Larry Adler and Yitzhak Perlman, Summertime

Recorded on the Michael Parkinson Show 1980

[@deannoble673]

I remember watching this as an 18yr old and all these years later it still blows me away how amazing this is.

[@eugenebell3166]

Seriously gifted musicians and professional in their own choice of instrument. No recording studio here, no enhanced technological special effects, just live and real music.

[@NickJay]

I remember watching them play this live at the time on Parkinson. OMG still as emotional and brilliant today as it was then. Thank God this was recorded - and kept! - for posterity!

[@mrvillan6951]

The last few notes, which elicit the "oh" from Parkinson, are magical.

[@NickJay]

@@mrvillan6951 Totally, yes!

[@r.fairlie7186]

May I suggest another beautiful rendition when Mr Adler played “Summertime” with the British jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine. I love this Parkinson video as we can see both of these masters of music. However, the other version has a strong Latin feel and reminds us that when he played he was ageless and energetic. I can dance to it!

[@NickJay]

@@r.fairlie7186 I don't think I've seen that one. Do you have a link by any chance?

[@r.fairlie7186]

I only have an iPad & IPhone at the moment so can’t give you an exact YT ref. no. It will come up if you just use search words “Courtney Pine Larry Adler Summertime”. However, if you’d like to see a live version of Courtney Pine with orchestra and backup singers from 15 years ago, key in “Courtney Pine - Summertime”. He does a jazz arrangement that’s different again from the earlier one with Larry Adler.
As a link-in with the saxophone and harmonica, I’d also like to introduce you to Australian Steve Williams, who’s a long time member of John Farnham’s band. He plays the most beautiful clarinet solo on “John Farnham - A Touch of Paradise (High Quality)”. At the end you’d swear that you can hear seagulls on a beach! Then on “John Farnham - Chain Reaction (High Quality) with Steve on the thumbnail he plays the harmonica in such a way that Larry Adler would have been impressed. The third video is “John Farnham - That’s What Love Will Make You Do LIVE 2000”. Steve plays clarinet here but the entire horn trio are phenomenal, especially the trumpeter who used to play in Frank Sinatra’s band. (solo at 4:07) All the soloists are excellent and most have played with John for over 30 years. I hope you like these relevant mini vignettes! All the best from Sydney!

[@davidscott1052]

Remember watching this in the 70s ...now I'm a chromatic player ...I've estimated that if I live to 300 years old I will nearly be as good as mr Adler!!!

[@stevenkoh9312]

Adler is amazing

[@andrewjohnston9115]

I remember watching Parkinson, because thats what we did, enjoying the interviews with both of these guys and Lilli Palmer, and then they did this - absolutely riveting, it was an ephemeral TV moment which I thought never to be seen again. UA-cam thank you.

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Parky was a one of a kind. He let the guests have the spotlight, knew when to let them to their thing and when to step back in. He was a master at his craft.

[@robbiemacinnes6750]

I was 9 when I watched this on Parkinson. The most beautiful music I have ever heard. So delicate.

[@royemembury6324]

Can the person who "disliked" this please check themselves into to the nearest mental health clinic. Cheers x

[@raymonddelauny426]

Probably Jeremy Corbin

[@Natalia_Belenkaya]

Granted, Mr Adler sounds too white for my taste, one would expect a blacker sound for a minor blues

[@DDandrums]

😂❤

[@davidscott1052]

@@Natalia_Belenkaya i'll certainly endeavour to play "blacker" when I next play a minor blues 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@panamaharp]

⁠​⁠@@Natalia_BelenkayaSummertime is a “minor blues” ? Why?

[@leeholmes5925]

Stunning performance by two maestros and I just love the little 'ugh' of amazement by Michael Parkinson at the end. A chat show host who truly appreciated his guests.

[@michaelmcguinness10]

Tell that to Helen Mirren

[@sonjar1853]

I noticed that as well!

[@jamespasifull]

It was Perlman!

[@sonjar1853]

Hmm. What can you say? One of the most beautiful melodies ever written, performed in a collaboration par excellence. Pure genius. It tears right into your heart, and makes the hairs on your neck stand up. It doesn’t get much better than this. Wow!!

[@InweTaralom]

Absolute perfection! And to think that they pulled this off without rehearsals!
THAT, my friends, is an example of True Masters in their field

[@sonjar1853]

Well said.

