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- There doesn't seem to be much on video of Wah Wah Watson from the 1970's on YT .. So here he is with Herbie Hancock keyboards; Bennie Maupin - flute and reeds; Paul Jackson - bass; James Levi -drums .. TV program Denmark
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Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson is my uncle! Just celebrated his passing last week!! This video is so awesome and thanks for posting!!! Just seeing him with that Gibson L5 which was given to him by Ray Parker Jr. He played on a lot of hit records to include Let’s Get It On, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Car Wash, I Will Survive, Maxwell’s first cd and so many other records!! Miss you Unc but I hear you almost everyday still on the radio!!!! RIP!!!!!!!!
And quite a cool little Conga player you got there.
@@stevemartin4249 Thanks Steve!!
@@djcoolcliff Let us know when he goes pro!
Cheers from Japan!
@@stevemartin4249 Will do! Lol!!
@@djcoolcliff 😄
Science fact: listening to this jam instantly makes you at least 30% cooler.
I have to disagree. As a white guy who absolutely, under any circumstances, no matter the penalty or prize, can not dance - listening to that, and watching physical effect it had on the musicians, made me, for at least a moment, 100% cooler.
if you think you need anything to make you cool or look cool than you will always be lame bro... quit being a typical brainless mainstream media fed sheeple and be original... all of you zombies americans are just clones of each other and that's why you can be categorized... you will never have an intellect nor the ability to ever have any original thought
@@scottonnob I 100% second you. I have never feel so cool as I feel now listening these cats.
Ə7 point thought it was juz me
Studies have shown🤣
Whoever put an ad in the middle of this masterpiece is going to hell!!!
So f..g annoying.
Wah Wah Watson is the best name ever for a guitar player
Beats Joe Strummer anyway.
@@zorbanongreco 'Fingers Malone'? 😎
@@maxwellsilver3115
Yes but..Who's he ?
Is he as good as
Twangy McTwang ?
Totes 😎
@@zorbanongreco 🤣
When jazz and funk get perfectly blend together... this monster is the result 😎
Certainly with help of disco, rock-n-roll and certainly fusion.
@@ondaride777 Disco means Dance Music,you can dance to anything
@@marcustrice3876 So if I played some Jazz, some Blues, some Rock, or some Country, you’d say “that’s Disco music”?
@@m.vonhollen6673 I love disco, but you got a point… 🤷♂️
From another dimension, just look at Herbie channelling…
Ever mean to click on a video for a second, and next thing you know you’ve watched it 2-3 times?
THIS.
An Ad in the middle of a funky groove like this should be a criminal offense
There isn’t a single musician on this video that isn’t in a class by themselves. Amazing.
One of the best things about attending concerts during the '70's and '80's was how much the musicians enjoyed experimenting with different sounds on standards and hit recordings. Rarely did they perform a song exactly as it was presented on the album. Concerts were for pushing the envelope and branching out to new horizons.
lucky I caught the tail end of that era. By the mid 90s shows were much more scripted imo.
@@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL When digital recording and sequencing started to happen in the late 80’s, that gave musicians options for robot accompaniment.
You could make music sound more perfect at the expense of its honesty.
Soul-killing!
@@m.vonhollen6673 yeah that’s very true
In other words, they were just like the bands that I go out to see today.
did u attend one?
When your name is Wah Wah Watson, you already know your are a fantastic guitar player
This is criminally funky. Insanely tight groove. Very nice.
Damn right mate
Originally ❤
There's nothing this cool today.
@SmithMrCorona it's my opinion. You can have yours, too.
🧿💙MASTERPIECE !!!
ATOMICA JAZZ BOMB 💣🔥🎼🎵🎺🎻🎹🥁🎷
ALL THIS BEAUTIFULS MUSICIANS HAVE A LIGHT FROM THE OLIMPIO GODS !!!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🧿
🎵😎
Many have no idea that this man is playing on the song" Cloud 9" by the Motown Temptations & that changed the sound of soul in the late 60's and early 70's. I played on the stage with him myself( as my mom and dad watched)along with the soon to be Drummer and song writer for the Jimmy Caster Bunch(Elwood Henderson). And on our break at a local club in his and our hometown of Richmond VA. He was with Motown and told us about 5 young cats from Gary Indiana he had done sessions with. Exactly 2 weeks later the Jackson 5's 1st hit came over the local Radio airwaves,
"I WANT YOU BACK". And the rest was history.The bassist also with him went on to play with Bobby Taylor and the Van Cougars and then with Donny Hathaway his name was( bassie )Irvin Saunders and can be seen on the flip Wilson 70's show with Donnie Hathaway.Elwood and myself were kids of 16 years old at the time. The year was 1969.
Awesome... Thank for sharing that story.
Yes when Motown hired Norman Whitfield to produce for them, Me!vin & Ray Parker were his go to guitar players.
