We live in impoverished times in many ways - in a land of plenty!

The things you say.

new york city, baby.

@alterdestiny Your Spot on Being a Drummer for 63 Years Professionally 55 of them And Yes we wore Suits most of the time or Sport jackets with a tie or turtleneck pleated chinos and Shoes Shined to a Mirror Finish. You could not Play if you were not dressed appropriately even in Jams we wore Casual but nothing like today. Musicians today do not show respect to the club or club owner or their audience even themselves Such a non- conformists attitude exists now. And it draws in the riff raft of audience the Music suffers because of it. It's Total BS that Freeing up Musicians Dress code with no code promotes free thinking and playing BS its that attitude that lets the Dissent in the door Drugs Alcoholism and a Non-Caring Attitude reflects on the club its audience and band members it all rubs off on the Music

can't agree more

Patricia Carson wow .... :- )

Him, Rollins at the village, Bird on the original recording, just to talk about sax. Original voices, so different, like an on going conversation through time. A mastercraft beyond time!

That's incredible I'm an adult vocalist and alot of can be very challenging when you first approach it

BOT! There are no words to this song. BOT. AI not they call it. Same difference. Bot AI, it's all false response and post.

@@imbees2you can still sing a song even if there aren’t lyrics

@@imbees2there are lyrics to this song you idiot.

@@imbees2 Ella Fitzgerald sang Night In Tunisia with lyrics in 1961. It's on youtube.

1964 agreat time Europe welcomed American jazz artist with respect

I put on a hat

That is a great comment!

The man was unique. Nobody like him before or since. What a musician and fantastic human being. God how I wish I had gotten to see him play.

Jake Gittes honestly yes

My favorite music video ever.

Your comment made my night

Yep😎

I dunno...I kinda miss all the flat screen TV's...

Ha!

The Blue Note in Paris on the right bank of the Seine was also way cool.

I grew up in Denmark, 30 miles south of Copenhagen, I was a teenager in the early to mid sixties. My friends and I would take the train or bus in to Copenhagen to go to Montmatre, to see Dexter and also our fellow Dane, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, whom I knew of from a boarding school I went to where his father was the head master.

You're right! Dex plays as one real, everyday, authentic. There is magic and humanity in his craft.

Jazz people would never say, Dexter is so melodic. Not a description for his music. BOT. BOT!!

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Damn, woman! Already hip at 16! I was 12, and still not listening to this stuff. But, by about 17 I was already at the Village Vanguard sitting right up front listening to Kenny Burrell, and from there it has never stopped. In fact, I have been working on playing this tune solo piano. What fun!

Zed, sorry, I am NOT Carolyn Ketcham. LOL! That's my wife........I forgot that I was on her page! Peter, at jazztemple2@aol.com here. Peace out

Zedwoman...YOU ARE Fabulous!!!

me too!

That's good..... I don't think it's about age.. when it hits you it hits you

Zedwoman mesmerizing!

cool.that cat was a helluva bassist.....

let feel u bro night in Tunisia is a song to die for....especially coming from dex the empathy of cool

Hurt? Beauty often does. M

What’s wrong with Tunisia ? I’ve been there last year and it’s definitely nothing like the media is trying to show us.

I was replying to another comment and apparently it has been deleted ;)

He would often say the lyrics of a standard before playing it.

Thats hysterical reply. Dexter knew all the lyrics.Dexter ain't playin no lyrics.

Bots are so irritating

Benjamin Cramer

Fred Purse honestly yes

I'd pick a half hour earlier so I could be at the front of the line to get into the club

Dizzy Fritz

You have to see his spoken intro to What's New.

@@shawnthaxter4408 He says some of the lyrics of the song in the intro. So dope!!

Including the baddest walk-on ever.

Guys wore suits and ties to baseball games in the US - check out the old pictures. And now you see baseball caps worn in restaurants.

Rap and tatoo, a kind of prison style. US gangs has spread dung over mankind.

I can tell a sad anecdote about Charlie Parker. In 1954, by the end of his life, he went into a jazz club in NYC, without tie and suit, but just with a turtleneck sweater, talking with a musician, and regreting to don't have money to offer him a drink. The boss of the club, seeing him (I don't know if he recognized him) fired him immediately. The musician (who reported this story ans is still alive) accompanied him outside, and got him a drink in a bar of the area.

@@gillesd91 Yeah. Sad stuff. Jazz musicians knock on G-d's door asking for holy inspiration, get only so much and when that runs out look to other sources -- just to soothe their souls and yours. Holy Angels they are.

@@pamelamiller1768 Sadly beautifully expressed . . .

Had that thought today! Dexter is the only one who might "outcool" Miles...

@alterdestiny Miles Davis

Miles credits dexter as his inspiration for swag

His playing was more laid back California style til he came East and was invigorated by the harder blowing East coast scene.....Long tall, loquacious Dex !

...But Dex got his game from hangin' with Billy Eckstine...

Jazz - best 5 years - my choice would be 58 - 62. Some really great stuff with lots of variety from the old guys as well as the up-and-comers.

dogdammit6

Eddie Jeferson in yo face, hahahah

Humair was left handed I think-it's a hybrid kit.....

@@quattrosaxoni3625 well, now I see the whole drum kit is for left handeds but he's playing as right handed with hands a left handed with feet.

Hey Rich, saw you in L.A.