This Jazz Pianist Destroyed Autumn Leaves
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2023
- Music contains all kinds of elegant symmetries and patterns but, if these are used too mechanically, they can become bland or clichéd. This video looks at the famous ‘circle of 5ths’ progression in the song, 'Autumn Leaves' ('Les Feuilles Mortes'), originally composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945, and enduringly popular with singers and Jazz improvisers ever since. The second half of the video shows how it is possible to improvise a solo, using the basic structure of the original song as a template, in order to create music of wonderful spontaneity. The extract is a transcription from an improvised solo by the legendary Jazz pianist, Michel Petrucciani, during which he seems to take wing, over the predictable steps of the original song, with a dazzling display of surprising harmonic shifts and syncopated rhythmic displacements. Michel Petrucciani died in 1999 at the age of 36. He was buried in le Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, beside the tomb of Frédéric Chopin.
Michel Petrucciani’s complete solo on Autumn Leaves can be heard here:
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Transcriptions of extracts from Autumn Leaves and Michel Petrucciani’s improvisation by The Music Professor and Ian Coulter
Matthew King, piano
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Edited by Ian Coulter ( www.iancoultermusic.com )
Produced and directed by Ian Coulter & Matthew King
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Fun fact Petrucciani is burried right next to Chopin in the Cimetière Père Lachaise in Paris.
How wonderfully appropriate.
actually one grave away , not next to. Been there!
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Это поразительно и здорово.
Представить не могу, как удивительно бы исполнил Петруччиани этюды Шопена!
Ah, the great Michel Petrucciani, one of the most tasteful pianist in modern history. His solo versions are always captivating thanks to his full usage of the piano, and this has to be his best version of Autumn Leaves.
Agreed! I like your use of the word 'tasteful' there. To some extent, the finest artists are those who subvert orthodox 'good taste' and redefine what it means. I think he was one of these.
True. His version of Round midnight it's one of my favorite recordings of all music out there.
How many piano Jazz players in modern history do you know?
@@Thouveninpascal No matter how many you know, as soon as you go watch and listen to his "Jazz in Marciac" show, you know he is one of the best there is. 😊
I love his version of "Misty" with Stéphane Grappelli, and that live version of "Caravan"
The animation you add to the music makes it so better for people like me that don't have our ears that trained. please keep it up, marvelous content.
Thank you! It's lovely to know that the animation helps the ears.
totally agree
yes the explanation poping are dopamine and nerd points
when i was a child, my family would put on an album of mr. petrucciani every sunday morning breakfast, haven't been listening to him for the past 25 years. Thank you SO MUCH for bringing him back to me!
So glad to remind you of his brilliance!
When I was a child I had almost the same routine, not during breakfast but when playing board games with my granparents. Love the memories it brings back!
Michel Petrucciani. This pianist has a phenomenal level of development of harmonic improvisation. His "Autumn leaves" shimmer with colors, in which joy and thoughtfulness, drama and light sadness. This performance "makes" us think about many things that we may have to remember more often.
What the hell was that!?
In a good connotation, he swung notes around like a brush and made a painting out of it, that was some kind of art!
What a great way of putting it.
I was so lucky to see him in concert two times... What an incredible player he was...!
Listening to Petrucciani is like having a conversation, and every once in a while, everyone shuts up and listens to someone making a *really* good point ...and then back to the conversation.
He was so curious musically, but so unpresumptuous. He explored so much, and it showed, but was never "showy". Just classy.
Yes. A fascinating pianist.
@@themusicprofessor my favorite jazz pianist I think. His performance of round midnight is just sublime.
Fantastic. A rare insight into the brilliant techniques of Michel Petrucciani. So glad to see him getting more attention.
He certainly deserves it.
Love Petrucciani. His playing always had a sense of wandering, that was definitely not aimless,
but went down unexpected paths. I always liked where he'd take me.
Absolutely. He had a terrific musical imagination.
@@themusicprofessor Puts me in mind of some of Frank Zappa's imaginative things.
Way outside the box that I have always played in.
absolute genius! I listened to him live 5-6 times and all of his concerts were sound emotional experiences without comparision!!!!
