RALPH SUTTON, SOLO (1980)

ECHO OF SPRING (Willie "the Lion" Smith) / ALLIGATOR CRAWL (Fats Waller) / LOVE LIES (Terry Shand) / VIPER'S DRAG -- interpolating LULLABY IN RHYTHM (Fats // Clarence Profit) HONEYSUCKLE ROSE / GIN MILL BLUES (continued in the next segment). Presented by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES (www.jazzlives.w...).

[@tinaaltvater6836]

I am so happy I found this video. Ralph was a very good friend of my father. My father is now battling Dimensia and watching Ralph play brings him joy and helps to calm him down. Thank you

[@swingyoucats]

I wish you and your father love and ease.

[@PeteLindup]

I met Ralph, again, round about this time. I requested most of the tunes he plays in this clip, which he gladly obliged. A super pianist and a lovely man.

[@tomek_maslankowski]

First of all, this video needs way more views. Second, his RH is getting most of the camera time, but what he's doing in his LH is incredible. This guy rocks

[@vova47]

Master of stride! I've met Ralph Sutton and he was a nice guy as well.

[@kennethhodges3187]

Amen to that! There is only one other stride pianist of that time that the edge on him and that was Dick Wellstood

[@AshTownsend]

A master of his style. Beautiful, kind man.

[@kennethhodges3187]

Pity this video cut off before Ralph finished playing!

[@PiotrBarcz]

He's a bloody master, I love the way he played Echo Of Spring with that gentle lilting style like Willie Smith.

[@20thcenturyremnant]

00:01 Echo Of Spring
04:38 Alligator Crawl
07:38 Love Lies
11:53 Viper's Drag
16:24 Honeysuckle Rose

[@philippevinot4798]

Yes one of the giants of stride !!

[@pinkieldred]

Oh soooo beautiful lovely melodic structure , bass progressions thank you Ralph

[@hewie2u]

Ralph sure was great, without going into it I had quite a lot to do with him over the years including making records with him .
A lot of now younger players trying to emulate this style need to study him intensly .

[@nazarenoorefice2104]

a marvelous pianist and Yamaha knew it, lot of tunes used by Yamaha on their automatic pianos were played by Sutton a king of traditional stride .He was one of my preferred pianists.He really mastered the stride with romantic intros then with a steady beat , he managed to play tenths very nicely and he had a pleasent touch and control of pedal and sound. A real good pianist,

[@josiah566]

0:05 to 0:30 he plays an intro medley of Clothes Line Ballet (Fats Waller) into Pasionnette (Willie "The Lion" Smith) before launching into Echoes of Spring. Sutton was so fluent in the style, this transition was like breathing for him.

[@itsRemco]

Yeah really sick playing 🔥🔥🔥

[@TristanGeary]

I believe that intro lick is from African Ripples (Fats Waller) if I'm not mistaken!

[@GDsJazz]

​@@TristanGearythat sure is!

[@Groovybeat14]

Maestro - delicious!

[@RobertCoulter]

This is super!
15:08, he clubs notes in the left hand and it comes off like a bass drum hit. Badass.

[@key1959]

In the 1950 s he was called Mr Steelfinger...

[@muxant_academy]

Once upon a time, there were 'masters' in the true sense of the word. You will never be able to reproduce these musics and spirits now. Instead, their love for music and serious attitude can be passed on to us, and this is the hope of music as an art.
Think of the legacy that people like Ralph left us. Their music seems to have been forgotten, but they firmly support the history of music.
Without their music, many musical missing links would have existed. He has been making music with the masters who are now called legends.
The reason I admire people like Ralph is that they never flaunted themselves and only contributed to the world through good music.
They weren't even ugly elitists, and they may have even once played on the street. In such an ordinary place, the greatest music was born by Ralph and his colleagues.
The infinitely light atmosphere of the present music scene is possible because they took music more seriously than anyone else.
We are dancing on the legacy they left behind. Ralph Sutton, Thank you for your contribution to music Sir.

[@TheNWJaCk]

Wow! After watching his interview with Monk Rowe I looked up some of his performances; what a guy!

[@40deluxe]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video of my father - one of his favorte song lists!!
Great camera work and much love to you !! Keep breathin' as he would always say.

[@swingyoucats]

I am so very delighted that you are watching this: I can't take credit for the lovely video, except for finding and sharing it. With every good wish, Michael

[@jsved01]

Many thanks for putting this up. I was such an admirer of Ralph Sutton in the 1960s, 70s, and he seems to have disappeared from memory.

[@raghebtamimiful]

Amazing performance .....!! Beautiful Melodies .

[@opale1572]

Indiscutiblemente, uno de los grandes del piano. 👏👏👏👏

[@matteofontana2975]

fANTASTIC!!!

[@haydenwayne3710]

Excellent pianist!

[@feb4088]

une pure merveille je ne m'en lasse pas

[@opale1572]

👍👍

[@jeffburnett5732]

Thanks for this video!! This is the first time I've seen Ralph Sutton play.
(I've only listened to his recordings until now.) I love the great close ups of his hands. Particularly his left, that drives his amazing stride playing.

[@itsRemco]

Thanks for the upload! You also have a respected collection channel, really cool to see 💪🏾

[@djtuese5940]

Smooth classy jazzy cheerful vibe carrying me on a sweet swinging melody….

[@gertjacobsen87]

The second number Ralph plays about 4:40 is Alligator Crawl

[@swingyoucats]

Thank you! I fixed my error.

[@FranciscoGalan-Tbn]

🖤

[@opale1572]

????

[@stridedude]

Where and when was this recorded, Michael ?

[@swingyoucats]

I think for Swiss television in 1980 -- more I do not know.

[@stridedude]

This was Ralph in his peak years.