me! a video of Scatman popped up in my feed in FB of them live overseas and they were jammin! I was hooked immediately and went down the rabbit hole. I absolutely love watching him play. What a master indeed. I love that it is 30 damn years later and I am finding this!!
Before today I only knew him from his songs and videos for "Scatman" and "Scatman's World." After diving deeper into his history and musical work it's been a profound experience to find out how much more there was to this man beyond the pop persona I saw when I was a kid. This man is a diamond.
As Scatman used to say "Things you call dead, haven't yet had the chance to be born." There's so much that people don't know about Scatman John. And they are still discovering that them to this very day.
I remember thinking for years this guy was just some novelty act from "Scatman" only to find out my grandfather had actually heard this guy perform in a jazz bar/club in LA back in the mid-70's. Amazing that it wasn't until he stepped back from the piano that he became world famous.
@@jacobpullen6949 Yeah, I think when Eurodance declined in the early 2000s he would have been able to resume his jazz career while also being able to trot out his Scatman John persona when occasion called for it. But of course, cancer prevented that.
21:10 imagine sitting in the audience, perhaps smiling about that rap and the story behind it, not knowing that it would become such a big hit a few months later
Amazing. Scatman. He put out one of (if not the) most uplifting albums of all time, at least since I've been a fan of pop music going back to 1963. Then he was gone!
España tampoco te ha olvidado. Quien iba a pensar que esas clases motivacionales a los chavales con ese "rap biográfico" mezclado con scat que te arrancas en el 21:14 se convertiría tiempo después en una de las canciones más internacionales del planeta, escuchada a lo largo y ancho del globo, y por desgracia colgándote una sotana que no era realmente tu esencia: Eras MUCHO más que un tipo con suerte que tuvo un hitaco internacional Dance... eras un musico de blues y jazz TRE-MEN-DO, y ojalá con el paso del tiempo ocupes el lugar que mereces en la historia de la música, tanto por tu contribución a la paz mundial y el bienestar infantil, como por tus talentosas manos y cuerdas vocales. Allá donde estés, GRACIAS 🖤
Huh well you are trying that with your bombs, war and thousands of dead russians along the road side. Why bring that into this beautiful performance though? @Dreamisover
What a finding!! I found it suddenly after searching about some other artists on Wikipedia, and i didn't know he was a pianist! My God, that's awesome! What a show!
Guerrero!! En mi infancia escuche scatman worlds pero nunca me imagine el gran mensaje de esta canción y de la otra, Espero en Dios su música haya ayudado a mucha gente a entender que por más difícil que sea la situación que te aquejan, hay alguien que siempre estará de tu lado, Dios !! Y estoy seguro que larkin lo sabía!! Por eso triunfo!! 4:534:554:56
During this time John probably liked to keep his concentration to the music so the audience was acting respectful compared to when he sung a song like scatman live
Who listening to this masterpiece in 2024? Love u scatman, I send a skip-ba-dop-du-bi-ba-dop to the heaven!
me! a video of Scatman popped up in my feed in FB of them live overseas and they were jammin! I was hooked immediately and went down the rabbit hole. I absolutely love watching him play. What a master indeed. I love that it is 30 damn years later and I am finding this!!
Before today I only knew him from his songs and videos for "Scatman" and "Scatman's World." After diving deeper into his history and musical work it's been a profound experience to find out how much more there was to this man beyond the pop persona I saw when I was a kid. This man is a diamond.
Larkin!
As Scatman used to say "Things you call dead, haven't yet had the chance to be born."
There's so much that people don't know about Scatman John. And they are still discovering that them to this very day.
I feel the same today... Amazing guy!
Ooooooh WOW! I'm the next one in the row who had no idea what a brilliant jazzman he was. What an eye-opener. Fantastic!
in 2025 i found out this! OMG like WHAT :D
I really miss you bud, you were awesome ! (Proud to be the Producer of your album back in 1983 !)
Damn dude. I've only just today learned he was a tremendously accomplished musician. And I have a whole ass music degree...rest in power, Scat Master.
Music degree does not make Music. You make music!
I remember thinking for years this guy was just some novelty act from "Scatman" only to find out my grandfather had actually heard this guy perform in a jazz bar/club in LA back in the mid-70's. Amazing that it wasn't until he stepped back from the piano that he became world famous.
It’s such a shame too. Even after he got big, he still toured with a combo and put as much jazz into his performances when possible.
@@jacobpullen6949 Yeah, I think when Eurodance declined in the early 2000s he would have been able to resume his jazz career while also being able to trot out his Scatman John persona when occasion called for it. But of course, cancer prevented that.
21:10 imagine sitting in the audience, perhaps smiling about that rap and the story behind it, not knowing that it would become such a big hit a few months later
The bass has a electric bass like tone. Astonishing, perfect timbre, incredible sustain. Mildly mellowed. I love the staccatos.
I defo see what you mean it really does have almost like a Jaco kinda nasally jazz bass sound to it but more low end because double bass 😅
Man - i just found out that John was more than - skibidy dance pop in a hat.....HOLY CHRIST this act is amazing!
I will never forget when John said to me: Sometimes the most precious things are those we do not see.
