Herbie Hancock jams with his Fairlight CMI

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  • Herbie shows off on his Rhodes Chroma while Quincy Jones looks on. Taken from VHS recording of 1984 documentary "I love Quincy" www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-peop...
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  • @chickberth
    @chickberth 9 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Just chillin' drinking some wine, hanging out with Quincy and Herbie, 2 of the greatest musical minds ever. And on top of it, a room full of the best synthesizers ever made. Wow.

    • @drewjitsu
      @drewjitsu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Also doing some coke lol

    • @MrJsfingers
      @MrJsfingers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know! I think I saw a Yamaha gx1 prophet 5 Rhodes you name it. I wanna know the patch he used for that solo

    • @chegadesuade
      @chegadesuade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'd pay any ticket price to have been there.

    • @elbecko7969
      @elbecko7969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So talented

    • @Tom-yh5ep
      @Tom-yh5ep 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@drewjitsu Lmfaooo

  • @jacksonstrong4190
    @jacksonstrong4190 7 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    6:14, Herbie "It doesn't program itself--yet" wow these guys are ahead of their time in so many ways. Amazing people!

    • @nielswil
      @nielswil 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      0.38 i'm loading a program. Now we do almost nothing else.

    • @mrbard1
      @mrbard1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Him saying that at our time, let alone saying that at his time, is simply profound.

  • @carsonrharper
    @carsonrharper 15 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Wow. Its easy to sometimes write the tones off as "cheesy" and "80s", but those grooves are NASTY. Two geniuses at work...

  • @magicalmumma9605
    @magicalmumma9605 9 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    "A synthesiser can be a tool to really hurt people's ears and interfere with their lives or it can be a tool to make a really nice sounding instrument that can really affect people in a positive way. It all depends on the person who is using them.
    People blame machines very often," oh it's the machines fault".
    The machines fault? We have to plug it in!!!!"
    Legend

    • @officergregorystevens5765
      @officergregorystevens5765 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is technically the loudest instrument known to man for obvious reasons like it producing pure waveforms.

    • @podlou9939
      @podlou9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "The funk will prevail"

  • @abeswaves
    @abeswaves 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    "The funk will prevail!" -Quincy Jones

  • @emangroove4566
    @emangroove4566 10 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Wow! Touch screen with a pen. Deep! Two "ahead of their time bros." at work. The room would have exploded if Dexter Wansel stepped in, Stevie stopped by, and Prince wandered into the room. Those are just a few of the "keyboard geniuses" of the electronic synth age!!

  • @MRMONOPOLYization
    @MRMONOPOLYization 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The little lick at the beginning was straight gold.

  • @ThePhotogalleria
    @ThePhotogalleria 9 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    If I could play like that, I would never leave home

  • @Arc.hitectureMusic
    @Arc.hitectureMusic 15 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Boy, Herbie sure can articulate when he talks. Most musicians fall apart in front of a camera, Herbie speaks like hes talking right to you. Awesome video, man I wish I had all of those vintage synths and samplers.

  • @keykrazy
    @keykrazy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Anybody else notice Quincy is drinking wine and chewing gum? ..Dude has *always* been gangsta! ;-)

  • @tylee5291
    @tylee5291 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    THIS is what makes TH-cam worth having in the world!!!! And Herbie started out as one of the BEST pianists playing for Miles and Blue Note records. What growth!!

  • @juanespinosa1259
    @juanespinosa1259 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Nice combination, producer, composer, ochestra leader and coolest dude on the block, Quincy Jones and one of the best keyboard players ever, Herbie Hancock. And the most underrated synthesizer ever, the Fender Chroma Polaris and the most difficult of them all, the CMI Fairlight. It took experienced producers like Trevor Horn and Herbie Hancock a dedicated engineer to operate it. But the digital-analog converters on this machine were second to none (even up to today's standards), providing it a very rich sound. You could make an enitre album on a Fairlight. And many did, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Trevor Horn, Art of Noise, Thomas Dolby, and many others.

    • @MRMONOPOLYization
      @MRMONOPOLYization 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Juan Espinosa don't forget Geoff Downes ;)

    • @brucephoenix3989
      @brucephoenix3989 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Juan Espinosa Malcolm Cecil.

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hounds of love is still a cracking fairlight based album. Full of emotion. And Linn drums!

    • @oholm09
      @oholm09 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And stevie wonder

  • @samadsadiq
    @samadsadiq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is one of my favorite through back vids. 2 greats for one thing. And on top of that enjoying technology back when it was taboo to do such. Herbie was so ahead of his time with realizing what was to be. He was an artist that could be playing with a classical Jazz trio one night and the next night do some interstellar Funk vibes. Open minded with music and the art. Ahead of it all to this day. And still doing great pieces for the Planet.

