Weather Report playin' and Manhattan Transfer singin'. Is this heaven?

How can something be so cheesy and AMAZING at the same time?

My wife and I were there for this concert. Never forget this experience. Big fans of both groups.

I've watched this video several times now, and loved it each time. Whoever had the idea of matching Manhattan Transfer up with Weather Report should have received an award of some kind. Maybe "Most Serendipitous Musical Match of the Decade". I'd vote for that.

Love the ending...proper Swing...easy...from London with Love ❤

Very fortunately, I attended one of these concerts. The music was ingenious in concept and musicianship, and aesthetic experience unmatched!!!!!

Truly Excellent. A classic performance.

This is jazz singing and swinging at its best. Brilliant!

Amazing performance... Omar Hakim on drums is just 23 years old...

Was there.... thought I died and went heaven... 2 glorious days..... People if you're LA .... usually in the month of June.....GOOOOOOOOOOO👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Two of my favorite musical groups, one of my favorite songs.

Janis Siegel is so cute and what a voice

*_I'm Old School... real musicians played and real singers sang.._* I can still remember back in the 70's and 80's when we actually had real talent. Musicians played live and singers sang live on stage in front of many thousands of people. Many bands played just as good Live as they did in Studio. *_Real Bands don't use 'gimmicks' they use Real Talent..._*

World class music forever! I´m Austrian like Joe Zawinul and I saw him 3 times at Jazz concerts in Vienna. I´m also happy that I have seen Manhattan Transfer live one time in Vienna and later even in Klagenfurt. But to see them (Weather Report and Manhattan Transfer) together in a concert must be pure delight!

My good friend Omar Hakim on drums!!!

Big crowd for jazz - fusion. Love it. Not anymore. America ignores this stuff.

What’s happened folks? How come we don’t have these incredible Jazz sessions anymore? This is incredible jazzy swingin’ stuff! What an electrifying performance. So dig the vibes folks, swing along and dig the ambiance & Cheers!

What a performance! Fantastic musicianship and beautiful singing - doesn't get much better than this.

I wish Man Tran. had been with them when I saw WR the year before. They add a lot to this number. The bassist does an extraordinary job here. Imagine having to follow you-know-who...

I was tebding var at Carmelos Jazz Club in the San Fernando Valley near LA, when Janice Siegalventered alone. she sat at my bar and ordered a cocktail ynfamiliar to me. it was Myerss rum and soda with a squezze of lime. Myerrs is a very dark Jamaican rum a bit bitter. i made she liked it.i made one for myself. she ordered another later. ivdidnt charve her of course, and she left me a generous tip. she was kind and very friendly. i named the drink her the "JSiegal".😊

Wayne Shorter always looks like he is conserving energy. R.I.P. Victor Bailey. His red 1966 Jazz was drop dead gorgeous and he sounded like a million dollars when he played it too!

I was in love with Janis Siegel. I was 20 and the music and arrangements were magical ✨.

Good vibes, indeed! Thanks for the beautiful music and the moments of great pleasure.

The scatting at the end if my favorite part

Era la prima volta che lo ascoltavo, Weather Report e Manhattan Transfer insieme,beh,una sola parola mi viene in mente nel vederli suonare:MERAVIGLIOSI!!!❤❤❤

Saw them at Ball State U. a couple years before this,,,,MT,,,, soooo awesome!!

Wow! Unbelievably brilliant performance from two superb bands!

Many thanks for sharing this happy meeting of giants.

A pinnacle - a mountain peak of performance. What it takes to be this excellent. The unabashed confidence and mastery of the Transfer. The lead singer - quite incredible. To think how few Americans REALLY get how great this is in relation to so much crap that makes millions for not even average work makes me cry.

Love Manhattan Transfer's version of this! Super cool!!!

I would have paid a high price indeed to have been fortunate enough to have seen this live. What a performance!!

wow! a meeting of heavyweights! thanks for uploading this!

I saw them in San Francisco in 1978. Really tight group and very together in their singing. They get you moving!

