The great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery performs "Twisted Blues." From the Vestapol DVD "Legends of Jazz Guitar, Vol. One." More info at stefan-grossma...
Arthur Harper! Wow, I keep coming back to this vid, I just can't help wondering why Arthur Harper didn't receive the recognition he deserved. R.I.P. Mr. Harper. This is without a doubt, one of the most relaxed, killer bass solos of all time, he's in total command of the instrument, his amazing ideas, NO AMP and gut strings...man, this is just the epitome of a bass solo and what it should be - Wes is totally gassed, watch his expression! Thanks for posting this!
I read an interview with Mickey Roker where he talks about how much he loved Art, but that the apparently had some stuff he needed to forget from the way he used alcohol and heroin.
The Master makes it look effortless...but us guitarists know better....to play at this level takes commitment, God-given talent, and decades of learning the language of jazz. Wes was the bomb!!!!
This is what I call 'mature' jazz, as opposed to so much of it today that is a competition of solos. This is a true American Art form that, I hope, never goes away. Delightful.
@@cheapthrillonthetube4027 He played great no matter what the guitar.. but (single pickup) L5 is a pinnacle of jazz archtop, no doubt.. still his best sound was with Burrell´s L7 on WM Trio album.
glad to see there are no idiots leaving stupid comments on here.. I mean really what could you say !!! this is so awesome ..you just do not see talent like this anymore..glad my dad got me into jazz 25 years ago... thanks dad... now I know what you were talking about..
This is the definition of genius. Wes, perfect. Harold Mabern's work here is just incredible. He is my all time favorite jazz pianist, and his work with Lee Morgan is wonderful. Jimmy Lovelace does what every great drummer does, swing...and Arthur Harper- damn, I never heard him before this live in England stuff with Wes...wow, a very gifted player. Why didn't he become more well known? A mystery for sure..
"good" music, is good music. it has no specific genre, or idiom. comparison, more than not, separates and destroys what can stand on it's own. just so glad that jazz was born into this wide open space called music!
Wes is amazing on this as always. I keep going back to Arthur Harper's bass solo, though - it has to be my all time favourite bass solo. The entire tv programme this is taken from (bbc Jazz 625 from 1965) is top class. I've been watching it on video for the last twelve years and it still sounds amazing! It's all on UA-cam I think: Yesterdays, Jingles, Round Midnight, Twisted Blues, Full House and West Coast Blues(as intro and outro).
@Gibsonitejoe This legendary performance is actually from BBC television in London from 1965, a programme from the legendary "Jazz 625" series. The show was presented by trumpeter Humpherey Lyttleton. I have the full show on vhs - doesn't really get much better than this imo!!! All of the tunes from the show are on youtube - Yeterdays, Jingles, Round Midnight, Twisted Blues(this) and Full House with West Coast Blues as an intro and an outro.
Hi DaDrumBum1 ! What you see is what many upright jazz bassists did back then, to amplify their basses, it most certainly is a microphone wrapped in either foam rubber or cloth, wedged up into the arch of the bridge. Remember, this clip is from 1965, that was 45 years ago...seems incredible to me that it is, but the years fly by, don't they? I've seen bassists do this. There were no pickups on the market in '65 that could sound this good. What a great bass player he was.
Wow, this is just so excellent in every respect! Arthur Harper is totally amazing and I assume that is Harold Mabern playing that killin' piano solo. Great post. Thanks!
The first time I saw Wes playing was in the mid ninetees on French TV (1994 Jazz on M6 a Maurice ADLER's broadcast ).It was a great moment for all those numerous waiting kind of "revelation" and our attempts were widely fulfilled .Few years later (1996)Harold Mabern was here in Clermont-Ferrand and we were naturally present to a great "rendez-vous" (but too shy to approach a living Legend ) .
Wes has to be the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived and all that sound with just one thumb pure talent the likes of will probably never see again and the whole band here is just as good real musicians here no effects no pedals by Wes just pure talent!
This guy wasn't only the baddest jazz player in his time but he had a cool name! Just saying his name makes me feel like all is good in the world. 5star!
I agree with all of you. I think that jazz is to music what a fine wine is to food. It takes a lot of attention and practice to detect and feel the finest aromas (translates to intentions/moods/feelings in music) but once you do, I think you reach hapiness hearing Wes or others...
had this riff goin in my head all day.. then finally figured out it was good old wes! *sing* dedepdedipdidieldidep *stopsinging* i´m only 18 but since my father showed me that old school stuff i love it. hate how everybody around me is so into either bullshit techno oder hardcore metal.
