I am a man; what does that mean? That means that if I fail, I can recover There's new things to discover What's gone before can't bind me I can leave the past behind me Though we reap what we have sown Each season a new crop can be grown I have the power to flourish Protect, preserve, and nourish The loved ones I've been blessed with Though demons try to mess with Jesus Christ, Our Lord, prevails His power never fails Though heaven and earth shall pass His words shall last
@oatstao Hehehe . . nice one!! So it's not only me . . I think they are violin girls, though (or maybe violas) . . hot all the same. All the best to the horny Winwood fans out there!! . . . Chris.
@hammondb311251 :D yeah it reminds me of the early Chicago version. There is video on youtube of it.. check it out..it's killer, theypay much respect to Spencer Davis Group :D and now here they seem to be alalgamating that idea but could be totally coincidence. The one thing I'm very happy to see is Steve playing a real B3 :D
@MrNightOwL100 90s. hell he can still belt today. Saw him in 09 with clapton. I swear to god it was too good to describe. Age does not judge how well people can rock.
I have to agree with some people. Too many musicians on stage and the horn solo was a bit off too. Probably a 4-piece (hammond, bass, drums, guitar) would suffice and even bring the talents of the musicians in the front. Also, wtf was with the moving camera shots? It was like "Groundhog day", same camera movement rotation for 4 minutes.
Despite me nagging, Steve Winwood is still THE man and better on keyboard than on guitar!! :)
Don't get me wrong, Stevie was bad ass then and now. One of the best white soul singers ever. But what I'm seeing in this video is the problem I have with so many of the classic rock artists doing their thing today....simply TOO MUCH BACKING. Just keep it down to a tight five piece band with a horn section on the side. What the hell is the orchestra there for? You can't even hear them! And this was 1995!
@psi4rick He was the lead guitarist, Organist, and lead vocalist of the Spencer Davis Group. Maybe get your facts straight before saying things like that!
@jmcj54 "I'm a Man" is a song written by Spencer Davis Group singer-songwriter Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller. See Wikipedia for more info. Great Song!
@psi4rick Yes, Spencer Davis group did this...............with Winwood as the singer-songwriter, genius. This is Winwoods creation and not a cover. He owns it lock, stock and barrel from Spencer Davis to Traffic and beyond and can "cover" it any time he wants too!
Dave Mason has played a cover version of this song on several tours and it is very well played. I am sure he played this song a few times with Steve in practice and onstage. I look forward to seeing both of these fine musicians again together or seperately in the future. Keep on rockin'.
@hydleman Yep, he co-wrote it when with Spencer Davis Group and I like the origional, and I like Chicago's (interlude too jungle-ish!) but I like this one the best too.
Actually the version hat featured the Hendrix like guitar work was by Chicago (about 1971) it's rockier. The original was done by Spender Davis Group (with SW) in about 1967.
A brilliant track. Rockin' soul. But the trombone player was a bit naff, the trumpeter was brilliant but where was the Hendrix like guitar solo form the original?
Well, I was in with Spence Davis, like the CTA version, but am knocked over by Winwood. I case you haven't looked, check some of the stuff he did with Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton..
It does help a little that English is not just the world langauge, but also the language of Shakespeare, Milton, Dickens, etc... we are just rather good at expressing ourselves verbally ... so our lyrics do tend to be better than those from elsewhere... that seems to be an art lost these days in the US !
Ricardo, was probably more in the Whisky than the water ! lol
It's also more likely to do with the fact that Brits have always have a total love affair with Soul and (real) R&B since it first crossed the Pond... we just took them, blended them together with Blues, then turned the Amps up to Max and blasted our way around the world...
Zipper and Granger... obviously you have no sense of history or awe... that was the great Rico (Rodríguez) who played on some of the greatest ska records of all time, as well as being an honorary "Special"... he might not be at his best these days, but the guy is a damned LEGEND !
As to Stevie Winwood, he was/is one of the two greatest "white" soul singers of all time. along with Reg King of "The Action"
Stevie WInwood is a legend, shame that daft tromobone player let the song down but otherwise when Winwood is in full atack mode giving it some proper good vocalisation there aint no one like him in the world!
