GENIUS I SAW HIM AND HIS BAND IN SAN JOSE 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO HE PLAYED THIS AND BEMSA SWING APPARENTLY HE DID A WHOLE MONK ALBLUM CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM AGAIN HE WAS BORN IN 1927 DON'T FOR GET TO GIVE UR JAZZ FRIENDS HIS ALBLUMS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Is it not a particularly good chart? So Holman wasn't really interested in doing it...
Holman must be a genius. ..Know what it means writing those uncredibly difficult lines while not being interested? I don't care about the head..I care about the creativity displayed by the arranger and his treatment of melody going over the chords ...Don't forget Holman was arranger for the Stan Kenton band..Not everybody was capable to write charts for that orchestra...
I don't know if I have ever read so many stupid comments and criticisms of music that is beyond your comprehension. I wonder if ANY of you have ever played in a band that could even attempt to perform this. Both the arrangement and the performance are wonderful. There is no other arrangement similar to this ANYWHERE, and the band is terrific. "Plugmalion" seems to have a pretty good idea of what is going on. You amateur critics need to close your mouths, and open your ears.
my synopsis: Bill Holman - great !!!! > Opening piano solo - love it, great, outstanding playing and technique, great interpretation. > first ensemble statement - interesting augmentation, interesting close of the phrase. > second time through nice drive by the rhythm section but I feel the ensemble writing (at this point) seems repetitive and rather boring, ala Phillip Glass, , until Moodys' solo begins, then, It's back to great interesting lines and dynamics etc. love that end
@trumpetman - The tune is there the whole time. In a small group you would only hear more of what he does at the beginning with the piano solo. His extensions, rhythmic syncopations, and chordal substitutions are beautiful. Very nice way of adapting a very common tune to a modern interpretation.
Ok this tune should remain in the combo setting to avoid things like this. I waited two minutes to hear the head only to hear some strange augmentation of it. What a relief it was for the solo section to start. I pity the audience.
@trumpetman2525 The tune is there the whole time. In a small group you would only hear more of what he does at the beginning with the piano solo. His extensions, rhythmic syncopations, and chordal substitutions are beautiful. Very nice way of adapting a very common tune to a modern interpretation.
@trumpetman2525 thats exactly what i was gonna say. if moody didnt have that solo, this would have been a huge dissapointment. now its just a dissapointment
@hommefriday He didn't say that he didn't like the band - he doesn't like the -chart-.
The band sounds amazing and makes a VERY difficult chart sound easy, but that doesn't change the fact that it's not a particularly good chart in the first place. The head is basically unrecognizable and the opening 200+ bar unison thing he wrote gets downright -boring- after awhile.
As I said in a prior comment, I think this is a chart he just wasn't really interested in doing in the first place.
@atpal I agree. The chart really isn't even Just Friends, it's basically an extended solo written for the band as a unit. Unless you happen to recognize the changes as Just Friends, you won't even catch the brief mention of the head he throws in at the beginning.
Bill Holman's writing is usually much, MUCH better than this. I'm guessing this is a chart he wasn't really interested in doing.
@atpal Do you have an ear!? The harmonies on this charts are great. And if you think it sounds easy it's because the band plays it extremely well....As a musician I can relate to the fact that when you are in a group that can read well and collectively are playing their asses off, a difficult chart played well will sound easy.....if you play an instrument pick up your horn, better yet try to play this piece in your bigband.....
I have no idea if Bill intended this, but I interpret the unison sections as being a written improvised solo for big band, building like an improvised solo would. If you listen to it like that, it might help your enjoyment and understanding of the chart.
SO BORING! I'm okay with unison lines but this is absurd. What's the point of having a big band if you do stuff like this? Of course, Moody tears it up, much respect for him. The band, though extremely talented, is lifeless!
GENIUS I SAW HIM AND HIS BAND IN SAN JOSE 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO HE PLAYED THIS AND BEMSA SWING APPARENTLY HE DID A WHOLE MONK ALBLUM CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM AGAIN HE WAS BORN IN 1927 DON'T FOR GET TO GIVE UR JAZZ FRIENDS HIS ALBLUMS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
orionorion99 3 months ago
This is a really hip chart!
mharbaugh 4 months ago
Is it not a particularly good chart? So Holman wasn't really interested in doing it...
Holman must be a genius. ..Know what it means writing those uncredibly difficult lines while not being interested? I don't care about the head..I care about the creativity displayed by the arranger and his treatment of melody going over the chords ...Don't forget Holman was arranger for the Stan Kenton band..Not everybody was capable to write charts for that orchestra...
gasiraz 5 months ago
James Moody is The Man.
ylhorimoto 5 months ago
Hello, My name is Salvador, are very good videos, Congratulations !!!!!!
salvadorshocron545 6 months ago
Holman. Moody. A swingin' rhythm section - and horns that are right in there with them. So damn good!
brewepau 1 year ago
This is an unbelievably difficult chart. The WDR Big Band deserves a lot of credit for making it sound so easy.
brianhe1frich 1 year ago
love this chart, its like composer improv. Like the recorded version more; its a bit faster.
LouSassle28 1 year ago
probably one of my favorite charts of all time
LouSassle28 1 year ago
I don't know if I have ever read so many stupid comments and criticisms of music that is beyond your comprehension. I wonder if ANY of you have ever played in a band that could even attempt to perform this. Both the arrangement and the performance are wonderful. There is no other arrangement similar to this ANYWHERE, and the band is terrific. "Plugmalion" seems to have a pretty good idea of what is going on. You amateur critics need to close your mouths, and open your ears.
