as a bassist i know bassists get no love, i am truly happy that at least two people posted comments about that bass intro, i started watchin' this video for jjj and have since started it over 7 times just to listen to that bass lick.
People often complain because small group jazz performances tend to follow the same format - head in, horn solos, piano solo, bass solo (maybe)4's with the drummer, head out. What makes the difference between one performance is not the form but the content. You don't hear folks comment after a Mozart symphony "Not that goddamned Sonata Form again!" This is combo jazz at its most thoughtful and energetic.
I actually do get pretty bored with sonata form😁. While I agree that this band is slammin, as someone who has been playing jazz professionally for over 20 years, I think the criticism about jazz players not changing it up enough as far as solo order and instrumentation during the course of a set is valid. Using a non typical solo order or having someone drop out for a few choruses is super easy to do, and really does freshen things up for the audience AND the band. Again, a great band like this is great whatever they do with solo orders, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to change things up once in a while
This bass player just put in my mind that I have several years of practice to go. Man that's a break-away from most basslines, very creative and groovy
+tunefultony johnson This version of Kenny Dorham's BLUE BOSSA is just as good as the excellent, but slightly faster tempo, version by the Manhattan Jazz Quintet.
@@ouini She is the one kickin' it and making every other solo better. Without her, the other soloists are 8s are 9s.....but with her, she just elevates what they are doing beyond measure. Man, that chick can play.
as a trombone player all i have to say is that you can tell jj johnson anywhere he has his on sound and style and to play as smoothly as he does takes a lot of work i have listened to many others and i do not think they stand out like he does
she is hell on wheels ,, wow , a fabulous pianist if ever ive heard the many ,, and much to the drummers interpretation of what she is doing . bobby G,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This arrangement of Blue Bossa was initially recorded by J.J. for his Quintergy - Live at the Village Vanguard CD. The line-up there was the same except for Stanley Cowell on piano and Victor Lewis on drums. The CD is uniformly excellent.
I hear a heap of people saying one player is better than some other player and I cannot understand it. You wouldn't compare Picasso with Michelangelo or Monet with Van Gogh. Of course not. They all have their own style and palette of colours to display. Chicken isn't better than fish or lamb better than beef is it? Of course not. Different flavours is all the difference there is. I LOVE all the players just so long as they're on the Bone. I just choose who to listen to at any given time as the mood takes me.
+Patrick Currie Exactly! I have virtually all the top bone players on my player; but I wouldn't just play one of them over and over--- that would be boring!
+Patrick Currie --- Your wisdom is baffling to me, and I have checked with Edwina Currie, after all, you cannot make an omelette without breaking some eggs.... and it seems evident to me and to Salmonella Edwina that, likewise, you cannot make a chicken currie without killing some chickens in the process, but please correct me if you think that I speak with forked slice of ox tongue.... ??
+tunefultony johnson Hehe :) Here in Australia we'd call you a drongo mate! But I like your sense of humour. However, with a name like Currie I have heard all the jokes since I was first in school some 55 years ago. If anyone thinks another instrument is the King then the word on thaqt should be left Hector Berlioz who said : "In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility and grandeur to the highest degree; it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage, orgiastic outburst. Directed by the will of the master, the trombones can chant like a choir of priests, threaten, utter gloomy sighs, a mournful lament, or a bright hymn of glory; they can break forth into awe-inspiring cries and awaken the dead or doom the living with their fearful voices." I can add nothing more to that.
+Patrick Currie --Well, Bruce, thanks for taking the time to reply to me.... --- Thanks also for complimenting me on my [sense of] humour, you must be some kind of 'nice guy'......if that's not too patronising... -- I had to look up the word 'drongo' -- it said it is a black forked-tail crow-looking pied babbler [bird] from the island of Madagascar, so once again you pay me a generous compliment..... I take it that you like all the stuff by J.J. Johnson [no relation, actually ] -- but have you considered the aural delights of the baritone saxophone, which I think could give the trombone a good run for its money.... The baritone saxophone can be used sometimes in jazz, but not so often as the other saxes, alto, soprano and tenor, but tenor man George Coleman included a baritone sax player in his [wonderful] George Coleman Octet, and if haven't listened to any of those tracks I would heartily recommend them.... Well, I'm off now for a refreshing wake-up can of Fosters... you know that it makes sense.... Hmmmm... "I am a drongo".... "I am a drongo".... hmmmmm....
