The Great Guitars: Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd and Herb Ellis • 11-07-1982 • World of Jazz

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Three of the all time greatest jazz guitarists perform their unique skills on the guitar:
Barney Kessel, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA on October 17, 1923 was known for his chord-based melodies and was a prolific member of the so-called ‘Wrecking Crew’ group of musicians that accompanied and played on records as diverse as The Mamas & Papas, Sonny & Cher and The Beach Boys.
He was voted best guitarist in Down Beat Magazine in 1956, 1957 and 1958 and recorded numerous albums. The Gibson Guitar Corporation introduced the Barney Kessel model guitar in 1961 to honour his skills. Barney died on May 6, 2004.
Herb Ellis was an American guitarist who probably was best known as member of Oscar Peterson’s Trio in the 1950’s. He was born on August 4, 1921 as Mitchell Herbert Ellis. He played with Jimmy Dorsey’s band and played on numerous Verve records supporting jazz giants like Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Herb died on March 20, 2010.
Charlie Byrd was one of America’s greatest guitarists. Born on September 16, 1925 in Suffolk, Virginia, he was strongly influenced by Django Reinhardt’s style and Brazilian bossa nova.
He played in Woody Herman’s band in the late 1950’s and recorded ‘Jazz Samba’ with Stan Getz. Also he recorded the famous bossa nova albums with João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Byrd died on December 2, 1999.
The three great guitarists are accompanied by Joe Byrd, Charlie’s brother, on bass and Chuch Redd on drums
The repertoire included:
• "It's the talk of the town" by Marty Symes, Al J. Nieburg, Jerry Livingston;
• "Undecided" by Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers;
• "A felicidade" by Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim;
• "Manha de carnaval" by Antonio Mariz, Luis Bonfá;
• "Nuages" by Django Reinhardt;
• "Goin' out of my head" by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein;
• "Flyin' home" by Sid Robin, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman.
*"Speak Low"
*"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out."
The concert was taped on 17 July 1982 in the Congress Gebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands during the North Sea Jazz Festival.
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@WorldofJazz 2 жыл бұрын

Fellow jazz fans! We have started creating set lists for our uploads, if you happen to find any discrepancy, please let us know in the comments. 00:02:20 It's the talk of the town 00:08:45 Undecided 00:14:40 Lover 00:20:27 Old Folks 00:24:40 Slow Burn 00:33:28 Speak Low 00:37:55 A felicidade 00:44:40 Nuages 00:53:30 Flyin Home 01:00:38 Nobody knows you when you're down Thanks!

@gilmardias3266 2 жыл бұрын

00:39:11 Manhã de Carnaval

@gilmardias3266 2 жыл бұрын

00:46:27 Goin' out of my head

@ireneredondo2076 2 жыл бұрын

@tabathastaples7884 Жыл бұрын

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!!

@user-xw1ve9zl1r Жыл бұрын

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@Mountain_Storm Жыл бұрын

As a former extreme metal guitarist it was after i watched this concert i realized i have been wasting years of practice to be able to "shred". To improvise with such speed, feel and melodic factors is 10x more impressive than playing fast runs up and down scales and arpeggios in metal. And i have to mention Barneys chord voice leading. Such speed is insane. I am glad i discovered the beauty of jazz now and not later.

@johngilbertnxxs Жыл бұрын

You will never doubt the authenticity ... because if you hear shred guitar on an acoustic or clean, the technique does not translate. Either this or true classical will prevail, ie Parkening method, Carcassi Method, Segovia.

@alainvosselman9960 Жыл бұрын

Congratz ! Happy for you. You got a real treat to pop your jazz cherry cuz this is an awesome gig i often rewatch. There's many sub genres in jazz but with this post modernist swing jazz, i thing all the lines are very clear, not hard to understand but played in such beautiful ways in terms of harmonics and then you hear the solos where the phrasing again, is 'simple' to understand yet of a incredible level to play, let alone perform ( the fast pieces i mean) Plus if you understand that all their solos are improvised !! ... These guys are used to propel themselves totally out of their comfort zone and still manage to play superb... Hope your new found love takes you to new joy and new levels of playing !

@Mountain_Storm Жыл бұрын

@@alainvosselman9960 Of course it will, have a good one!

@pseudotatsuya Жыл бұрын

you should listen to pasquale grasso. his technique is insane.

@haeretean9012 Жыл бұрын

Are you Alex Skolnick?

@DaleLeopold 3 жыл бұрын

One evening in the early 80s, I saw this trio on Maryland Public Television. The next morning I was on my way to work, and I arrived as per usual at Silver Spring Metro Station. While passing a group of people waiting for a bus, my eyes fell upon a well-traveled but sturdy electric guitar case. I looked up and was startled to see a distinguished man in his 60s standing next to it. I said "Excuse me--aren't you Herb Ellis?" He was as startled as I was, and confirmed his identity. I mentioned that I had just seen him on TV the night before (I had also seen him and Barney at the Cellar Door in DC a few years earlier), and we had a brief but friendly chat. I think the last thing he expected while waiting for a bus was to be recognized by a young guy barely out of college. I really hope I made his day!