Moi c'est surtout de voir les gens heureux d'être au concert et s'éclater avec de la bonne musique. Aujourd'hui ils seraient tous sur leurs portables.

Wow. Wow. WOW. So many thanks for putting this up

this is so fantastic on so many levels ! bring back the good vibes.

guaranteed to make me smile

I saw this first time today and just when WR played at the start I thought:"Wouldn't it bi nice if Birdland had lyrics?". And then came Manhattan Transfer. Miracle, isn't it?

Perfect combination

This morning I was feeling low and full of cold...went for a walk and back tired...the news was all lockdown and restrictions.....then this came up....It was so beautiful I just burst into tears...Its wonderful...made me so so happy. Say you don't like jazz....I challenge you not to love this! It's just full of talent, skill, joy and such wonderful singing....mind if you have the best backing band in the world - you better be good!

Woaw, best song ever.

the best!❤

This tune brings back so many good memories 2021 🎵

What a great piece of history... Thanks for sharing.

I love this, I love ManTran,. saw them in London 2018 at Pizza Express Jazz club (Holborn), but the presence of Zawinul just lifts this song to a new level, its his crazy simple changes and arrangements. And Wayne Shorter - the bigger the stage, the more uncomfortable he looks

The great Victor Bailey on bass

Actually, the lyrics are by Jon Hendricks, who wrote a lot of lyrics for The Manhattan Transfer. I remember reading years ago that originally Eddie Jefferson was asked to write the lyrics but he died before he finished, so they got Jon Hendricks to write them.

Una perla maravillosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This just flat-out kicks ass!

Very interesting to see Victor Bailey play Jaco's solos and stuff. It's such a Jaco era song I've always wondered what it would sound like with him playing.

Would have been the icing on the cake had Jaco been able to Grace with his presence.

Una música directo al espíritu, mucho talento todos

so great and wonderful!

Time of my life all daze all nite such a lucky lad.😎👽

so enjoying i wish i was in that concert

Che fenomeni....troppo bravi...👏👏👏👏👏👏

Let's invite young generations enjoy freedom of expression because sounds just this good, tribute Wayne Shorter passed away, keep the memory alive fans

The best 2 versions of that classic song.

Fantastic sound,from the Philippines

LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS!

I was at this concert. My parents are clapping @ 1:48 (black balding man 6-5" and white lady to his right) and pops at 6:24 is the tall man with a sport coat (pops was odd) taller than everyone. It was a great concert. I was running around because I was 18 and looking for girls but it was one of the best Playboy Jazz festivals I went to and I've been to about 10 of them.

Very good music... Fabolous

depuis mon enfance j'adore !

UPありがとうございます! ウェザーリポートとマントラ…当時はJAZZの未来は明るい!と思ってましたが…

Nice! Thanks for the video. It doesn't get much better 😂.

Thank You! 🤗

I have no idea how do you feel about such music events but.. true happiness for me looks precisely like this guys, sounds like this & wishing you everybody turn back & paaaarty again, young generations deserve this precise input, let yourselves go & let it be fun like nuts, time for paaaarty guys 🤗🎁😊😊🙋🤩😊🥂🥳🤩🙋😊🎿🎁🍀🌺🎻🍾👏🎻🍾💐🍾🎂🍾🎂👍🍾🎂👍👍🤗👏🤗🎁👏🤗🎁👏

I can totally imagine how exciting the fan is when Manhattan transfer is going to perform with weather report

Semplicemente fantastico

Classic Jazz!

