I can't think of any other bass player I have seen play the head to this tune on upright. Lots of guys on electric, but haven't ever seen an upright player do it. And at this tempo, in unison and in tune with a guitar player. That is just plain nuts.
I couldn't agree more; and I love Jaco and Jaco's version, but he couldn't touch NHOP; his version was way slower, and obviously, his instrument took a whole lot less muscle to achieve the same kind of lines, yet NHOP tears it up with a solo that would be burning for a guitar player; absolutely a superhuman player!
This was recorded in 1979, three years after the "Jaco Pastorious" album (1976) with the opening track of Donna Lee. NHOP had no doubt heard Jaco play this. And no doubt Jaco had heard NHOP play on many recordings or live because he was everywhere in the 60's and 70's Playing with Rollins, Gordon, Peterson, Evans and many more.
I think NHOP would have been much bigger if he had toured in the states - unfortunately he absolutely hated flying so even when OP performed here he had to find an alternate bass player.
Like everyone- I’m blown away by this. Just two god level virtuosos having the time of their lives. In spite of the speed this part I absolutely love is Joe’s ultra minimalist comping during NHOPs solo and the way they rebuild to return to unison. Incredible
At speeds like this, looking at what your hands are doing isn't really helpful anyway. It would be like a race driver watching his own hands on the steering control. The driver watches where he's going, of course - but "where the musician is going" is not somewhere on the fingerboard, just like "where the driver is going" is not somewhere on the steering control. Looking at where your hands are going can be useful in the early stage of learning an instrument, or in learning a move that's new to you, but not usually that useful in performance. There are exceptions sometimes. Joe Pass, Mario Andretti, Bruce Lee... none of them watch their own hands. They're all focused on the actions and sounds going on around them instead.
Incredible on both guitar and bass. Virtuosi both. Great chops and swinging lines. Wow! Thanks to Jerome for giving us all this. Other wordly! Gotta practice!
Every time I hear this I just want to burn my bass and hang myself in my bathroom! What a freaking monster Nils is. He not only played this song on upright years before Jaco or anyone else but he plays it at tempo, in tune and solos on the actual changes like freaking Charlie Parker. And what's worse he looks bored doing it! I've yet to see a bass player alive or dead that can match this guy and not likely to see one again!
Coming from a classical guitar background, very intersting to see a bass player utilise all a m & i fingers in the right hand. Its the only way to conceivably keep that tempo. Wow!
What a performance by two jazz giants. Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was the Jaco Pastorius of the acoustic bass, the things he could do on the instrument are beyond belief. RIP Joe and Niels, you will never be forgotten
I was blessed to have seen and talk to Joe Pass at the now closed Ricks Café American in Chicago about 1991? Solo guitar performance. He was selling his CD's at a table set up for him. He told me he practice often solo jazz guitar and he was phenomenal and a very approachable guy. Speed thrills and Niels Hennings Orsted Pedersen is the epitome of that. Charnett Moffet is similar in the Hypersonic speed titans on Upright Bass. Jaco Pastorius made this Charlie Parker tune a mainstay for electric bassists.
I too wanted to sell the bass as a teenager after the first real encounter with NHØP. Funny to read in the comments that it is also similar to many today. But: Don't be discouraged, be spurred on - it makes more sense.
I can't think of any other bass player I have seen play the head to this tune on upright. Lots of guys on electric, but haven't ever seen an upright player do it. And at this tempo, in unison and in tune with a guitar player. That is just plain nuts. From Intenzity's comment!!!
"Donna Lee" is based on the changes of an older popular tune called "Indiana". If you know the words and melody of that song, you can sing it over every chorus of "Donna Lee". That's why bebop players felt no need to state the melody-because most of the intended audience had heard it so many times they were sick of it. To make the song fresh, Charlie Parker wrote a whole new melody with the same form and almost the same changes and called it "Donna Lee". Any real bebop player knows that melody
+Christian Coppola And you know this how? Not only was it unlike anything Miles ever wrote, it's got Bird's songwriting all over it. Miles has claimed/been given authorship of various tunes he didn't write (Miles said in his bio that he wrote Blue in Green, but everyone who was there says Bill Evans wrote it, and oh so many tunes from the Second Quintet which Wayne Shorter wrote). Trust your ears more that wikipedia or the real book, it's obvious just by listening.