@mariarusso1325 3 жыл бұрын

Hi how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

@sacapuntasfregerio4274 2 жыл бұрын

Quadro

@_SE7EN37_ 2 жыл бұрын

🎸

@adrianwhyte4597 2 жыл бұрын

You just made my day! Great story!

@mojojay7731 2 жыл бұрын

@@sacapuntasfregerio4274 9

@patrickcavanaugh4048 Ай бұрын

My mom gave me a birthday gift when I was 15. A guitar lesson with Charlie Byrd. Never forget that!

@ericlara2865 4 күн бұрын

Wow. What was he like? What did he teach you? Any life longs tips he gave you? He is one of my favorites. I was studying jazz in uni before transferring to another uni and started studying classical and charlie was one of my biggest inspirations in that transition.

@user-ck4px5oi6k 10 ай бұрын

I had the honor of working as a waitress during late 70’s and 80’s at a jazz and blues club in Dayton Ohio,where these amazing gentleman played. All separately. What a treat! I remember one night, hardly anyone in club and I asked Charlie Byrd if that bothered him and he said “as long as 1 person was enjoying, he was fine”.

@vilmarojas693 6 ай бұрын

words from the greats, makes them. they jsut love music.

@CynthieD 5 ай бұрын

Awesome story - wonderful quote from Charlie! 🎸🎶💖

@peterharrison5833 5 ай бұрын

That's a great story. Many years ago, almost 44 to be exact, I saw the Great Guitars perform at my college. It was at SUNY, Potsdam, in February 1980, and this was the group that played that night. It was an absolutely incredible show. Most of the tunes on this video were played that night. Potsdam is a small college town in Northern NY, about an hour north of Lake Placid, 30 miles south of the Canadian border, and in those days, the winters were severe. Jan and Feb every year brought snow and temperatures of minus 25-30F without the wind chill for two months non-stop. In NY State that area's known as "The Ice Box." I was a 22-year-old college senior with aspirations of being a professional jazz pianist, but as I like to tell friends and family nowadays, what I didn't know about the music business would have filled the internet, or as we used to say in those days, it would have filled an encyclopedia. (Or in my case, probably a library full of them). Potsdam only had about 2-3 busses a day leaving for other towns and cities in NY State, and the earliest bus was at 8 a.m. About halfway through the concert, Herb talked to the audience about this fact, and the fact that he and Barney had to catch a plane out of Syracuse, NY the next day, and asked if anyone could give them a lift for the three-hour drive that it would take to get there. At first the audience kind of reacted a little funny, a few smirks and giggles here and there. Well, a couple of tunes later, Herb asked the same thing and the audience laughed outright. Pretty soon it got to be a running joke during the show, with Herb bringing up the subject again and again, and the the audience laughing harder each time. I began to think he was serious. So, I waited until the last number, and while they were taking their bows and then did an encore, I went back stage and waited for them to finish. As Herb came off, I walked up, introduced myself, and told him that I'd be happy to give him and Barney a lift to Syracuse. He asked what kind of car I had and when I told him it was a 1976 VW Beetle he kind of looked back at Barney and asked him if they could fit all their stuff in a Beetle. Barney said yes, so it was all set. Ray Shiner, the prof who ran the jazz program at Potsdam told Herb he could trust me, so that was that. The next day, the temperature was probably around -30F and there had been a fire in one of the downtown buildings, so there was ice over half the main street in town and traffic was backing up from it. I got to their hotel, and yes, we managed to get two large jazz guitar cases, two suit bags, and all three of us into the VW, and we headed south. Caught some breakfast on the way, and Herb got a paper, probably the Watertown, NY Times. Then it hit--the weather got worse and worse, and we were headed straight into a blizzard. So, here I am, 22, naive, star-struck, and driving two famous jazz musicians from Potsdam to Syracuse through a blizzard. But it was one of the best days I ever had. We were crowded in, but they passed the time by asking what I wanted to do with my career, and possibly what kind of options there were out there for someone like me. We also talked about guitar, piano, jazz, opera, ballet, world news, the fact that President Carter had just urged the Congress to re-institute the draft, and what it might mean for me. Of course, being young, naive, and somewhat stupid, I said something about going across the Canadian border if that happened--you have to remember, we were just post-Viet Nam, so that was still a thing. Herb said that if I joined the Army, I could possibly end up playing in an Army band, but that it would be better than toting a rifle. I said it was something that I'd never do. Well, the conversation ranged over many subjects, like a I said, but they were the nicest guys in the world and treated me like I was a friend. The blizzard got worse and worse, and yes, there were times when the tires skated over the snow here and there, but we did ok. It took five hours of hard driving to get to the Syracuse Airport, and we just made it in time for their flight, but we made it. They both thanked me and said good luck in the future. That's the last time I ever saw them. Ten months later, after trying to gig around LI, NY for a summer and a fall with mixed success, I auditioned for the Army Band program and was accepted in. I did six years in the US Army Bands, including 3 in Naples, Italy (which is another story for another time), and then auditioned for the US Air Force Bands and was accepted in. I did 3 years in New Hampshire, 11 in Massachusetts, 4 in Japan, and my last 3 in Texas. All good, solid military bands with a lot of great players in them, and a lot of travel to interesting places. I retired as a Master Sergeant from the USAF Band program in 2009 at the age of 51 with 27 years active duty time, and currently live and gig in a medium-sized southern city. Just turned 65 this year, so I'm officially a senior citizen and am on Medicare in addition to my USAF retirement. I look back at my life, and as music and life go, it's been a good one. And yes---I'll always remember that trip to Syracuse with Herb and Barney. Two of the nicest guys you'd ever meet, who were uncannily prophetic about the life that I ended up living for the last 44 years. They are both gone now, but I hope that if they've looked down on me from heaven from time to time, that they'd smile and say something like "ya did ok, kid, ya did ok." Thanks for reading this long post from an old piano player. Sincerely, PMH