Don't get me wrong cuz I love Stevie Winwood. But WHY are violins even included in this arrangement? They are nowhere to be heard sawing away like wood cutters in the background. And WTF is up with the shit sorry trombone solo? I guess when you are stuck with Peavy gear you get Peavy quality musicians...
Great this isn't it? Fantastic voice and a great band. Reminds me of CCS - that's going back a bit. Among other under-appreciated vocalists I'd like to offer: Chris Farlow, Gary Brooker and Dave Cousins. Thanks for uploading this vid.
You could put up with a trombone solo if it was up to the standard of the rest of the arrangement and performance...but it wasn't... he blew his big moment! That said, this is a great clip, thanks for posting.
Winwood delivers better soul than Rod Stewart or Joe Cocker. The best white blues belter I have ever heard, even 3 decades after he made his stunning debut while still high school age.
I would love to see the original Chicago Transit Authority do this with Steve. Wow. Saw them separately and frankly, enjoyed Kath, Cetera, etc much more.
I don't think Steve really noticed the crappy trombone solo, he was too busy jamming it out on the hammond! Brilliant version of the song, the brass really brings it out!
Yeah, ok it sucked....I was just trying to be kind, I guess. According to "trombonistpete" he has seen him on other occasions and this was out of character for him. It did sound like a beginner. Maybe he was high like others surmised. I bet he feels shitty about it, the solo, that is.
Geez....this is a tough crowd.... I didn't like it either but....for Christ's sake...give him a break...Did you ever have to stand up in front of a crowd of strangers and perform? So cut him a break and let's see you stand up and do the same. Geez..... go easy for once.
PS...i'll bet if you wait another year this guy will be 1st chair somewhere...so fucking go easy. Or else eat your words.
If I was Winwood, I would have stopped the song right after that bone solo and beat the hell out of him with a mic and told him to get the hell out. That kind of work is something that a first year jazz student could pull out of their ass. The other solos were amazing though...so it "kinda" made up for that waste of a trombone player.
yea your right.. he's playing as if someone died :( lol steve should have beaten him with a mic and then gone back to his singing.. lol that would have been funny :)
It's Rico Rodrigues, one of the most prolific session players of Jamaica's pre-ska era. Studied trombone under Don Drummond. In the years to follow, Rico emerged as one of Jamaica's most highly regarded session musicians. Honorary member of The Specials.
Prolific player or not, doesn't change the fact that it was a horrible solo. Makes me wonder what happened and what he was thinking...it's like he either wanted to screw it up or he was so out of it from drugs or alcohol that he didn't even know what he was doing.
That "waste of a trombone player" is the great rico rodriguez look up some other videos on yt of him playing properly. I think the problem in that one performance was that he was completely stoned, as he is a rasta. I have seen him live and that solo is very out of character.
I've seen kids in junior high that barely picked up their instruments put together a better solo...to say it is just "out of character" is a bit understated. I've heard some of his other stuff and to be honest, I went to college with guys way better than him. He's not that bad...but this solo was horrible.
Steve Winwood is timeless. Usually, as here, he's playing his custom B3 with the Leslie fast/slow switch in the left upper cheek block....has to be a custom job. The 'bone lead is lame but the trumpet shreds. This man does not do anything that's not top shelf. We're so lucky to get to see this stuff.
This is a great tune but I think this arrangement is a bit much. He's got like a 20 piece brass section, a 10 piece string section, a timbales player and God knows what else. He's only one bearded woman and a spider monkey away from a complete circus! Sounds fuckin hot though
Winwood's version is ok, but Chicago's studio version is more bad ass. Gunship crews in Vietnam used to use Chicago's version while flying gun runs, my uncle says. Go to Rhapsody and listen to it, as i can't find the studio version on You Tube.
I was lucky enough to catch Blind Faith in Hyde Park in their ONLY live concert ..stevie is a another british musician genius and traffic was an awesome group
aged 16 and love Steve winwood and all his work, although I do need to listen to some blind faith. Most of my friends like Clapton and B.B. King (we're seeing him in june) Lov Jools also, seeing him for the 3rd time in november.
