Frank Gambale playing Trance Dance CCEB 2003.

[jjmatashi]

Would like to see him play with Hadrien Feraud...

[cast390]

Why is Jerry Lewis playing keyboard?

[SuperGuitarman69]

Frank is just the best that is all there is to it.

[DrAtaliba]

What's the name of this bassplayer?

He played with Al Di Meola too... another monster indeed!

[umtrader]

@DrAtaliba

It's Mike Pope.

[Adoniram1986]

I didn't know the Fodera guy played with Chick Corea.

[tibyv8]

His name should be Frankenstein Gambale. Not because of how he looks, but because he is a MONSTER guitar player!

[dvh99]

gambale is my favourite jazz guitar player.

his timing sweeping and tone are incredible.

[Snake7Plissken]

Them two aliens around playing guitars: Mr Frank Gambale and Mr Allan Holdsworth...

[OZRIC1985]

@Snake7Plissken I totally agree. Holdsworth and Gambale are my two all time favorite guitar players.

[Snake7Plissken]

@OZRIC1985 The solo he delivers makes U wanna cry out of how beautiful life can be and laugh your breath away of happiness to "understand" it!

[vincentizghra]

I don't really think Frank bothers with theory too much when he's playing. Ofcourse he knows what chord he's playing over, but even that is just in his ears and visualization. Just like anybody who improvise, or compose music, it's usually more about writing what comes to mind and what sounds interesting to you individually more than to be theoretically correct. (Coming from a fusion/modern classical composer.) Worrying more about your ear than anything, will get you a long long way.

[83DrumProdigy]

best tune off eye of the beholder....Weckl is superb!

[SuperGuitarman69]

@shreddernuo Lol, boy ain't that the truth...

[SuperGuitarman69]

Sorry Gm/A

[SuperGuitarman69]

@shreddernuo You've got it!!!! That is exactly right. The tone comes from your hands.

[83DrumProdigy]

this is weckls best work with the Electrik band.....I think Eric and Johns to

[69torus]

As technicially brilliant as Frank truly IS....the staggering playing of Alan Holdsworth will always cast a shadow over guitarists in the fusion genre.

[xplanetstudio]

one of the best man...flipppring on his guitar...hmmmm...

[gemballi]

Awesome !

[eiad4656]

i just wnna know the name of the album........i just started listening to gambale and its fenominal !!! :D

[badhorsee]

i love this guy, but i also love yngwie.all the yngwie bashers  go listen to "little savage" then post ur yngwie comments or overture 1383

[badhorsee]

his sound and tone isnt bad, sounds like some bad ass mean tough gyuitar by a brilliant player, sounds fkkin great to me, love to hear the guy play who said his sound sucks, prolly couldnt  play 2 bars of this solo lol

[subjulio]

Frank is sooooo evil in this solo!!!

[qbeztamm]

HOI MY FRIENDS VERY VERY GOOD ORKEST I LIKE ITH VERY VERY MUCH ALL THE STARS BEST REGARDS JAN FROM HOLLAND

[gtrDan1963]

I saw the Elektric Band perform this in 1988, and it primarily featured the bass work of John Patitucci...As great as that was, this 2003 version blows it away !

Gambale sweeps magnificently, Weckl is constantly moving, Marienthal is smooth as silk, Mike Pope fills in on bass admirably and Corea's Rhodes piano lays a cool samba groove...

Gambale is plying a different guitar with different pickups and amplification than in '88,but it's still phenominal !

[druiz60]

It's just simply excellent performance.

[mawa85]

where is the first part??

[JThirschman]

Is this from a live DVD? And if so what is it called so I can buy it.

[sheldonknowsall]

This is an outrageous group of musicians!

[BigAl21472]

i wish i could hear him with a better tone. this is the tone of a 15 year old kid playing an ibanez through a fender G-DEC. guitar teachers holla!