@Breakbeats92.5 Жыл бұрын

The tone of each of these guitars is a dream come true.

@TEFLAudios 4 жыл бұрын

We mustn't forget how good the drummer and bass player are too. Such a talented group. Beautiful music

@dedmouse 2 жыл бұрын

@Don Kanis Speaking as a bass player and a sound person, thank you!

@jeffreywilliams5093 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Redd, a great guy, super talented. The drummer.

@RickLipinski Жыл бұрын

Le Bass. Le Drummer. The heart of the band. Yep

@RickLipinski Жыл бұрын

The Sound Tech is so very important. Yep as well as the room or physical venue . So much of great music is ruined by inferior playback. Ricke

@germanlopez5356 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is (for me) a jazz super class at 120 mph ! I really envy them .. and I am a person that was born in Latin America that love to listen jazz related soft music and enjoy it ! .

@Ron-wy4rq Ай бұрын

Jaw dropping jazz guitar greats! You all are my inspiration. Thank you for the great music over the decades. You will always be remembered . April 13, 2024 ❤😊

@sugxs.s 25 күн бұрын

This concert is really incredible, the music, the artists, the atmosphere that you see in the video, it is really great to be able to listen to this type of music ❤

@stevewebertampainvestments2097 4 жыл бұрын

in the mid-late 90's Charlie Byrd came to play a concert at Northern VA Community College performing arts center for about a thousand people. I was lucky enough to be his piano player that night. I had a VHS video of the performance but unfortunately it got taped over a few years later. That was shortly before he passed away. That is a day that will live on in my mind for the rest of my life!

@mariarusso1325 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

@njgl2010 10 ай бұрын

I can’t believe this only has 200k views. This is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. Those guys are incredible musicians!

@CGV.69 5 ай бұрын

5.8 million views now 🥰 great to see

@upnort55 2 жыл бұрын

...so thrilled that this musical moment in time was captured for generations to enjoy.

@philipdehaan4758 2 жыл бұрын

Well said, this is pure joy… fenomenal Enjoy your day🙌🏽

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Jim how are you doing 😊

@rockitflash 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this lineup in the late 70’s in Austin Texas.After the show, Barney Kessell was actually rolling up his own cord, and I asked him about the Charlie Christian pickup on his guitar.He brought the guitar over to show to me and eagerly explain all of the modifications he had done.It was like two guys just talking shop.I’ll never forget how gracious and humble he was, a real gentleman.

@mathieudager4234 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great Musician. What a true privilege and honor to get to meet him person it must be.

@williamhenderson7524 2 жыл бұрын

@@mathieudager4234 The best guitar playing in history there will never be another era of such amazing talent.. Man what a pleasure to watch and listen......

@mariarusso1325 2 жыл бұрын

@2001pe 10 ай бұрын

What modifications did Charlie do?

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 😊

@ScottAlderman 6 жыл бұрын

Man, I was the road manager for this tour (I run across the stage a few minutes into the video to fix an amp). I was a 21 year old rocker and stoner, and I was in charge of the tour. By dumb chance I got a job as the sound and light guy at Charlie Byrd's club in Washington, D.C. I knew nothing about jazz, except for Dizzy and Ella, and barely how to be a sound guy. Charlie's partner in the club managed and booked Charlie, Barney, Herb, and others. I worked in the office during the day learning how to be an agent, worked at the club at night, and road managed their European tours. They were brilliant, and complicated, and gracious. Charlies especially. I learned three important things from them: age has nothing to do with hipness, wet birds don't fly at night, and drum machines can't hang.

