Most of the band were music majors in college when they formed a band called "The Big Thing" in the Chicago area. They moved to California and changed their name to "Chicago Transit Authority", which was the name of their first album. When the city's transportation authority threatened to sue, they shortened their name to "Chicago". As with most college music majors, many members could play multiple instruments. The trombone player was the writer for this suite of songs. He also did the arrangements for the horn section on almost all their songs.
Being a carpenter by trade, it is interesting to watch your reaction, facial expressions, and your eyes as you listen. I'm thinking that you visualize every note in your mind. I can build a house falling asleep thinking of tomorrow's work plan. (i.e., hammer, nail saw), having no musical ability, I can only imagine how the music bounces in your mind. It must be a joy to listen to. FYI, lead guitarist and lead singer Terry Kath did roulette with his pistol and killed himself by accident. He was an amazing guitarist. Check out 25 or 6 to four for a great example of his solo. I'm now subscribed to your channel to see more of your reactions. Crack on Clare.......GILBERT O'SULLIVAN.......SINGS......CLARE. Your Mum and Dah probably played that song many times for you😊
Spot on - only Terry wasn’t classical trained .. they correctly decided to go to LA and we’re eventually house band at a historic venue - whiskey a go go and Hendrix found them and invited them to go on tour.. the rest is history..
I graduated high school in 1974. I attended our Junior/Senior Prom three times. Then off to college parties and dancing, etc. “Color My World” was always the last song played at every dance party! I LOVE Chicago’s music especially, “Color My World”, “25 0r 6 to 4” and a song off one of their albums called “In Terms 6:51 of two.” In my opinion, Chicago was an excellent band, back in the day no matter what you think! They sound great to me. I recorded a television show of what they are now and I turned it off halfway through and erased the recording. Your opinion means nothing to me. Goodbye!
He's holding the flute that way in order to get the best sound out of a microphone mainly set up to pick up a loud saxophone and not a fute as this solo is a tiny fraction of a two hourish concert. There are stage monitors pushed by several hundred watts blairing back at him and there is a huge public address system pushed by thousands of watts projecting that quiet flute out to thousands of fans. He knows that moving that mouth piece as much as a quarter inch can make thar solo sound very sad in an instant. He's doing what he needs todo to get the musical idea across with feeling and not trying out for orchestra.
Great response, you're very knowledgable about this, why isn't she! She's supposed to be the professional here! I think she's way out of her league with this! First time I've ever heard such crass comments!! Thanks for your enlightened view!! 👍🥰
Having been a woodwind doubler in many a rock band over the years, I can attest to the fact that the stance and hand position has a lot to do with microphone placement and the need to suddenly change between the height required for tenor, alto, clarinet, and flute. The flute part is always a compromise.
Ah I hadn’t thought of that Jim, that makes sense but I hope someone has found a solution as it can’t be great for your body in the long run. Thanks for sharing 😃🙏
@@ClaireHoldich one solution is one that I have employed over the years and that is to use a pickup for the flute and ones for saxes, etc. so that you are not tied to a stationary microphone. Of course, it can get expensive if one is switching between 4 or 5, or more, instruments during a gig and each one has to be sound checked individually.
Incredible band! I grew up with this music, so every listen is a walk down memory lane. The Tandlewood 1970 Chicago concert is a brilliant example of what live music can be like, if the musicians are all that talented.
Yes, Walt went from flute to alto to tenor in this clip. These are just the last two parts of a much longer composition called "Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan". I'm sure Walt didn't move much when playing flute because he needed to stay right in front of the microphone. Question: have you ever watched Jean-Pierre Rampal play? He does everything that my sax/flute/clarinet/bassoon teacher told me not to do, and yet, he was the greatest of all time on flute.
Thanks for your comments, however I think it's possible to play into a mic and not be quite so still as to create tension. And you're right of course about the many professional players who throw the rule book out of the window - if it works for you, you get a good sound, and it doesn't cause you any physical problems then go for it! wishing you a flutifull day! 😄🙏
My teen years were in the 70s. I played 1st chair 1st Trumpet in both concert and stage band. In the stage band we played hits of that time. A lot of Chicago, blood sweat and tears, Doobie brothers, the song we liked.
In fact, the saxophone player Walter Parazaider, got an orchestral clarinet recital degree from DePaul University. The sax was his secondary instrument.
A dear departed friend who grew up a generation before me played flute in several orchestras. She wasn't familiar with the music of Chicago until I introduced her to my Chicago VII album, which she absolutely loved.
Walt Parazaider was primarily on saxophone, but was also their woodwind player. Flute, oboe, clarinet, he did them all. On the same album this song was released, Chicago's second album, is another multiple movement suite titled "It Better End Soon". It was an anti-war song with lead vocals by guitarist Terry Kath (same singer of "Colour My World"). Walt has an extensive flute performance in the second movement of "It Better End Soon". As a Chicago afficionado that grew up on their music as it was released, I highly recommend that you listen to the studio release of both "Colour My World" and "It Better End Soon" to better evaluate Walt's flute performances, and Robert Lamm's keyboard arpeggios on "Colour My World".
We musicians don’t always play ‘according to the book.’ Not to be anti-intellectual or anti-art. Some of us don’t hold our respective instruments in the ‘right’ manner. Perhaps this is due to individual comfort preference or pain from an accident or disability. We give Walter a break; he participated in one of the tightest musical combos of the 1970s. His contributions were outstanding. Get over the posture, luv; it’s all about the music. Wonder what you think of Traffic’s Chris Wood and Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson. Chris was used to playing a flute with a tenor sax hanging from him. Such is the lot of multi-instrumentalists. I’m sure his ‘posture’ wasn’t the grandest.
@@ClaireHoldich Walter may have agreed with you about the apparent uncomfortable stance he showed. Whatever it takes for us to eke out those great tones, we’ll do it, eh? Peace ☮️
Walt is a tall guy (6'4") and perhaps his posture vis-a-vis the mic position could be one observation for his performance. He is a very capable woodwind player (clarinet was his chosen instrument in college) and does have a clean sound. Don't let the PA fool you as the audio equipment back in 1970 wasn't that good.
Chicago is so amazing. "Something In This City Changes People" (Chicago) has a flute solo just as great as this. His sax solo on "Just You N' Me" is my favorite. It starts off like a feather, and ...