In jazz if you say... Petrucciani? You say everything! This man is a living icon today... and forever!
Unfortunately, he passed away 1999.
Wow. A seminar on Harmony on the fly... Outstanding.
Yes yes, love Petrucciani. I tried to transcribe two of Petrucciani's tunes from the 'Promenade With Duke' album back in about 2001. I knew then that he was 'crazy' 🤣, but man, mesmerising to listen to. I actually love his solo stuff even more than his in-band playing.
His solo stuff is very special.
We should all be so crazy..
Love these videos you’re making, so informative and entertaining, can’t wait for the next one!!
Thank you so much. We'll produce a new one soon!
Ah Michel...we miss you so much!!!
An utterly incredible and virtuosic rendition of Les Feuilles Mortes. Immersed in spontaneity and yet so clearly, at every point, has the character and 'flavour' of the original running through it, lyrically sang out. A brilliant man.
All true. It's an astonishing performance.
Wow! What a find! Thank you Music Professor.
He used chord progressions from Thelonius Monks "Round Midnight"
Saw him play many years ago. Utterly extraordinary. Probably the best jazz pianist I've seen (along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson).
Yes. Astonishing!
Blimey! That is pure genius! Thank you.
The best « jazz » pianist ! He made me love the jazz and his compositions are so beautiful. Théâtre des Champs Elysées - Night sun in Blois
Live at Juan les Pins - Autumn leaves (this song made me start jazz piano) !
It's all about jazz: harmonizing, re-harmonizing creating creating and even re-creating. Not supposed to be structural, supposed to be free and new with new mind. Those who can improvise on flight like Michele are actually composers rather than musicians. They're simply saying that this way is a lot more beautiful, but this version will come with grain of crazy practice labor. It's a lot to keep in mind reading that sheet!
I saw him on video play Satin Doll...WOW!
Even when the piano sounds like a frying pan, as it is the case here, Mr Petrucciani can give us a thrill.
Again, another beautifully edited, entertaining video. Than you.
That's so kind! Thank you so much for your support.
A very sweet and gentle snippet, thanks , ist lovely.
Thank you!
It's amazing reharm of this, my favourite recording of this standart, my favourite Jazz Pianist of all times! So none-cliched but in a beautiful way!
First video I watched about him, was "Take the A train", with Steve Gadd. Long time ago. It was amazing.
Thanks 🙏.
This is so beautiful
Michel Petrucciani, Tigran Hamasyan and Hiromi Uehara will always be my 3 favorites. 😊
These vids are gems. Don't stop!
Thank you so much for your support. Reading lovely comments like this make it all worth while!
I don't even know how to read those pages, however with your high quality video and guidance I could feel exactly what you wanted us to understand. Amazing video congratulations 👏👏👏
Thanks so much!
DO THIS WITH WHOLE SOLOS PLEASE SO SATISFYING
Petrucciani signature. Sophisticated harmonization, yet still enjoyable for the non-skilled ears, and a developped sense of melody.
If you listen to all his albums, you may hear similar harmonizations and similar patterns on several pieces. They are the result of consumed writing skills and long hours of practising, so that he could use them at will.
Thanks for this awesome video. He really was one of the greatest.
You should keep doing more videos with the breakdown animations. Really lays out the intricacies involved with improvisation
We will do. Many of our other videos involve animated scores, which you may also find interesting. But yes, we will come back to improvisation again.
That's so awesome! Thank you for your brilliant work on TH-cam, I'm so glad I have discovered your channel! Regards! ^_^
Thank you for your awesome comment and support!
Awesome. Wynton Kelly actually played those changes (B-7 E7 Bb-7 Eb7) too.
I heard his trio live 25 years ago, he made incredible musical magic, what a genius!
A fascinating demonstration of the art of variation.
How i hope to understand those subtils and elbaorate things...i will continue to study harmony, that's my first ever goal.. Petrucciani he's wonderful
I have the full solo and it’s a statement of profound mastery and texture❤
Eternal Master. Petrucciani.👏👏👏👏👏
Increíble Michael !!!
Wonderful !
Remember when jazz was about breaking boundaries? This guy remembers.
