BTW,someone mentioned Bill Potts,so I dug out an LP on the VIK label (VIK LX-1114) recorded May 10,1957 by The Freddy Merkle Group "JAZZ UNDER THE DOME" featuring original comps/arrngmnts of Bill Potts. Side 1,track 4 is titled "PERNOD 806" & is the same tune/arrngmnt Zoot is playing here in this film. The lineup on the LP is Freddy Merkle (d), Bill Potts (p), Al Seilbert (t.s.), Earl Swope (tbn) & John Beal (b). The cut was described as "a preacher in a hurry", but not nearly as fast as this.
TheJazzzCritic approves of this filmclip. Perfect in every way. Lots of swing & great inprov. Zoot is at the top of his game. Bunker & Berghofer are solid & tight. Bunker & Zoot compliment each other when they trade eights. Kellaway does his thing... notice how he breaks away from his usual "All In The Family" stride he is so known for. All four cats deserved much more props than they were ever given. Perfect combo. Hard act to follow.
Sooo Great.......Zoot, Bob, Larry and Roger. I actually was searching for Roger's stuff. He's such a gr8t player!!!!Swingin his A@@ off!! All of em are.!!!!Thanks so much for posting it.
Great musicians! This is what you call musical talent. Today all you have are people who think they got talent going on stage and grabbing their private parts, waving their arms, and coming out with non-meaningful statements about killing and hitting their woman and they think they are musically talented. Amazing how society went backwards. This is real music you are listening to. Thank you for a great post.
This was filmed at Donte's, a jazz club in North Hollywood, now, regretfully gone.... Roger Kellaway (piano), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Larry Bunker (drums) - I'm guessing this was in the late 60s....
Zoot was fantastic like Stan Getz,Al Cohn,Gerry Mulligan,Art Pepper,Scott Hamilton,Harry Allen, Warren Vache and many others.It's a pity that young people normaly don't listen to guys like this,
I don't know why no one has identified this t;une, even on a published video of this night. It's called "The Opener," and it was composed by Bill Potts as a duet for Al and Zoot, with Al playing the higher melody notes - missing on this. It's NOT "Indiana," and it's NOT "Jada." I could tell you what tune it IS based on, but it would be better for you to try to figure it out. In other words, use your ears. Yes, this is running a half-tone higher than the actual pitch, hence the faster tempo.
@OttoLink10 Thanks for commenting on this - I've had this video downloaded onto my ipod cuz its awesome and Im glad to know it actually has a name! I was actually about to try and decipher the changes when I read your comment. So then I found the record online"You'n'me" by the Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Quartet, like you said it was written by Bill Potts. Then I went ahead and tried the changes and learned the bass line. Its just a rhythm changes in E flat with the A section chords twice as long! Thx!
I'd say this is circa '73. How I miss Donte's, my favorite jazz club. I'm grateful to have an unissued stereo tape of Zoot's '77 quartet there. Was also there Easter nite, April '88 when Bob Florence's big band closed the club. Bob forgot his tape deck and knew I often brought mine. His wife Evie got me a front row seat to capture history on tape. 2 days later, owner Carey Leverette was found dead at his own club. Perhaps it broke is heart.
This clip is sped up one 1/2 step. The song is usually played in the standard key of Eb. ( F on the tenor sax) On my grand piano they are in E Natural concert. When you look at Zoot's fingers, he plays a high F front Bis key, on the tonic which is concert Eb. That would explain why every thing seems so bright and crisp. What cracked me up was the lady smoking,,,I remember those times, I would be blowing a tenor solo, and some jerk was blowing smoke right in my face!
Larry had and incredible time feel and swing and a very solid ride cymbal pulse. In an interview Chet Baker said : - the drummers that I think that have more swing and drive are Philly Joe Jones and Larry Bunker .
One of his highlights was the irregular use of hi hat , with openings with dynamics , really it´s almost crazy , transcriving him I realizer that he was from another planet .. really it was very advanced for that epoque 1960-67 , but never got the recognition he deserved .