You fuckin' moron. Where did you get this bullshit? Donna Lee is the Indiana chord changes with Bird's solo on it. That's all it is. The reason why people play it is not because of Indiana it's because of Bird's lead line. That and because people think playing this shit as fast as you can is somehow makes you a good jazz musician. Miles didn't write this shit. Even Miles in his autobiography said he couldn't play shit by the time he got into Charlie Parker's band so you posting this shit on youTube is weak shit and pisses me off.
Amazing how Joe keeps up with Niels. No, wait, amazing how Niels keeps up with Joe. No, s***, wait, amazing how Joe keeps up with Joe. No, wait, amazing how Niels keep up with Niels, No, wait...
Rick didn't introduce me to the video, but it was his excellent tribute to NHOP that reminded me to revisit it! He was truly the greatest bass player I've ever heard!
I was fortunate enough to see Niels play live with Oscar Peterson at the Hollywood Bowl. The only unfortunate thing was that Niels was up in age and not in his prime. He was still amazing though and I enjoyed hearing him play. He's definitely my favorite upright bass player. Also, in the audience that night was Ron Carter, another great bass player. I saw him stand up after the show and was tempted to go up to him to introduce myself, but I figured that he's probably a very private sort of person off stage and wouldn't want to be bothered. And the way that he was dressed in a tux means that he was probably going to an after party for the trio.
Joe came to our home to jam with my phenomenal jazz bassist father. On break, I asked Joe if I could play a few notes on his guitar. I shouldn't have; my hands were downright trembling. Interesting story about Joe's childhood.........his father, speaking figuratively, would whip the daylights out of Joe if he stopped practicing. NO social life, just Joe and his charts essentially 24/7. Herewith we see the product of all that sheddin'. And it was peculiar how Joe was so shy and quiet as it gets but his guitar scorches with authority :)
Otherworldly, NHØP was an ALIEN, from the same planet as Jaco, SRV, Hendrix and many more. They visit us only to show how its done and then go back. Amazing upright bass techniques.
Joe is known as a solo guitar player. He is considered the king of solo jazz guitar. Because he was so incredibly awesome at solo guitar. But we often forget that joe grew up wanting to play like Charlie Parker, and his real drive for the first part of his career was to play single line bebop like a horn player, on the guitar. That had never been done in a satisfying way prior to what Joe accomplished and showed to be possible. This video is a great example of that essential side of Joe Pass. You will not find an example of joe doing it at a faster tempo with greater commitment to the song than this video. This video should be celebrated as the apex of joe doing bebop, and probably the apex of bebop being played on the instrument. Nobody has surpassed it yet.
Not really... so later did all that solo stuff. He’s played in plenty of groups as a sideman... get his album “Resonance” that’s what’s he’s known for...
Very interesting to see a bass player utilise what I instantly recognise as classical guitar technique. Idk..maybe he studied it ..Its the only way to have a chance at keeping up with Joe!
I prefer to play the intro in the first position on the guitar. Makes it sound a bit different from the improvisations that can range all over the neck :)
I can't think of any other bass player I have seen play the head to this tune on upright. Lots of guys on electric, but haven't ever seen an upright player do it.
And at this tempo, in unison and in tune with a guitar player. That is just plain nuts.
Intenzity u
He was an absolute monster player. Danish guy.
I couldn't agree more; and I love Jaco and Jaco's version, but he couldn't touch NHOP; his version was way slower, and obviously, his instrument took a whole lot less muscle to achieve the same kind of lines, yet NHOP tears it up with a solo that would be burning for a guitar player; absolutely a superhuman player!
I can play it on upright, but not nearly at this insane tempo
He’s where Jaco got all his tricks, including the hitting the low E and playing harmonics. I love Jaco, but NHØP is the originator.
Lesson learned. Guitar with one hum bucket plugged straight into an amp. No special effects. Pure skill.
It ain't the arrow...it's the Indian.
He was later famous for no amp, just would plug straight into the mixer
@@YungVaporwave Yeah man! is true!
- What tempo?
- Joe Pass: Yes
138 quarter note or 276 half note ( approximately )
@@HueDaniel double the numbers and you are close
Still not very close@@OlePistolCooperation
@@HueDaniel You have it backwards, if those are the right numbers; it would be 276 quarters or 138 half.
