Modern Jazz Quartet - Django

[algthedrill]

i have the pleasure of knowing Connie Kay

[roboshuffle]

I love the look on Milt's face at the end... Like he's saying "That's what's up!"

[OhnoesJG]

now ive listened to this the vibes an the piano are my fave jazz instruments ;)

[Denus01]

Beautiful!

[RyeBai]

@scmm42

Ah don't worry bout it.

At least I can say I saw it before it was too late.

Good find. Great music.

[DB1815]

Real music, real emotions.

[RyeBai]

Tracking corrected!

Thank you!

But alas it makes an appearance in the end!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[scmm42]

@RyeBai That's tape damage at the end. What can I say? I wish my source material was in better shape. I recorded this on VHS over 20 years ago at the lowest speed to save money on tape. I had no idea I was saving it for posterity.

[culltim]

@scmm42 thank goodness you did either way! Brilliant stuff.

[MegaCirse]

le jazz, la musique du soleil qui se décline sur nos écrans en teintes noires, blanches et sépia ...

[padperson]

That conclusion was just incredible. Magnificent performance.

[MrAlcides1611]

John Lewis and Milt Jackson were true Masters. The MJQ always plays the best jazz ever! It is a very elaborated and sophisticated music. A must!!!

[francineallen51]

lol come to my room I'm all burning

[ninomagla]

a real mourning of Django Reinhardt... Bravo John Lewis!!!!

[SheronYvonejv932]

erm Im here 4u

[JannetReneafv612]

lol Im a young girl with the most incredible smile

[cmblake6]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!

[dmgseton]

what type of jazz is this luv it

[timmyfng]

@dmgseton third stream style

[74schnucki]

sind verdammt gute jungs...:-D

[tOOballs]

i want one them xylophones]



[OhnoesJG]

@tOOballs

vibraphones

[kohisiyo]

upされた方に感謝します!!!

実は私は,ビブラフォンの音色には抗し難い程,魅力的に聞こえひ­きこまれます。

今更ながらミルトの素晴らしさは勿論承知の上ですが,ﾊﾟｰｼｰ­・ﾋｰｽのこれぞABと云うﾌﾟﾚｲにも感銘します。「本物の実­力みせてやろう」を堪能しました。

Worship the one and only music!!!!!

[samara7085]

mmh Im daddys little girl

[ministeroftuba]

Those vibes are straight up butter

[08Ghost893]

4:06 - 4:44 is my fave part

[muffinspuffinsEE]

Who the hell dislikes this?

[hohohogodead]

floating.....i'm.....floating in mid air......aaaaahhhhhhhh.....

[geetarxist]

awesome

[StanandLogan]

This would be a good song to play during the credits of a Pixar short film, lol.

[CaptainDoorwood]

sweet.

[pimphofoo]

imo the best version of Django, Milt Jackson became my favorite vibraphone player when I heard this.

[mrhendrixfan123]

definitely diggin the vibraphone on this(:

[vudarksky]

every time i hear this i remember tiny towers 4 some reason

[philipeandradevb]

Amaaaaazing :DD

[JTeeProductions]

4 people soloing at once - Jazz.

Nothing beats it :)

[jopian00]

@StayFreshCo: most definitely studyin for Final exams. ^.^ ..Jazz jamss are my all-nighter company ;) hhehe

[figbat1]

devonport jazz is about to start.......YAWN!

[MistaTamilan]

Wow o: amazing! I'm speechless to be honest.

[MrDuduche48]

Que devient ce groupe que j'ai découvert à Genève en 1967...( la date est +-juste) et depuis je les écoute souvent...

[danilojrchacon]

bring it on pop music

pop music sucks!!

amzing music :)

Bieber sucks

[ricardo2323]

@danilojrchacon . if justin bieber listened to this.. his well-groomed head might explode

[synesthesia67]

amazing



[123must]

magic !

[Jackolafrite]

Allez tous voir sur youtube la vidéo: "La vie Django" !!!

with english subtiles for the noobs !

[msalimart121]

Genius!! Enjoy it very much.Thx.

[CHITOWNGANGSTA1981]

Now thats true jazz at work! Love it

[samuxxn]

what django song its that? 0:57

[ninomagla]

Thanks for this great video, i can't stop listening :)))

[nobodady1]

killer ritardando on the bass solo.

[jeremysiegel10]

DAT VHS

[StayFreshCo]

Thumbs up if this reminds you of Gran Turismo 5, or if you're studying for Final Exams.

[lovegoodbyes]

@StayFreshCo studying for my Jazz history class in fact!