I'm 24 but I remember at your age listening to Beatles and Stones. I have evolved more into the Classic Rock genre now, including Stevie and Eric's work. My go to bands are Pink Floyd and Led Zep. Keep listening to this stuff. Maybe one day the younger bands will learn and listen!
Great Hammond solo. I love the way steve plays ONLY what is required...he is so restrained in his playing and just plays for taste and not "here are all the great licks I know". The trombone player could have well tried the same approach!
I love this recording of the song. Steve Winwood is amazing! as is Jools. Its just a shame people are so critical about Rico's trombone solo. He is an accoplished trombonist and ska singer, I have seen him live and he is excellent. As with most musician, including myself, he must have been having one of those dreaded bad days.
for all you disco fans out there there's an Italian disco cover of this that goes on for 16min and it's a pretty huge epic stomper by a group called MACHO ! (from Bologna, Italia, 1981) :)
I don't know too much about Winwood. But wow! I'm stunned at how much energy he puts into playing. His voice is also VERY nice. Is this song from the 70s or earlier? Anyways..I like this one better than the 80s-songs of his, I heard so far.
Montery12 3 months ago
@Montery12 Nice sentiments. Now off you go and chat with your imaginary friend to talk Mythology 101.
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is there a dislike button I can hit just for the trombone solo?
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theBadloves 5 months ago
so he had his choice of 3 super fine Cello girls after the gig? haha :D
oatstao 6 months ago
@oatstao Hehehe . . nice one!! So it's not only me . . I think they are violin girls, though (or maybe violas) . . hot all the same. All the best to the horny Winwood fans out there!! . . . Chris.
bitofacunt 3 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Steve Winwood
he's nearly 60 now. fck me. total underrated legend
OLDMANBADGER 6 months ago
Still a great one!
freebeer53 7 months ago
When he made this with Spencer Davis group he was around 19 years old. And he could kill that Hammond B3 then!
MsReal2real 8 months ago
@MsReal2real - he was around 19 years old
17 - he was seventeen by that time and was called Little Stevie Winwood.
ELobodeStepario 7 months ago
Listen to all the percussion that he drives this beat with..........nice
hammondb311251 8 months ago in playlist Steve Winwood Collection
@hammondb311251 :D yeah it reminds me of the early Chicago version. There is video on youtube of it.. check it out..it's killer, theypay much respect to Spencer Davis Group :D and now here they seem to be alalgamating that idea but could be totally coincidence. The one thing I'm very happy to see is Steve playing a real B3 :D
oatstao 6 months ago
Nice. Thanks very much.
13loomisst 8 months ago
Why is everyone reading the music when there are only four chords....lol
habershon321 8 months ago
ie. Best Blues Belter Since Buddy Guy
I guess ya never heard of Johnny Lang? He is the current best in Blues for sure other than these old timers that are still going.
JangoManiac56 8 months ago
Sweet. Hard rocker from the '60's can still blow the roof off in the '90's!
powerful, and energizing!
thanks for puttin it up.
MrNightOwL100 8 months ago
@MrNightOwL100 90s. hell he can still belt today. Saw him in 09 with clapton. I swear to god it was too good to describe. Age does not judge how well people can rock.
crazonianmaster 8 months ago
Steve sounds as good on every video I watch as any recording I have that is incredible. Just shows how important the music is to him.
andrewm665 9 months ago
Steve is perfect, every show I watch he puts it out. The sound is as good as any recording I have listened to. I can't say that about any artist.
Steve is the man!
andrewm665 9 months ago
Steve is perfect, every show I watch he puts it out. The sound is as good as any recording I have listened to. I can't say that about any artist.
andrewm665 9 months ago
I have to agree with some people. Too many musicians on stage and the horn solo was a bit off too. Probably a 4-piece (hammond, bass, drums, guitar) would suffice and even bring the talents of the musicians in the front. Also, wtf was with the moving camera shots? It was like "Groundhog day", same camera movement rotation for 4 minutes.