[@nicholaskelly6375]

Iconic Is An Understatement. This Is PERFECTION.

[@TheReferee1965]

I believe also that it was done off the cuff and without rehearsal. That is testimony to the great talent that they possessed.

[@badhamian]

That ending by Larry Adler ..... just wow! if he was a rock musician he would have just dropped his instrument and walked off. Top that!

[@martyj.w2875]

I keep coming back to this.
What a fantastic performance!
That ending by Adler gets me every time!
Shear Magic!

[@seanhammond4034]

I met Larry in the 90s I told him I could not get his music anywhere, he said if you find it, let me know where, I have a Autograph Photo, my jewel in the crown & a Larry AdlerHarmonica

[@Tinker1950]

Ye gods.
It's so good to hear those two again

[@lopemolina]

Truly admirable.
Unrepeatable Larry Adler

[@moyabruce5932]

I watched this.
Sent shivers down my spine

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Same here. Made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

[@richardvann3795]

This is 2 masters of their art lighting up the senses of the soul…just spell binding!

[@BrownKarabo]

Thanks a lot for this. UA-cam needs a repeat feature

[@jessrichardmoransee5468]

Great performance of this version Summertime ❤

[@christopherhogan691]

4 great guys. Adler, Perlman, Gerschwin and Parkinson brought them all together.. Fantastic Performance.....

[@moyabruce5932]

Doesn’t get much better

[@edwardmorton6691]

Legend. God only lent him to us for a while. He just personified world class harmonica playing and his musicianship was awesome. Listen to the sigh of sheer delight at his unexpected ending. That was magical.

[@jamesappleton7390]

Yeah, sounded like Parky Oooohhhing at the end, and quite rightly!

[@geoffreydavis9304]

Pure class

[@nowhereman108]

2 Maestros! Brilliant!

[@elainesmith4774]

So lovely ❤

[@stoatsngroatsuk5012]

Scintillating mastery of their instruments and wow, did they enjoy that show! 🙏🙏🙏

[@sockmonkey22]

Larry Adler performed “Holiday for Strings” on Jack Benny radio 1944 which brought me here.❤

[@ChrisShahinMusic]

Butter! So Good!

[@darrenhirst9900]

Two great artists together.

[@michdoug1]

Beautiful! Loved it!!

[@user-mw7xw9qu3x]

larry adler 是真正的世界口琴之王！

[@sarah-yu1yx]

Oh my gosh… WOW

[@jameskingston6175]

Those were the days. Problem is there is no one to follow them!

[@annegreaves5219]

Joyous!

[@peterfarkas2154]

Really good

[@brettread6373]

does anything get better

[@ruthdixon7807]

no one could tease out the beauty of his old friend george's melody like larry, or so larry says anyway.

[@mkfloyd9131]

Wonderful...

[@franlloyd931]

Sublime....

[@thomasdickson3999]

Sublime

[@jamespasifull3424]

Perfect

[@davidjolly7386]

Superb

[@melanienagel4943]

Fantastic 😘

[@leonardobujka2265]

Yess❤

[@frazer601]

He can just about make that mouth organ talk

[@isaiasdanielbautistalicona9148]

Saludos. ¿Dónde podré encontrar la partitura de esta versión para violín? Gracias

[@csnelling4]

🥰👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Tin Sandwich, Anyone? brought me here!

[@2011rube]

Larry Adler refused to talk to HUAC. Is that true, or am I dreaming? I picked up the chromatic harmonica a few weeks ago, and I read that somewhere, and it made me cry. Not kidding. I am a bot. Sure. Sorry to be political.

[@secretlyamonkey]

Skal savne deg, stor venn

[@jimbobcain]

TV has gone downhill

[@sonjar1853]

You got that right!

[@bartrabiej]

Does anyone knows what key is that harmonica in?

[@ilhamakbar5482]

it's a chromatic harmonica

[@David-uq2uk]

Yep chromatic has sharps and flats . Easy to play than a blues harp. but still hard . But if you want yo know check out guys playing it on here maybe there tell you the root chord or note. But they won't be nowhere near adler,s performance.

[@posnerist]

Makes u proud to be jewish

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

A despicable man, Larry was.