Country to country, island to island different cultures....America; clap in side tune, Japan; used to wait till end, now more American ized....other places, might mix, then watch each other, and who knows? Its music
Mr. Mabern plays in New York quite a bit, mostly at Smoke, but at other venues occasionally as well. He also teaches at a university in the New York area, but I don't recall which one at the moment. I've seen some interviews on You Tube with him. He seems very down to earth, friendly, and approachable. I hope you get to chat with him a bit next time.
@joshuasound iT'S AMAZING HOW YOU CAN TAKE YOURSELF BACK IN TIME ALMOST AS THOUGH YOU WERE REALLY THERE....WES IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the info. Love this great perfomance by all, but specialy love to see a young Harold Mabern there. He is still making beautiful music today at his 80 years old. Also Jimmy Heath, Dick Hyman, Benny Golson still making great music in his 80s and 90s. Amaizing.
@Gibsonitejoe The Belgian show was from the same tour with the same band, also in 1965 as far as I remember - so easy to see how you thought it was that performance. Anyway - amazing music - thank God for youtube!!
For all jazz lovers! There is a rare audio clip that has hardly any views of the most soulful jazz/blues performance I have ever heard. Riviera Paradise by Stevie Ray Vaughan live at Alpine valley. It was his very last show before the helicopter crash.
@yoursxtruly I agree..it's a sad reflection on society. The attention span of most today is very limited and DEEP , emotive music like this passes many by. (except for the ones on here who KNOW their music) Back in the 1950s-1960s there were just so many imaginative innovators in music.
@bigbass421: Yes, one doesn't hear much discussion of the work of Harold Mabern anymore--it seems he's a forgotten man. But what criminal neglect for his touch at the piano was simply exquisite.
Sure did. It was amazing the non cliches he'd use ,instead just musical approaches from all he heard not just Jazz!. His feel was of course the bottom line I feel,not just copying notes. I suspect he could easily create his own approaches. In fact I read he would practice his own ideas then use them on his gigs. He and Joe Henderson were among the top that didn't repeat phrases.God given talent fully agreed and just being in the environment soaking up sounds! His thumb was no ordinary one too.
This music is not dated, it is as real as tonight.
Arthur Harper! Wow, I keep coming back to this vid, I just can't help wondering why Arthur Harper didn't receive the recognition he deserved. R.I.P. Mr. Harper. This is without a doubt, one of the most relaxed, killer bass solos of all time, he's in total command of the instrument, his amazing ideas, NO AMP and gut strings...man, this is just the epitome of a bass solo and what it should be - Wes is totally gassed, watch his expression! Thanks for posting this!
“All time...”. NOT an exaggeration
I read an interview with Mickey Roker where he talks about how much he loved Art, but that the apparently had some stuff he needed to forget from the way he used alcohol and heroin.
@@incapacitaterd Black&white footage from 1965 - this is time capsule stuff!
@Fred Google I can hear West Coast Blues in this solo of his.. the same swing
and phrasing .. you re right, sax or trumpet - this has the same impact
arthur harper on bass! jimmy lovelace on drums, harlod mabern, piano, wes on guitar.
this is the real thing...
healing music to make your soul happy
The Master makes it look effortless...but us guitarists know better....to play at this level takes commitment, God-given talent, and decades of learning the language of jazz. Wes was the bomb!!!!
amazing double bass solo!
The good old days, where the musicians wear suits
Wes is my favorite guitarist of all time!!
The greatest jazz guitarist of all time!!
Great bass solo!!!
Yeah! Love when wes takes it home after that
Jaw dropping to the floor... this is incredible musicianship.
This is what I call 'mature' jazz, as opposed to so much of it today that is a competition of solos. This is a true American Art form that, I hope, never goes away. Delightful.
my favorite jazz guitarist, such a sweet tone straight from amp no distortion or pedals
It helps to have a badass guitar too :-)
@@cheapthrillonthetube4027 He played great no matter what the guitar.. but (single pickup) L5 is a pinnacle of jazz archtop, no doubt.. still his best sound was with Burrell´s L7 on WM Trio album.
How to be elegant, smooth and genial? And above all playing THE guitar so so precisely?
Just beeing Wes Montgomery.
Nice, chill more subdued version than usual...intense lineup...wow, such a killer song & performance by all!!
glad to see there are no idiots leaving stupid comments on here.. I mean really what could you say !!! this is so awesome ..you just do not see talent like this anymore..glad my dad got me into jazz 25 years ago... thanks dad... now I know what you were talking about..
