !! oh yeah :)

[ricisrock]

Doctone, I have the video tape of this concert, would you mind posting "Lament" thanks

[ianfranc]

brano stratosefrico

[Schmalzgau]

Wounderful.

[chiaraminaldi]

Good!!! I love this song!

[tokiohotellover69]

this song kills me.deep sadness.

[pocketlockit]

Beautiful. Love when the soloists trail off with delicate melodic lines at the end of busier impro.

[hggiles]

one seriously genuine composition from kirkland. I think branford has the best soprano sound in the world.

[ignaciomoran]

@hggiles

Next to Wayne

[iunicualarosa]

The feeling of peace that you get here...

[elsegno]

Pura magia.

[mazedull]

hauntingly beautiful.

[JIJICantabile]

most beautiful tune ive ever heard

[ElementalSaxQuartet]

Beautiful.

[ricisrock]

that is a soprano saxophone my friend

[gamergeek3000]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what kind of instrument was Marsalis playing right there?

[heru1966]

One of my favourites, it's a sublime composition, beautifully performed by the band. Kenny Kirkland was the real deal- you are missed.

[oxygene65]

I've never heard the full original version of Dienda before, just the Sting tribute. Its such a beautiful piece of music. So nice to hear/watch the late great Kenny playing with Branford. I've only ever seen Kenny Kirkland play live, and that was for Sting, and he completely blew me away with his piano solo on When The World Isnt Running Down. God Bless Kenny. Thank you so much for posting this video.

[doctone]

Hi,oxygene65

It's a nice question.

You can hear the orginal version in Branford Marsalis's album'Royal Garden Blues'(1986 released).

[Carehuea]

Is that you Sammy??

It's me Roddy!!! It's snowing in Zurich so I'm just watching videos of Kenny.

He the man...

[drumator05]

I had the same experience as you with Kenny playing with sting. When I heard him play WTWIRD I immediately fell in love with this man. Thanks Kenny, thanks Branford.

[atzebrechsau]

Would like to hear the Master of Music himself playing this tune.. Mister Keith Jarrett.

[Rodgebi]

This them has been written by Kenny Kirkland, we don't need Keith, I don't need Keith...

[stingraypoindexter]

Kenny was a huge Jarrett fan by all accounts - check out the album megawatts by 'Tain Watts featuring Kenny doing at least one Jarrett number

[mwesterholm]

BranfordQuartet recorded a Jarrett track as well -- Trieste. But "huge fan"? Behave. The Herbie, McCoy, and even Beirach influences are much stronger. MUCH stronger.

Cool conversation, though. Glad you like real music.

[stingraypoindexter]

I don't want to hear Jarrett doing this track either - KK is my personal favourite piano player. I was merely pointing out the KK was a massive fan of Jarrett. These are Tain Watts' words not mine: "Kenny told me that if I didn't hear how great that Keith Jarrett was, that I was stupid","Kenny used to love Keith". I suggest you "behave" and if you don't agree take it up with Mr Jeff Tain Watts. Cool conversation though..

[bassdomb]

Paul Motian wrote "trieste".

[mwesterholm]

I hear how great Jarrett was/is. I own, gosh, 15 Jarrett records. For some reason EMI releases a 7-disc-set of him every year. And I know Kenny dug him. My point is that other pianists had a bigger influence on KK. And, sure Motian wrote Trieste, but it's fair to call it a Keith song since Keith recorded it in 1977.

I'm reacting against people that hear pianists like KK and Mehldau as Jarrett/Evans clones. KK was well-studied, with phenomenal roots, but was greater than the sum of those parts.

[LEAHLV]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written..RIP Kenny You are missed..

[pimper5785]

the sound and video are off from each other a couple seconds, but other than that, it's pretty good.

[scottserenity]

dienda my dick! you wanted to know, well...

[intrepidpooch]

@scottserenity It's funny that some many cats voted your comment into the basement and you're 100% correct, lol! Just because Kenny was the baddest pianist of his generation doesn't mean that he didn't have a sense of humor!

[mork1]

Beautiful, sublime. Thanks.

[Jaycee37]

What the heck does Dienda mean?

[LouisKeys]

knock knock,

who's there?

dienda

dienda who? lol

[MaggotBrain10]

Can't tell you.

[mceejay]

oh man, Kenny Kirkland...

[GOTIRES]

nice