I was there, my first fusion concert ever. It was July the 10th, my 21st birthday. In a few days I'll be twice that age, weird. It's literally half my life ago. I remember getting back home on my bike, it was a hot night with only the light of the Moon to guide me. Umbria's woods with their infinite shapes and scents, augmented by the emotions of a liveshow I had felt way more than I had fully understood, were the best company you could get. I clearly remember, as I was watching the sky while biking on an empty road, seeing my first falling star ever. It gave me goosebumps (and it actually does the same right now, as I'm writing this) and I suddenly realized that, as long as one could get emotions of that level, life was probably worth living. I was so fucking young... Thank you for posting this. Bittersweet feelings, that's for sure, but no reason to push them down. *:)* PS: Years later, Matt Garrison told me this was the very night McLaughlin asked him to join his band.
@@maurisal2674 My neighbor in Deerfield Beach back in the early 80's was Jaco.He was difficult because he was Bi-polar,a drug store cowboy,but on good days no one finer as a good friend.His talent amazed me,and just a good friend to my family.l cannot believe all this time has gone by.I was with him the night he was killed by that bouncer in the after hours club where it took place.We went to see Santana and I lost track of him When I found out what had happened,I was shocked,but not surprised.I really miss him,his family.Life goes on and the music world still sings.
I’m so used to John playing Les Pauls… I don’t remember seeing him play a hollow body. This one’s beautiful and has a delightful, rich tone that really suits his playing and this group. I’m slow on the uptake, obviously. But this is gorgeous, and i thank you for sharing it. Those BIG smiles from John! Him and Joe playing off each other! Even when it’s formless and slightly meandering, i love that stuff. Love the bassist’s sound, too. 👍🎶❤️
These two had an amazing connection..they enjoyed / shared one of highest musical and joyously creativenesses (if theres such a word) I know, playfully free .pure bliss ..great band.
okay, this is THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER! joe, arto, matt, paco.... fareed with that smile playing rhythm behind johnny must be loving it!!! to think how many live performances of the 1990's are resurfacing for all to see. thanks for this incredible video!
It struck me watching this that one of John's admirable qualities , apart from being one of the greatest guitarists in our part of the universe, is his obvious pleasure at collaborating and sharing his joy at playing with other musicians, going back to to his early days and continuing on, I've been impressed at his willingness to dive in and jam, and show his love of the music.
Zawinul and McLaughlin: two characters. During the 1980s they both veered a little in a classical direction (e.g. the Zawinul and Gulda duos) but I think ever since the beginnings of WR and MO a common thing in their music is always playing off bands with pretty dynamic rhythmic sections. Johnny Mac is still doing that (the 4th Dimension). Maybe Jozy is still doing it in the great gig in the sky. Arto T. is a distinctive percussionist/vocalist. For a while during the 90s, he seemed to be a rising figure in jazz circles, with as distinctive a style as the Brazilian percussionist/vocalists Airto Moreira or Nana V. in the 70s or 80s, but he has, I think, since returned to his roots in Armenian folk music. I first heard him on two World Sinfonia albums.
Fascinating glimple of what might have been... Johnny Mac was offered the guitar spot in the first Weather Report line-up, but turned it down. That would have been some band...
not really Feat. McLaughlin, more like "hey bro come to jam out, it's just Am" and then, the most impossible-to-predict directions 🤣 Joe was a mad Dawg 😅
what the fuck have they all had for breakfast....? incredible....Joe/John never slowed down.... (Paco's stop/start is like he is receiving the music from somewhere else)
Can someone explain what am I missing here. I never really liked JZ's music, maybe some Weather Report stuff, but generally I don't understand it much. Maybe if I was there live, it would paint the whole picture for me. Or maybe I need time, like I did for AH.
@Ben Jammin’ So Louis Armstrong discovered America? I didn't know that...! #1492 ;-) ;-) There's a funny anecdote prior to Armstrong's take: one day Mozart received a letter from a fan and composer wannabe: - Herr Mozart, what advice could you give me to start composing an opera? - Dear Sir, you probably should wait for the right time to come. - But herr Mozart, why wait, you started composing at 4 years of age! - Indeed. However, I never had to ask anybody how to.
chissa' perche' quando venivano in Italia venivano a far le prove.....sempre stato cosi'..paese zimbello..produzioni piu' sgalfe mixaggi e persino registrazioni le piu' basso livello che ho sentito al mondo ( a parte l'Australia)..eppure i grandi maestri c'erano..
My guess is McLaughlin was called as guest. I wonder how well he heard himself. He seemed to be just jamming to it - he didn’t exactly hit the ground running.
It's heart breaking how cheesy even brilliant musicians sound with post 80s digital technology. ( Imagine how great this would be with analog keyboards/synths ?)
McLaughlin is awkward as always; sound does not blend well, those three scales are boring after the first refrain. He almost invariably stinks it up, like he does here.