Thanks for doing this one...I've never seen this live clip. Most of the Chicago reactions feature live clips with lousy sound, but this one was great. Really appreciate that you noticed Danny Seraphine, which most reactors totally let fly over their heads. They comment on the guitar solos, and then the brass, but never the drums. Seraphine is noted for his fills at the ends of phrases and his setups going into new phrases. Fabulous drummer. Not that the newer members of Chicago gave it much thought...they fired him. I watched newer videos of Chicago, with a new drummer, and all I could think of is how much I missed Danny Seraphine.
The main reason is that over time it can cause pain and injury. Many musicians have serious problems due to poor posture when playing their instruments. And it can have a massive effect on the sound and how comfortable it is to play too. So as a teacher, I am always conscious of making my students, and myself, aware of this so to try to avoid problems later on. Thanks for watching, and for your comment 😃🙏
@@ClaireHoldichAs you saw in this live performance at Tanglewood, Walt had a single position microphone and switched among multiple instruments. He had to adjust his positioning to accommodate the single microphone placed for him. Likely he had more flexibility for the studio recordings. Additional notes on Walt, he was one of the three founding members that conceived Chicago as a rock band with horns. The other two were lead and rhythm guitarist Terry Kath and drummer Danny Seraphine. They then recruited the other four founding members Robert Lamm (keyboards), James Pankow (trombone), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), and Peter Cetera (bass guitar). Walt retired from touring several years ago due to health problems with his heart and later developed Alzheimer's.
You look kind of young so maybe you're just getting your first taste of 70's rock. I saw Chicago live in 1972 and Walt did a way better flute solo than the one filmed here. There was (is?) a great British prog-rock band called Jethro Tull (yes, named after the historical British figure). J. T. was band roughly from the same era as Chicago. The lead-singer, front man was Ian Anderson. If there ever were a true ROCK FLAUTIST in the long history of rock, it could only be Ian Anderson. Ian liked to occasionally mix classical with his rock solos. So you'd get a really bluesy rock solo mixed in cleverly with Bach's Bourrée in E Minor. Would like to see you comment on some of Ian's AMAZING, INCREDIBLDE flute solos with J.T. Listen to cuts from albums like War Child, Aqualung, Stand Up, Thick As A Brick. These are earlier Tull albums where many believe Ian played his most dynamic solos. There's lots of J.T. stuff on UA-cam. Give a listen, and comment. Cheers!
Hi and thanks for your comment. You're right on two counts, I'm not old enough to remember the 70s first time around (although I really wish that I was!) and I'm not that familiar with Chicago - as a Brit it seems that they wern't as big here. But I am a huge Jethro Tull fan and I've produced my own covers of Bourée, Living in the past and the Zealot gene that you'll find here on the channel. I also saw them in Rome last year and have a vlog of the experience and I'll be seeing them in Sheffield next year which I'll be sharing here on the channel too! Would love to hear your thoughts on all of those. Thanks for watching 😄🙏
@@ClaireHoldich Chicago had a really bad time in England, compounded by a terribly insulting comment Terry Kath made to the press there in a moment of frustration. It amazes me that they could have failed to connect in England so completely, given the volume of stellar, radio-dominating stuff they produced from 1969-78, their great and varied songwriting, and the musicianship- especially Kath''s. They owned 70s summers. This song was a slow-dance prom staple when I was a kid, and is a bit marginalized now for somer reason, but stuff like "Make Me Smile" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is", and "Wishing You Were Here" (with some Beach Boys guest vocals), and many more- timeless. Check out the current Russian/Ukraine (yep) tribute band "Leonid and Friends".
Enjoyed this video - thanks. Chicago is one of my favorite bands of the 70s. I don’t know much about flute, but I always really enjoyed Chicago’s unique style which included a brass section. And Danny Seraphine - one of the great drummers of that era - underrated to be sure as the dominant bands of that time included heavy rock drummers such as Keith Moon (The Who), Ginger Baker (Cream), & John Bonham (Led Zepplin). With his Jazz and Rock music background, Seraphine had superior technical skills compared with any drummer of that era.
Technique critiques are fair play when applied to flutists, which Walt was not. Band geeks at the time applauded rockers who inserted different instruments into their music. Best example: legendary Canadian band The Guess Who wrote a jazzy song called Undun. Singer Burton Cummings told Randy Bachman, "it's good, but it could use a flute" .. so he learned to play the flute, and the part became an iconic sound in late '60s rock.
Colour My World Live from 1970 Tanglewood. This is actually the 2nd half of a song called .."Ballet for A Girl In Buchannon"... two 3 minute songs were cut out of it by the studio ... "Make Me Smile"... and the 1st 3 minutes of this one. That's why at the grand finale ending you hear the lyrics "Make Me Smile".
I hope you watch the entire Tanglewood concert. Walter played all the woodwinds as you observed. James Panko, the writer of that suite was the trombone player. There's of course a cute story you can find about it, but no, he didn't get the girl. The drummer you liked was Danny Seraphine. But if there was a stand out star in that band, it was Terry Kath, the guitarist. He was hailed by Jimi Hendrix as his favorite guitarist, and by many as one of rocks greatest. I hope you'll explore more of this incredible and timeless band.
This "reaction" is completely superfluous & meaningless. It doesn't take a "reaction" that is 4 times the duration of the recording to realize this performance is absolutely brilliant. I dare say that anyone who has been deeply and genuinely in love is able to listen to this song and emotionally feel its full impact without comment. This song requires no "reaction". Either you get it or you don't, and if you are unfortunate to not get it, you are beyond the help of critical analysis. This song and Chicago's performance stand on their own,
You need to watch the whole piece. This is movement 5 of 7. The name "Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan". Walt changes instruments 5 times in a 6 minute period. The first one is tenor sax to flute and is made so quickly that he plays the flute with the tenor sax still on his neck strap. I had horn carriage drilled into me in highschool marching band. Walt picked up the flute I think on college. Clarinet was his first instrument. Most woodwind players I've seen that didn't start on flute will have a similar way of holding to play the instrument. Walt's replacement also does the same. Yes, in 56 years the full ballet is still in their set list. By the way I'm also a flutist and I have a great respect for both Walt & Ray Hermann.
