You never saw Ray Charles play bebop influenced by Charlie Parker
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- Did you know that Ray Charles could improvise in the style of Charlie parker on alto saxophone? Although his embouchure sound just a bit underdeveloped, these are some serious bebop skills considered it was a side project.
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Did you know Ray Charles could play alto sax like this? It was recorded on a Brazilian tv show in 1963. You can clearly hear that he listened to Bird imo. Some implicit influences, and some fairly straight forward quotes. How many do you count? Hope you enjoyed this. And ,are there other famous artists that play sax (well) as a side thingy you know of? Let me know!
(I know about Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, David Bowie and Van Morrison, although I never really enjoyed this latter one his playing tbh)
/Jorre
Try Hermeto Pascoal.
joey defrancesco (organ player) RIP
Bonjour. Je suis surpris de voir Ray Charles jouer du saxophone. Et pourtant, je l'écoute depuis la fin des années 60. Super découverte. 👍🎶🥂
Some not musically educated person gave me a dislike when I said "try Hermeto Pascoal", above.
Let me clarify just one point:
Hermeto Pascoal is one of most genial musicians who was ever born in Brazil. In the World, as well, without any doubts. Beetween his friends were Miles Davis and Paco de Lucia, and many others. His real pitch gave him the ability to learn any musical instrument. His main are acordion, piano and acoustic guitar. But he play any. Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax. For example. Try the album "Sax e aplausos", recorded at Montreux Jazz Festival.
Yea, I say again, try Hermeto Pascoal. And if you dislike it, whatever. Bye!
Flea from rhcp plays trumpet
i didn't even know he played sax, that's sick as hell
Me neither!!!
WOOOOW!!!! Some of the Entertainers of the past were simply GENIUSES!!!
It's crazy how his alto tone sounds like his singing voice.
I thought it was going to be a hoax, and then I heard the sax start to sing in Ray's voice.
Yes!! I thought the same thing!!
Well idk they say you should sing while playing sax so I guess it isn't that wild as your using similar techniques. Although I think lots of modern singers won't be able to play like this, ha :p
@@thomasbrown3325 0:26-0:29 I see what you’re talking about🙌🏾
Funny
I was hearing/thinking the same exact thing!
It does
It does
Damn. Ray was so good at singing and playing piano, people like myself didn't even realize he was better than most saxophonists too. What a legend
Name most of the saxophonists he sounded better than.
@@skineyemin4276 he’s talking generally about most who pick up the instrument, not professional artists
I don’t think Ray Charles saw himself play bebop like Charlie Parker either
Nice Dad joke! ✋️
Crash...Boom...Tisssssssss!!!
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Well well well. If it isn't the top comment 🙋♂️
a great amount of bad taste...
Wow, I didn't know. What a player. He plays the way that he sings - so emotive.
incredible. sure there are quotes to bird but he had his own voice which is remarkable. thank you for posting this gem!
Exactly, he had is own voice with a lot of tasty blues in there like we know his singing and piano playing. And these few subtle bird quotes fit in do nicely
I'm 59 yrs old and one of his biggest fans and I didn't know. This is why I love TH-cam.
I like how he fixes his glasses and doesn't miss a beat
Wow as a sax player myself, I'm kind of embarrassed that I did not know Ray Charles can play and I mean really play the sax! I guess when you're talented, you're talented!!
Same!
Had no idea he played the saxophone. Wow. Not really surprised. He was a giant talent much like stevie who came after who he inspired. I can see why now.
Whenever he had the chance, Ray often reached down and pulled out his alto!
underdeveloped? sounds better than most of us specially high notes, very full, very woody and warm but soulful. he didn't miss a note that he intended to play and his time is killer. idk man about this underdeveloped thing.
i don't know anything about embrouchure/sax tone but to my ear his time is quite off. sounds like he is trying to catch up. but then maybe that was his intention, playing behind the beat...
@@literallyanythingelse it's his articulation. His technique isn't quite there and it's not clean. That's what you're hearing.
Agreed. No wasted notes, his phrasing is completely on point. Always has relevance. Tone wasn’t perfect, but he wasn’t a full time saxophonist. He certainly had the chops to go that route.
@@undeadJazz Which is exactly what the uploader is writing in the video description. Underdeveloped embouchure but serious bebop skills.
I thought it was a very nice solo with great feeling. Maybe he was comparing to Charlie Parker? That will make a lot of us sound underdeveloped...I rather hear somebody with great feeling then with brilliant technique any day of the week.
Oh yea I knew Ray played Alto at the Famous New Port Jazz Show back in 1959 I think the year. During this time he was famous for all those Blues songs.
In this show Ray had David "Fathead" Newman and Tina Brooks playing Tenor Sax. Both were very great artist on the Tenor.
Yes, Ray was a "Genius" at what he did. I miss him so much. I think David "Fathead" was the longest liver out of all the band members.
Thank you for finding this clip. Have you got any more? Please post this Jazz/Blues History?
