First time I saw them on TV was some classical show trying to attract younger audiences to classical music. I think it was Leonard Bernstein hosting. It also featured the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble and The Nice (playing Dylan's Country Pie, so it had to be '69 or later.)
The first time I heard the Blues Project was in 1967. A friend from New Orleans turned me on to them. There was no genre that described their music at that time... they were what we.... that is, the group of musicians I knew called 'non commercial'; it was done for art's sake in that it was definitely not main stream. I knew then that they were 20 years ahead of their time. Looking back it was more like they were 40 years ahead of their time. Smooth jazz? Cool jazz? They arrived 40 years early.
The Bach and Rock show on WNET was amazing. Haven't seen any youtube postings to date. As a 15-yr old guitar player, it totally changed my direction from playing pop tunes to really trying to dig into the music. Been at it ever since! Thank you guys!
The Blues project also did a show on channel 13 the public TV station in NYC called Bach and Rock in 1966 or 67. I saw it at the time and would love to see it again.
@pgrabar Sampling is about recontextualising snippets of sound and goes back to at least the days of musique concrete and splicing of reel to reel tape in the 1940s and 1950s.
RIP John McDuffy!! Does anyone know if there are anymore video with my father in them? My father first love was music...played by ear, never had a lesson in his life. All is not lost, as he passed his talent to my brother. I miss him, and I am sorry I didn't say a proper good-bye. I love you dad, and may your music keep making people smile!!
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Oh, this vid is a great find!! My big sister brought home "Blues Project Live at Town Hall" back in '68, when I was just 8. (Electric) Flute Thing was my favourite song - just so magical to me then and now! This is the first time I've ever seen BP. RIP Andy.
The Blues Project layed the part of foundation for (jazz rock( and (jazz fussion) with this song just as they did with the American version of (blues rock).
I'm curious when this was recorded. I thought Steve Katz left the band at the same time as Al Kooper to form BS&T. If memory serves me correctly, Andy Kuhlberg later joined Seatrain and would play this in concert.
It's from a DVD 'The Steve Paul Scene, New York, September 1967'. Also has 'Wake Me Shake Me' & 'Steve's Song' on it. A quick search took me to a page which says "VIDEO SESSION: September 4, 1967 Steve Paul's The Scene TV show (Al Kooper not in this, so probably recorded between May - June 1967)". The same page shows that Al Kooper was replaced by John Duffy May 1967 to July 1967 and returned August 1967 to September 1967 before leaving again to form BS&T.
The ogran player is John McDuffy. Prior to replacing Al Kooper, he was in a New York band called The Kingbees, which featured Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar on guitar. The Kingbees had three singles on RCA before folding. Kortchmar would then join James Taylor in forming The Flying Machine.
The organist is named John Gregory, often referred to as "John-John." He is also seen in video clips of the BP playing Monterey Pop, when AK did a solo / trio gig.
Betsebee, thank you for your reply. Steve Katz on bass ? That is a rare outing for him. Has to be before BST then. I wonder who the black keyboard player is. They never mentioned anywhere who replaced Al in Blues Project.
Good question... who is the organist (it is not Al Kooper). Was this made after he (AL Kooper) left to form BS &T? Ioved this group, they opened the door to jazz for many kids like me in the 1960s. 'Electric Flute Thing' was and is one of my favorites.. this version takes it further out then the Live at Town Hall version. Many blessings to this group.
Yeah there's Danny Kalb and Andy Kulberg. Steve Katz, who actually was the second guitarist, plays bass, because Andy, who was the real bass player, played flute in this song. I think the drummer is Roy Blumenfeld. I don't know who is the organist.
@betsebee- I may be wrong, but I always throught it was Al Kooper on organ. I actually have the original LP, so if I'm wrong, let me know & i'll dust it off & let you know.
@wsgf822- I know this was Al's and Danny's group and Al played organ, but he is not in this video. I don't know who played the organ in the LP version, probably Al or this guy.
Oh yeah, alexmilstein is right. John McDuffy is the organ player in this video. He also played in monterey pop festival, shame the video is not here on youtube. So it's John or Al playin in the LP version.
