She is a genius besides being a gift of nature to humanity. The choice of notes and the approach is what makes you an artist. You can have a gift but to have the intellect and sensitivity towards music is what makes you a true artist. I love her❤
Chaka's voice is simply a GOD Creation and thats all there is to it! She is a master in vocalizing and face it, most singers just can't do it on her level and I don't care who they are, Chaka is in a class all by herself!
Never tired of this video can’t even count how many times I’ve watched it through out the years,this arrangement of this song just pulls me in and with Ms. Chaka singing it,mannnnnnnn it just gets me!❤️🙏🏼😇🎶🎶🎶
Such an awesome woman who went out of her way to introduce herself to me at the Museum in Hyde park (Chicago) on election day 1997. I will never forget her awesome beauty and genuine kindness.
I've heard this Gershwin/Heyward/Gershwin classic many many times...by many artists...great, ....good ....and ...not so... Miles, Sinatra, Whitney, Celine, "Sassy", Sublime, Fantasia, Kathleen Battle, Janis, Billy Stewart, Billy "Lady Day" Holiday, the divine Maria Callas, Herbie Mann's immortal rendition, Ella,...... This is one of my favorites.
Mr. Bowman... I couldn't agree with your sentiment any more! Just as Gershwin was a master, so my brother, is Chaka. From the time, back in the day, as Road manager for Rufus and Chaka, I have been in love with this vocal master and strong woman, Chaka. Just glad you got your act togerter and am finally happy sing'n anything she wants.
Hello! Thanks so much for this post. We have been looking for this to archive. It's always so cool to review those live performances...wow, that was so long ago. We all look so young!!! Those were some great times. Thanks , Leone & Kevin Chokan
CHRIST! WHITNEY, MARIA, CHRISTINA...., WHEN THEY ATTEMPT HALF THIS VOLOCITY IN VOCALS YOU SEE VAINS UP AND DOWN THERE NECKS! LIKE TONI BRAXTON SAID AT AN INTERVIEW...: " DAMMIT CHAKA , SHE GROWLS LIKE A LION AND NOT A SINGLE VAIN IN HER NECK SHOWING, SO POWERFUL!"
Shes definitely a first alto...and she is singing BLUES since BLUES is the mother of ALL American styles of music...so-called JAZZ is actually sofisticated BLUES WITH THE MINOR 6 AND MINOR 2 AS MAIN STAPLES.Chicago style Blues is CHAKAS style...25 Stars for my girl CHAKA KHAN from Chicago,ILL...HOME of CHICAGO BLUES!!!! HOLLA!!! ONE LOVE!!
@mctalks Kevin Chokan and I (Leone) was so thankful that Yoshi has filmed and posted this... Kevin is now Diana Ross' musical director and he also plays guitar touring with Jeffrey Osborne. Some of the other artist he plays with are Shilts (Down to the Bone), Everret Harp, Donny Osmond, etc.. when he's not working on the road he's in his studio writing his own music! Tony, Kevin says give him a call...catch up!
TYPICAL!!! Dont get mad homie!!! LOVE IT dont hate it!!! The TRUTH I mean!!! I wont unravel my pedigree any longer to you... ONE LOVE!!! And another 40 Stars for my Girl CHAKA KHAN!!!
@GROOVEYGAL There was no one called Leone in the band, but KEVIN CHOKAN....it was you on guitar, and Mark Stephens on keys and Melvin Davis on bass and Brannen Temple on drums and me, Tony Morris on sax and keys on that Jazz tour in '93. What a blast that was!
And you know what Doctors do?? THEY OPERATE!!! Just like my girl CHAKA KHAN...She a Doctor as well...listen to her OPERATE!!! 40 STARS for this operation!!! ONE LOVE!!!! DR.JUDAH!!! The Blues Doctor!!! HOLLA!!!
@ashlynlaguerre nope not whitney Just the greatest vocalist you'll ever known...Chaka is labeled a queen of her standard of music...Whitney has no such title...CHAKA'S vocal abilities are in human! The Queen of Funk. ..P.E.R.I.O.D.
Violin Lili Haydn, playin' Summertime with Chaka....1980-81, Chaka used Starlite Limo service, and Mistah Jimmy, here, in the early 1980's.....to the Greek, with her back-up girls, with Rufus. Chaka once pinched my butt (she thought I was so cute), pickin' her up at LAX. A decade later, she's rippin' up a stage with my niece, Lili. What goes around comes around....those apples, they could be musical notes.......(*c*)........don't eat 'em.....