Mr Whitfield used Melvin on many many sessions that he produced. He was an amazing and funky guitarist.
legend.
Niiiiice brother. Great story.
That riff @03:00
Beautiful story! I Grew up in Motown with the kids of Motown legends. I love every part of that musical experience. I played the drums and was the funky white boy!! Great times
Back for another dose, thanks again!
It really doesn't get any better than this.
It really doesn´t.
As my friend says, "Herbie ... doesn't suck". 🎹
It does
Read the next post
ESPECIALLY from 11:45 to the end.........herbie actually levitates to another planet when the song ends!!!!
camera person did a great job in getting us as close as possible to allow us to feel each musician playing their part.
Finally! A cameraman who knows how to photograph musicians.
💯
Especially on old recordings like that, a lot of jams and concerts were filmed like shit, like focusing on the wrong musician and zooming on their face. This particular one with the tasteful special effects and cool camera angles is awesome
Those Danes clearly know how to appreciate great music - this was on TV! What brilliant programming plus a cameraman who really knew his stuff.
Not enuf bass and drums!
Thanks TH-cam algorithm for suggesting this gold, and cheers Bob for this amazing upload, absolutely banging!!!
Me too!!
Yeah. .. they finally got it right.
You couldn’t be more diametrically opposed……algorithmic suggestion and human players. Or could you ? Musicians don’t always know the math they’re playing, yet they play it truthfully !!!
If you were one that read the back of album covers, you know Wah Wah worked plenty. In the ‘70s he was everywhere. As a guitarist myself, I loved his playing. I was a Headhunters fan too. This makes me want to perform again. Let’s see, where is my dashiki?
Go for it!
Too bad Ray Parker Jr. is missing he was also on this cut.
Dust off that dashiki and play. Blessings to you.
In the closet, next to your Super suit.
Yeah Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson is my uncle and he had no shortage of work even thru all of the changes of music and the business!! Unc is my hero and he always told me work and develop your own sound! He said the people will call you for your sound! Unc truly had his sound down!!!!
Wah Wah Watson was a GOAT. I've been playing guitar 49 years. He's the Truth. I grew up with professional musicians. My Uncle Don Myrick (EWF, Phil Collins, MJ)...comes to mind seeing him in the Pharaohs, rehearsing in the living room turned into a Woodwind/Sax Rehearsal studio, infused with African Incense, African Art. It brings you to time everything was real, not sampled. Instant creativity. I will be picking up some of Wah Wah's funky phrases...
What an amazing environment thqt must have been to grow up in
Wow….these cats reminds us of true musicianship….playing from the soul and not the head…lol…lol
this is dumb as hwll
1976 was the pinnacle of cool music and culture. ✌
Every piece fits...and when you step back, listen to everyone as one-instrunent...the picture they paint is glorious!!
And jazzy at it is...it's still approchable; it never leaves the audience behind and baffled.
And nobody grandstands except the horn man. But they have too; its in their union rules.
Just Sublime
It is incredible it all fits. Each one pulling the fabric of time, then letting go. Like a spider hanging onto its web in a summer rain storm. Uniform and strong but so close to ripping.
@@Mark_J_on_guitar I absolutely love your description!
Magical.
Musicians from the 90’s and back just have a purity you can’t fake or artificially create. Especially 70’s era. They just knew their instruments and were in total sync with them. Thank the human innovation of today that allows us to see them though.
First of all, Paul Jackson is probably the most underrated bassist. Funky is an understatement. Benny Maupin, Wah Wah, are killers. Miss this era of music. Of course, Herbie is the Man!!!
I agree my brother,Paul Jackson was a beast🙏🏽
U forgot to mention solid James Levi..
"WoW" I have known about Herbie for the longest time but Wah-Wah Watson, I never heard of before!! Just like the late Eva Cassidy after she died in 1996, the music industry realized her work & 'worldwide' she became popular & she was selling cd's out of the trunk of her car when she was playing, she died at age 33!!
That shirt Paul Jackson is wearing is unstoppable alone
That camera work , back then was as ground breaking as the Band
To his nephew, I saw him with Herbie Hancock, Sheila E. ( before Prince). At Red Rocks.What was extraordinary was we got there early and they were setting up the stage. No musicians were out there except for him sitting on a folding chair playing, but it didn’t sound like any guitar sounds . No one was at the keyboard setup and it wasn’t until the show started that we realized it was him the whole time. By the way we are all musicians. One of the high points of my musical life 😢🎉❤
Incredible music, wow. What these guys have left for humanity
I listend for over four minutes and I'm pregnant now.
@@beckydoesit9331 stop NOW. pregenency is not GOOD
the piano & wah wah ad lib finale is incredible!
It's been downhill from there.....spectacular music back in the day......
