Autumn Leaves Pt1 - Farlow Abercrombie Carlton Coryell

[gabri3l367]

Perchè Tal Farlow suona piano e gli altri alzano il volume. Tutto fumo e niente arrosto. Tal è superiore in tutto e suona con gusto.

[gabri3l367]

Bravissimi tutti , maTal Farlow è il numero 1.

[batgwanno]

Lets stop all the hub bub......go watch Stanley Jordon do this then render an opinion

[francisco444]

Hey dude, can you post the vid of All Blues? Is no longer in youtube.

[seeepoe]

Abercrombie's solo is by far the best in this clip - it's thoughtful, tasteful and beautiful in its simplicity. The guy's solo before him is a complete joke. Such an ego trip.

[ianadels]

In Larry's defense, he was probably really high.

[ocajpast]

kids, the parts make up the whole.

[ocajpast]

kids

[callasexperience]

Tal looks like Clark Kent

[TheDriveMaster]

Thanks for this video =)

[voyces]

Well, regarding Coryell's solo... I don't really think jazz improvisatio is about playing what anybody else expects or thinks should be played. One of my favorite quotes here: "Jazz is freedom. You think about that." —Thelonius Monk. Who's to say what's right or wrong. You either like it or you don't; maybe tomorrow he plays one that melts your mind. Jazz is about taking chances and following your muse. Larry's just happened to be loud and rockin' that day. imho; peace.

[gabri3l367]

Tutti Grandi ma Abercrombie è l'unico che suona del jazz come il grande Tal Farlow.

[goldenchopsticks]

Haha the people hating on Coryell's solo are hilarious. So it wasnt traditional? Who gives a shit. Jazz was made to get away from the traditional, get over yourselves. Besides, look how he's feeling that shit. Some of the other guitarists in this vid sound like they might as well wear a labcoat when they play compared to Coryell. Where's the rush? If they aint gonna explode like Coryell, they could at least slow it down to cool jazz instead of the pseudo-bop it is.

[JazzLoverKhurram]

@goldenchopsticks I couldn't agree more..if Larry Coryell was a hornplayer wailing away these jazzguitar prudes/grannies wouldn't be so quick to demolish his solo..Rock on Larry (Carlton and Coryell) ...btw I'm bis-axe-ual anyways so i know what guitarists think and feel aswell as how hornplayers do and I know that guitarists are usually frustrated hornplayers who do 2nd rate impersonations of their saxophone heroes-- Aah the psychology of plank-skankers lol ;

[5150zombie]

@JazzLoverKhurram well said. thanks.

[JazzLoverKhurram]

@goldenchopsticks right on :)

[5150zombie]

fucking snobs, your worse than the 16yrds on the rock stuff. coryells a rightous player, and gave alot of knowledge to unschooled guitarists in guitar player magazine, to me anyway, and alotta good music. You don't like his performance in this, fine, nothing wrong with opinion, but don't shit on a guitar player. Most of you self assured folk just wanna play the same style over and over. I'm not saying it's a bad style, but grab yer balls, reassure yerself you own them and live a little.

[JazzLoverKhurram]

@5150zombie good go ahead and bash those purists lol... Larry Coryell was one of the first to genuinely bring to the surface the repressed blues passion of the jazz bop guitar and paved the way for fusion players like Larry Carlton and John Scofield check his solos on Devil Woman on Mingus last album Me Myself an Eye groundbreaking for it's time..

[JazzLoverKhurram]

@5150zombie welln said !

[5150zombie]

@JazzLoverKhurram Have a good one. I'll check out those scofield and mingus albums.

[wesboy]

04:58 Grant Green like

[Phishboy26]

Tal looks pissed all the time lol

[GOVTCAMETOOKMYBABY]

i really only enjoyed tal's solo...

[juliedog464]

Love that right hand work of Farlow's and those cool di ads 

[BeatBay]

look at abercrombies face when coryell is playing! :D

[Phishboy26]

its like watching don king play a guitar with mike tyson

[JazzHendrix]

CORYELL

GO BACK TO MEGADEATH!

[BeatBay]

@JazzHendrix lol the call him the dave mustaine of jazz XD

[goldenchopsticks]

@JazzHendrix

1. Its Megadeth.

2. Megadeth has had some of the most interesting musicians in rock, i.e. Chris Poland and Marty Friedman.

[Jazzyteach65]

This seems like the era when Coryell was heavily on drugs

[carbudz10]

There you are again! Now you're not blaming the guitarist but the organizers of this circus! You are a musician with very bad attitude and it reflects your playing style!!!

[bernieholland775]

He should never have got up from his seat - it all went wrong from there on - I'm not blaming the guitarists but whoever organised this circus should be thrown headfirst into a pool of diahorrea.

