Frederic Yonnet plays Little Wing for Dave Chappelle

[miloshd90]

3 years ago i made a comment how this song made my day. Now i am still here and it still leaves me speechless every time i listen to it. Thank you Fred.

[smoothdownunder]

Awesome rendition of Little Wing!

[damartin1906]

I had the pleasure of seeing Frederic perform some years ago. He is a harmonica virtuoso.

[CaddyDriva]

all I can say is WOW... AMAZING

[kalfen]

GOD DAMN!

[davidjorr]

Right on brother.

[RollinStone2010]

Hi Fred, which position do you use at this song? Thanks.

[fredyonnet]

@RollinStone2010

Thx for your interest!

"Positions" are confusing to me. I was playing in G on a C harp. It's the 8th key out of 12 on a harp.

[bluesman55]

Mr. Yonnet, That was awesome. I got to play in yellow springs with Roth and Guy Davis a few years ago. I had a great time, But when I look at your playing I am reminded of my beginner status after 17 years of playing. Which one of the seydel 1847's do you use the silver or one of the others? Little John

[celestialsend]

This just blew my freaking mind, pure talent . just amazing how much he puts into it

[12luiguti]

BADASS!!!!!!

[CooperNikkus]

12 people don't know what musical instruments are

[katsuyukisakata]

I get Seydel 1847s "C" .

[katsuyukisakata]

Hi, Fred !

Are you overblow player ?

I get Seydel valved harmonica.

[fredyonnet]

@katsuyukisakata I play overblows on the Seydel 1847s out of the box. It's such a powerful instrument, once you tried it, it's hard to go back...

[katsuyukisakata]

Hi, Fred is my favorite harp player. Are you play Seydel harmonica and valved harp?

[fredyonnet]

@katsuyukisakata Thx for the kind words. I use Seydel's 1847 out of the box.

[7WWF]

Miss ya Chappelle '

[MyDadsRubberBroke]

That dude sucks... and blows and make beafrickinutiful music!

[VAmmons]

PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[ring088]

God Damn play it son

[SnoopySmurf]

I use the Suzuki Bluesmaster. I don't have to blow or draw as hard and it's much louder than my Hohners.I gotta try this Seydel. I'm new to harmonica playing. In fact, I can't even read musical notes so I'm a musical newbie.

[YouCanCallMeCharlz]

damn son

[LostandRecovered]

how long have you been playing?

[starbox232]

Pure ergasm 

[ValarieEdwards]

I was at this show in Yellow Springs, OH, working for the local radio station.  Fred was fantastic! Dave was himself. I fell in love with Fred that night (his wife is great too) and fell in love with Dave all over again!

[Mooktopia]

i like how dave just walks off when fred goes hardcore.

[ojack35]

too cold yonnet is a beast

[Faecain]

This shit is fucking awesome!!!!!

[dclivemusic]

Frederic Yonnet  will be playing at Birchmere on August 29, 2010

[harmonicajohn]

Very nice, Freddie.

[kurppakurppa]

AMAZING::JUST AMAZING...

[goody1990]

i love that you still answer this questions yourself, you're great

[segma1324]

wow, work with what you got!

[viduayte]

I think I just had my first real orgasm.

[Muzikman127]

10th hole half step bend. I am impressed....

[caracasis]

I am in tears! Where can I see this artist perform?

[jcherd5]

fucking amazing thats bout all you can say

[Creepo85]

Amazing playing sir!

[Creepo85]

I can't stop listening to this. The sound of his harmonica has been playing in my head all day long. Such a wonderful version of Little Wing.

[Mannamedwest314]

disgustingly well done.

literally took the breath away.

[jacobzaman]

almost as amazing as what chappelle does

[ltcoco]

Outstanding! Would love to see him in person play his harmonica. Talent is talent.

[guitargroovin]

OMG...awesome.

[mulvapig]

beautiful !!! I love it !!! the man got some skills !!! absolutely mind blowing !!!

[dan32113]

Howard Levy the evanston express, is worth watching on youtube, he is considered the inventor of overblows in the 1970"s, this guy is very good, but Howard is the daddy as he was the original & is most advanced diatonic harmonica player in the world!

[sbg159]

WOW!!!

Does anyone know what position he's playing in?

[5thSeasonmusic]

Daaaaamn! That dude is amazing!

[Whatevrclvr]

Loooooooooved It!

[vreagan87]

This shits mind blowing

[bigy78]

Out of ten this is like a hundred!!

[JimiPlaysWoodstock]

yo my brother, keep that hendrix stuff coming... awesome!

[kxmode]

this is good weed music

[Whatevrclvr]

LOL!

[sabrakazama]

Dave Chappelle you amuse me!

Also Harmonica FTW.

[themack355]

this is my new shit

[lam84]

Absolutely Brilliant

[blogward]

Music starts at 1:40

[spyrotek2000]

No shit Sherlock.

[blogward]

1:40 of shit before the music starts smartass

[spyrotek2000]

No way, Well done genius.

[blogward]

Feeding the troll, but he's a sad, angry little kid in a man's body. Tragic, really.

[spyrotek2000]

True.

