The Incredible Dorothy Donegan - 1996

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  • Опубліковано 27 жов 2011
  • MC: Steve Allen - Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Grover Mitchell-with Manny Boyd, Brad Leali, Doug Lawrence, Doug Miller, Johnny Williams, Mel Wanzo, Clarence Banks, Alvin Walker, Bill Hughes, Mike Williams, Bob Ojeda, Melton Mustafa, Scotty Barnhart, Will Matthews, James Leary and Rich Thompson.

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  • @JohnMHill-oi6rb
    @JohnMHill-oi6rb 10 днів тому

    You're never too old!!!! GO Dorothy Donegan!! You are great!!!!JMH

  • @eugeneweston3891
    @eugeneweston3891 8 років тому +57

    Had a chance to meet her when I was a young man at my uncle's jazz club in NYC and hear her play live. A true prodigy and genius on the ivory and such a fun loving person.

    • @SmoothCriminaltripleOG
      @SmoothCriminaltripleOG 10 місяців тому +1

      Your a lucky man 😮😮😮😮😮

    • @eugeneweston3891
      @eugeneweston3891 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SmoothCriminaltripleOG What an amazing personality Dorothy had.

    • @SmoothCriminaltripleOG
      @SmoothCriminaltripleOG 10 місяців тому +2

      @@eugeneweston3891 I’ve just stumbled across her videos and I have to say she’s is amazing. You can see how she plays that she has a huge personality and what a voice too, she’s the real deal. Truly a talent that should be remembered and cherished. The first time I saw her was on a show where she did a billy holiday impression, omg I was floored by this woman’s voice let alone her talent on the piano. 👍👍

    • @eugeneweston3891
      @eugeneweston3891 10 місяців тому +2

      @@SmoothCriminaltripleOG An amazing talent and genuinely an under-appreciated American musical treasure

    • @jimnutter6901
      @jimnutter6901 10 місяців тому +1

      Every now and then , someone turns up who transcends the limitations . She is one of them. But she worked for it. Inborn talent takes you only so far.❤👏🙌🌹j.

  • @Piotr_Pashkov
    @Piotr_Pashkov 3 місяці тому +2

    Forgive us Dorothy! At now, see as far you are great! Seen you 1944, know Gene Rogers and guess who he was for you… we’ll explain there)) I love you.

  • @GetTheGrandFunkOut
    @GetTheGrandFunkOut 9 років тому +13

    Proof when you're born with talent, you never lose it!

  • @volute37
    @volute37 3 місяці тому +1

    Legend of the instrument!

  • @agoldberg2001
    @agoldberg2001 7 років тому +24

    She is really amazing piano player!

  • @AzizaMiller
    @AzizaMiller 3 роки тому +6

    INCREIBLE!!!!!!

  • @Piotr_Pashkov
    @Piotr_Pashkov 3 місяці тому +1

    Great!!

  • @nonenoneonenonenone
    @nonenoneonenonenone 5 років тому +5

    I Can't Get Started after an intro with a bit of Here's That Rainy Day. Then a boogie-woogie with an interlude of London Bridge is Falling Down. How musically entertaining.

  • @harrisbeatsfrankou6304
    @harrisbeatsfrankou6304 10 місяців тому +1

    That intro is Gold. A comedian as well

  • @jwestney2859
    @jwestney2859 9 місяців тому +1

    I AM SO DAZZLED! 😮

  • @CarpetCleaningAnnArb
    @CarpetCleaningAnnArb 11 років тому +6

    Infuckingcredible. Love it!
    Where has this woman been all my life?

  • @thesaxlady6591
    @thesaxlady6591 5 років тому +2

    just Beautiful

  • @bernios3446
    @bernios3446 3 роки тому +11

    A master at the instrument! Plus, the way she uses her looks and the way she communicates with the audience alongside her playing is breathtaking: 1:59 She is seducing the audience with her eyes and her body movements....

