John Coltrane Quartet - On Green Dolphin Street - 1960

[coltranesaxIV]

What was that second song at the end that they were starting?

[hitzville81]

Coltrane's tone could end all wars.

[FATMUSICGUY]

Does anybody have a transcription of Wynton Kelly"s piano solo? It would be great to learn.

[Alucardl0]

This gave me the craziest shivers  sick

[doublehighd]

Which venue?

[TormaBlend]

@Gabepaullikegirls interesting. why?

[TheDjave]

y the random cowboy?

[holli123]

The WDR will hopefully publish more stuff like this:

spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518­,728156,00.html

[holli123]

You can buy the CD now. Link does not work here, so go to wdrshop.de

[HolyFerdinand]

@Gabepaullikegirls I disagree strongly. Hendrix if anything expanded on Coltrane's contributions. He constrained it to his live recordings more though, but I mean that's pretty understandable considering he wrote pop songs as well.

There are some really talented non-jazz soloists out there. Particularly on guitar. That's self-evident.

[HolyFerdinand]

@Gabepaullikegirls coleman? naw. Maybe Hendrix.

[jazzman1988]

Miles Davis altered melody?

[alexdroogie100]

Trane may be the single greatest improvising musician of all time

[68aries]

Take Coltrane on a long drive on a sunday afternoon. He will take you all the way there ! You will learn about yourself that day.

[Mamasan41]

@68aries Amen to that.

[barth1977]

Miles is probably shooting the video

[keyzcity]

Paul Chambers is on H fo sho.

[robertojimenez204]

The real thing!!

[Andreeeiiii]

thats just perfect

[kariya3kariya3]

50 years ago...!!

but,now listen so very cool!

[MikeJon88]

50 years ago !! WOOW Coltrane was ahead of schedule

[CheckMate657879]

Mike - yes he was - ahead of schedule

and beyond - because - to me - to this day - no one can touch him. No one - absolutely no one does what he does on a jazz saxophone.

[sadizes]

@CheckMate657879 potter

[streetskating123]

pretty good.... better studio recording on The Complete Columbia Recordings - Miles Davis & John Coltrane

[wseaqyght34217]

coltrane miles ahmad dexter gordan lee morgan sonny wynton bill evans oscar peterson red garland jarret

[wseaqyght34217]

jonh is the man,,,,,,,,

[altosaxbeboper09]

@aaronamccoy yeah mahn wow couldn't hve said it better myself

[rjbassmanatyahoocom]

what the hell happened at pc's solo, was that chuck norris? i missed that little part :(

[GMD825]

I watch it often too and agree...

[aaronamccoy]

damn, i watch this like almost everyday and it still blasts my mind

[fiddlercrab3]

For the convenience of anyone who wants to transcribe solos:

Trane: 1:20

Wynton: 3:46

P.C.: 6:36

(Although you'll have to deal with the random middle chunk missing)

I hope that someone else finds these "quick links" slightly useful!

Peace,

fiddlercrab3

[fiddlercrab3]

Wynton Kelly: 4:55 to 5:04

Me: orgasm.

[filmtress]

Hearing this makes me miss my Dad.

[wseaqyght34217]

excellent......

[franzjoseph88]

Paul Chambers looks pissed that someone taped over part of his solo.

[Geoffzx]

this shit is on.

[ArtisianRadio]

ah, you know that's a real jerk move cutting that crap in the middle of paul's solo

[sangsaratrip]

ahh, somebody taped over it!!

[hahabass]

Is a rating called 'awesome and then some'? This is amazing shit. Love all these dudes, but Wynton is my man. But, then Paul's solo is killing. I'd have to shoot the person who taped over it though.

[LostHits54]

Davis' '58 version has been one of my favorites for 30 years. This version is great too, sync or not.

[RagSenien]

this recording is so bad his breathing and finger movement don"t match the music!

[stevierotterdam]

Yeah. that's what the guy said.

[nauJRodriguez]

If you want to play like Coltrane...you gotta practice. Like mad.

[roaringforties]

I read somewhere that he would practice for about 10 hours each day and that he would be often found in his house asleep with the horn still in his mouth. Bird was pretty similar as far as the amount of hours that he would spend practicing.

[Mattytheman91]

during gigs he would even go into the toilets and practice

[Muzozavr]

WTF is that during the bass solo?!

[lelangir]

yeah i was like lolwtf?

[djcookie187]

Does anyone have a recording of this as an mp3?