@steveturner5519 6 жыл бұрын

wreckswright love the history Congratulations on your musical experiences...i only hope you can play like this now days.. Gimme a little more insight on some other stuff you learned during this time period unless the grass is to stoney these days

@7884golfguru 6 жыл бұрын

Must have been awesome

@UncleEti 6 жыл бұрын

Starting sound engineering (I am French, maybe not accurage there) with guitars so inclined to feed back must not have been a breeze at the beginning. I like your description "brilliant, complicated and gracious" : sounds like a description of B. Kessel way of clothing sometimes! :)

@ilariamosca1754 6 жыл бұрын

Scott Alderman ii

@keithbagot3074 6 жыл бұрын

Ilaria Mosca ;

@frosty4peter 4 жыл бұрын

I was there at this gig! It was a wonderful experience. Back then I was 26 year old and a regular visitor of the North Sea Jazzfestival when it was still a REAL jazz & blues festival instead of what it is today... This gig was in the "PWA zaal" and my friend and I were there together with 2 french girls we just had met at the festival :) So we had good company AND great music!!

@marylittlefield580 3 жыл бұрын

Woohoo!!!

@jahjnr Жыл бұрын

A internet nos propõe coisas que não tem valor belo concerto ! Gratidão pelo upload ❤ E quem está vendo essa pérola em 2023.

@EnthonyStevie1000 Жыл бұрын

Realmente Irmão, uma obra prima.

@samalexandre1431 2 ай бұрын

bagulho é doido meu parceiro viva os licks de jazz

@barrywatson5038 Жыл бұрын

It was my eternal pleasure to be a great friend to Barney Kessel for years. Every time he visited England I would be at all the gigs and sometimes ran his around. Not only was Barney a brilliant musician he was a wonderful man. RIP sir. xxx

@qumatru Жыл бұрын

That sounds like quite the experience, I've only recently discovered his playing and I was sold instantly.

@barrywatson5038 Жыл бұрын

@@qumatru The thing I liked about Barney was that he wasn't " Big time" at all. Just a really nice guy and a fantastic talent. It was a pleasure being a friend.

@jimarbutus349 4 жыл бұрын

Seen this show in small venue in Baltimore MD . At the end of the first night, before i left, i bought tickets for the second night. What a show and a great memory. I was so close. No one between me and them both evenings.

@ScottAlderman 6 жыл бұрын

In the '70's, Charlie's son, Jeff, died in a car accident while he was a student in Spain. I didn't know Charlie before Jeff dies, but those who did said he was never really the same; he carried a tremendous weight and sadness. On this tour in 1982, we played the university in Madrid that his son was attending when he died. We had a day off, and Charlie spent the day with Jeff's teachers and friends. That night he have one of the best performances I've ever seen. It was a jammed amphitheatre, like a medical amphitheatre, and Charlie played some blues that just jolted the room. I remember Herb giving me a "the shit's getting real" look, and he and Barney pulled back and let Charlie fly. I've done thousands of shows in my career, and that was a top 5. Most of the shows back then on European summer tours are festivals, and most of those were the traditional festivals. We had a mishap traveling from Milan to Germany (canceled flights, and I called the director of Alitalia airlines in Milan a bastard and he lost his marbles), so it was one of those horrendous travel days that lasted 18 hours, most of that in a van driving through Germany. Charlie was in a army band during WWII, and he told us war stories as we drove through some of the same places he fought in. By the end of the war, even the army bands were seeing action, and he was part of the force that liberated the concentration camps. It was an amazing history lesson as we raced to the show. The show was a festival, and took place in a giant indoor arena that was packed with kids. It looked like a rock festival, and they had moved us from earlier in the show to last because of our travel problems, and when we got there they were chanting and clapping. I never saw Herb so nervous. They were all concerned that the crowd would eat them alive once they saw three insurance salesmen take the stage and sit down with their guitars to play standards. But the crowd went bananas for them. They played twice as long as scheduled, until deep in the night, and the kids went absolutely nuts for it. Europe was much much better for jazz than the US.

@WorldofJazz 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, Thank you for your comments. We really appreciate! So good to hear your stories! The WOJ team

@ScottAlderman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's great to find people who appreciate them. Do you have Lionel Hampton at Northsea in 1983?

@WorldofJazz 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, We're not sure we recorded it, but we keep finding tapes. When we find it it will uploaded

@freetidjane 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, you should write a book, Man! Those memories must stay after we are gone for the enlightenment of the new generation. Thanks a lot!

@pongufogu9457 6 жыл бұрын

Scott Alderman man, how to thank you for all this personal treasure you're so generously sharing with your brothers in music?

@ColHogan-bu2xq 2 жыл бұрын

Musicians, director, sound, camera men, lighting, etc, all are perfect. Another era...

