I wish people would stop talking about stuff they don't know anything about. I was at Miles home with my mom where he was begging her to convince my dad to come back to the band which he refused to do. Miles always loved my Dad especially because unlike so many other musicians and people he was never intimidated or afraid to speak his mind to Miles. He left the band for the simple reason he wasn't getting paid and with a wife and two children that was unacceptable to him.
@rabbanimubashshir2862 Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@fjdmusicman9 ай бұрын
Miles had the biggest band in jazz and he couldn't pay his musicians ? Most all the comments here put your dad on the top, a soulful master of music..
@skyflyr101515 күн бұрын
Well, I’ll mention one thing I know a lot about…your Dad is my favorite sax player of his time. He had his own sound and style and he had a powerful stage presence. Miles was fortunate to have your Dad in his band. We also know why Miles wasn’t paying your Dad. He preferred paying his candyman over his musicians. Your Dad was and always will be the epitome of class and perfection on stage. You’re so fortunate to be his son!
@jonathankyobe64907 ай бұрын
i have really enjoyed this , They are in another realm👏
@lapps224 жыл бұрын
Beautiful George. what more can I say ##
@kbh49503 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous...
@noahpettibon3 жыл бұрын
Rhythm section really lives to serve what George is doing here. That’s unbeatable.
@johnsharpe73420 күн бұрын
I’ve been working on my tenor sound for years and my number 1 influence is George Coleman……..no EGO….just a beautiful warm soulful sound…..
@fjdmusicman17 жыл бұрын
wow, I watched and listened, and I remain humble and in awe to the talent of George Coleman and Ahmed Jamal. I totally agree that George is under rated, when he came on the scene he was touted as the next John Coltrane by critics, he has proved himself more than worthy to all. This performance is stunning, I have been watching it for 3 weeks, just amazing.. Thank you Mr. Coleman !!!!! downzbeats gives this 4 stars !!
@jimkangas4176 Жыл бұрын
wow is right. Beautiful!
@docnelson200810 жыл бұрын
I have always liked Coleman's playing. He is seriously undervalued and, in my view, one of Miles Davis's better saxophonists despite Tony Williams low opinion of him. George is always interesting and, along with Hank Mobley and Sam Rivers, has produced some of the best solos in Miles great second quintet period. A great upload, not just for Coleman but the great Ahmed Jamal.
@loriwalsh24039 жыл бұрын
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@tunefultonyjohnson41007 жыл бұрын
I am curious to know why Tony Williams had -- if as you claim -- "a low opinion"-- of the brilliant George Coleman ??
@docnelson20087 жыл бұрын
Miles liked Coleman's playing but Tony Williams thought Coleman did not connect with the rhythm section and kept pressuring Miles to fire George. Williams wanted Miles to hire Sam Rivers instead which eventually is what happened, albeit for a very short time. It's a great shame because George and Tony were fabulous musician. I think it was a conversation I had with Dave Holland, in a club back in the 90s, that confirmed this story.
@wolfdude71267 жыл бұрын
when listening to the Davis's "My Funny Valentine" album its really hard to understand Williams opinion. One of Coleman's shining moments, with all of the quintet at amazing playing, especially considering the age of Hancock and Williams.
@docnelson20087 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more John W, George is a great saxophone player-i guess back then with all that passion and creativity sometimes the desire to be better than everyone else gets in the way of sensitivity, anyhow it 's a great shame because that band was awesome.
@paulienebz7 жыл бұрын
George Coleman. When I asked Dave Liebman for a lesson, in 1979, he told me to go and "listen to George Coleman and Hank Mobley." Been doing so ever since, thanks, Dave.
@carlerikhedlv80237 жыл бұрын
And Stanley Turrentine
@carlerikhedlv80237 жыл бұрын
Great answer from Liebman
@brothermartino6 жыл бұрын
:-))
@jangunnarolsen59468 жыл бұрын
Ahmed Jamal was one of Miles Davis favorite musicans!
@lapps226 жыл бұрын
Very true.
@pnojazz8 жыл бұрын
Two masters on a Classic ballad - As good as it gets!
@thezenbum Жыл бұрын
He is too good. him and billy higgins at village vanguard in '93 was one of the most intense live jazz I witnessed.