[uutooyu]

@BigAl21472 dudes tone is weak as hades'

[johnland82]

@uutooyu His tone is monster man!!!! Don't make me hug you bro!

[BlingMasterFunk]

@BigAl21472 i'm a guitar teacher and i strongly disagree with you. it's much harder to achieve great phrasing quality with this type of tone because it requires you to make it work. unlike the mass majority of players with their OVER saturated overdrive tones. SECONDLY! what you're listening to is a BOARD mix from a LIVE show and the guitar fits in that spectrum for that specific room. now learn to respect with an open mind and ear before criticizing please :)

[johnland82]

@BigAl21472 I'm a guitar tutor, and I think his tone is awesome. it really compliments his play style.

[jamesha175]

it is one thing to shred in the neo-classical rock idiom like yngwie but it is another thing entirely to be able to shred in the jazz idiom as frank does.

OMG he is the absolute master!

[dennoow]

@jamesha175 haha yeah different styles though, hard to compare. I think this is a LOT more subtle harmonically, but on the other hand Yngwie is not looking for that. He wants to sound as agressive and dark as he can and does a fantastic job at that as well! (well in the 80's and end 90's that is.) Gambale is an absolute master though! Insane playing over hard changes!

[gtrDan1963]

Phenominal solo by Gambale ! He taught me alot about how bulid up is important in a great solo and not to just go for broke without dynamics...Love his tone as well...

Chick is one of the great composers of ALL-TIME, and showcases the talent around him well...

How about Mike Pope sitting in for John Patitucci on bass ??? Good stuff...

Let's not forget Marienthal and Weckl, either...

Amazing musicians, all of them.

Dan.

[Uberloinvongenchler]

This level of improvisation and creativity is worthy of scholarly analysis - simply mindboggling motivic development and phrasing...

[jimn64lucy521]

One of my all time favorite tunes! A beautiful song.

[SuperGuitarman69]

@sweepfast You don't have to worry about ignorant comments. Usually they are from players who just don't have the theoretical or technique knowledge so they bash superior players like Gambale. I can honestly say without Gambale being a huge influence on me in the late 80's early 90's I wouldn't be the player I am today. I owe alot to Frank and his extraordinary talent

[lysyrg25]

Quite possibly the best line - up to ever play together.

[charlesentz]

Gambale for the next G3!

[patrickandrews]

I love you Gambale!! Always great to see you playing... you have reached such a high lvl

[jazz1bro]

Frank's plays some mean kick ass guitar! I hear more then licks happening.

[Toggyuri]

Patitucci...where are you

[alepaan]

what's the name of the song?

[violir]

@alepaan  Trance Dance

[alepaan]

What's the name of the song?

[dadduorp]

That riff at 3:05...geeez!

[Ganjamancer]

What a great band, I was fortunate to see this incarnation of the Chick Corea Band twice. Frank Gambale belongs up there with Holdsworth, McLaughlin, DiMeola and all the rest. Just look at Chick Corea's face, when Chick thinks you jam that says it all. That stuff hes playing at the 2:15 mark and on is just godly.

[s6y9l]

Ridiculous. What can you even say? Frank is beyond... Thanks for the video.

[hensonandbedges]

damn, franks solos unreal! dayum!!

[slackmaster2000]

It's tough for me to enjoy Frank playing fusion/jazz almost exclusively when he's such a good all-around guitar player.

[dmnxCGi]

ridiculuous! wha... whaat

damn son!

[MyDadsRubberBroke]

I can't even listen that fast

[paulscary]

Colonel Kurtz grew a beard and moostach!

[vladgitar]

супер..не то што наш ебаный зинчуг!!!

[bitcheznhos]

GAMBALE IS GOD ! ! !

[loucatuu]

ohh my gosh this band!awesome

[SRX505XRS]

Haha: 1.05

[speedburnervideo]

It dosent get any....better than this.

[subjulio]

Is it available a DVD/divx of this live?

