Wow! Philly Joe was Bill's favorite drummer, and he hired him whenever he could. His energy was perfectly suited both to Bill and to Pepper. I've always loved both Bill and Pepper -- they are two of my very favorite players, and to hear them together is a special treat!
Same here Jim Brown! I wish I could have seen them all live. Philly Joe is cool monster with his own flair on the drums. I play Standup Bass, drums and Baritone sax, you can imagine how much I love this quartet . Thanks to Mingus, my peer on the Bari is Pepper Adams.
Yes. Pepper was one of the top two or three baritone saxophone players. He was a very nice guy and very intelligent. He played a Selmer "Super Action" baritone (without the horrible low A). Harry Carney helped him to pick it out. It is sad that he smoked himself to an early death.
Pepper Adams came in at the second half of the form, but Bill thought Adams would take it from the top, so Bill went back to the top of the form when Adams began playing. They were playing a half-chorus apart for some time, but the masters figured it out by the time the next chorus came around. Live jazz! Mean enclosure at 2:33!
Pepper figured it out as soon as he heard that A Major chord. He's a veteran of many jam sessions and screw ups like this are more common than people are aware.
In jazz the heart beat is the bass, I imagine M. Johnson couldn't hear Philly Joe that well because once he got off he never got back on till the end of the drum solo. These guy are all masters but the time was truly all over the place in the bass department as he tried to figure it out. Pepper and Bill were with Philly the whole time if you listen closely, but the bass was so loud and lopsided that every once in a while it would cause a ripple, but Philly never lost it in my humble opinion after years of listening to them all, who again, are true masters, human masters.
Pepper Adams truly was the guest here. Meaning: an outsider who came to join. Some people may dislike the late Bill Evans Trio's pacing but, personally, I really like their "frantic" style. It really showcased Bill Evans' "state of being" at the time. I mean, the Bill Evans from the 60s had gone and it's completely natural. This Bill Evans, along with his music, was simply the culmination of his life's experiences. This is why I hold this late Bill Evans Trio in high regard. Bill's music was simply an authentic reflection of his being. In this sense, he truly was an artist. I believe Marc Johnson & Philly Joe Jones complemented this Bill Evans really well. Sadly, they didn't seem to have a place for Pepper Adams here. The chemistry between the three of them was so good that they forgot to give some space for the guest. I think Bill realized it too during the performance. It's kinda obvious. Still, if we take Pepper Adams out, the trio seems to get along just fine. I guess they just got too carried away with their trio format. Pepper Adams was, of course, amazing but I can't help but say that he sounds out of place here.
Usually this sort of thing doesn’t bother me much but this one rushes to the point of being an uncomfortable feel for me. By the end the tempo probably almost 50 bpm’s faster.
I love every one of these guys but that tune was a mess. The rhythm section were not tugethere and that didn't help Pepper, who was nevertheless professional if not his usual brilliant self.
The Bill Evans trio is a marvelous unit as a piano trio but as rhythm section, they made a mess of it. All those off-beat accents are disturbing the flow of Adam's lines and they turn around the beat more then once. They simply don't listen and therefore don't provide a good "carpet" for the soloist. Oh, well... even during the piano solo they don't seem to agree where the one is...
Pepper Adams struggling? There was the confusion of where the top was, which finally came clear in the 2nd or 3rd chorus.The only crap is your comment.
Wow! Philly Joe was Bill's favorite drummer, and he hired him whenever he could. His energy was perfectly suited both to Bill and to Pepper. I've always loved both Bill and Pepper -- they are two of my very favorite players, and to hear them together is a special treat!
Same here Jim Brown! I wish I could have seen them all live. Philly Joe is cool monster with his own flair on the drums. I play Standup Bass, drums and Baritone sax, you can imagine how much I love this quartet . Thanks to Mingus, my peer on the Bari is Pepper Adams.
Pepper Adams is not just one of the greatest Baritone Saxophonist he is one of greatest improvisors who ever lived . A, bubbly fluid throaty sound .