Obviously I am not a musician. Anybody who capitalises every other word and uses exclamation points only by the dozen can easily draw that conclusion from the two sentences I wrote. Blues has a set of characteristics. Some of these (reliance on pentatonic improvisation) jazz retains, some (the use of simple I-IV-V changes and the I7 as the tonic) it doesn't. And I have no idea what you mean by minor 2 and 6, those occur only in locrian and phrygian, both of which are far from "main staple"
A whole lotta people covered this tune...Billie Holiday, Janice Joplin and so many more...This is just...good...not great...Her band is good. Gibbons on Bass??? Her band is darn good. In fact, I changed my mind...this is a great version...not for her.NOt this session...js'n
judy Girl If it"s just good, why the hell are commenting? Go elsewhere and listen, people kill me with the bullshit. I have heard so many covers of this song and people have their own personal taste, but vocally, there is no one and I mean no one who tops this...so you can gtfoh ...wtbs!
@GROOVEYGAL There was no one called Leone in the band, but KEVIN CHOKAN....it was you on guitar, and Mark Stephens on keys and Melvin Davis on bass and Brannen Temple on drums and me, Tony Morris on sax and keys on that Jazz tour in '93. What a blast that was!
![Chaka Khan - 'Summertime' [HD] | North Sea Jazz (1993)](/img/n.gif)
She is a genius besides being a gift of nature to humanity. The choice of notes and the approach is what makes you an artist. You can have a gift but to have the intellect and sensitivity towards music is what makes you a true artist. I love her❤
Chaka's voice is simply a GOD Creation and thats all there is to it! She is a master in vocalizing and face it, most singers just can't do it on her level and I don't care who they are, Chaka is in a class all by herself!
The very best vocalist there is
@@aliciabennett855
Indeed!
She's the goat. I love her to life.
Even the violinist is in awe lol Chaka giving everyone chills
from the deepest lows to the ultra high!!!
A vocal genius at work lord have mercy on us all!
Never tired of this video can’t even count how many times I’ve watched it through out the years,this arrangement of this song just pulls me in and with Ms. Chaka singing it,mannnnnnnn it just gets me!❤️🙏🏼😇🎶🎶🎶
Her voice is a velvety flame
Such an awesome woman who went out of her way to introduce herself to me at the Museum in Hyde park (Chicago) on election day 1997. I will never forget her awesome beauty and genuine kindness.
Chaka Khan...una tremenda vocalista,desde Venezuela
When I think of real great singers Chaka khan and Anita baker are just the best.
Two of the very best
Factsssss
She has to have more than one set of lungs like OMG 😱 sang Chaka this is beautiful
She's incredible!
She's uniquely fabulous.
Great Great Performance ❤
Great performance you can feel her in your soul,and omg omg omg I fucking love her hair so beautiful and she's gorgeous.
Jesus! I'm blown away.
Every fucking Note she hit she aced it, jesus have mercy.
Love this performance! Ingenious performers right here. One of my favorite musical standards from Porgy and Bess.
I've heard this Gershwin/Heyward/Gershwin classic many many times...by many artists...great, ....good ....and ...not so... Miles, Sinatra, Whitney, Celine, "Sassy", Sublime, Fantasia, Kathleen Battle, Janis, Billy Stewart, Billy "Lady Day" Holiday, the divine Maria Callas, Herbie Mann's immortal rendition, Ella,...... This is one of my favorites.
Mr. Bowman... I couldn't agree with your sentiment any more! Just as Gershwin was a master, so my brother, is Chaka. From the time, back in the day, as Road manager for Rufus and Chaka, I have been in love with this vocal master and strong woman, Chaka. Just glad you got your act togerter and am finally happy sing'n anything she wants.
This is rightous...like smoke out of a chillum pipe...RIGHTOUS!!!! ALL HAIL THE BLUES!!! ONE LOVE PADDY O'MALLEY!!!
Wow! Mr. Gershwin must be saying "Exactly what I had in mind!" Thanks so much for posting!
My girl! . . . It's been years since I performed this song on stage, and this is my favorite style!
This is so awesome!! Love, Love, Love it!
Pure godly greatness.. c.k that simple
Sang honey chile . . .SANG!
Oooo weeee!
There are no words
Hello!
Thanks so much for this post. We have been looking for this to archive. It's always so cool to review those live performances...wow, that was so long ago. We all look so young!!! Those were some great times.
Thanks ,
Leone & Kevin Chokan
I fucking love. Chaka khan the band simply mesmerizing
CHRIST! WHITNEY, MARIA, CHRISTINA...., WHEN THEY ATTEMPT HALF THIS VOLOCITY IN VOCALS YOU SEE VAINS UP AND DOWN THERE NECKS! LIKE TONI BRAXTON SAID AT AN INTERVIEW...: " DAMMIT CHAKA , SHE GROWLS LIKE A LION AND NOT A SINGLE VAIN IN HER NECK SHOWING, SO POWERFUL!"
