Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and Billy Taylor

[TheYabasta]

interesting Warne Marsh love his stuff with art pepper nice to see his mouthwork,first time seen film of him,must have worn his teeth down with that indervidual style being a horn player very impressed not seen another like him. thanks for the post

[Dfrankjazz]

Warne freaks, I think you may really LOVE a new master class on the life and music of Lennie Tristano. Open a box of wine, and type in "Dave Frank" Tristano on YT..

[lenniethedogsparty]

Got no problem with the music, but it shows the hoops you had to jump through to get jazz on television in 1956. 'Jazz: its Evolution and Essence'... what shit! It just about sums up that white cerebral critical approach to jazz.

[FIGSEXTON12]

did not know billy taylor did godchild my brother george figlia wallington

was a good friend of billy taylor great big band,miles davis played this in

1951 with gerry mulligan it was put in the hall of fame in 1985.

uncle pete figlia waalington

[ledongas6262]

trumpet player?

[thisiskc]

There's a documentary being done about Warne Marsh called, "Warne Marsh: An Improvised Life". There's a face book fan page up for it. Nice to see his work getting more attention.

[loskronos]

Warne Marsh, tio !!!

[peerschmidtke]

All those big guys of the cool-era were outstanding. Very precise timing always fluent ideas with melodies to remember. Sometimes I thinik they dindn´t know how great they really were!

[bertdockx]

@peerschmidtke i'm sure they did! though lots of lots of people, then and now, didn't/don't. grt.brt

[earsoup]

nice to see Mundell Lowe, unknown hero and seesion ace !

[larrysaxo1]

Fantastico.!!!

me encanta el cool..!!!

[Modes9]

I usually prefer hard bop and post bop, but I have to give it up for these guys. Listen to how focused and elegant they are. It's just a really high level of craftsmanship.

[helluvagun]

Billy Taylor, Lee Koonitz and Warne Marsh say nomore!

[OttoLink10]

ironbrigade6: We could tell you why Warne's jaw is moving, but you wouldn't understand. It freaks you out?! Well, close your eyes, and open your ears!

[ocnoreen]

Wow, this brings back such memories. Warne used to play at a club I booked entertainment for in Studio City back in the early to mid seventies and I used to sing with him on a regular basis. He and his wife were two of the first people I met in L.A. back in 1968. I would love to hear more of Warne Marsh.

[ironbrigade6]

Anyone know why Warne's jaw is moving so much?? Such great lines but it's freaking me out..

[fatheadthedog]

tpt. player??

[coppens]

@fatheadthedog : the trumpet player is Don Elliot.

[VJSco]

JAZZ!!

[yonimiller]

Amazing how Warne Marshe's lines and sound always seem fresher and light years ahead of their time.

[newkbean]

Konitz Lee/ Mulligan Gerry - Konitz meets Mulligan

Konitz Lee/Marsh Warne - That's jazz

Evans Bill/Koonitz Lee/Marsh Warne - Cross Currents.

Whith those you also get two other great musicians: Bill Evans and Gerry Mulligan!

[SwimmingInReverie]

this is awesome

[JoeLiberti]

MOVE!

[Kemenesfalvi]

I'm very interested in this so called cool thing, specially Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh could someone recommend some albums?

[Modes9]

Get everything with Lennie Tristano's name on it!

[Kemenesfalvi]

That's a good idea, i've already tried some, and i thought continuity could have been great but the sound quality was pretty bad, live in Toronto is better

[mrpiano37]

I LOVE Warne Marsh's album Intuition! Incredible soli-like heads and sublime solos. Check it out!

[Kemenesfalvi]

Yeah that's interesting stuff, but I think that's a Lennie Tristano album, and some releases also have Warne Marsh's Jazz of Two Citys

[hibit]

I second that!

[joetighe]

Stan Getz, Early Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck.

[foshizle22]

@Kemenesfalvi anything you can find with those two are great, throw some Art Pepper in your search as well if you like this stuff.

[aslom44]

It's seems so amazing that I've met these guys at festivals in Europe just some 20 years ago. Thanks for sharing.

[rasberigirl]

Thanks for posting this.

[cobaltman100]

This is a real gem. Konitz is terrific, as always, and Warne Marsh just continues to astound me more and more. And to those who may not know, this trumpeter, Don Elliot, was a terrific multi-instrumentalist [trumpet, mellophone, vibraphone, piano, vocals] whose albums are very much worth pursuing -especially by lp collectors and lovers of rare jazz recordings.

[cajadecereal]

AMAZING!!!!!!

[paolomannelli]

What music!

[boobsmanB]

crescent fresh

[ironbrigade6]

These musicians are all FRESH AS HELL.

[Vianey112233]

can someone please tell me is this is a specific type of jazz? modern, old school? i dont know the appropriate term, but its so different from the upbeat songs i've heard before.