Yeah my man Rufus Reid haven't seen you since Bridgeport University. That groove you laid down when you started off was smoking and the girl on the piano Played gave the song new life, I haven't heard anyone play it with so much enthusiasm since Gean Harris.
Wow, this girl can really play. Beautiful chops and technique. And that open-lidded Steinway grand don't hurt. Does anyone know if this is available as a DVD?
Jazz....tudo de bom....queria que aqui no Brasil tocasse mais Jazz nas radios mas acho impossivel,só na Cultura F.M. e depois da meia noite,mas belê!!!!!Sempre Jazz.....
It's a JAZZ BAND dude, get over it!!!!!! they play what they feel not what you want they to feel or play!!!!!!! i don't see much respect and understanding of the jazz concept in your comment.
I call that kind of mentality close minded, not exactely the pioneering spirit which brought to life bossa nova itself, not to mention all the jazz history course! To think we own the music just cos it comes from the same place where we were born to me means a total disconnection to the music as an art. Music as an art and not as "i am a purist showoff asshole" is everywhere for everyone to pick it up, there are no boundaries only those of ignorant people like elmonolescano.
@shoegazer666 you need to go back and listen to J.J.'s discography dating back to his earliest albums. No point in disproving the nonsense you're claiming until you go back and really listen to everything he's ever done.
I'm afraid Kenny's "Blue Bossa" is becoming as overdone as "Satin Doll." The intro by Rufus and rhythm section (Renee doesn't simply follow the bass line--she contributes to the complexity and dense textures of the intro with some carefully voiced alternative harmonies that at least prepare us for a less conventional approach to an overly familiar tune). J.J. is always his immaculate musical self, regardless of company. Wish the drums (cymbal, h-hat) were recorded better during the 3 solos.
+alphonsemouzon Alphonse, do you have an updated link for your album? This one's broken, and can't find a copy from archive.org, either. Amazon's got it for cheap, but if you've got your own site, better to get it there. What's Ralph up to now that the Tonight Show's moved back to NYC? He sort of disappeared from recordings for a while, but he was fantastic on his own records and JJ's stuff--you can tell it's him within a few notes. BTW, just heard you on the "That Thing You Do!" soundtrack.
Well, it looks like he put a pad under the strap. But you should know by now that all kinds of sax straps are available now that sit on the shoulders and leave the neck free from pressure. They are very good. Try a couple, if you haven't already. Blu
I think i understand you better when you write in spanish! this said, i don't agree with a word you wrote, and i think it's pointless arguing with you, you don't like this version of Blue Bossa, fine, you made your point (your way, to me it doesn't make any sense). End of discussion
+Brad Bass I play bone and after I heard JJ play this on his album "Quintergy" I started playing it along with him. It is a surprisingly "easy" tune to play and improvise on; sort of like "blues" is.
Brad Bass: This song has and Is played all over this world!! Where do you get your info from? This is a very popular, catchy, great American jazz melody, a very 'uplifting' sound that attracts and catches the ear of all races and nationalities of people, from Japan, China to Germany, Europe, and as far away as Denmark, Sweden and Finland, for example. If you can't say anything 'good,' don't say anything at all. Your comment about Blue Bossa was untrue, non-factual, biased, which to me, smacked of 'jealousy.' Where's your "often overlooked song?" It looks like you don't even have one. Kenny Dorham's music is loved by many, worldwide. There's plenty of 'bad (jazz) music in this country that you can give negative, untrue reviews on. A knowledgeable, experienced, honest judge of Jazz music, you are not. Talk what you know.