This was recorded in 1979, three years after the "Jaco Pastorious" album (1976) with the opening track of Donna Lee. NHOP had no doubt heard Jaco play this. And no doubt Jaco had heard NHOP play on many recordings or live because he was everywhere in the 60's and 70's Playing with Rollins, Gordon, Peterson, Evans and many more.
I think NHOP would have been much bigger if he had toured in the states - unfortunately he absolutely hated flying so even when OP performed here he had to find an alternate bass player.
This version makes Jaco's version seem stately in pace.
This to virtous artist will never be forgotten……God Bless them..
Just discovered this gem 💎, and I’m blown away. My guy on the bass, I got carpal tunnel just watching him, holy smokes!
Like everyone- I’m blown away by this. Just two god level virtuosos having the time of their lives.
In spite of the speed this part I absolutely love is Joe’s ultra minimalist comping during NHOPs solo and the way they rebuild to return to unison. Incredible
The first line of Joe’s second chorus is just ridiculous. An atomic clock couldn’t be more in time.
I find it amazing that Joe Passed rarely looked down at the fret board. In fact he has his eyes closed most of the time. A complete master musician.
At speeds like this, looking at what your hands are doing isn't really helpful anyway. It would be like a race driver watching his own hands on the steering control. The driver watches where he's going, of course - but "where the musician is going" is not somewhere on the fingerboard, just like "where the driver is going" is not somewhere on the steering control.
Looking at where your hands are going can be useful in the early stage of learning an instrument, or in learning a move that's new to you, but not usually that useful in performance. There are exceptions sometimes.
Joe Pass, Mario Andretti, Bruce Lee... none of them watch their own hands. They're all focused on the actions and sounds going on around them instead.
Joe is totally rocking that shirt. Would love to have seen that in full color.
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ZENSIBLE good try but check the other reply, that’s how you do it.
MrE absolute legend!
You can see the video in color on a channel called Bruno Sbordone. It’s a transcription video but it’s in color.
Incredible on both guitar and bass. Virtuosi both. Great chops and swinging lines. Wow! Thanks to Jerome for giving us all this. Other wordly! Gotta practice!
Every time I hear this I just want to burn my bass and hang myself in my bathroom! What a freaking monster Nils is. He not only played this song on upright years before Jaco or anyone else but he plays it at tempo, in tune and solos on the actual changes like freaking Charlie Parker. And what's worse he looks bored doing it! I've yet to see a bass player alive or dead that can match this guy and not likely to see one again!
Straight ahead brother. I hate the word best, but NHOP.... yeah....
Yeah. Its pretty disheartening
Absolutely it blows my mind; the level of skill and musicality, and sheer chops on the upright is insane!
Coming from a classical guitar background, very intersting to see a bass player utilise all a m & i fingers in the right hand. Its the only way to conceivably keep that tempo. Wow!
If you go to NYC, look for James Robbins
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen is on another planet. Thank you for positing this since my mind has been blown!
Niels-henning orsted pedersen ...none higher
RIP NHOP
Whenever I come back to this I keep checking if I haven't left the settings at 2x speed. This is unreal.
What a performance by two jazz giants. Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was the Jaco Pastorius of the acoustic bass, the things he could do on the instrument are beyond belief. RIP Joe and Niels, you will never be forgotten
Two incredible improvisational jazz masters
I am blown away! I watch and listen in awe. What a match made in heaven. Thank you!
The best version of Donna Lee
J'étais à ce concert, j'avais 19 ans!!!
What year?
@@camilobedex 1979 Jazz à Juan.
What? Shredding on both guitar and bass. C'mon that is unreal!
I can't believe this speed in a contrabass.😱😱😱
The pitch is perfect‼︎
Mind boggling...I even had the privilege to witness these guys at work along with Oscar Peterson in Helsinki during my youth.
Mitä ne täällä teki?
That bass player is insane!!
"That...?????"
I was blessed to have seen and talk to Joe Pass at the now closed Ricks Café American in Chicago about 1991?
Solo guitar performance. He was selling his CD's at a table set up for him.
He told me he practice often solo jazz guitar and he was phenomenal and a very approachable guy.
Speed thrills and Niels Hennings Orsted Pedersen is the epitome of that.
Charnett Moffet is similar in the Hypersonic speed titans on Upright Bass.
Jaco Pastorius made this Charlie Parker tune a mainstay for electric bassists.
