Round Midnight (Fred Hersch, 2021)

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
  • Legendary Jazz musician, Fred Hersch, goes through the Thelonious Monk classic, Round Midnight.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 106

  • @edbettex3998
    @edbettex3998 2 роки тому +16

    In his autobiography, Fred Hersch tells that he studied 13 versions by several masters of jazz. This guy can listen, and still add something more !

  • @bendameron9922
    @bendameron9922 3 роки тому +30

    Now this is true improvisation. The feeling of neither being fully arranged or fully improvised. Following the gut. Wonderful space.

  • @ruthdixon7807
    @ruthdixon7807 Рік тому +2

    a spectral treasure - one celebrated pianist putting his own stamp on another's work.

  • @micheal-kb6sl
    @micheal-kb6sl Рік тому +7

    I've never heard it done better. He's beyond a musician. He's like a musical wizard. Wow!!! Audible candy to any upcoming, pro, aspiring pianist and piano musicians. That was straight mesmerizing.

  • @joshklein6450
    @joshklein6450 Рік тому +10

    Fred Hersch...what an absolutely beautiful, thoughtful, tireless genius of a person, and musician. All of the wonderfully gorgeous colors, painting in real-time. Just stunningly beautiful. Thank you for your most amazing portraits and paintings Fred.

  • @TheClassicalSauce
    @TheClassicalSauce 11 місяців тому +2

    She was the type of woman that made you forget yesterday and not think about tomorrow...

  • @JJBerthume
    @JJBerthume Рік тому +7

    Original, free, creative, gorgeous, and yet still the original melody and changes shine through as brightly as Fred's unique personality and artistry - he always says he thinks of the lyrics when playing, and I personally can feel that in every note. Not that there's anything wrong with constructing something entirely new from an old song, but he balances the line between classic and fresh so delightfully. He's reached a certain level of mastery where everything he touches is gold, and yet still deeply human. Sorry for gushing I just really like Fred Hersch

  • @pianofromsunsettosunrise
    @pianofromsunsettosunrise 11 місяців тому +1

    Yesterday 18/nov/2023 Hersch played Monk at Sala São Paulo! It was amazing as all his repertoire. Wonderful harmonies with this incredible touch… 🎶😍

  • @efanshel
    @efanshel 9 місяців тому +1

    He just keeps getting better and better. I think he is playing a German Steinway. It sounds great....

  • @jamesfpianist1168
    @jamesfpianist1168 3 роки тому +8

    I heard Fred Hersch play a solo piano concert many years ago in La Jolla, CA. He played his composition Endless Stars which is such a great composition. He also played the most amazing and burning version of Caravan that I may ever hear performed as a solo piano piece. That night should've been recorded and released as the Steinway also was in great form.

  • @georgesember9069
    @georgesember9069 3 роки тому +7

    My favorite ballad. I never get tired of playing it on nylon string guitar (no cutaway)! Of course, I can’t come any where close to this beauty!!

  • @8tatosha
    @8tatosha Місяць тому

    Gorgeous!

  • @victorsethy
    @victorsethy 4 місяці тому +1

    First I thought he is one of those young cats disappearing in the noise of the XXI. century, but had to realize, that he is old enough to do well. :) ... I'm not young either, but had to start my life 3 times from zero, and living in Hungary, so I didn't even had the chance to play on a real piano since 2011. Not much fun watching jazz dieing, as the last platform of improvisation... the main language of music for tens of thousands of years. And good to find him - I never heard about before - cause now I have something "new" to listen to!

  • @diegoteruel7069
    @diegoteruel7069 2 місяці тому

    El jazz es la música más libre. I Fred Hersch me emociona con sus recreaciones i maravillosa "sencillez" sin limite! 😍😍

  • @s22s55s88
    @s22s55s88 3 роки тому +1

    Maestro Fred Hersch is a genius of our days!
    That's is really smth incredible ......
    What a harmonical solutions!!!
    Bravo,Maestro !!!

  • @arthurrosch5378
    @arthurrosch5378 3 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful rendition. If I practice for 40 years I may develop the taste that Fred Hersch has. I can hope.

  • @789armstrong
    @789armstrong 6 місяців тому

    Fred Hersch is on another level.

  • @ChuloDavidcito
    @ChuloDavidcito 3 роки тому +5

    Wow! I'm just working on this tune. It's inspiring and daunting to hear how the big boys do it. A polished gem!

  • @romainbertrand253
    @romainbertrand253 2 роки тому +3

    Really awesome. Totally Monk and totally fresh at the same time. Love it.

  • @JJamJ
    @JJamJ 3 роки тому +7

    Always been a favourite jazz tune of mine and a tasteful and intelligent arrangement here too. Well played sir!

    • @marvinkmooneyoz
      @marvinkmooneyoz 3 роки тому

      Certainly my fav Monk tune, though i play “I Mean You” more often

  • @dimna27
    @dimna27 3 роки тому +2

    Lovely,Fred..thanks a lot

  • @marcocavalluzzi2854
    @marcocavalluzzi2854 3 роки тому +3

    This really deserves more views! Well played good sir!

