Michele Ramo, Bucky Pizzarelli, Al Caiola & Jerry Bruno

[papajohnviola]

ALL THESE GUYS ARE GREAT AND BUCKY IS A GOOD FRIEND , BUT JERRY

BRUNO IS MY OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIEND AND THERE AIN'T MANY IN THIS

WORLD THAT CAN DO WHAT HE CAN DO AT 91 YEARS OF AGE. CAN'T WAIY

TO ARRANGE HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY , HIS 80TH WAS A BLAST.

[moblle21]

go AL go!!!

[icloudnine]

Bucky, whoever has something bad to say about your playing has never meet the legend I know. You can play whatever notes you want...and do it on my Stromberg if you like. You are worthy of the best praise and respect. Gil

[joegig]

bucky's made more great records than 20 jazz guitarists combined, in the 50s & 60s played on most r&r records done in ny, featured on roberta flack's 1st hit, played the white house often, played w/a plethora of music legends, is 83 plays 5-6 gigs a week -al caiola-Bonanza theme.epiphone gtr named for him, had many hits, is a studio legend. swung his ass off here-a guitarist not playing a ton of notes mislabeled as music doesn't as you say make his playing lame-you are lame bobo

[sulaimanswaleh]

gods on stage

[VSNROCKS]

Al Caiola, I have had the pleasure to meet him on several occasions with Vinnie Bell. What a beautiful man and wonderful player. Al has always been one of my top picks of great guitar players.

[minor7b5]

violin has a corny sound in jazz to my ear.....reasonable people can disagree; not trying to put you down; nothing personal

[ryreinhardt]

when grapelli plays - it aint corny - it's sublime and, I am glad you don't like it.Wouldn't like to agree with a moron

[minor7b5]

it's a matter of taste, but you wouldn't realize that; you don't have any.

[02x9]

I believe that it does have the potential to be a great jazz instrument. However, the majority of jazz violinist that I've listened to over the years, seem to get too caught up in these annoying little violin tricks and end up sounding really pathetic like the guy in this video. I think the majority of jazz violinist spend too much of their time working on technical work rather than studying the important stuff like the actual vocabulary of jazz music as well as proper jazz phrasing and timing.

[firewalled1951]

Good one!

[carvetop01]

I saw Grapelli with Bucky about 10 years ago. They rolled the guy out in a wheelchair and he played his ass off. He produces a very suble timbre and he swings.

While the band took a break he was roled over to the piano and he played 'ragtime' music until the band came back from break. I think he died a few months after that show.

I can'e explain why but his sound was so much better live than on any of his studion albums.

But, as you write, it's a matter of taste. One likes it or not.

[guitarherorg]

Just great!!!!

[Chordwayze]

And Bucky throws in a good few of Django's licks, a nod to the great Gypsy.. yeah!

[DF9S5]

Yeah,I know the feeling. My neighbor owns Epiphone.

[madbeaverz67]

al caiola is my grandfather and i have his epiphone al caiola....

[yoursooowrong]

i own a epiphone Al Caiola guiatr its cherry red and probable the best guitar i have ever played, and from what i hear not many around.

[minor7b5]

now we see where John derived his talent

[Froike]

Ohhh yeah....Ramos is also an amazing guitarist!

[JimmyJosafat]

I don't get tired of looking this 4 jazz gods. People shoud look at this instead or shits

[minor7b5]

not to put down this video, but the violin just doesn't do it for me in jazz

[Mick175d]

Have you ever listened to Gypsy Jazz? That's essentially what they're doing with this piece. Bucky was one of Stephen Grappelli's favorite accompanists.

[minor7b5]

love Gypsy music Mick. Love the violin, especially playing Gypsy music; simply a matter of taste that I don't like the violin playing Jazz. But I've heard enough Grapelli to know he was a great musician. He and Django must have been great in their day.

[Ronos375]

Wonderful music played by great musicians.

RONOS

[raphaelkwok]

nice

[veinoglou]

Ramo,you're the man..how about THE MALAGUENA for the sake of old good days..

[Reginellarosa]

FANTASTICO! Incredibile! WoW! That's what happens when you combine 4 masters! Ramo is an amazing jazz violinist.

Pizzarelli is superb, Al Caiola is a gem and Bruno is another master! Perfection! This will go down in history as a great moment. These guys are the greats young artists need to listen to. Virtuosity and class.

[ericberner]

ouch!

that's what happens when you combine 4 soloists.

[veryanonymous]

Ciolla persa!

[JimmyJosafat]

Shet ta fa!! Su mai di!! Esta bien bonito!!