@adriankorsner13 жыл бұрын
Coleman is the master. Highly thought of but under rated. Its a real master class. I wish there were more of this highly original maestro.
@larryreed75218 жыл бұрын
It would be hard to find more pure joy in the music and on the performers faces than this video! They were beamin'.
@neilx4914 жыл бұрын
ColemanBack in tn the '70s I had a chance to jam with Mr Coleman in Chicago. When I realized who he was, I put my tenor up and went to school that night! What a privilege to be alive wnile musicians like him are still with us. Thank you George and Ahmad!
@michelsportisse25889 жыл бұрын
Two giants. Absolutely beautiful.
@Navroze13 жыл бұрын
It takes four to show the way and George Coleman to tell what is there. Brilliant Jamal..one and only....
@robmansax16 жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds to me that he is playing his Selmer Mark VI with his Otto Link STM 7*... one of my favourite tenor sax tone ever, sublime George Coleman, thanks.
@NotlebsEra6 жыл бұрын
Best rendition....I swear this is a classic. Never take this down. So many phrases that I transcribe, it's too dope.
@NotlebsEra Жыл бұрын
This song means so much to me, reminder to never stop playing….
@hivicar8 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful! Got to hear George leading an octet in S.F. back in the 70s, in a fantastic room on Columbus Av named the El Matador. Cedar Walton on piano. He and Ahmad together is heaven! The early cut-off not great.
@TheNYeye14 жыл бұрын
It would be impossible for two artists to jointly paint a masterpiece but great jazz artists do. And they often do it with a smile of mutual appreciation as they create together.
@voicegirl5554 жыл бұрын
Happy Happy 90th Birthday Ahmed Jamal! I love the way you and George Coleman play one of my favorite songs. You are both terrific!!!!
@christophercharles96458 ай бұрын
That circular breathing technique he's got is impressive and his solo is amazing throughout. Thanks so much for posting this.
@Randy1922Ross14 жыл бұрын
Superb musicians locking into each others' sound space and sensibilities. It doesn't (and perhaps can't) get any better than this.
@Iwan2travel12 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget the few times sitting in the back with my mom & Max Gordon nearby chomping on his unlit cigar at the Vanguard watching these masters craftily jam.
@paulwalker27086 жыл бұрын
ahmed jamal thank you for the memory of this combined (with mr coleman) great rendition of my foolish heart,,,love paul;;;;
@bernie512317 жыл бұрын
listening to Ahmads voicings...what a great piano player!!
@L1stener8 жыл бұрын
...I keep coming back to this....
@Azman.14 жыл бұрын
Ahmad Jamal; you are my old time favourite pianist. George Coleman; you are my boppish tenor !!! Superb trio !!!
@thebritandtheyank38212 жыл бұрын
It's 2022, G.C. has been timeless since at least 1962! I'm hearing an unequivocal multi-dimensional history & display here, Ahmed and Big George are BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
@frawhi6513 жыл бұрын
Jamal is remarkable. Coleman...Big Sound...Real Greatness!
@menilmontant1007 жыл бұрын
....maravillosa versión...!!!!.. ..George Coleman....un grande de saxo tenor...!!!
@michaeloleary22482 жыл бұрын
Saw both of them live at the Cork Jazz Festival on separate occasions. I am blessed!
@beeshor19 жыл бұрын
Although Jamal is a Pittsburgh guy we here in Chicago have always felt a closeness to him. We claim him because of his legendary album made here, "Live At The Pershing Hotel" and because he opened his nightclub, Alhambra, here. George Coleman is a much too often overlooked tenor troubadour and his solo here is nothing less than exquisite. My only complaint is that they didn't post the entire video.
@ttst53A8 жыл бұрын
+Willie Jordan and that album opened a lot more ears to jazz.
@renedehilster57358 жыл бұрын
+Willie Jordan Back in 2007 it wasn't possible to post video's longer than 9.59 minutes. When i get my hand on an old HS player again i will post the whole video.
@beeshor18 жыл бұрын
+Rene de Hilster Man, I would love that! I hope that you can get everything you need to post the entire video. Here's wishing you the best of luck!!
@jeromebeeks73508 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, I'd listen to. Ahmad's "Jamalca" album, over and over...particularly "Theme Bahamas". I think this tune was written by a drummer by the name of Brian Grice...a former student at the Chicago Concervatory of Music. Sherrie Cook, Brian's cousin, told me that the song fit Brian's personality.