[Raindogs111]

Wow, tremendous!

That's not your grampa's campfire harmonica playing right there.

[Tuumas]

Amazing! he was "in that song " there :D powerful

[lj418]

note i seen only 1 person with a lighter out lol

[alsgh422]

pure blues...

[luisao519]

IF U AIN'T LOVIN U AIN'T LIVIN' BABY!! x)

[jamspide]

i wanna download this version. ive never heard harmonica being played like this.

[jabez36]

just download the vid and convert it that would be easier =)

[jamspide]

yh thanks even if i do have to cut the majority bit out.

[jabez36]

hahaha

i guess u had to cut the introduction

[leshark]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYMN!!! that was amazing

[bigggdaddy04]

the only other time i have ever seen a (live) harmonica performance is the many who concerts ive been to... roger daltry (please excuse the spelling) made me like harmonica and want to play but i have to admit he didnt have nearly the soul and passion while he played as this man

[jjvbravo]

Holy S**t! (pardon my French). Some musicians dominate their instrument. This guy romances it.

[Fijian369]

That guy takes it to a movie. Buys it dinner, and gives it hours and hours of pleasure.

[XaviethePikachu]

wow.....

[AndrewBeABlogger]

Blues traveller ain't got NOTHING on this dude!

[Farligkoorv]

He starts playing @ 1:50

[patricksoo]

Dang! Dave is right! I didn't know I liked harmonica until I saw this clip!!! i've never heard of harmonica played this way!!!

[KellyInMaryland]

intense...insane...so good!

[tokechokesmile]

this is good, this is really good.

[miloshd90]

damn, this just made my day...

[chicanoman2999]

jaja me to man

[ChromoMatic]

Wow, he is really good. Bravo.

[DistantSoul13]

Is that a standard mic....

[castelou16]

C'est fou ce que l'on peut faire avec ce petit instrument!! Bravo l'artiste, super génial.

Avec mes amitiés

Lucien

[seantyler]

OMG!! This is absolutely amazing. I love the sound of this. Wow this guy is good!!!

[KWludt]

Anybody got the mp3 for this?????????? :)

[IPlayInBeastMode]

Fredyonnet, are you the actual guy who played the harmonica in this video? If you are, you should know you're amazing.

[cypher951]

I f=ckin quit....

bf

Thanks FY

First I find Christelle now you....we yanks can't do sh+it .....well except for Jason :)

[nepaal]

just amazing !!!!! AMAZING !!!! I love it. I just start to learn how to play harmonica ...but when I heard you I just got guse bumps :)

what about hohner special 20 marine band ???

[fredyonnet]

Well... they sound ok, but they don't last me more than a couple of songs. Plus I can't over blow then as easily. Now I only play the 1847 by Seydel. The volume is 30% louder through the mic at the same mic level... they are SUPER strong and quite easy to play.

[nepaal]

Fredy could you reccomend me some harmonica for the beginner?? and where I can find some tips and music for excercise , Thanks alot !!

[nepaal]

hhat tune is the harmonica??????

[fredyonnet]

I used a Seydel "Favorite" in C

FY

[nepaal]

Hi again Im still in hudge impress of your little wing .. right now im in NY .. can you reccomend for me some music store where can I buy the seydel harmonicas , where can I find some music backraund to practise .. please .. harmonica is in my heart .. Tomek

[zvegasz]

so am i :)

[Pu5iPumper]

he's write check him out here watch?v=L0B5wBr8ca8

[cindyfre]

I find this terribly mediocre. I love the harmonica and am terribly disappointed by Frederic Yonnet's playing. It sounds so amateurish. Before bashing my comment, please look up Toots Thielemans and Gregoire Maret.

[alwaystherogue]

Yeah thats great, but at least the guy isn't sitting on a couch :)

[zvegasz]

disappointed? who the fuck do you think u are? God?

[Mazblues]

he's good but he totally exaggerates the handeffects plus takes advantage of the fact that not many of his audience are into harmonica music.

nevertheless you got to keep in mind he plays a diatonic harp not a chromatic one like toots does for instance...whole different story.

Cheers

[Mazblues]

basically I intended to post this one as a reply on user cindyfre...

and: yes he is!

[mottag8830]

He has a warm developed vibrato, but other than that, I completely agree.

[HectorTsolodimos]

amazing

[lyonellelion]

he stumbled over some notes because he tried to do too much. but is good.

[swindler55]

you suck.

[Chaplipman]

Jesus Christ you people are hostile. The man is entitled to his own opinion.

[NoWayName1000]

These guys are too Jazzy, And I cant stand jazz!

[giventofly1789]

it's not jazz...its the blues dumbass..

[LTP7306]

@lyonellelion What do YOU play?

[KellyInMaryland]

Unbelieveable

[loaded44mag]

hella sweet

[BarrelLifter]

Now THAT takes balls!!

[trapper420]

Hola!!! That was awesome! Thanks for sharing it _:)

[CFMPmadSfX]

That part where he just explodes and Chappelle gets off the stool just blew me away. It sends a wave of chills down my spine. It almost makes you tear up. Its beautiful.

