You can't get bored listening to this or any other Robben Ford piece. I listen to this and other versions of it all the time - on loop - and its always interesting. He's my favourite blues guitarist. He just knows so much and then his touch, dynamics and musicality are incredicle. Can't wait to see him next year when he does a little tour of the UK in May 2025.
Robben + Roscoe Beck on 6 String Bass & Tommy on drums = "The Blue Line" - + Bill Boulibard on Hammond Organ. What a great sound he gets out of that Fender Elite! - my favorite sound of all his guitars!
this song, which is a recomposition by an older blues standard, has such nice harmoni and chord voicing. Robben Ford really has this ability, to take a popular standard and make it sound fresh and even more interesting as the original. This is also a great song for practicing the symetric diminished scales, the diminshed wholetone scale and the melodic minor. After all these years I still use this song for practicing, and I never feel bored! great stuff!!
Me lo ricordo come fosse ieri, programma meraviglioso, con Gege Telesforo e Monica Nannini, con ospiti veramente da urlo (James Brown, Solomon Burke, Jerry Lee Lewis...)
Love the way he tunes up at the 1:40 mark. As a player, you can feel if the tension on the string is off, even though you may not hear it as flat, or sharp. Robben is one of a kind. This video is late or mid eighties? Imperial strut from Yellowjacket’s pretty much says it all.
c'era una volta la grande musica in tv..a mio parere una delle migliori band di R. Ford, se non ho visto male Roscoe Beck ha la mano ingessata..grazie per averlo caricato e per i tanti bei video del canale
Giulio Zambelli Grazie per il commento.Mi dispiace solo per la qualità non eccellente dei video dovuta essenzialmente al fatto che sono stati registrati più di venticinque anni fa e dalle numerosissime visualizzazioni usuranti. :-)
He keeps his cool even though he has seven attempts adjusting the top three strings... He is brilliant, one of my favourite players....new strings,hot lights....that's whats up,,,,,
Steve LaCombe yes, based on the Esprit. He likes heavy strings and not too low so that he can work them. Awesome guitar player mixing old school blues, bits or R&B, jazz, rock. Could play Shoe box and rubber band, he's got me. Peace
Yes it is. Funny how he's never seen playing one anymore. I guess the money ran out with Fender. I always thought he did some of his best work with this guitar. Of course he's one of those guys that pick up a Silvertone and make it sound like god.
I noticed that he checked & tuned three times! One was obvious but the other two were very subtle and not easy to see. He is a master! Is the tuning the reason he no longer uses the Fender Elite but uses the Tele or a Les Paul? Interesting to know
The last part should be : Ain't got no east, no west, no good, no best Ain't got no man to choose I ain't got nothing Ain't got nothing but the blues… But… ;-)
@@rbusch9 A 33 year mystery (for me) solved. Mose Alison sings “No Basie with Lester” for that line so I guess I should it should have occurred to me sooner.
You can't get bored listening to this or any other Robben Ford piece. I listen to this and other versions of it all the time - on loop - and its always interesting. He's my favourite blues guitarist. He just knows so much and then his touch, dynamics and musicality are incredicle. Can't wait to see him next year when he does a little tour of the UK in May 2025.
Robben Ford is a brilliant guitar player with a beautiful voice. I start my day everyday with this song. It is ELEGANT, Robben!
Elegant describes him so well! Incredible does too!!
RF+ Roscoe Beck on Bass + Tom Brechtlein on Drums = "The Blue Line"+ Bill Boulibard on Hammond
elegant... refined, always a class act...
Robben + Roscoe Beck on 6 String Bass & Tommy on drums = "The Blue Line" - + Bill Boulibard on Hammond Organ. What a great sound he gets out of that Fender Elite! - my favorite sound of all his guitars!
Thing about Robben is the timing feel is impeccable...can't say the same for a lot of guitarists... specially in the blues
One of my favorite Robben renditions-and that was one hell of a fine band!
Smokin performance by Robben!!!!
Thanks for uploading!
this song, which is a recomposition by an older blues standard, has such nice harmoni and chord voicing. Robben Ford really has this ability, to take a popular standard and make it sound fresh and even more interesting as the original. This is also a great song for practicing the symetric diminished scales, the diminshed wholetone scale and the melodic minor. After all these years I still use this song for practicing, and I never feel bored! great stuff!!
got any sheets?
Also, as you mentioned, this is based off Mose Allison's version.
One of those things that make life seem worthwhile...
That was a sophisticated blues :)
just perfect-- listen to this everyday so well done Robben.
Absolutely perfect. Something to inspire all guitarists
spetttaccolo, un compendio di chitarra blues, come una masterclass in 6 minuti
Me lo ricordo come fosse ieri, programma meraviglioso, con Gege Telesforo e Monica Nannini, con ospiti veramente da urlo (James Brown, Solomon Burke, Jerry Lee Lewis...)