Yes. Pepper was one of the top two or three baritone saxophone players. He was a very nice guy and very intelligent. He played a Selmer "Super Action" baritone (without the horrible low A). Harry Carney helped him to pick it out. It is sad that he smoked himself to an early death.
Philly Joe is something else, man.
Fantastico double Bass
love from france ❤
Incredible solos. Wow.
That bass solo tho
Pepper Adams came in at the second half of the form, but Bill thought Adams would take it from the top, so Bill went back to the top of the form when Adams began playing. They were playing a half-chorus apart for some time, but the masters figured it out by the time the next chorus came around. Live jazz! Mean enclosure at 2:33!
well yes, that modulation form F major to A major in the theme helps a lot to figure things out since the rest is basically a II-V-I in F on and on!
Pepper figured it out as soon as he heard that A Major chord. He's a veteran of many jam sessions and screw ups like this are more common than people are aware.
Stellar group
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Sometimes the knife sometimes a butterfly fly...great
If there is an issue here it is the band speeding up and letting the tempo run away. This was reoccurring throughout the late period of this trio
Monsters..... the best
In jazz the heart beat is the bass, I imagine M. Johnson couldn't hear Philly Joe that well because once he got off he never got back on till the end of the drum solo. These guy are all masters but the time was truly all over the place in the bass department as he tried to figure it out. Pepper and Bill were with Philly the whole time if you listen closely, but the bass was so loud and lopsided that every once in a while it would cause a ripple, but Philly never lost it in my humble opinion after years of listening to them all, who again, are true masters, human masters.
I've added this to my compilation of all Pepper Adams related videos that can be found here: www.pepperadams.com/Compositions/compList/videos.html
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Pepper Adams truly was the guest here. Meaning: an outsider who came to join.
Some people may dislike the late Bill Evans Trio's pacing but, personally, I really like their "frantic" style. It really showcased Bill Evans' "state of being" at the time. I mean, the Bill Evans from the 60s had gone and it's completely natural.
This Bill Evans, along with his music, was simply the culmination of his life's experiences. This is why I hold this late Bill Evans Trio in high regard. Bill's music was simply an authentic reflection of his being. In this sense, he truly was an artist.
I believe Marc Johnson & Philly Joe Jones complemented this Bill Evans really well. Sadly, they didn't seem to have a place for Pepper Adams here. The chemistry between the three of them was so good that they forgot to give some space for the guest.
I think Bill realized it too during the performance. It's kinda obvious. Still, if we take Pepper Adams out, the trio seems to get along just fine. I guess they just got too carried away with their trio format.
Pepper Adams was, of course, amazing but I can't help but say that he sounds out of place here.
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MJ is rushing the S&%t out of it. PA tries to hold him back. By the time it gets to BE he's like okay I'll rush even more!
That’s how it’s done 👍🏻
Usually this sort of thing doesn’t bother me much but this one rushes to the point of being an uncomfortable feel for me. By the end the tempo probably almost 50 bpm’s faster.
I felt the base player was pushing the tempo a bit too much.
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The recording quality is not good.
I love every one of these guys but that tune was a mess. The rhythm section were not tugethere and that didn't help Pepper, who was nevertheless professional if not his usual brilliant self.
The Bill Evans trio is a marvelous unit as a piano trio but as rhythm section, they made a mess of it. All those off-beat accents are disturbing the flow of Adam's lines and they turn around the beat more then once. They simply don't listen and therefore don't provide a good "carpet" for the soloist. Oh, well... even during the piano solo they don't seem to agree where the one is...
here's a guy struggling with his horn and all he turns out is crap
Pepper Adams struggling? There was the confusion of where the top was, which finally came clear in the 2nd or 3rd chorus.The only crap is your comment.
These guys are true masters..
I looked for videos of Farley Dinesen demonstrating how it would be done.....couldn’t find them.
Another TH-cam jackass pipes in
@@williamclark9973 made me laugh. thank you