I never knew Ray Charles played sax... I'm starting to believe we are in a simulation 😮
Ooooo-wee, these guys all swing like their lives depend on it; thank you for this historical and incredible recording!
this is a treasure. first off, I forgot Ray at one time was a young dude/LOL. and 2. I never saw, or even knew Ray could jam on the sax...I heard it said that ray could play just about anything. Be-bop, country, Pop, R&B, Classical, Jazz, Gospel, and the Blues.
I just found your channel. I love that old Big Band Music. be it Classical Music, or Be-bop/Big Bands like Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glen Miller, and so MANY others. LONG before my time. but they jammed back in the 30's, and 40's. those Big Band Leaders were Movie Stars of the Music Business back then. I LOVE watching ALL those old videos here on TH-cam.
a man of genius is a genius in everything
Reminds me of the excellent "Soul Meeting" by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. There are a few tracks with no vibes, featuring Piano and Saxophone. The first time I listened to it, I thought "I had no idea that Milt played sax" and then looked at the liner notes, only to see that Ray was on the reed and Milt had taken over at the keys. Great to see him actually playing it live! Awesome.
I knew he could play the saxophone but have never heard him do so. Not too shabby! Thanks for posting this.
Rest in powerful peace 🙏
Ray Charles Robinson
23 September 1930 ~
10 June 2004⚘
I had no idea. Amazing. I'm a guitarist and tried playing sax and couldn't get anything out of it but a sound like a very sick goose. Not an easy instrument.
OMG. What a talent.
I remember Ray playing some sax on a variety tv show in the early to mid 70s. Had forgotten about that. Thanks for this post.
Great tone...
Wah'ow!
That's class, Parkeresque excellence.
Incredible, truly unforgettable, that’s what that is. Dang darling.
This clip floors me, it really does.
Thanks for posting this what a talent
Ray plays a very impressive sax solo in his Concert For The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind recorded in 1999 . If you’re a fan you should check this entire concert out , just brilliant !
How in the world could I have gone this long in life not knowing Ray even picked up a saxophone, much less play him some B-Bop? Sure, he gets a bit ahead of himself in places, but Wow... imagine if he had really practiced. I can see him playing soulful ballads on Tenor too . Thank You for posting!
So very, very good!! What a terrific blend of what they called hard bop and bebop, filling in the gap between Cannonball Adderley and Charlie Parker light no one else could. Obviously, Ray Charles was a genius -- one of a kind. Everything he touched was golden. He had a novel way of articulating notes on that horn, sometimes “tonguing them in an intentionally "sloppy way" as he launched into one curvaceous line after another hitting all the right notes in the chord extensions. And the big band arrangement was true to form -- just riffing away with those short repetitive statements in call and response exchanges. The inventors of this art form, arrangers Don Redman and Fletcher Henderson, would be proud! Wow!
He also sang smooth and jazzy like Nat King Cole before focusing on his bluesy gritty style which we now know...
I knew Ray played sax, but I’ve never seen this video before. Thanks for putting it out there.
Whoa !!!! Oh Wow... I Must Be Honest.. I Had No Clue Ray Charles Could Play Sax... Man Thanx a Million for This Upload 😀😀😎👊💯❤️
My first live concert was Ray Charles performing solo at the Paramount Theater in Seattle in 1960. I was 7 and on a school field trip.
Is there anything that man could not do? Amazing talent. He solos exactly as you would expect. His music, his musical talent is simply an extension of himself, the instruments are merely tools of his personal expression and soul
What The!!!!! I thought Ray Charles was the greatest musician BEFORE I ever saw this video! That man could do anything...
I hear more Sonny Criss than Bird but I catch your drift and yes it was a surprise.
I love his tone. I never knew Ray Charles played the saxophone
I never knew he played anything other than piano and his voice box, this is cool!
So soulful!
Yesss
Woah! I had no idea Ray Charles could play sax!
I was like"that saxophonist looks like Ray Charles" then read the title. I never knew the ancestor played anything other than piano.
I have seen him, in Stockholm, play the alto. On some Atlantic albums he plays alto. He was a genuine genius, my cornerstone in music.
Great!!!
Dayammm! I never knew Ray Charles could do this. I wander what other instruments he could play. Really nice upload. - Thank you.
P.S. Sammy Davis was also a multi instrumentalist. These entertainers were serious!
He did an album back in the 70's titled "My Kind of Jazz" well worth the download, CD, or LP if you can find it. Thanks for the post.
Ray Charles was just a generational music talent.
I feel like this is what Bird sounded like when Jo Jones dropped that cymbal
I had no idea he played sax!!
I didn’t know Ray Charles played the Sax🤯
Holy s**t! That's all I can say! They call him a musical genius for a reason! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤
Ray Charles not only played piano but he also taught himself to play the organ, alto saxophone, clarinet and trumpet.
He wasn't called "The Genius" for nothing!
Wowwww that's amazing!! I'm inspired by this video🎵 thanks for sharing the other instruments he played!🤯
Piano and organ are the same instrument. And if you can play one you can play all with enough practice to get the muscle memory down.