Larry Bunker was a favoulous music and drummer , the best and more sensitive brush player , more than the great Philly Joe Jones and Shelly Manne , he was much more sophisticated , he had and incredible technique and a very musical view .
Saw Zoot in the Uk in the 60`s boy could he swing.....and on bass Mr Chuck Berghofer famous for the walking bass intro to Nancy Sinatra`s "These boots are made for Walking"
I remember a story when a bum came up to Zoot and asked him for a couple of dollars for a drink to which Zoot replied "only if you promise you won't spend it on food..."
Larry always took advantage of the powerful contrast that straight 16th note rhythms make inside a bop tune. My only complaint about his playing is that I can't hear enough dynamic range when he uses sticks. But he hit the big time and stayed there for a long time, so I'm assuming that playing style was on purpose. Love his brush work with the 2nd Bill Evans Trio. The thing I like most about his style is that he was clearly listening to the soloists when comping. Every time.
Larry Bunker never got the recognition he deserved. He was one of the absolute best. His work with Bill Evans in the 60's is superb, and he was a fantastic brush player, as well.
Wow, I haven't heard any mention of Jay Corre in years. What ever became of him? I knew him in the late 70's in Atlantic City. He was great. Really great. I never knew him well enough as a player. He wrote arrangments for a road band I hopped on at one point. I lost track of him. Any info would be appreciated.
Have not heard anything about him in a long time. I think he was the best tenor soloist Buddy ever had in ANY of his bands. The records he made with Buddy are just incredible. I heard that Buddy brought him over from the James band when he organized his big band in '66. On the record "The New One", his solo on "New Blues" is absolute prefection. ~
FYI Jay Corre has a website. Google his name. I don't think youtube comments allows web addresses for some reason. But use your imagination, it's pretty strt ahead.
I remember seeing Zoot so many times at The Village Vanguard when I was a kid. What a great player. I met Joe Lovano in the Vanguard and he was rude and arrogant and his playing sucks. Zoot was nothing but cool. If he were around he would put Joe out work.
Well Vova47, when i read your comments i think it time for you to seek out medical guidance, especially for your ears. All the tenors i posted here are great musicians in their own way. Respect that!
On your advice we have thoroughly checked Vova´s ears,also de-waxed and washed.And guess what? Lovano still sounds crappy as ever,but Zoot sounds even greater!
BTW,someone mentioned Bill Potts,so I dug out an LP on the VIK label (VIK LX-1114) recorded May 10,1957 by The Freddy Merkle Group "JAZZ UNDER THE DOME" featuring original comps/arrngmnts of Bill Potts. Side 1,track 4 is titled "PERNOD 806" & is the same tune/arrngmnt Zoot is playing here in this film. The lineup on the LP is Freddy Merkle (d), Bill Potts (p), Al Seilbert (t.s.), Earl Swope (tbn) & John Beal (b). The cut was described as "a preacher in a hurry", but not nearly as fast as this.
TheJazzzCritic 1 month ago
TheJazzzCritic approves of this filmclip. Perfect in every way. Lots of swing & great inprov. Zoot is at the top of his game. Bunker & Berghofer are solid & tight. Bunker & Zoot compliment each other when they trade eights. Kellaway does his thing... notice how he breaks away from his usual "All In The Family" stride he is so known for. All four cats deserved much more props than they were ever given. Perfect combo. Hard act to follow.
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simplejacksontv 2 months ago
They don't get any better than this.....
lisadaveg 2 months ago
Sooo Great.......Zoot, Bob, Larry and Roger. I actually was searching for Roger's stuff. He's such a gr8t player!!!!Swingin his A@@ off!! All of em are.!!!!Thanks so much for posting it.
jazzbone888 4 months ago
by the way... the musical composition "You n Me" is not written by Bill Potts,
it was composed by Sammy Nestico ASCAP 1969
kingkoeller 6 months ago
This is the chord changes to
Cannonball Adderley "Things Are Getting Better"
from the Riverside album with Milt Jackson...
kingkoeller 6 months ago
cool and niiiiiiiiiiiice... sheat!
pascal62 7 months ago
Kellaway is a jazz giant ! Get his Maybeck solo album and be blown away by his soul and virtuosity !!