[50unitedstates]

Musicianship is great. I appreciate enthusiasm, however, I wish I would have looked away while he was playing.I think he exaggerates his gestures a little too much. I'm not joking, he really looked like he was having a long, drawn-out severe seizure.

[CFMPmadSfX]

Thats called emotion my friend. Thats probably that most emotional harmonica playin ive ever seen.

[cremington10]

if chapelle likes it you know its good,thx

[lalrang2002]

a little bit scratchy in the end but the starting was really really something...

[crumbbeggingbaghead1]

that was breathtaking beautiful rendition of a classic

[Jeremysk23]

dude Frederic is fucking awesome! He's such a chill guy too, I was hanging out with him in DC, VERY NICE! Check out his CD "Front & Center," I'm not even into harmonica and I have it blasting every time I play it.

[PLandH]

What, you couldn't set your harmonica on fire after your performance or something? haha As someone who absolutely loves Jimi Hendrix, I have to say that this is FANTASTIC. Thanks for sharing this brilliant performance. Pure brilliance that Jimi would be proud of.

[modifiedcontent]

Cool :-)

Also look for "Toots Thielemans and Stevie Wonder"

[macmastery]

nice incredible

[guysafari]

Y IS THIS NOT ON ITUNES!!?!

[guysafari]

i heard someone say "free bird" @ 1:27!!

free bird and little wing 2 me r the greatest songs that ive ever heard, and i gotta be honest, i shead a tear from listening 2 this song great job Fredric Yonnet

[aceramicbunny]

fantastic

[TeleShaman]

THAT was Incredible! Speechless... Subscribed.

[IronMaidenHendrix777]

hahah Dave: "JIMI?!" hahaha priceless.

[cosbysweata]

haha dave laughs and walks offstage.

[BrettyB88]

That was so moving and inspiring, I'm at loss of words. Just incredible.

[AfroMan5900]

this dude is insane

[woozyzenith]

Amazing!! what an inspiration, I am speechless this guy is one of my heroes now

[cbmuzik]

Fred is a very cool dude. He wanted me to back him up on congas when he played at Holiday Inn...his stuff is awesome!

[hellofriend1223]

sure he did you drunk faggot

[ChaoticRain1]

speechless

[zvegasz]

Is there a studio recording of this tune anywhere?

[cbmuzik]

He has this song on his self titled album if I'm not mistaking...but it sounds nothing like what he does live...trust me.

[ccdef]

i like it when he hits that first high note. ;)

[zvegasz]

wow man, im buying a harmonica tomorrow.

[adroitgomeral]

I was at this performance and it WAS the greatest musical moment of my life. Incredible. Thanks for the video.

[gautambordoloi]

awesomest play i heard ever...

[HendrixClaptonSRV]

hahahaha h e wa like jimi?? hahahah

[HammondB200]

damn the organ sounds damn cheap! if he had a real one i would love it

[bigjr195]

I unfderstand what you mean, If that would have been a Hammond B3 With a Leslie Speaker, I would have gotten a little emotional, but I did get goosebumps

[DrAznmuff]

fred, this clip kicks my ass every time i watch it.

[TheFloppyOne]

Holy shit that was amazing. To me, one of the most important things in performed music is the feeling an artist put into their playing. Someone can be the most technically proficient player in the world and could learn something like little wing not for note but without real heart put into it it is empty. This guy pours his sould through his harmonica and it shows. Damn. PS: I'm high as fuck right now and that might have helped it

[justin21x]

then you don't know what little wing sounds like well enough.

[GulWestfale]

it doesn't sound like little wing at all.

[clasma]

woow that was awesome seriously...

[FATAL12SKILLZ]

dat was amazing omg

[rljones50]

I just saw Yonnet at the Oakland Musi cna Jam festival: awesome.

awesome. awesome. awesome.

[untitledmuziq]

yeah I was there for this its classic, my camera was dying i would of got this myself

[KrymeAriver]

jesus christ that was amazing...

[miamistyle786]

that was mad hot much respect

[norsa93]

NICE

[CFMPmadSfX]

Damn that guy is really really good... amazin tone...

[harpmac]

NICE TONE.

[jdhannan]

methinks thats not a cigarette, dave...

[B333N]

Dont think u get filters on joints...

[komodomoe]

its called a "cigaweed"

[samflynn51]

that guy is my next door neighboor

[luckyddubber1]

This guy is giving it all! great :)

[DamienDemenace]

amazing....loved it.

[mattxthexmanx08]

beautiful but it sounds like a funeral song

[teryizaki]

I thought exactly the same thing. "Wonder if he'd play my funeral?"

[doronDeutsch]

Check this video, of an alternate version of Little Wing:

watch?v=rmEVJV_g87k

[dudeforallseasons]

He's good but I still don't like harmonica music.

[conardrl]

yonnet is da truth. Man I feel his music.

[andocrates]

the man has talent plus he's a showman. Thanks

[Thorbass1]

pffff lol?

[dorakiller2]

sup uncle fred

[samosir2006]

luv dave and i luved that performance by Fredric :D

[caveman93612]

Now that is tallent!!!!

[zaner89]

i was there that day great performances by everyone!