@betsebee- LOL. Sorry, I obviously didn't watch the whole video. Actually I'm still laughing now that I've seen the organist. I haven't a clue who he is. But how great that this old stuff has been captured on video! I used to have such a crush on Danny Kalb so many yrs ago. Wake me, shake me! haha. take care. ~w
Al Kooper celebrated his 65th birthday on Feb 5 at BB Kings in NYC with Danny Kalb at his side. They paid tribute to their late bandmate Andy Kuhlberg with a powerful rendition of "Flute Thing". Al and Jimmy Vivinno delivered "Like a Rolling Stone" in true Dylan style, and Danny got bluesy on "Alberta" and had everyone's feet tappin' with "You Can't Catch Me".
Happy Birthday Al. We miss you Andy. Long Live the Blues Project!
I got the album "Projections" in early '67, what an underrated band! Couldn't fit Flute Thing in a 3 minute time frame I guess.
luviananna 1 month ago
First time I saw them on TV was some classical show trying to attract younger audiences to classical music. I think it was Leonard Bernstein hosting. It also featured the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble and The Nice (playing Dylan's Country Pie, so it had to be '69 or later.)
NevrSURRENDER 2 months ago
Wow. How great it would be without the narraction.
tobywinter1 3 months ago
@calypsobomber hippies ftw
TimBirkenholz 7 months ago
This song is from the album Projections and Al Kooper was still a member of the group. In this live version he is not present.
lbrand122 8 months ago
The first time I heard the Blues Project was in 1967. A friend from New Orleans turned me on to them. There was no genre that described their music at that time... they were what we.... that is, the group of musicians I knew called 'non commercial'; it was done for art's sake in that it was definitely not main stream. I knew then that they were 20 years ahead of their time. Looking back it was more like they were 40 years ahead of their time. Smooth jazz? Cool jazz? They arrived 40 years early.
Weatherman66 10 months ago
The Bach and Rock show on WNET was amazing. Haven't seen any youtube postings to date. As a 15-yr old guitar player, it totally changed my direction from playing pop tunes to really trying to dig into the music. Been at it ever since! Thank you guys!
kburty 10 months ago
The Blues project also did a show on channel 13 the public TV station in NYC called Bach and Rock in 1966 or 67. I saw it at the time and would love to see it again.
mscoble57 1 year ago
Didn't this air on a TV special called The Music Makers sometime in 1976?
Leisnash 1 year ago
@Leisnash ...make that 1967 :-)
Leisnash 1 year ago
can't stop thinking about the beastie boys when i hear this, (sampled for the song flute loop.)
djmadmaxwallace 1 year ago
@djmadmaxwallace - Sampled meaning swiped.
pgrabar 7 months ago
@pgrabar Sampling is about recontextualising snippets of sound and goes back to at least the days of musique concrete and splicing of reel to reel tape in the 1940s and 1950s.
ParhelicTriangle 7 months ago
@ParhelicTriangle - A lot of times it's more than snippets. Where would the samplers be without the original music they were "sampling"?
pgrabar 7 months ago
And yes.... The blackcat in the video playing organ is my father... John Mcduffy--->filling in for Al Kooper
Staranna2010 1 year ago
RIP John McDuffy!! Does anyone know if there are anymore video with my father in them? My father first love was music...played by ear, never had a lesson in his life. All is not lost, as he passed his talent to my brother. I miss him, and I am sorry I didn't say a proper good-bye. I love you dad, and may your music keep making people smile!!
Staranna2010 1 year ago
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supersondessixties 1 year ago
who's playing organ?
angeloamericano 2 years ago
has to be the best flute solo ever. FUCK Ron Burgandy and his "ham and eggs".
2u9h 2 years ago
Oh, this vid is a great find!! My big sister brought home "Blues Project Live at Town Hall" back in '68, when I was just 8. (Electric) Flute Thing was my favourite song - just so magical to me then and now! This is the first time I've ever seen BP. RIP Andy.
fabrikk60 2 years ago
The Blues Project layed the part of foundation for (jazz rock( and (jazz fussion) with this song just as they did with the American version of (blues rock).
