The Bridge/ Sonny Rollns & Jim Hall

[jay1beaux]

Beautiful music, thanks

[Hawkeye62158]

@music22945 Listen to the drummer at the bass-solo!

[yardbirdsweet]

it's amazing that these guys are still playing in 2011. think they'd be up for a reunion concert?

[oegaziz43]

I can't understand the technical comments, but to me this is great music!

[papasbrandnewbag]

Sing along everyone 'I've got Rhythm', then you can start to understand what is going on. Bebop by the masters here, Hall's solo IMHO sounds simple at times but the melodicism and timing are as sophisticated as it gets. There are never any guitar licks or cliched finger mechanics in his playing. Listen carefully guitar guys!

[THEclimberclimber]

鬼神!!　火を噴くプレイ!!

[Stratifying]

All I've given is a laymans' opinion of what this sounds like. Nothing more. I have not attacked the players or their ability, I have only stated my opinion of the music. But instead of defending the "music", some of you have chosen to disparage me instead. Typical liberal tactics. If you can't discuss the issue with any relevant insight or intelligence, you attack the messenger. Your tactics are the same in something as important as politics, or something as meaningless as a You Tube video.

[fLKommotioN]

@Stratifying

you state your opinion of the music in a degrading, condescending fashion, directly stating only "Jazz Snobs" enjoy this. Then, you say we are disparaging you, while truly you originated said disparaging. Also, your analogy sucks. This makes tonnes of sense to many an educated listener. You weren't discussing the issue, anyhow: you left no room for discussion, stated your opinion as fact from your high-and-almighty throne. So fuck off, no one wants to hear your uneducated shit.

[papersky1]

@fLKommotioN

i like jazz this sucks

[fLKommotioN]

@papersky1

little bit of nonsense to holistically enjoy the genre yet express hatred for something well within such; alas, such is today.

[papersky1]

@fLKommotioN

just cos i like jazz doesn't mean i have to accept every form of it jazz. Just like to say "i like music" is not to say that ther is not music out ther i dont like. If you want something in a similar feel yet a whole lot better check out "your lady" by John coltrane.

[fLKommotioN]

@papersky1

I feel like you don't understand.

What I was saying is that this isn't just within the genre, barely; it's a defining trademark of the genre in many fashions. And besides, to say "i like music" with implications that you like it all when really that's not the case at all is an inaccuracy, and isn't made any more true or more correct by the fact that lots of people say it...

[zthetha]

@fLKommotioN Not sure to whom you're responding - haven't read through all comments - but yours caught my eye while I was listening to Jim and Sonny. I got The Bridge as a kid when it first came out - and thought it was magical but was surprised today when one reviewer said if you only get 2 jazz albums this is the 'other' one - the first one being Kind Blue. Jim is right up there with Tal and Wes as one of the all time great guitarists - Sonny is of course in a league by himself.

[marcelcelmar]

ok everybody."tratifying" play a fender strat with only 5 notes on it: pentatonic scale....with maybe a passing tone( b5) he can play in E and A and have no ears. and he can not do alternate picking, it is his next week lesson.

[skeller047]

Interesting comments. @Stratifying, it actually only uses 12 chords, and no overtones other than the usual ones were used. It's a common "Rhythm Changes" tune. Having said that, this is actual music that requires the use of ears and concentration to listen to. Unlike most music of today which is best appreciated by other organs somewhat south of the ear...

[Stratifying]

You're right. This is so good. It is almost up to 9,800 views in 2 1/2 years!!!

Everyone is just fascinated with this! Probably 842 Jazz Snobs like it, and 8,941 people wish they could get back this 5:15 of their life. And by the way smart guy, I wasn't commenting on You tube. I was commenting on this shit.

[Stratifying]

To anybody but a Jazz Snob, that stuff sounds like shit. Using 400 chords with that many overtones doesn't do anything for the song. Maybe they all fit at some extreme end of musical interpretation, but it doesn't mean it SOUNDS good. It is like if you had 4 guys that could all speak 20 different languages, and they used a different language for each word in the sentence.You could say they were very good linguists', very knowledgable in their craft. But it wouldn't make sense to anyone but them

[funkydrummer94]

@Stratifying WOW, its idiots like you that shouldnt be allowed to comment on youtube.

[marcelcelmar]

@Stratifying

funny, you use 105 words to really says a 3 words sentence: "i am stupid"

thank you stratifying for you youtube space polution

[xnophloglas]

@Stratifying This is what true communication between 4 different people with different life experiences sounds like. And maybe that's not beauty to your ears because of your own life experiences up until now. I hope your disparaging comments will only be a precursor to taking the plunge and immersing yourself in a kind of music your ears aren't used to...you don't have to become a "jazz snob", just keep LISTENING without judging! And learn to enjoy the music of my all-time greatest heroes!

[Resevil]

@Stratifying

400 chords.....

[MagnusLindblOOm]

This video is just awesome. Got this episode on VHS. Great one =)

[mryoko3]

Good! Rollins, jim,Bob,Ben,nice member,thanks!

[jazzuffe]

Perhaps the peak of Rollins masterpiece of life? Together with early seventies and the works just after this with Don Cherry. This is so fantastic!!

[dcehm]

I love the recordings with Sonny and Jim Hall, they're classic and highly overlooked

[Stratifying]

They might sound ok if they weren't all playing different songs in different keys.

[73starseed]

@Stratifying Wow. Dumbest comment I have seen all day. Congratulations.

[masqualero]

marvellous!

[lemonostiftis]

bravo for posting this video