See you in Scatland, John! You're always in my heart!
this is the most amazing thing I've seen in more than a decade on the internet
Not a day goes by that I don't miss you, John. I'll never stop loving you
I literally might not be alive right now if it weren't for your music
Did you date?
RIP Scatman John 🙏
Same man, scatman is what keeps me breathing
Same
Amazing. Scatman. He put out one of (if not the) most uplifting albums of all time, at least since I've been a fan of pop music going back to 1963. Then he was gone!
what are some other good uplifting albums? been riding that scatman's world high for long and looking to expand
0:04:40 "All Blues"
0:14:15 "Joy of Spring"
0:21:05 "The Misfit"
0:23:55 "My Funny Valentine"
0:29:10 "Honeysuckle Rose"
0:37:15 "Four"
0:44:30 "Ain't Misbehavin'"
0:50:40 "Lady Bird"
0:57:55 "Well, You Needn't" with scat improvisation
1:05:00 "'S Wonderful"
Improvisation of Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) is actually a song called "The Misfit" that John performed for his EP called John Larkin.
It's The Misfits not Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
Why was he improv his song? I didn’t get it
@@novustalks7525 he didn't improvise. He just performed his jazz song "The Misfit" that was used as a base for "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)".
España tampoco te ha olvidado. Quien iba a pensar que esas clases motivacionales a los chavales con ese "rap biográfico" mezclado con scat que te arrancas en el 21:14 se convertiría tiempo después en una de las canciones más internacionales del planeta, escuchada a lo largo y ancho del globo, y por desgracia colgándote una sotana que no era realmente tu esencia: Eras MUCHO más que un tipo con suerte que tuvo un hitaco internacional Dance... eras un musico de blues y jazz TRE-MEN-DO, y ojalá con el paso del tiempo ocupes el lugar que mereces en la historia de la música, tanto por tu contribución a la paz mundial y el bienestar infantil, como por tus talentosas manos y cuerdas vocales.
Allá donde estés, GRACIAS 🖤
You are the greatest musician out of this world , RIP I hope see you on another life , scat man forever in my heart
- Russia remembers you, John
Gostaria que você estivesse ainda entre nós..
Всегда помним
главное не забудь что крым будете возвращать
Huh well you are trying that with your bombs, war and thousands of dead russians along the road side. Why bring that into this beautiful performance though? @Dreamisover
I never knew this about the Scatman. What a womderful and inspiring discovery!
This was wonderful to see, this is a true rarity among his career
71 minutes of pure jazz music. So damn catchy!
RIP John "Scatman" Larkin 😢😢😢😢😢
The whole set was fantastic. Listened from beginning to end.
An absolute legend. Thank you SO MUCH for re-uploading this. John Larkin is a saint
Salutes from BRASIL !!!
Very good, that's amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Simply and purely Amazing!
What a finding!! I found it suddenly after searching about some other artists on Wikipedia, and i didn't know he was a pianist! My God, that's awesome! What a show!
This was about a month before he released his Eurodance single "Scatman".
Rest in peace in your Scatman's World, Mr. Scatman. Respect.
John scatman era una iminencia prodigiosa de la buena música, mil respetos para este gran artista, hasta el cielo
No sabía que Scatman era tan excelente pianista y cantante de Jazz.
Господи, это восхитительно! Thank you, John!
John's authenticity and infectious positive energy makes his remarkable talent all the more amazing.
歌で彼を知りましたがピアノも素晴らしいですね！
He's playing Erroll Garner at 46:26 - he was a super talented guy.
I love it❤️
59:38 - Scat Solo
A legend ❤️
Scatman John you are the most beautiful human being to have ever walked this earth. Rest in scat
Большое спасибо за это раритетище!
Thank you for this video❤
Here's a really good one - 44:10. He's matching Erroll Garner here at 46:26. He was a great musician and entertainer and died too young.
Golden 🙏❤️
Sheer genius all the way through.
обожаю и очень хочу в скэтландию
My heart
this is pure.
24:00 The Best of the best! Sorry, my Englisch is very bad.
Guerrero!! En mi infancia escuche scatman worlds pero nunca me imagine el gran mensaje de esta canción y de la otra, Espero en Dios su música haya ayudado a mucha gente a entender que por más difícil que sea la situación que te aquejan, hay alguien que siempre estará de tu lado, Dios !! Y estoy seguro que larkin lo sabía!! Por eso triunfo!! 4:53 4:55 4:56
I liked "Four". Well done all around. Such a stoic crowd though.
During this time John probably liked to keep his concentration to the music so the audience was acting respectful compared to when he sung a song like scatman live
15:20 sounds so sad
Salut Bruce!
14:18
4:51 Start!
the my funny valentine makes me feel only good luck ;)
МУЗЫКАНТ !!!!!!!!!
Blues artist first, scatman second.
Unregistered Hypercam 3!!
With all the respect.. This feels like Transport Tycoon music.
👍
16:24
So, Joe Gardner is the black version of John Larkin.
👍🫵🏻💥
Another rare performance: th-cam.com/video/BVldCAPbfq4/w-d-xo.html
Unregistered Hypercam 3
Such a social disgrace!
Is there anybody home?
Ass
What the fuck is wrong with you, Scatman John is the greatest Musician to ever grace this Earth, Put some Fuckin' Respect on his name... 🤦♂️💯