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
+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.
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
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
+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.
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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+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.
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.
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.
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....
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.....
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?
He was great, but Best Ever, No. Everybody lines up behind Urbie. In music of this caliber there are no greatest ever. They're all great. Pick your favorite 10 and just enjoy hte show!
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.
@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
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.
YESSS!
We bassists need more love ! ! !
GO Rufus ! ! !
Have you hugged a bassist today ?
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
Holy shit, the sustain on that bass is crazy
Probably he is using a sustainer
Damn, that bass line is funky as hell Mr. Reid.... What a band.
Renee Rosnes is incredible banging those dissonant chords pushing everyone!! Screaming solo by Ralph Moore!!
JJ is my idol since childhood. In his youth, he played more interesting than recently.
That’s because he’s been gone since 2001😂
I was a yr behind Rene in HS she was world class then !! So glad she's were she belongs TOP SHELF
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
Jay Jay had the greatest sound on trombone ive ever heard and Im so sorry I never got to see him in person.
That bass intro… is disgustingly good. Oh my goodness. Gave me scrunch face immediately.
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.
I think l love JJ Johnson. The Trombone did it. Lovely. RIP Mr. Johnson
Truly terrific work by a superior jazz aggregation.
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
I grew up listening to JJ. Fantastic!
Gotta love that low c extension on the bass
My tune of the day! Brilliant version ... Tenor Sax and Trombone is such a great combo
Rest in peace J.J. You are sorely missed🙏❤️
Everything Mr. JJ did was so smooth to me. Nice Quintet. I was into the Bass player too.
That sick bass groove at the beginning dang it sweet
What a nice performance! JJ was what, nearly 70 here too!!!
Great work by all....
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!"
Ooh, dat bass! Johnson's trombone sound is straight up amazing...
Never too late to listen to great music.
Goodness gracious. Renee. What I would give to play bass alongside you.
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 😂😂
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.
fantastic: one of the best recordings of the piece I've ever heard, thanks for the share it, greetings from Vienna, Guenter.
great performance and wonderful 5tet
J.J.J. is the best trombone player (for me) for all the years until today!!! Blue Bossa is very nice composition!
It's Alright With me
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.
Love this version, Rufus . J.J. great Intro and groove.
real music....best music
dang love the bass opening
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!
As a whole!🔥
Rufus Reid is one of the greats,he practically controls the band.
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....
I love that Blue "Great Version" Bossa!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful
HEY , lets not forget the extremely good sound and technique of the Tenor player too,.. bobby G.
that chick can really hit the groove
93?? I Was Just Getting Ready To Graduate High School N June..🎹🎵🎼🎶🎷
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.....
increíble! son leyendas del jazz!
Thanks for helping me finish my mosaic commission!
Magic
Beautiful playing!
OMG!! THAT BASS LINE!!!
Renee rosnes, super solo!
Amazing.
Outstanding 🎹🥁🎷
magic stuff
Loved this! Ralph is the man
Nicely done.
Fantastic listening
Great arrangement
Wonderful!
that intro bass deserves to be a song on its own..
This is beautiful
Great video
Renee YES!! Great technique but great musical technique.
.
That's marvelous ✨️ 😍 👍
beautiful sound balance
Formidable!!!
Tremendous group!
Renee Rosnes 👌💖
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!
Thumbs up if JJ Johnson is the bet trombonest ever!
He was great, but Best Ever, No. Everybody lines up behind Urbie. In music of this caliber there are no greatest ever. They're all great. Pick your favorite 10 and just enjoy hte show!
I liked the piano solo!....
Renee 🌹
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
Eu estava esperando o tema... I was waiting the theme... Thanks anyway...
Oh!!! Them Baseline though!!!!!
nasci quando fizeram esse som tão bom .
This video was gravad when i was born!
That Sugar Bear Saxophone always gets me.
Its great really . every one agree ....bested of best
JJ's solo was great! Nothing 'method book' about it, unless you are using it to study from yourself shoegazer!
Never heard the pianist and the tenor before but they sure can play
Great version
THE MASTER!!!
the girl... awesome!!!!!
Dude,... that Bass intro was the Truth! Capitol T baby.
Great Renee Rosnes...
Exactly !!!
Rufus Reid. YES.
the sustain on that bass...
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.
Ничего лучшего не слышал!!!
Браво Всем.!,
СпасиБог!!!
THANK YOU
@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.
That bass player rocks
Lovely thanks!!!
great take on this classic. Too bad the clip cuts out at the end
FANTASTICO MUITO
BOM
Grande
Massa!!!