[yonimiller]

(-: This is considered "Cool Jazz" and the saxophone players are students of someone called Lennie Tristano who has his own category of coolnes, called "The Tristano School". But F-ck all that Sh-t, categories are for losers.

[DohRall]

@yonimiller true but it does help to get some perspective on the music in order to put it into a context and better understand it. These guys in this period went about creating music with the same goals in mind and it comes out this way as a result.

[das499]

If you want music with this kind of sound, and really interesting arrangments, get the album "Birth of the Cool" by Miles Davis. The song Godchild, which they just played, is on it.

[Vianey112233]

thank you. i will do just that.

[Vianey112233]

i have absolutely no knowledge of jazz but the beginning of this video, right when the music starts, gives me goosebumps!

[leomcculloch]

nice! this means you like jazz. Now get listening!!!

[yonimiller]

Everytime I hear Warne Marsh he always strikes me as being really contemporary, not to his time but for today. His phrases always have this amazing freshness about them, and his sound is probably 1 of the coolest thing around.

[alexcondejazz]

that video make me happy

[communistmusic]

i love the crispness of billy taylor

[local802blues]

I once had an out of body experience listening

to Warne & Lee and i don`t do drugs.Awesome!

[StreetRodKid66]

So cool ! I remember the solo of Warne Marsh being featured in the documentary "Tenor Titans" and I've always wanted to see more of the segment. I've been looking for this archival footage for a long time. Thanks for posting !

[Virtuosic1]

WARNE!!! Nobody else in jazz precisely typified Tristano's ideology of improvisation. Even Lennie himself, not to the same degree as Warne because of the articulation limitations of the piano! Warne was one in a billion! More than an improvisor, pure instant composition, always played in the moment.

[kdfan]

damn! warne is so killing! trp sounds really nice, too. and of course, lee...the man!

[sclogse1]

all things shining.

[Truth614]

Of course Lee Konitz is the man, one of the world's greatest living improvisors, but as a trumpet player, I love Don Elliot's sound. This is great music! Thanks for posting this.

[art2art]

Whoa! This is probably the best jazz video on Youtube. Thanks so much for posting it! I finally got to see Warne's embouchure!!!

[santibayo]

yeah, I think so

[BuckshotLaFunke]

So, Don Elliot on trumpet. First time I heard him and not bad!

[greatersiren]

i really like billy taylor on this, but i am generally unfamiliar with him. did he do much jazz piano trio work?

[fiddlercrab3]

Who's the guitarist?

[JazzVideoGuy]

Mundell Lowe

[mbannister1]

Thank you America !!! the golden era of jazz ... what happened? This music IS magic!

Herman

KwaZulu Natal

South Africa

[lairdlord]

Oh my god this was a period of my life that was so cool. The first time I heard "Godchild" was on "Birth of the Cool" Miles Davis and the Bill Evans orchestra. The Oakland bay area was so beautiful and Jazz was my baby. Still is.

[meesterbenja]

You mean Gil Evans llord. Konitz was in that band...he's the alto player on BOTC

[lairdlord]

I meant Gil Evans, but getting old. Hell I might of said "Oliver Nelson" But, you're so right. I'm ashamed to make such a faux pas as that.

[olivierbarjot]

nice program..always sweet to hear some vintage Konitz and Marsh.

[JayWeik]

Who is the Guitarist? We always get left out...

[bluenote71]

What??? I cant think of a single jazz magazine that couldn't be called "Jazz Guitars 'R' Us".

[JayWeik]

As good a reason to avoid jazz magazines as any!

[darnett]

these guys would have been lost without Bird to show them the way....

[joegig]

Mundell Lowe

[TRBrownn]

Lost without Bird? I don't think so. Actually, Lennie Tristano was a greater influence on Konitz and Marsh. Ever heard of him?

Thanks JazzVideoGuy.

[darnett]

Of course I've heard of Lennie Tristano.....he himself is a disciple of bird......what s the theme they're playing at the opening of this clip...its a Charlie Parker theme...Lennie w/Warne Marsh and L Konitz loved to reharmonize standards and did develop their own style.

[MattLeGroulx]

it's Move by Denzil Best.

[darnett]

You're right of course...Bird played it alot too.

[TRBrownn]

I don't consider Lennie a bebop piano player such as Tommy, Bud and Barry. He didn't often incorporate the vocabulary of Parker, he encouraged his own versions of across-the-bar phrasing, etc. I think the Tristano school, in which Marsh and Konitz were literally pupils, is unique and underrated.

[darnett]

no, Lennie Tristano was a wonderful player and an Marsh and Konitz were pupils....but one could argue, a little cold. Bird was basically a blues player, everything he played turned into a blues, very soulful.

[lilbits]

This was swing to me. Awesome. Ty.