Make that 53 years. The band has been around for 56 years, but this was on their 1970 album. Walt retired from touring 7 or 8 years ago because of his physical health. Two years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He was age 24 in the video (from 1970) you reacted to.
The song is so beautiful. The message is so simple and universal. A simple man trying to express his love. 3/4 time. Brevity in Lyrics. Soulful vocals. Beautiful piano into. Politics , religion and language obstacles will divide us. Songs like this that promote universal ideas of love will unite the world. We all love our spouse , our children.
Walt started out playing clarinet, so he's not 'trained' on the flute. He's a classical clarinetist from DePaul University. Not sure who made the title to your post, but it seems to give off the impression that you're horrified with with his performance versus the fact that his posture is what you are 'horrified' about. I encourage you to find other snippets online of Colour My World. 🙂
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Thanks for the information. I do not know how to play a flute. The only instrument that I ever played was the trumpet and was not very good at it. The reason I searched for the video is because I did not know what type of instrument was being played in Colour My World. I thought that the flute has a much higher pitch than it did in this song. Is this a typical pitch of the flute?
Hi and thanks for watching. Flutes are generally know for their very high pitch (especially when you hear them in an orchestra) but they have a gorgeous rich low register with starts from middle C or just below (around the middle of a piano). Hope that helps!
If you wanted to hear him wail on a flute - It Better End Soon - from the same concert. Walter is actually saxophonist and likely why his mic is not in a good place for flute... all the woodwind instruments in the band were up to him.
To date, Chicago has sold over 40 million units in the U.S., with 23 gold, 18 platinum, and eight multi-platinum albums. A review of Walter's background and achievements can easily be found on the net. This song and the flute solo were part of one of the group's most memorable performances. I doubt that many amateur or professional musicians find a technical critique of such a skilled musician very important. Maybe that is more important to a local UIL judge. Walter's performance and technique are just fine. Thanks for your opinion and taking the time to highlight the performance though.
I'm certain you are right about the awkward posture, however, I observed in your description of his right hand that you mimicked an extreme flexion of your right wrist whereas his right wrist was in a neutral position, neither in flexion nor extension. I don't know whether that is relevant to your critique?
That's a good observation, it's difficult to tell and you may be right. His right elbow is very high though, which suggests tension further up the arm. Either way, like you say, it's pretty awkward but he gets a good sound. Thanks for watching 😄🙏
It might help for you to know that Walt Parazaider was originally a classically trained clarinetist, and plays sax mostly with this band, which probably explains the arched right hand.
The group was started by the brass section, who wanted to be as much a part of the band as guitar or vocals. They wrote much of the music and arranged almost all their tunes. As a young horn player I loved them. I think you would like 'Fancy Colours' from that album. Nice flute parts.
Couldnt help myself thinking that despite all the “problems” Walter P had, (according to this lady) his music was and is phenomenal, and her criticisms fall kind of flat…..after all, who is the music legend here?
@@ClaireHoldich Walter and Danny (drummer) with Terry Kath (guitarist) started the band. They added Pankow, Robert Lamm and Lee Loughnane (all three still play today), and added bassist Peter Cetera in late 1967 (they formed in Feb 67 as THE BIG THING) and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority to CTA. Great documentary (Free) - ua-cam.com/video/f7egJTtz10E/v-deo.html
Walt's been playing flute before you were even born. You should have a listen to some of Walt's other flute work like the second movement to It Better End Soon and Aire from the 7th album. The flute was Walt's forte.
This flautist was to have been first chair flute in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He instead chose to form a rock band where brass was integral to the music.
Absolutely adore the music from the 70’s ❤ Young lady: ‘Colour My World’ was a stand alone song. But Chicago was known for stringing their songs together…
@ClaireHoldich I have students with various physical maladies, such as arthritis and multiple sclerosis, or students who are recovering from surgeries to their hand. It is rather unkind of you to critique Walter P , a saxophonist who doubles on flute, in this manner. Thumbs down.
Yes that is the most awkward flute-playing stance I have ever seen!! Such a lovely tune and it's played with so weirdly. Yes you definitely wish he would stand up & move. But great job reviewing & analyzing this. 👍 🙏 When you said 'horrified' I expected something much worse 🤔😃
We talking about of an super band ! . Walter Parazaider is a multi-instrumentalist as you said, not to mention Dany Seraphine... the best Chicago drummer of all time. Greetings from Venezuela.
They had a GREAT sound and it was so different from everyone else. Got to see them Live in 1971. Too bad we don’t have innovative bands like them today. It’s all the same sound as no real talent is needed for Illiterate Disco (aka Rap-Hip Ho)
Great that you saw them live John, and I think there are bands like this out there but sadly they don't get enough exposure or recognition. Wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
Walter Parazaider was a founding member of Chicago. He played mostly Sax, but also the flute. Sadly, he wS Diagnosed with Alzheimer's desease. Playing 2 different instruments, you find short cuts and shy away from routine techniques. .
Great reaction and critique. These are one of my favourite bands from back then. I suspect the stance has a simple explanation: He changed instruments just before the solo and I think he just made a mistake with the height of the mic and had to go with it 'cos there was no time to change it again.
For the last 25 years I've been a Karaoke DJ almost every Friday, and on Saturdays I DJ parties, such as wedding receptions, birthday parties, wedding anniversaries, Graduation parties, any kind of party that requires music . I was lucky to be born into a musical family. It's allowed me to make money doing what I love. Singing and getting people on the dance floor.
Fair enough. .....The birth of Chicago was tremendously exciting. They had "hopeful hippie" lyrics and love ones with sometimes ironic and modal sounds. Their sound has a fantastic weightiness to it somehow, including the vocals in (hooray!) a normal male range. Colour My World's flute solo isn't that well in tune here, but way more so than the one in the Mamas and the Papas' California Dreamin' ;) A favorite flutistic jazz-rock album of the period was "John Barleycorn Must Die" by Traffic. You might want to look it up, but only the studio version! I know there was a delectable Sonatina for four flutes in UA-cam by overlooked maitre Joseph Jongen years ago, but find no trace of it online now. Must be going crazy! Are you a Boismortier freak like me, Claire? Not a flutist, but I've performed flute pieces on melodica :)
Hi, thanks for your ceooments. I'll check out the Traffic album as I'm not familiar with it. And I have to admit I'm not that familiar with Boismortier either - great that you've tried his music on melodica!! There's alyas something to learn right?! Wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
@@ClaireHoldich You too, dear! I love Boismortier for, among other things, writing nice simple duets my friends can perform, and trios etc. BTW I absolutely adore Telemann's 6 duo sonatas TWV 40. The first one's a two-part invention on the D major scale! Have played it on our church organ which has an incredibly realistic flute MIDI sound.
