Limehouse Blues

[AmundLauritzen]

Bucky never gets old. Oh wait... Well his music doesn't. The guy plays as good now as he did when he was young. Fire in the heart and fingers.

[EggSaladRecipe]

Bucky knocks me out!

[gabri3l367]

Bravi e siete in sincronia con lo stile da suonare. Fantastic !!!!

[XLosSantosX]

I dont know why but the fast part reminds me of spongebob

[datapro007]

Love it!

[failureofgenerations]

oh i love this song ^.^ i'm 14 i usually listen to hardcore and deathmetal but jazz is flat out epic lol

[UKReferendum]

4 the spirit of manouche a toast 2 thee Immortals ♥¸..•*¨

[finnbjerke]

7 strings ??

[assphinktersaiswhat]

@finnbjerke sounds like it, They were used in Jazz and blues and such before Metal.

I own a 7 string :D good fun.

[heathhamguitar]

I practice to this video a lot! Both of there meter is amazing! And everything else about it.

[TheVideosraros]

Hijos de puta

[Hysteria98]

It's so weird, it gives me the vision that my brain is slowly unravelling into strings and then clef notes are just bumbling along it, i love these guys :D

[420dilbert420]

Amazing !!! i hope someday i can upload a video as good as this !! song and quality!! cause my vids are terrible compared to this !! !!! !!!! !!!!!!!!!!

[RREYNOLDS65]

Really, eleven people dislike this? Even the ghost of Django Reinhardt likes this one!

[jdklattmusic]

time for me to practice.

[rrtodd95]

The sick thing about Limehouse blues is,

The man who wrote it, only had the use of two fingers on his left hand, the ring and pinky finger where basically paralyzed and only useable for chording.

Django Reinhardt was a violinist and banjo player whose caravan caught fire and his hand was badly burned and took up guitar as therapy to rehab his hand. He had to learn how to play guitar around his handicap.

[OmnitzGarima]

@rrtodd95 Django did not write this

[dezman160]

ey! quins cracks!

[Ishta123]

Fantastic- very talented duo. !

I watch and listen in awe. Thank goodness for the Internet. I may have missed these two.

[CroissantOrange]

There's something with the italians in NY

[busessuck1]

Nothing happened to my computer but I like this very much... can't believe I hadn't heard of these greats... gonna look em up

[chickenslayer666]

My computer monitor suddenly sprouted legs and began to walk up the wall! I did not know what to do so I hosed it with the fire extinguisher! It got all pissed off at me and told me to do the dishes and take out the garbage! Then i was like you dont pay my rent here I do! Then it told me that I was fat and a drunk loser just like my father! Thats when I began to itch real bad! I took my meds then I realized it was my dogs heart worm pills! WTF! Thats when all hell broke loose! Kick ass!

[deathlesshorsie]

This is fricking donglewide - I love the walking bass movement it makes me spurtle!!

[AmundLauritzen]

These two guitar players have such fantastic musical intelligence! What a performance!

[ThePackerOfFudge]

anyone else think ren and stimpy

[Mr72seventytwo]

@ThePackerOfFudge nope.

[guambetty]

I know there are so many musical Artists I`d never even heard of, let alone heard their particular music including these two fellows , but as much as I enjoyed their rendition of Limehouse Blues I`d listen over and over to the Youtube video of Johnny Jake doing it. I`d never heard of Johnny Jake either till I recently discovered his videos on Youtube. Check him out folks---am sure you`ll like him. His version of the oldie "It`s A SIN to TELL A LIE" plus his fiddle playing, you`ll enjoy!

[garfunklett]

Oh fantastic play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[manucalrad]

some people just really love playing guitar. i can never stick to it.

[CandyGurkha]

Hey! Some guy actually transcribed this! I don't know how they can hear so well! I know what I'm going to be doing for the next month, learning this song! It's in his store in kevin smith guitar dot com.

[azbyhorn]

For many years, Bucky would come to Raleigh, N.C. and play a weekend with our local jazz group. Not only Raleigh, but all of us would go down to the coast and play in Wilmington at a restaurant called Ferrovias and also Atlantic Beach N.C. where we played at The Dunes Club. All of us got to know Bucky well. He is not only a jazz guitar legend but truly a very nice gentleman and down to earth guy.