[Chinatownsurprise]

why is mike portnoy even being mentioned here, great drummer and all that, but weckl is a totally different drummer

[tomyg2]

I was at this gig at the NSJF'03 in Holland. They are all incredible 'Live'. Thanks for posting, great memories.

[intermittent92]

wekl best drummer ok i think in jazz also but portnoy ouarf , i think in jazz an other styles kilson blade stewart hoenig tain watts etc are better than portnoy can never hope

[stoofbuis]

weckl and portnoy,best drummers in their genre

[phenomenalcq]

hell yeah well said

[juanbarros88]

and Weckl overall

[gratefuljeff1]

To say his sound "got bad" is narrow-minded thinking.  FG is always evolving. The sound may not be to your liking, tastewise. But to say his sound "got bad" is asinine.

[BigCowz]

2:44 is freaking insanely catchy lol, you dont hear things like that often.

[whoisthenext1]

Always great Frank but I think hims sound got bad.

[TheMessenger74]

fool

[mikxer]

mel gibson on saxo!!

[SteefStevens]

aha!! eric merienthmel gibson!!!

[davidhilton]

i was done @ gambale's solo...so smokin...how chick corea comps is amazing n/t

[buska100]

Bloody Brilliant playing by all

[cast390]

@1:17 chick looks like Jerry Lewis.

[cacophonybluddax]

Awesome!

[funkyleaf]

ahh wheres the rest of the track.

1 of franks best.where can i find this gig on dvd?

[musicoftheB]

lol is frank wearing a durag??? XD

[OlegVoronin]

it is made specially for him. the skin was imported from Indonesia. A skin from a wooden ape ass

[cooks95]

Frank and whole band is fantastic

[earsoup]

john cleese on bass? wtf

[cooks95]

Andrew Dice Clay on Sax

[michaels2boys]

" Little boy blew .... cuz he needed the money!"

[edwins1728]

the bassist is mike pope

[Jazzmatalex]

2:45 Planet X };)

[dankgeetar]

corea listens so well

[emsiuole]

I think Vic Wooten played this song better in NYC 2007 at the blue note

[Jrm384]

I dfntly agree

[wimdenherder]

0:55 John Petrucci lick !

[gdeivid]

HAHAHA, LOL!!

[townclose]

remember seeing them play this song back in 1990. Frank Gambale messed up 'one' note on the cadence/run at 3.05 - 3.12 Chick Corea gave him such a dirty look...lol.

[bitcheznhos]

GAMBALE IS GOD!!!

[petecockcroft]

Frank in his "Dream" job.

Let the boy get on with it. He's more than capable of presenting this music.

To learn this practice Rainbow's "Stargazer" until you can do it in your sleep. Then add the shuffle!!!

[jayasslee]

alright the lick at 1:31 is really fucking insane...last year i was in a jazz-workshop

...i played a free jam with some unknown guys..after that the guitar lecturer came to me and critcized that i would sweep to much and asked whether i listened too much frank gambale...well since than i never heard about frank gambale...but after watching some videos he became one of my favourite guitarplayer..i adore him....and now i'm sweeping more than before

[Willyboy933]

I know, I never heard of him and then came across his name on some list, now he's at the top of my list!

[Antichocolate]

the riff at 1:31 is fucking balls-out insane.

[iancollatondaly]

The best

[hensonandbedges]

I LOVE this album. thanks for uploading this. my life feels a little more complete after watching this.

[steelydanio]

SAX: Mr. Eric Marienthal...my friend

[xguerrax]

Such an amazing piece!! NICE!

[jubilman]

It's not Patitucci on bass it's another excellent bassist whose name is Mike Pope !

[FIBONICITY]

who are the other musicians besides chick?