Despite me nagging, Steve Winwood is still THE man and better on keyboard than on guitar!! :)
sirdrakho 9 months ago
famous hit with stunning sound, thanks Steve Winwood !
Great HAMMOND B3 sound (but there is no Leslie on stage...)
have succes
organeu 9 months ago
horn solo?oh,he was nervous and probable on drugs teach your kids well
Syzygy60 10 months ago
Not meaning to be ignorant, I love this, but what the hell was that first horn solo about? :-/
000Angus000 10 months ago 3
Don't get me wrong, Stevie was bad ass then and now. One of the best white soul singers ever. But what I'm seeing in this video is the problem I have with so many of the classic rock artists doing their thing today....simply TOO MUCH BACKING. Just keep it down to a tight five piece band with a horn section on the side. What the hell is the orchestra there for? You can't even hear them! And this was 1995!
MattHatter 10 months ago
@MattHatter Totally agree. I prefer the 66-67 versions.
ChartreuseKitty 10 months ago
grandioso!!
smokaina 11 months ago
The Mighty Hammond B3 organ at work here folks!
jimmyfinlayson 11 months ago 3
First time I heard this song I thought the singer was black.. Damn Winwood can sing
floydturbo2 1 year ago 2
wow...it sonuds like flashman form megaman 2
iamcommanderyammark 1 year ago
I love how he gets that Hammond B 12 organ sound out of that keyboard.
artzilla 1 year ago
@artzilla It's a Hammond B3.
Blues4evr 11 months ago
Steve Winwood has a kick ass voice.
GNRchick33 1 year ago
What's up with that bone solo?
namelessrevisited 1 year ago
He is the man
SagasMcFly 1 year ago
superb musicians, just tight as can be
kickinitonthetube 1 year ago
he sang it with the sdg when he was 17 years old .
he sang it on the record.....
looselyride 1 year ago
he sang it with the sdg when he was 17 years old
looselyride 1 year ago
Didnt the Spencer Davis Group do this song first. Winwood has great material, he doesnt need to cover other bands songs
psi4rick 1 year ago
@psi4rick He was the lead guitarist, Organist, and lead vocalist of the Spencer Davis Group. Maybe get your facts straight before saying things like that!
redlynx69 1 year ago
STEVE WINNWOOD WROTE THIS SONG !
jmcj54 1 year ago
@jmcj54 "I'm a Man" is a song written by Spencer Davis Group singer-songwriter Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller. See Wikipedia for more info. Great Song!
Blues4evr 11 months ago
@psi4rick Yes, Spencer Davis group did this...............with Winwood as the singer-songwriter, genius. This is Winwoods creation and not a cover. He owns it lock, stock and barrel from Spencer Davis to Traffic and beyond and can "cover" it any time he wants too!
peace
technocrash09 3 weeks ago
Winwood is one man who seems like he will NEVER go bald
HolaDeco 1 year ago
Dave Mason has played a cover version of this song on several tours and it is very well played. I am sure he played this song a few times with Steve in practice and onstage. I look forward to seeing both of these fine musicians again together or seperately in the future. Keep on rockin'.
gunslinger5854 1 year ago
i see he's wearing the "nineties Paul McCartney" look here
erika11083 1 year ago
Best version of that song I've ever heard
hydleman 1 year ago
@hydleman Yep, he co-wrote it when with Spencer Davis Group and I like the origional, and I like Chicago's (interlude too jungle-ish!) but I like this one the best too.
51362879 1 year ago
The "bone" solo - I'm almost certain that was a guy who won an "A chance to play with Steve Winwood" ticket out of a Cracker Jack Box.
Bassistdan1 1 year ago 2
@Bassistdan1 ha ha ha....I was just sitting here thinking that same thing.
8aPeach2 1 year ago
Actually the version hat featured the Hendrix like guitar work was by Chicago (about 1971) it's rockier. The original was done by Spender Davis Group (with SW) in about 1967.
Creativeo88 1 year ago
A brilliant track. Rockin' soul. But the trombone player was a bit naff, the trumpeter was brilliant but where was the Hendrix like guitar solo form the original?
iTHINKiSAY 1 year ago
@geraci -- Chicago (nee Chicago Transit Authority) covered Winwood's band, on this song -- not the other way around.
