I saw the Yellowjackets at the Paramount Theater in Austin Texas....they were promoting this CD...I bought a copy in the lobby....made me a fan for life......
Hello Mr DeMario from one jazz fan to another. You stated that the sax solo is one of the greatest that you ever hear, Cool. Here is the greatest sax solo I ever heard it is by Ronnie Laws the song is called total wave it starts out mild and then after a minute or 2 he kicks ass on the sax doing an ass kicking total wave of a sax solo th-cam.com/video/wWustzfixb0/w-d-xo.html
+Nicolas MOIRIGNOT me too. The poly-rhythms blew my mind. And Russo's solo over the end. It's burned into my mind. Probably my favorite solo of all time.
Everyone knows i play the hell out of this Jazz Group after discovering them waiting in line for Janet Jackson concert tickets back in 1989 for her Rhythm Nation tour Los Angeles. Need all their albums Have 4 or 5 of them. My Prince replacement band..
The bass line and the band is killing it throughout this tune. Then comes the drum fill by Will Kennedy that creeps up between 2:15 - 2:19 minutes. This gives me CHILLS when I hear the toms from high to low!! I've listened to this drum break over and over before the tune kicks back in. To close it out, the vocal solo overlay starting at 4 minutes (Yah...Yah-Dah, Dah-Yah, Dah...)... I absolutely love this tune! This is my favorite jazz fusion group!!!
I think there isn't a better way to describe coolness as these guys do when they "talk" their very special language. There never was nor will be a better band. I love Yellowjackets so much! All along the different phases they've been through during their whole 30 years of existence
Playing against the constant clock feel, and the rim click Will playing behind the beat ,Hops skips and jumps ...oh and then that great piano solo!! take it away Russo.
This my mind on a ship leaving orbit into the stellar regions.... Kudos to the maker of this for seeing this as well. (and for the image from CERNS' collider....
Playing against the constant clock feel, and the rim click Will playing behind the beat ,Hops skips and jumps ...oh and then that great piano solo!! take it away Russo!!
This the best recording of the Yellowjackets...studio recording technique; everything sounds so balanced and clear and not necessarily compressed. It was an excellent album as well.
Ces Gens font de la musique Vraiment super ! Basse / Batterie ça tourne terrible, les compositions SONT Magnifiques ! musiciens supers ! La grâce de Dieu est sur Vous Mes Amis ! et merci pour tant d' émotions! ALORS seront Quand Boit -on le Los Angeles, le a? DIDIER D'AGOSTINO DRUMMER sur TH-cam.
Not that I know of. Too bad that there not so many live shows of the old yellowjackets with Marc Russo & Will Kennedy. In my opinion,this is one of their best Albums.
3 on 4. A bar of 3/4 = a bar of 4/4. The very beginning gives it away, they actually split it so the 3 is on one side and the 4 is on the other side. Each player could play it in 3, or 4, or mix it up. Welcome to the wonderful world of polyrhythms!
Ehi thanks a lot man! If I can profit from your knowledge, how do they think about it? Do they internalize the superposition of the two rythms or can hear them separately in their head? :O And if I can ask, can you explain on what time signature they play on Wildlife from the same album? (I'm interested particularly in the break starting from 2:29). Thanks again! :)
Indro, that's a great question "how they think about it". When a musician is totally new to a rhythm he/she may find that trying to just lock in on 1 thing is hard enough, ie "you play 3, and I'll play 4, and I'll try not to listen to your 3", but when they get comfortable with it they can think in 3, or 4, switch back and forth seamlessly, and ultimately think 3 on 4, or 4 on 3. Clearly these guys aren't new to it! You can clearly hear the drummer playing with the superimposition. Wildlife is an interesting one, at first I thought the beginning was in 7/4, but on closer listening I think it's 7/8 with 2 bar phrases. Sometimes with complex rhythms there's more than one way to count/write it, and I may listen to it again after more sleep and interpret it differently. I think ElStudent is close about the middle section, but I would interpret it as 12/8, which is like 4/4 divided into triplets (ONE two three, Two two three, THREE two three, FOUR two three). At 3:30 Jimmy is beating out the 4 on his bass. I also want to have another listen when I'm less tired, because I think the keyboard riff that plays throughout this section is doing something a little more interesting. It does switch back to 7 for the end section, though. Often an odd meter song will switch to an even one for the solo to make it easier to groove on the solo (Pink Floyd's "Money" for example), not that these guys needed to do that. This is a fun exercise, I haven't thought about these things for decades.
Guide - Tofino Sea Kayaking Man, mine was a good question but yours isa great answer! Thank you! I will try to pinpoint all your observations. Please share any new insights into thes beautiful works. Thanks to Elstudent too! (Can you suggest a resource to learn even and odd meters and polirythms? Videos on yt for exsmple?)
Was in an elevator with Alex Acuña and didn't even know it until someone asked me "What did he say?". And ia said "Who?" and he said "You were in the elevator with Alex Acuña!"
Playing against the constant clock feel, and the rim click Will playing behind the beat ,Hops skips and jumps ...oh and then that great piano solo!! take it away Russo!!