[jwb4291]

@lovegoodbyes umasssssssssss

[kranch2021]

Wow! Just wow!!



[scottsims1970]

Beautiful!

[ericles11]

I love Jazz

[romero1981]

Wow!..this is badass, i love it!!

[MiltonMONOMethMorbid]

so much swagga

[MsMandyandy]

So Good made ya want to tap your feet

[davitodude]

I can't believe I lived all these years without taking a good listen at jazz.

[bobmarleymanxx]

53 ppl shouldent have end up here

[sykness1]

the xylophone is breathing lol

[KMO325]

@sykness1 That's a vibraphone, it has a motor in it.

[thepianosolo]

Like living for a moment in New Orleans...

[egyptianenglishFTW]

4:46 the guy's ending solo was too powerful for the VHS xD

[borinchas]

@egyptianenglishFTW hahaha VHS was toooo fragile haha

[ItzMeOB]

magnifique!!

[jjjjazzzz]

Very cool!! Gotta check out the new You Tube Video: THE WORLD'S GREATEST VIBRAPHONE PLAYER - VICTOR FELDMAN. and SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN - VICTOR FELDMAN LIVE. Amazing!!! Vibe solos. LOVE IT!!!

[69javman]

There aren't enough O's in smooooooooooooth to describe these guys.

[anastasia7536]

Conservative ? Are you kidding ? and Beethoven is conservative too? You want ONLY new music ? and which one ?

[CloneShift]

Gran Turismo! ^^

[petrusmalk]

Absolutely amazing.



[iamrobbierrr]

Pity about the sound quality. This is probably the preferred version for the "jazz purists". I would like to hear the "purists" comments on the version by Viktoria Mullova with the Matthew Barley Ensemble and Julian Joseph.

[OhnoesJG]

i love vibraphone!

best jazz instrument ever!

[killahop10]

Amazing!

[FakeSidewalks]

I liked the vibraphonist a lot, but most of this tune feels pretty conservative. They're not doing anything that I find particularly rude or exciting. Is that the point? Is this supposed to be inoffensive?

[guitarbumx]

@FakeSidewalks MJQ is mostly known for playing cooler jazz, even when they venture into harder-swinging bebop.  The exciting part about them is how unique the transitions in their music are, and how varied the style is in a single piece - check out starting from 4:00 , very interesting stuff, not conservative jazz at all.

[FakeSidewalks]

@guitarbumx Perhaps I was not listening in the right places. I'll give it another shot with a more open ear.

[guitarbumx]

@FakeSidewalks In the big jazz picture, you're right - it is pretty conservative. But I think how they move in and around the 'head' (the melody/theme, how they begin and end the song) is really cool. And the theme/melody itself has that gypsy/classical feel to it (being a tribute to Django, after all) which is pretty unique. But I agree with you to an extent for sure.

[TheNewAgeOfDubstep]

LOL STEREOTYPICAL JAZZ PRESENTER

[tubesoxabc]

really beautiful music! the jazz age was grand but is coming back. so pour yourself another cocktail and ck. out this awesome L.A. octet. 

search cinnamon doll jazz

you will dig it.

[Crnicelad]

o.O how can anybody vote "dislike"? Is there an association that was created to dislike all good there is on the internet? I constantly see some dislikes of videos/clips/songs that are beyond great - this is one of them - and that is why I am asking, is it a joke or do these individuals just want to express their hate/pesimism/differences ...?

[kiracore84]

Wow, this is absolutely amazing, it's great to see these guys, all in their sixties, playing better than they did in their thirties. John Lewis absolutely kicks it, with supreme understatement. The tension between the form of the composition and the swing of the players is perfect. The song is somehow sad and exciting at the same time. Genius.

[mikeg888]

Saw them about 40 years ago at the Village Vanguard and they performed perfectly.

We got there early to get good seating and Percy Heath walked in early and stopped to chat with us. He was reciting some poetry as he entered. A happy person. He was so welcoming. A flawless jazz team with one of the great writers / arrangers in John Lewis. All 4 , top flight jazz artists.

[MrShakbo]

Tickle em Milt tickle em!

[MrJackal22]

Hair WIN

[BlikeNave]

That piano player is hella clean. It's like he's only allowed a certain amount of notes, so he makes em count. Not overplayin n shit.

[anghmho]

@BlikeNave That's John Lewis, and it's his arrangement. This was one hell of a group. Sadly, they have all passed away. Nothing like them anymore.

[HappyComfort]

Awesome!!! :-D

[MaripozaM]

!!! EXCELLENT !!!