Edelwulf 1 year ago
This guy has the juice.
Serafielen 1 year ago 2
Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
1953jazzman 1 year ago
W/ percussion and horns, he just copied Chicago now!
geraci89 1 year ago
i saw him and santana
noteat123 1 year ago
Saw Steve and band in Melbourne, Australia a few years ago - really rocked the place - great gig.
debiedog1 1 year ago
great song that turned out to be like a james last version!
all that `96 brass section cannot replace that sound winwood delivered in the 60`s!
MrJasonroy 1 year ago
Winwood could also sing "I'm THE man", because that's what he is. The man!
adamweishaupt81 1 year ago 23
omg...
lyric520 1 year ago
He's the best there is
jacobuscornelissmit 1 year ago
I'm a super fan of this man and his organ and this song.. Good good very good
doudoupinel 1 year ago
Damn!!!
Horns, strings and things! They were jammin. Do you thing Steve Winwood. I love that man. Now that is music!
usamud 1 year ago 2
Now THIS is music.
goboywonder 1 year ago 2
WOW !!
silverdollar3 1 year ago
Well, I was in with Spence Davis, like the CTA version, but am knocked over by Winwood. I case you haven't looked, check some of the stuff he did with Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton..
FrankieD92 1 year ago
It does help a little that English is not just the world langauge, but also the language of Shakespeare, Milton, Dickens, etc... we are just rather good at expressing ourselves verbally ... so our lyrics do tend to be better than those from elsewhere... that seems to be an art lost these days in the US !
simonchapman65 1 year ago
Ricardo, was probably more in the Whisky than the water ! lol
It's also more likely to do with the fact that Brits have always have a total love affair with Soul and (real) R&B since it first crossed the Pond... we just took them, blended them together with Blues, then turned the Amps up to Max and blasted our way around the world...
simonchapman65 1 year ago
goddamn. the british explosion flooded the world with some of the most talented, beloved musicians ever. was it in the water?
Ricardodelamuerte 1 year ago
Zipper and Granger... obviously you have no sense of history or awe... that was the great Rico (Rodríguez) who played on some of the greatest ska records of all time, as well as being an honorary "Special"... he might not be at his best these days, but the guy is a damned LEGEND !
As to Stevie Winwood, he was/is one of the two greatest "white" soul singers of all time. along with Reg King of "The Action"
simonchapman65 1 year ago
Bone that 'bone......
zipperfoot1 1 year ago
actually Jools, sack your trombone player!!...... been on the old sauce a bit maybe??
grangermorton 1 year ago
Nice accurate beautifully crafted trombone solo there................my gran could have played it better!!
grangermorton 1 year ago
god exists and I know his name.....
kemric 1 year ago
Great solo from SW
gareth805 1 year ago
A vintage voice still in keepin' in fit.
buenosaires4u 1 year ago
wow this is a full blow orchestra, good job
ncast54 1 year ago
Stevie WInwood is a legend, shame that daft tromobone player let the song down but otherwise when Winwood is in full atack mode giving it some proper good vocalisation there aint no one like him in the world!
firefighterno1 1 year ago 2
God awful trombone playing there....
steelcityvoice 1 year ago
me & mum sat and watched this when I was 5! How did we miss her DAD! my GRANDAD being on the show! The wierdest thing in the world =/
By the way my Mum is a music teacher without knowing who her Dad was which I find extra wierd!
If you don't believe me check my pics on my youtube page =/
verrrry odd !
jessiebesss 1 year ago
Don't get me wrong cuz I love Stevie Winwood. But WHY are violins even included in this arrangement? They are nowhere to be heard sawing away like wood cutters in the background. And WTF is up with the shit sorry trombone solo? I guess when you are stuck with Peavy gear you get Peavy quality musicians...
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@ZiaK9 I guess when you are stuck with Peavy gear you get Peavy quality musicians... LOL!
gemear2 1 year ago
nAHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!
This is the greatest song of all decades the best!!!