[jsaxx123]

mccoy was such a better match for john style wise. thanks for this. what's that shit during the bass solo though?

[FCntertainr]

The great Paul Chambers played 'bowed' solos! That is called 'arco' for the bow used to be a half-circle. As opposed to 'pizzicato' which means plucking the strings as is done mostly in jazz. Bass fiddle players do use bows if you have ever seen an orchestra and are taught to play with one first in the european tradition- fc

[bibliofleurs]

merci

[wolfbloodchain]

his trills are so seemless. mine always feel so forced

[doublealufwaffe]

Stop thinking about trills then

[Maryasha33]

чудесно, как и всё в его исполнении

[accrojasss]

l'absence de miles confère un sentiment d'étrangeté, une distance....

[doublealufwaffe]

Pauvre miles

[aaronamccoy]

green dolphin street killer

[doublealufwaffe]

Cats meow

[Bendoengbanaang]

I lost my concentration at 7.42

[alex3741108]

yeah wtf was that.........

[Rugt980]

i learnt how to solo on this after transcribing this solo: thank you mr.trane!

[joeyo321]

you transcribed it? might you be able to send it to me by email?

[dreadtodred]

paul

[atanaghor]

Quand on entend ce qu'il joue, et à quoi il est arrivé dans les ses septs dernières années, c'est sidérant...

[Geoffzx]

man, i wish i could play like that..amazing.

[dreadtodred]

paul chambers was an excellent bassist,un matched

[noelbmar]

Mingus, NHOP ??

[dreadtodred]

I like mingus,but it s hard to compare mingus with paul

[themightyspaniard]

Paul is my favorite bassist.

[dreadtodred]

mines too

[zapblaster]

Where did Niles Henning come from lol?

[audiophage]

P.C. is conjuring up some pretty powerful images with his solo apparently.

[alexistexias]

greatttttttttttttttttt!

[wdflannery]

If you have more from this gig, please post them ..... Trane was in top form, great band ....

[marcovax91]

what happens at 7:42?

[eliotseppa]

PC is on point!!

[raizalegre]

fascinante...!!!

[arakami]

I have this footage on his european tour on jazz greats. John Coltrane is an amazing inspiration to all jazz players everywhere.

[robertojimenez204]

Thanks a lot for posting this.......Coltrane at his best!!!

[Delomenalicom]

Better than Wynton Kelly? - McCoy Tyner.

[mohaircardigan]

so cool .

[poetictube]

Yes, Wynton Kelly really needs more appreciation !

His solos always set a mood and tell a story . They never sound like the technical noodling that pianists often devolve into.

[HiL1KuS09]

Wynton Kelly is, imo, the best jazz pianist ever. His style is so melodious..everytime he plays, my hairs stand on edge. just beautiful.

[jackiemickie]

smooooooth

[wajessup]

righteous! thx for sharing...certainly never seen that before. Mr P.C. does some business there @ 6.50-sweet!

[jaikwillis]

what the hell is with 7:41-46?

[gawgul]

Freakin' unbelievable to see Trane so relaxed while what he's playing's totally hair raising.

[Saxophonic]

1.22 i got goosebumps

[tiluriso]

He can double-time like no one else!

[davidgonzalezbass]

Amazing solo I really like that version and the way Coltrane plays the melody is very cool too.

[AryDiegg]

Like the song, but I kinda miss the soul in the refrain. I'm used to the version with him and Miles. I like the trumpet in the refrain actually more than the sax of John. But overall I must say that he is performing better than Miles in the song!

[EdmundMorrow]

Great video!

Thanks so much for this meesterbenja!

[FRENKYtheJOKER]

great vid

lovin this video!! leave me a comment ec

[Jazzman303]

I nut to this... daily.

[PercyBeanProductions]

Thankyou for this fantastic video.

[GOTIRES]

wynton kelly is a grandmaster of swing

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

Thanks for this.

[noahhaon]

this is on a dvd called: "Jazz Icons - John Coltrane Live in '60 '61 & '65" along with a bunuch of other good stuff

[noahhaon]

the dvd was released in 2007

[Jazzman303]

Dude what about the bonus disc with the box set.. cuz there is video of him chilling in a lobby or backstage or some shit and smoking a big cigar.. I want to this footage. im sure that he spoke in the video.

[truthspeaks84]

After seeing this video, I find myself baffled by how I lived before the advent of YouTube . . .

[Coltune]

Hi, really enjoyed the video, is this actual film from the concert at Duseldorf or Stockholm 60, and if the former does anyone know if its available on cd with this line up.