[redplouhg]

特にタルファーロウの演奏は１回目聴くよりも、２０回、３０回聴­くにつれ、すごさがわかってくる。本当にいい音楽ってそういうこ­となんだとつくづく思う。だからこそ巨匠なんだろうな。

ほかのミュージシャンも個性的ですばらしいけどね。

[jhg123456]

when i first read the comments for this video, i thought people were just being overcritical, which is common on youtube. but i after i listened to video, i have to admit...the two larry's have very strange solos. they don't really play through the changes at all. maybe they were trying to be different, but neither of their solos were particularly jazz-like. and tal farlow sounds past his prime here.

[tiluriso]

Wilton theater(or hotel?) either 1986 or '87, originally released on VHS,I bought this (and 2 other great ones) back in '95, it's great to listen to 5 guys w/ distinct musical personalities. Notice how Patitucci kinda makes a face as if he's not exactly diggin' Coryell's articulation @ 4:10-13,and then again at the repeated motive @ 4:58-59

[Slayerplsko]

I WANT THE DVD!!!!!!!!

[FeitenFan]

I don't beileve this is out on DVD yet. This is from my lazerdisc.

[aaronentresz]

The only solo that I actually liked other than Tal Farlow's was John Scofield's. The other solo's seemed to be more of a display of technical exercises, and Coryell's solo just was absolutely shite.

[gxcoimb]

is john scofield the one playing in a sort of stratocaster guitar? I can't seem to find any pics of him with hair on the net so I can't be sure :p

[AZIARGROUS]

no it's carlton

[gxcoimb]

nevermind, i just found out i was talking about carlton..

[jabf123]

maybe is not the best solo of abercrombie, but how u can play a good solo after u hear the worse Autumn Leaves solo ever( yes Coryell`s solo).

[wesboy]

@aaronentresz your a troll

[viniguitarjazz]

FANTASTIC ! Abercrombie SENTIMENT  MUSIC

[Record208]

It's the Grest Tal Farlow

[deanowendenny]

I swore i heard Pat Metheny @ 5:20 ish in Coryell's solo..

was it just me?

[kulamdaparim]

are you sure its 5:20 cause theres really nothing special there except some chromatic babbling

[jabf123]

for me the bestis scofield and abercrombie solos

[capeta333]

im sorry but this sucks....

tal farlow cant hit one note man... its like a beginner playing then comes larry coryell with no swing at all and an ugly tone...

how do this guys make such a name playing so ugly?

im sorry this is with all respect but i cant stand

[FeitenFan]

No need to be sorry, music is opinin after all. This was definatly not Larry's day and it was really a musical tribute to Tal Farlow and not so much a ground breaking musical event. For Tal, check out his early 1950's stuff, especially This Is Tal Farlow, and the stuff with Red Norvo.

[wckoek]

The rhythm section is poor to begin with.

It was easy for you to say, but hard to do on the spot given the situation.

[tonyksong]

the rhythm section is john pattitucci and billy hart. do your research.

[aaronentresz]

Dude, Tal was pretty old here. Even still, he was a hundred times better than the others, and when he was younger, he would have made all those other guitarists on the stage look like fools. If I can play at all when I'm as old as Tal was here I'll be happy

[utubesucks2003]

I use to think that way but then someone told me how Segovia was wheeled to the stage in some of his late shows and still played his heart out and was in top form...not sure the same can be said for Tal Farlow, but regardless he's like the JD Salinger of Jazz.

[s1914]

Well said.

[JazzHendrix]

@capeta333 i usually like tal farlow

but his solo failed

was this the first song? maybe he was just warming up...

[Korsaro1]

@capeta333 in the world are many stupids

[Korsaro1]

@capeta333 in the world are many stupids as ... YOU Capeta

[MarkSeibold]

They are all masterful in each their own style. I've been a fan of all of them for years. Although others want to rate Larry Coryell's solo, I feel that it is pure Coryell in his usual form [in those years]. This video was long ago. He has matured his style these days to stay in the standard jazz mode and I believe he is the finest jazz player still alive. If you want to hear technical excellence and stylish speed, hear his all acoustic Restful Mind album backed by Ralph Towner and group Oregon

[Whizzblitz]

Thanks for the album titles, Mark, I'm quite fond to Coryell's acoustic recordings myself. It was his Bolero\Schecherezade album the blew me away 5 or so years ago.

Everybody was cool on this one. Well, maybe Coryell could've shorten his repeating licks, but I liked his Montgomerriesque phrases and blues\rock "naughtiness" a lot.

Tal's harmony solo intro was straightforward awesome!

