Julian Lage - "Seven Come Eleven" on Charlie Christian's 1940 Gibson ES-250

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
  • Julian Lage, joined by Dave King on drums and Scott Colley on bass, performs "Seven Come Eleven" at Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ in September 2022.
    In Julian's words: It was an absolute honor to perform “Seven Come Eleven” with this beautiful Gibson ES-250 owned by Charlie Christian. This has to be the coolest guitar ever… completely modern and historical at the same time. Charlie Christian played this guitar on “Solo Flight” and many other songs during his time with Benny Goodman. Thank you to Lynn Wheelwright and all of our friends at the Musical Instrument Museum for making this happen. Thank you to Scott Colley and Dave King for the gift of sharing this experience together.
    Performance video courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum

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  • @obendaperkins5574
    @obendaperkins5574 10 місяців тому +4

    This sets it once for all: a musician plays to enjoy himself not for the public, an entarteiner does the opposite. Grea musicians plays for the joy of th emusic, they're "in the music"

  • @RJRonquillo
    @RJRonquillo Рік тому +179

    This is 8 minutes and 23 seconds of the finest guitar playing I've ever heard/seen. Flawless.

    • @mattwoods3185
      @mattwoods3185 Рік тому +4

      before i read the comments i was thinking the same thing!! 100!!

    • @tinkercitymusic
      @tinkercitymusic Рік тому +1

      Completely agree!

    • @ivanmoskvin7638
      @ivanmoskvin7638 Рік тому +4

      Oh, stop you, genius and famous guitarists! For common people this intro was a bit too incomprehensible. so i could only agree with a good half of your statement. to be precisely, only about 5 minutes should be sculptured in rushmore.

    • @TomStrahle
      @TomStrahle Рік тому +1

      It's truly stunning. His facility is breathtaking.

    • @nathaniverson6828
      @nathaniverson6828 Рік тому +1

      @@ivanmoskvin7638 to be fair I think a vast majority of Julian lage listeners are not musically "common people"... but I did get the tongue and cheek 😉

  • @dwcustoms603
    @dwcustoms603 Рік тому +73

    My Wife and I were fortunate enough to be in the audience for this performance.... Yes, it was a beyond amazing evening!

    • @secilymusic
      @secilymusic Рік тому +2

      I'm jealous!

    • @donny_doyle
      @donny_doyle Рік тому +2

      We saw him in Pittsburgh, right before covid, small club. 3 piece band, blazing good.

    • @codyhudman2763
      @codyhudman2763 Рік тому

      Was there with my wife as well. Julian and the band were so damn good. And that venue! Got tickets late, so we were in the very back, but it didn't matter. It still sounded like we were wearing headphones, and could hear every detail.

    • @berndjungmann5600
      @berndjungmann5600 Рік тому

      Django would have liked this guitar instead of the Gibson they gave him back in those days !

  • @e.r.559am7
    @e.r.559am7 Рік тому +5

    1:47 when he turns the guitar into a frightening oncoming locomotive. Spectacular. Hats off to the rhythm section

  • @jeremyversusjazz
    @jeremyversusjazz Рік тому +44

    Nobody embodies “the sound of surprise” like julian lage. Staggeringly great. Charlie’s rolling over in his grave…to hear better.

  • @steverolfeca
    @steverolfeca Рік тому +58

    So grateful to the people who preserved this historic instrument. And also to whoever had the brilliant idea to arrange for Julian to perform on it!

    • @EssV_
      @EssV_ Рік тому +1

      Only actual player to do any justice other than Frisell

    • @josephtravers777
      @josephtravers777 Рік тому +3

      Wish he would have played through a cranked Gibson amp like Charlie. Smoking tubes.

  • @Fatherflot64
    @Fatherflot64 Рік тому +8

    Yes the technique is mind-blowing, but the man has exquisite taste. Every aesthetic choice he makes is pure perfection. What a master.

  • @titobattaglia7932
    @titobattaglia7932 Рік тому +9

    He is simply one of the greatest guitarists ever. I have never seen anyone improvise with such freedom. Beyond technique: music in free flow. Thank you Julian!

  • @Olivier-Jaquet
    @Olivier-Jaquet Рік тому +10

    Charlie Christian must be proud to have so much talent playing his guitar. Last time I saw someone playing this relic was George Benson...

  • @prototek4187
    @prototek4187 17 днів тому

    This is MASSIVE! Got that slightly overdriven aspect of Christian’s tone down EXACT! WOW!!! 🎉

  • @secilymusic
    @secilymusic Рік тому +18

    I love taking a break from learning my tunes to watch a living master. It's so joyful!

