Steps Ahead ft. Michael Brecker live at the North Sea Jazz Festival • 14-07-1985 • World of Jazz

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Steps Ahead was a jazz fusion group formed by vibraphonist Mike Mainieri in the 1970s. In the heydays the lineup consisted of Mike Mainieri, saxophonist Michael Brecker, pianist Don Grolnick, bassplayer Eddie Gómez and drummer Steve Gadd. They fused elements of jazz, R&B, funk and rock in one blend of jazz rock.
The band was active during the 1970’s and 1980’s and fell apart in the nineties. They gave a reunion concert however during the 2005 North Sea Jazz Festival.
This unique concert was recorded at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 14 July 1985 at the Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands, featuring Michael Brecker and the rhythm section of Weather Report: Victor Bailey and Peter Erskine. It was never broadcast!
The full line up:
Mike Mainieri, vibraphone,
Michael Brecker, saxophone
Chuck Loeb, guitar,
Victor Bailey, bass
Peter Erskine, drums
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@joopdejong2079 10 күн бұрын

I was there and enjoyed every second of it. Got chickenskin on Beirut, Trains and tears on my cheeks while they were playing in a Sentimental Mood. Fantastic guys, this was a SUPERGROUP. Amazing concert. RIP Michael and Chuck

@waltervandonselaar8192 Жыл бұрын

Michael Brecker is my favorit sax performer of all time. RIP

@picardbs 5 ай бұрын

He was the best saxophonist of his generation and he played with the best of fusion giants, Steps Ahead, Pat Metheny, Uzeb and many others.

@Kaatsie70 Жыл бұрын

Who’s still listening in 2022? I was there… amazingly fanatastic

@ChipTingle 8 ай бұрын

Me too! 🙌✊

@user-yn4ww1yy2v 4 ай бұрын

2024!!

@lucblyaert3044 Жыл бұрын

One of my first jazz festivals. I was 23 and blown off by this fantastic performance!

@BurnsTennis Жыл бұрын

The delight on Victor Bailey's face is wonderful to see. Surrounded by great musicians, what a thrill.

@jasonread5017 7 ай бұрын

JUST WHAT I WAS THINKING WELL DONE

@EixtremeDrummer 4 жыл бұрын

Great musicians. RIP Michael and Chuck, we'll never forget you both

@JoEsp 3 жыл бұрын

Also victor bailey RIP

@EixtremeDrummer 3 жыл бұрын

@@JoEsp Right

@francescosirchia2595 3 жыл бұрын

And Rip Victor Bailey

@johncrowder9420 3 жыл бұрын

Rip Victor mike and Chuck we miss you guys very much

@syn707 3 жыл бұрын

Chuck Lob...always inspiring! R.I.P.

@Jolafunk 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Loeb plays worlds first guitar synthesizer from roland.. just wow

@syn707 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jolafunk Especially that Roland 700 series. I’ve never heard it sound as good and I owned one,

@philippeghyssens3527 4 жыл бұрын

I remember this concert. I was mainly impressed by the play from Michael Brecker and vibraphonist Mike Mainieri.

@eternalrainbow-cj3iu 4 жыл бұрын

what happen to Chuck Loeb? I guess he was lifted in those times by such musicians as Brecker and Steps ahaead in general....?

@caprise-music6722 Жыл бұрын

What?

@willemkiewiet 4 жыл бұрын

I was there aswell great concert (in het Tuinpaviljoen) and super festival. North Sea Jazz in the '80es was incredible.

@realityreconsidered9416 3 жыл бұрын

What year what is that exactly?

@amirinsky 6 ай бұрын

When I watch this video over and over again, I see Michael having fun with what he is doing with the saxophone, just like everyone else who is on stage at that moment! It's priceless!

@inklesswells 3 жыл бұрын

A few months before Steve Smith and Mike Stern came in. I saw a kind of pickup version of Steps Ahead many years later in Montreal, with Mainieri and Brecker and Jeff Watts on drums. One thing that was obvious was how much they loved playing this material.

@lilianboiten6045 4 жыл бұрын

I was there! Unforgettable ♥️

@EixtremeDrummer 3 жыл бұрын

"Self Portrait" = what dynamics mean in music

@skimdavidson 5 жыл бұрын

this is a gem, never take it down!!!!