  • @petermetrinko607
    @petermetrinko607 3 роки тому +2

    So many beautiful recordings from this man.

  • @russellhamer8347
    @russellhamer8347 Рік тому +1

    gorgeous rendition. thank you fred!

  • @jeffheald4527
    @jeffheald4527 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful! Thanks for that inspiration!

  • @swiftla
    @swiftla 3 роки тому +3

    thanks Fred! beautiful work. youve inspired me to revisit this tune after a year or so!

  • @barnaby12345
    @barnaby12345 3 роки тому +1

    Exquisite taste - one of the all-time greats! I've seen him a few times at the Vanguard, both solo and with trio. Always transcendent...

  • @sapristioca1
    @sapristioca1 6 місяців тому

    Absolutamente magistral, diseccionando y expandiendo la melodía...

  • @mr.k5865
    @mr.k5865 4 місяці тому

    Bravo! Stunning artist.

  • @alanturry3324
    @alanturry3324 3 роки тому

    Amazing- so glad we have that recorded for posterity. Soulful and thoughtful at the same time

  • @Hifigor
    @Hifigor 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you maestro !

  • @freeimproviser4303
    @freeimproviser4303 2 роки тому

    What an artist

  • @marianlevy9232
    @marianlevy9232 3 роки тому +1

    Your playing takes the listener on an emotional journey, truly the gift of a masterful musician.. such interesting reharms ... first time I heard your song “Valentine” it was so beautiful it brought me to tears ..learning so much from your Open Studio course as well .. thank you for sharing your piano genius with the Open Studio family 🎹🎶

  • @jambonejim1249
    @jambonejim1249 3 роки тому +1

    That's a very nice sounding piano in the right hands.

  • @olivierijazz
    @olivierijazz 3 роки тому

    I love Fred...

  • @jeffreydelisle7337
    @jeffreydelisle7337 2 роки тому

    Definitely evocative of the midnight hour

  • @veronicaituarte574
    @veronicaituarte574 2 роки тому

    THANK YOU!!!!
    WONDERFUL!

  • @SusanPrattDesign
    @SusanPrattDesign Рік тому

    Exquisite artistry!

  • @francosoldera3822
    @francosoldera3822 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful and touching, thank you!

  • @ojacobsen3727
    @ojacobsen3727 3 роки тому +62

    Didn't know Debussy wrote this one.

  • @JukeboxOddities
    @JukeboxOddities 3 роки тому

    a thing of beauty

  • @OsvaldoCori-o6c
    @OsvaldoCori-o6c 2 місяці тому +1

    Grandissimo pianista!!!👏💪👍 0:23 🍾

  • @teflo2
    @teflo2 3 роки тому

    Incredibly beautiful ! Thank you Fred!

  • @CWBella
    @CWBella 3 роки тому

    Ethereal and so moving!

  • @holm81
    @holm81 3 роки тому

    sublime.

  • @richgleason3793
    @richgleason3793 3 роки тому

    Your new course is amazing. Thanks Fred!

  • @markahearn1
    @markahearn1 2 місяці тому

    The jazz ballad transcending to another level.

  • @kristian2700
    @kristian2700 3 роки тому +1

    I have heard/watched this wonderful rendering a couple of times already, and will be coming back!!
    This is just exquisite; really, really good...breathtaking tbh!!
    Each choice of chord tells a feeling! And even more: a beautiful amalgam of the bluesy american 2-5-1 with some squary (Dutilleux'ian(?)) overtones. Listen!! :-)

  • @iBharat108
    @iBharat108 Рік тому +1

    A MASTER

  • @sallylarhette7083
    @sallylarhette7083 2 роки тому

    Wow. Great piano, too!

  • @michaelreinemer
    @michaelreinemer 3 роки тому

    This is beautiful and a great tutorial. Thanks Fred.

  • @reacionario2026
    @reacionario2026 3 роки тому +1

    Love this!

  • @domimonk
    @domimonk 3 роки тому

    Quelle splendeur, merci !

  • @jazznutz
    @jazznutz 3 роки тому

    Fred is thrilling!

  • @rubinromeo2083
    @rubinromeo2083 3 роки тому

    beautiful...

  • @antoniog2854
    @antoniog2854 3 роки тому

    Love him!

  • @markmandell8120
    @markmandell8120 3 роки тому +3

    Someone at his level is a master at creating a balance between dissonance and "normal" sounding jazz voicings. Another one who pulls this off also available on You Tube is Claire Fischer.

    • @UkuleleAversion
      @UkuleleAversion Рік тому

      Yeah, Clare Fischer is a good recc. Herbie cites him as a key influence.
      I'd also recommend Sullivan Fortner and Brad Mehldau, both students of Fred. Jason Moran also fits the bill.

  • @danbodanis3983
    @danbodanis3983 3 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @allenstone7518
    @allenstone7518 2 роки тому

    A bio of a great player.