Walter Parazaider played a variety of wind instruments, including flute, clarinet, and primarily saxophone. One can see him playing guitar a couple times when the horn section wasn't used in the 80's ballad era videos. Other than Colour my World, he has a nice long flute solo in 'It Better End Soon, 2nd movement' and in 'Prelude to Aire'/'Aire'. I highly recommend a flute reaction to both. Finally, Walt has a clarinet solo in 'Just You and Me'.
Yes, my high school band director in the 70s would have tossed his baton at me if my posture was like that (yes I played flute and no he never threw it at me... but he did target others). But this isn't high school band or an academic exercise, it's proof that academics are simply a starting point and success trumps academics. My typing instructor from high school would also cringe at my current keyboard methods but that hasn't stopped me from a successful career in information technology.
Hello Claire, thanks for doing a review of Colour My World! I agree that Walt's posture is somewhat unorthodox to see the least. My flute teacher would have been all over me if she saw me with a drooped posture (difficult to stay in tune and maybe even flat). Now regarding Walt's virtuosity on flute, he is classically trained at Notre Dame University in Chicago If you really want to check out his chops, listen to Chicago !! (It Better End Soon) and Chicago VII (Prelude to Aire and Aire) and you'll get doses of his jazz style. He's amazing. I play flute too but it's been awhile (I'll share another time). .
Who are you to be so critical? You ruined a classic, beautiful song and I can't finish this video. I just happened upon you, but won't be looking at any more of your videos. Clearly, you know nothing about these guys. Walter is amazing. They all are.
Well I just came upon this and all I have to say is. Maybe you should try his style and you MIGHT get as good as he is and yes I have listened to you play
Chicago, tower of power ,and blood sweet and tears are your groups with horn sections..... Tower of Power is my all time fav. A group from Oakland ,Calif. Just fabulous horns and ev9 thing else. Chk.out "what is hip," "your still a young man," still digging on James brown " to start with......
I am from that musical era. First time here. I was afraid you would not like "Color My World", but happy to see you enjoyed it. In 1974, it was our wedding song, and 49 years later, my wife and I don't regret our choice one iota. It means more to us now than ever! Greetings from the U.S.!
Most of the band were music majors in college when they formed a band called "The Big Thing" in the Chicago area. They moved to California and changed their name to "Chicago Transit Authority", which was the name of their first album. When the city's transportation authority threatened to sue, they shortened their name to "Chicago". As with most college music majors, many members could play multiple instruments. The trombone player was the writer for this suite of songs. He also did the arrangements for the horn section on almost all their songs.
That's really interesting, thanks Jim! 😄🙏
Being a carpenter by trade, it is interesting to watch your reaction, facial expressions, and your eyes as you listen. I'm thinking that you visualize every note in your mind. I can build a house falling asleep thinking of tomorrow's work plan. (i.e., hammer, nail saw), having no musical ability, I can only imagine how the music bounces in your mind. It must be a joy to listen to. FYI, lead guitarist and lead singer Terry Kath did roulette with his pistol and killed himself by accident. He was an amazing guitarist. Check out 25 or 6 to four for a great example of his solo. I'm now subscribed to your channel to see more of your reactions. Crack on Clare.......GILBERT O'SULLIVAN.......SINGS......CLARE. Your Mum and Dah probably played that song many times for you😊
Spot on - only Terry wasn’t classical trained .. they correctly decided to go to LA and we’re eventually house band at a historic venue - whiskey a go go and Hendrix found them and invited them to go on tour.. the rest is history..
I graduated high school in 1974. I attended our Junior/Senior Prom three times. Then off to college parties and dancing, etc. “Color My World” was always the last song played at every dance party! I LOVE Chicago’s music especially, “Color My World”, “25 0r 6 to 4” and a song off one of their albums called “In Terms 6:51 of two.” In my opinion, Chicago was an excellent band, back in the day no matter what you think! They sound great to me. I recorded a television show of what they are now and I turned it off halfway through and erased the recording. Your opinion means nothing to me. Goodbye!
@@pammorris8097 Ah yes, Color My World, the ending slow dance in high school ;) And, the flute play was beautiful.
Listening to your remarks takes all the pleasure out of Listening to a beautiful piece of music.
It's "kind of painful" watching a total underchiever try to take down a clear overachiever on the basis of some technical nitpicking.
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He mostly plays sax. In this song he jumps back and forth between instruments
No time to be messing with mic positions
there should be no criticism at all....awesome song and flute solo...and they are still going strong
Except the band died when Terry died
@@stevenseul361How true!😢
He's holding the flute that way in order to get the best sound out of a microphone mainly set up to pick up a loud saxophone and not a fute as this solo is a tiny fraction of a two hourish concert.
There are stage monitors pushed by several hundred watts blairing back at him and there is a huge public address system pushed by thousands of watts projecting that quiet flute out to thousands of fans. He knows that moving that mouth piece as much as a quarter inch can make thar solo sound very sad in an instant. He's doing what he needs todo to get the musical idea across with feeling and not trying out for orchestra.
Great response, you're very knowledgable about this, why isn't she! She's supposed to be the professional here! I think she's way out of her league with this! First time I've ever heard such crass comments!! Thanks for your enlightened view!! 👍🥰
I tend to think that the classic flute solo in Colour my World will linger longer in my memory than this clumsy reaction video
I suspect that a lot of Walters posture was because he was trying to not blow directly into the microphone while he was playing.
You may as well criticize how he's dressed. You were not part of that time or generation. Think before you speak.
Having been a woodwind doubler in many a rock band over the years, I can attest to the fact that the stance and hand position has a lot to do with microphone placement and the need to suddenly change between the height required for tenor, alto, clarinet, and flute. The flute part is always a compromise.