  • @_thevaporz
    @_thevaporz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Herbie was trappin' before Timbaland and that ASR10/ Motif, Pharell, Ryan Leslie stuff. Hearing Quincy and Herbie laughing and being so giddy about new technology during that grooving jam session is priceless. Pure musical enjoyment. These guys are LEGENDS of music. Such a sick video! Thanks for sharing! That 2:30 mark where they set up the jam and laugh in excitement is such a cool feeling. Quincy bouncing on the floor. As the kids say, "That's what's up."

  • @soundsfamilia
    @soundsfamilia 11 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    fairlight is the great grandfather of Reason, Fruity Loops, Ableton, Logic and pro tools

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And very same hardware sampler ever. And software sampler. And romplers, and sample playback synths. Everything we use now is based on that sequencing and sample technology. Than god for the fairlight!

    • @elmariachi5133
      @elmariachi5133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amiga Protracker is.

    • @andyrevo1927
      @andyrevo1927 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn lol

    • @birdseyebeats
      @birdseyebeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All hail the fairlight

    • @kollusion1
      @kollusion1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You forgot the Daddy of this lot, Cubase.

  • @1970sChild
    @1970sChild 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The funk will prevail. Words to live by.

  • @stelos485
    @stelos485 16 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I think this is from a Documentary called "I Love Quincy" made by some French guys. Its a brilliant behind the scenes look at production and Quincy Jones life as it was then (early 80's) Ray Charles , Henry Mancini , James Ingram , Ralph MacDonald,Patti Austin and Michael Jackson of course, are a few of the Artists i remember included.
    This was one of my favourite clips
    Thanks for putting it up

    • @rsherid
      @rsherid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Link? Where can we watch it?

    • @stelos485
      @stelos485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rsherid Parts of it are in TH-cam mainly clips featuring Michael Jackson. Never had a DVD/Video release probably because of various music rights

    • @ram-4
      @ram-4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's correct - "I Love Quincy" briefly resurfaced on TH-cam a few years ago but got pulled down.

  • @PhilWatson
    @PhilWatson 10 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This was a great 'one off' show, which I recorded onto vhs when it was first screened on Channel 4 back in 1984...omg!! :/

  • @dzjackson
    @dzjackson 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    daaaammmnn that beat at 1:30 though.

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I'm loving that. I want to hear that in a hip hop song.

  • @vooveks
    @vooveks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like to come back to this every once in a while. One of my favourite inspirations for both music, and general creative positivity. Charming!

  • @robertlandrum1971
    @robertlandrum1971 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    2:30 - 5:10 -- Why the 1980s were AWESOME!

  • @neil920
    @neil920 16 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I agree with you 1000%. I can watch this video over and over and never get tired of it. Two true genius minds at work, a rare find today.

  • @damo5791
    @damo5791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched this clip on TV back in the 80's, have seen it many times since, and still love watching it to this day. And as for that funky bass riff that Herbie plays...its SO damn good!

  • @monz97
    @monz97 15 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    this is amazing. who would've thought that years later everything that herbie is doing in this video can be done through ONE piece of equipment like those keyboards with the built in computers from Neko Labs (haha if thats how you spell it)
    this really makes you wonder how music is gonna sound like 20 or 30 years from now

  • @teelurizzo8542
    @teelurizzo8542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love that classic '80s sounding patch and progression HH plays @ b0:09-33. I believe Herbie wrote in his auto biography that Quincy actually bought one of the very first ones for something like 80 grand, whereas Hancock himself initially passed due to its cost but then relented and got his. The Fairlight CMI was arguably the top shelf early sampler/work station of the mid 1908s along w/ the even more rare and costly New England Digital Synclavier (which if I'm not mistaken ended up going bankrupt due to the high costs). Lower down the food chain were the E-mu Emulator II and the Kurzweil 240.

  • @ceeazy1833
    @ceeazy1833 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Seeing these two guys just having so much fun and this kind of just positive relationship is so motivating, and so fun to see!

  • @wendileona
    @wendileona 15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A close friend of his once told me how amazing it was to see Herbie work, how involved he got in his music making process, thats love right here, for the work and craft of making music. Remember kids, software and computers dont make you a musician. Herbie was a musician first, and it takes work and dedication.

  • @emangroove4566
    @emangroove4566 10 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Herbie makes some keen observations about Man vs Machine.He's also prophetic about the future innovations. He's is absolutely correct and uses simple logic for all to understand. He" broke it down!!!" These cats need to see this again. I'll bet they'll laugh till the sun comes up!!

    • @emangroove4566
      @emangroove4566 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still relevant!