@@ceelothatmane9421 it's like telling a guitar player: you have two guitars, one plays normal but the other... no matter how hard you hit it it always plays at the same volume unless you use a volume pedal, oh and by the way you have to play music with your feet too.
@@jampoles if you're proficient in piano then you're only adding a few more steps. Just get the muscle memory down. I mean I am a guitarist, and an expression pedal is a must for me. I had to learn how to control my wah instead of using autowah. It's not as difficult as playing organ bass pedals, but it's only a few more steps. Drummers have to use all their limbs and practice limb isolation. If a drummer learned piano he could easily pick up organ. You gotta thinkin terms of neurochemistry and brain connections. What is easiest to learn? Drums, and guitar. Learn drums, take that rhythm and learn guitar. Take that theory and rhythm and now it's easier to learn piano. Then you learn organ from learning drums, piano, and guitar. This is how you hack your brain to learn instruments
He would also ride a motorbike
Thank You!!!
had no idea! so cool
I Love this! What a Surprise 😁
Amazing
Great stuff !
Extremely good
YOH Pentatonic + blue notes + CP stuff.Amazing musician.
There was bit part in a movie from about 1960 where Ray and the Raylettes play in a bar (I think in San Francisco). I remember they're doing "Hit the Road Jack", Ray is playing the piano and he jumps up and starts playing the saxophone! I was only about 12 years old so I can't recall everything, but I've loved Ray Charles ever since! Anyone know what that movie was?
I know he played in the movie " the blues brothers" , 1980 ...
Some Parker licks, but certainly not Bird-level. Very cool!
Things I learned today: Ray can play the sax.
Never saw anyone play music like Ray Charles, period
This is freaking unbelievable 😲 I never knew Ray could play the saxophone, this man was super talented 😲 WoW crazy
amazing
Wow - this is crazy stuff.
Thats crazy!!!!
Parker is just groovy the same way ray Charles is with his piano and his vocals and his orchestrations. Like Ray's groove is Ray's groove.
Extremely talented guy...
All these years. I never knew Ray played sax!
You're right, I've never seen this. Goddamn.
I knew Ray could play multiple instruments when he was still in school, but I didn’t know he could play instruments other than piano at this level!
Wow, terrific!
The way they swing the head… you don’t learn that these days
Wow this is awesome. Also check Michael Brecker playing drums
Why is that surprising ? Ray was the truth the innovator of all sound in any genre
Genial 😁genial
I have seen . Thank God.
Holy crap! I didn't know Ray Charles played the saxophone. What the hell. I'm almost 70 years old. How did this get by me?
I nearly cried
I was impressed.
There are 3 video clips of ray playing alto.. Of the 3, this one is at the bottom. The best one is where he totally goes in and his bebop lines are clean and even moreso parker-inspired. And to make matters worse, hes not playing blues as he is here. Rather, hes blowing over the changes to 'Joy Spring' !!!! There is also a video of stevie wonder soloing over 'Giant steps'.
Sounds more bluesy than be-bop to me, but brother Ray just killed
Alot of people in the comment section say they didn't know that Ray could play the sax,I've been knowing this for 30 years 😂Most good musicians like Ray can play more than one instrument. 🤔
Brother Ray was a great musician.
Wow!!!!
magic
Popeye the sailor man intro❤How cool is that!
Wow! He could have made it as a sax player. Go Ray, go.
He plays just like he sings it’s nuts
Like Charlie Parker... and for moments like Maceo Parker!
That’s like saying Prince on piano sounds like Keith Jarrett… Come on ,brother Ray on Sax sounds great, but don’t compare him on saxophone to Masters …it’s embarrassing… I mean if you know anything about jazz and the great saxophonists that came along it’s just an embarrassing comparison. And it’s not in my opinion…like comparing Michael in Baseball to Willie Mays…cmon
still hard af
Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder had a lot in common. Both of them are Geniuses.
I surely miss Ray.
Yeah man
I had no idea he could play at all, let alone to this standard..Obviously there were better sax players even in his own band but still...When did he have the time? What a genius.
RAY!!!
The album "Soul Brothers w Milt Jackson is based on Bird
Yes, it's terrific!
@@SharpElevenMusic Was there ever a live album of the "Soul Brothers session?
As far as I could find, no. And as it was described, it seemed to be just a one time studio session for fun for the both of them
@@SharpElevenMusic It was my feeling as well. Some back story regarding this LP ,my Aunt Louise was a big time Ray Charles fan. She was not a fan of bop, she was a teenager, so she gave me because I got a record player for Christmas. She gave me that album, and Ramsey Lewis Gentlemen Of Jazz, and my Great Aunt gave me some Benny Goodman 45's , and my mother gave me a Duke Ellington 7in LP.
Atlantic Records released 2 albums of Ray & Bags- " Soul Meeting" & "Soul Brothers". Ray had been playing alto live since the early 50s & his main influence on the alto was also Bird's as well- the great alto bandleader Buster Smith. That great 50s combo band of Ray's his remains one of the best ' jazz' bands of the era. Ray would sit in on alto with the band live for several numbers before even starting his set. When I saw him in 1996, he played alto on a couple of numbers.