ShananagansOnYou 1 year ago
Winwood never sang a bad note in his life, even live.
maplespak 1 year ago
Great this isn't it? Fantastic voice and a great band. Reminds me of CCS - that's going back a bit. Among other under-appreciated vocalists I'd like to offer: Chris Farlow, Gary Brooker and Dave Cousins. Thanks for uploading this vid.
bondmatty 1 year ago
this is fucking music cabrones!!!!
forfaka 1 year ago
Excellent version. Wish I could get it to play LOUDER! :)
CosmikDebrisFZ 1 year ago
Damn!
gonetowin 1 year ago
I miss a guitarsolo like Keith Howland does with Chicago.......
soundlikeFabian 1 year ago
WTF? Did the guy with the trombone win a competition or something?
Cletus27 1 year ago
alnot01 Don't forget Eric Burden and Johnny Winter for vocalists
Subhuman80 1 year ago
You could put up with a trombone solo if it was up to the standard of the rest of the arrangement and performance...but it wasn't... he blew his big moment! That said, this is a great clip, thanks for posting.
smythe0001 1 year ago
get that trombone out of there steve rocks man
tevilone 1 year ago
funk yeah!
skillandflava 1 year ago
Great song, not to happy about the trombone solo
ajgonzalez1962 1 year ago
TURMPET SOLO AT THE END ROCKED....
54SPIKER 1 year ago
Winwood delivers better soul than Rod Stewart or Joe Cocker. The best white blues belter I have ever heard, even 3 decades after he made his stunning debut while still high school age.
alnot01 1 year ago 36
@alnot01 I give you Rod Stewart- but please, I LOVE my Joe. He did Help From My Friends better than the Beatles in my opinion.
lyndoncjersey 1 year ago
We all have our moments.. I'm glad to read that Mr Rodrigues exonerated himself is a top Jamacian musician.
Great Organ!
like2view 1 year ago
I would love to see the original Chicago Transit Authority do this with Steve. Wow. Saw them separately and frankly, enjoyed Kath, Cetera, etc much more.
olddavid4 1 year ago
I don't think Steve really noticed the crappy trombone solo, he was too busy jamming it out on the hammond! Brilliant version of the song, the brass really brings it out!
briantwigley 1 year ago
his faithful Hammond organ!!!! brilliant!
blackpudscoffer 2 years ago 2
I Enjoy!!! Elder Tom.
formine56 2 years ago
@formine56 YES!
formine56 1 year ago
But,hey,the horn section rocked.
coastalkathy 2 years ago 2
Along with Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood is the white sainger who can do soul!
bikerhotelharz 2 years ago
Yeah, ok it sucked....I was just trying to be kind, I guess. According to "trombonistpete" he has seen him on other occasions and this was out of character for him. It did sound like a beginner. Maybe he was high like others surmised. I bet he feels shitty about it, the solo, that is.
drdave25 2 years ago
Steve's gig with Jools Orchestra is good, but if possible?,should have done one with Chicago just for fun.Thats his level.They really get it on.
coverman73 2 years ago
whaaaaauw yeah!!! that trombone solo sucks!!lol
spasserthomas 2 years ago
Santana should have performed this song
lakebay972 2 years ago
@lakebay972 no
Lukaskg1989 2 years ago
Should have given that guy the hook!
bryancaluwe 2 years ago
Worst Trombone solo on You Tube...they shoulda gave him the gong.
MarshallAmpMan 2 years ago 3
i wonder if that bone soloist can play blowing in the wind?..i must admit i"d like to see it rammed down is throat and sticking out of is ass .
quakawoot 2 years ago
Geez....this is a tough crowd.... I didn't like it either but....for Christ's sake...give him a break...Did you ever have to stand up in front of a crowd of strangers and perform? So cut him a break and let's see you stand up and do the same. Geez..... go easy for once.