Growing up in my Italian American house, I was taught there were 2 legends that we’d never get tired of. Wahwah Watson and King Curtis. Still to this day this music kick starts some movement in my otherwise soulless body! I love this stuff. Thank you for sharing
Joe D
Man...your parents had great ears,hearts and Souls...May God Bless them and You And Yours ✌️
That's a beautiful thing, man. ❤️🎶
@@cosmicman621 Thank You buddy. That was nice.
@@oRuTRa45 Thank You buddy.
King Curtis with Cornell Dupree on guitar is a thing of beauty.
The musical communication here is on another level.
Lots of fancy video setups (par for the day) and I love it. Thanks for posting.
From the Manchild album. My favorite Herbie Hancock album. Never gets old.
You don't see this anymore on tv. Programs where real musicians play live music.
Wow I listened to this because it has Herbie Hancock in it, but have to admit that around 8:30, the saxophone player stole the show and never gave it back.
The TH-cam algorithm was kind to me tonight and put this awesome video in my path. Awesome musicians-
Saw Herbie in Berlin Germany in early 2000's I could not believe the accoustics, or the funk which he produced. I thought I was inside a speaker cabinet during the whole show.
I'm a Metalhead for decades but I also love Funk.
This song is groovy as hell.🇦🇹👋
I love how steady that L5 is on his lap and how his hands so freely move up and down gliding like they are floating on the neck of the guitar. It feels and sound so balanced and graceful.
Abbbbsolutely
I never noticed that, but it is amazing to watch.
Should seen him live like I did with Herbie.
Think that's a super 400. Not an L5. Great sounding instrument regardless
And those magnets
dude straight cold on it with the golden camel necklace and the most beautiful vintage gibson jazz box ive ever seen
This is Insane good,,,what I call real funk,,70s style,,,,
The groove is so in the pocket! Incredible lineup of musicians assembled here. Thank you so much for sharing this treasure with the TH-cam community.
I’m amazed….the art of musicianship lives on.
Bassist keeping a groove
Drums tight in that pocket
Wah Wah doing Wah Wah things
Herbie is a genius
Sax putting the icing on the cake
PREEEACH!!!!
drums are almost always straight time, the bass is FUNKY big time.
Love that nitrocellulose hiding blues over tones and primitive transistors!
Now we know what they meant by dropping the gold standard! 😂😢😅
i love seeing stuff from this era with this much fidelity and care.
Obviously, the music is wildly great but I also just love the esthetic of 70's TV. The overlayed, bluescreen shots they use to feature 2 players at once, the way the sax reflects the studio lights and the camera just can't handle it so it produces that pink glow, muah! Chef's kiss!
Very trippy! 😊
This is why I love TH-cam 👊🏿
Didn't even know this video existed ... much thanks for this vivid eye candy. 40 years in Japan now, and the live VSOP version of this song has long been my go-to, expressway, road song for heading into the mountains West of Tokyo, or down to Sagami Bay for a bit of offshore fishing. Brings back good memories of college days and nights at UNC-W/Chapel-Hill ... Weather Report, RTF, the ECM sound, CTI-Kudu stuff. All good. Actually shook hands with Herbie after a gig at the old Blue NoteTokyo. He and Wayne Shorter are living gods at the top of my musical pantheon.
RIP to Wayne Shorter 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@zay_thegentleman288 Indeed. It made front page news in Japan, and was aired on NHK television when I first heard about it. He is a god of modern jazz, and one of my favorite thinkers.
Just a cookin' and a boilin' ! Can't not move to the groove! 😋
The jazzfunk masterclass from the tv right into your living room. That was even rare back then.
Anyway its always a pleasure to listen to musicians who can play this tight together. Its a expression
of what can ppl do together in a very positive way.
Ahhh!
When music was a whole vibe and energy by itself and the words/lyrics where sold separately! lol
Rock on brothers, rock on!
Beautifully put!
may the algorithm bless this gem. 💎
R.I.P to the great Mr. WATSON! And all the legendary men of the past that paved the way for a young black musician as my self to even get the opportunities I have now. ❤ Hope I can do the same.
That intro is sick!
These guys would be a dream to jam with.
This is next level after miles - I sure hope people talk about herbie later - his audience hasn't even been born yet.
Bob Juke uploading this is commendable
Wen I was little I loved the music I grew up with in the '70's. What I loved the most is how these awesome musicians were just cool down to earth people. It was all about love, good vibes, oneness. These musicians put out genius stuff but always were humble and brought so much good energy to the people. It wasn't about being a star, or getting rich. Love supreme was the mindset and we need to just keep that going cuz it brings out the best in us all. 👍💕💕💕🦋🦋🦋
exactly thanks for your words
Pure genius! IQ level is through the roof on this entire set!
this tune make me realize we all are in same world but within it we are in different world created by yourself.....