This is the definition of genius. Wes, perfect. Harold Mabern's work here is just incredible. He is my all time favorite jazz pianist, and his work with Lee Morgan is wonderful. Jimmy Lovelace does what every great drummer does, swing...and Arthur Harper- damn, I never heard him before this live in England stuff with Wes...wow, a very gifted player. Why didn't he become more well known? A mystery for sure..
WES is amazing!!!!!
The Master!!!
"good" music, is good music. it has no specific genre, or idiom. comparison, more than not, separates and destroys what can stand on it's own.
just so glad that jazz was born into this wide open space called music!
jeez he is so good!
the legendary television performance at the Belgian televison in 1966. great player .
thanks for sharing
This whole dvd is incredible!! So many blistering hot performances!!...
♨♨♨....this Wes original COOKS!!..love this tune!!
No one ever got any better than Wes and Joe Pass. Game over after these guys
how he plays with one thumb... amazing!
+Rnickey Lidack No, Abercrombie is just like him lol
Well has to have 2 thumbs to play guitar :D
The greatest jazz guitarist to walk on the face of the earth!!
Wes is amazing on this as always. I keep going back to Arthur Harper's bass solo, though - it has to be my all time favourite bass solo. The entire tv programme this is taken from (bbc Jazz 625 from 1965) is top class. I've been watching it on video for the last twelve years and it still sounds amazing! It's all on UA-cam I think: Yesterdays, Jingles, Round Midnight, Twisted Blues, Full House and West Coast Blues(as intro and outro).
@Gibsonitejoe This legendary performance is actually from BBC television in London from 1965, a programme from the legendary "Jazz 625" series. The show was presented by trumpeter Humpherey Lyttleton. I have the full show on vhs - doesn't really get much better than this imo!!! All of the tunes from the show are on youtube - Yeterdays, Jingles, Round Midnight, Twisted Blues(this) and Full House with West Coast Blues as an intro and an outro.
it just doesn't get any better than this- real music, wes is king!
Hi DaDrumBum1 ! What you see is what many upright jazz bassists did back then, to amplify their basses, it most certainly is a microphone wrapped in either foam rubber or cloth, wedged up into the arch of the bridge. Remember, this clip is from 1965, that was 45 years ago...seems incredible to me that it is, but the years fly by, don't they? I've seen bassists do this. There were no pickups on the market in '65 that could sound this good. What a great bass player he was.
Even after watching this video I'm still awed by his total mastery of the guitar!
Wow, this is just so excellent in every respect! Arthur Harper is totally amazing and I assume that is Harold Mabern playing that killin' piano solo. Great post. Thanks!
The first time I saw Wes playing was in the mid ninetees on French TV (1994
Jazz on M6 a Maurice ADLER's broadcast ).It was a great moment for all those numerous waiting kind of "revelation" and our attempts were widely
fulfilled .Few years later (1996)Harold Mabern was here in Clermont-Ferrand
and we were naturally present to a great "rendez-vous" (but too shy to
approach a living Legend ) .
Genius.
Wes has to be the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived and all that sound with just one thumb pure talent the likes of will probably never see again and the whole band here is just as good real musicians here no effects no pedals by Wes just pure talent!
Wes is my favorite Guitarist ever and his smile is simple beautiful. ❤
That's sensational!
I love how Wes switches strings to play the same note at 4:05!
haha well said. its refreshing to see people like this not just arguing on youtube.
Absolutely the BEST!
What a great ensemble. The way they can communicate through the music is spectacular. These guys are absolutely incredible!
Wes is phenomenal as usual but that bassist is really something else!
I inevitably have to own this DVD. I'm a Wes Montgomery newbie, but I am already very impressed with his playing. Jazz on Wes!!!
This swings :)
awesome!!!
Such a wonderful song, I could listen all day, thanks for posting it!
This guy wasn't only the baddest jazz player in his time but he had a cool name! Just saying his name makes me feel like all is good in the world. 5star!
Perfect!!
Amazing!
The greatest jazz guitarist!!!
I agree with all of you. I think that jazz is to music what a fine wine is to food. It takes a lot of attention and practice to detect and feel the finest aromas (translates to intentions/moods/feelings in music) but once you do, I think you reach hapiness hearing Wes or others...
had this riff goin in my head all day.. then finally figured out it was good old wes!
*sing* dedepdedipdidieldidep *stopsinging*
i´m only 18 but since my father showed me that old school stuff i love it. hate how everybody around me is so into either bullshit techno oder hardcore metal.