  • @danielmargolis3210
    @danielmargolis3210 Рік тому +17

    Very nice to hear Julian playing a big box archtop again, let alone Charlie’s. Beautiful.

  • @sons7429
    @sons7429 Рік тому +55

    I love seeing how happy he always is when he’s playing

    • @utube9000
      @utube9000 Рік тому +8

      I'd always look happy if I could play like that too!

    • @chrislandry5797
      @chrislandry5797 Рік тому +3

      I second that idea.

    • @digineet8421
      @digineet8421 Рік тому +1

      @@utube9000 no joke. I’ve been playing for 15 years and I feel like a kid messing with pentatonics compared to him. I’ve done some transcriptions of his music and it’s just so next level. Maybe if I had 3 lifetimes.

  • @mst7155
    @mst7155 День тому

    At first I didn't recognize the tune... After the first minutes the groove started to flow... Impressive.

  • @miket.220
    @miket.220 Рік тому +24

    Great stuff. I'm a big fan of the Benny Goodman Sextet recordings featuring Charlie Christian, and Julian really does it well here with this trio. I'm glad instruments like this are being played, and not locked in a glass case. These instruments need to be heard, not looked at.

  • @steveklein8283
    @steveklein8283 Рік тому +3

    I was in the audience at the Musical Instruments Museum.....Everyone should see this man play....He's something special.....

  • @simonfreese3329
    @simonfreese3329 Рік тому +11

    That was just incredible, the clarity of Julian's melodic expression, the confidence in direction, the dynamics and the sheer exuberance shown, he's just on another level.

  • @grahamaldridge
    @grahamaldridge Рік тому +12

    This is just wonderful.
    Two (or three!) icons collide.
    I love seeing the joy that Julian has when he plays.

  • @ParanoidGoblinoid
    @ParanoidGoblinoid Рік тому +5

    We wants it. Give us our precious.

  • @stevehollx
    @stevehollx Рік тому +18

    My gosh. Julian is maybe the only guitar player that has the dynamics equivalent of an expert classical pianist. What a cool experience to be able to play that guitar.

  • @robertoconnor1602
    @robertoconnor1602 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you. This makes life worth living.

  • @adrianutley3060
    @adrianutley3060 Рік тому +5

    Absolutely Beautiful virtuoso playing. Flawless and utterly original. I’m always amazed at the complete connection with his instrument he has..whatever the context.

  • @herrvierkoetter
    @herrvierkoetter Рік тому +3

    it's not even 8 in the morning an you made me smile and swing, thank you Julian, and good morning from Zanzibar

    • @skyttvstrm
      @skyttvstrm Рік тому +1

      so cool man. i spent some of my childhood there

  • @rogerdat7807
    @rogerdat7807 Рік тому +1

    Superb. Thank you. Truly.
    My dad played horns, particularly clarinet for all of his life. He was a Benny Goodman fanatic. When I rebelled to wannabe EVH, he was patient. When I grew up and returned, he gave me Charlie Christian and Rose Room to practice. We jammed it and that's the only recording I have playing with my pops. Thanks for bringing me back!

  • @moonhollowmusic3143
    @moonhollowmusic3143 5 місяців тому +1

    absolutely insane. Julian is a genius

  • @GuitarguyRichard56
    @GuitarguyRichard56 Рік тому +1

    I love jazz trios with guitar/bass/drum

  • @davidlopez-white3185
    @davidlopez-white3185 6 місяців тому

    Incredible to see and hear that instrument! Julian is a fine choice for the honor of playing it :)

  • @timothydaniels504
    @timothydaniels504 10 місяців тому

    Charlie Christian had a tragically short life and he lived in a time where recording music was really in it’s infancy. Thanks to Julian Lage and others, his music will be played forever. This clip is beautifully done. What a treat!

  • @michaelfoxbrass
    @michaelfoxbrass Рік тому +1

    How blessed are we to hear/witness this?

  • @ZippyRiffs
    @ZippyRiffs Рік тому +4

    I was at this show and made a review of it on my channel.

  • @ACOUSTIC_4LOVE
    @ACOUSTIC_4LOVE Рік тому +1

    Wow! The Intro was from another planet. Love this Trio👍 Charlie’s smilin down 🇺🇸

  • @christopherrkennedy4562
    @christopherrkennedy4562 Рік тому +1

    What an honor! So glad Julian had this opportunity!