It was such a joy sitting there on the bandstand playing an entire gig with him.

[JeromeW]

@azbyhorn I had a friend bring his family in from Waukeshau Wisconsin to see Les Paul who played at the Iridium in NYC every Monday night. They happened to come in during a major snowstorm. I called the club to find that Bucky was going to fill in for Les Paul. He was amazing. Played both sets back to back and even came down to meet the family from Wisconsin and sit awhile. Awesome guy.

[azbyhorn]

@JeromeW Yeah, Bucky and Les were neighbors in New Jersey....Bucky invited me to come for a visit and said he would take me to Les's house to hang out for a while...Regretfully I never took him up on it.....My wife and I were big Bucky fans when he was with the Tonight Show orchestra with Johnny Carson...never in my wildest dreams thinking that we would become friends and play for years together.

[Atlanticity31]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah! Bucky and Frank!,the old and new style together!, this is an orgasmic experience full of pleasure!! what a beauty is inside your poetry !!!!

[skimes11]

John Pizzarelli Carlyle Contest

To celebrate the release of John Pizzarelli's new album, Rockin' In Rhythm: A Tribute To Duke Ellington, Telarc International is giving away a complimentary two-night stay at the Carlyle Hotel, two tickets to my performance, dinner for two and a travel voucher!

To enter the contest visit here:

telarc.com/pizzicarlyle/

Contest ends August 15, 2010!

Good luck!

[SIRONEDRAGON]

Smokin'

[RexxWayne]

Kool ... !!

[stemajor7]

Put a big smile on my face.

[atj409]

Cookin'!

[msikmpa]

im 13 and i like this. i usually listen to hip hop but this is incredible. ;P

[dnomedlug]

@msikmpa well buy a saxophone and start playing or something

[BOTiTTE]

@msikmpa noone gives a shit how old you are 

[msikmpa]

@BOTiTTE & no one gives a shit about your opinion

[BOTiTTE]

@msikmpa well how you try to profile yourself on youtube with saying look im only 13 and listen to this .. i just laugh about you realy. Because it does not matter how old you are to like any kind of music. Just cause the most kids in your age like hip hop does not mean that your something special now!

[msikmpa]

@BOTiTTE dude, you don't know shit about me. i'm 16 now and i actually regret posting that comment. don't assume.

[fingerstalking]

My fingers hurt just watching this one.

[4578a]

Yeah, that was pretty good!

[Songyfal]

atacao!!!!!! ;D

[Jan07191]

Damn, it looks so easy..... o_o

[rooduck]

holy shit batman.

[mallee17]

FOOK ME....... :O)

[jsm355]

Bucky Rocks .

I almost studied with him when I was in my early 20's , but I didn't know just who he was . Damn !

[bluesont]

@jsm355 I studied with for the last five years "He is the master of play"

[wwress]

SHAZOOOOOOM!!!

[DirtyDeck]

Jesus that old bastard can play!

[KrummyBear]

Lul, that's because it's Bucky Pizzarelli.

[JackHauss]

This melted my computer monitor before it made my computer explode and blow up my house, then the entire block, which sent up a mushroom cloud which then flattened 50 cities in a 20,000 mile radius. Next time you guys decide to post a nuclear reaction, please give us a little warning.

[IOLTA]

@JackHauss They are good indeed!

[crow66693]

@JackHauss cheesy

[GuitarScorp]

FABULOUS!

Both Bucky and Frank will be performing at the 20th Annual Berks Jazz Fest in March/April 2010. Frank will be doing a Django 100th Birthday Tribute show and Bucky, along with Howard Alden and Frank DiBussolo will be paying tribute to Les Paul. It's going to be a guitar lovers' jazz fest!

Luv those Benedetto guitars, fellas!