Ah I hadn’t thought of that Jim, that makes sense but I hope someone has found a solution as it can’t be great for your body in the long run. Thanks for sharing 😃🙏
@@ClaireHoldich one solution is one that I have employed over the years and that is to use a pickup for the flute and ones for saxes, etc. so that you are not tied to a stationary microphone. Of course, it can get expensive if one is switching between 4 or 5, or more, instruments during a gig and each one has to be sound checked individually.
Driving me nuts that I wasted my few mins of my time watching her criticizing one of the best songs of the time.
Agreed. And the flute solo is just fine. Beautiful, actually, because it's so honest.
She is CLUELESS- She has No Idea because she's a Brit
Ya ok cupcake take 3 hits of purple 🟣 microdot and see how well you play
Incredible band! I grew up with this music, so every listen is a walk down memory lane. The Tandlewood 1970 Chicago concert is a brilliant example of what live music can be like, if the musicians are all that talented.
RIP Terry, we lost you way too soon.
One of the most beautiful flute solos of all time..... Learn Something 😂😂😂
Who is she. These are accomplished musicians on one of greatest bands of all time
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Yes, Walt went from flute to alto to tenor in this clip. These are just the last two parts of a much longer composition called "Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan". I'm sure Walt didn't move much when playing flute because he needed to stay right in front of the microphone. Question: have you ever watched Jean-Pierre Rampal play? He does everything that my sax/flute/clarinet/bassoon teacher told me not to do, and yet, he was the greatest of all time on flute.
Great point. Rampal - with Claude Bolling or elsewhere - was the best.
Thanks for your comments, however I think it's possible to play into a mic and not be quite so still as to create tension. And you're right of course about the many professional players who throw the rule book out of the window - if it works for you, you get a good sound, and it doesn't cause you any physical problems then go for it! wishing you a flutifull day! 😄🙏
@@ClaireHoldich Claire, thank you for your reply, I agree with you about Walt's flute playing. It worked for him. Have a saxiful day!! haha
@@danmayberry1185 yup, easily.
I always wondered why Walt didn't play more tenor sax.
Kath era Chicago put on fantastic shows. I was lucky enough to see them twice.
That's cool, thanks for sharing, and watching! 😄🙏
Looked and sounded great. He was actually a music professor.
Walt is more of a saxophone player.
That makes total sense to me, thanks!
@@ClaireHoldich Yes, he is a doubler. I think he played clarinet also.
I was gonna say that.
My teen years were in the 70s. I played 1st chair 1st Trumpet in both concert and stage band.
In the stage band we played hits of that time. A lot of Chicago, blood sweat and tears, Doobie brothers, the song we liked.
LOL, Walt picked up the flute just to play this song, barely played it before this. Amazing how good it sounded!
In fact, the saxophone player Walter Parazaider, got an orchestral clarinet recital degree from DePaul University. The sax was his secondary instrument.
Walter came up with the whole concept of Chicago as in Rock Band With Horns.
Damn, what a band. 70's what a time for music.
I will always wish that I'd been alive to witness it first hand. Thanks for watching! 😄🙏
A dear departed friend who grew up a generation before me played flute in several orchestras. She wasn't familiar with the music of Chicago until I introduced her to my Chicago VII album, which she absolutely loved.
Walt Parazaider was primarily on saxophone, but was also their woodwind player. Flute, oboe, clarinet, he did them all.
On the same album this song was released, Chicago's second album, is another multiple movement suite titled "It Better End Soon". It was an anti-war song with lead vocals by guitarist Terry Kath (same singer of "Colour My World"). Walt has an extensive flute performance in the second movement of "It Better End Soon". As a Chicago afficionado that grew up on their music as it was released, I highly recommend that you listen to the studio release of both "Colour My World" and "It Better End Soon" to better evaluate Walt's flute performances, and Robert Lamm's keyboard arpeggios on "Colour My World".
Thanks Craig, I'll certainly take a listen to those other tracks, and thanks for watching 😄🙏
We musicians don’t always play ‘according to the book.’ Not to be anti-intellectual or anti-art. Some of us don’t hold our respective instruments in the ‘right’ manner. Perhaps this is due to individual comfort preference or pain from an accident or disability. We give Walter a break; he participated in one of the tightest musical combos of the 1970s. His contributions were outstanding. Get over the posture, luv; it’s all about the music.
Wonder what you think of Traffic’s Chris Wood and Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson. Chris was used to playing a flute with a tenor sax hanging from him. Such is the lot of multi-instrumentalists. I’m sure his ‘posture’ wasn’t the grandest.
Thanks for your comment, I never said it was wrong, just that it looked uncomfortable and I agree, it's all about the music. Thanks for watching 😄🙏
@@ClaireHoldich Walter may have agreed with you about the apparent uncomfortable stance he showed. Whatever it takes for us to eke out those great tones, we’ll do it, eh?
Peace ☮️
Walt is a tall guy (6'4") and perhaps his posture vis-a-vis the mic position could be one observation for his performance. He is a very capable woodwind player (clarinet was his chosen instrument in college) and does have a clean sound. Don't let the PA fool you as the audio equipment back in 1970 wasn't that good.
Chicago is so amazing. "Something In This City Changes People" (Chicago) has a flute solo just as great as this. His sax solo on "Just You N' Me" is my favorite. It starts off like a feather, and ...
This concert is raw. I've seen them in the last 20 years several times and their show is very polished and produced. Great band.
Thanks for doing this one...I've never seen this live clip. Most of the Chicago reactions feature live clips with lousy sound, but this one was great. Really appreciate that you noticed Danny Seraphine, which most reactors totally let fly over their heads. They comment on the guitar solos, and then the brass, but never the drums. Seraphine is noted for his fills at the ends of phrases and his setups going into new phrases. Fabulous drummer. Not that the newer members of Chicago gave it much thought...they fired him. I watched newer videos of Chicago, with a new drummer, and all I could think of is how much I missed Danny Seraphine.
What does it really matter how someone plays an instrument, as long as the person is getting his sound! Everyone has their own style! ya?