Oh yeah, and Abercrombie's simply poetic...

[Nigethejazzer]

I agree - I've heard him playing much better but even at his finest (Including Shining Hour) there's always been a general feeling of uncertainty within the execution of his phrases.Perhaps I'm being too hard on him though - I'm sure I'd have be likely have a wobble if someone put me up on that stage - Tal on the throne surrounded by his minions all competing for the crown...

[Nigethejazzer]

Coryell's solo is an absolute disgrace.Anyone who can't rise to the task of playing something coherent over autumn leaves should either go and practice or just pack it in as opposed to trying to make it through with this kind of over the top tasteless,inappropriate bluffing.

Perhaps if his guitar didn't sound so awful and wasn't turned up to number 11 he might just have pulled it off but this callous display of immodesty is just unforgivable,Especially in such dignified and hallowed company.

[FeitenFan]

Yea, Larry Coryell is one of my favorites, but this was not his "Shinning Hour" to steal the name of one of his albums. Shining Hour is a better example of Larry playing straight ahead jazz, one of my favorites, but not this video. O, well, you can't win them all...... I guess.

[runningbeagle]

@FeitenFan Was he high or something (srs question)? I really don't understand how this can happen to such an experienced player on such a simple tune.

[drfretboard]

@Nigethejazzer : Yeah, but you have to admit that Scofield's comping is dope behind it! :-)

[rodcrippler]

@Nigethejazzer Larry used to have big problems with drugs, his tasteless behaviour in here is a clear example of that. still no one can deny he has geat talent indeed when he's sober

[marazapan]

look people lay off Coryell. Maybe his tone sucks and can t swing to save his life but other than that hes great. Also he's got cool hair and huge pimped out 80's glasses. Thats got to count for something right?

[angeloamericano]

They all play great. No morons on that stage only some wana be's posting here.

[JazzGeetar213]

I mean come on... it's totally unreasonable for any part of an improvised solo to be less than perfect. haha. Yeah - just to clarify - I was being sarcastic. All these guys are geniuses. Tal's the man though. Anyone else catch the quote at the beginning of his solo? He quotes the head from "My Heart Belongs to Daddy". 2:04

[mikemorrison281]

Sco and Abercrombie were my fav's for sure, but Tal did some really interesting stuff at the top of the tune before the time came in...I've seen Sco and Abercrombie live and every time they blow me away. Liquid fire! Smooth and burnin'.

[friedlanderroad]

corryel is a fucking moron

[itsleo]

WTF is wrong with Corryel, bullshit legatos and double stops and the crowd is cheering, get the FUCK off the stage man!

[Geepsterr]

While I am an aficionado of Tal, Abe and Sco, Corryels solo is as valid as any on here. The bits you slam are a fraction of his solo and taken as a whole it perhaps builds the most excitement. Abe (and I revere him) here is like pedestrian alto sax on narcotics. Remember this Cheering Crowd is comprised of nearly all musicians as "common listeners" don't attend these things.

[keeponblinking]

every performance is different, the guy can definitely play, i guess he was just in a legato kind of mood. wasnt his best, but wasnt bad

[shetalkscrazytalk84]

ever heard the L.P. Offering by Larry Coryell? after an album like that he really doesn't have to prove anything

[Mondhund]

fully agree. Offering is the most unknown jazz fusion masterpiece.

[lawina76]

I love them all but Abercrombies solo is not of this world:)))

[Perhapsy]

it's sort of painful watching coryell do what he does. Not that he's terrible, just seems to be trying way too hard (or trying to impress the teacher?) Always comping too... yeesh.

but whatever.

i agree with modes9; abercrombie wins - and he didn't even have to stand up!

[jongreek]

I saw this show live and it was a bit of a mish mosh. Carlton and Coryell seemed out of place, though they are fine players and require different contexts to shine.

[FeitenFan]

Yes, I agree. I wasn't there but from watching the whole lazerdisc it seems like a lot of unrelated styles trying to compete. But it is an interesting show if you are a guitar player, for sure. Coryell is one of my favorites and he could have done better I think?

[jongreek]

Laserdisc! This show was part of a weeklong series called Jazzvisions. I love guitar, so it was fun to see this constellation of greats together. Believe it or not, the tickets were FREE so they could have a full audience at The Wiltern Theater, a great venue. There was a blues show earlier that week led by Joe Walsh featuring Albert Collins. I know at one point there was an effort to get another guitar great on stage with these guys, Tommy Tedesco, but it was not to be.

[michmj77]

abercrombie definitly just showed what creativity is here...and the difference between that and just "jazz guitar for jazz guitar's sake"

[Modes9]

The winner is...John Abercrombie. I love vertical players (intervals and arpeggios) which he certainly is. His sound is also fabulous.

