Wow!! I remember Ed Bickert from the 60's providing the band back up for Toronto's Music Hop on CBC with Alex Trebek as the host. Never expected this! Boy did I miss out!!
maybe not my favorite gitarist but and a big but my all time admired jazz guitarist. bickert was the reason i wanted to play guitar. as a 12 year old i thought i want to do that..well i have never really done that but i have played for more than 50 years trying..
Ed was an inspiring and truly one-of-a-kind musician. His beautiful, warm sound on guitar was not unlike Bill Evans' on piano. And Ed achieved that without finger-stretching chordal gymnastics as is evident in any videos of him playing. I think he discovered a polyrhythmic approach between chord and melody that elicited a strong overtone response on his guitar. So that a 2, 3, 4 or 5 single note melodic phrase is firstly picked. Then it has a reincarnation as an echo produced by an overtone of a sympathetically-vibrating chord that immediately proceeds and harmonically and rhythmically supports that phrase. This may explain how he gets such a big, rich, close-voicing sound with just easy 3 or 4 note jazz guitar chord fingerings. And his chords in turn enhance the tone of further single notes passages he undertakes and so forth. But returning to my previous, and some would say apples and oranges, comparison, I much preferred Ed's trio to Bill's. I could easily tap my foot and joyfully feel the groove listening to the Ed Bickert Trio. Whilst with the Bill Evans Trio, the groove is lost to over-complex, disjointed bass, drum and piano interplay. This I think just shows Ed Bickert's more balanced approach to music making. How wonderful that a 'mere' guitarist could have a jazz trio that is at the very least equal to the very best piano trios.
I'm a trombonist. I saw M. Bickert in the 90s! I always loved his sound and approach. I shave been telling your guitarists about him for the past 20 years. I'm so sad I never got to meet him. Love and respect!
Thanks for this in the key of G. I learned the bass version from Jeff Goldsby in Bb- and it just sounded stale. I recently found a chart in G7-and now I play it much more melodically in this key-and this group has it down. Thanks.
Ok it`s Don Thompson on bass Anyone know the drummer....Terry Clarke? This is jazz guitar at it`s best! Saw Lenny many times during my Toronto years but somehow missed Ed Bickert. Damn!!
Based on the presence of Neil Swainson on bass, I'd guess more like mid-1980s. (Also, he installed the humbucker pickup on that guitar in 1978, as serious Bickert nerds all know ;) )
In the future; cause everything is digital now, they'll engineer degraded film/sound into the recording, for instant sentimentality, like they way smoke 'flavour' is imbued into meat.
The old ‘less is more’ approach. Slick. Economy of motion. Great tone. Rinse and repeat. All these younger players think you get paid but the note.. Silly..
Wow!! I remember Ed Bickert from the 60's providing the band back up for Toronto's Music Hop on CBC with Alex Trebek as the host. Never expected this! Boy did I miss out!!
I always loved seeing and hearing Ed -- a hero of mine.
first time i am listening to him !!! He is AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***** I have listened to Jim Hall all my life !!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Jazz Guitar !!!! so my education must be sorely lacking !
maybe not my favorite gitarist but and a big but my all time admired jazz guitarist. bickert was the reason i wanted to play guitar. as a 12 year old i thought i want to do that..well i have never really done that but i have played for more than 50 years trying..
In terms of musical taste probably the greatest, with other 2 or 3. Terribly underrated though.
Ed was an inspiring and truly one-of-a-kind musician. His beautiful, warm sound on guitar was not unlike Bill Evans' on piano. And Ed achieved that without finger-stretching chordal gymnastics as is evident in any videos of him playing. I think he discovered a polyrhythmic approach between chord and melody that elicited a strong overtone response on his guitar. So that a 2, 3, 4 or 5 single note melodic phrase is firstly picked. Then it has a reincarnation as an echo produced by an overtone of a sympathetically-vibrating chord that immediately proceeds and harmonically and rhythmically supports that phrase. This may explain how he gets such a big, rich, close-voicing sound with just easy 3 or 4 note jazz guitar chord fingerings. And his chords in turn enhance the tone of further single notes passages he undertakes and so forth. But returning to my previous, and some would say apples and oranges, comparison, I much preferred Ed's trio to Bill's. I could easily tap my foot and joyfully feel the groove listening to the Ed Bickert Trio. Whilst with the Bill Evans Trio, the groove is lost to over-complex, disjointed bass, drum and piano interplay. This I think just shows Ed Bickert's more balanced approach to music making. How wonderful that a 'mere' guitarist could have a jazz trio that is at the very least equal to the very best piano trios.
R.I.P. Ed - condolences to the family
I'm a trombonist. I saw M. Bickert in the 90s! I always loved his sound and approach. I shave been telling your guitarists about him for the past 20 years. I'm so sad I never got to meet him. Love and respect!
Celestial and beautiful!
R.I.P.
...with Neil Swainson (bass) and Buff Allen (drums)...
This really swings.
Never seen a drummer with cymbals that high. It’s an odd sight. Sounds good though. Plus Ed Bickert and Don Thompson are two Canadian legends of jazz.
I wanna play like him.
Nobody can.
3rd string shines like it's a plain one!?
For Ed enthusiasts: look at the size of his Standel amp. !!
Thanks for this in the key of G. I learned the bass version from Jeff Goldsby in Bb- and it just sounded stale. I recently found a chart in G7-and now I play it much more melodically in this key-and this group has it down. Thanks.
Michael Sherrer no sweat Swing On
Did you ever try "Autumn Leaves" in F? Interesting things happen to the fingerings when you are walking in Bar Five ( Gm7-5 - C7 ).
A must is Shearing's "use" of Niel.......and Bickert without chewing gum?
Wow this cat can swing!!!
Quel pied !
What are the cymbals doing so high XD
That's Neil Swainson on bass and Buff Allen on drums.
+jeff sheard thanks
BINGO !!!
Everybody else's got it wrong.
and the bass solo is enjoyable. not so common... :D
Pretty sure this is Buff Allen on drums!
Yep !!! You got it.
What string gauge did Ed use on this Tele ?
Does Ed pick some of those chords with his right hand pinky? It seems like he would have to, since he's using hybrid picking
Yes I do the same
This is the guitar transcription of the song ! : th-cam.com/video/RVwvbL_AioU/w-d-xo.html
Ok it`s Don Thompson on bass Anyone know the drummer....Terry Clarke? This is jazz guitar at it`s best! Saw Lenny many times during my Toronto years but somehow missed Ed Bickert. Damn!!
I think the Bass is Dave King
+cj tele Maybe Dave Young on bass?
richard Gullison you're right Dave Young
Neil Swainson is the bassist.
+Eli E Thank you!
is this cbc late 60's?
Based on the presence of Neil Swainson on bass, I'd guess more like mid-1980s. (Also, he installed the humbucker pickup on that guitar in 1978, as serious Bickert nerds all know ;) )
In the future; cause everything is digital now, they'll engineer degraded film/sound into the recording, for instant sentimentality, like they way smoke 'flavour' is imbued into meat.
The old ‘less is more’ approach. Slick. Economy of motion. Great tone. Rinse and repeat. All these younger players think you get paid but the note.. Silly..
Ed sounds really good but the bass sounds real bad. Way too loud and clunky and overpowering.
CBC recording Bad
I like it.