It is certainly not an overstatement when one says that these Jazzicians are better than "best". Michael Brecker was the epitome of Organic Real Jazz - be it Rock Jazz, Fusion, Straight-ahead Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Pop Jazz... And Michael Brecker could have tailored a Ballad into such greatness as never before heard or seen - in his time. He never stopped growing as a musician - and as a person of noble character and exemplary citizenship. Michael lives! Long live Michael!
I'm smiling because everybody has commented on Hancock, Brecker, Scofield (and why not) but as a percussionist (or when placed next to Mr Alias, someone who hits things) I have to say that Don Alias is pure, understated brilliance. A fantastic line up and so very sad to know that both Don Alias and the incomparable Michael Brecker are no longer with us.
Michael is the Phenix always rising above all the rest he took his craft and gift to the highest points .Gifted Workman who had so much character and loved as a person who was quiet and humble .He ran with the trane with his explosive aggression in his solos. I remember him playing with The Section on soprano sax called the Swan song some 50 years ago I had that lP Scofield is always a Giant 5 Stars for this jam
This is album is just as filthy as it is underrated. Hancock, Brecker, Scofield,Holland, DeJohnette...To capture it live on video is beyond words....Magic.
in Thieves, scofield kills me, and I think, how do you beat that?! then only..ONLY Brecker can keep the energy as high and augment it. unfunkin-believable. just an incredible performance. the best ever, right there.
"New York Minute": This might be the deepest, most dramatic and theatrical solo I've ever heard Michael Brecker take. What a journey -- from first note to last!
OFF. THE. HOOK! All of them. But Jack D, who is so incredibly varied in his ability to be greater than the task before him, is ON FIRE here, esp under Herbie! Love it.
Im trying to clear all the Herbie concerts from my watchlater playlist and every week, when I watch one of them, the algo suggests a new one I havent watched. Its never ending ❤
John Ciccantelli No, but if you listen closely to several albums where both players appear, especially Herbie Hancock's "The New Standard". You will hear the unique combination.
+Jack DeJohnette As Pat Metheny so eloquently put it, to follow a Michael Brecker solo was always an exceedingly hard task...so I suspect Brecker was frequently the last soloist in the row...in order to avoid an Anti-Climax.
Absolutely mind blowing! All solos made sense and were pieces of genius. And, behind them, the steady hand of Messers. Dejohnette and Alias. Incredible work by Mr. Holland. Everytime I hear this I choose a player to follow more closely. This time was him. What a bass player!
Saw this gig in Madrid, '97. Stood, leaning on the front edge of the stage whilst MB tore it up! The band were tired out, but MB shouted "C'mon!!" and led them into the fire. A stunning gig.
as a cat fan I am of course delighted by the animation of the Festival organizers as well as the Festival logo, well done Montreal. Oh, and by the way, there was a congregation of sm serious Jazz Cats on the stage that night ;-)
What a pleasant coincidence to find this video. Joé! (Canarian Expression) Great job, a lesson in what Jazz is and its contribution to the standards. To learn in the academies
This is one of the greatest line-ups i have ever seen .And i was a little bit worried about scofield with Hancock,but it turned out great.Jack DeJohnette and Holland is a great duo.I wish Michael Brecker was still alive...
Jarkko Palokas are you serious? I couldn't sleep a wink last night worrying about those two. And that happens a few times a week at least. You're not concerned?
You didn't think Sco could play the changes? You should check out some other guitar players Hancock has teamed up w/: Black bird McKnght, Wah Wah Watson, Santana, Lionel Loueke - all great in their own right, but definitely not exactly traditional Jazz players either. So I say other than Metheny, Scofield is the closest thing to 'Jazz guitar' Herbie's ever had in any of his bands. Plus Sco is the only one of the aforementioned bunch who has ever gigged extensively and recorded w/Miles. Not even Pat Meth had that honor. So I say that's also a factor for Sco landing this gig.
..just checking this out today for the first time today..incredible vibes, deep journeys..every player conversing at the highest level..required listening in my humble opinion..the body language tells the true story..Jonny Sco and Dave Holland in a mini duet within the ensemble during New York Minute..more like New York Lifetime and then they bring it down into Michael Brecker’s searching solo!..and I’m just getting started..stay safe..New York October 20, 2020...
Man Herbie....the poly rhtjm got poly rhythms. Great blend of voicing and intense melodic texture from connection to each player's mode of congruity in how they piece together exotic phrasing of melodic colors in brilliant layers of harmonic synergy
..he’s burning 🔥 and this kind of ensemble allows a great player to expand even more..!!..amazing stuff, required listening in my humble opinion..Dave Holland and Jack De laying some boss groove here..wow..New York October 20, 2020..
