Skating with the Jerry Granelli Trio
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Before his death in July of 2021, Jerry Granelli was the last surviving member of the original group led by Vince Guaraldi that played the soundtrack for the iconic television broadcast "A Charlie Brown Christmas". In this 2014 recording we see the Jerry Granelli trio performVince Guaraldi's "Skating".
Jerry Granelli - Drums
Chris Gestrin - Piano
Simon Fisk - Bass
Playing a naturally loud instrument softly, dynamically; playing a naturally discrete instrument so it flows like a continuous stream. That's a drummer.
Perfectly said!👍🏻
I can’t possibly say it better….
The very first thing my jazz drumming instructor taught me was the hardest, to play softly with perfect timing. The very first high paying job (tuxedo and bandstand in a nightclub) required an audition with an all acoustic group: violin, acoustic bass and piano. I was hired within ten minutes after just a few songs. The violinist said, "I can hear myself, your time is perfect, you're hired." I was only 18 and very, very green in jazz.
I can't emphasize enough how hard and how rewarding it is, to learn to play like Jerry did in this song. Brushes can be magical!!!
All three musicians came together well. I was especially drawn to Granelli because of his style. He didn't showcase himself but stayed true to the other members of his band to create a seamless harmony. Beautiful!
Without a doubt
A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced a bunch of kids like me to Jazz - this composition still gives me goose bumps.
Me too, Borkzilla.
I loved Peanuts and little did I know that I was being introduced to Jazz. Absolutely love Vince's work now, I'm a good pianist but his work ties my fingers up in knots! One of the best days in my life was taking my Dad to see Dave Brubeck at Westcliff when he toured the UK. I just love great music like this and the pure pleasure that the musicians enjoy when playing it. Cheers !
Countless kids; not just you 'n me.
Yes, this and the Johnny Costa Trio from Mr Rogers Neighborhood was my formal introduction to jazz
@@Bigarnj1 Me too. My dad played in trios similar to this one, and he was in awe of Costa. I think he watched Mr. Rogers more than I did.
Tears every time, even after hearing this 50 years on.
I know
3:40 awesome triplet when the drum stick accidentally rolled off the tom! Perfect.
Good ear...that was pretty cool.
Gold
loll :)
He made that happen on purpose, by allowing the angle of stick roll, placement and timing, lol, damm it did sound purposeful though. Right?
OMG, didn't even catch that. Even his telekinesis has perfect timing!!!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Mr. Granelli is 78 years of age, and still drums like he did when this first was performed 54 years ago. As a drummer myself, I can tell you that not everyone can keep playing into their late 70s, as many natural physical annoyances can occur with the body from years of repetitive motion of joints, limbs, and posture. Things like arthrosis, arthritis, muscle and joint pain, lower back problems, neck problems, etc, are all normal elements of playing any instrument for many decades. This man, looks like he's still in great shape, and keeps getting better with age. God bless you, Mr. Granelli, you truly are a drumming treasure and legend. I hear you play, and I'm automatically 10 years old, watching the Charlie Brown Christmas special. Thanks for the great memories, and superb playing. You've taught me so much as a drummer. 🎄👍🎹🥁
Rhythmista: as much as I love seeing a ballet duet on piano keys, everyone came here for the drummer!
Rhythmista I was taught as a drummer that posture and technique is most important when I was important because it will come back to haunt you as you get older because of the physical demands of drumming. I noticed his grip of the sticks and brushes are the same as another older drummer still performing Charlie Watts. Just a thought.
Even Neil Peart had to retire because of the wear and tear on his body that his drumming did.
I was about 7 in southern California when I 1st watched the Charlie Brown special first broadcast and heard Vince G's trio jazz and its was / is MAGIC ,....No other jazz moves me like this....cheers oh and I too am a drummer :)
yesterday when asked my favorite drummer , i would give requisite answers. Today its Mr Granelli ; taste , touch , sound, ideas. Master.thanks for posting this.
When I was a kid in the late 70's/early 80's....when Christmas or any other Peanuts holiday show came on...you BETTER be glued to that TV on that one single day they aired. Because VHS, DVD, Netflix and TH-cam didn't exist. You miss it...then you wait till next year. These songs are so very close to my heart as an adult. They meant such great things. And the same to my kids now.
Back when I was a kid in 1394, you better make sure you got a good spot in the town square so you could see the town fool get battered with rotten vegetables. Those were the days I tell ya.
@@weldin If those are the memories of your childhood...then I'm glad this reminds you of that.
All choked up fighting back the emotion... I know exactly where ur coming from. I think my 4 yrs. in band class Symphonic and Jazz helps me to appreciate this more now than what I realized I did then...