[Coltune]

Is this taken from Duseldorf 60 or Stockholm 60,,if the former is the actual recording with these members available on CD.

Superb stuff from all members, thanks.

[TheRipleys]

I actually originally wrote this song. But before I gave this song to Coltrane, Dolphin Street only had like 20 notes in the whole thing. HAHAHAHAA, GET IT? he plays notes that didn't exist back in the 50s. No? All I'm saying is i'd take jimmy and paul as my rhythm section any day.

[really12345]

Liar!

bronislaw kaper has been dead for 25 years

[bahbuhbih]

i Believe

[csldrums]

Hahaha I like how they go into "Walkin'"

[banjorol]

holy crap wynton's solo was sick

[Rorschach120]

7:40 lmao!!!

[truthspeaks84]

Lol, almost feel like I got Rick Rolled for a moment

[oober349]

holla back

[robertclemon]

All that Jazz,cool as a fan

[JamKar1]

This post is gold. Thank you.

[pleetf]

wth happened in 7:40?!

[nitedrive]

I was the 'second string' drummer in my high school jazz band. This was one of our staples, along with, 'Song For My Father', 'Birdland', etc. I sucked but it was fun to throw myself into it.

Our version sounded nothing like this, shockingly.

[Glockyia]

Wow.What special tone.You can hear a rainbow of colors in his sound . Coltrane is an angel sent from heaven to inspire .

[nedroom]

Great Performance. The oscilloscope readout is a bit of a bizarre touch. I guess the producer thought it made things look 'modern'.

[HermerTV]

this is a copy from an old VHS tape.

[dreadtodred]

wonderful!!!

[jazzcombo251]

good to see Paul chambers.

[hawkczar]

This is one of my favorite groups. Wynton Kelly is a pianist you rarely hear about who played as well as anyone and better than most.Paul Chambers was a master musician and Jimmy Cobb can be heard on many classic recordings, especially those with Miles.

[nabilhc]

wooooo! Wynton Kelly is one of the swingiest pianists ever!

[Petlinett]

I agree.

[stones0731]

why are the cosigns there when trane plays huh?

[dec10]

That's a spectrograph... apparently it was a popular gimmick in those days.

[thath09]

cosines...haha...

[nathanbakeriskool]

fucking lovely!

[TakenForAFool]

Love fuckly

[nndl7pd]

There they are. It's unbelievable to see theses 4 together. Especially Wynton Kelly Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb! There are many videos of Coltrane and his place in the history is well documented. But this is one of the baddest trios of all time and there's hardly any video of them. Thanks 1,000,000 to whoever posted this.

[badbf]

It is so wonderful that we can actually see video of this truly GREAT artist in action!

John Coltrane played his horn with so much passion and commitment that it stands as an example to whoever wants to be a jazz artist in today's artistically bankrupt music scene.

[rrauchii]

artists, plural...

[Draca3]

It's this playing that started my up in jazz... since then I've been playing my sax and yet, now that i do my own jazz, i still come back to his music and listen to it. a lot of times it's for inspiration

[sjman409]

this was some of the first jazz i ever heard.

[RottenCanoe]

I feel like John Coltrane is actually inside the little box..playing for me..while the wavey line goes zippity zam..

[willy4u4u]

keep dreaming pal.

[TakenForAFool]

No DOUBT...I am RottenCanoe by the way....no DOUBT I will keep dreaming! Thanx..

[vetteteen]

just one word, wow.

enough said

[OneandAHalfMexicans]

where can i get a transcription of that piano solo at the beginning? probably of the one on the album.

[willy4u4u]

use your ears.

[Wormtail81]

What happened around 7:46?

[MoshPitZombie]

the ghost of the desert nomad.

[PenangIslandJazz]

huh????????

[lousehr]

What nonsense are talking about you imbecile

[TeensforEarth]

Nice touch in making the video green...

[meesterbenja]

That's the way my copy is, perhaps from being dubbed many times over. This was from a VHS copy before the Jazz Icons series put it out on DVD.

[bobbydukoff]

Small correction ---Trane played a

Balanced for most of his career....however the last horn he played was a new (at the time) VI...evidence of this can be found in the book about Impulse Records ("The House that Trane Built")

[YewLogs026]

Wow this is truly amazing quality.