    • @winedrinka
      @winedrinka 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Relevent now!!

  • @nopopolasturber
    @nopopolasturber 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for the upload! Not a lot of things are better than happy people making music.

  • @OdinComposer
    @OdinComposer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Fantastic clip! Made me feel great!

  • @HD41117
    @HD41117 17 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There's still something very special about the Fairlight CMI. The dynamic range of it's output stage alone makes it sound like nothing else. Wonderful to see this video. Thanks very much for uploading.

  • @takohak6174
    @takohak6174 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most beautiful video I have seen in a long time.

  • @RediForKing
    @RediForKing 16 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wow, herbie is a genius. That groove is just amazing and to do this at that time, i'm very impressed of his skills. This was the time when music came on a natural way threw analog synthesizers and not threw imulations and it also was the time when music was composed and not just "made".

    • @godot5082
      @godot5082 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Fairlight synthesizer was the first digital one, it was a vst in a box.

  • @JohanBrodd
    @JohanBrodd 16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just need to say that this synth is one that I wanted to have, but never could have. Yet still today with all these fancy computer instruments this brings back some serious memories.

  • @thejazzenigma
    @thejazzenigma 16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe that this is 83, and 25 years later, Quincy presents Herbie with the Album of the Year. Amazing.

    • @lanaecruz8219
      @lanaecruz8219 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can’t believe your comment was 15 years ago 😮❤

  • @JeremyForest
    @JeremyForest 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These two are legendary musicians and producers of modern music! All from Chicago and major influences!

  • @philipplippe3607
    @philipplippe3607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    its so beautiful to see, how delighted Quincey sits down next to Herbie as soon he hears how he ist hitting the chords

  • @Bzzzpuk
    @Bzzzpuk 17 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man, the groove and melody he creates around 3:00 is AWSOME;

  • @Viktorcrayon
    @Viktorcrayon 16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can just imagine Herbie calling Quincy over the phone like "come over and see this funky shit i've got!!!"
    This clip is awesome, and made me happy!

  • @THETBRETT
    @THETBRETT 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fairlight! Australian!!

  • @truro007
    @truro007 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two geniuses of music.......amazing guys. Thanks so much for all your wonderful production and music over the last 40 years.

  • @intrsoul
    @intrsoul 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    glorious - thank you so much for posting this

  • @eatpeople420
    @eatpeople420 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, these guys are coooool!

  • @bitmap303
    @bitmap303 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks so much for posting this - a beautifully insightful piece of footage, has made my day, and it's only 11am.

  • @devmiles
    @devmiles 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    just amazing! hear these synth sounds.. so much power and soul .. i'm happy that i feel familiar with these times. so much good and interesting music has been made in this era. thank and bless these brothers!

  • @shawnrudiman
    @shawnrudiman 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is absolutely spectacular. you can see the happiness happening there. thata perfect moment. its awe inspiring. two inspirational people doing and having incredible amounts of fun and making things that havent been made before.
    this is the essense of the future. even 2 decades later. i bow my head to this segment.

  • @stefan2serb
    @stefan2serb 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is incredible!! so happy this is on youtube!

  • @MrAharvey13
    @MrAharvey13 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    this video is one of the most incredible displays of talent i have ever seen in my life...inspiring

  • @kirkstate
    @kirkstate 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many jewels in this video. The knowledge of these two and the very wise words of Herbie Hancock

  • @asteroido
    @asteroido 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The happiness talking about the programs... feelings never change!

  • @mierecords
    @mierecords 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Thanks for posting this!

  • @Honeymancatgold
    @Honeymancatgold 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fred Koke,thank you so much for this!!!

  • @ColumRogers
    @ColumRogers 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The more I watch these Fairlight demonstrations, the more I have to have one! And Quincy and Herbie would be perfect teachers, kudos to them!

    • @nielswil
      @nielswil 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are some great vst's.

  • @poeml
    @poeml 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So wonderfully inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

  • @dingadang
    @dingadang 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video man, just awesome.

  • @ISLAInstruments
    @ISLAInstruments 14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what a pair of absolute legends!!!!

  • @nickpelkey
    @nickpelkey 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel very fortunate to be able to watch this. Don't take this for granted!

  • @jazzrobot
    @jazzrobot 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANKS FOR THIS !

  • @particlejones
    @particlejones 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    5:40 wooordd respect

  • @FilmerRing
    @FilmerRing 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    History in the making right here! Now I have to check out the entire doc.

  • @themadsamplist
    @themadsamplist 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 of my favorite artists/arrangers of ALL time!!

  • @ArruVision
    @ArruVision 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This makes me happy on so many levels!

  • @AeroModule
    @AeroModule 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, INCREDIBLE video. THANK YOU! Awesome music. Hancock is killer!