You know it , grew up in Torrance, “Straight Out of Compton!” B. 1963…….
Herbies a King and man a genious and the musicians with you on this kick ass they good
This video just made my dam day. That’s the good stuff.
Yeah this was a hell of a band and all this still sounds good i am listening to this in 2023 The sound man is great
Lots of people think im weird for the music I dig but its all good it brings peace to my soul something they'll never understand.
Nah, this is great music.
I appreciate your taste in music.
@@JustDatBoi thanks bro
I do understand you!
Anyone who thinks you're weird for liking this, they're the weird ones 😂
One of my first funk lps was Elementary by your uncle. I was 15. I'm now 52. This music is my life ❤
That timing shoulder is everything!
I meannnn the funk on display here is nuts, love herbie, one of the greats
Wah Wah used to come in to the flower shop I worked in on Sunset Blvd. back in the early '80s, he was a friend of the owner. I enjoyed his visits, always upbeat and smiling, RIP.
They need to bring back these camera effects and Herbie's shirt.
Not sure about the camera effects, but I'd say a definite maybe on the shirt 🙂
IT is a great video..real musicians... and feel Bob 👍
Jazzy, groovy, funky and i’m happy😎
Can’t believe this video is on here, what a find! I love Wah Wah, got introduced to him via the early Maxwell releases which his signature riffs are all over. Fantastic guitar player
Same here, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Yeah my uncle laced that record!! But you have to understand that not only Wah Wah was in the build but also Leon Ware! Leon wrote the whole I Want You record for Marvin Gaye and My uncle Wah Wah was on it too!!! That’s why you got the sound!!!!!! RIP to Leon Ware and Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson!!!
So much sonic texture here and self-awareness in regards to the impact of volume levels. Nothing is ever in your face, everyone is pulling together for one lush and groovy ride. Spectacular!
The year I was born! Had to come when this funky gold was dug!
The Man-Child record is one of my favorite albums of all time
Maupin's sax solo on Herbie's out-chord is so FIRE and SOULFUL!
and last Herbie's solo reminds me a "peaceful funk world" :D
yeah! 2022, he is doing the same thing! keep doing todays music! what a man!
Herbie Forever!
These cats are each in their own world but are playing as one 😎
It doesn't get any better than this natural from the soul
Such a solid and inspired video broadcast, too.
Bennie Maupin …adds another dimension to the headhunters…funk on!!!! 😊
Christmas 2023 San Francisco listening. To Awesome
👍👍Wow, at that time, the artist name, music, fashion & tv visual all freaking cool. 👍👍
Stage Manager: "Mr. Hancock. How many keyboard do you need tonight?"
Herbie Hancock: "Yes."
There is no one like this man and it's good to see Mr Hancock at a young age and the original Headhunters but man Mister wild wild Watson was one of a kind God bless him 🙏
His bass groove is nasty AF 🔥💃☝️
My ear’s really liked what they heard…but my eyes really loved what they seen!! Dig it!!!
So glad that such high quality recordings exist. I always love seeing the Northern European tv footage of musicians from this era, as it is usually of superior quality in all aspects. This one doesn't disappoint.
Thanks for saying that. All my favourite American rock and jazz is usually videos from European tv especially the BBC! Now under fire and under the cosh from privatisation!
Love it… saw them in Terre Haute, Indiana, fall of 1976 … we were wannabe musicians in HS. We stayed after and the band came back to tear down, etc. They talked… nicest, humblest guys… great memories.
The GREAT musician, composer, producer, engineer, etc…Herbie Hancock and the gang. A GREAT human being in general as well. Great respect to such an honorable and accomplished professional. Definitely one of the Greatest of time…🔥🔥🔥🔥💯😎👍🏾.
R.I.P to another great in this lineup, “Wah Wah Watson”. He played on so many hits. A spectacular talent. Keep on coming with it Herbie . Blessings…🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 for the memories.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE GROOVE PERIOD!!!
This is going on a play list
Love this jam, especially Wah Wah. I remember seeing Herbie open for Chick Corea at an outdoor fest in Tulsa back in the 80’s when he came out with the Rocket LP. Awesome jazz fusion!
Growing up as a kid I always wanted to be Herbie Hancock because he was so great at this.
I play Keyboards, bass and guitar.
This is a musical orgasm for me.
Best of the best, making music history.
Thanks for sharing this iconic performance.
Like Miles, Herbie assembled the best bands for his purposes, & experimented with sound at such an advanced level that new genres of music were created.
Funky Jazz at its best…a timeless piece of great music. More of this music in these dark times. 🤗🙏
oh my, youtube algorithm, thank for for deeming me worthy of this epic jam session.
edit: gosh that was about 2 hours too short...LOVED every second of it!!!
Exactly
Great video production too.
TH-cam algorithm, you on fire tonight!
Wow wow wahwah weee!! What a jam!