[peruxican]

I'm a jazz trombonist and jazz vibe/xylo player. I plan on going professional when i'm older,but this video helped with my inspiration for vibe/xylo professionalism. Although i'm 16, almost 17, I feel that I can make it. This was an awesome song.

[saxmalvas]

Lo máximo, q gusto

[BushDoctor02]

Top Notch

[thimacek]

awesomeness!

[baz209]

yeah fucking mad aye i live for this shit.

[amd77j]

This quartet always exuded class and musical refinement to me.

[Wsauce]

FUCKING LOVE

[jehubox19]

54 ppl gave a thumb down, 54 ppl have a lot to learn

[ydraki]

can't get more refined than this.

[tipatawedw]

cant be better

[Mayjayy]

the pianist's face is hilarious, he looks like a little kid who's done something wrong!

[me19276]

any body now the year?

[scmm42]

@me19276 1990

[arysamsura]

@me19276: 1953

[arysamsura]

@me19276: The original is from 1953

[revjys]

@me19276 its got to be 1960ish ...

[ahaaaaaaaaah]

shitty politty!

[morphis3]

Cool. Brilliant.

[MultiMemyselfni]

.....Thank GOD....,for EARS........listening to some of the ICONS of JAZZ MUSIC...THAnKS...... MJQ

[bebbenr7bazz]

Thiese goys are gods! GOOOOOOOOOOODS!!!!

[lukosius1221]

That's why water is no good for an evening

[ImproviseNow]

anyone who insults any genre of music is an idiot.

[tcbmkmetal]

my god... this song is okay... but her death metal!

[DavilaAmor]

Great song!

[FlorisJansen1]

Great and Inspiring; see The Ultimate Cool Jazz Quartet .com

Floris Jansen The Netherlands

[DYNODRUM]

b.e.s.t. beautiful, esoteric, ssuperlative,testamentation...­

[superhumphrey77]

estos ancianos si tocan de eso se trata el jazz de dedicarse a tocarlo con pasion saludes buen video

[keithsmd]

I believe this is from that David Sanborn - Jools Holland music show that aired from maybe 1:00 to 2:00 in the morning, and couldn't make even the minimal ratings required for that hour. Damned shame it didn't last. It had great music that wasn't on network TV before and hasn't been since.

Somebody should put the shows out on DVD, like they did with "Jazz Casual."

[LEONCODAJJ]

Este tema salió en disco de vinilo por primera vez en 1954 y está dedicado a la memoria de DJANGO REINHARDT (Bélgica , 1910-Francia, 1953), pianista gitano de jazz , cuyo centenario del nacimiento se conmemora este año de 2010

[MrPianoguitar]

@LEONCODAJJ pianista gitano? o guitarrista?

[LEONCODAJJ]

@MrPianoguitar .Disculpen el lapsus quise decir que DJANGO REINHARDT era un GUITARRISTA GITANO. Quizá pensando en JOHN LEWIS , pianista director del MODERN JAZZ QUARTET, la mente me hizo una jugada y puse Django como pianista en lugar de guitarrista. Desde hace años tengo muchos discos de Django.Gracias Mr Pianoguitar por la observación QUE RECTIFICA EL ERROR!!

[MrPianoguitar]

@LEONCODAJJ es curioso que menciones los muchos discos de django, ya que este tipo por el estilo y la originalidad mas el impedimento fisico, es sencillamente IMPOSIBLE de olvidar, tal cual Stephan Grapelli

saludos

[LEONCODAJJ]

@LEONCODAJJ disculpen el lapsus quise decir que DJANGO REINHARDT esra un GUITARRISTA GITANO, quizá pensando en JOHN LEWIS , pianista director del MODERN JAZZ QUARTET, la mente me hizo una jugada y puse Django como pianista en lugar de guitarrista. Desde hace años tengo muchos discos de Django.

[tortex1313]

this is amazing.only jazz is real music of the soul!!jazz rulez

[achitoys]

I LOVE THIS SONG !!!!!!!

[kervinel29]

parfait

[GSNRecords]

What happened to classy black guys like this? Ever since the late 80s, they've been getting harder and harder to find.

[DeportAnchorBabies]

@GSNRecords what happened to classy white guys?

[GoRsh69]

i want to be a black man and play LIKE this guys :D

[spadge1able]

great tune &only mjq can play it like this. tops by far.brilliant.

[pirx0]

ale jazda

[Soppauchiha]

@ThunderThighs23814 Just a one way of looking at things. I listen to both.

[JoelGuitarMetal]

@ThunderThighs23814 Where is Bullet real music...? They are gay, not even real Metal, and without this kind of music, there would be nothing like Metal or anything. Youre an Ignorant.