  • @ugodaprato
    @ugodaprato 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Due uomini straordinari all'opera!!! Marvellous video, thx for sharing man...

  • @8dioproductions
    @8dioproductions 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thk god someone recorded this sweet moment - two geniuses at work

  • @NickAnnies
    @NickAnnies 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pure quality. The best of the best....

  • @Ogaitnas900
    @Ogaitnas900 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for this upload =)

  • @matzomaniac
    @matzomaniac 10 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    quincy jones: "the funk will prevail".. hehe, epic :)

    • @fradaja
      @fradaja 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** too bad you can't dance

    • @romulus_
      @romulus_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** it's always funny when stupid people open their mouths. very common on youtube.

    • @thewhiterat9889
      @thewhiterat9889 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Zapp Rogerstein Actually its very stupid.

  • @fookermaru
    @fookermaru 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    all i can say is thanks for posting this...bless u

  • @soogoonu
    @soogoonu 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome piece - thank yo 4 share

  • @ringworks
    @ringworks 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for that. Awesome video.

  • @rg2027x
    @rg2027x 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow, what a super upload. really enjoyed watching this..2 legendary artistic minds

  • @SantoRedentor
    @SantoRedentor 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just saw Herbie live in "Vitoria-Gasteiz(Spain) jazz festival", totally awesome.

  • @dvdx87
    @dvdx87 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this man. Thanks Herbie!!!

  • @pozkyd
    @pozkyd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    gooodness gracious..this is so gaddamn funky!

  • @VogelFreund
    @VogelFreund 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw this on tv a long Time ago. Good to See it here again. Tuns.

  • @yousufs325
    @yousufs325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When production houses were real production "houses"

  • @bobbylinning2348
    @bobbylinning2348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two musical geniuses at work

  • @bitsequence
    @bitsequence 15 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Back in the days Fairlight was the shit! Hancock is amazing on the keys.

  • @Akumalive
    @Akumalive 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another Gift from Herbie to us...simply amazing !!

  • @RalfLippold
    @RalfLippold 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing what these guys bring out of plain electric signals:-)
    Met HerbieHancock back in 1997 in Dresden when he played with WayneShorter at the "Tonne" - a most energizing concert!

  • @FedeRhodes
    @FedeRhodes 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    me too theyre making history there plus having a good time the vibe in there is like DAMMN I cant wait to go to the studio

  • @MFegan
    @MFegan 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    this vid always brings a smile to my face

  • @MrJsfingers
    @MrJsfingers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, that Rhodes Chroma sounds amazing!!!!

  • @vjazz
    @vjazz 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing footage genius , beautiful, rich!

  • @pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652
    @pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Herbie is the man !
    ' love how he uses the pitch bend to create these distorted sounds as he plays ...
    And, yeah, definitely : the African blood is still here !!!

  • @dobler51
    @dobler51 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing!!!

  • @eljefemoreno
    @eljefemoreno 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome footage! I need the DVD of this documentary asap

  • @christinaellis2168
    @christinaellis2168 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love ❤ this clip.🎹🎶🎹🎶.

  • @makepeacenotwar7621
    @makepeacenotwar7621 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Doesn't get better than this!

  • @kingdomofheavenmusic3
    @kingdomofheavenmusic3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two legends in the same room doing music and an interviewer that is not pushy. This video is phenomenal 🔥

  • @zaferlamizik
    @zaferlamizik 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    so great to see the masters at work

  • @sergepasquier6727
    @sergepasquier6727 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    magical sequence

  • @vleevision7787
    @vleevision7787 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my mentors !!! back in the day . awesome stuff !

    • @vleevision7787
      @vleevision7787 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡XOXOX! !!!

  • @Duncan_1971
    @Duncan_1971 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work! Love it.

  • @CharlesUrich
    @CharlesUrich 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching this video

  • @BrontoScorpioMusic
    @BrontoScorpioMusic 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just great guys with great equipment! Really nice video!

  • @FedeRhodes
    @FedeRhodes 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do to these people change direction of music for ever,so much talent and creativity.and not just that,theres a message in all that music they created,the message of make us feel good.just amazing how they innovated.this is a must see for EVERY musician

  • @bananaxtree
    @bananaxtree 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    wonderful!

  • @randomraindeer
    @randomraindeer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    man, great stuff. Does anyone know if that jam ever manifested to something more serious? want to hear that riff in high def.

    • @ram-4
      @ram-4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's basically "just Herbie" improvising in his unimitable funky way. Similar-sounding stuff ( = synths + drum machine fusion) can be found on his 1980's albums: Future Shock, Perfect Machine and Sound System.