I would always hit my folks up to go buy something from Dolly Madison after these specials -
@@arnoldpena3706 OMG THE DOLLY MADISON COMMERCIALS!!!!!
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
ALWAYS IN MY LUNCHBOX
As Jerry brushes his snare, he stirs up childhood memories…
His brushes pull the listener in closer, like they're saying, "Come here, I want to tell you a secret." and you can't resist.
I started out in the 60's as a young, know-it-all garage band rock drummer. Then I heard jazz on The Johnny Carson Show. Switched to jazz with sticks, then brushes. Still working on the brushes.....
My jazz drummer instructor (He did not teach, I was his only student) had severe arthritis in his hands, fingers, legs, etc., and played the wildest solos with brushes that could blow you away while being no louder than a soft voice. After almost 60 years of playing, I am still not as good as he was at his worst. What a wonderful gentleman. He was like a combination of Jerry and Joe Morello.
A Charlie Brown's Christmas is a Masterpiece.
OMG what a drummer.... incredible
Antonio Obilinovic Thank u again
It’s actually the drummer from the original recording.
agree
Very... complex drummer.. who is he? Lol
@@adrianfernandez2010 is this the original drummer for linus and Lucy?
Rest in Peace Sir, your sound will be with us all forever.
July 20 2021 the fabulous drummer Jerry Granelli has past away at the age of 80, their peanuts music was the sound track of my childhood!
RIP Jerry!!
That brush work is just...wow...
He looks like a happy chef, stirring his lovely concoction
Good God,
How elementally perfect.
As long as there are people still breathing the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack will be played and enjoyed by all ages. A true classic.
1965 was the year of the broadcast. I was there watching it, as a five year old.
Now thats how you do it !! Classic !!....
That might just be better than the original. The cross-rhythms sprinkled in by all three musicians, as if a skater checks their balance with the other foot ... the fade-in as the skaters approach, play in our vicinity for a while, then recede in the distance, like youth itself. Simply lovely.
I have the Christmas CD and this video is better because there is more of Jerry in it. I practice to it regularly.
The music accompanying the Peanuts specials ( especially Christmas) has got to have the most comfortable feel of anything I have ever heard
The brushes on the drums make it sound like a winter breeze with some snow in it
Watch the video on Christmas time is here. His brushes sound like walking through deep snow. Wow!!!!!!! His brushwork creates the perfect atmosphere.
That music was so incredible it took me into another beautiful winter world.
Granelli's is so precise it is ridiculous. Very consistent playing with such a feeling...
lord have mercy. this is like silk slipping across your eardrums.
Well this brought a tear to my eye. Beautiful.
Rest in Peace Jerry Graneli man damn just came back to this and learned he died
Simply Fabulous....
I've never been able to make friends with jazz, but this style is something I could listen to all day.
Calling it, "jazz", is like judging a book by its cover. It's like referring to blues or rock or ballads as just being one thing. Jazz is a rainbow with thousands of styles. I love this style, swing, blues (yes, it is the mother of jazz), American Standards, but I will never understand bebop. If I can't tap my foot to it, I just don't get it.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship
@@boomerguy9935 I love it all. As for bebop, the foot-tapping moves to the head and mind is how I’d describe it
confedence and strong and delicate. I love this "Ice Skating Tune". It always reminds me of Christmas time.
What a drummer! r e s p e c t - gratitude
Such an honor to be able to hear Jerry and Co play these tunes.
The first thing I'm going to say is you guys have nailed this version absolutely perfect just like the original we're going to kind of go off the beaten path just a bit you take me back to my childhood when I used to watch Merry Christmas Charlie Brown back to the days of being young and yes I'm still watching it at my age 55 years old
Am whisked back to when I was 7 years old when Charlie Brown Christmas ran for the first time on tv. Every kid was glued to the tv for that airing. Was absolutely mesmerized by it, and I'm JEWISH!
Also, that was an exquisite soft fade-out at the end.
I came to this video after watching their other one of Linus and Lucy. Perfect performances.
Mr. Granelli is in my opinion the best Jazz drummer. It's a blessing he can still play with the greatest of finesse.
I agree. Jerry's drumming is addictive. I recognize the skills of the soloists like Buddy Rich, but I'll take drummers like Jerry Granelli or Joe Morello or Papa Joe Jones over him any day. There is no way you can listen to this song without smiling and saying, "Yeah.....".
By the way, Jerry studied under Joe Morello in his younger days.
well the best 'jazz' drummer with impecable musicianship, timing, and accuracy IMO goes to Nick Ceroli.
I've played the grooves off of my Charlie Brown Christmas album. I just never tire of it.
For Drummers, Jerry's playing is a great example of the use of brushes! I often go to this Christmas album for inspiration!