JRG1120 2 years ago
Thanks, its a great video!
tsiminiera 2 years ago
I'm curious when this was recorded. I thought Steve Katz left the band at the same time as Al Kooper to form BS&T. If memory serves me correctly, Andy Kuhlberg later joined Seatrain and would play this in concert.
macfatty 2 years ago
It's from a DVD 'The Steve Paul Scene, New York, September 1967'. Also has 'Wake Me Shake Me' & 'Steve's Song' on it. A quick search took me to a page which says "VIDEO SESSION: September 4, 1967 Steve Paul's The Scene TV show (Al Kooper not in this, so probably recorded between May - June 1967)". The same page shows that Al Kooper was replaced by John Duffy May 1967 to July 1967 and returned August 1967 to September 1967 before leaving again to form BS&T.
soundslike1967 2 years ago
The web page is chromeoxide . com / bluesp
soundslike1967 2 years ago
Thanks, soundslike1967. And thanks for uploading this video.
macfatty 2 years ago
@macfatty Right, and Roy Blumenfeld was in Seatrain also.
RoyFive 1 year ago
In the Bay Area, we called this Flute Thang! Gr8 song!
Jenscool 2 years ago
The ogran player is John McDuffy. Prior to replacing Al Kooper, he was in a New York band called The Kingbees, which featured Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar on guitar. The Kingbees had three singles on RCA before folding. Kortchmar would then join James Taylor in forming The Flying Machine.
alexmilstein 2 years ago
Excellent video. I had no idea this was out there!
albundyphd 2 years ago
Danny Kalb is still around. He lives in Brooklyn NY and does gigs with his trio. He is also teaching (for those who are interested)
jleoblues 2 years ago
The organist is named John Gregory, often referred to as "John-John." He is also seen in video clips of the BP playing Monterey Pop, when AK did a solo / trio gig.
LWBuxton 2 years ago
Such Groovy Song, Good Vibes!
jarqlore 2 years ago
Betsebee, thank you for your reply. Steve Katz on bass ? That is a rare outing for him. Has to be before BST then. I wonder who the black keyboard player is. They never mentioned anywhere who replaced Al in Blues Project.
goldenvenus 2 years ago
Good question... who is the organist (it is not Al Kooper). Was this made after he (AL Kooper) left to form BS &T? Ioved this group, they opened the door to jazz for many kids like me in the 1960s. 'Electric Flute Thing' was and is one of my favorites.. this version takes it further out then the Live at Town Hall version. Many blessings to this group.
JayMarci 2 years ago
Can you tell me who are the players / can identify Danny Kalb and Andy Kuklberg obviously ? Who is the organist, bassist and drummer ?
goldenvenus 2 years ago
Yeah there's Danny Kalb and Andy Kulberg. Steve Katz, who actually was the second guitarist, plays bass, because Andy, who was the real bass player, played flute in this song. I think the drummer is Roy Blumenfeld. I don't know who is the organist.
betsebee 2 years ago
@betsebee- I may be wrong, but I always throught it was Al Kooper on organ. I actually have the original LP, so if I'm wrong, let me know & i'll dust it off & let you know.
wsgf822 2 years ago
@wsgf822- I know this was Al's and Danny's group and Al played organ, but he is not in this video. I don't know who played the organ in the LP version, probably Al or this guy.
betsebee 2 years ago
Oh yeah, alexmilstein is right. John McDuffy is the organ player in this video. He also played in monterey pop festival, shame the video is not here on youtube. So it's John or Al playin in the LP version.
betsebee 2 years ago
@betsebee- LOL. Sorry, I obviously didn't watch the whole video. Actually I'm still laughing now that I've seen the organist. I haven't a clue who he is. But how great that this old stuff has been captured on video! I used to have such a crush on Danny Kalb so many yrs ago. Wake me, shake me! haha. take care. ~w
wsgf822 2 years ago
Al Kooper celebrated his 65th birthday on Feb 5 at BB Kings in NYC with Danny Kalb at his side. They paid tribute to their late bandmate Andy Kuhlberg with a powerful rendition of "Flute Thing". Al and Jimmy Vivinno delivered "Like a Rolling Stone" in true Dylan style, and Danny got bluesy on "Alberta" and had everyone's feet tappin' with "You Can't Catch Me".
Happy Birthday Al. We miss you Andy. Long Live the Blues Project!
bvolpe2398 3 years ago