@normanrixter43307 жыл бұрын
Willie Jordan TRUTH
@Navroze7 жыл бұрын
Oh...George nailed it..brilliant
@bteiv67617 жыл бұрын
Black American Classical Music...can't get enough of that funky stuff
@pierreedmond4948 жыл бұрын
Extraordinaire George Coleman ! Sans aucun doute un des plus grands saxophoniste ténor de jazz !
@alansenzaki41485 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous!!!....I have never heard ahmad playing behind a tenor like this. Wish they would make an album together while they are still with us...Coleman and Jamal are giants!!
@walterhayley72525 жыл бұрын
Fortunate to witness a truly fine performance featuring George Coleman and Harold Maybern years ago (1990s?) in NYC. Can't recall the name of what I think is/was a well-known club. Had to descend to the basement level... well worth it!
@Robertz6117 жыл бұрын
Questo video è una vera perla. Grazie.
@katella1211 жыл бұрын
George is a master. Fully in command of the music. Captivating. Creative. Confident. Plus all of the techniques -- long, flowing phrases facilitated by circular breathing, harmonics (multiple overtones), rythmic variety, lyricism.
@robertojimenez20416 жыл бұрын
Wow...! Thats some playin! Love it!
@patricianickel36794 жыл бұрын
I want to say that GGeorge Coleman sounds incredible on this concert, and being from Pittsburgh and being an alto saxophonist from that great jazz city myself, I, of course, love the work of Anad Jamal. Put these two jazz masters together, wow.
@sumaarc468 жыл бұрын
The great composer Victor Young and lyricist Ned Washington wrote this lovely composition.....so players such as George Coleman and so many great artist could hear something that touched their Artristic hearts...Amen....time 6:30 to 7:15 catch Ahamd's smile...
@earthchild10013 жыл бұрын
no song has made me cry before, until this one
@pepperwilliams44288 жыл бұрын
Nice rendition! I hear hints of "Coltrane" in Coleman's playing!
@daltonfreire63286 жыл бұрын
I think Coltrane has hints of Coleman's playing... When Mike started playing, George was already performing. His mastering on overtones was an inspiration to many saxofonists, and the way he expanded phrases using circular breathing influenced many others, like Bobby Watson. He is great. The best one, I guess!
@tommyjackson34138 жыл бұрын
played as a ballad, george does a great job
@AlbertMensinga8 жыл бұрын
Check Charlie Haden Q West with Watts on alto #WorthAmention
@freddekker58748 жыл бұрын
Sorry Albert, Ernie Watts ain't bad but George is absolutely tops here. Have been watching this clip about once a week for the past two-three years. George is a true Jazz Master (and so is, of course Ahmad Jamal).
@sumaarc468 жыл бұрын
..Fred, this performance is utterly Stunning in every way....
@jwh8816 жыл бұрын
This is what you want in a jazz standard, eloquent, straightforward, yet free/
@Lot2learn17 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great post!
@GeorgeColemanJr15 жыл бұрын
That was really great wish they had the whole tune.
@albertbrown3597 жыл бұрын
TONY Williams had nothing but the highest praise for Mr.George. African American musicians are very close in and out.We fo not rate one another because we draw from the same spirits and we certainly never "berate ".
@redrecordsitalia7 жыл бұрын
Great solo by Mr. George Coleman . . . . . .
@glaucusdeoliveira10 жыл бұрын
Beauty !! That's Art !!
@adeduction15 жыл бұрын
Thanks tenorfreak - I too liked Coleman's solo a lot . The way he ended his solo was really creative, unexpected & original - at least for me. I really like to see the great jazz musicians that I listened to a lot when I was a teenager still alive, still playing great - some better than ever & aging like great great wine.
@FreeAdSystemnet3 жыл бұрын
Ya'll don't get do you? Just playin'! This is 2021.
@giammysax60878 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC JAZZ!
@laurakolb14 жыл бұрын
Terrific..................!
@sanblem15 жыл бұрын
Che atmosfera,che eleganza dio benedica i jazzisti!
@Robertz6115 жыл бұрын
Mr. Coleman. A music gentleman
@jangunnarolsen59468 жыл бұрын
GREAT version of the tune My Foolish H , Georg Coleman & Ahmad Jamal
@Rusty86715 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I love when he sounds like he didn't quite reach his altissimo. But then you realize his greatness. Tonguing is ridiculous.