  • @actionoriented
    @actionoriented Рік тому +4

    So good. This is obscene. I was going to rave about his descending lines and have to call myself a fool. ALL of his lines are amazing:)

  • @smalldog1
    @smalldog1 Рік тому +1

    thank you julian, dave and scott. can't wait to see you in atlanta

  • @Sammywhat
    @Sammywhat Рік тому

    Wow! The wonders never cease with this man. Scott and Dave were sublime!

  • @Lewis6287
    @Lewis6287 Рік тому +2

    Love that Julian is carrying on this tradition, Charlie would have loved this!

  • @MP40meatballTR
    @MP40meatballTR Рік тому +2

    Such an airy and full sounding guitar in a master’s hands. Amazing!

  • @boco1951
    @boco1951 Рік тому

    That guitar waited a long time to get to sing it again!
    Blessed by this!

  • @elithepitbulldog2209
    @elithepitbulldog2209 Рік тому +1

    Wow, that fired me up and improved my mood. And shout out to Dave King! You got the gig!

  • @ALLVJAG
    @ALLVJAG Рік тому +3

    I know I am going to like it!!!

  • @eohippusone
    @eohippusone Рік тому

    Great museum! Several older Gibson ES 125s, amps, etc. Worth the trip for music buffs!

  • @armelamiot
    @armelamiot Рік тому +1

    We all rarely watch any entire video on yt... I did here and loved it !

  • @tinsolder9929
    @tinsolder9929 Рік тому

    Brilliant guitarist. I am sceptical about the technical impact of the guitar. Magic here.

  • @matiguitarra
    @matiguitarra Рік тому +4

    Increíble el manejo de la Textura que tiene Julian en la Guitarra cada día esta un paso más adelante ! Niceeee

  • @caiusiv4616
    @caiusiv4616 Рік тому +1

    Thank you 😎

  • @StevenRosenberg
    @StevenRosenberg Рік тому

    I love the creativity and freedom of the opening

  • @ultramother
    @ultramother Рік тому +1

    Another breathtaking highlight! Julian, your playing is a constant source of happiness and awe in my life, thank you!

  • @jamesnorton7601
    @jamesnorton7601 Рік тому +2

    What a weirdo! Loved it! Drums and bass all worked together quite lovely.

  • @michaelmontella2434
    @michaelmontella2434 Рік тому

    I love the joy he has in playing guitar

  • @johanylavayen93
    @johanylavayen93 Рік тому +2

    Me emocioné mucho al ver este video. Julian Lage que gran guitarrista! qué ganas de poder verlo en vivo. gracias por este video que me hizo muy feliz

  • @kevinparson7474
    @kevinparson7474 Рік тому

    Incredible! Just Incredible!! Musicality beyond belief.

  • @joe-nautilus-nauticus
    @joe-nautilus-nauticus 8 місяців тому

    Outstanding. Power trio superb.

  • @swampsofhome
    @swampsofhome Рік тому

    Aside from the wonderful music he makes, I love to watch Mr. Lage play- he seems to be enjoying it tremendously. Occasionally he smiles as if he's telling a very sly joke and he's sure that we get it without explanation - I hope we do. Tremendous in every sense.

  • @eohippusone
    @eohippusone Рік тому

    Very inspiring! We've visited this museum and it is special. They've several older Gibson ES models. Quite a collection.

  • @JackFlaps
    @JackFlaps Рік тому +1

    beautiful, thank you so much for sharing

  • @kenji3389
    @kenji3389 Рік тому

    Charlie is smiling from heaven for sure.😊

  • @BrotherBrownMusic
    @BrotherBrownMusic 9 місяців тому

    Simply incredible.

  • @mattelijah2615
    @mattelijah2615 Рік тому +1

    this man has a natural gift!!

    • @robsan5777
      @robsan5777 Рік тому

      ...+ untold thousands of hours woodshedding.

  • @Crookthatsme
    @Crookthatsme 10 місяців тому

    What an incredible performance.

  • @IVWilkinson
    @IVWilkinson Рік тому +1

    hints of 'you and the night and the music' on the first bridge, haha. wonderful.

  • @hermancharlesserrano1489
    @hermancharlesserrano1489 Рік тому

    Delightfully playful, there is always joy in Julian’s playing…lovely trio!

  • @Flightofphenomena
    @Flightofphenomena Рік тому

    He's fucking insane; his playing and online workshops have revolutionized my approach. God I love Julian!!

  • @michaelmcgannon5588
    @michaelmcgannon5588 Рік тому +1

    Just great Julian! See you guys soon!