@@robbfrank4141 Scofield really started growing on me in the last like 5 years or so.... I kinda can't get enough of him now lol. Have you heard the album "Groove Elation?" Check it out. Oh and what about his album with Metheny?? KILLER! cheers mate 😉
I can't get enough of Herbie, Holland, DeJohnette, and Don Alias. Brecker and Scholfield add the finishing touch. Herbie, Holland, DeJohnette with Pat Metheny back in 91 is also great. Another Herbie great is at Newport Jazz in 2008 with Holland, Chris Potter, and a phenominal drummer I can't remember his name. Again Herbie Hancock in my opinion is the greatest all around keyboard player. Michael Brecker, Don Alias, Pat Metheny playing with Jaco and Joni Mitchell on Shadow and lights in 1979 is also Awesome especially Brecker and Jaco trading chops.
@@boxingfan2233 The subtle differences in taste. I prefer Pat with Herbie. Herbie with anybody is great. Don Alias played drums on the Shadow and lights gig with Joni, Pat, Jaco and Michael.
Jack Dejohnette's ride cymbal- both its actual sound, light and crisp.. and especially how he plays it- is to me what modern jazz drums should sound like.
Mr DeJohnette just flows. You can feel it. The invisible groove that sustain those monsters.
Doesn't he though? Always does. Ouch!
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I couldn't stop laughing while reading that. It was like the most over the top clishé ever...
But that doesn't change the fact that it is true
Great piano player himself!
True dat
It is certainly not an overstatement when one says that these Jazzicians are better than "best".
Michael Brecker was the epitome of Organic Real Jazz - be it Rock Jazz, Fusion, Straight-ahead Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Pop Jazz...
And Michael Brecker could have tailored a Ballad into such greatness as never before heard or seen - in his time.
He never stopped growing as a musician - and as a person of noble character and exemplary citizenship.
Michael lives!
Long live Michael!
I'm burning all my musical instruments and let myself sink in a sea of humility
make sure I get my Breckfast in the morning. never skip Breckfast
John Schofield's guitar solo is just tops.
I love hearing the bass so clearly.
Great bass player Dave Holland
@@zu0832 unbelievable. He’s great on this
Great times in the studio producing The New Standard with Herbie. RIP MB, DA.
I'm smiling because everybody has commented on Hancock, Brecker, Scofield (and why not) but as a percussionist (or when placed next to Mr Alias, someone who hits things) I have to say that Don Alias is pure, understated brilliance. A fantastic line up and so very sad to know that both Don Alias and the incomparable Michael Brecker are no longer with us.
yes, don alias was brilliant here and everywhere
Dude throws down! Rhythm, women, whatever he encounters!
yeah man! he vrings so many interesting sound colors and ideas into the whole thing. stunning!❤
Love him with David Sanborn
Michael is the Phenix always rising above all the rest he took his craft and gift to the highest points .Gifted Workman who had so much character and loved as a person who was quiet and humble .He ran with the trane with his explosive aggression in his solos. I remember him playing with The Section on soprano sax called the Swan song some 50 years ago I had that lP Scofield is always a Giant 5 Stars for this jam
Brecker is the God of Saxophone!!!!!!!!!!!
Best live jazz band ever assembled.
Meeting of the Gods!
Effing Jack and Dave together again!
This is album is just as filthy as it is underrated. Hancock, Brecker, Scofield,Holland, DeJohnette...To capture it live on video is beyond words....Magic.
No words...just silence and claps for this!
Les poids lourds que j'adore. Merci...
Herbie Hancock is a living musician who can play all the notes on a keyboard, in a single key.
+David Koon Chromatic and diminished scales!
Absolutely.
+Drivethebeat and atonal voicings
+David Koon Damn right!
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Twenty three years on and this music is still transcendent ! It lifts us up. Thank you gentlemen all.
in Thieves, scofield kills me, and I think, how do you beat that?! then only..ONLY Brecker can keep the energy as high and augment it. unfunkin-believable. just an incredible performance. the best ever, right there.
I mixed Front of House for this tour, and I knew the first night this was truly going to be a Historic lineup.much fun.
Unmatched until today. This music stands the test of time!
"New York Minute": This might be the deepest, most dramatic and theatrical solo I've ever heard Michael Brecker take. What a journey -- from first note to last!