Bratschenator 8 months ago
The Opener is Doxy !!!
Bratschenator 8 months ago
Great musicians! This is what you call musical talent. Today all you have are people who think they got talent going on stage and grabbing their private parts, waving their arms, and coming out with non-meaningful statements about killing and hitting their woman and they think they are musically talented. Amazing how society went backwards. This is real music you are listening to. Thank you for a great post.
djlovaglio 8 months ago
This was filmed at Donte's, a jazz club in North Hollywood, now, regretfully gone.... Roger Kellaway (piano), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Larry Bunker (drums) - I'm guessing this was in the late 60s....
michaelalang 9 months ago
i SWEAR to god i saw the guy from flight of the conchords in the audience.
2:22
ILAIKWOBBLZ 1 year ago
Zoot was fantastic like Stan Getz,Al Cohn,Gerry Mulligan,Art Pepper,Scott Hamilton,Harry Allen, Warren Vache and many others.It's a pity that young people normaly don't listen to guys like this,
sixteenman 1 year ago
Fuckin' terrible
satziebaby 1 year ago
I don't know why no one has identified this t;une, even on a published video of this night. It's called "The Opener," and it was composed by Bill Potts as a duet for Al and Zoot, with Al playing the higher melody notes - missing on this. It's NOT "Indiana," and it's NOT "Jada." I could tell you what tune it IS based on, but it would be better for you to try to figure it out. In other words, use your ears. Yes, this is running a half-tone higher than the actual pitch, hence the faster tempo.
OttoLink10 1 year ago
@OttoLink10 Thanks for commenting on this - I've had this video downloaded onto my ipod cuz its awesome and Im glad to know it actually has a name! I was actually about to try and decipher the changes when I read your comment. So then I found the record online"You'n'me" by the Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Quartet, like you said it was written by Bill Potts. Then I went ahead and tried the changes and learned the bass line. Its just a rhythm changes in E flat with the A section chords twice as long! Thx!
wachita15 6 months ago
Zoot man. Never any pretensions,all he wanted to do was swing..Boy,could we use him now...
satziebaby 1 year ago
zoot always has perfect time.....
scomdnz9 1 year ago 2
Great...they sure can bop. Roger Kellaway on piano.
egyptianminor 1 year ago
OH GOD HOW I MISS GUYS THAT SWING LIKE THIS.....
satziebaby 1 year ago 2
Those were the days and those were the cats. Glad I was around in those days at Donte's....
ocnoreen 1 year ago
incredible zoot
alexistexias 1 year ago
Awesome!
jonny2basses 1 year ago
That drummer is killing from the downbeat, and everyone else is hanging on for the ride. Holy smokes!
waldo2384 1 year ago
Zoot played the tenor sax the way it was meant to sound!
clondraboy 1 year ago
2:24 trolololoooooo
Bendoengbanaang 1 year ago
I'd say this is circa '73. How I miss Donte's, my favorite jazz club. I'm grateful to have an unissued stereo tape of Zoot's '77 quartet there. Was also there Easter nite, April '88 when Bob Florence's big band closed the club. Bob forgot his tape deck and knew I often brought mine. His wife Evie got me a front row seat to capture history on tape. 2 days later, owner Carey Leverette was found dead at his own club. Perhaps it broke is heart.
hepcat2009 2 years ago
This clip is sped up one 1/2 step. The song is usually played in the standard key of Eb. ( F on the tenor sax) On my grand piano they are in E Natural concert. When you look at Zoot's fingers, he plays a high F front Bis key, on the tonic which is concert Eb. That would explain why every thing seems so bright and crisp. What cracked me up was the lady smoking,,,I remember those times, I would be blowing a tenor solo, and some jerk was blowing smoke right in my face!
kingkoeller 2 years ago
This is based on JA DA changes.
kingkoeller 2 years ago
@kingkoeller Not quite JADA! Answer is elsewhere in comments.