I was there, my first fusion concert ever. It was July the 10th, my 21st birthday. In a few days I'll be twice that age, weird. It's literally half my life ago.
I remember getting back home on my bike, it was a hot night with only the light of the Moon to guide me. Umbria's woods with their infinite shapes and scents, augmented by the emotions of a liveshow I had felt way more than I had fully understood, were the best company you could get. I clearly remember, as I was watching the sky while biking on an empty road, seeing my first falling star ever. It gave me goosebumps (and it actually does the same right now, as I'm writing this) and I suddenly realized that, as long as one could get emotions of that level, life was probably worth living. I was so fucking young...
Thank you for posting this. Bittersweet feelings, that's for sure, but no reason to push them down. *:)*
PS: Years later, Matt Garrison told me this was the very night McLaughlin asked him to join his band.
Adriən Evangelista Great comment!!
Adriən Evangelista Great story and what an initiation into world fusion!
Very nice story!
What a nice story Adrian..thank you, it's always fine to hear some good emotions like yours!
@@maurisal2674 My neighbor in Deerfield Beach back in the early 80's was Jaco.He was difficult because he was Bi-polar,a drug store cowboy,but on good days no one finer as a good friend.His talent amazed me,and just a good friend to my family.l cannot believe all this time has gone by.I was with him the night he was killed by that bouncer in the after hours club where it took place.We went to see Santana and I lost track of him
When I found out what had happened,I was shocked,but not surprised.I really miss him,his family.Life goes on and the music world still sings.
First time I've seen John McLaughlin smiling so much, obviously having fun.
Beautiful art . Joe Zawinul amazing compositions . The texture of sound on his keyboards other worldly . With the best musician on this planet .
joe zawinul, You god of music, rest in eternal peace
I’m so used to John playing Les Pauls… I don’t remember seeing him play a hollow body. This one’s beautiful and has a delightful, rich tone that really suits his playing and this group. I’m slow on the uptake, obviously. But this is gorgeous, and i thank you for sharing it.
Those BIG smiles from John! Him and Joe playing off each other! Even when it’s formless and slightly meandering, i love that stuff. Love the bassist’s sound, too. 👍🎶❤️
Les Paul was himself a virtuose
These two had an amazing connection..they enjoyed / shared one of highest musical and joyously creativenesses (if theres such a word) I know, playfully free .pure bliss ..great band.
okay, this is THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER! joe, arto, matt, paco.... fareed with that smile playing rhythm behind johnny must be loving it!!! to think how many live performances of the 1990's are resurfacing for all to see. thanks for this incredible video!
just to watch Joe and John playing off each other..........timeless
It struck me watching this that one of John's admirable qualities , apart from being one of the greatest guitarists in our part of the universe, is his obvious pleasure at collaborating and sharing his joy at playing with other musicians, going back to to his early days and continuing on, I've been impressed at his willingness to dive in and jam, and show his love of the music.
tears of joy man, tears of joy will miss the Z.Man , he may be from Austria but he's a musical man of the world.😅
Joe Zawinul was an amazing composer.
Great to see this line up especially Arto Tunc(my country man)playing life with John and Joe.
I had an Al DiMeola album with Arto, and I think I even saw Arto perform live at a DiMeola concert!
Zawinul and McLaughlin: two characters. During the 1980s they both veered a little in a classical direction (e.g. the Zawinul and Gulda duos) but I think ever since the beginnings of WR and MO a common thing in their music is always playing off bands with pretty dynamic rhythmic sections. Johnny Mac is still doing that (the 4th Dimension). Maybe Jozy is still doing it in the great gig in the sky. Arto T. is a distinctive percussionist/vocalist. For a while during the 90s, he seemed to be a rising figure in jazz circles, with as distinctive a style as the Brazilian percussionist/vocalists Airto Moreira or Nana V. in the 70s or 80s, but he has, I think, since returned to his roots in Armenian folk music. I first heard him on two World Sinfonia albums.
R.I.P. 'Joe Zawinul' !!! LEGEND !!! Big Up to 'Jazz|Green' for the post !!! LONG LIVE 'JAZZ' !!! Cheers !!! One Love :o)
joy music from the really great fusion guys
Jaw dropping talent
I did not know this existed! Thank you I am a huge fan of these musicians!
Zawinul Querido....!!!!!!!!!! QEPD!!!!!!
Two Master Craftsmen
Wonderful!!!!
so great -
Glad you like it! Keep following to our channel!
The salute to in a silent way was nice
God he was magic
From 3:52 Zawinul's three phrases are excellent.
Brilliant Many Thanks
woww...so genius 👍
Just only Word...YEAH...¡¡¡
Only one word...Only one...YEAH:..¡¡¡
Clash of the titans in a way!
Wow!
😮dois dos Maiores JL JW e todos os músicos.. Esplendido.
It's like listening to two turntables at the same time. John belongs on another stage at another club. Both are great, no fusion.
I've never seen Mr. Z so animated! Matthew Garrison went on to record The Heart of Things in 1997.