Lou x when or what interview was that
Shes definitely a first alto...and she is singing BLUES since BLUES is the mother of ALL American styles of music...so-called JAZZ is actually sofisticated BLUES WITH THE MINOR 6 AND MINOR 2 AS MAIN STAPLES.Chicago style Blues is CHAKAS style...25 Stars for my girl CHAKA KHAN from Chicago,ILL...HOME of CHICAGO BLUES!!!! HOLLA!!! ONE LOVE!!
Chills.
Sing that song!
@mctalks Kevin Chokan and I (Leone) was so thankful that Yoshi has filmed and posted this... Kevin is now Diana Ross' musical director and he also plays guitar touring with Jeffrey Osborne. Some of the other artist he plays with are Shilts (Down to the Bone), Everret Harp, Donny Osmond, etc.. when he's not working on the road he's in his studio writing his own music!
Tony, Kevin says give him a call...catch up!
TYPICAL!!! Dont get mad homie!!! LOVE IT dont hate it!!! The TRUTH I mean!!! I wont unravel my pedigree any longer to you... ONE LOVE!!! And another 40 Stars for my Girl CHAKA KHAN!!!
Sing chaka
@GROOVEYGAL There was no one called Leone in the band, but KEVIN CHOKAN....it was you on guitar, and Mark Stephens on keys and Melvin Davis on bass and Brannen Temple on drums and me, Tony Morris on sax and keys on that Jazz tour in '93. What a blast that was!
it comes from the album Joe Henderson, The Gershwins Porgy & Bess
Love that last note on the violin.
And you know what Doctors do?? THEY OPERATE!!! Just like my girl CHAKA KHAN...She a Doctor as well...listen to her OPERATE!!! 40 STARS for this operation!!! ONE LOVE!!!! DR.JUDAH!!! The Blues Doctor!!! HOLLA!!!
ahead always was a jazz singer
@ashlynlaguerre nope not whitney Just the greatest vocalist you'll ever known...Chaka is labeled a queen of her standard of music...Whitney has no such title...CHAKA'S vocal abilities are in human! The Queen of Funk. ..P.E.R.I.O.D.
Violin Lili Haydn, playin' Summertime with Chaka....1980-81, Chaka used Starlite Limo service, and Mistah Jimmy, here, in the early 1980's.....to the Greek, with her back-up girls, with Rufus. Chaka once pinched my butt (she thought I was so cute), pickin' her up at LAX. A decade later, she's rippin' up a stage with my niece, Lili. What goes around comes around....those apples, they could be musical notes.......(*c*)........don't eat 'em.....
i have the album which this comes from!! it is incredible!!
Sing, Singer
Shaka khan & Farrakhan
Do You Have All The Other Songs That CHAKA Sang At this Concert
Can any post the first part of this video? It was an intro and violin solo/piano solo between Mark Stephens and Lili Haydn!
PLEASE tell me what album it is!
Obviously I am not a musician. Anybody who capitalises every other word and uses exclamation points only by the dozen can easily draw that conclusion from the two sentences I wrote.
Blues has a set of characteristics. Some of these (reliance on pentatonic improvisation) jazz retains, some (the use of simple I-IV-V changes and the I7 as the tonic) it doesn't.
And I have no idea what you mean by minor 2 and 6, those occur only in locrian and phrygian, both of which are far from "main staple"
Sure she is. :-|
Please ignore my earlier attempt at taking you seriously. Have a nice day.
Billy Stewart version no.1...Chaka Khan and this version no 2...phenomenal jazz rendition!!!
@BrianEdwards713 What album is that if i may ask?
That's a weird way of describing jazz. But if it makes you happy ...
She looks so much like Nicki Minaj,or Nicki Minaj looks like her.she could be her mother.
She is a contralto
Chaka Kahn can sing at any levels of voice lower, middle and high register. She can sing full soprano anytime she deems.
The greatest female voice of all times
A whole lotta people covered this tune...Billie Holiday, Janice Joplin and so many more...This is just...good...not great...Her band is good. Gibbons on Bass??? Her band is darn good. In fact, I changed my mind...this is a great version...not for her.NOt this session...js'n
judy Girl
If it"s just good, why the hell are commenting? Go elsewhere and listen, people kill me with the bullshit. I have heard so many covers of this song and people have their own personal taste, but vocally, there is no one and I mean no one who tops this...so you can gtfoh ...wtbs!
Sorry. This was a little disappointing. I listen to her every single night....so....I commented because I like her...Now?!?
RONALD!
I see you around because we like the same music...you dope! Damn!
judy Girl
its okay but regina belle does it way better
You wish
@@ronaldw548 well we all have different tastes
@GROOVEYGAL There was no one called Leone in the band, but KEVIN CHOKAN....it was you on guitar, and Mark Stephens on keys and Melvin Davis on bass and Brannen Temple on drums and me, Tony Morris on sax and keys on that Jazz tour in '93. What a blast that was!