@barrywatson5038 Жыл бұрын

I was at this gig in Holland at the North Sea Jazz festival. Just magic. RIP Chaps. xxx

@TheDahcMan 3 жыл бұрын

Love how they're constantly tinkering with the tuning keys and tone knobs in the midst of each song - their ears are so precise, they hear even the slightest variance

@AlexH4774 3 жыл бұрын

Not the bass player!

@carguy3460 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexH4774 He's too busy! What a player!

@barrywatson5038 4 жыл бұрын

I was a great friend of Barney Kessel and was with him at the above concert in Holland in 1982. RIP Barney. xxx

@paulroggenbeck3129 9 ай бұрын

Quick proficient chord changing is mind blowing!🤯 Phenomenal💯%

@odysseuslaertiades1528 3 жыл бұрын

In 1982 I had the privilege to listen to these legendary musicians at the Freiburg Jazz Festival in Germany. I liked their music a lot, but at that time I was too young to appreciate how incredibly good they really were.

@arturoalvarez_music 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of those jewels that I wouldn't ever know if it wasn't on KZfaq. Thanks for sharing this great concert!

@nicholasindalecio8211 3 жыл бұрын

Bless the tube!

@ColHogan-bu2xq 2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@jmach2409 Жыл бұрын

Verdade concordo com vc

@mikemoran7036 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely money can't buy this wonderful peice of artistry yet here it is for free.

@westerntwang1642 2 жыл бұрын

Herb Ellis was in top form. All five were superb. What a treat.

@ScialomRoland 2 жыл бұрын

Watching again, this performance, two years after, I'm still amazed by the show of talent of theses three guitarrists, the bass and the drums, and also by the quality of the work of all the people involved.

@Stopmeghost 2 жыл бұрын

It's one of my favourite videos on youtube. I've watched it many times, never disappoints, always impresses... here I am watching it again...

@johndemola1608 2 жыл бұрын

Yes great recording and camera work!

@mariarusso1325 2 жыл бұрын

How are you doing

@johnwinkle9924 2 жыл бұрын

Barney clinic’d our jazz program in Muskogee, Oklahoma (his hometown) in spring 1977. After school the day arrived, he jammed with Dr. Lowell Lehman, music department chairman at Northeastern State University in nearby Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and Charlie Yadon, a local drummer of their common era. Our star senior guitarist was invited to join in, and Charlie handed his sticks off to me for a short jam session with the icon. Certainly a highlight of my musical life! I was a sophomore when this happened.

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. John how are you doing 😊

@mikeoxley9121 3 жыл бұрын

Saw these guys in the mid - 70’s at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis! They were great! Then got backstage, and met them all - nice guys!

@donchep7975 4 жыл бұрын

I have watched this performance probably over 100 times now and every time I am in awe of the music that these men created. Truly masters of jazz guitar and musical composition, I would do anything to have been able to be alive back then and experience the amazing wonderful music that they created. None of the music today comes close to the elegance and style of music that Charlie created with his Bossa Nova playing, truly a legend...... May they forever play on in heaven. RIP

@donchep7975 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Brophy 😂😂There’s a lot of great guitarists today, but none can come close to Charlie’s style of Bossa Nova! We have a lot of other cool styles of guitar now that didn’t exist back then though.

@marylittlefield580 2 жыл бұрын

All passed....thank u so much 💖 ur music lives on forever !

@anarchywon4170 3 жыл бұрын

There was so much music wisdom on that one stage it's hard for us mere mortals to comprehend. Great upload!

@Coderickfoxx 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this magnificent trio in the 70's at the lighthouse in Redondo Beach CA. I am blessed!

@kennethhodges3187 4 жыл бұрын

This performance should be on DVD so it could cherished as a keepsake! Three wonderful musicians who work so well together!

@mariarusso1325 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Kenneth, how are you doing. I believe you are doing well.

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Kenneth😊

@jmrstudiorecvideoproductio112 3 жыл бұрын

One must have class of taste in music to appreciate this...I enjoy this every beat and note..

@taf44tt8io 2 жыл бұрын

The GREAT Charlie BYRD !!!! Wonderful musician, one of my favorite ever !!!!

@MatthewMacFarlaneMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. The way these guys effortlessly switch between lead and rhythm parts is wonderful to watch and listen to. Always grooving always turned on. A must watch for aspiring guitarists.

@guitarmanmusic5233 2 жыл бұрын

Barney and Herb are the Cats, they are in their world, who surprised me was Charlie B, I didn't know he can swing that high and provides good couping quality 🙌❤️🙏

@tony11950000 4 жыл бұрын

The mystery charm of Jazz ,the complex that gives you ease, the rush that gives you calmness, the chromatic in harmony, the contradictions that makes no dissonant, it's a classy level of dopamine.

@donovanburkhard 4 жыл бұрын

High class

@segproductions6094 2 жыл бұрын

wonderful concert from past masters, and Charlie's brother Joe Byrd on bass is absolutely on it....