[aliensporebomb]

He really makes that Ibanez artist sound great, love those snaky, mysterious and darkly cool lines!

[stpowers]

yes. any guy al di meola cites as a major influence probably isn't too shabby...

[mesnuria]

Thank god Tal farlow isn't as ignorant as this Jelly guy here.

[jellyfishsquid]

Those four clowns shouldn't even have been allowed on the same stage with the legendary Talmage Farlow. John Patitucci does an admirable job here. Thanks for posting.

[ak47mustang]

Tal certainly LOOKS like he's having the most fun

[miquiarc]

Agree with you

[HammondB200]

Can someone identify all their amps?

[05rsx]

Yes they appear to have some sort of guitars plugged into them

[utubesucks2003]

ahahhahahahahhaa

[gphilamp]

anybody knows what guitar larry plays?? thanks

[cosmojh]

No comments on the wonderful John Patitucci on bass? I think Pati' plays brilliantly.

[FeitenFan]

Good Point, and yes he does plaly great. I think the rythm section gets lost in the background because of the 5 guitar players which is the focus of the video. Some say the best rythm section is one you don't notice.

[darazn1]

Coryell's strength here is in his crazy comping. As for the solo exploration, it seems he's checking out rock and roll ideas over the jazz form. It is a bit of wtf moment, but the crowd eat it up. And it answers some questions of how that might sound; rock jazz, as opposed to jazz rock.

[FeitenFan]

I myself have always been a Coryell fan but I don't think what he played worked that well in this context. I think the crowd were impressed by a fairly trivial fast comping thing, that he plays again at other points in the laserdisc. Fans like the flash fast stuff, even if it doesn't say anything musically, which is what I think in this case. Just my opinion.

[darazn1]

fast playing in this context also functions to energize the band, and pave the way for the soloists to come.

[Cjulien91]

John Abercrombie gives a new definition to melodic soloing. His 1st chorus was so good i wouldnt mind playing it as an alternative head to the song!

[FeitenFan]

yes, so far the comments seem to favor Abercrombie's playing over the others.

[Gminor7]

Larry did fine, he was just showing his 11th House-rock thing and got the crowd into it. Any of you guys commenting on this vid couldn't tie his shoes (me included). Abercrombie, however, was transcendently beautiful, lyrical, dark, angular, abstract, ethereal . . . whatever, he was damn good.

[bluemonk82]

Actually, it's a matter of personal preference than anything isn't it? I mean nobody is better than anyone and who are you to judge.

All I said was Larry was terrible. Does this mean he isn't tasteful in other settings? Of course not, Coryell is a fine player, just as long as he's the only guitarist. I never liked him playing with other players. Again, just personal preference.

Having said that, John Abercrombie still gets my vote for most lyrical and interesting.

[bluemonk82]

Larry Coryell was truly terrbie. John Abercrombie had the best solo than anybody else. His made the most sense and it was alot more lyrical than anybody else's too.

[02x9]

When Tal entered his Prime in the 50's he became the greatest living jazz guitarist next to C.H.Christian,J.B.D.Reinhardt,­J.W.Montgomery. Pat Metheny was born around 1950 so he was on his way to joining this group of the greatest of the jazz guitar greats in the 70's and 80's

[FeitenFan]

I saw Tal at "Zinno's", a Greenwich Village restaurant in the '80s. It was a great experience. He talked to us for quite a while, a real nice man, and he had HUGE hands!!

[mrgone78]

larry coryell's solo??? wtf??

in any case, scofield's solo must be checked out...!!!

[FeitenFan]

I guess you didn't like Larry's solo, 'eh?

He played some pretty poor stuff on this night I think.

[mrgone78]

yeh, i wasn't a fan of that solo. i think it showed he had very poor time, and in regard to dynamic volume, it showed poor interaction between him and the rhythm section. Plus that root/5th/octave thing he "shredded" (i use this term very loosely) over about 20 bars was not very musical. It also annoyed me the way he interrupted (not comped) parts of scofield's solo.

btw, this is just my opinion - i'm sure i will get flamed by someone for saying what i have said.

[FeitenFan]

Larry did the same 20 bar "shred" thing on another tune on this disc. It was like he was having a bad night for ideas. Larry is one of my favorites, but "Barefoot Boy" or "Village Gate" this ain't. The rest are good though.

[tecaster]

Sco looks bored

[fourstar645]

that abercrombie is tooooo way fliped out. Compered to farlow he seemes to be some cind of buisniess man, doing more than just playing guitar to give the audience a show. Actually, farlow is too a cind of sell-out acting in stuffs like this. But it's shure a great vid!