.....два великих...две мегазвезды
Beautiful… where’s Allan when you need him?
I would like to have seen a rhythm section of Paco and Jaco. Wouldn’t that be something!!
You should check out Jaco’s “So What!” thing in Belgium. Paco played drums on that. The whole thing is right here on TH-cam!
Joe Zawinul was a Saint! If you don't know 'Dialects, get acquainted!
God bless
♥️
Miles Davis legacy
Fascinating glimple of what might have been... Johnny Mac was offered the guitar spot in the first Weather Report line-up, but turned it down. That would have been some band...
This is true,but he then formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the rest is history.
Who is in the band ?
not really Feat. McLaughlin, more like "hey bro come to jam out, it's just Am" and then, the most impossible-to-predict directions 🤣 Joe was a mad Dawg 😅
And up on high - everybody was watching Beethoven as he was listening to this.
Were they playing the "Silver Hawks" cartoon theme?
Fareed Hague on guitar and Matthew Garrison or Kai Eckhardt on bass?
Garrison bro
@@mrmonti9073 Absolutely shredded it. Everyone was looking at him and locking in, but the camera barely showed him. Thanks for the name.
Track list? Lineup? Thanx!!
+David Sempau JZ, JMcL, Paco Sery drums, Matthew Garrison bass, Fareed Haque guitar, Arto Tuncboyaciyan perc, performing Orient Express/In a Silent Way/Orient Express.
+Romain Labaye Thank you very much!!
The bass player was unbelievable but they barely showed him. Name please? But for the date, I would've guessed it was Jaco.
Was there ever a legit CD release of this?..asking for a jazz friend..OK..ME -- Don
When gods jam…..
what the fuck have they all had for breakfast....?
incredible....Joe/John never slowed down....
(Paco's stop/start is like he is receiving the music from somewhere else)
Who' s the bass-player mate.....??!!
Arto tuncboyacian on percussion?)
Yes
0:58 2:27
Hmmm....I'm thinking.........
Zawinul & John & everyone else, get'n it the way Bird & Miles intended (many more).
8.11 - Joe goes out.
Who’s on bass?
Can someone explain what am I missing here. I never really liked JZ's music, maybe some Weather Report stuff, but generally I don't understand it much. Maybe if I was there live, it would paint the whole picture for me. Or maybe I need time, like I did for AH.
who's AH?
Alan Holdsworth. @@jampoles
For me it's like listening to life it's self. I hear a city a town, the trees the wind, happiness, sadness, I hear it all.
@Ben Jammin’ So Louis Armstrong discovered America? I didn't know that...!
#1492 ;-) ;-)
There's a funny anecdote prior to Armstrong's take: one day Mozart received a letter from a fan and composer wannabe:
- Herr Mozart, what advice could you give me to start composing an opera?
- Dear Sir, you probably should wait for the right time to come.
- But herr Mozart, why wait, you started composing at 4 years of age!
- Indeed. However, I never had to ask anybody how to.
Simon"""" It's an acquired taste..
Never been a big fan of Mclaughlin.
But Joe and Weather Report with Jaco was solid ground for me.
C'mon, guys! Pick that tempo up! =)
Aesthetically, I just wish McLaughlin had been a bit louder. Guess I'm a guitarist!
chissa' perche' quando venivano in Italia venivano a far le prove.....sempre stato cosi'..paese zimbello..produzioni piu' sgalfe mixaggi e persino registrazioni le piu' basso livello che ho sentito al mondo ( a parte l'Australia)..eppure i grandi maestri c'erano..
Sais tu pourquoi nous n'incarnons plus que nos vieux démons ? C'est parce que les anges sont morts de nos blessures (Yasmina KHADRA)
Son buenos músicos pero por momentos suena a ver quién toca más notas que el otro y se convierte en un festival de 'noteros'
What a terrible mix! You can barely hear John's guitar, while those keyboards are quite loud.
My guess is McLaughlin was called as guest. I wonder how well he heard himself. He seemed to be just jamming to it - he didn’t exactly hit the ground running.
@@stevefox5430 Well, the stage monitor mix (the one the musicians hear) is another story. No doubt he was a guest.
@@mallorga1965 Try toying with left and right maybe some success that way. Worth a go.
@@donroberts1420 OK! Thank you.
Erskine on drums would have given John some space
It's heart breaking how cheesy even brilliant musicians sound with post 80s digital technology. ( Imagine how great this would be with analog keyboards/synths ?)
Life changing at the time. . Ethereal, elevating, timeless. Their live concerts evoked the supernatural in each of us
McLaughlin is awkward as always; sound does not blend well, those three scales are boring after the first refrain. He almost invariably stinks it up, like he does here.
Sorry but it all sounds like a cluster fuck to me,a step down for John.
Bad impro by mclaughlin..
Very bad! Bit off more than he can chew.😎
Everybody is playing very fcuk ing busy. Where is music?