When I was a teenager in the 60's who played drums in a garage band, I thought I knew it all. Then I found a jazz drummer who I coerced into giving me lessons. When I saw his brushwork, it felt like I was in love for the very first time. His touch was subtle and dynamic at the same time, just like Jerry's. I am still trying to achieve his skills with great difficulty. Brushes are the next evolution from sticks. Try doing all of your rudiments with brushes while doing them softly.
Ice through glass with fire on the other side.
Rest in paradise, Jerry G.
✨
A master of 3/4 brush work. Then and now! You can’t help but smile!
I have watched this video about a hundred times and I'm not stopping now. Helpful hint: his single stroke roll with the brush can also be done with single paradiddles with accents and quite easily. I'm not putting Jerry down, variety is great and I practice this both ways. Love brushes!!!!
One of the best jazz albums every produced. the soundtrack of my childhood. i play this LP every Christmas season.
One of my favorite VG Trio songs.
Love that song
Jerry Granelli, beautiful man, absolutely cool.
I just love it. Walking around the streets of new York and sitting out side of coffee restaurants while amazing jazz music plays from with in side 🇬🇧
True masters and students of their instruments! Excellent jazz!!
Incredibly beautiful
As a kid in the 50's and 60's, I lived in a small town and had access to a pond exactly like the one in the Charlie Brown Christmas movie. This song transports me back in time. I don't even need a "Way Back Machine"!
So, I turn 70 in April, 2020. Mr. Granelli, you are an unlimited inspiration. I still play live - rock and funk mostly. I so want you to play into your 90s!!
I was lucky enough to meet Jerry In Lobster Alive Barbados where he gave an impromptu performance. As a drummer I was stunned by his timing, and the subtle beauty of his technique. He was also a friendly and warm person, RIP Jerry Granelli a Jazz great!
Much Respect for such a great Drummer 🥁🕊🥁 and his band.
This helps to settle me down after the news…puts me back in a positive and productive mindset.
That iconic cascading piano run.
That iconic line at 1:07 into the video ... I'm back being a 10 year old kid watching TV and on it watching Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, PigPen, Freida and Schroeder and others skating. I'm 57 now and wish I could go back to that simpler time in life. It was great watching Mr Granelli playing this piece. If I was able to have studied the kit under him there is no telling where I would have gone with my drumming. Thank you!
Jerry was a student of Joe Morello. That says it all.
Marvelous! Like many, I have been a fan since I was 6 years old. I love Jerry's touch!
Jerry is fantastic...and Chris and Simon too...great playing...
Great moment with great musicians!
A very well spent 5 minutes and 30 seconds of one's life.................
Utterly gorgeous
A Roachian approach. Love those drums and cymbals.
Marvellous playing by all three. Charlie Watts might be looking down. If he is there will be a nod of approval I think.
I thought that exactly. You read my mind.
Whatever superlative is beyond brilliant..., this entry is it!
Yeah I rem.ember those start Lucy and Linus going through the snow I’m 57 years old that music has made me beautiful absolutely gorgeous you are to be proud of yourself very very much classical
I dearlly hope this band ; can re-make it'self and I can attend a show ! PLEASE !
This makes me feel 4 again 🤘🏻
These are such beautiful songs. Make me nostalgic. 🙂
That’s music in my ears. So great to see it performed by such cool musicians. That was fun and brings back lucky memories of the gang.
I call it ear candy!
Just Fantastic
Don't get no better than this ❤
Thank you , it is a privelege to experience these viideos ! ! !
Vince, you left us with such wonderful music. Thank you.
Swing on, Maestro!
Sweet trio.
Superb. All the way around, start to finish. Superb.
Who plays brushes these days? This is a lesson in itself...plus enjoyable as hell. Thank you.
olddogg eleventy2 Jazz specific
I have played piano for 40 years, bought a drum kit a few years ago, a work mate was a percussionist in the British Army....he told me there are three difficult things to do with a drum kit: 1 play quietly 2 play slow 3 Use brushes. I've got good at the first two.......can't use brushes for toffee ! ...I'll have to give it some practice! cheers mate.
I actually started playing drums with brushes when I was 11, just because we lived in a townhouse and I wasn't allowed to play loud.
One of the best brush players today is Steve Smith.
@@BassmanII and of yesteryear: Shelly Manne. I will check out Steve Smith.
Wow! Incredible😂! How could I have not thought about ice skating on the pond near my house with my brother and sister and mom and dad all these 30 some years ago?!? All while humming the Charlie Brown Christmas skating song fresh from the tv?!? Definitely my first introduction to jazz I recall. Thank you, thank you , thank you! 🙏
Just beautiful. And the drum solo section has shades of Take 5. Fantastic playing.
I thought so too!
