Ow! - Dizzy Gillespie/James Moody/Gene Harris/Ray Brown/Grady Tate

Jazzfestival Bern, Switzerland 1985, Dizzy Gillespie (tp), James Moody (ts), Gene Harris (p), Ray Brown (b), Grady Tate (d)
Ow!
first 20 seconds look and sound weird, sorry

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• dizzy
• gillespie
• james
• moody
• gene
• harris
• ray
• brown
• grady
• tate
• jazzfestival
• bern
• 1985

[lininho]

RIP James Moody. After picking up the clarinet, Moody was the first sax player who inspired me to pick up the sax as well. His music will live on forever. His solo on this video says more than any words about the way he was able to play and move people! We love and miss you, Moody!

[lininho]

Please, let's keep it clean on here! Some people may have heard Dizzy on a lot of records, but are surprised by his cheeks. No need for insults. But the same goes for people that actually are surprised - don't "attack" Dizzy for his look on this video, he is a MASTER! He is THE MASTER actually. So no more "poor musicianship" comments and such absolutely unfounded comments. Read up on Dizzy before you comment, if you don't already know that he is probably the most important figure in jazz!

[acmaras]

How can anyone say Dizzy or any of the artists on this video were bad? These were some of the greatest people who ever made music! What a blessing it is for us to have such greats to look up to and to enjoy. It's a sad commentary on people today when Dizzy's cheeks are noticed more than the fact that he taught himself to play. I feel truly blessed to be able to enjoy what Dizzy Gillespie produced!

[AnaphylacticShark]

It's kinda hilarious that anyone is saying Dizzy was a bad musician. Sure, his cheeks are messed up, but really all that does is make me afraid that they're going to explode and he won't finish playing the song because he's an awesome musician

[jpbrolove]

@paladin1352  once again ignorance thrives

[ryanlord24]

i just wanna take a needle and pop em

[MrPlatonist]

you know the audience understand music when the applauds come in a rhythmical pattern XD

[selpingos]

Did someone say Dizzy had poor musicianship? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!! thats hillarious

[rodcrippler]

btw, check Dizzy's virtuoso protegé Arturo Sandoval, in action:

youtube.com/watch?v=5bb2SzKcBF­I&feature=colike

youtube.com/watch?v=nRVApqGVp1­M&feature=colike

youtube.com/watch?v=HYzL-0C4ii­Y&feature=colike

[furtherdefinitions]

Dizzy, Ray and James, three of the greatest musicians ever and whom I had the privilege to know and be friends with.

[ChrisFishmanMusic]

Gene Harris- One of the best pianists who has ever lived.

[73lifeswork]

Remember that those cheeks are like his trumpet. They made him who he was. They made him stand out in a crowd of very talented trumpet players in that era.