  • @mariarosagomez4385
    @mariarosagomez4385 9 місяців тому +1

    Una genia maravillosa y divertida ❤❤❤

  • @brendasmith4727
    @brendasmith4727 Рік тому +1

    Magnificent !

  • @Piotr_Pashkov
    @Piotr_Pashkov 3 місяці тому

    Good stuff?! NO!! magnificent and unforgettable!!

  • @joelhenderson4450
    @joelhenderson4450 10 місяців тому +1

    She has too much fun!

  • @1PamGordon
    @1PamGordon 12 років тому +3

    LOVE THIS!!!

  • @b.bailey8244
    @b.bailey8244 10 років тому +1

    i never heard "here's that rainy day" played like this - BRAVA!

  • @oftenlucid
    @oftenlucid 4 роки тому +3

    "Did I get the. . . " Man, I want to have a drink with her. She would have some stories. And it's hard to tell where she begins and the piano ends.

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee 3 роки тому +1

    Damn, this is just sick. Respect and RIP.

  • @alandynin6023
    @alandynin6023 5 місяців тому

    Her whole demeanor screams
    " Character." Gotta love it !
    (Not to mention her amazing playing).

  • @REDOSI
    @REDOSI 10 років тому +2

    Je l'adore..; elle est géniale! pas besoin de compléments alimentaires pour avoir la pêche.; il suffit de la voir sur scène et l'enthousiasme nous gagne instantanément!

  • @Tryezz
    @Tryezz 6 років тому +2

    "Did I get the Job?"....Hah. Yes indeed. Skillzzzzz. Respect up.

  • @humanbingtaylor3957
    @humanbingtaylor3957 7 років тому +1

    OMG...amazing.

  • @Piotr_Pashkov
    @Piotr_Pashkov 3 місяці тому +1

    People, write! Don’t be indifferent!

  • @2B88Player
    @2B88Player 11 років тому

    When you got it, you got it!!! And, it shows at any age. God blessed Dorothy.

  • @rocketpost1
    @rocketpost1 3 роки тому +2

    Shame on me but I'd never heard of Dorothy. Her playing is absolutely brilliant : a virtuoso with a great sense of fun. I bet she had some stories to tell. I would have loved to go for a few drinks with her but unfortunately she died of cancer in 1998. She was also a protege of Art Tatum.

  • @adoris864
    @adoris864 10 років тому +19

    Why are all the greats no longer with us? We're left with musical messes who make mega money by making me sick. Wow!

    • @poopsieguillory7416
      @poopsieguillory7416 9 років тому +1

      Because we accept this garbage as good music. Hell, not even "good" music! Duke Ellington used to say that there are only 2 types of music, good and bad. It seems we've gotten away from that philosophy. Unfortunately.

    • @manfromelpaso5264
      @manfromelpaso5264 9 років тому

      Leonard Poopsie I hope I've misunderstood you. Are you really describing Dorothy Donegan's playing here as "this garbage"???!!!

    • @poopsieguillory7416
      @poopsieguillory7416 9 років тому +1

      I can see that I need to clarify my statement. Ms. Donegan would classify as the "good" type of Music.

    • @spassgamer
      @spassgamer 7 років тому +1

      A'Doris A We have lost many stars, but there are new ones! Diana Krall, Jamie Cullum, Joey Alexander and also in the field of Boogie/Blues there are many top Pianists;)

  • @VICTOBERN
    @VICTOBERN Рік тому +2

    Was it Art Tatum who suggested he should keep practicing in the light of Dorothy??

  • @fromill
    @fromill 11 років тому

    just great

  • @gantmj
    @gantmj Рік тому +1

    She has bouts that are disparate and chaotic yet coherent and musical.

  • @princeashtonsdad
    @princeashtonsdad 10 років тому +11

    Yooooo she starts playing Rachmaninoff's humoresque in g before she entered the swing

  • @wepopalot
    @wepopalot 11 років тому +2

    It don't get much better kids.