The main reason is that over time it can cause pain and injury. Many musicians have serious problems due to poor posture when playing their instruments. And it can have a massive effect on the sound and how comfortable it is to play too. So as a teacher, I am always conscious of making my students, and myself, aware of this so to try to avoid problems later on. Thanks for watching, and for your comment 😃🙏
@@ClaireHoldichAs you saw in this live performance at Tanglewood, Walt had a single position microphone and switched among multiple instruments. He had to adjust his positioning to accommodate the single microphone placed for him. Likely he had more flexibility for the studio recordings.
Additional notes on Walt, he was one of the three founding members that conceived Chicago as a rock band with horns. The other two were lead and rhythm guitarist Terry Kath and drummer Danny Seraphine. They then recruited the other four founding members Robert Lamm (keyboards), James Pankow (trombone), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), and Peter Cetera (bass guitar).
Walt retired from touring several years ago due to health problems with his heart and later developed Alzheimer's.
You look kind of young so maybe you're just getting your first taste of 70's rock. I saw Chicago live in 1972 and Walt did a way better flute solo than the one filmed here. There was (is?) a great British prog-rock band called Jethro Tull (yes, named after the historical British figure). J. T. was band roughly from the same era as Chicago. The lead-singer, front man was Ian Anderson. If there ever were a true ROCK FLAUTIST in the long history of rock, it could only be Ian Anderson. Ian liked to occasionally mix classical with his rock solos. So you'd get a really bluesy rock solo mixed in cleverly with Bach's Bourrée in E Minor. Would like to see you comment on some of Ian's AMAZING, INCREDIBLDE flute solos with J.T. Listen to cuts from albums like War Child, Aqualung, Stand Up, Thick As A Brick. These are earlier Tull albums where many believe Ian played his most dynamic solos. There's lots of J.T. stuff on UA-cam. Give a listen, and comment. Cheers!
Hi and thanks for your comment. You're right on two counts, I'm not old enough to remember the 70s first time around (although I really wish that I was!) and I'm not that familiar with Chicago - as a Brit it seems that they wern't as big here. But I am a huge Jethro Tull fan and I've produced my own covers of Bourée, Living in the past and the Zealot gene that you'll find here on the channel. I also saw them in Rome last year and have a vlog of the experience and I'll be seeing them in Sheffield next year which I'll be sharing here on the channel too! Would love to hear your thoughts on all of those. Thanks for watching 😄🙏
@@ClaireHoldich Chicago had a really bad time in England, compounded by a terribly insulting comment Terry Kath made to the press there in a moment of frustration. It amazes me that they could have failed to connect in England so completely, given the volume of stellar, radio-dominating stuff they produced from 1969-78, their great and varied songwriting, and the musicianship- especially Kath''s. They owned 70s summers. This song was a slow-dance prom staple when I was a kid, and is a bit marginalized now for somer reason, but stuff like "Make Me Smile" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is", and "Wishing You Were Here" (with some Beach Boys guest vocals), and many more- timeless. Check out the current Russian/Ukraine (yep) tribute band "Leonid and Friends".
Enjoyed this video - thanks. Chicago is one of my favorite bands of the 70s. I don’t know much about flute, but I always really enjoyed Chicago’s unique style which included a brass section.
And Danny Seraphine - one of the great drummers of that era - underrated to be sure as the dominant bands of that time included heavy rock drummers such as Keith Moon (The Who), Ginger Baker (Cream), & John Bonham (Led Zepplin).
With his Jazz and Rock music background, Seraphine had superior technical skills compared with any drummer of that era.
Thank you, it's great to hearabout the musicians involved. And thanks for watching! 😄🙏
Also take into account they were probably tripping their stones off
This was my sister's wedding song. Mine were Beginnings and Make Me Smile. Seen them 5 times, too. One of my top 5 ever.
Technique critiques are fair play when applied to flutists, which Walt was not. Band geeks at the time applauded rockers who inserted different instruments into their music. Best example: legendary Canadian band The Guess Who wrote a jazzy song called Undun. Singer Burton Cummings told Randy Bachman, "it's good, but it could use a flute" .. so he learned to play the flute, and the part became an iconic sound in late '60s rock.
oo I've not heard that one, I'll definitely check it out, thanks for sharing, and watching 😄🙏
Colour My World Live from 1970 Tanglewood. This is actually the 2nd half of a song called .."Ballet for A Girl In Buchannon"... two 3 minute songs were cut out of it by the studio ... "Make Me Smile"... and the 1st 3 minutes of this one. That's why at the grand finale ending you hear the lyrics "Make Me Smile".
I hope you watch the entire Tanglewood concert. Walter played all the woodwinds as you observed. James Panko, the writer of that suite was the trombone player. There's of course a cute story you can find about it, but no, he didn't get the girl. The drummer you liked was Danny Seraphine. But if there was a stand out star in that band, it was Terry Kath, the guitarist. He was hailed by Jimi Hendrix as his favorite guitarist, and by many as one of rocks greatest. I hope you'll explore more of this incredible and timeless band.
This "reaction" is completely superfluous & meaningless. It doesn't take a "reaction" that is 4 times the duration of the recording to realize this performance is absolutely brilliant. I dare say that anyone who has been deeply and genuinely in love is able to listen to this song and emotionally feel its full impact without comment. This song requires no "reaction". Either you get it or you don't, and if you are unfortunate to not get it, you are beyond the help of critical analysis. This song and Chicago's performance stand on their own,
What a great review Claire, of one of the greatest band's of all time!
Thank you, wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
You need to watch the whole piece. This is movement 5 of 7. The name "Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan". Walt changes instruments 5 times in a 6 minute period. The first one is tenor sax to flute and is made so quickly that he plays the flute with the tenor sax still on his neck strap. I had horn carriage drilled into me in highschool marching band. Walt picked up the flute I think on college. Clarinet was his first instrument. Most woodwind players I've seen that didn't start on flute will have a similar way of holding to play the instrument. Walt's replacement also does the same. Yes, in 56 years the full ballet is still in their set list. By the way I'm also a flutist and I have a great respect for both Walt & Ray Hermann.
Make that 53 years. The band has been around for 56 years, but this was on their 1970 album. Walt retired from touring 7 or 8 years ago because of his physical health. Two years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He was age 24 in the video (from 1970) you reacted to.
The song is so beautiful. The message is so simple and universal. A simple man trying to express his love. 3/4 time. Brevity in Lyrics. Soulful vocals. Beautiful piano into.