Another vivid memory of mine from this amazing group of musicians. It brings smiles and tears, always.
Over forty years later at 65 in 2023 still an I mean still blows my mind each time I listen to. A masterpiece of music 🎵 excellence.
One of those rare albums that every track is good.
BEST JAZZ FUSION GROUP EVER, INCLUDING WEATHER REPORT, IN MY OPINION.
Jean Lu Ponty and Pat Metheny as well.
Weather report were not this good
Old Still Gold Great Memories
I saw the Yellowjackets at the Paramount Theater in Austin Texas....they were promoting this CD...I bought a copy in the lobby....made me a fan for life......
The sax solo is one of the greatest solo's I've heard!
DeMario Tucker yep
Marc Russo on sax, I saw him playing with the Doobie Bros as of late.
Hello Mr DeMario from one jazz fan to another. You stated that the sax solo is one of the greatest that you ever hear, Cool. Here is the greatest sax solo I ever heard it is by Ronnie Laws the song is called total wave it starts out mild and then after a minute or 2 he kicks ass on the sax doing an ass kicking total wave of a sax solo th-cam.com/video/wWustzfixb0/w-d-xo.html
FOUR CORNERS is for me the BEST album of YELLOWJACKETS!! i like all tracks!!!!!
the piano solo is beyond belief, right up there with the best of herbie.
I was 14 and that album changed my vision about music....probably their best album
+Nicolas MOIRIGNOT me too. The poly-rhythms blew my mind. And Russo's solo over the end. It's burned into my mind. Probably my favorite solo of all time.
Everyone knows i play the hell out of this Jazz Group after discovering them waiting in line for Janet Jackson concert tickets back in 1989 for her Rhythm Nation tour Los Angeles. Need all their albums Have 4 or 5 of them. My Prince replacement band..
Nicolas MOIRIGNOT I was the same age and I absolutely agree with you.. I learned and continue to learn so much from this album.
To me. The best album by them. All the selections are good.
Got to see this band back in the late 80's with William Kennedy at Berklee in Boston his drum playing was something else!
One of the greatest song of yellowjackets.
The bass line and the band is killing it throughout this tune. Then comes the drum fill by Will Kennedy that creeps up between 2:15 - 2:19 minutes. This gives me CHILLS when I hear the toms from high to low!! I've listened to this drum break over and over before the tune kicks back in. To close it out, the vocal solo overlay starting at 4 minutes (Yah...Yah-Dah, Dah-Yah, Dah...)... I absolutely love this tune! This is my favorite jazz fusion group!!!
Oh yes!!!
Oh ye
Love this tune it's so driven keeps moving
what a great piano solo
Estoy de acuerdo, a mi también me emociona profundamente.
This is the first time I have heard this tune these men are the best.Who can even touch this?
Incredible band 🙏❤ simply amazing
This album lived in my player and traveled everywhere with me!
What a prolific band! I'm just revisiting all those albums. Russell a stellar improviser and composer.
Will Kennedy KILLING the drums!!!
Bad ass album. I played it all the time.
I think there isn't a better way to describe coolness as these guys do when they "talk" their very special language.
There never was nor will be a better band. I love Yellowjackets so much! All along the different phases they've been through during their whole 30 years of existence
Super
One of the best saxophone solos I’ve heard, bursting with precision heading into YJ signature sound. Why didn’t he stay?
The artwork, picture images, and the photos of the band from back in the day is awesome!
Far and away my favorite Yellowjackets album! And this is my all time favorite song from them
Playing against the constant clock feel, and the rim click Will playing behind the beat ,Hops skips and jumps ...oh and then that great piano solo!! take it away
Russo.
Roberto Hewitt Right analysis. Nothing boring. Fresh lettuce. On time.
This my mind on a ship leaving orbit into the stellar regions.... Kudos to the maker of this for seeing this as well. (and for the image from CERNS' collider....
This comment speaks to my soul. Thanks.
Feel in love with the Jackets the first time I heard them 😍
exlent jazz and it fit well with the slide show don dixons art work is fantsticdid not know he was a part of this group
More "improv" choreography going on in my room right now! Thanks Yellowjackets!!!
Love this album! !!!!!!
Playing against the constant clock feel, and the rim click Will playing behind the beat ,Hops skips and jumps ...oh and then that great piano solo!! take it away Russo!!
This the best recording of the Yellowjackets...studio recording technique; everything sounds so balanced and clear and not necessarily compressed. It was an excellent album as well.
the break at 2:19 is simply fantastic
Diego De Rosa Yes it is. And again around 3:12.
I lIke
Diego De Rosa Soooooo good. One of my favorite fills of all time.
Estoy de acuerdo y el solo de Ferrante que entra es asesino.
True but the part @ 1:25 is smooth, dreamy, melting and transportative all at once.
Beautiful track! The only way I can describe this track is musical and sonic excellence!
Fascinating Yellow Jackets!
Прекрасная музыка!!! Неизвестные миры бесконечности сознания! ❤
Masterpiece fusion tune,for sure-beautiful stuff...thanks,amslocks!