  • @gnumusic-brian
    @gnumusic-brian Рік тому

    I love that pick + fingers work

  • @hatephone
    @hatephone Рік тому +1

    yep!!!! 💯💯💯💯

  • @theidlefactory2340
    @theidlefactory2340 Рік тому

    literally unbelievable

  • @JokersSmile82
    @JokersSmile82 4 місяці тому

    That tone is amazing

  • @theniceorganization
    @theniceorganization Рік тому

    Oh. This is just fantastic in literally every way.

  • @duyle8921
    @duyle8921 Рік тому

    Love Julian's playing.

  • @beta14ok
    @beta14ok Рік тому

    Beeeeautiful playing here. Thanks for sharing.!

  • @Zootallures100
    @Zootallures100 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful

  • @davemassie3726
    @davemassie3726 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful.

  • @jorgetenamusic
    @jorgetenamusic Рік тому

    Man, what an amazing experience, as always awesome. Masters!!

  • @brownsfan7753
    @brownsfan7753 Рік тому

    That’s what I call a Master Class!!

  • @EfeDemiralmusic
    @EfeDemiralmusic Рік тому

    one of the most special guitar performances i have ever seen, genius.

  • @sadlsore
    @sadlsore Рік тому

    Beautiful music; sounds gorgeous!

  • @gregoryharper886
    @gregoryharper886 Рік тому

    I just can't get my head around it. He's our Django, our Hendrix, our McLaughlin. The ideas just fall out of him. I can't wait to hear what he does next!

  • @alextw1488
    @alextw1488 Рік тому +4

    Fantastic and the lighting/stage gorgeous as usual. Also, I've been practising and with a bit more work might produce a passable 2:25

    • @ollidix4090
      @ollidix4090 Рік тому

      Truly the most impressive parttt

  • @gregarnold1696
    @gregarnold1696 Рік тому

    There's talent and whatever Julian does!!!next level 👍🏾✌🏽

  • @coolvibes3663
    @coolvibes3663 Рік тому +1

    Artist

  • @fastjazz
    @fastjazz Рік тому +1

    WOWZA!!!!!

  • @RickDanner
    @RickDanner Рік тому

    just amazing just totally great

  • @stevelongobardi6870
    @stevelongobardi6870 Рік тому

    Incredible

  • @Marcelrocha884
    @Marcelrocha884 Рік тому +4

    Wow! That guitar! Those guitar players (Julian and Charlie!!

  • @vincentagro1370
    @vincentagro1370 Рік тому

    Cool man

  • @supersaltyseacow
    @supersaltyseacow Рік тому

    Beautiful performance. I just discovered your exciting guitar playing and I am inspired.

  • @Ludwig_Cox
    @Ludwig_Cox 6 місяців тому

    Fantastic player WOW

  • @mrjazzkarabass
    @mrjazzkarabass Рік тому +2

    Nice!!! Amazing sounds!!! 👍🔥🎸😎

    • @jean-lucbersou758
      @jean-lucbersou758 Рік тому

      gibson ES 250 with famous C.C pick up . First electri guitar in the 1940's . Unmatched and
      successful tool for genius .

  • @teelurizzo8542
    @teelurizzo8542 Рік тому

    Awesome playing and chemistry, dudes.

  • @spltrcl
    @spltrcl Рік тому +1

    such a great solo improv, there!

  • @TheMoshengren
    @TheMoshengren 8 місяців тому

    new king of guitar jazz

  • @raffaeleragusa2824
    @raffaeleragusa2824 Рік тому

    amazing...incredible

  • @gwgwgwgw1854
    @gwgwgwgw1854 Рік тому

    Absolute brilliance!

  • @mikegleim5241
    @mikegleim5241 Рік тому +1

    Just masterful. Thanks for you and your trio. Really. Just thank you. ❤️

  • @GuillaumeSIMONJAZZ
    @GuillaumeSIMONJAZZ Рік тому +1

    Great ! 👍🎶

  • @SempreGumby
    @SempreGumby Рік тому

    What a sound!

  • @Trace7173
    @Trace7173 Рік тому

    Cured my insomnia

  • @jameslockhart2223
    @jameslockhart2223 Рік тому

    Oh yeah!

  • @marcschonbrun585
    @marcschonbrun585 Рік тому

    Wonderful playing

  • @timothydaniels504
    @timothydaniels504 10 місяців тому

    I really haven’t listened to Julian Lage, other than a few really experimental pieces. I’ve been missing something. Incredible playing. He obviously loves his work:)