@andrewgillis85723 жыл бұрын
wowwww I knew Coleman would rise to this occasion
@luksaxtenor12 жыл бұрын
Gives thrills, note by note...
@liusean61056 жыл бұрын
it is real art. beautiful and hits me in my heart
@grijazz16 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!!
@carverhighalumni10 жыл бұрын
The art ` of JazZ indeed. This is a "timeless" piece of work. #Beautiful
@AlfonsoGugliucci17 жыл бұрын
Fantastici! Great Post!
@lastknowngood06 жыл бұрын
Delightful upload. It reminded me of when I was a clubbing youngster in Birdland, The Metropole, Basin Street East and numerous clubs such as The Half Note, Vanguard, 5 Spot Jazz Gallery in NYNY. Yeah! Outstanding Video!
@Playthellgb425 жыл бұрын
GREAT MASTERS AT THE ART OF AFRO-AMERICAN IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC!
@pierreedmond4948 жыл бұрын
Je ne suis pas un fan d'Ahmad Jamal, mais son acompagnement ici est fabuleux !
@andyestrada2298 жыл бұрын
This is as good as it gets
@ritapacitti95993 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree with you and the song is the best
@jeanross63016 жыл бұрын
As good as it gets....got to my foolish heart. So much talent and love displayed. Jamal appreciated the circular breathing around 5:20. Much to adore here.
@jazzmunky16 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a sound!
@moukaouame3 жыл бұрын
Sincères remerciements à Ahmad et Georges. Je les adore.....
@philpryor75244 жыл бұрын
Technically, George Coleman can play as well as anyone ever, so the degree of fame through inspiration, cults, leadership, innovation, counts, yet, Coleman is here showing the taste, style, control, virtuoso individuality to stay up there.., and Ahmad and the others need no glossing and painting, for the accompaniment is superb. As a piece of chamber or nightclub performance, it remains a classic to be cherished.
@storkonhudson12 жыл бұрын
incredible beautiful ....
@Listen4u2b14 жыл бұрын
It just leaves you wanting more and more and......
@Robertz6117 жыл бұрын
Un video che è una vera perla. Complimenti.
@Goete12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!
@johnsharpe73420 күн бұрын
Those who haven’t listened to it…get a copy of Amsterdam After Dark album…..total masterpiece….got creativity…..original ideas…and the sound……..well……unequalled…..
@tenorman27647 жыл бұрын
A great player !
@sharonlmootry62836 жыл бұрын
Ever so wonderful to ears! ❤️
@dodiese0916 жыл бұрын
GREAT !!!!
@FerCarranza27 жыл бұрын
I can´t believe how George Coleman haven´t so few press!!!! This horn just sings!!!!
@mumbleora15 жыл бұрын
Masterful!!
@benderbendingrofriguez33007 жыл бұрын
4:50...like a boss.
@bigeman255 жыл бұрын
A sure enough boss!
@hughwrang14 жыл бұрын
sublime stuff, thx for posting
@stevemendoza13627 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@tecacou15 жыл бұрын
Great !!!! Beautiful!
@kltan619810 жыл бұрын
Killin'...
@WillySax13 жыл бұрын
grandioso, solo genios pocos pueden expresar la musica de esa forma.
@roadrocket716 жыл бұрын
Tell you how good George Coleman is: Miles Davis picked him after Hank Mobley and John Coltrane had left. Listen to Miles In Europe. God, what TONE! 5 stars!!!!
@talbotvanman9 жыл бұрын
I wish more pianists would learn to accompany jazz soloists with block chords like Ahmed instead of incessant tinkling !!
@willsims20094 жыл бұрын
I like those too! I plan on using these block chords. Very tasteful!!!
@DJAGOJazz9 жыл бұрын
Briliant !!!!
@dewmikester112 жыл бұрын
Totally awesome!!!
@HennieFourie11 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@user-ly9zf6pc6q8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful post!!! Thank you for taking the time to do so...(bowing)
@am315516 жыл бұрын
I have never understood, even to this day, why big George never got the respect due his enormous sound and virtuosity. Many of his solos while with Miles Davis back in the day, were pure genius.