Boy, that bassist has great rhythm! Can hear all sorts in Wes's mid-60s music, even a proto-funk feel.
Amazing
pure music...pure talent
Wonderful!
4:06 love this bit :)
Yes - the master enters the room!
Wes was THE best!
The days that everybody clapped for each solo performance...appreciation is slowly drifting away..
Eeco Rijken Rapp There might be more clapping if the playing was this good.
Country to country, island to island different cultures....America; clap in side tune, Japan; used to wait till end, now more American ized....other places, might mix, then watch each other, and who knows? Its music
Imagine being so closeminded that you think that the way your culture shows appreciation is the only right way.
Wes The Sound.
Mr. Mabern plays in New York quite a bit, mostly at Smoke, but at other venues occasionally as well. He also teaches at a university in the New York area, but I don't recall which one at the moment. I've seen some interviews on You Tube with him. He seems very down to earth, friendly, and approachable. I hope you get to chat with him a bit next time.
The King!!...🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶💫💞💞🔥🔥👍🏽❤️🔥
@joshuasound iT'S AMAZING HOW YOU CAN TAKE YOURSELF BACK IN TIME ALMOST AS THOUGH YOU WERE REALLY THERE....WES IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta love Wes. And Harper's kicking some posterior as well. :)
arthur harper -bass harold maybern-piano jimmy lovelace -drums
Thank you Ed - someone who knows whats up - Appreciated!
Thank you.
+Terri Carroll
Thanks for the info. Love this great perfomance by all, but specialy love to see a young Harold Mabern there. He is still making beautiful music today at his 80 years old. Also Jimmy Heath, Dick Hyman, Benny Golson still making great music in his 80s and 90s. Amaizing.
i just love it :)
@Gibsonitejoe The Belgian show was from the same tour with the same band, also in 1965 as far as I remember - so easy to see how you thought it was that performance. Anyway - amazing music - thank God for youtube!!
For all jazz lovers! There is a rare audio clip that has hardly any views of the most soulful jazz/blues performance I have ever heard. Riviera Paradise by Stevie Ray Vaughan live at Alpine valley. It was his very last show before the helicopter crash.
Absolumment genial! Mon Dieu!
My man
Arthur Harper!! Best bass solo ive ever heard
@yoursxtruly
I agree..it's a sad reflection on society.
The attention span of most today is very limited and DEEP , emotive music like this passes many by. (except for the ones on here who KNOW their music)
Back in the 1950s-1960s there were just so many imaginative innovators in music.
still super kool,,,,john wes montgomery,,!!
I saw Wes in Chicago in the mid 60's. He had Jimmy Cobb on drums.
i agree, ive been telling my friends about this stuff
@davidofpiano423 ... it's a Charlie Christian lick , from the Benny Goodman band, show's Wes's understanding of the roots of jazz.
spettacolare!!!!
Ridiculous. Timing is impeccable right on the beat. Funky. Melodic octaves. A true one of a kind.
meravigliosi!!!!
I've already commented saying the same thing but DAYUM! Sicccckk bass solo
so true!!
@bigbass421: Yes, one doesn't hear much discussion of the work of Harold Mabern anymore--it seems he's a forgotten man. But what criminal neglect for his touch at the piano was simply exquisite.
BRILLIANT BRILLIANT
I hear you bro!
Always Musical !!!!!!!
Where is the dignity in music these days?
This is such a hip tune. Not sure why it is not played more by jazzers. Too hip?
Yep! You hit the nail on the head with *THAT* one! It's too hip for today's jazzers!
Why have I never heard of Arthur Harper?!
genius
Sure did. It was amazing the non cliches he'd use ,instead just musical approaches from all he heard not just Jazz!. His feel was of course the bottom line I feel,not just copying notes. I suspect he could easily create his own approaches. In fact I read he would practice his own ideas then use them on his gigs. He and Joe Henderson were among the top that didn't repeat phrases.God given talent fully agreed and just being in the environment soaking up sounds! His thumb was no ordinary one too.
arthur harper baby!!!!! on bass!!!!!!!
0:23 let's activate "live" eq preset
Thanks snuffy, have any idea where else does he plays? i have not find any video else...
What hav yu say? Nobody is perfect !
woouuh!
@SEANFIR second that - - > Gut Strings All the way , and a Real playin'!
Who is the bass player? He is absolutely sick!
Wes... with his non-traditional thumb style.
August 1990
Yes, the bassist was one of the best at that time and his name was Arthur Harper
PaRaDiSo!!!!!!!