@tonygagliardi663 3 жыл бұрын

Found this clip by accident. It is outstanding. Reminds me of the great players in Denver in the 60’s and 70’s.

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr Tony

@PeterDad60 4 жыл бұрын

Remember when you were a kid and you would get a new record album and play it constantly? I'm 70 in March 2020 and I'm playing this nightly on loop, actually I'm also playing guitar right along with them and I have to say, wow, they are good and a pleasure to listen too as well. - Peter

@stephenlevine1929 5 жыл бұрын

You can wait a lifetime, but you'll never see a better example of the art of jazz. The creative genius and technical skill of these three is simply stunning. A concert for the ages!

@englandshope689 5 жыл бұрын

and for the aged !.....hahaaa!

@raymocopo7340 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@marylittlefield580 3 жыл бұрын

Never see or hear this again....!!! We oldies r sooo LUCKY !!

@georgecraig4286 3 жыл бұрын

What I love about watching these guys, is that they're not only exceptionally discipline and talented, but they speak what they play, which is a true expression of jazz. God gave these guys have extra dose of talent.

@josecortesrolembergfilho6783 11 ай бұрын

MAGNIFIQUE RENCONTRE DE 2/3 MONSTRES DU JAZZ ! Il est très marrant de voir les sincinesies faciales de Kessel... MERCI POUR LA VIDEO. DIRECTEMENT DE SALVADOR-BAHIA. AUTOUMN 2023.

@netoh.5390 2 жыл бұрын

This is AMAZING, how I did't know these guys earlier.. so much feeling, they are very smooth in their playing, WHERE IS THE LOVE IT BUTTON!!

@tedwilliams2849 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful concert. I wish we still had more of this music being played in more venues. I really miss it.

@raymocopo7340 4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@danielhall3105 3 жыл бұрын

Europe. Jazz is still very important there.

@pgroove163 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielhall3105 I don't want this music to be important..i just want it accessible..

@poindexterregan5603 4 жыл бұрын

One of the first jazz LPs I bought was the original "Guitar-Guitar" with Charlie Byrd and Herb Ellis in 1963. A true life-changer!

@dennytv5281 Жыл бұрын

The gods of guitar players are gathered. My ears are joyful, my heart is thrilled. I am soaked with happiness in an enchanting performance.from Korea. Denny

@moisestebrero7065 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, so famous during our time. May all your soul be in heaven still doing what you like the most, nothing i can say, thanks for sharing your music and talents to us.Your music always make my day.God Blesss!!!

@raymocopo7340 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, the soloing is outstanding, creative and a pile of pleasure. But, the way they support each other with the superb comping adds a level of mastery and full sound that is exceedingly rare among such great soloists in any genre. Kudos to the excellent rhythm section, too. All around wonderful artistry, chemistry and technique without sacrificing beautiful melody. This is my entry into the greatest jazz guitar combo performance ever! Anyone have others to recommend?

@Jiv_Ing57819 4 жыл бұрын

A good duo with this swinging thing is Herb Ellis and Joe Pass's stuff together on the Concord label. Am not a huge Joe Pass fan but he is enjoyable and has a similar catchy style to Ellis, his solo stuff on the album is interesting but always been on the fence about Pass... duo's however are fantastic and merry, So - if you are en-joyed by this then you should get into the Pass-Ellis stuff. : -D

@Jiv_Ing57819 4 жыл бұрын

One thing is I need to get to bed and stop Manha de Carnaval hehe. : -D

@joevald3 4 жыл бұрын

Very fond memories of Charlie Byrd at the cellar door ... He is quite the classical guitarist as well

@tommygaston544 3 жыл бұрын

WoW !!! Love this --> Takes my mind off troubles here in 2021

@mikegosnell4379 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect balance with headphones. The solos by Herb Ellis were excellent. The arrangements were razor sharp. This was a most enjoyable concert by all five musicians.

@dennycrain7 2 жыл бұрын

I'm at about 65% on the KZfaq volume and 100% on my laptop with headphones-- it's a MIRACLE how good it sounds.

@toncibrkovic 5 жыл бұрын

Contagious perfection (38:00). These gentlemen now hold concerts in heaven. Do not doubt they are sold out.

@Virtues4U Жыл бұрын

Awesome swingin'. It's always exciting to see the different styles employed by the jazz guitar greats. Charlie Byrd seems infermittently to leave one finger off the fretboard - unorthodox but my how brilliant. Herb Ellis simply eye-catching with his phrasing and dexterity. Ah and Mr Kessel, what more can I say that hasn't yet been said about the virtuoso genius. Kessel, Joe Pass, Wes, Jim Hall George Benson, Kenny Burrell and these guys among my hero jazz guitarists! If jazz guitar be the food of love play on, give me excess of it. Thank You

@MarkFromHawaii 5 ай бұрын

I just cleaned off my vinyl album of Great Guitars (Concord Jazz CJ-73) and had to check if there was some live footage of these fine musicians. I ended up laughing and a-grinning at the artistry of these gentlemen. So tight yet so loose at the same time if you know what I mean. And as a bonus, there's Joe Pass making a cameo appearance near the end. Thank you so much @WorldofJazz!