OttoLink10 1 year ago
Bill Holman is my inspiration. He is a genius, and this chart,like ALL of his charts,is fantastic!!!!
prezglick4 1 year ago
my synopsis: Bill Holman - great !!!! > Opening piano solo - love it, great, outstanding playing and technique, great interpretation. > first ensemble statement - interesting augmentation, interesting close of the phrase. > second time through nice drive by the rhythm section but I feel the ensemble writing (at this point) seems repetitive and rather boring, ala Phillip Glass, , until Moodys' solo begins, then, It's back to great interesting lines and dynamics etc. love that end
PJMPercussion 1 year ago
@trumpetman - The tune is there the whole time. In a small group you would only hear more of what he does at the beginning with the piano solo. His extensions, rhythmic syncopations, and chordal substitutions are beautiful. Very nice way of adapting a very common tune to a modern interpretation.
MenascoNick1 1 year ago
Ok this tune should remain in the combo setting to avoid things like this. I waited two minutes to hear the head only to hear some strange augmentation of it. What a relief it was for the solo section to start. I pity the audience.
trumpetman2525 1 year ago
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@trumpetman2525 The tune is there the whole time. In a small group you would only hear more of what he does at the beginning with the piano solo. His extensions, rhythmic syncopations, and chordal substitutions are beautiful. Very nice way of adapting a very common tune to a modern interpretation.
MenascoNick1 1 year ago
@trumpetman2525 thats exactly what i was gonna say. if moody didnt have that solo, this would have been a huge dissapointment. now its just a dissapointment
ejp5485 1 year ago
Which Bill Holman album has this song?
LouSassle28 1 year ago
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justicetrombone 1 year ago
Toooo much damn piano at the beginning.
dallasssssssssssssss 1 year ago
@dallasssssssssssssss Y:ou are WRONG, and need an basic eartraining class.
OttoLink10 1 year ago
snape on tenor sax
solostrad 1 year ago
@solostrad i think youre talking about the alto lol
DavoBowRowe 1 year ago
This chart was a little disappointing, I thought.
atpal 1 year ago 7
@atpal Whgere have you been listening to big bands?????
hommefriday 1 year ago
@hommefriday He didn't say that he didn't like the band - he doesn't like the -chart-.
The band sounds amazing and makes a VERY difficult chart sound easy, but that doesn't change the fact that it's not a particularly good chart in the first place. The head is basically unrecognizable and the opening 200+ bar unison thing he wrote gets downright -boring- after awhile.
As I said in a prior comment, I think this is a chart he just wasn't really interested in doing in the first place.
trptmbalmer 5 months ago
@atpal I think you think wrong.
ylhorimoto 5 months ago
@atpal I agree. The chart really isn't even Just Friends, it's basically an extended solo written for the band as a unit. Unless you happen to recognize the changes as Just Friends, you won't even catch the brief mention of the head he throws in at the beginning.
Bill Holman's writing is usually much, MUCH better than this. I'm guessing this is a chart he wasn't really interested in doing.
trptmbalmer 5 months ago
@atpal Do you have an ear!? The harmonies on this charts are great. And if you think it sounds easy it's because the band plays it extremely well....As a musician I can relate to the fact that when you are in a group that can read well and collectively are playing their asses off, a difficult chart played well will sound easy.....if you play an instrument pick up your horn, better yet try to play this piece in your bigband.....
Mr2fiveone 3 months ago
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Philippzarfl 1 year ago
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Philippzarfl 1 year ago
Great band, shitty arrangement
wohodude100 2 years ago
@wohodude100 You evidently don't know anything about music, so shoiuldn't say anything about music.
OttoLink10 1 year ago
I have no idea if Bill intended this, but I interpret the unison sections as being a written improvised solo for big band, building like an improvised solo would. If you listen to it like that, it might help your enjoyment and understanding of the chart.
plugmalion 2 years ago
That is very hip big band chart
Not too many big bands can play it correctly-- it is a challenge
rockin3b 2 years ago
まさかビルホルマンのジャストフレンズを動画で見れる日がくるとは。
Ｉ ｌｏｖｅ Ｂｉｌｌ Ｈｏｌｍａｎｓ Ａｒｒａｎｇｅｍｅｎｔ！
Ｔｈａｎｋ Ｙｏｕ ｆｏｒ Ｕｐｌｏａｄ
mitsuma 2 years ago
SO BORING! I'm okay with unison lines but this is absurd. What's the point of having a big band if you do stuff like this? Of course, Moody tears it up, much respect for him. The band, though extremely talented, is lifeless!
pawlied 2 years ago
jeff hamilton - master of brushes!
Andreeeiiii 2 years ago
kind of crappy arrangement.
thel0ne0ne 2 years ago
im sorry, but this arrangement is amazing
BigBoyDarrell 2 years ago 14
@BigBoyDarrell I don't forgive you
JoshJamesification 1 year ago
@JoshJamesification Haha, we're all entitled to our own opinions man lol. Understandable
BigBoyDarrell 1 year ago
Piano player is a bit of a douche though...
jpetchm 2 years ago
Oh, they're awesome, no doubt.
globalistbrat 2 years ago
GREAT BAND !
Laanen 2 years ago
Verdammt geiles Arrangement, aber sauschwer, da als Bläser locker zu bleiben. Aber die WDR Big Band nagelt es natürlich. :-)
VIPStephan 2 years ago