@@gingerwalker5654 this is one of the most degenerate comments I've ever seen. He just said the song was underrated and you wrote a paragraph about it lol. Get a life.
Dude no need to shout (referred to your caps on text), had to cut it that way, when i uploded this video youtube allowed me to upload videos with a 10 mins limit only!
Kind of weird comment caponsacchi! (weird to say the least!!!!!) as the intro is actually lead by Rufus Reid on double bass and not by the pianist Renee Rosnes who just follows the bass line!
JJ called Robin Eubanks one night and said he had cancer and was going to kill himself. Didn't want to suffer for a few more months. A noble rational choice, for a dignified man.
@shoegazer666 You certainly have a lot to learn about Jazz. JJ had a bigger Jazz vocabulary than most soloists who ever played jazz. However, one of the first things about playing jazz is that you do not need to use your entire vocabulary or ability to play in every solo. For example, one of the first things the great Art Blakey taught young soloists playing in the Jazz Messengers is how to not only know what to play, but what not to play.
as a bassist i know bassists get no love, i am truly happy that at least two people posted comments about that bass intro, i started watchin' this video for jjj and have since started it over 7 times just to listen to that bass lick.
That bass riff is unbelievable! It just grips you and pulls you in. It's beautiful!
Also the tone of it is just so cool
True. Great lick.
Pure funk .......he put some stank on it
Rufus Reid is so lyrical however always holds down that solid harmonic foundation… my favorite bassist hands down
People often complain because small group jazz performances tend to follow the same format - head in, horn solos, piano solo, bass solo (maybe)4's with the drummer, head out. What makes the difference between one performance is not the form but the content. You don't hear folks comment after a Mozart symphony "Not that goddamned Sonata Form again!" This is combo jazz at its most thoughtful and energetic.
amen amigoini
I actually do get pretty bored with sonata form😁. While I agree that this band is slammin, as someone who has been playing jazz professionally for over 20 years, I think the criticism about jazz players not changing it up enough as far as solo order and instrumentation during the course of a set is valid. Using a non typical solo order or having someone drop out for a few choruses is super easy to do, and really does freshen things up for the audience AND the band. Again, a great band like this is great whatever they do with solo orders, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to change things up once in a while
This bass player just put in my mind that I have several years of practice to go. Man that's a break-away from most basslines, very creative and groovy
Renee Rosnes' piano work is simply stunning !!
+tunefultony johnson This version of Kenny Dorham's BLUE BOSSA is just as good as the excellent, but slightly faster tempo, version by the Manhattan Jazz Quintet.
Agreed. Rosnes had it cold and killed it.
@@ouini She is the one kickin' it and making every other solo better. Without her, the other soloists are 8s are 9s.....but with her, she just elevates what they are doing beyond measure. Man, that chick can play.
I play professionally and that is exactly right. She totally kicks everyone else.
Damn, that bass line is funky as hell Mr. Reid.... What a band.
as a trombone player all i have to say is that you can tell jj johnson anywhere he has his on sound and style and to play as smoothly as he does takes a lot of work i have listened to many others and i do not think they stand out like he does
Truly terrific work by a superior jazz aggregation.
Wonderful group....all of them fantastic. Don't hear enough of Ralph Moore. JJ. great as usual...it's nice to hear Renee with such a bunch.
My tune of the day! Brilliant version ... Tenor Sax and Trombone is such a great combo
JJ is my idol since childhood. In his youth, he played more interesting than recently.
That’s because he’s been gone since 2001😂
she is hell on wheels ,, wow , a fabulous pianist if ever ive heard the many ,, and much to the drummers interpretation of what she is doing .
bobby G,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I think the drummer and bass player both have the same reaction when she really gets going. It's like, "OMG, DAYUM, GIRL!"
This arrangement of Blue Bossa was initially recorded by J.J. for his Quintergy - Live at the Village Vanguard CD. The line-up there was the same except for Stanley Cowell on piano and Victor Lewis on drums. The CD is uniformly excellent.