[seamusconley]

frank gambale on guitar,

dave weckl on drums,

john patitucci on bass

im not sure who the sax player is...

but those three are favorites of chicks, he uses them most of the time, and he almost always uses dave weckl

[kirinroppiki1]

Eric Marienthal - saxophone, I guess

[FIBONICITY]

he's like a matador with a guitar as his weapon!nice communication with Chick

[karmich8]

the scale is folk greek and its name is HIJAZZ (A-Bb-C#-D-E-F-G-A).

ITS USED IN GREEK SONGS AND IT COMES FROM BYZANTINE ERA .MANY JAZZ COMPOSERS USE THIS SCALE AND A VARIATION CALLED HIZAZCIAR (A-Bb-C#-D-E-F-G#-A).

[UniversalOnion]

I've also heard it called the "Jewish scale", because it's used a lot in Klezmer.

More technically, it's called a Phrygian Dominant Scale.

[killerbiene243]

It's also called gypsi scale. But mainly it is phrygian with a #3 and sometimes a #7.

[Willyboy933]

What can you play that over? Is there any basic progression that will work?

[bitcheznhos]

C major scale

[tropics1020]

Frank is awesome, sounds like phrygian or harmonic minor at first, then they kind of lose me.

[Fishies125]

Ya, mainly phrygian dominant which is a mode of the harmonic minor scale and only one note different from phrygian.

[rapiddescent2006]

yeah the raised seventh or in the phrygian dominants case a raised 5th? correct me if im wrong

[Fishies125]

In the case of phrygian dominant it's a raised 3rd. So you've got A Bb C# D E F G instead of A Bb C D E F G.

[Willyboy933]

so do you play this over it's relative to get the feel, or over the root? What simple progressions will this work with?

[Fishies125]

@Willyboy933 You would usually play phrygian dominant over the V chord of a minor key. Phrygian dominant from the V chord is the same as harmonic minor from the i chord but, in many cases, playing phrygian dominant over the V works better cuz it's perfectly matched to the V chord. Technically, you can play phrygian dominant over pretty much any dominant chord or major triad. I personally love the sound of playing it over a major triad.

[SuperGuitarman69]

@Fishies125 To play this though? It actually is better if you think more up to lydian and phrase using like let's say this is over A7. Play Bb lydian thinking a lot over the Bbmaj7 chord or Dm7 using the notes in those chords for tension of a suspension back to when it goes to the A. I think what you are actually hearing is A/Gm7 resolving to A7 or a variation of C9/A back to A7. Thinking strictly A phrygian dominant will really limit you to the diminished arpeggio and scale. Hope that helps.

[Fishies125]

@SuperGuitarman69 Well I never said strictly A phrygian dominant, he just asked for a general feel. Of course if you want to get technical then yes, playing Bb lydian then A phrygian dominant back and forth would be one good way to look at it but do what works for you, not what someone thinks is better. There are a thousand ways to think of it, especially in a progression like this. Phrygian dominant will only limit you to one single arpeggio if you let it. The idea is feel, not static notes.

[SuperGuitarman69]

@Fishies125 yep I agree. There are so many approaches to it. The cool thing about Frank is,, he is so musical... Which is the point. Theory is theory and you MUST know it to play this music. But in the highest levels of it... Guy's like Frank? You can't even hear the scale that he plays off of... He is soooo musical.

[Fishies125]

@SuperGuitarman69 Ya, man, totally. Both things are important. Great stuff.

[SuperGuitarman69]

@Fishies125 Well you definitely get it... If you know the CCEB then you know your stuff...

[Fishies125]

@SuperGuitarman69 =)

[bitcheznhos]

don't get lost, go with the flow.

[Ckay]

whats the name of this song?

[Ckay]

ok sry

should have read the title first

[ihateyourleg]

you can just hear the rest of the band... alright frank but does every song have to end with a 4 minute guitar solo?

[PsychosisGnome]

I hope so!

[dasilvaj2008]

oh shut up.