OttoLink10 6 months ago
Zoot is always great, and Bunker really shines here. I always thought Bunker's best work was with Evans.
meherbaba01 2 years ago
Amazing.
QuiescentlyDangerous 2 years ago
Larry had and incredible time feel and swing and a very solid ride cymbal pulse. In an interview Chet Baker said : - the drummers that I think that have more swing and drive are Philly Joe Jones and Larry Bunker .
One of his highlights was the irregular use of hi hat , with openings with dynamics , really it´s almost crazy , transcriving him I realizer that he was from another planet .. really it was very advanced for that epoque 1960-67 , but never got the recognition he deserved .
Javi7Tron 2 years ago
@Javi7Tron
Have a listen to Gerry Mulligan 'California Concerts Vol 2' to hear how Bunker could drive!
clondraboy 1 year ago
Larry Bunker was a favoulous music and drummer , the best and more sensitive brush player , more than the great Philly Joe Jones and Shelly Manne , he was much more sophisticated , he had and incredible technique and a very musical view .
Javi7Tron 2 years ago
Roger Kellaway never got the props he deserved
satziebaby 2 years ago 2
Well he does in my house! We LOVE Roger.
cliffworks4321 2 years ago
serious ass swingin' goin on here huh!!
mpcguy 2 years ago
Actually, it's closer to the changes of Horace Silver's "The Preacher."
Zrandrid 2 years ago
Great video! Who's the smokin' blond?
rgs1940 2 years ago
@rgs1940 That is Diana Krall and she is taken
satziebaby 2 years ago
Happy Birthday Zoot!
thisidigofyou 2 years ago
Larry Bunker is a baaad maaan.
satziebaby 2 years ago
Saw Zoot in the Uk in the 60`s boy could he swing.....and on bass Mr Chuck Berghofer famous for the walking bass intro to Nancy Sinatra`s "These boots are made for Walking"
lasdrof7 2 years ago
This is a good group.
nauJRodriguez 2 years ago
100% balls to the wall Swinging . . . Zoot forever!
Gminor7 2 years ago 13
great vid, white men can swing!
Dianna Krall's mom at 2:18 lol
ModernSaxDotCom 2 years ago
greatest video on u tube
slinaun 2 years ago 5
hah just about
fullboxacrayons 2 years ago
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greatest video on utube
slinaun 2 years ago
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swing...groove..really HOT HOT HOT !!!
mrstrings65 2 years ago
LOL at drummer's and pianists faces!!!!
grrrroink 2 years ago
My god, this cat swings like nothing else!
bassoonsrock 2 years ago 2
this is as good as I have heard any of them... cookin on high heat...WOW !!!!
BOPPJONSER 2 years ago
2:29 - Larry Bunker is ready to kill some of those mofos
Swing and nothing else!
JoeLiberti 2 years ago 10
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JoeLiberti 2 years ago
What year was this? Great!!
robertojimenez204 2 years ago
:23 -- oh my Lord. Ridiculous. Just a giant.
saxnova 3 years ago
Whats the name of this
rippstudwel 3 years ago
good ;)
poolpig 3 years ago
I remember a story when a bum came up to Zoot and asked him for a couple of dollars for a drink to which Zoot replied "only if you promise you won't spend it on food..."
boxing1000 3 years ago 3
SMOKIN! This is the real deal. Nightclub
Jazz. Great legends on a small stage.
Gin and martinis and thick smoke. Man I
can watch this clip a million times. Larry
Bunker is the epitome of what a Jazz drummer should be. Always BURNING!
Thanks for posting. Donte's was one of the best joints to hear real Jazz in L.A.
roadrocket7 3 years ago 2
ever heard steve lucht (i think thats how to spell it )
poolpig 3 years ago
sorry Jim Lucht
poolpig 3 years ago
I don't give a fuck what nobody say that was the shit
rippstudwel 3 years ago
Fuckin' right..Swinging Motherfuckers they were...
satziebaby 3 years ago
larry bunker top drummer
uvettopilipip 3 years ago 3
It swings like a mofo
HammondB200 3 years ago 2
As long as we're voting for tenor players, I'll cast my ballot for Zoot, Sonny Stitt, and Scott Hamilton.
jgrodnik 3 years ago
I'd add in Harold Land, andRichie Kamucka.
