Lex French Quintet Featuring Al McLean: Johnny Come Lately
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6 жыл бұрынJazz, Period. @ Upstairs Bar & Grill
Lex French - Trumpet
Al McLean - Saxophone
Jim Doxas - Drums
Gentiane Michaud-Gagnon - Piano
Levi Dover - Bass
On this Jazz, Period. date, we hear Montreal based trumpeter Lex French at Upstairs Bar & Grill with special guest Al McLean. The two are backed by Montreal's drummer of call, Jim Doxas, bassist Levi Dover, and critically acclaimed pianist Gentiane Michaud-Gagnon.
In this take, the band raises the stage a few inches in an inspired rendition of Billy Strayhorn's "Johnny Come Lately". Al McLean is egged on by Michaud-Gagnon instant replies to his jaunty harmonic deviations, and the tone is set for leader Lex French and Michaud-Gagnon's similarly snaking solos.
The session was produced by Montreal filmmaker and photographer Randy Cole, in part to trot out a pair of rare vintage microphones.
Lex French, besides playing on a vintage trumpet that is not his own (Holton 48, Circa 1948), is being captured by an exceedingly rare 1933-35 RCA KU-2A, which bears the Warner Brothers Studio No. 37 branding. One of the first directional microphones, the KU-2A is still sought after by Engineers for its distinctive and realistic sound.
Al McLean is being picked up by a rare variant of the Sony C-37 tube microphone, branded in the original company name (pre 1958) Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Co. Ltd., model C-NU1.
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@robertjordan157 5 ай бұрын
One of the best jazz groups I’ve ever heard: Great musicianship!
@BrownmanAli 3 жыл бұрын
Lex is so murderous! Lines for days...
@michaelgray6652 7 ай бұрын
Very nice. Very good group. The trumpeter sounds fine to me. I hear some Freddie, Woody and others. There were actually quite a few high notes too. Of course he is still developing and is gonna be even better. Great job Guys.
@lukasalihein 6 жыл бұрын
This is probably the coolest channel on youtube. Thanks for all the great music!
@lesleyjames8889 3 жыл бұрын
only just came upon this tune. Brilliant performance.
@jfhayeur9809 6 жыл бұрын
Classic!!!
@daysixavier6124 3 жыл бұрын
Classic
@daysixavier6124 3 жыл бұрын
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@daysixavier6124 3 жыл бұрын
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@tokiboi6777 6 ай бұрын
how little fun can you have on stage. jeez
@timeisnow4116 2 жыл бұрын
Why is this wannabe Terence Blanchard trumpet player playing so loud? Geez man, relax a bit. You sound overblown, guys that play the head like that, usually run themself out of juice before the gig is over, can’t play anywhere above B above the staff halfway through the gig. I see it all the time. This guy actually sucks, snd is playing random notes, it’s pretty clear he doesn’t know the chord changes very well.
@IndianOutlaw1870 Жыл бұрын
Show us proof that you can outplay him, and then maybe you'll have some credibility. Right now you're just some miserable person trying to tear others down.
@daysixavier6124 3 жыл бұрын
Classic !!
@daysixavier6124 3 жыл бұрын
Parabéns amo jez arrazou
@daysixavier6124 3 жыл бұрын
Parabéns amo jez arrazou