Love this version, Rufus . J.J. great Intro and groove.
I love that Blue "Great Version" Bossa!!!!!!!!!!
I hear a heap of people saying one player is better than some other player and I cannot understand it. You wouldn't compare Picasso with Michelangelo or Monet with Van Gogh. Of course not. They all have their own style and palette of colours to display. Chicken isn't better than fish or lamb better than beef is it? Of course not. Different flavours is all the difference there is. I LOVE all the players just so long as they're on the Bone. I just choose who to listen to at any given time as the mood takes me.
+Patrick Currie right.
+Patrick Currie Exactly! I have virtually all the top bone players on my player; but I wouldn't just play one of them over and over--- that would be boring!
+Patrick Currie --- Your wisdom is baffling to me, and I have checked with Edwina Currie, after all, you cannot make an omelette without breaking some eggs.... and it seems evident to me and to Salmonella Edwina that, likewise, you cannot make a chicken currie without killing some chickens in the process, but please correct me if you think that I speak with forked slice of ox tongue.... ??
+tunefultony johnson Hehe :) Here in Australia we'd call you a drongo mate! But I like your sense of humour. However, with a name like Currie I have heard all the jokes since I was first in school some 55 years ago. If anyone thinks another instrument is the King then the word on thaqt should be left Hector Berlioz who said : "In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility and grandeur to the highest degree; it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage, orgiastic outburst. Directed by the will of the master, the trombones can chant like a choir of priests, threaten, utter gloomy sighs, a mournful lament, or a bright hymn of glory; they can break forth into awe-inspiring cries and awaken the dead or doom the living with their fearful voices." I can add nothing more to that.
+Patrick Currie --Well, Bruce, thanks for taking the time to reply to me.... --- Thanks also for complimenting me on my [sense of] humour, you must be some kind of 'nice guy'......if that's not too patronising... -- I had to look up the word 'drongo' -- it said it is a black forked-tail crow-looking pied babbler [bird] from the island of Madagascar, so once again you pay me a generous compliment..... I take it that you like all the stuff by J.J. Johnson [no relation, actually ] -- but have you considered the aural delights of the baritone saxophone, which I think could give the trombone a good run for its money.... The baritone saxophone can be used sometimes in jazz, but not so often as the other saxes, alto, soprano and tenor, but tenor man George Coleman included a baritone sax player in his [wonderful] George Coleman Octet, and if haven't listened to any of those tracks I would heartily recommend them.... Well, I'm off now for a refreshing wake-up can of Fosters... you know that it makes sense.... Hmmmm... "I am a drongo".... "I am a drongo".... hmmmmm....
OMG!! THAT BASS LINE!!!
Yeah my man Rufus Reid haven't seen you since Bridgeport University. That groove you laid down when you started off was smoking and the girl on the piano Played gave the song new life, I haven't heard anyone play it with so much enthusiasm since Gean Harris.
Wow, this girl can really play. Beautiful chops and technique. And that open-lidded Steinway grand don't hurt. Does anyone know if this is available as a DVD?
joeb434 hard to find, but i think it exists!
Beautiful playing!
Jazz....tudo de bom....queria que aqui no Brasil tocasse mais Jazz nas radios mas acho impossivel,só na Cultura F.M. e depois da meia noite,mas belê!!!!!Sempre Jazz.....
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Holy shit, the sustain on that bass is crazy
Probably he is using a sustainer
increíble! son leyendas del jazz!
Renee rosnes, super solo!
Outstanding 🎹🥁🎷
It's a JAZZ BAND dude, get over it!!!!!! they play what they feel not what you want they to feel or play!!!!!!! i don't see much respect and understanding of the jazz concept in your comment.
Wonderful!
Great video
Fantastic listening
I liked the piano solo!....
Renee 🌹
Its great really . every one agree ....bested of best
Thanks for helping me finish my mosaic commission!
Great arrangement
the sustain on that bass...