The tempo is about 315 bpm. It's out of this world!
Closer to 280bpm half-note.
Damn….what a gem of a video! Thanks for this! Bebop duet….awesome!
I call this firebop ! Damn fast en extremely well played, incredible solos!
One of my all time favorite videos. Thank you for posting this classic jam 🎸
Beyond words or praise! Virtuosity at it's highest!
I too wanted to sell the bass as a teenager after the first real encounter with NHØP. Funny to read in the comments that it is also similar to many today.
But: Don't be discouraged, be spurred on - it makes more sense.
I can't think of any other bass player I have seen play the head to this tune on upright. Lots of guys on electric, but haven't ever seen an upright player do it.
And at this tempo, in unison and in tune with a guitar player. That is just plain nuts.
From Intenzity's comment!!!
Already at 17 Niels Henning was playing with visiting jazz greats in his hometown Copenhagen.
Mark amazed at your guy what a bassist 😢I miss you thanks man for giving me a place to be and play ❤️💖💥never forget you my brotha
I think these gentlemen left their mark!
Words cannot sum up that performance!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The great Dane with the very long name and Joe nails it ,of course.
his use of harmonics was really ahead of its time.
Interesting stuff.
Yep it is one thing to play it on a guitar bass, but on an upright. the 2 greatest bassists ever.
This is just frightening! lol and they look so relaxed. Amazing.
Both of them are so relaxed.
after listening to about 15 different versions....this is still my favorite! :O
ABSOLUTLY INCREDIBLE !!!!!!
"Donna Lee" is based on the changes of an older popular tune called "Indiana". If you know the words and melody of that song, you can sing it over every chorus of "Donna Lee".
That's why bebop players felt no need to state the melody-because most of the intended audience had heard it so many times they were sick of it.
To make the song fresh, Charlie Parker wrote a whole new melody with the same form and almost the same changes and called it "Donna Lee". Any real bebop player knows that melody
Jonathan Drechsler "Donna Lee" was written by Miles Davis actually. Bird was the first to record it, with Miles on trumpet.
where did you hear this? I've only heard that the tune was by parker
+Christian Coppola And you know this how? Not only was it unlike anything Miles ever wrote, it's got Bird's songwriting all over it. Miles has claimed/been given authorship of various tunes he didn't write (Miles said in his bio that he wrote Blue in Green, but everyone who was there says Bill Evans wrote it, and oh so many tunes from the Second Quintet which Wayne Shorter wrote). Trust your ears more that wikipedia or the real book, it's obvious just by listening.
Miles said in his biography that a number of tracks on the record were written by him but miscredited by the label, including Donna lee
You fuckin' moron. Where did you get this bullshit? Donna Lee is the Indiana chord changes with Bird's solo on it. That's all it is. The reason why people play it is not because of Indiana it's because of Bird's lead line. That and because people think playing this shit as fast as you can is somehow makes you a good jazz musician. Miles didn't write this shit. Even Miles in his autobiography said he couldn't play shit by the time he got into Charlie Parker's band so you posting this shit on youTube is weak shit and pisses me off.
Simply insane. I've never seen any double bass player plays in unison with guitar at this tempo.
Is... that the best Upright Bass player hat has ever lived?! I looked around quite a bit online and I really cant find anyone better than this NHOP.
I believe so, for sure.
Bass solo starts from 2:34.
So absolutely phenomenal!!!
Amazing how Joe keeps up with Niels. No, wait, amazing how Niels keeps up with Joe. No, s***, wait, amazing how Joe keeps up with Joe. No, wait, amazing how Niels keep up with Niels, No, wait...
Virtuosismo impactante...😎😎😎
Playing bass and not knowing NHOP, it’s like you don’t know airplanes exist
(Sits and stares at my monitor in utter disbelief. Occasionally letting loose verbal expressions of astonishment)
Virtuosos!!!
R.I.P. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎼🎵🎶
this is what evolved humans are supposed to do
There is musicianship and then there is this ...what can you say....wow....
Rick Beato brought me here !
Same here, Rick Beato rules.....:):):):):)
Yep
Me too
Same!! Rigby Otto never disappoints.
Rick didn't introduce me to the video, but it was his excellent tribute to NHOP that reminded me to revisit it! He was truly the greatest bass player I've ever heard!