His rendition of autumn leaves is definitely one of my favorite, alongside bill evan's and ahmad jamal's version!
Takes theme and variations to a different planet.
Fantastico!
I love so much Petrucciani playing.
It was one of the greatest jazz piano,player ever.
After burt Bacharach micheal petrucciani is one of my favorite jazz muscians, knows how to play with emotions so well
He was my favourite piano artist. Amazing guy!
Thank you!
Wow ! I am already subscribed after one video :)
Thank you so much!
Sometimes simple is nice, but wow that's an incredible arrangement.
Well, its about time people understand what ,,jazz" music is. Thats exactly the fragmentation and destruction of music.
The video just prove my words.
@of-cinema Sure. But that doesnt change the fact that jazz is literaly 50 songs and most of this songs are just classical or folklore peaces with different, fragmanted harmony.
@@goshu7009 This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.
More Petrucciani please!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh, that's cool. I am just so lala with notes and harmonies. This helps a lot for better understanding.
So glad it helps!
@@themusicprofessor i wasn't seeking, yet, but are there more vids like that, or is it your (educational) style of vids?
@@myplan8166 There are similar channels but I don't think there are any others that do exactly the same as us
Biber, Tombeau and this. Ok you got me subscribed!
Superb! Now we've got to keep you interested...
Marvelous.
Michel était un travailleur infatigable qui comme beaucoup est parti trop tôt. Il avait tant à nous donner....
'buried in le Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, beside the tomb of Frédéric Chopin.' Phew, now I feel so ignorant. If I'd known I'd have paid my respects when I was there. Thanks for the introduction...
[Edit: and now I see his performance that you linked to has had a million views]
Joe Williams singing this is my favorite.
He didn't destroy it. He played it as he felt. Quite rythmical and for me much enjoyable that dull original.
He meant destroy in a good way. Like he killed it man.
Bravo!
well great
Damn bravo!!!!!
Master!!!🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵
Today I learned the name Petrucciani
petrucciani is so good ❤
Gods he was brilliant, and a very giving artist.
Do you have transcribed more of this solo? I would love to play it
More has been transcribed, but there is still a lot left to do.
@@themusicprofessor could I have a look? I have been in love with this and it would be amazing to play it
@@jujoropo This is something we planned on putting up on our Score selling site in the near future. Unfortunately we won't be giving out the transcription for free. Here is a link to the site: bit.ly/3IGdfCZ
Damn bruh i would never think of that line
autumn leaves but the seasons keep changing, so it becomes autumn winter spring summer dry rainy leaves.
Thank you for your poetic response.
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❤
Loved him with Gadd and Jackson.
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I think I see a Petrucciani rabbit hole in front of me...
Can someone tell me where can I get notes of this masterpiece?
I am still in the process of transcribing this recording!
whoa
I shared the stage with him once. Amazing…
What were you doing?
@@themusicprofessor It was at an outdoor music festival. I was playing bass for the act following his set…
@@paulnicolosi4792 what a privilege!
where could I get the piano sheet music of Petrucciani Autumn Leaves?
We only transcribed this small excerpt. We do however sell other scores and arrangements linked on our community post
We will put up the Petrucianni excerpt too if there is interest.
@@themusicprofessor could you please send me a link?
@@mohammadhamzahidris5319 bit.ly/3IGdfCZ
OMG I could hear the notes that where circled, I mus be getting better. Who is the real virtuoso here the composer or the guy reading colorful circles?
I think it's you
Master Perucciani!!
Michel was such a genius
❤❤❤🎉
petrucciani yes, i remember the caravan
Beutiful
Do you have the transcription pdf ?
We made a partial transcription yes. Not the entire performance though
I don't understand the end. Where's the full version, please?
It's linked in the description
@@themusicprofessor Thank you!
👍👍👍❤️❤️
I first thought (by reading the title) that he messed up the song..
He was the best!
I've just looked through the comments and am wondering where all those fierce comments come from. I mean, I get it: If you just don't enjoy Petrucciani as much as some others artists, there is no reason to argue. Taste is individual and that's fine. But some comments depict this, as if it is utter musical nonsense without any nice or pleasant qualities to it... I really don't get how somebody could state such a think. I think it would be an objective observation that he did an interesting, energetic and exiting rendition of this song. Obviously one can prefer any version one likes, but I simply don't think, that it would be a adequate move to state there is no beauty in his playing.
