Thank God for the Europeans. They were the ones that documented this and many other jazz performances and allowed the expatriate musicians to survive when they couldn't get work in the U.S.
I remember burning up the Newport album on my dads turn Garrard table. Then one day I got brave and brought the album into my high school big band class where the teacher was a confirmed and amazingly staunch Basie devotee. At the end of the class I put the album on and those with ears and a heart beat were groovin' for all they had. I love Gonzalves, and I miss the diversity that Duke brought to the scene.
There are so many things to worship in this vid: pauls humility; dukes excited exhortations; cats piercing wails at end; the pounding clock of the drummers beat; the rhythmic muscularity of the bass line; the band digging pauls (crazy) solo; duke checking out his fingernails; the nuanced signature duke horns (live!!). But what I love most is at 6:13 satan himself seems to be digging the beat. Yeah, crazy, man.
This is a 1958 recording in Netherlands after their stunning performance in 1956 Newport Jazz Fest which Duke considered his second birth.......great and historic document
Another uplifiting perfomance by Duke's Orch! High level night after night! ..@ still play w energy to spare! Paul Gonsalves!! What a swinging,creative cat he was! Pushing the boundries of swing with sheer joy!! Beyond Catagory!
What a great video. Grinning from one ear to the other. Thanks a million for posting it!!! After seeing it I can't get why the big bands have gone so much out of favour of the public audience.
My favourite saxophone aolo of all-time; had this full concert on dvd 13 years ago, and when I discovered this solo, I played it over & over...til the wife left & I kept playing it after she was gone & I keep playing it today....lol true story, kinda haha have a good day
What a performance! Info about this video: Concert at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Netherlands. William "Cat" Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, t; Quentin "Butter" Jackson, Britt Woodman, tb; John Sanders, vtb; Johnny Hodges, as; Russell Procope, as, cl; Jimmy Hamilton, ts, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d.
even more brilliant than gonzalvez ability to churn out one cool note after another is duke's ability to highlight the strengths of his soloists...amazing clip
That is SO effin' funny, at the climax when Cat is screaming his brains out, when they cut away to the absolutely STONE FACED dude in the audience. He looks almost insulted, certainly not comfortable. This has to be a European audience. All that said, what an amazing clip. Sound is even better than the Ellington at Newport performance.
only thing missing here is the lady who danced herself to death at that famous newport concert. at that famous concert, she really got the crowd going. i think back to that concert and was really happy for the duke. before that concert he was in a dry spell.
Thank God for the Europeans. They were the ones that documented this and many other jazz performances and allowed the expatriate musicians to survive when they couldn't get work in the U.S.
I remember burning up the Newport album on my dads turn Garrard table. Then one day I got brave and brought the album into my high school big band class where the teacher was a confirmed and amazingly staunch Basie devotee. At the end of the class I put the album on and those with ears and a heart beat were groovin' for all they had. I love Gonzalves, and I miss the diversity that Duke brought to the scene.
I've watched this over 300 times at least; I hope I live long enough to hear it another 300 times....Wow !!! I Love This So Much
There are so many things to worship in this vid: pauls humility; dukes excited exhortations; cats piercing wails at end; the pounding clock of the drummers beat;
the rhythmic muscularity of the bass line; the band digging pauls (crazy) solo; duke checking out his fingernails; the nuanced signature duke horns (live!!). But what I love most is at 6:13 satan himself seems to be digging the beat. Yeah, crazy, man.
Cat's got some damn good screamin chops on him. You didn't hear many trumpets play that high in the 50's...
This is a 1958 recording in Netherlands after their stunning performance in 1956 Newport Jazz Fest which Duke considered his second birth.......great and historic document
Thank god for DUKE'S BAND it is wonderful to see how
the audience are in trance for this music but TODAY,
I DONT KNOW PEOPLE NOW ARE TOO SAD.
Yeah dude, Paul was so modest, lol. I love it!
Another uplifiting perfomance by Duke's Orch!
High level night after night! ..@ still play w energy to spare! Paul Gonsalves!! What a swinging,creative cat he was! Pushing the boundries of swing with sheer joy!! Beyond Catagory!
What a great video. Grinning from one ear to the other. Thanks a million for posting it!!! After seeing it I can't get why the big bands have gone so much out of favour of the public audience.
My favourite saxophone aolo of all-time; had this full concert on dvd 13 years ago, and when I discovered this solo, I played it over & over...til the wife left & I kept playing it after she was gone & I keep playing it today....lol true story, kinda haha have a good day
Wow! love these extended jams, Duke ,you the man!
What a performance!
Info about this video:
Concert at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Netherlands.
William "Cat" Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, t; Quentin "Butter" Jackson, Britt Woodman, tb; John Sanders, vtb; Johnny Hodges, as; Russell Procope, as, cl; Jimmy Hamilton, ts, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d.
Go Paul go!!!
even more brilliant than gonzalvez ability to churn out one cool note after another is duke's ability to highlight the strengths of his soloists...amazing clip
That is SO effin' funny, at the climax when Cat is screaming his brains out, when they cut away to the absolutely STONE FACED dude in the audience. He looks almost insulted, certainly not comfortable. This has to be a European audience. All that said, what an amazing clip. Sound is even better than the Ellington at Newport performance.
This song rocks my socks!
duke had the most unique group of instrumentalists in jazz history...
also, the camera turns on the the most random people!
nicely said MarcelProust 666. yes this is the ultimate!
@HGMusicProductions yeah maynard has crazy chops. gives me a reason to practice haha
Wow!
When and where is this?
@InevitableItWas Agreed. The cut to the indifferent audience is painful.
Trombones are epic at the end at 8:58
paul's humiliation?
only thing missing here is the lady who danced herself to death at that famous newport concert. at that famous concert, she really got the crowd going. i think back to that concert and was really happy for the duke. before that concert he was in a dry spell.
WOW! o_o
man!
at 7:30 Duke checks his fingernails!!!!!!!!
Goodness gracious what’s with the stone face crowd?
ha! i meant his smirking but gentle bow! and WTF happened to all my possessive marks in my post??? i have a rep to uphold.
go cavs
@MarcelProust666 Lmfaob, Satan himself. Hahaha!