PS...i'll bet if you wait another year this guy will be 1st chair somewhere...so fucking go easy. Or else eat your words.
drdave25 2 years ago
@drdave25 thats quite wierd....
performers choose to perform... so your statement doesnt really have much merrit.... seen as he is already a gig hardy musician in 95....
and the solo definately sucked . lol
mrbassman25 2 years ago
Check the size of the combo backing Steve.
tallorder9 2 years ago
If I was Winwood, I would have stopped the song right after that bone solo and beat the hell out of him with a mic and told him to get the hell out. That kind of work is something that a first year jazz student could pull out of their ass. The other solos were amazing though...so it "kinda" made up for that waste of a trombone player.
HaVoKoR 2 years ago
That's exactly what I was thinking. We call that lame.
cabin2music 2 years ago
yea your right.. he's playing as if someone died :( lol steve should have beaten him with a mic and then gone back to his singing.. lol that would have been funny :)
MrSpunkypants 2 years ago
It's Rico Rodrigues, one of the most prolific session players of Jamaica's pre-ska era. Studied trombone under Don Drummond. In the years to follow, Rico emerged as one of Jamaica's most highly regarded session musicians. Honorary member of The Specials.
bent8rover 2 years ago
Prolific player or not, doesn't change the fact that it was a horrible solo. Makes me wonder what happened and what he was thinking...it's like he either wanted to screw it up or he was so out of it from drugs or alcohol that he didn't even know what he was doing.
HaVoKoR 2 years ago
Probably a bit of everything, Rico was 61 at the time. We can find Rico playing properly elsewhere on YT.
bent8rover 2 years ago
That "waste of a trombone player" is the great rico rodriguez look up some other videos on yt of him playing properly. I think the problem in that one performance was that he was completely stoned, as he is a rasta. I have seen him live and that solo is very out of character.
trombonistpete 2 years ago
I've seen kids in junior high that barely picked up their instruments put together a better solo...to say it is just "out of character" is a bit understated. I've heard some of his other stuff and to be honest, I went to college with guys way better than him. He's not that bad...but this solo was horrible.
HaVoKoR 2 years ago
This is the best kind.
spock8131 2 years ago
1973,Im a man 'with influence of greatest salsa band...a clasic!
Bakunin53 2 years ago
1967 by spencer david group, and 73' by chicago..
all in all a clasic tune..
MrSpunkypants 2 years ago
That WAS the worst trombone solo I ever heard
steelcityvoice 2 years ago
The Bone player must have been on drugs. that was baaaad and I don't mean good.
thehifidoc 2 years ago
saw him live in Vienna in 1973 and it was just great
CaglioStraw22 2 years ago
Awesome Tune........
bcwdrums 2 years ago
lame trombone solo
jumbosilverette 2 years ago 2
Absolute classic, listen to it on headphones up loud !!
Cant really hear the violins though :-)
PaulWW36 2 years ago
Glenn Beck playing drums? LOL
ksmithdc 2 years ago 3
I miss the sound of the Hammond with lesley! Rocks better than the guitar.
AlexTrebucq 2 years ago
One of the great rock and roll legends.
Mr. Winwood we love you.
Gilyslas 2 years ago
ur a woman
Uuuuurk 2 years ago
Steve Winwood is timeless. Usually, as here, he's playing his custom B3 with the Leslie fast/slow switch in the left upper cheek block....has to be a custom job. The 'bone lead is lame but the trumpet shreds. This man does not do anything that's not top shelf. We're so lucky to get to see this stuff.
drdave25 2 years ago 3
steve winwood-..-................yes it is
facundozx 2 years ago
What a great variation of all the old standards, serious kick-ass!
Daleesmith100 2 years ago
He's the greatest white male soul singer ever. Some will argue that Tom Jones is better, which isn't a bad argument.
desertdetroiter 2 years ago 2
Steve still kicks ass!!!
runawayushould 2 years ago 2
I have seen him this summer and he still kicks ass indeed!!!
yoursatan 2 years ago
This is a great tune but I think this arrangement is a bit much. He's got like a 20 piece brass section, a 10 piece string section, a timbales player and God knows what else. He's only one bearded woman and a spider monkey away from a complete circus! Sounds fuckin hot though
shinigami285 2 years ago
what can i say just a very very talented man
jimmycoar 2 years ago 8
that piano thingy is a hammond b-3 organ
7845rpm 2 years ago
Winwood's version is ok, but Chicago's studio version is more bad ass. Gunship crews in Vietnam used to use Chicago's version while flying gun runs, my uncle says. Go to Rhapsody and listen to it, as i can't find the studio version on You Tube.