So where does this come from? I remember, that back in the days I really couldn't stand plenty of music, that I now think of, as my favorites. I'd say that I've probably had no trained ear. As an example: I wouldn't feel the groove when rhythm's got more complex and syncopated. Some music just felt way out of time. I guess I couldn't feel the direction the harmonic tension wanted to release to (I'm struggling to find a good wording, I hope you get what I mean).
So, i'll probably sound quite arrogant but: are those people maybe just lacking some musical proficiency?
Or might it be something, that I've just learned within the last few years to detach from: Do people just just don't want to enjoy this, because it doesn't fit their identity that they've created for themselves? For a long time I've been a metalhead and definitely an elitist. i wasn't too serious about it, but if some bands name or visual aesthetics wouldn't fit my idea of how some real metal band should present themselves, I'd definitely wouldn't leave a good word about them. Sometimes it even was the other way around: I would like a band, because I'd mainly enjoy their way of presentation.
Maybe this could be the reason for those derogatory comments underneath such videos?
I'd be interested in the thoughts of you guys. Either of those peoples thoughts, that run this channel, or of anyone elses. I'd definitely be interested into the thoughts of someone who might hate Michels music with a passion.
Thank you for your comment. Since you asked for thoughts from people who run this channel, I'll try to give a succinct response: I think the answer is actually very complicated: musical taste is enormously diverse, and people tend to like what they know. Really outstanding artists tend to be highly disciplined, brilliant people who have spent years honing and refining their craft, and very often they engage in work which is too complex and sophisticated for audiences to appreciate or enjoy immediately, because it takes time and effort to understand what they are doing. They also tend to be rule-breakers. This means that they inevitably violate accepted codes of taste. These factors explain why, historically, there were such negative contemporary responses to artists from Bach to Stravinsky, from Monet to Charlie Parker, from George Eliot to Yuja Wang. Michel Petrucciani was a fabulously gifted human being whose struggle with severe disability seems to have enabled him to possess a certain artistic fearlessness. In this respect there is a comparison to be drawn with Beethoven. To me, it doesn't really matter that great artists receive negative criticism, because negative criticism tends to be the outward sign that you're actually doing something right!
loooool dude opens with So What. Straight ballr.
TASTEFUL
ifr u use the tritionus trick ., like bach did , u automatically come into chromatics .... and u r playing ``shadow`` 5ths like 2-5 s chromatically down ...
this crates open possibilities to infuse enharmonic equivalents and use them in abstract patterns while turning back to the important cliches of the melody on strategic points so the public doesnt ``lose`` you ...
i keep it a bit down becouse i dont like to much a-tonality like modern classic is today ... i keep it civilised so the listerners dont lose the modulations becouse untrained ears cant follow ...
atonality and abstract patterns diatonically and chromatically ( dont forget there are 2 diatonic ladders that resaolve in 1 chromatic ladder and are actually 1-5 )....just like the trick used above described... ...(if soloing on guitar like mike stern or vai does its handy ..it make u fast )
in bach music its used often and bach never modulated more a a tritonus away from the root ..but you can shadow it ..
take c , take as-halfdim (2) enharmonise des to cis (5) resolve to fis , the new root u modulated to ...
take c , take fis-halfdim (2) no enharmonisation ..to b (5) resolve to e , the new root u modulated to ..
if using jazz harmony u could say that the halfdim is a nonroot 9 or 9-11 construction ... this makes atonal patterns possible like stacking of quarts.
C , take b halfdim (2 of A) E (5) A...or C , take b halfdim (2 of A) , bes halfdim (5) , A.....here u see bes or bflat is tritonus related to e and therefore sounds like dominant 5 .
now constantly substitute the 5 for the new 2 of a new 1 and uhave chromatically descending dominants like 25, 25,25,25 and resolve to 1 .
The fact that the original is still so clear in all the changes is mind-blowing like compositionally, that's insane, and then the playing is absurdly spectacular.
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