The one and only one NHOP !!
I can’t give enough likes to this... 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
wow... Thank you to Rick Beato for introducing me to both these superhuman musicians
Joe playing his d'aquisto - not too many videos of this guitar WOW
Just AMAZING!
I was fortunate enough to see Niels play live with Oscar Peterson at the Hollywood Bowl. The only unfortunate thing was that Niels was up in age and not in his prime. He was still amazing though and I enjoyed hearing him play. He's definitely my favorite upright bass player. Also, in the audience that night was Ron Carter, another great bass player. I saw him stand up after the show and was tempted to go up to him to introduce myself, but I figured that he's probably a very private sort of person off stage and wouldn't want to be bothered. And the way that he was dressed in a tux means that he was probably going to an after party for the trio.
Joe came to our home to jam with my phenomenal jazz bassist father. On break, I asked Joe if I could play a few notes on his guitar. I shouldn't have; my hands were downright trembling.
Interesting story about Joe's childhood.........his father, speaking figuratively, would whip the daylights out of Joe if he stopped practicing. NO social life, just Joe and his charts essentially 24/7. Herewith we see the product of all that sheddin'. And it was peculiar how Joe was so shy and quiet as it gets but his guitar scorches with authority :)
What a bass Player !!!
If Punk Rockers could play Jazz.....
this is one rasping piece of playing. Relentless
I just learned this at 190...what tempo is this 2000?
Reminds me of my practice sessions.
Insane! What a jam!
they really didn’t have to rip this hard but im so glad they did
absolute mastery
jesus christ neils is playing upright an damn near sounds cleaner than joe pass on guitar lmao
Awesome. Rick Beato brought me here too
The level of genius these two guys possessed was huge like the Universe. 😲
Truly awesome.
Fabuleux !!!
I went to Joe's place for a lesson.As I was leaving I said " OK Joe, remember to practise everything I showed you"
Otherworldly, NHØP was an ALIEN, from the same planet as Jaco, SRV, Hendrix and many more. They visit us only to show how its done and then go back. Amazing upright bass techniques.
The 'same planet' being EARTH
310bpm roughly. Holey smokes.
Niels turned the upright bass into something else!
This is greatest video we seen in our live hell we need to step up our playing ISync
Monstrão demais
Muchas Gracias
Awesome camera work
At first I thought this was a deep fake video.
But, nope. God exists, his name is NHOP.
Impressionante
Uffff bruto show!
bellissima!!!
amazing !!
Upright bass. WoW
Incredible!
Unreal!! Wow!!!
SHREDDER OF THE CENTURY
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe is known as a solo guitar player. He is considered the king of solo jazz guitar. Because he was so incredibly awesome at solo guitar. But we often forget that joe grew up wanting to play like Charlie Parker, and his real drive for the first part of his career was to play single line bebop like a horn player, on the guitar. That had never been done in a satisfying way prior to what Joe accomplished and showed to be possible. This video is a great example of that essential side of Joe Pass. You will not find an example of joe doing it at a faster tempo with greater commitment to the song than this video. This video should be celebrated as the apex of joe doing bebop, and probably the apex of bebop being played on the instrument. Nobody has surpassed it yet.
Not really... so later did all that solo stuff. He’s played in plenty of groups as a sideman... get his album “Resonance” that’s what’s he’s known for...
You never hear Wes Montgomery??? Lol
@@skittlesstarburst4532 Yes. It's still Joe.
This is only surpassed when you add Oscar Peterson
Incognocenti hearing eric clapton. Man he's the greatest guitar player in the world. A world that measures 10' x 10' perhaps.
Very interesting to see a bass player utilise what I instantly recognise as classical guitar technique. Idk..maybe he studied it ..Its the only way to have a chance at keeping up with Joe!
He actually had a unique way to play with a 3 finger technique, which is supposed to be not considered as a correct way to play upright
@@jonathanjoubertguitare It's correct now
Pure Mastery!
This performance is also known as, "Spanking Jaco."
I prefer to play the intro in the first position on the guitar. Makes it sound a bit different from the improvisations that can range all over the neck :)
Wow! Joe and NHOP are at the height of their powers here. Where's the rest of this set?
Not sure about this set but there is an album called “Chops” with the two them.
Thanks very much, yes Chops is here on YT. Still haven't found more from this session
Amazing!