[dingklop]

i love how cool and laid back jazz musicians are its a big change from watching metal hahaha although they are both awesome

[TheBaaadOne]

Damn i didnt knew that was possible on that thing!! i luv ggod music..

[gshamer]

Jazz.....Nice!!!!

[clarification007]

It was a great moment when I listen live in Montréal in 1967 in a small bar/lounge "La tête de lard" with a full capacity of 100 peoples.

Well, I miss the type of very personal jazz they were playing.

Thanks to Posted memories.

[clarification007]

It was a great moment when I listen live in Montréal in 1967 in a small bar/lounge with a full capacity of 100 peoples.

Well, I miss the type of very personal jazz they were playing.

Thanks to Posted memories.

[alfliberatutti]

PUUUTTANAA EVA!!!

[alnot01]

This track, which I listened to over and over as a college freshman, turned me into a vibes fan.

[FranciscoPadilla]

Now I like this kind of jazz! I don't like the one that sounds as if they are tuning their instruments. Is this really an improvisation?

[16piller16lol]

justin beiber is so much better then this.-sarcastic-

[alexisbrookmyspace]

GREAT ENVIROMENT(: !!

[spadge1able]

just fantastic.great stuff more of that please

[genemz5]

Their music is like a beautiful sunrise, or sunset.  Joyous, makes you a little sad to watch it end.

[wizard3003lmz]

dude at the begin should shut up!

[Kemenesfalvi]

What does Third Stream mean? When people talk about the MJQ you can hear things like third stream and jazz combined with classical music and I don't get it, becouse this band really sounds different becouse of the unusual combination of instruments but I don't thing they play that much differt from other jazz musicians don't get me wrong I like them but this is something i don't understand

[Djangoblackbird]

@Kemenesfalvi

Third Stream is difficult to categorize. It's not jazz mixed with classical, it's more of a classical APPROACH to jazz music. This tune is a pretty good example; it's got a lot classical theory in the chord changes, very logical, very contrapuntal, like Bach. Also check out Gil Evans and Maria Schneider. Once you hear it, you'll understand better.

[fatadam16]

yeah this is good but i got a song on my profile from Charlie Mingus called a foggy day that would blow your mind! more to come pleas sub and i will do the same back thx! peace love and Jazz!

[oshmunnies]

...apparently 50 people are deaf

[zenis93]

this guys are amazing



[mikethesax]

Jazz played at the very highest level. Simply beautiful, simple amazing.

[5634934]

ROFL!!! the face of the pianist is very funny

[RaiderEleven]

The Modern Jazz Quartet in all of its magnificent glory playing the famous composition "Django" written by pianist/musical director John Lewis, featuring legendary vibraharpist Milt Jackson, Percy Heath on bass, & Connie Kay on drums from the wonderfully eclectic TV show "Night Music". The MJQ was a very cohesive group that featured great individual musicians, bending to the music and soloing with abandon.

[scmm42]

@RaiderEleven Nice blurb. I'm going to steal it for the description of this clip.

[invertedchords]

@scmm42 Make sure you reference in Harvard or MHRC.

[sgtdrumsolo]

@RaiderEleven its not a vibraharp its called a vibraphone

[jesusfreak1487]

@sgtdrumsolo It's called by either name, although 'vibraphone' is more common...I would know; I play it.

[MrDuduche48]

J'ai connu ce groupe en 1969 ...Il a toujours été le meilleur et jamais personne n'en a jamais parlé !A mon avis trop de gens étaient emmerdés d'avoir un groupe si bon! Dommage pour nos enfants qui ne connaissent pas ce genre de jazz...

Que sont-ils devenus..je ne sais pas...Si quelqu'un me renseigner...+0793035122

[Aneurysm06]

Super word

[jneums21]

who could dislike this? seriously???

[aaronvespro]

dave sanborn seems awfully smart



[Kellogs43able]

as smooth and mellow as a woman

[Flyinglightweaver]

So slick! I am so happy to have found this!! Delicious!

[chunchuck2000]

this video need more views

[musicfanBRA]

@chunchuck2000 - There's more than a million views already... 1.135.000 and counting. Glad to see so many people can enjoy the finer things in life.

[Jojo45885]

really fantastic this is so the king of the music world :-)

[septip123]

I'm gonna pour myself a martini and slip into something more comfortable. 

[kerimmimar]

@septip123 make it a dirty martini with 2 green olives...

[septip123]

@kerimmimar no, no olives...but maybe a Gibson (with an onion)

[Soppauchiha]

@septip123 You, sir, just said everything that is so cool yet collected and "groovy", if you may, in jazz music.