@elstongunn5603 4 жыл бұрын

These guys take it all in stride, no smiles, conversation or extraneous movement. For them it was probably just another show, but this is the way jazz guitar was meant to be. Inspirational.

@nicholasindalecio8211 3 жыл бұрын

Delicious and inspirational

@cronistamundano8189 4 жыл бұрын

I think it is something that isn´t really known throughout the world, but Barney Kessel was a major influence on the Bossa-Nova movement. He was the one guy everyone got enfatuated with here in Rio in the 50´s, and the rest is history. He deserves a lot more credit than he has, if it wasn´t enough already. My favorite american guitar player.

@bennydafarmer865 6 ай бұрын

This is more than gold. I got goosebumps from the beginning till the end.

@JJones9300 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, we used to see Herb Ellis and Cal Collins play together at the Blue Wisp in Covington, KY. Tiny place but man, what a show they put on. Incredible talent.

@mannishboy1 2 жыл бұрын

Cal Collins is from a tiny town in Indiana called Medora. The name comes from the major scale: Do-Ra-Me-Fa-So-La-Te-Do. "Me-Do-Ra: Town Of Harmony."

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Jones😊

@JJones9300 6 ай бұрын

Hello Ms. Russo@@HelenamariaRusso

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

@@JJones9300 hello nice to hear from you. I hope you’re not offended please

@Vitttorio777 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't received such pleasure from music for a long time. Wonderful !

@Burin5614 4 жыл бұрын

Salute! As a rock guitarist, I really love the vintage which lead the music world to the next level, NO THEM, NO US the new music! They are the legend ♡

@paulgriffin3438 2 жыл бұрын

This is what professional musicians look like; stunning skills really all 3 of them.

@kevin_A613 Жыл бұрын

What a historic recording of these three Masters sharing the stage! Thank you so much for this!

@TheHansoost 3 жыл бұрын

Just a bit of heaven. These gentlemen just make me smile. I come by here weekly. Great stuff.

@peteroreilly8060 4 жыл бұрын

The skill and music just blows me away. WOW !!! Enough said.

@Sloneno4eg Жыл бұрын

This is pure joy! When people play not shouting over each other, but aiding, supporting and surrounding :))) Great job, guys!

@juanmarentes33 2 жыл бұрын

WHAT A BIG SHOW MARVELOUS , GOD BLESS YOU TUBE THANKS FOR SAVING LIVES.

@kadeemceasor1757 5 жыл бұрын

Herb Ellis’s technique is out of this world extraordinary

@nicholasindalecio8211 3 жыл бұрын

He's a boss

@franbestguitrplayerinthewo5027 2 жыл бұрын

Realy fantastic tecnique herb ellis i agre

@percyg1 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best jazz videos I have seen and heard.Barney Kessel in particular was a favorite of mine.

@mariarusso1325 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Noel how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Noel 😊

@Handd4u 2 жыл бұрын

A big thank you for whoever filmed & uploaded this live masterpiece performance to You Tube. Technology has changed our world and affected it in many negative ways. This effect is definitely positive and highly pleasurable. To see and here this performance free is a wonderful gift.. These men were born with music in their soul. Dedicated beyond what most people can fathom. Their work/practice ethic must be off the charts. These guys had to have egos that were monstrous. Yet, their humbleness that allows them to take a back seat or front seat to make the music mesh into a masterpiece that musically moves the soul is simply amazing. Have to be wonderful human beings.

@arthurtapikisnr7999 2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@victorfabianveravillalobos3539 Жыл бұрын

Fabuloso...

@mikemoran7036 6 ай бұрын

Not sure about the egos, think they were just doing what they loved.

@joycemanganyi9703 2 жыл бұрын

what a peacefuĺl music!Their souls rest in God with their soothing music!

@angelolucioperdono5144 4 жыл бұрын

Icredible!!! The acoustic guitar in jazz. R.I.P. Barney, Herb and Charlie Great!!!

@stuksy4321 4 жыл бұрын

It's been a few decades since I first listened to these greats and I still want to play like them when I grow up.

@RoJaDale0 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Arlington VA in the 60’s, and was a frequent visitor to the Byrd’s Nest. Will never forget late evenings spent there.

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Robert 😊

@George-rb6bv 3 жыл бұрын

Look each one of the three guitarists is a grand master, one not better than the other, they are in a league of their own. At that level of proficiency, they have noting but the utmost respect for each other. Each one has his own particular style, and that's why each guitarist is unique and special.On stage they are not 3, but 1, in mind, body and spirit musically.