Lovely thanks!!!
wish it didn't cut off at the end :(
J.J.
Grande
great take on this classic. Too bad the clip cuts out at the end
Massa!!!
Great .... :)
kewl intro
I love this but I think that some of the notes that he played in first position were sharp.
Gotta transcribe that piano solo damn
6:59
Good luck with that.
I call that kind of mentality close minded, not exactely the pioneering spirit which brought to life bossa nova itself, not to mention all the jazz history course!
To think we own the music just cos it comes from the same place where we were born to me means a total disconnection to the music as an art.
Music as an art and not as "i am a purist showoff asshole" is everywhere for everyone to pick it up, there are no boundaries only those of ignorant people like elmonolescano.
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Who is the (excelent) pianist?
Thank you...and it’s me, Renee Rosnes.
@@reneerosnes1465 Il y a 7 ans j'avais écouté cette vidéo. 7 years after, your way playing the piano is really beautiful !
Pretty sweet... Not quite as cool as JJ's version with Joe Pass, but still a sweet rendition. Blown away by Rufus
@shoegazer666 you need to go back and listen to J.J.'s discography dating back to his earliest albums. No point in disproving the nonsense you're claiming until you go back and really listen to everything he's ever done.
I knew that was Rufus
Copy of Yardbird Suite Jazz Trombone
can't go wrong with ralph moore!
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Your opinion, as you just put it, is a big fail as it does not add anything new to what was already said and answered properly.
I'm afraid Kenny's "Blue Bossa" is becoming as overdone as "Satin Doll." The intro by Rufus and rhythm section (Renee doesn't simply follow the bass line--she contributes to the complexity and dense textures of the intro with some carefully voiced alternative harmonies that at least prepare us for a less conventional approach to an overly familiar tune). J.J. is always his immaculate musical self, regardless of company. Wish the drums (cymbal, h-hat) were recorded better during the 3 solos.
caponsacchi I agree. Overdone
@shoegazer666 Bro...do you even know what you're talking about?
@shoegazer666 lol i bet you got into a B, why you hatin on people better?
shit that bass sounds crap
YESSS!
We bassists need more love ! ! !
GO Rufus ! ! !
Have you hugged a bassist today ?
Grande
That bass intro… is disgustingly good. Oh my goodness. Gave me scrunch face immediately.
Goodness gracious. Renee. What I would give to play bass alongside you.
Gotta love that low c extension on the bass
Jay Jay had the greatest sound on trombone ive ever heard and Im so sorry I never got to see him in person.
JJ's solo was great! Nothing 'method book' about it, unless you are using it to study from yourself shoegazer!
Love Renee Rosnes and Ralph Moore has one of the best Tenor sax sounds and vibes ever..
+alphonsemouzon Alphonse, do you have an updated link for your album? This one's broken, and can't find a copy from archive.org, either. Amazon's got it for cheap, but if you've got your own site, better to get it there.
What's Ralph up to now that the Tonight Show's moved back to NYC? He sort of disappeared from recordings for a while, but he was fantastic on his own records and JJ's stuff--you can tell it's him within a few notes.
BTW, just heard you on the "That Thing You Do!" soundtrack.
Hey John: It was a Typo on my part. Sorry about that. The correct link is www.tenaciousrecords.com/Purchase_Music.html
Where can I get that neck strap
Well, it looks like he put a pad under the strap. But you should know by now that all kinds of sax straps are available now that sit on the shoulders and leave the neck free from pressure. They are very good. Try a couple, if you haven't already. Blu
That sick bass groove at the beginning dang it sweet
Thrombone is the king of all instruments.
+Franck Yan --- Wrong --- The Lion of all Instruments in the Jungle is the Thrumpet.... :)
yeah right! :DD
I am a Thuba man myself
Oliver jones
So is Trombone!
fantastic: one of the best recordings of the piece I've ever heard, thanks for the share it, greetings from Vienna, Guenter.