Politics , religion and language obstacles will divide us. Songs like this that promote universal ideas of love will unite the world.
We all love our spouse , our children.
Walt started out playing clarinet, so he's not 'trained' on the flute. He's a classical clarinetist from DePaul University. Not sure who made the title to your post, but it seems to give off the impression that you're horrified with with his performance versus the fact that his posture is what you are 'horrified' about. I encourage you to find other snippets online of Colour My World. 🙂
Other brass bands-Blood Sweat & Tears(Spinning wheel, and when I die, Lucretia Macevil, Hi De Ho,You've Made Me so Very Happy) Lighthouse(One fine Morning), Earth Wind & Fire(September, got to Get You Into My Life, After The Love Has Gone), Ides Of March(Vehicle) & last but certainly not least Chase (Get It On)
I love Earth Wind & Fire but am not familliar with the others - thanks! 😄🙏
Walt would play you off the stage any day of the week. Take a lesson from him.
Thanks for the information. I do not know how to play a flute. The only instrument that I ever played was the trumpet and was not very good at it. The reason I searched for the video is because I did not know what type of instrument was being played in Colour My World. I thought that the flute has a much higher pitch than it did in this song. Is this a typical pitch of the flute?
Hi and thanks for watching. Flutes are generally know for their very high pitch (especially when you hear them in an orchestra) but they have a gorgeous rich low register with starts from middle C or just below (around the middle of a piano). Hope that helps!
@@ClaireHoldich Thanks. I wish I could play the flute so well!
@@ClaireHoldich Thanks. I wish I could play the flute!
Thank god you are as brave as you are
If you wanted to hear him wail on a flute - It Better End Soon - from the same concert. Walter is actually saxophonist and likely why his mic is not in a good place for flute... all the woodwind instruments in the band were up to him.
To date, Chicago has sold over 40 million units in the U.S., with 23 gold, 18 platinum, and eight multi-platinum albums. A review of Walter's background and achievements can easily be found on the net. This song and the flute solo were part of one of the group's most memorable performances. I doubt that many amateur or professional musicians find a technical critique of such a skilled musician very important. Maybe that is more important to a local UIL judge. Walter's performance and technique are just fine. Thanks for your opinion and taking the time to highlight the performance though.
Sax Players tend to do "The Claw" on the flute. Walter's elbow is clearly below his wrist when he was "Flauting"...
I'm certain you are right about the awkward posture, however, I observed in your description of his right hand that you mimicked an extreme flexion of your right wrist whereas his right wrist was in a neutral position, neither in flexion nor extension. I don't know whether that is relevant to your critique?
That's a good observation, it's difficult to tell and you may be right. His right elbow is very high though, which suggests tension further up the arm. Either way, like you say, it's pretty awkward but he gets a good sound. Thanks for watching 😄🙏
You need to listen to “It Better End Soon” from the same album.
Will do, thanks, and thanks for watching! 😄🙏
It might help for you to know that Walt Parazaider was originally a classically trained clarinetist, and plays sax mostly with this band, which probably explains the arched right hand.
The group was started by the brass section, who wanted to be as much a part of the band as guitar or vocals. They wrote much of the music and arranged almost all their tunes. As a young horn player I loved them. I think you would like 'Fancy Colours' from that album. Nice flute parts.
I didn’t know that, thanks Keith! And thanks for the recommendation. Wishing you a Flutifull day! 😃🙏
Couldnt help myself thinking that despite all the “problems” Walter P had, (according to this lady) his music was and is phenomenal, and her criticisms fall kind of flat…..after all, who is the music legend here?
@@ClaireHoldich Walter and Danny (drummer) with Terry Kath (guitarist) started the band. They added Pankow, Robert Lamm and Lee Loughnane (all three still play today), and added bassist Peter Cetera in late 1967 (they formed in Feb 67 as THE BIG THING) and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority to CTA. Great documentary (Free) - ua-cam.com/video/f7egJTtz10E/v-deo.html
Wedding song back then.
Walt's been playing flute before you were even born. You should have a listen to some of Walt's other flute work like the second movement to It Better End Soon and Aire from the 7th album. The flute was Walt's forte.
This was always the last dance song at our high school dances in the early 70s
Possibly reading the music put in an awkward location? Been there on that one.
This flautist was to have been first chair flute in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He instead chose to form a rock band where brass was integral to the music.
Absolutely adore the music from the 70’s ❤ Young lady: ‘Colour My World’ was a stand alone song.
But Chicago was known for stringing their songs together…
Had the absolute pleasure of seeing Chicago perform live in Australia in 1972. I have been a lifetime fan ❤❤
Considering the microphone technology (and Mic stands) it's a wonder they didn't use a synthesizer instead.
Babe, it's rock-n-roll! Chill!
The player Walter Parazaider normally plays sax and doesn't play flute as much with the band.
Thanks, that's what I thought. And thanks for watching! 😄🙏
@ClaireHoldich I have students with various physical maladies, such as arthritis and multiple sclerosis, or students who are recovering from surgeries to their hand. It is rather unkind of you to critique Walter P , a saxophonist who doubles on flute, in this manner. Thumbs down.
Yes that is the most awkward flute-playing stance I have ever seen!! Such a lovely tune and it's played with so weirdly. Yes you definitely wish he would stand up & move. But great job reviewing & analyzing this. 👍 🙏 When you said 'horrified' I expected something much worse 🤔😃
Thanks David. trust me, to a flute teacher this is pretty horrifying!! 🤣
We talking about of an super band ! . Walter Parazaider is a multi-instrumentalist as you said, not to mention Dany Seraphine... the best Chicago drummer of all time. Greetings from Venezuela.
They had a GREAT sound and it was so different from everyone else. Got to see them Live in 1971. Too bad we don’t have innovative bands like them today. It’s all the same sound as no real talent is needed for Illiterate Disco (aka Rap-Hip Ho)
Great that you saw them live John, and I think there are bands like this out there but sadly they don't get enough exposure or recognition. Wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
He's primarily a sax player. Do you play the sax? I think he did a great job.
Walter Parazaider was a founding member of Chicago. He played mostly Sax, but also the flute. Sadly, he wS Diagnosed with Alzheimer's desease. Playing 2 different instruments, you find short cuts and shy away from routine techniques. .