This was his best area by far
Beautiful song and transitions...
So nice to hear a vite guy playing sweet blues without rupturing eardrums, very tasty,
Amazon. As always. This man is brilliant
Robben Ford is a very good rhythm guitarist too
Italian tv in the late '80s was kicking buts!
Semplicemente un capolavoro come lui ha rifatto questa song di Duke Ellington.
programma "avanti" per l'epoca...grazie per averlo pubblicato :-)
Quando la Rai trasmetteva Musica...
Ehe
Vero
He looks like he's 19 years old. He was 38 at the time lol.
Don't know the guy and my first thought was, you aren't anywhere near old enough to know what the blues is, mate!
Time was kind to Robben for a lot of years, it’s (almost) caught up to him lately
Love the way he tunes up at the 1:40 mark. As a player, you can feel if the tension on the string is off, even though you may not hear it as flat, or sharp. Robben is one of a kind. This video is late or mid eighties? Imperial strut from Yellowjacket’s pretty much says it all.
1989.
Sublime
Da brividi! In queste cose non ha eguali!
grande assolo Robben!
Some of the most tasteful drumming ever.
Superb playing, a genius!
" Amazing ". .. Very Special Sounds and Very Best Musician. .. So Good ... ☺😊😀/💙💙💙/👍👌👏👋
Oh my God! That riff at 4:20!!!
Da brividi...che cuore
great performance!
Dumble!
c'era una volta la grande musica in tv..a mio parere una delle migliori band di R. Ford, se non ho visto male Roscoe Beck ha la mano ingessata..grazie per averlo caricato e per i tanti bei video del canale
Giulio Zambelli Grazie per il commento.Mi dispiace solo per la qualità non eccellente dei video dovuta essenzialmente al fatto che sono stati registrati più di venticinque anni fa e dalle numerosissime visualizzazioni usuranti. :-)
si capisco sono filmati datati, comunque per i miei standard la qualità è decisamente buona :) grazie ancora a te, a presto ciao
+69TamTam69 Twenty five years? Holy crap! It's a wonder it Survives. Still, it's a great song. Thanks.
mia sorella e una massagita di robben
I see his famous Dumble ODS and a Roland Jazz Chorus 120 in there. Sweet!!!!
Holy damn jeebus this is good.
unreal.
Thanks for uploading
Super...!!!
Super groove ce Ruben !!!!
Terrific
こりゃすげえわ
Wonderful performance, but to the uploader: Please give the composer and lyricist of the tune credit-- Duke Ellington and Don George!
OK, thank you.
Thanks for including Ellington and George in the credits!
And Mose Allison for the arrangement.
Bring back that Fender RF model
I have one, however it does not sound like that !
Удивительно красивая музыка.
Is he playing the Fender Robben Ford Signature model guitar?
And tuning it as he goes!
Yeah. What's up with that?
He keeps his cool even though he has seven attempts adjusting the top three strings...
He is brilliant, one of my favourite players....new strings,hot lights....that's whats up,,,,,
Steve LaCombe yes, based on the Esprit. He likes heavy strings and not too low so that he can work them. Awesome guitar player mixing old school blues, bits or R&B, jazz, rock. Could play Shoe box and rubber band, he's got me. Peace
Yes it is. Funny how he's never seen playing one anymore. I guess the money ran out with Fender. I always thought he did some of his best work with this guitar. Of course he's one of those guys that pick up a Silvertone and make it sound like god.
Did he just finetune at 3:47?
Yes, he did it :-D
I noticed that he checked & tuned three times! One was obvious but the other two were very subtle and not easy to see. He is a master! Is the tuning the reason he no longer uses the Fender Elite but uses the Tele or a Les Paul? Interesting to know
Can anybody make out the lyric at 5:26? "sold all my money and chester"? Makes no sense to me. Thanks
The last part should be
:
Ain't got no east, no west, no good, no best
Ain't got no man to choose
I ain't got nothing
Ain't got nothing but the blues…
But… ;-)
Muddy and Chester. Pretty sure it's referencing Muddy Waters and Chester Burnett (Howling Wolf).
@@rbusch9 A 33 year mystery (for me) solved.
Mose Alison sings “No Basie with Lester” for that line so I guess I should it should have occurred to me sooner.
@@davidmmcg Count Basie/Lester Young! Good catch.
Knows how to pick a drummer, that's for sure. Ford sure?
Tom Brechlin?
Yes! Brechtlein 😎
Damn, didn't know Woody Harrelson played drums.
the anti-clapton...
sth wrong with the guitar?
absolute nothing. I have one of those , but it doesn't sound like that.
Man that gtr is out of tune.
un audio un pò meglio nò eh.....
E' già tanto aver recuperato la registrazione fatta quasi trent'anni fa.
Ma solo io la sento scordata? Am I the only one who hear the guitar out of tune???