@chuckdesjarlais1387 5 жыл бұрын

Great music hard to find such talent

5 жыл бұрын

What a total treat! Three favorite guitar players together in one performance!

@mariarusso1325 3 жыл бұрын

Hi how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

@moccagriselda Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget about the truly superior recording quality!

@Andrew-Johnson Жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you and is here for everyone. 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.' Proverbs 3:5-6 💙✨

@reginacabreraavila806 25 күн бұрын

It's such an incredible show

@maximum805 6 жыл бұрын

35 years ago when I was 24 years old I first heard these masters on the concord label. My respect and admiration for them has never wavered one inch. They were the quintessential Jazz guitarists of our age. And no extra charge for facial expressions.

@fqexpat 5 жыл бұрын

That's about the same time I was lucky enough to see and listen to Charlie Byrd play a one night gig in a small club here and it was one I'll never forget. I sat about 20 feet from the small stage where he sat on a chair, played and just mesmerized me. I stayed for both sets.

@conniereyes5005 2 жыл бұрын

SUS. CORAZONES.. EL. CORAZON DEL. UNIVERSO. TOCAN AL UNÍSONO. Y. LO. INTERPRETAN SEMEJANTES. DOCTORES SON. DIAMANTALES. E INMOTALES. LOS. AMO HASTA. EL. COSMOS SON SIDERALES. GRACIAS. GRACIAS GRACIAS.

@user-zr6ls9fo6b 10 ай бұрын

Es algo extraordinario escuchar y ver tocar a estos cinco virtuosos , un deleite ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

@pascalperraud4294 7 ай бұрын

C'est toujours un grand plaisir d' écouter de grands musiciens! Formidable!!❤

@michelekett8450 2 жыл бұрын

5 gentlemen channeling the soul of the music so that we can feel its beauty. The true sign of a musician, being an instrument without ego.

@eileenbailey2093 5 жыл бұрын

I am utterly and totally in awe of these fantastically, talented gentlemen. Would love to have been there soaking up and inhaling the music coming from these incredible musicians.

@fingerhorn4 Жыл бұрын

Not just great playing, but brilliantly terse and no-nonsense presentation, well prepared and flawless. A gem.

@winstoncoerecius 3 ай бұрын

Nearly 73 first time for me. To God be the glory 🙏

@chilljazz Жыл бұрын

Daily reminder: You're not useless. You're not a dissapointment. You're not dumb. You're not different. You're not compared to anyone. Because... You're loved. You're strong. You're smart. You're beautiful inside and out. You're the best version of YOU there ever is. and you're human. I know you're going through a lot of stuff right now but it'll be okay. This life is a long journey. In a journey, there are ups and downs. If you ever go down, it doesn't mean you can't go back up. Rest easy and give yourself a treat :) I love you very very much and I just want you to know that.And when you go back up, you have that space in your heart that can help others back up, as well

@luigilamorte7753 6 жыл бұрын

Saw the Great Guitars live in Montreal in the 80's...what beautiful memories.

@rae0521 5 жыл бұрын

You'd think these guys' minds were somehow hooked together like a computer network, only there's no lag. They play like ONE - like MACHINES only with feeling. I don't normally appreciate "jazz" but I sure like what I hear in this video. Thank you.

@samuelmosessegal 10 ай бұрын

Charlie Byrd on Wes Montgomery made me cry, not sure yet why, very nice ensemble here, thank you for sharing!

@vincentskinner3250 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing Barney with Sasha disteal at Ronnie Scott’s club with my dad and as both musicians we were enthralled. Music takes your heart into a different world ❤

@rekintoloco 4 жыл бұрын

would've loved to be part of this era!! stuff like this doesn't come around anymore.

@phillclark3643 4 жыл бұрын

One could never, ever, get tired of listening to this, It’s the real business,

@sebastiantobiaskuhn 2 жыл бұрын

again and again genious!! Thanks from heart to this great musicians!!

@margaretaenglund4511 2 жыл бұрын

I love listening to this. Enjoy these fantastic jazz musicians.🎶💓💓

@HelenamariaRusso 6 ай бұрын

Hello 😊

@cosmyccowboy 4 жыл бұрын

My first thought was stunned silence and the next was how did I get to almost 63 without knowing about these guys?

@marylittlefield580 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha...time flies..!!!

@tontokurt 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic and very insporational. Lots of soul from all three.

@1060michaelg Жыл бұрын

My all time hero and reason why I play fingerstyle is Charlie Byrd (I had the honor of meeting him between sets in Orlando, he was so kind to a besotted 18 year old neophyte picker), but my remarks is about Barney...with eyes closed he has LEFT this sphere and we must assume he is in an ecstatic musical "state". The Old Ones, the Nephilim of the Instrument!