[ihateyourleg]

oh go fuck yourself? jackass

[pisterpdx]

who do you think is pulling in the money in the first place here?

[sweepfast]

"who do you think is pulling in the money in the first place here?"

Entirelly irrlevent to the context of the video. If you have yet to solve the equation in terms of what this video is about, here is a clue.

It's about displaying the talent of Frank Gambale's guitar playing skill within the unit of the CCEB.

Chick Corea has MANY videos on youtube and the web for people to watch and enjoy. Anyone worth their salt knows of Corea and all the great work he has done, so give it a rest ok!

[SteveVaiFreak]

he reminds me a bit of shawn lane

RIP SHAWN

[d1versify]

can we have whole track please?thanks

[gurra9]

1:05 is he humping?

[ihateyourleg]

lmfao u made me lol

[Wh00terman]

good lord he's good.. i myself am skilled technique wise, but I need to train up to be able to groove and improv like the greats, gambale and howe!

[sweepfast]

Hi Wh00terman,

Finally someone who gets it! There is so much more to playing than technique or speed picking like you pointed out with the groove and the improvisation within a solo.

People like to compare Gambale to these shred players and you just can't do that. It's a whole different level of playing. He is not just running through diatonic lines, he is grooving with the beat and playing all kinds of cool note ideas as the melody and harmony moves from place to place in the song.

[sweepfast]

I just find myself glad there are people or players out there that make high quality comments like yours as to point out what's really going on in these kind of advanced solo's.

Again, thanks for the comment.

[torturer6067]

franks gone pirate! :)

[wiltor125]

Love it!

[Fishies125]

Amazing!

[ArcherMKD]

Awesome!

[acippico]

I've been a MAJOR fan of Frank's for a long time and every time I see or hear him play it's pure magic. What separates him from the shred crowd is the way he follows the mood and melody of the song, not wildly sweeping over it. Thanks for posting!

[GrenouilleOnline]

ah ok, it says 'cceb', i suppose meaning chick corea electric band ...

[GrenouilleOnline]

that's chick corea at the keyboards

[peskypesky]

Sweet. I've been watching Shawn Lane clips all day long, and now just discovered Gambale, whose playing I like a LOT more. He has the crazy technique like Lane, but just seems a lot more melodic and tasteful. He seems to know how to judiciously use his speed, instead of just charging full-speed ahead from start to finish.

[k0nx]

Both are awesome and inspiring in different ways.

[Antichocolate]

That, ladies and gentlemen, is what the universe is made of.

[gratefuljeff1]

Just another monster solo from an absolute monster musician. I was fortunate to catch a few shows on that tour and was totally blown out of the water by the level of musicianship.

[mdasilva06]

this is one of the best solos i've ever heard. frank is one of the few people that make speed pickin' sound GOOD!!!

[pampkeen]

hi sweepfast.

 where did you guys get this dvd?I wanna buy it also..and do you have the CHOPBUILDER video of frank?

[sweepfast]

Hi pampkeen,

I don't have the full DVD from this concert. I just have two songs from it. The Trance Dance song and Got a Match? I found them on a file sharing website. I have yet to see the whole concert.

In terms of the other question, yeah I have the whole Chopbuilder video.

[FateOfTheArt]

Dear sweepfast, I was hoping you could post "daydream" i believe it's called from 'concert with class'...it's in the special features i believe, and to me, it's gambales finest performance of chops with incredible feel...the song was on his 'resident alien' but i like the 'concert with class' version much better...PLEASE POST

also, post his best solos from his recordings, not just videos...and can you clean my car while your at it?!

[lalobaqtas]

Do you have the full video of this song? Sorry, don't speak english... I have this concert, but this song... Please!

[sweepfast]

Hi,

Yeah, I have the whole song. If you have the full concert, could you please post Gambale's Blue Miles and CTA solos. I have yet to see the full concert but, I have heard those two solos from this concert are awesome.

I would really enjoy hearing those two solos.