@@PietroAloi Dexter would often recite part of the lyrics of a standard tune before playing it. He, along with many of his generation, believed that intimately knowing the lyrics was an essential element to interpreting the music as your own. ua-cam.com/video/CrvWtdBOQW8/v-deo.htmlsi=V0VxuBypkObpTzVW
The best thing that could happen to jazz would be a Ken Burns series on the Great American Songbook. A composer each week. Berlin to Van Heusens--a bunch of Jewish guys excepting Duke and Cole. A symbiotic relation to jazz, those songs allow us to measure the distance from Hawk to Stitt to Trane to Dexter (Body and Soul)) or a common language (Gershwin's I Got Rhythm). to jam on.
The Great American Songbook is what is fucking wrong with jazz. You are being stuck to these old motherfucking tunes and not creating anything substantially different to what are essentially pop tunes from a bygone era. It's annoying.
For somebody who is supposed to be the new great Jazz piano player, I was not convinced. He plays all over the tune but never really swung through the changes, he really just played on the intro changes. He is using the Cedar Walton's hits from the Eastern Rebellion album for the head arrangement. I think that Christian Sands blows Sullivan away. Christian is a great younger 'straight ahead' Jazz pianist who shreds the changes on the level of Oscar Peterson or Benny Green.
I love how he is actually enjoying what he's doing with the music at 01:59, Amen???
Just this second saw him in Orlando LIVE with Chris Botti. Now a fan forever!
that drummer is playing the air right above the drums..haha...frikkin love it
I really love the maturity of this pianist. Just wanna be like him one day
He's pretty young too and was def under 33 in this clip
He's a pretty down to earth guy I met him once
Just copying shit is all he's doing. Nothing to see here. Seriously. Get over it.
@@J3unG dude shut the fuck up. What are you achieving in your comments on Sullivan across multiple videos of him?
@@J3unG LOL what a bs comment. he's too gud. get over it.
Beethoven quotes at the end were dope 🔥🔥🔥 Sullivan man!
How I decide if i like a jazz pianist:
Top of the list, whats he doing with his left hand. So he got me right away.
I will keep following. Thank you.
he's ridiculously good
fresh take on this tune, good stuff! Love the Bach and Beethoven quotes
they all look so damn relaxed!
this groove
Sounds like half time in a section? Pretty slick.
He is so great. I haven't even words to begin to list all of the reasons.
Wonderful version
Wow... I love this!👏👏👏
Drummer faces are unbelievable ! x')
Beautiful,love it ,love it,love it!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@sullivanfortner #sullivanfortner What a GEM!
3:34
Supercool and smooth. That piano is very bright for a Steinway but perfect for this performance.
It's a yamaha
Christopher Pitts, it showed a Steinway logo at some point in the video.
@@JeremyRaden weird I've played it before maybe they used to have a steinway
Oh, cool, you’ve played there.
@@JeremyRaden yeh but not as insane as Sullivan wow. Maybe one day. Happy new years
genius
Dexter Gordon would be proud of the into
why?
@@PietroAloi Dexter would often recite part of the lyrics of a standard tune before playing it. He, along with many of his generation, believed that intimately knowing the lyrics was an essential element to interpreting the music as your own. ua-cam.com/video/CrvWtdBOQW8/v-deo.htmlsi=V0VxuBypkObpTzVW
The best thing that could happen to jazz would be a Ken Burns series on the Great American Songbook. A composer each week. Berlin to Van Heusens--a bunch of Jewish guys excepting Duke and Cole. A symbiotic relation to jazz, those songs allow us to measure the distance from Hawk to Stitt to Trane to Dexter (Body and Soul)) or a common language (Gershwin's I Got Rhythm). to jam on.
The Great American Songbook is what is fucking wrong with jazz. You are being stuck to these old motherfucking tunes and not creating anything substantially different to what are essentially pop tunes from a bygone era. It's annoying.
These cool phrases let me wash off everything and have more energy
man that sounds so weird
For somebody who is supposed to be the new great Jazz piano player, I was not convinced. He plays all over the tune but never really swung through the changes, he really just played on the intro changes. He is using the Cedar Walton's hits from the Eastern Rebellion album for the head arrangement. I think that Christian Sands blows Sullivan away. Christian is a great younger 'straight ahead' Jazz pianist who shreds the changes on the level of Oscar Peterson or Benny Green.
Could you surprisingly perform any better yourself ?