iamamanone 2 years ago
A HAMMOND
farvieboy 2 years ago
Winwood as good as ever. Hard to beat the 1967 version with just The Spencer Davis Group.
naychud 2 years ago 3
ditto.. by the way, whats that piano thingy called that steve plays around 2:30 ??? iv forgotton what its called :(
devils030 2 years ago
its a Hammond organ...
soundlikeFabian 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to catch Blind Faith in Hyde Park in their ONLY live concert ..stevie is a another british musician genius and traffic was an awesome group
donricardo11 2 years ago 2
Heh Heh I was at that show :)
AsrudGilberto 2 years ago
theres so many good versions of this song... im not too fond of the chicago version though
ConnoR303 2 years ago
Guess Rico had a few to many spliffs in the green room..
Stoppel 2 years ago
Rico ruins it.
marivor58 2 years ago
I'm seeing him in June, thirteenth row seats, for my fifteenth birthday... man, I can't fucking wait!
McMunchy 2 years ago
with clapton its awesome, glad all teens don't listen to crap. i can't wait just got my tix also
golf520man 2 years ago
aged 16 and love Steve winwood and all his work, although I do need to listen to some blind faith. Most of my friends like Clapton and B.B. King (we're seeing him in june) Lov Jools also, seeing him for the 3rd time in november.
Petethepedalopirate 2 years ago
I'm 24 but I remember at your age listening to Beatles and Stones. I have evolved more into the Classic Rock genre now, including Stevie and Eric's work. My go to bands are Pink Floyd and Led Zep. Keep listening to this stuff. Maybe one day the younger bands will learn and listen!
golf520man 2 years ago
jools holland has the best job in the world - gets to sit in with all the greats!
moveonupcb 2 years ago
Better than Chicago's version
susieaxym 3 years ago
great song- enjoyable,but not the best version i ever heard...
fezzappa 2 years ago
ahh. not better than chicago. lol
geraci89 2 years ago
sorry i didnt mean to rate your comment badly i meant to put thumbs up!
RachelLovato799 2 years ago
Love this song, its our music everyone, never can be copy by todays standards
ncast54 3 years ago
Great !!! Mr. Steve Winwood is one of my favorites.......
BetoClapton 3 years ago
Ill take the Spence Davis Group version any day. This is something you would go to Las Vegas to see. It over kill on the instruments.
AstralPlane1951 3 years ago
True say.
rhikiri 2 years ago
trombone player is ska legend rico rodrigues
farvieboy 3 years ago
More than any other artist, Stevie Winwood typifies "blue-eyed soul".
josiechas 3 years ago
This is flashman's theme from megaman 2
seb2net 3 years ago
Nah pal - this is Spencer Davis Group original from 40+ years ago ...
gm4fam 3 years ago
Great Hammond solo. I love the way steve plays ONLY what is required...he is so restrained in his playing and just plays for taste and not "here are all the great licks I know". The trombone player could have well tried the same approach!
theBadloves 3 years ago
awesome song, trombone player musta been kicking himself after that though...
zzork 3 years ago
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with Elaine and her sax player boyfriend! :)
gsman5828 3 years ago
I love this recording of the song. Steve Winwood is amazing! as is Jools. Its just a shame people are so critical about Rico's trombone solo. He is an accoplished trombonist and ska singer, I have seen him live and he is excellent. As with most musician, including myself, he must have been having one of those dreaded bad days.
Petethepedalopirate 3 years ago
for all you disco fans out there there's an Italian disco cover of this that goes on for 16min and it's a pretty huge epic stomper by a group called MACHO ! (from Bologna, Italia, 1981) :)
teoruz 3 years ago
I don't know too much about Winwood. But wow! I'm stunned at how much energy he puts into playing. His voice is also VERY nice. Is this song from the 70s or earlier? Anyways..I like this one better than the 80s-songs of his, I heard so far.
Gehirnstrudel 3 years ago