Great reaction and critique. These are one of my favourite bands from back then. I suspect the stance has a simple explanation: He changed instruments just before the solo and I think he just made a mistake with the height of the mic and had to go with it 'cos there was no time to change it again.
Thanks and yes, I agree with your explaination there. Wishing you a most flutifull day! 😄🙏
For the last 25 years I've been a Karaoke DJ almost every Friday, and on Saturdays I DJ parties, such as wedding receptions, birthday parties, wedding anniversaries, Graduation parties, any kind of party that requires music . I was lucky to be born into a musical family. It's allowed me to make money doing what I love. Singing and getting people on the dance floor.
WTF, the writer (the trombonist) wanted it played by a flute so he said “ok , I’ll play it” ...geeez
So evidently you think that you MUST be the all-mighty flute player.
No, just one who knows that posture can affect not only the sound and ease of playing but also cause injury too if it's not healthy.
The trombonist is the one who wrote this song, Jimmy Pankow.
I'm not a musician just a layman's observation but I didn't see his fingers move a bit the whole time I'm not sure if the flute part is live😊
Fair enough. .....The birth of Chicago was tremendously exciting. They had "hopeful hippie" lyrics and love ones with sometimes ironic and modal sounds. Their sound has a fantastic weightiness to it somehow, including the vocals in (hooray!) a normal male range.
Colour My World's flute solo isn't that well in tune here, but way more so than the one in the Mamas and the Papas' California Dreamin' ;)
A favorite flutistic jazz-rock album of the period was "John Barleycorn Must Die" by Traffic. You might want to look it up, but only the studio version!
I know there was a delectable Sonatina for four flutes in UA-cam by overlooked maitre Joseph Jongen years ago, but find no trace of it online now. Must be going crazy! Are you a Boismortier freak like me, Claire? Not a flutist, but I've performed flute pieces on melodica :)
Hi, thanks for your ceooments. I'll check out the Traffic album as I'm not familiar with it. And I have to admit I'm not that familiar with Boismortier either - great that you've tried his music on melodica!! There's alyas something to learn right?! Wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
@@ClaireHoldich You too, dear! I love Boismortier for, among other things, writing nice simple duets my friends can perform, and trios etc. BTW I absolutely adore Telemann's 6 duo sonatas TWV 40. The first one's a two-part invention on the D major scale! Have played it on our church organ which has an incredibly realistic flute MIDI sound.
You need to experience Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull for some amazing Flute playing.
Thanks, I'm already a big Ian Anderson fan - you'll find covers and a reaction here on my channel. Wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
Walter Parazaider played a variety of wind instruments, including flute, clarinet, and primarily saxophone. One can see him playing guitar a couple times when the horn section wasn't used in the 80's ballad era videos. Other than Colour my World, he has a nice long flute solo in 'It Better End Soon, 2nd movement' and in 'Prelude to Aire'/'Aire'. I highly recommend a flute reaction to both. Finally, Walt has a clarinet solo in 'Just You and Me'.
Thanks Richard, I’ll definitely check both of those out. And thanks for watching 😃🙏
And "Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home"
Actually a soprano sax. He plays a clarinet solo on HARRY TRUMAN, I think.
Yes, my high school band director in the 70s would have tossed his baton at me if my posture was like that (yes I played flute and no he never threw it at me... but he did target others). But this isn't high school band or an academic exercise, it's proof that academics are simply a starting point and success trumps academics. My typing instructor from high school would also cringe at my current keyboard methods but that hasn't stopped me from a successful career in information technology.
Is so sad to know that Walter is no longer with the band, he's having Alzahimers disease.😢
Lol...we in Virginia pronounce Buchannan as "Buck Cannon"
Danny Seraphine, one my favorite drummers of all time in this genre! :)
Chicago is famous and you are not...
Relax. She came around. It's all a sheep's blatter after all.
There’s a vast difference between classical musicians and musicians sometimes lol😅
Hello Claire, thanks for doing a review of Colour My World! I agree that Walt's posture is somewhat unorthodox to see the least. My flute teacher would have been all over me if she saw me with a drooped posture (difficult to stay in tune and maybe even flat). Now regarding Walt's virtuosity on flute, he is classically trained at Notre Dame University in Chicago If you really want to check out his chops, listen to Chicago !! (It Better End Soon) and Chicago VII (Prelude to Aire and Aire) and you'll get doses of his jazz style. He's amazing. I play flute too but it's been awhile (I'll share another time). .
he's adjusting to the suboptimal mic position. Seems obvious. It's not that the guy didn't have a wealth of experience...
Definitely one of the best bands.
stop critisizing if your so good why aren.t you famous?
your sickening with your remarks
Who are you to be so critical? You ruined a classic, beautiful song and I can't finish this video. I just happened upon you, but won't be looking at any more of your videos. Clearly, you know nothing about these guys. Walter is amazing. They all are.
Danny Seraphine was the name of the drummer.
Glad she wasn't there to make changes😣
One of their greatest in my opinion: Ballet for a Girl from Buchannon.
Thanks Roger, I'll check that out. Wishing you a most flutifull day! 😄🙏
Well I just came upon this and all I have to say is. Maybe you should try his style and you MIGHT get as good as he is and yes I have listened to you play
Claire.
You're artsy and pretty.
Everyone's a critic, you have nothing on him so move on.
Chicago, tower of power ,and blood sweet and tears are your groups with horn sections..... Tower of Power is my all time fav. A group from Oakland ,Calif. Just fabulous horns and ev9 thing else. Chk.out "what is hip," "your still a young man," still digging on James brown " to start with......
Thanks Thomas, I'll definitely look at those. Wishing you a most Flutifull day! 😄🙏
also check into Lighthouse - an 11 to 13 member group from Canada back in the day as well as Chase - a US group from back in the 1970's
I am from that musical era. First time here. I was afraid you would not like "Color My World", but happy to see you enjoyed it. In 1974, it was our wedding song, and 49 years later, my wife and I don't regret our choice one iota. It means more to us now than ever! Greetings from the U.S.!
Hi and welcome! That's so lovely to hear and congratulations on your 49 years! Wishing you a most flutifull day! 😄🎉
Not too many songs on the pop charts were in six eight time.