OFF. THE. HOOK! All of them. But Jack D, who is so incredibly varied in his ability to be greater than the task before him, is ON FIRE here, esp under Herbie! Love it.
Jack and Herbie have always gelled so perfectly together ... Ever since the mid-80s, at least.
the depth that mr alias adds to this performance with his congas shouldn’t be overlooked
the best musicians in the history of jazz playing a prince song is so funny but also fire!
Les meilleurs c’est tout ❤❤
Brecker is a monster...He looks daunting and plays like it too...wow!
That groove at the end - Herbie in total bliss - I just wanted it to go on forever.
Solos on 'New York Minute absolutely ferocious: Hancock, Sco, Brecker.
Last three minutes of.. NY Minutes!!! Magic😀
Im trying to clear all the Herbie concerts from my watchlater playlist and every week, when I watch one of them, the algo suggests a new one I havent watched. Its never ending ❤
23 damned good goose bump new york minutes
Even with a broken string Sco rock's on ;-) GREAT !!
Herbie New York Minute solo...amazing
The only way to follow an awesome Scofield solo, with a Brecker solo.
Jack DeJohnette There is also, an inimitable combination of DeJohnette with Holland.
+Jack DeJohnette Are you THE Jack DeJohnette?
John Ciccantelli No, but if you listen closely to several albums where both players appear, especially Herbie Hancock's "The New Standard". You will hear the unique combination.
+Jack DeJohnette As Pat Metheny so eloquently put it, to follow a Michael Brecker solo was always an exceedingly hard task...so I suspect Brecker was frequently the last soloist in the row...in order to avoid an Anti-Climax.
Couldn't be claiming Scofield is that awesome. Scofield is fast, but his solos are uninteresting.
Herbie cooking on a New York Minute!!!
Absolutely mind blowing! All solos made sense and were pieces of genius. And, behind them, the steady hand of Messers. Dejohnette and Alias. Incredible work by Mr. Holland. Everytime I hear this I choose a player to follow more closely. This time was him. What a bass player!
life changing !!!herbie jack dave lungs sco mike b !!!unbeLIEVABLE !!
MR. Scofield in his best solo.....
Saw this gig in Madrid, '97. Stood, leaning on the front edge of the stage whilst MB tore it up!
The band were tired out, but MB shouted "C'mon!!" and led them into the fire.
A stunning gig.
yeah team Neil ❤
Humanity - let’s do much more of this, and much less of hate, war, racism,
etc.
Each spirit made a beautiful contribution to the pieces . Mike is a C- Train disciple with his own style. Truly one of the best of the best.
just ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
as a cat fan I am of course delighted by the animation of the Festival organizers as well as the Festival logo, well done Montreal. Oh, and by the way, there was a congregation of sm serious Jazz Cats on the stage that night ;-)
Man that Herbie solo is insanely good
It's just about impossible to recall any occasions when Herbie's not insanely brilliant-and-satisfying, isn't it?
@@ianbuxton8332 fair enough
Greatest band ever assembled! JD is on fire!
What a pleasant coincidence to find this video. Joé! (Canarian Expression) Great job, a lesson in what Jazz is and its contribution to the standards. To learn in the academies
I am endlessly blown away by all these guys, but have you EVER heard a semi acoustic bass sound that good? I could cry 😢
100% acoustic base
@@diegofigueroaalcorta5155 Except for the pickup, which is Electric 😉
This is one of the greatest line-ups i have ever seen .And i was a little bit worried about scofield with Hancock,but it turned out great.Jack DeJohnette and Holland is a great duo.I wish Michael Brecker was still alive...
Why would anybody be worried about Scofield with Herbie...
Jarkko Palokas are you serious? I couldn't sleep a wink last night worrying about those two. And that happens a few times a week at least. You're not concerned?
You didn't think Sco could play the changes? You should check out some other guitar players Hancock has teamed up w/: Black bird McKnght, Wah Wah Watson, Santana, Lionel Loueke - all great in their own right, but definitely not exactly traditional Jazz players either. So I say other than Metheny, Scofield is the closest thing to 'Jazz guitar' Herbie's ever had in any of his bands. Plus Sco is the only one of the aforementioned bunch who has ever gigged extensively and recorded w/Miles. Not even Pat Meth had that honor. So I say that's also a factor for Sco landing this gig.
geniuses at work...Wow and they male it look so easy....beautiful man
The maestro , Hancock and the Team at their best. Perfection!!
