Archie Shepp~Things Ain't What They Used to Be 01

[joebuddylisle]

@Thekingofpop1958 oh ok i wasn't critiquing his technique just check the snuff box video called guitar lesson

[joebuddylisle]

so good. but i think the piano player has been practicing too many b9 neutrals

check out his middle finger

[trecephus]

@joebuddylisle

Horace Parlan was crippled from polio at a young age. It's really an inspiration that he can even hit those b9 neutrals. As a piano player, I return to these videos in large part to witness the genius progression of Parlan's solo. I don't fault you for not knowing about his condition, just for not researching his biography. If you're going to surreptitiously comment about an obvious physical abnormality, you should at least supplement it with some sort of humanistic depth.

[pegrueneis]

absolute state of the art....

[cabraatomica]

Who cares whats he doing, its fucking groovy, enjoy!!!!

[ozzyvanhalenrox]

Man I can solo better than that on my trumpet

[pohlstein]

@ozzyvanhalenrox

Again you? You are everywhere blablaing Archie Shepp, aren´t you? You are just a desperate troll, inflating your miniscule ego by sucking in hot air and releasing bad vibrations. Attempted vilification of a giant won´t turn you into an artist. Please dissolve again into the vacuity you belong.

[adeduction]

Archie Shepp is a great saxophonist. His solo work on Abbey Lincolns 'Painted Lady' album proves it to me. On this tune he sounds like he's just playin' aroun' with the tune (& with us) - lettin' the tune (& us) know he can pretty well do anything he damn well pleases with it - & with us!

[WritingOnCashNotes]

Sultry!

[MEGACLOPS]

how can you praise Trane for leading a movement that "broke with standard time signatures and harmonics" then turn around and dog Shepp by saying "He has no chops nor grasp of harmony and he does not swing"  You sir, are an asshole (also Ornette was doing it before Coltrane).

[kcb08]

he is my great great uncle but he has no idea who i am :D

[esolarceoaol]

PART 2 :

Coltrane with Archie ad Pharoah did some awesome performances. Archie had a raw sound that was unique and expessive. But Archie has not grown one inch as a performer or master of the saxophone. His sound now is just plain unpleasant. He has no chops nor grasp of harmony and he does not swing. He sings third rate blues to bullshit his way through a performance. He is clearly riding on the cred he developed with Trane 40 years ago... Keni

[vilifyingforce]

For a guy who's supposedly been around a long time you sure like to talk shit about somebody. Are you jealous or something? You're acting like you're 12, and you're old enough to be my grandfather. I guess some people never grow up.

[eroc70]

@esolarceoaol First of all, Shepp is a spiritual musician. He plays the notes he wants to play, and he plays with the sound he wants to play. It may be unpleasant to you, but i am past the notion that any sound can be bad. Its his sound, and he doesnt have to play more challenging lines just so you can say he sounds better. You know, Louis Armstrong also had his own sound. He didnt have to change, because he already discovered his voice, and so did Archie

[esolarceoaol]

As a jazz saxophone player I consider Archie Shepp to be the King of the Bullshitters. In the 60s he and I played on the same concerts. My group, as his was at the time, was also experimenting with approaches to Jazz that broke with standard time signatures and harmonics. John Coltrane led this movement and Archie, along with Pharoah Sanders, played with Colrane. I knew 'Trane... PART 1 of 2 -- Keni Washington

[DenSkaldedeKok]

"I knew Trane" my ass!!! Yeah right broham, you are full of shit... Your tone on a saxaphone is like, me putting a sax up my ass!

[Jonimera]

where is it playing?

[JazzmanBerlin]

Horace Parlan is really fantastic, i heard this band live in Quasimodo. Explosive...

[joshuasound]

horace parlan is my favorite piano player. nobody plays with the warmth and soul that he has.

[powermikertje]

He came to my small hometown on the jazzfestival. His music is timeless since at the age of 71 he still got a standing ovation at the end of his performance. He just stepped into his time machine and fell on stage in front of his sax...he is an amazing musician.

[whiskeywassink]

I've got this record from archie, He's got really nice grove in his sax playing, and he;s playing what he likes, so i think you can do nothing but respect him for it, like or dislike chose your way

[connsax58]

what is he doing with his mouth? strange...

Anyway great musician

contracts is one of my favorite songs

[nedmanxxx]

whatever Archie cooks up comes out partially raw...he ain't for sissies but man ,he can play real pretty anytime he wants to

[domkeller]

man !!!!! you cut wayne dockery ?????!!!! WHY ?

[zajj79]

Wow, Horace Parlan on piano! One of the greatest pianists of all time.

[slinner166]

this is amazing. I love this song.

[Impresario24]

This is JAZZ BABY !!!! NO B-LLS-IT DOWN TO DA BONE! OLE SCHOOL !!!!!

[futboler454]

Can someone explain what he's doing with his mouth?

[MattsPath]

Chewing on the mouthpiece.. :) Actually, I think he's adjusting for each note because his technique is so bad. This is a textbook example of how NOT to play the saxophone.

[BegonziJerry]

bad technique? who cares? you dont know what jazz is, man. it goes way beyond technique. or would you say that ornette coleman is a textbook example of how not to play the saxophone.

[SlikkTim]

"textbook example of how NOT to play the saxophone" ?? You're lookin at Archie Shepp you freakin' moron, to each his own technique

[allegedartistlessons]

Archie split his lip open in the early 80's and had to have surgery on his mouth. He's had some embouchure problems since but has continued to deliver inspired performances...

[JessePiano]

C#, damn!

[ZoltanLazlo]

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[nickvdschoot]

its Db ;)

[SoulTooSoul]

Archie Shepp is the closest musician to John Coltrane, that I can think of. He has an element of the old, new, and a spiritual background. This is what jazz music is all about.

[HammondB200]

No i think Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter are.

[SoulTooSoul]

I respectfully disagree. The reason I say Archie Shepp is more like John Coltrane, look at his body of work. He has been more experimental and explored musical boundaries. I love Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter at times has been too commercial for my taste. Archie's Denon and Steeple Chase recordings are classics. I actually would place Pharoah Sanders ahead of Joe or Wayne. Anyway there is nothing wrong in expressing a difference of opinion. Jazz lives.