Turn this way up when I listen to it!💯
This is one of the best cut's on this cd i give it triple thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Loving the nice mellow sounds
The start at 0:08 always gets me. Always.
Don dixon,s paintings are fantastic!
Perfection equates Yellow Jackets…
An absolute masterpiece, and Will Kennedy drums are like the pieces of a puzzle all fitting together .
Is there a live version of this?
Oh yes...nice performance at Park City, Utah 1984!
@amslocks Absolutely The Best --I Agree-! The whole Album-- This one is Smackin'' Good -one of My Favorite Tunes!!!
Nice riding music
❤ this song... 👍👍👍👍
Magnificence....!!!!
Jazz fusion ❤ at its best
Best, by far. This track and Wildlife are my favs.
yeeeeeesssss. thank you. this is the other song i like. yeeeeessss
Yea this is Music!!!
Ces Gens font de la musique Vraiment super ! Basse / Batterie ça tourne terrible, les compositions SONT Magnifiques ! musiciens supers ! La grâce de Dieu est sur Vous Mes Amis ! et merci pour tant d' émotions! ALORS seront Quand Boit -on le Los Angeles, le a? DIDIER D'AGOSTINO DRUMMER sur TH-cam.
Russell Ferrante is a genius....
Marc Russo and Yellow Jackets where the best .......what a failure that they separate.......their music together was just wonderful
Love this song
Yellowjackets que musica impresionante !!!
Great jazz!!!!!
Super
Imponente
ONLY ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUMS.
1:54 *inverted A-10 Warthog tank buster!!*
Hey Clay Benjamin i thought i was the only one who ever heard of them " Yellowjackets "
Top of there game imo
Lo que inicia con una melodía tosca e incierta, se va convirtiendo en interesante para terminar en climax intenso al dueto con voice... Ahhhh! :)
Not that I know of.
Too bad that there not so many live shows of the old yellowjackets with Marc Russo & Will Kennedy.
In my opinion,this is one of their best Albums.
Este tema tiene aires de música negra de nuestra increíble costa peruana.
Can someone help me with the time sigature? How to count on this??
Thanks :)
3 on 4. A bar of 3/4 = a bar of 4/4. The very beginning gives it away, they actually split it so the 3 is on one side and the 4 is on the other side. Each player could play it in 3, or 4, or mix it up. Welcome to the wonderful world of polyrhythms!
Ehi thanks a lot man! If I can profit from your knowledge, how do they think about it? Do they internalize the superposition of the two rythms or can hear them separately in their head? :O
And if I can ask, can you explain on what time signature they play on Wildlife from the same album? (I'm interested particularly in the break starting from 2:29).
Thanks again! :)
Indro Gianicolo Its 6/8 bro. Starting from the down beat of the kick start counting 6 8th notes. The drummer does a masterful job on the groove.
Indro, that's a great question "how they think about it". When a musician is totally new to a rhythm he/she may find that trying to just lock in on 1 thing is hard enough, ie "you play 3, and I'll play 4, and I'll try not to listen to your 3", but when they get comfortable with it they can think in 3, or 4, switch back and forth seamlessly, and ultimately think 3 on 4, or 4 on 3. Clearly these guys aren't new to it! You can clearly hear the drummer playing with the superimposition.
Wildlife is an interesting one, at first I thought the beginning was in 7/4, but on closer listening I think it's 7/8 with 2 bar phrases. Sometimes with complex rhythms there's more than one way to count/write it, and I may listen to it again after more sleep and interpret it differently. I think ElStudent is close about the middle section, but I would interpret it as 12/8, which is like 4/4 divided into triplets (ONE two three, Two two three, THREE two three, FOUR two three). At 3:30 Jimmy is beating out the 4 on his bass. I also want to have another listen when I'm less tired, because I think the keyboard riff that plays throughout this section is doing something a little more interesting. It does switch back to 7 for the end section, though.
Often an odd meter song will switch to an even one for the solo to make it easier to groove on the solo (Pink Floyd's "Money" for example), not that these guys needed to do that. This is a fun exercise, I haven't thought about these things for decades.
Guide - Tofino Sea Kayaking
Man, mine was a good question but yours isa great answer! Thank you!
I will try to pinpoint all your observations. Please share any new insights into thes beautiful works. Thanks to Elstudent too!
(Can you suggest a resource to learn even and odd meters and polirythms? Videos on yt for exsmple?)
Este solo de Ferrante es la bomba.
This track is great I love it, but my favorite is Indigo".
존나좋댜
Was in an elevator with Alex Acuña and didn't even know it until someone asked me "What did he say?". And ia said "Who?" and he said "You were in the elevator with Alex Acuña!"
Ah =)
Oke semangat mantap mampir
My bad then, I bought this album on Cassette, my dumb ass. LOL'''
Oml 2:19
Sort of like Weather Report.
Lyle Mays like - a bit like Pat Metheny group without guitar.
Playing against the constant clock feel, and the rim click Will playing behind the beat ,Hops skips and jumps ...oh and then that great piano solo!! take it away
Russo!!
see these guys over 10 times and also met them all bunch of times awesome group of gentleman