What a pleasure to not only listen to but watch something so indescribably genuine and authentic. Pure music - no pyrotechnics or showmanship - just PURE. I seem to remember that the first time John played this Bert just whistled it to him and away they went with the version on the Bert & John album.
many years ago i saw these two in a pub near my hometown, there was no more than 40 people in the room and i was sitting about two feet in front of Mr Renbourn, you just don't get many nights like that. :-)
I was looking for the John McLaughlin version when I found this, but Holy SHIT do I love Grossman and Renbourn together. I used to own this old vinyl of them together in Australia and it was AWESOME. Fucking LOVE these guys. For a little while (when I was "new") they were all I knew about acoustic jazz guitar. Both intimidating players.
unusual sounds for an intense and mournful jazz ballad ,Renbourne very compressed and electric sounding,Grossman snapping the strings and that scrape at the end..
What a tasteful response to a supreme melody. The solo section escapes the challenge of playing through some very difficult changes, in the same way Renbourn did with Bert Jansch in 1965.
Even the original Mingus version had a different harmonic setting for the solos. Not as straight forward as a blues, but definitely easier to negotiate than the harmonies behind the melody. Check out the excellent book- Mingus: More Than a Fakebook transcribed by Andrew Homzy from Concordia University in Montreal. :0) Cheers!
What a pleasure to not only listen to but watch something so indescribably genuine and authentic. Pure music - no pyrotechnics or showmanship - just PURE. I seem to remember that the first time John played this Bert just whistled it to him and away they went with the version on the Bert & John album.
many years ago i saw these two in a pub near my hometown, there was no more than 40 people in the room and i was sitting about two feet in front of Mr Renbourn, you just don't get many nights like that. :-)
this is a treasure! a jazz masterpiece played with such class by folk musicans...
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!
I believe I have everything John put out on DVD. There is not a bad one in existence. I truly did enjoy his and Stefan's collaboration s. Thanks!
was lucky enough to see these 2 guys together early 80s???sydney aust.great show,so thanks for posting peace!
RIP Mr.John..........You are The Great Man.
I was looking for the John McLaughlin version when I found this, but Holy SHIT do I love Grossman and Renbourn together. I used to own this old vinyl of them together in Australia and it was AWESOME. Fucking LOVE these guys. For a little while (when I was "new") they were all I knew about acoustic jazz guitar. Both intimidating players.
Wow still a treat....
the great pioneer Duo in fingerstyle music...
unusual sounds for an intense and mournful jazz ballad ,Renbourne very compressed and electric sounding,Grossman snapping the strings and that scrape at the end..
Applausi!
What a tasteful response to a supreme melody. The solo section escapes the challenge of playing through some very difficult changes, in the same way Renbourn did with Bert Jansch in 1965.
@ronkopald I saw Renbourn, Grossman with Larry Coryell in Toronto in 1993, and they did this song. Just a remarkable show!
RIP John.
Familiar terretory for John Renbourn. He recorded this several times with Bert jansch and Pentangle
this is super sweet..the pentangle version got groove.
whoa Nelly we got us a dandy... spoken like Keith Jackson is response to this amazing cover of an imortal tune
same here... McLaughlin lead me here. Man this is GOOD.
Even the original Mingus version had a different harmonic setting for the solos. Not as straight forward as a blues, but definitely easier to negotiate than the harmonies behind the melody. Check out the excellent book- Mingus: More Than a Fakebook transcribed by Andrew Homzy from Concordia University in Montreal. :0) Cheers!
playing well together...yup
first comment :)
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