ED BICKERT TRIO - "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise"
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2022
- "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" (by S. Romberg & O. Hammerstein II)
Ed Bickert, guitar; Doug Watson, tenor sax; Jack McFadden, bass. Live at The McMichael Art Gallery, Kleinburg, Ontario. June 25, 1989.
What a marvelous guitar player Ed Bickert was! his comping, his solos, his rhythm, everything is perfect and so tasteful.
For us guitar players who admired Ed so- this is beyond joyful.
Ty. Like finding a new Bird recording. And thanks for recording it so very beautifully. Great playing.
Hi musicismagic . . . you are very welcome! Great comparison to Bird, btw. Thanks again!!
@@dougwatson2030 🙏Doug- is there any way to get flac or mp3 files of your work with Ed? Would be joyfully appreciated. As you can see from my Ex tribute on my site- a big admirer of his work. A big influence. Happy new year.
This…is beyond gold. Thank you. My hero …Ed
Thank you so much for all the videos. I was in Pat's ensemble in 1999. I wnet to see John Sumner when he was playing with Mark Eisenman. I also met Ed once when he was playing at the Montreal Bistro. Listening to this brings me so much memories.
Thank you Mr. Watson for this version of this jazz classic. I really like how Mr. Bickert "quoted" themes inside his solos (here he quotes Birk's Work at 3:35). Ed's solos were hyper delicate and emotional, plus his amazing comping too. He's undoubtedly one of the great masters of the jazz guitar. Of course, Mr. Watson, your interventions on the sax are sublime and worth mentioning as well. Thanks again and congrats from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING! You sound amazing on this recording! Ed Bickert -so tasteful!
Great version of the famous jazz standard!
This is gold. I can comp to Ed’s solos…but more important is listening to HIM comp your’s ….Doug. Wonderful playing.
Amazing!
Need thats album!
Wow!!
Ed bickert a much respected guitar player in the style of Jim hall
Thanks so much, Ed is one of my favourite players, are you on sax as well? amazing!
Hi David! Thanks for the comment. Yes, I'm on tenor sax on most of these tracks.
@@dougwatson2030 I love it! thank you for sharing your music with us!
Hi @@dougwatson2030 , I'm curious about Ed as a bandleader during this period. Terry Clarke told an interviewer that in the 70s, Ed was kind of a reluctant bandleader (Terry and Don made The Ed Bickert Trio happen)...but Ed was also still doing a lot of studio work in the 1970s. Ed told journalist Mark Miller that much of the studio work tapered off around the time his career started heating up in the 1980s, and he was fine with that (calling it a "mutual parting"). But apparently Ed didn't like to be away from his family that much, and never pursued a career on the jazz touring circuit (correct??).
In the late 80s/90s, was Ed lead bands in clubs on a regular basis? Were you, Pat Collins, Jack MacFadden, John Sumner, etc. playing with him often, or was it more like once every few months, etc.?
I can see from Ed's discography he was also playing with Moe Koffman and Barry Elmes during these years, at least in the studios. I'm just curious if he became more interested in being a gig leader later in his career, or if he just took occasional gigs as they were offered.
Thanks for all these great videos--obviously I'm something of a Bickert nerd and really appreciate hearing this stuff.
@@jimdixon3470 Hi Jim! Thanks for being a fan of Ed and the band, and for taking the time to write. I just read your comment and will write again in more detail. Plus, a bonus (!) still to upload - - - I conducted an interview with Ed when I was a jazz host on CIUT, 89.5FM, Toronto, back in 1987. Looking forward to that! So, we'll hear from Ed "In His Own Words", so to speak. "Thanks" again! More to come . . .
These are awesome. Do you have a set list, order of the tunes etc.?
Hi David . . . yes, I do have a set list of tunes. I'll dig it out. Thanks for listening!
What a great recording! Is this recording available?
Ed is not “one of the great masters,” he is The Master. Light years ahead of everyone else. For all you guitar players, you should check out his playing on the Sackville recording with Frank Rosolino, Thinking About You. Brilliant comping and great solos.
I can't listen to Frank.
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