[HalloweenEveryNight]

Jazz music has what it takes to make you feel queezy.......but it uses that power in a GOOD way!!!!! What do you guys think about that one there? hahahaha

[coltrane513]

just beautiful. trane had such a spiritual and exotic sound that seems dreamlike-he really played very lyrically in this period and had such a beautiful vide to the sound-wow

[subframer]

the mark VI is the standard. witness the number of pros that play one, their enduring value, etc. there are some good modern horns, but the VI continues its dominance, decade after decade

[seattlednb]

isn't this on the jazz icons series i swear you can get these at any of your local library!!!!ultra super rare is a little much.....

[meesterbenja]

Well it was "ultra super rare" when I put this up a year ago since the John Coltrane Jazz Icons DVD wasn't released at the time. When it came out on DVD I mentioned in the comments that it was now easy to obtain, not to mention the quality on the DVD is much better than this since this was from an old VHS dub from who knows where. That being said, who really cares? The point is that this is some great vintage Trane.

[caseybobacey007]

lol I was actually serious... I thought you made it green... as in Green Dolphin Street...

lmao

[batalion666]

Hitler should listen more jazz and fuck more

[AllthatIamisLove]

Greetings..when your speaking like Trane spoke, it dosn't matter what horn you use..From my perspective, any musician must seek out good equipment to communicate. But the soul is not limited by equipment.

[Pickpocket86]

This Video Rocks. Trane at his BEST

[saxgroovez]

The Mark 6 is a great tone, but don't knock the modern horns. In my opinion, this Mark 6's tone isn't very impressive. But then again, tone seemed like it was not a priority back in the jazz days. I think the sound of the Kielwerth tenor rocks and I'd probably choose it over a Mark 6 any day..

[Pickpocket86]

I blow a Keilwerth Tenor.... And I think it jst lacks something that the 6 has ya know. My Keilwerth is great though prolly the best horn I have ever playedor even Tried its trully great. and the agstable palm keys arent bad either

[honkymonky78]

mark VI selmer tenor is the only sax for saxophonist who expect the best quality of a jazz sound.and coltrane is the pure proof of it.if god plays w. it ,man do the same.and dude the pianist sings what he is playing, awsome jazz!!!

[weirdcollector]

Coltrane was not playing a Selmer Mark VI. From mid-fifties untill 1967 Coltrane always played a Selmer Super Balanced Action tenor saxophone ..... mainly with a Metal Otto Link Florida "no usa" moutpiece (they say it was a 6* facing but it's impossible to be sure about that just looking at pictures and videos)

[honkymonky78]

you probebly write dude. anyway my father told me that he trided every selmer. i said mark VI cause i wasn't shure, and because its the favorite sax of my father (he's a professional musician). thanks for the precision. brecker plays on mark VI, ahahaha.just for kidding

[6stringsnsmoke]

Paul Chambers looked upset about getting interupted.

[dantro78]

Bwaaaahhhh!!  The devil's in P.C. at 7:39!

[Obtenir]

Someone inserted a video sequence not related (kind of subliminal imposture) in the middle of Chambers solo at 7:43.

Why such a massacre? Studying one's belly button?

[thisisntpeter]

nah the person probably accidentally changed the channel while recording this on tv.

[poetictube]

I find this song combines deep sadness with a sense of joy at the same time. One of the best aspects of jazz music is the way in which these two seemingly disparate emotions are often blended.

That piano solo had me smiling and feeling melancholy at the same time.

[bwilliamstypeish]

amazing... timeless... i have never heard this version...

[blitzfisherman]

sucks that the bass solo is ruined by some cowboy

[JazzySaxE]

hahaha

[IJG26]

A great tune from the movie of the same name. The film was a "soaper" with Van Heflin and Lana Turner and it was awful. Thank goodness for Bronislaw Kaper for the music and Trane to put it in the proper musical perspective. Kudos to these wonderful musicians.

[bnetwise]

Thank you for posting this great performance!

[redplouhg]

john coltrane plays jazz standard.

very nice

great jazz music

[allygemelli]

what 'tha hell? what happened when the bass palyer was soling? a western movie, or broadcast...aheuahe lol

[mumbleora]

That "bass player" was none other than the late but awesome Mr. P.C.,

Mr. Paul Chambers.

[gonzalezanthony32494]

Not so long ago I had a 1 on 1 workshop with Paul Chambers, Bobby Watson and melton Mustafa. Some pretty cool guys let me tell you!

[guitargoalie27]

WOW! How cool! I would do anything to have a private session with those guys, especially Mr. P.C., he's one of my idols