Two drummers that rocks

5,000 light years from Birdland But I'm still preachin' the rhythm Long-gone, uptight years from Birdland An' I'm still teachin' it with 'em Years from the land of the Bird An' I am still feelin' the spirit 5,000 light years from Birdland But I know people can hear it Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it Well-stated! Birdland It happened down in Birdland Oh! In the middle of that hub I remember one jazz club Where we went to pat feet Down on fifty-secon' street Everybody heard that word That they named it after Bird Where the rhythm swooped and swirled The jazz corner of the world An' the cats they gigged in there Were beyond compare Birdland - I'm singin' Birdland Birdland - Ol' swingin' Birdland Hey, man, the music really turns you on! Y' turn me on, Really, y' turn me aroun' 'N turn me on Down them stairs, lose them cares - where? Down in Birdland Total swing, bop was king - there Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look - where? Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too - there Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too - where? Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall - there Down in Birdland Yeah... There may never be nothin' such as that No mo', no mo' Down in Birdland, that's where it was at I know, I know Back in them days bop was ridin' high Hello! 'n goodbye! How well those cats remember Their first Birdland gig To play in Birdland is an honor we still dig Yeah...that club was like... In another world, sure enough... Yeah, baby All o' the cats had the cookin' on People just sat an' they was steady lookin' on Then Bird...he came 'n spread the word... Birdland Yes, indeed, he did Yes, indeed, he did Yes, indeed, he did Yes, he did, Parker played at Birdland Yes, he really did Yes, indeed, he really did Yes, he really did Told the truth down in Birdland Yes, indeed he did, Yardbird Parker played in Birdland Yes, indeed, he really did Charlie Parker played in Birdland Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it Then played it Well-stated! Birdland It happened down in Birdland Everybody dug that beat Everybody stomped their feet Everybody digs be-bop An' they'll never stop Down them stairs, lose them cares, yeah Down in Birdland Total swing! bop was king, yeah Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look, yeah Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too, yeah Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too, yeah Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall, yeah Down in Birdland Down them stairs, lose them cares, yeah Down in Birdland Total swing! bop was king, yeah Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look, yeah Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too, yeah Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too, yeah Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall, yeah Down in Birdland Down them stairs, lose y' cares, yeah Down in Birdland Total swing! bop was king, yeah Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look, yeah Down in Birdland Come in pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares Them that dares gits it! Pay the gate, don't be late It's a date! - whattay' know If y' dig, then you'll dig, it's a groove Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move Come in twos, pay your dues What can you lose? Just your blues! So lose them! The band swingin' one and all and what a ball! Yeah! Music is good, music is better than good Pretty good Very nice Really very good - things are bein' like they should Very good, very good, very good All y' gotta do is lend an ear An' listen to it Then y' dig a little sooner than soon You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music What a ball! How y' gonna figure out A way t' bring it all about amid a Lot o' other music on the set'n on The scene know what I mean? How y' gonna separate the music from the scene 'Gonna have t' keep the memory clean Y' gonna hear a lotta' sound... a lotta soun'

Great singing playing ingenioznost apsolutno heaven burning...

Wow. REALLY cool!!

Unforgettable!

Awesome!

Fantastico!

Fantastic 👏

Incredible Performance...............! 👍👍👍👍👍

Great feel good music.

Bellissima indimenticabile

Wow what a combination

Espectacular los Manhattan 4 voces inigualables los Weather aunque aquí no está Jaco músicos adorables pero que hace un conejo en la tierra de los pájaros. No vale decir...comiendo zanahorias. Buen video

Def an excellent collab here.

Wonderful...

No words!

I’ve got chills…

Excellent...

Wow! Wish I was there.

Amazing

Fantastic

Say what you want about Playboy, Hefner invested in jazz. The festival gave lots of artists a good gig and exposure to a wider audience. And fun to see the crowd on their feet dancing!

what fun!!

I met thèse fine gentlemen in a diner just outside Jacksonville many years ago. We talked for many minutes and I was impressed by their consumption of waffles in syrup. Very impressive.

I was there.

Sensational

this tempo is wild - and good for MT for keeping in some kind of key with that odd keyboard bass drone drifting flat and then sharp!

I once saw a clip of Manhattan Transfer do this w/o Weather Report. Maybe it was American Bandstand or one of those musical shows from the 80s like AB. I cannot think of it right now, maybe someone will help me out with that. Anyway, I already knew that Josef Zawinul of Weather Report had written the song and the band recorded it. Thank goodness one the Manhattan Transfer group acknowledged that during a brief interview. I was about to say," HOLD ON...WHAT! You best own up! Tell them who originally wrote and recorded the song that you somehow got lyrics to!

奥が一番深い。とまらない。

semplicemente immensi!