Renee Rosnes is incredible banging those dissonant chords pushing everyone!! Screaming solo by Ralph Moore!!
Everything Mr. JJ did was so smooth to me. Nice Quintet. I was into the Bass player too.
I think i understand you better when you write in spanish! this said, i don't agree with a word you wrote, and i think it's pointless arguing with you, you don't like this version of Blue Bossa, fine, you made your point (your way, to me it doesn't make any sense). End of discussion
An original arrangement of an often overlooked song. Great melody along a C minor scale
+Brad Bass I play bone and after I heard JJ play this on his album "Quintergy" I started playing it along with him. It is a surprisingly "easy" tune to play and improvise on; sort of like "blues" is.
Generally blue bossa is a good tune to start more complicated improvisational over the chord changes, especially the II V I movements
Brad Bass: This song has and Is played all over this world!! Where do you get your info from? This is a very popular, catchy, great American jazz melody, a very 'uplifting' sound that attracts and catches the ear of all races and nationalities of people, from Japan, China to Germany, Europe, and as far away as Denmark, Sweden and Finland, for example. If you can't say anything 'good,' don't say anything at all. Your comment about Blue Bossa was untrue, non-factual, biased, which to me, smacked of 'jealousy.' Where's your "often overlooked song?" It looks like you don't even have one. Kenny Dorham's music is loved by many, worldwide. There's plenty of 'bad (jazz) music in this country that you can give negative, untrue reviews on. A knowledgeable, experienced, honest judge of Jazz music, you are not. Talk what you know.
@@gingerwalker5654 this is one of the most degenerate comments I've ever seen. He just said the song was underrated and you wrote a paragraph about it lol. Get a life.
@@jcsmiff711 😂😂
Dear Robbie Devillier,
Just use your regular one and get a pillow.
Rufus Reid is one of the greats,he practically controls the band.
Dude no need to shout (referred to your caps on text), had to cut it that way, when i uploded this video youtube allowed me to upload videos with a 10 mins limit only!
I think l love JJ Johnson. The Trombone did it. Lovely. RIP Mr. Johnson
As a whole!🔥
Ooh, dat bass! Johnson's trombone sound is straight up amazing...
What a classic! 라이브 까페에서 첨 들었을 때는 피아노 리드여서..여러 버젼을 들었지만 이번 영상이 제일 블루보사 본질의 느낌에 더 편안한 느낌이네요.재즈는 한국에서 꽃피우기 어려운 장르일까요..오랫동안
When playing high and loud JJ's tone is clearly different on this Yamaha than when he played the King 3B. Or is that just my imagination?
And is she singing along with her piano solo?
Kind of weird comment caponsacchi! (weird to say the least!!!!!) as the intro is actually lead by Rufus Reid on double bass and not by the pianist Renee Rosnes who just follows the bass line!
Um, Renee blew everyone off the stage. No wonder they made her solo towards the end.
Without a doubt.
Boom!
I was a yr behind Rene in HS she was world class then !! So glad she's were she belongs TOP SHELF
It's Alright With me
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dang love the bass opening
Renee YES!! Great technique but great musical technique.
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Thought Basia was a great singer didn't know she could play piano so well
JJ called Robin Eubanks one night and said he had cancer and was going to kill himself. Didn't want to suffer for a few more months. A noble rational choice, for a dignified man.
This video was gravad when i was born!
Very good! This song is fantastic! I have the backing track for that song on my channel.
Rest in peace J.J. You are sorely missed🙏❤️
Never heard the pianist and the tenor before but they sure can play
I grew up listening to JJ. Fantastic!
@shoegazer666
You certainly have a lot to learn about Jazz. JJ had a bigger Jazz vocabulary than most soloists who ever played jazz. However, one of the first things about playing jazz is that you do not need to use your entire vocabulary or ability to play in every solo. For example, one of the first things the great Art Blakey taught young soloists playing in the Jazz Messengers is how to not only know what to play, but what not to play.
great performance and wonderful 5tet