That last note at 55:44 is so freaking hilarious! That's how to end a song
this is the most burning friggin' band!! gyatalmighty!! wow, man....
Inolvidable grupo The New Standards!!!
ah man! ❤
..just checking this out today for the first time today..incredible vibes, deep journeys..every player conversing at the highest level..required listening in my humble opinion..the body language tells the true story..Jonny Sco and Dave Holland in a mini duet within the ensemble during New York Minute..more like New York Lifetime and then they bring it down into Michael Brecker’s searching solo!..and I’m just getting started..stay safe..New York October 20, 2020...
Herbie, jack, a dave swingin' forever young
Jack and Dave ; perfect.
I once new a girl or could I say she once knew me with a few key changes here and there.
wonderful.
Man Herbie....the poly rhtjm got poly rhythms. Great blend of voicing and intense melodic texture from connection to each player's mode of congruity in how they piece together exotic phrasing of melodic colors in brilliant layers of harmonic synergy
I LOVE SCOFIELD.
Wow! Herbie kills it here.
Holy Macarony!
I remember when I bought this record back in the days!
...all day long...
BTW, Some calssy jazzfaces in this vid :-)
Same here
Pure cream of the crop.
Over twenty years later this sounds better than ever..
Yeah Dave, I agree. That was some bad ass shit @ 3:24! And thanks for getting him back to "One" @ 3:45!
I wish I'd seen this HH tour..what a band...same thing w/ the 'Parallel Realities' tour/band , back in 1990.
Scofield is a Giant!
Nunki Ascella he looks like he's the same height as the others. Are the village folk safe?
Pure magic...Oh yeah
waaauuuu it´s PURE jazzzzzz !!!!!
Masters of the Realm
Yowza! Now that's a concert for the ages...
Thx for uploading this heroic concert!
Scofield sounds real good on this, man.
..he’s burning 🔥 and this kind of ensemble allows a great player to expand even more..!!..amazing stuff, required listening in my humble opinion..Dave Holland and Jack De laying some boss groove here..wow..New York October 20, 2020..
i'm not huge on scofield usually but he's absolutely crushing on this
With this hi-level ensemble Scofield always do his best... But... All of them are superior.
@@robbfrank4141 Scofield really started growing on me in the last like 5 years or so.... I kinda can't get enough of him now lol. Have you heard the album "Groove Elation?" Check it out. Oh and what about his album with Metheny?? KILLER! cheers mate 😉
Ay, caramba!!! What a lineup and performance.
Love Michael Brecker. Missed Greatly.
what a team
Eterno John !!! 41:57 amazing solo!!!!!
I can't get enough of Herbie, Holland, DeJohnette, and Don Alias. Brecker and Scholfield add the finishing touch. Herbie, Holland, DeJohnette with Pat Metheny back in 91 is also great. Another Herbie great is at Newport Jazz in 2008 with Holland, Chris Potter, and a phenominal drummer I can't remember his name. Again Herbie Hancock in my opinion is the greatest all around keyboard player. Michael Brecker, Don Alias, Pat Metheny playing with Jaco and Joni Mitchell on Shadow and lights in 1979 is also Awesome especially Brecker and Jaco trading chops.
I prefer scofield with Herbie, I also think jack is the only drummer for these gigs
It was Vinnie Colaiuta I believe.
@@boxingfan2233 The subtle differences in taste. I prefer Pat with Herbie. Herbie with anybody is great. Don Alias played drums on the Shadow and lights gig with Joni, Pat, Jaco and Michael.
this is a grate composition ! amazing band ! front line !
wonderfull six!
Gold!
Great playing. Scofield very impressive!
I'm really impressed how brecker started his first solo. I mean, he started quite melodic, playing slow... but man, what lines he played!
Jack Dejohnette's ride cymbal- both its actual sound, light and crisp.. and especially how he plays it- is to me what modern jazz drums should sound like.
Fantastic drive and emotions)) SUPERRRRRRRRRb))))
True musicians, using the basics and building on them in unison.
All stars, indeed.
John Scofield is trippln' balls ... hell ya ..
definetely more than pure talent!
wow.... i would pay a pretty penny to c this show.....
magic Herbie
Extraordinario grupo.
Super grupo!! Todos músicos fantásticos!!
20.00 in is incredible ,!!
un exceptionnel musicien
This is so close to my heart… it all sounds amazing, otherworldly, love the album too!
Brilliant! Timeless!
Anyone could make a case for this being a potencial "best line ever"
Scofield 08:22 🙌🏼
Killing . . .