BOPPJONSER 2 years ago
This video was recorded at Dontes in Hollywood CA, in the 1970s.
oldjazzfan 3 years ago
RIght. I was replying to someone who said it was Indiana, and I guess i failed to click the right "reply" button.
k5vg 4 years ago
Extraordinary.
jazzflutist 4 years ago
Larry always took advantage of the powerful contrast that straight 16th note rhythms make inside a bop tune. My only complaint about his playing is that I can't hear enough dynamic range when he uses sticks. But he hit the big time and stayed there for a long time, so I'm assuming that playing style was on purpose. Love his brush work with the 2nd Bill Evans Trio. The thing I like most about his style is that he was clearly listening to the soloists when comping. Every time.
k5vg 4 years ago
Fantastic Zoot, lost for words!
69alex7 4 years ago
Ah, beautiful! Absolutely wonderful. Man Larry Bunker swings!
ChrisCovais 4 years ago 2
Larry Bunker never got the recognition he deserved. He was one of the absolute best. His work with Bill Evans in the 60's is superb, and he was a fantastic brush player, as well.
MarkR1957 4 years ago
Can anyone tell me when this was recorded? OK im just a junior but i'm guessing late '60's or early '70's?
p6ulo 4 years ago
This is based on the chords of INDIANA, Zoot swings madly as always, thanks for this video.
Gahlingspfad 4 years ago
I'm not hearing Indiana changes here. Not even close.
k5vg 4 years ago
Notice how melodically Bunker plays throughout--especially in the last chorus. He was no basher
hookalakah 4 years ago
iF YOU DON'T DIG lOVANO, JUST MOVE ON TO SOMETHING YOU do LIKE. Like Zoot, here....
terrryc 4 years ago
And if you don´t dig critical comments,you don´t have to read them,just move to the comments you do like!
ELEFANTRA 3 years ago 2
How can he know what comments he like and don't like if he don't read them all ?
Grrrkrrr 3 years ago 2
My three favorite tenor players - Richie Kamuca, Zoot Sims and Jay Corre.
MarkR1957 4 years ago
Wow, I haven't heard any mention of Jay Corre in years. What ever became of him? I knew him in the late 70's in Atlantic City. He was great. Really great. I never knew him well enough as a player. He wrote arrangments for a road band I hopped on at one point. I lost track of him. Any info would be appreciated.
bobsong7 4 years ago
Have not heard anything about him in a long time. I think he was the best tenor soloist Buddy ever had in ANY of his bands. The records he made with Buddy are just incredible. I heard that Buddy brought him over from the James band when he organized his big band in '66. On the record "The New One", his solo on "New Blues" is absolute prefection. ~
MarkR1957 4 years ago
FYI Jay Corre has a website. Google his name. I don't think youtube comments allows web addresses for some reason. But use your imagination, it's pretty strt ahead.
bobsong7 4 years ago
I remember seeing Zoot so many times at The Village Vanguard when I was a kid. What a great player. I met Joe Lovano in the Vanguard and he was rude and arrogant and his playing sucks. Zoot was nothing but cool. If he were around he would put Joe out work.
Wavingclouds 4 years ago
Well Vova47, when i read your comments i think it time for you to seek out medical guidance, especially for your ears. All the tenors i posted here are great musicians in their own way. Respect that!
tenorfreek 4 years ago
that's fuckin right...all of them !!
guilladan 4 years ago
On your advice we have thoroughly checked Vova´s ears,also de-waxed and washed.And guess what? Lovano still sounds crappy as ever,but Zoot sounds even greater!
ELEFANTRA 3 years ago
now HE deserved to be called great tenor man! joe lovano doesn´t deserve to carry his sax case!
vova47 4 years ago
Agreed. Joe Lovano is highly over-rated. Plus, he's played some pretty crappy stuff on CD's. Almost as crappy as my playing now. I'm quitting music.
jazztenor71 4 years ago