This swing band actually went on tour in 1996. My friend Bob and I went to Symphony Hall in Boston and saw them in concert. Charlie Haden and Sonny Rollins played sets that night and the main act was stopped at 11pm by house rules after playing 6 songs.
The bassist is Christian McBride, not Ron Carter, at the start of the film. Ron Carter is playing at around the 30-minute mark (wearing glasses, tall and thin). Geri Allen is on piano. Nick Payton is the heavier set trumpet player, Olu Dara plays cornet. Don Byron is on clarinet. Kevin Mahogany sings Harvard Blues (presumably playing Jimmy Rushing), which is not credited on the soundtrack despite being one of the notable Rushing vocals with the Count Basie band. The song was recorded by them in 1941, but it was written in 1932. Rushing joined Basie in 1935. Jesse Davis plays alto (a Buster Smith character?). But it's a jam, a lot of musicians join in over the hour. The music was the best part of this okay but not great Altman movie, definitely worth seeing for the obvious love for Kansas City jazz. Many thanks for sharing this.
In 1935, Bird had not yet introduced the Bebop language to jazz, so here, some of these solos never could have been heard because they are too modern, chromatic, with the free harmonic use of bebop riffs. Remember swing soloing was more like arpeggiated chord tones not actual Charlie Parker lines
@@grantkoeller8911 I doubt you’d be able to play it better anyways so why don’t you just enjoy the music instead of criticizing musicians who are far better than you
Wow. The soundtrack's Solitude has always been my version. Now to watch it happen... I'd heard about some sort of movie like this, since the 90s, and just finally found it accidentally. And I'd have to check my CD case again, but I think there was a comment in there about "Betch you can't find the microphones." They're apparently everywhere, taped to the bottoms of chairs and stuff.
The one point that needs to be mentioned, the draw was the meat packing industry. Because of the depression Kansas City being the main shipping destination of the western cattle ranches offered a lot of work in that industry. Which offered the economic sustainability where a cat could work the meat packing plants by day then go play at night because that industry supported the ability to use a disposable income which kept the clubs full of patrons. Every major big band of the day - Ellington, Count Base, Cab Calloway and others all were based in that city as a way to survive the depression !!!
Duke Ellington was based in Harlem 's Cotton Club as well as Cab's band who filled in for Duke and the boys when they went on the road, Jay McShane group was one the territorial band based out of K.C, as was Andy Kirk"'s " Twelve Clouds of Joy including the great composer/arranger, pianist Mary Lou Williams, Kirk's band originally was from Dallas, but relocated to K.C.
@@DannyClassics wow!! This is so cool,what a small world!!! Yes Bebop Saxophone has taken off over 40,ooo members. Now, if I could get rid of the spammers!! Haha Have a great new Year! Grant King Koeller
Exactly. They made the same anachronistic mistake with the Round Midnight movie. The solos AND the arrangements were too modern for that movie’s setting.
Most older musicians would tell me growing up that they played a lot more modern jamming than they did on recordings, but I agree with you especially Joshua Redman on those Rhythm Changes.
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This swing band actually went on tour in 1996. My friend Bob and I went to Symphony Hall in Boston and saw them in concert. Charlie Haden and Sonny Rollins played sets that night and the main act was stopped at 11pm by house rules after playing 6 songs.
This was a historic meeting put together for the Kansas City movie. They really need to release this as a blu ray along with the movie.
I bought a DVD of this online, but I strongly suspect the DVD was homemade by the seller.
Trajes y sombreros. Otros tiempos.
Estilosos !
The bassist is Christian McBride, not Ron Carter, at the start of the film. Ron Carter is playing at around the 30-minute mark (wearing glasses, tall and thin). Geri Allen is on piano. Nick Payton is the heavier set trumpet player, Olu Dara plays cornet. Don Byron is on clarinet. Kevin Mahogany sings Harvard Blues (presumably playing Jimmy Rushing), which is not credited on the soundtrack despite being one of the notable Rushing vocals with the Count Basie band. The song was recorded by them in 1941, but it was written in 1932. Rushing joined Basie in 1935. Jesse Davis plays alto (a Buster Smith character?). But it's a jam, a lot of musicians join in over the hour. The music was the best part of this okay but not great Altman movie, definitely worth seeing for the obvious love for Kansas City jazz. Many thanks for sharing this.
man you know these guys
In 1935, Bird had not yet introduced the Bebop language to jazz, so here, some of these solos never could have been heard because they are too modern, chromatic, with the free harmonic use of bebop riffs. Remember swing soloing was more like arpeggiated chord tones not actual Charlie Parker lines
@@grantkoeller8911 I doubt you’d be able to play it better anyways so why don’t you just enjoy the music instead of criticizing musicians who are far better than you
Would have been amazing to be there even in the audience. I played clarinet and sax in school. I could only play with this group in my dreams.
I've been looking for this forever.
This is absolutely great. Thank you very much for posting this gem of a documentary.
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Wow. The soundtrack's Solitude has always been my version. Now to watch it happen... I'd heard about some sort of movie like this, since the 90s, and just finally found it accidentally. And I'd have to check my CD case again, but I think there was a comment in there about "Betch you can't find the microphones." They're apparently everywhere, taped to the bottoms of chairs and stuff.
Wonderful impromptu jazz with so much Heart and Soul 😊
Fantastic!!!
Formidable. Muchas gracias
De nada ! este video es una mina de oro para los musicos...
Wunderbar
Awesome 👏
The one point that needs to be mentioned, the draw was the meat packing industry. Because of the depression Kansas City being the main shipping destination of the western cattle ranches offered a lot of work in that industry. Which offered the economic sustainability where a cat could work the meat packing plants by day then go play at night because that industry supported the ability to use a disposable income which kept the clubs full of patrons. Every major big band of the day - Ellington, Count Base, Cab Calloway and others all were based in that city as a way to survive the depression !!!
wow
Thanks for mentioning that.
I think this was after Chicago had it’s heyday as “Hog butcher for the World” in the 19th Century.
Duke Ellington was based in Harlem 's Cotton Club as well as Cab's band who filled in for Duke and the boys when they went on the road, Jay McShane group was one the territorial band based out of K.C, as was Andy Kirk"'s " Twelve Clouds of Joy including the great composer/arranger, pianist Mary Lou Williams, Kirk's band originally was from Dallas, but relocated to K.C.
The sound recording is very good but I guess the best mpeg resolution was 360p back in the 30s.
Very nice, excelent
Indeed ! ;)
Veramente eccitante! Impossibile rimanere fermi ! Swing allo stato puro...grandi !
Detto bene. D'accordo.
Yes
36:30 theyre playing moten swing!
Indeed. Amazing version, so relaxed.
JAZZ AMB BLUES QUINA COMBINACIÓOOOOOOO
What movie is it from
Kasas City (1996)
Does anyone know the name of the tunes played?
A lot of them are on the soundtrack
In my solitude , Duke Ellington
@@grantkoeller8911 Grant! Thanks. We have chatted a few times on FB through your sax group. Cool to run into you here on UA-cam. :)
@@DannyClassics wow!! This is so cool,what a small world!!! Yes Bebop Saxophone has taken off over 40,ooo members. Now, if I could get rid of the spammers!! Haha
Have a great new Year!
Grant King Koeller
Trouble is the improv is too modern for the era
Exactly. They made the same anachronistic mistake with the Round Midnight movie. The solos AND the arrangements were too modern for that movie’s setting.
Most older musicians would tell me growing up that they played a lot more modern jamming than they did on recordings, but I agree with you especially Joshua Redman on those Rhythm Changes.