[JeromeW]

Bucky's is a Gretsch 7 string

[K22PLAYER]

No it isn't. It's a Fender era Benedetto Bucky Pizzarelli signature. Not a Gretsch. I should know, I make Benedetto guitars for a living in Savannah, GA

[JeromeW]

My mistake. I have been to some of Bucky's recording sessions at NOLA studios in NYC and I could have sworn it was a Gretsch. I defer to your superior knowledge.

[tc1991t9]

this just put the FATTEST grin on my face :D

Its terrific

[iching64]

Just saw these two guys play at the Rosendale Cafe in Rosendale, NY. Ridiculous...Ridiculously good that is. If you think this video smokes, see them live. It's even better when they've had a chance to cook all night.

[Ishta123]

Fantistic

[TwoYoub]

Man, any chord charts on that? What type of guitar is that on the right, I like that tone.

[AgentZeroForTheWin]

some of the best rhythym ive ever heard

[hansen108]

simply amazing...

[patrickhufschmid]

this is incredible!!!!!!!

[ZioDjlan]

eja!!!

[dlguitarmaster7]

intense

[a9323hj]

Awesome...........

[anmoose]

I love it! Absolutely magnificent playing!

[jpearson0]

I love Frank's look right at the end of the song. It's like, "I did good, right?"

[lorenzino1]

Hi ! I've rated this video as 5***** ; well performed, nice song, and they both got the good feeling to play it. One thing I'd like to know is which guitar is playing F.Vignola ? I've already seen that guitar in a music magazine, but don't remember the mark ! I find that it sounds well, and would like to have one like that. This is the reason why I ask that ! Thanks by advance for the person that will be kind enough to answer to my question. Thanks for sharing this video. BYE !

[loren1283]

I think frank looks better with longer hair.

[producerbodro]

wow

[andarcalabar]

Aaahhhhh!!!!!

[headbanger623]

astonishing

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Vignola's technique is unbelievable, like Joe Pass, NHOP or the later Oscar Peterson. But holy smoke, why don't they breathe their phrases like we humans tend to do every now and then?

[Evita1952]

'Cause they ain't human. It's jazz, man - the art of the unexpected. When a air-breather like you feel like taking a breath and ending the phrase, they want to surprise you and take your breath away. And they do it. Ain't that right?

[Record208]

Very great Guitarist ***********

[Charlllz]

cool. id rather it was acoustic, electric guitar softens gypsy too much

[jazzlefty]

the 7 string makes good diference

[randomeobject]

I love seeing how age has a very limited factor in how you play.

Great video!

[chrook]

Bucky feels it, the other guy seems mechanical. He can play, but it seems to come from his head.

[1nicawilly]

anybody who thinks Frank Vignola plays from his head (alone) needs a proctologist to find his own head....

[chrook]

Nice comment!

[1nicawilly]

Sorry... didn't mean to offend. I'm just a New Jersey wise-guy. You might check out some of Vignola's other YOUTUBE gigs. The cat can play!

[ArkRed1]

Look at Bucky's foot. It's tapping. He's really into it. I guess Frank's rhythm is all in his head and not in his feet. But what a couple of great players. I've been a fan of Bucky's for at least fifty years.

[hana764]

OMG!!! O_o there amazing

[alexandromelomano]

MAGNIFICO!

[jimirsaysbuddy]

Bucky is still the chord monster he's been for sixty years. His son John is no slouch either. Check out "After You've Gone".

[yes0genesis]

REAL music, REAL musicians!

[glevito]

Thanks for posting...FABULOUS!!!

[Gungosh]

fantastic music, fantastic artists, thanks for the upload.

whats the beautiful guitar frank plays?

[funstuff2006]

I'm not sure of the model, but I believe the make is Benedetto.

[Gungosh]

Thank you, yes it is, i checked out his homepage. The Benedetto is not mentioned in his gear, but in the gallery :o)

[funstuff2006]

Yeah, I noticed that too. Strange. Benedetto still has him as one of the artists who plays their guitars, but his page only mentions the luthier that made his current guitar.

[BlueMoonGuitar]

Major League COOL!!!