Yes! I noticed the 3/4 within the total 5/4 count when I learned to play Take Five. I actually practice it with brushes which increases my imagination and creativity.
There are some interviews with friends of his on TH-cam in which they describe how he practiced with Joe Morello until each of them had sweat rolling off their heads. Not only did Joe teach him, but he was still challenging himself. Joe always stressed rudiments and relaxing while playing. This is very evident in Jerry's playing. Jerry is just having too much fun in these videos. Playing musically and softly is very hard to learn and when is learned, looks so easy to do.
The 3/4 part of the 5/4 time is very evident in Jerry's left hand. Listen to the time switch back and forth. The 3/4 part shows up with the hi hat doing "2-3" and the 5/4 part shows up with the hi hat doing only "3". I hope this makes sense. I love playing this with brushes.
Jerry was under-appreciated. And yet, everybody knows the melody of "Linus and Lucy" while not knowing the title.
My newest drum hero. All of these years, I wondered who the drummer was on this soundtrack. I am so sorry that I found out after he passed. His SOUND is perfect. It's not always about the BANG. His playing matched his personality. It is obvious that he was and is, a gentle soul. How can you not love this? I've been listening to him since I first saw the Charlie Brown Christmas when it first aired on TV and I was just a kid.
I'm a drummer who has been playing for over 55 years and I still aspire to play like Jerry Granelli. Thank you, Jerry.
A lot of memories right there - thanks
Awesome drummer
¡Maravilloso!¡No hay palabras!
Peacefully artistic and mentally & visually stimulating and fun!
Supreme brush playing and all around great drummer/musician!
Joe Morello's teaching paid off!
And I used to think that Neil Peart was Canada's greatest drummer. RIP to both of them damnit. It's not fair.
Love that Neil's name came up here more than once. My son turned me on to him and his name comes up for us often when we discuss music. I grew up listening to rock in the 70s I but I was not familiar with Neil. Looking forward to showing Jerry to my son. Jam on Mr Granelli and Neil!
@@aashapagann2700If I may, Garry Peterson of the Guess Who really put down some great stuff in the band's golden age with Burton Cummings. Definitely more in line with Jerry Granelli with the jazz influence, and he's got a few fills that just make great songs even greater.
Simply beautiful. 😊❤️
Watch the energy flow through Jerry's right arm on the ride cymbal. He gently forces the sound out without beating the cymbal with the stick. Pure artist!
Pure artistry…..
when you can feel the jazz that's when you know its good ,had me crying this was amazing ❤❤❤❤
You and me both, sister.
This warms my heart! Vince Guaraldi and Charles Schulz were a great pair!
I was about 4 when i first watched Peanuts and the gang.......hence.......I,m a jazz nut🤷🏼♂️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸 I love how the drummer improvises the skating sounds, just close your eyes and you are on ice! I know I am a skater! SUPERB. A REAL technician on percussion not just a crash bang wallop, ‘look at me I’m the drummer’ guy, but a true artist. thank you for sharing!
Listen to "Christmas Time is Here", and you will hear the snow being brushed aside as you walk through it, thanks to Jerry's excellent brushwork.
Freaking Legendary music. Love it!
2:16 - 2:20 I want to be as cool as that drummer one day
60 something years of practice, on top of a natural gift equals a master class in tasteful minimalism. Pure artistry.
3:31 was the smoothest cymbal phrase I've heard in my life
A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted in 1965. There was another movie that this was used in. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" featured a segment where Snoopy is alone in the city at night and skates on a deserted rink (looking suspiciously like the rink at Rockefeller Plaza). That movie was released, theatrically, in 1969.
Nice to see Jerry in action. Like many, I grew up with Charlie Brown and have always loved the music from the movies.
Did Jerry Granelli ever look at his drums? Or is that what a true master is...knowing something so well you can close your eyes and still do it better than anyone else?? What it must be to achieve that level of greatness in anything.
The Pianist is just the utmost respect to Vince - it’s uncanny and beautiful and the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up! Combined with Jerry G this is jazz perfection to a fan of 40 plus years like myself 👌
1:39 that quick little fill may not seem to be much, but that is the flourish of a true professional.
Sublime… Outstanding.
It's that time of the year again!
truly poetry in motion.
Pure magic. I'm ALWAYS telling beginning drummers that the subtle groove is what a good drummer should aspire to (what I still aspire to after 40 years of playing) - this is an exemplar - smooth, subtle, total groove and feel - and you can tell this man has spent the time in the woodshed getting the fundamentals down.
"subtle groove", I love it! Like a "dry martini" too right? ;)
I keep watching this video over and over just to see how much fun Jerry is having!
PHENOMENAL
JUST FANTASTIC!!!!!!