  • @user-fv6lw7ch3f
    @user-fv6lw7ch3f 10 місяців тому +3

    Великолепный музыкант! Одна из немногих гениев джаза.

  • @asparuhtankov38
    @asparuhtankov38 7 років тому +3

    Божествената Дороти. Единствена и неповторима във висините от славните времена на джаза.
    Удоволствието да се служат нейните Live изпълнения с нищо не може да се сравни.....а комуникацията с публиката не подлежи на имитация...

    • @geraldsobel3470
      @geraldsobel3470 7 місяців тому

      Here is the translation from Google (I was curious too. It's in Russian) Divine Dorothy. One and only in the heights of jazz's glory days.
      The pleasure to serve her Live performances with nothing can be compared.....and the communication with the audience is not to be imitated..

  • @ArchAGabriel
    @ArchAGabriel 9 років тому +1

    She was among the best...

  • @wiggluededgessnatched
    @wiggluededgessnatched Рік тому +1

    Even with colon cancer, her talent was still intact, powerful and unapologetic 🤎🤎

  • @papayah4427
    @papayah4427 5 років тому +1

    I had the opportunity to sit watch her play on a recording session for Bricktop in NYC in 1978. She was incredible.

  • @jermainebenson3230
    @jermainebenson3230 6 років тому +4

    Rachmaninoff Humoresque in G... She is the GREATEST! #ThatEar

  • @Spry17072
    @Spry17072 3 роки тому +1

    Она прекрасна ❤️

  • @tamazpatarkalashvili2811
    @tamazpatarkalashvili2811 2 роки тому

    If Art Tatum is the King of jazz, Dorothy Donegan is the Queen indeed!

  • @rubywlee3831
    @rubywlee3831 3 роки тому

    Saw d. D inperson inrichmondvain about1980s

  • @MrYgor44
    @MrYgor44 4 роки тому

    Своим образом напоминает нашу Фаину РАНЕВСКУЮ... Блистательна!

  • @user-im3yh6bl3z
    @user-im3yh6bl3z 3 роки тому

    Я подумал, Шапокляк полезла в сумку за крыской! (Шутка!) Шикарная бабуся!!!

  • @user-my8ru5sh8g
    @user-my8ru5sh8g 5 років тому

    взрывные буги-вуги....

  • @benthemiester
    @benthemiester 11 років тому

    Can someone say SOUL!

  • @rich8037
    @rich8037 10 місяців тому +1

    Anyone else spot the Rachmaninov quote? 🙂

  • @narvelljones9571
    @narvelljones9571 2 роки тому

    I met her once

  • @phil4977
    @phil4977 2 роки тому

    Did I get the job?

  • @ustadspencertracy7195
    @ustadspencertracy7195 Рік тому

    1:40 rachmaninoff humoresque

  • @donnasilverman2003
    @donnasilverman2003 3 роки тому

    Wow! Quite an amazing jazz discovery! Still, Hazel Scott was even more incredible, and you must check her out!!

    • @BeconHillJazz
      @BeconHillJazz 10 місяців тому

      Hazel Scott was fabulous, but no need to compare. They are both jazz masters.

  • @mikedavino2400
    @mikedavino2400 5 років тому

    ,

  • @jazz4asahel
    @jazz4asahel 10 років тому

    Wha?

  • @maurogonzalez5511
    @maurogonzalez5511 11 років тому

    reminiscens of Oscar Peterson maybe...

    • @divingchicago
      @divingchicago 5 років тому +1

      kinda'. i think she was more versatile in style. however, oscar might have her beat with his riffs

    • @tomkelly4336
      @tomkelly4336 3 роки тому

      @@divingchicago I was lucky enough to see her twice, she was every bit the musician O.P. was and would have matched him in technique. The problem with Dorothy as she was a woman in a male-dominated jazz world. So in order to make a living, she also resorted to clowning and became at times more entertainer than complete jazz pianist.