  • @EduardoSposito-e4y
    @EduardoSposito-e4y Рік тому

    Great!!!!!

  • @TotalDESSSS
    @TotalDESSSS 3 роки тому

    GENIUS

  • @jean-marclecoutre5146
    @jean-marclecoutre5146 Рік тому

    Magnifique ! 👍👍♥️♥️👍👍♥️♥️👍👍♥️♥️👍👍

  • @lennardbehnke3681
    @lennardbehnke3681 3 роки тому

    outstanding!

  • @luistarantino239
    @luistarantino239 3 роки тому

    Gracias!

  • @simoncharacter01
    @simoncharacter01 2 роки тому

    cot damn, that was good!
    anxious to see him play live jan. 29th, '23, now!

  • @wolfganglalouschek148
    @wolfganglalouschek148 Рік тому

    Best piano version I know. This song is quite difficult to make something own out of it because it is so clearly structured. Most players adhere much more to the original (which isn’t so interesting)

  • @ОлегАнохин-у2р
    @ОлегАнохин-у2р 10 місяців тому

    Very nice!! Have to PDF transcription?

  • @TomasJochmann
    @TomasJochmann 3 роки тому

    Masterpiece!

  • @ronglennproductions5416
    @ronglennproductions5416 3 роки тому

    Awesome “touch”

  • @elliottek5049
    @elliottek5049 3 роки тому

    bravo

  • @zlucoblij
    @zlucoblij 10 місяців тому

    Jesus fuck... this is something special.

  • @joeycartwright1692
    @joeycartwright1692 9 місяців тому

    4:29 GIANT STEPS

  • @rodneykendrick775
    @rodneykendrick775 3 роки тому +1

    Around midnight in Europe!

    • @wimpers
      @wimpers 3 роки тому +2

      he is in Europe! Performing in Paris both Friday and Saturday, (in between which days this was posted). :-)

    • @charliemacco9852
      @charliemacco9852 Рік тому

      Migliore round Midnight di tutti i pianisti

  • @Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer

    Magnific!!!|

  • @giovannifalcicchia9977
    @giovannifalcicchia9977 11 місяців тому

    Geniale

  • @ArgoBeats
    @ArgoBeats 3 роки тому +5

    0:27 please someone tell me what's that beautiful arpeggiated chord

    • @JukeboxOddities
      @JukeboxOddities 3 роки тому +2

      Ok. It's a cluster chord. Sounds like it's a BbSus4 in the left hand with an B7 in second inversion added on top.
      To get the mushy effect it sound like he snugged a 9th in that top chord there too.

    • @hanshalt
      @hanshalt 3 роки тому +2

      Bb Eb F Gb A B C# D# (cool poly chord Ebmi to B9 I think?)

    • @JukeboxOddities
      @JukeboxOddities 3 роки тому +2

      @@hanshalt sounds like it.
      i think an easier way to think about it would be a B7-ish chord over a Bb Pedal point

    • @hanshalt
      @hanshalt 3 роки тому +1

      @@JukeboxOddities yup- good way to look at it. I was just hearing gthat ebmi9 tonality

    • @ArgoBeats
      @ArgoBeats 3 роки тому +2

      @@hanshalt ​ @Vyn Chenzo thank you guys!

  • @UkuleleAversion
    @UkuleleAversion Рік тому

    You can tell he hears every single note before he plays it. I bet he has absolute pitch.

    • @taylordiclemente5163
      @taylordiclemente5163 5 місяців тому

      Absolute pitch is irrelevant. What matters is intervalic understanding - relative pitch.

  • @mariaaliceleopoldino6111
    @mariaaliceleopoldino6111 2 роки тому

    Ótimo

  • @juwonnnnn
    @juwonnnnn 3 роки тому

    👏

  • @jacekploneczka
    @jacekploneczka 3 роки тому

    👏👏👏❤️

  • @gil-evens
    @gil-evens 3 роки тому

    The first measures remind me of Ravel

  • @kalilsampaio7035
    @kalilsampaio7035 2 роки тому

    I feel some Ravel thinking

  • @flober1970
    @flober1970 3 роки тому

    It’s a Hamburg Steinway. Right ?

  • @pablodaquino53
    @pablodaquino53 3 роки тому

    🙌👏👏

  • @craigkeller
    @craigkeller 2 роки тому +2

    It’s a Steinway, but I’ll bet God himself oversaw construction. Fred’s hands and heart, likewise inspired.

  • @sallylarhette7083
    @sallylarhette7083 2 роки тому

    the. "real" Round Midnight.

  • @markmandell8120
    @markmandell8120 3 роки тому

    There's also a male/female or Yin?Yang balance here, the former when his playing shows a more aggressive streak and the latter when it's more passive sounding.

  • @vova47
    @vova47 10 місяців тому

    Fred Hersh and his lugubrious sound.😪

  • @toneyam3643
    @toneyam3643 3 роки тому +1

    Monk would have liked you because your different.

  • @infomgmail
    @infomgmail 2 роки тому

    Fantastic Harmony!!!