[frank711firefox]

mai sentiti!bravissimi(che te lo dico a fare),

[ER052092]

man i love limehouse!!!

one of my fav songs to play

we play this in the jazz band at my school

its freaking awesome

ill put a vid of us playing it soon

[haraldtheman]

That's insanely fast

[hank747]

cool

[Cacophony89]

Fooly & cooly...

[orala73]

Thats kicks ass, big time! Mucho respect, genius at work!

[jay2rocks]

it is frank vignola

[joebandana]

is this that young guy who plays with joey defrancesco?

[unibomber111]

Yes

[Chordwayze]

I know when I see Bucky, but I don't know Vignola by sight. The young guy could be a younger Howard Alden. So which one of them is playing here?

Great work from both players indeed. Thanks for this.

[PapitoSlapGuitar]

yes! Bucky Pizzarelli, 200 years into the game and still kickin out the jams, i love it!!

[DerClunk]

Fantastic chord solo from Mr. Pizzarelli.

[jimcoxbattlefield]

WOW! Time to practice !!!!!

[philbx1]

All I can say is... Grandad rips it up!

[koyteSSS]

grandi

[oidad]

Bucky did the track on Woody Allen's "Sweet and Lowdown"

it's so damn good it made Sean Penn palatable.

[thinkswingspokane]

That was Howard Alden...

[oidad]

He helped teach actor Sean Penn to play guitar in the Woody Allen film "Sweet and Lowdown", instructing him on finger placement. Alden also performed much of the music for the film along with Bucky Pizzarelli, with the music arranged by pianist Dick Hyman.

wikipedia/Howard Alden

[KittraKittra]

Beautiful.

God Bless your sweet heart, Bucky Pizzarelli.

[nakajazz]

Benedetto ...

[tinian33]

That's a unique sounding guitar that Frank plays.....it "rings" and buzzes but it also has a nice mid range sound. I'm sure he didn't get it from the on-line Wal-Mart catalog.

[maurieer]

Bravo!!!

A great duet played extremely well.

Thanks for posting.

[zalman595]

bravo, bucky and frank

[DF9S5]

Bucky Pizzarelli is already a legendary jazz guitarist, a man who has rightfully earned his place in the a Hall of Fame with the rest of all time great players of this instrument. By the way, the best Limehouse Blues version I have ever heard is the one Joe Pass recorded with his quartet back in '63. The album name is "For Django". Fascinating, superlative playing from beginning to end.

[TJAlways]

Every word rings true. Django was unique as well. Thanks

[DF9S5]

TJAlways: Thank you for validating my commentary.

[olmmbill]

awesome.

[treefishing]

excellent

[beegwooky]

That's a great bassy sound that Bucky gets from his 7 string baritone guitar. Love it!

[veeshead]

Bucky uses a normal guitar tuning with an added low b string.I don't think he plays baritone.Dan

[tgbedini]

Well, almost right. The 7 string is regular guitar with an added low string. It can be tuned to B, but I think Bucky has his tuned to low A, like George vanEps used to. Otherwise, he coulnd't play the low Bb on this tune. Otherwise, yeah, what a classic this man is, and Frank is no slouch either.

[bluemacdaddy]

well i no django def did a version did he write it??

[cpittan1]

it's good not great... i believe this song was once done by les paul and chet atkins - if you really want to be blown away find that album

[thomashoffman]

Chester and Lester is such a great album. Tough to get ahold of, but well worth it. Two of the all time greats of guitar just having fun together.

[DaJugglingFool]

woohoo! amazing!

[BadCompany98]

Holy crap, that guy is older than my grandpa and still kicks serious butt!

[cavric1974]

do you know Lino Patruno? Is better :-)

[Arthos88]

Oh my..... I wish I could play like that!

[Froike]

Ha cha cha....wheeeeoooooooooo.

[stokes91]

wow, i just found out that bucky is like 80 years old....man, thats how i wanna be, still picking when im m80

[stokes91]

love this song.....love the deep notes

[iloveyouemily]

This video is outstanding. 2 of the very best.

 The end sounded a little like some old Les Paul and Mary Ford playing.

[jazzandjazz]

Fantastic. Bucky is great!

[kiaweking]

Smokin'

[LordBoognish]

holy shit. this is perfect!