@gersonmontero1380 3 ай бұрын

Nunca te olvidaremos Brecker. Tu legado seguirá hasta el fin del mundo.

@ericbush6124 2 жыл бұрын

Priceless even shedding tears super Band and the Great Ones here in Spirit but not Body anymore Michael Victor and Chuck Rest in Power

@Johneladjmi76 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite band even now in 2020.Switzerland is here🇨🇭👍❤

@ianbuxton8332 Жыл бұрын

SUPERB late-stage offering from ALL the players! (Brecket STANDS OUT EVEN amongst these BRILLIANT fellow-jazz musicians!!)

@drmedwuast 3 жыл бұрын

0:00 21:03 Self Portrait 35:08 46:30 Intro -> 58:37 Trains 1:10:00

@cafisolove8277 2 жыл бұрын

0:00 Oops 8:53 Sumo 21:03 Self Portrait 35:08 Safari 46:30 Vibes solo 51:17 EWI solo -> In A Sentimental Mood 58:37 Trains 1:19:10 Pools

@aartman01 3 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to Steps Ahead since 1983 and have only heard them live once, in Wigan (UK) in 1999 with Bob Mintzer and Eliane Elias.

@mmee24 2 жыл бұрын

That would have been Bob Berg on Tenor sax not Mintzer.

@aartman01 3 ай бұрын

@@mmee24 You could be right.

@martinv.8750 Жыл бұрын

These guys were so ahead of their times.

@danyelle8856 2 жыл бұрын

troppo bravi pazzeschi

@Johneladjmi76 3 жыл бұрын

Mickael Brecker has a style recognisable between all

@ymtt68 3 ай бұрын

当時ラジオで放送されたものを録音して繰り返し聴いていました。マイケルのMCまでしっかり覚えている。まさか映像があったとは！

@caprise-music6722 Жыл бұрын

This is so phenomenally epic! This goes straight in my music history and historic concerts folder

@klausboenigk7937 2 жыл бұрын

Michael Brecker forever

@ootrip40 4 жыл бұрын

I was there in the Hague. They blew my mind with "in a sentimental mood" and "trains".

@realityreconsidered9416 3 жыл бұрын

What year was that exactly?

@BlackRootsUNLIMITED 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible Musicians. 👏🏿👏🏿❤️ RIP Victor Bailey, Bassist Extraordinaire 🖤❤️ RIP my friend Chuck Loeb 🖤🤍 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤

@russelljackman1413 Жыл бұрын

Incredible!!! Absolutely incredible!!! Thank you!

@EliPorter456 3 жыл бұрын

Steps Ahead and some of Weather Report in the same video! How cool!

@ClasTorehammar 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best stuff ever!

@jazz4asahel Жыл бұрын

Victor Bailey, bass, rest in peace.

@rapeax11 9 ай бұрын

Peter Erskine and Mike Brecker intro-duet on 1.10.00 is worth waiting for. Audience crys for more and they sure got it!

@dimsylsodium337 Жыл бұрын

Now this is one concert that I really would have liked to have attended. Thanks so much to KZfaq, I can at least enjoy the second best thing - a video recording. By the way, I just marvelled at Michael Brecker when he transitioned from playing the EWI solo version of "In A Sentimental Mood" to "Trains". Just imagine having to play those too pieces back to back live!!!

@srxsession Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, what a concert....

@LJazz66 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. I heard them in Pori jazz in Finland on the same summer. Great music, great team.

@tucaoscar 6 жыл бұрын

Young and amazing Bailey, incredible band! Thanks!!!

@RustyTonesJr 10 ай бұрын

Wow. i had no idea Chuck played with Steps!!! RIP Chuck and Michael

@dagostinoification 2 жыл бұрын

Je les avais vu à NICE FRANCE ! Assis derriere PETER ERSKINE ! fantastique formation de musiciens extraordinaires !

@saxcover. 2 жыл бұрын

Historical concert!!!!!!!

@tonyfaelens3626 6 жыл бұрын

SUPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@JetEarlewood 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! Thank you so much!!

@mmee24 6 жыл бұрын

I'm freakin' out on all these amazing videos you're sharing. Can't thank you enough.

@toppop 6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for your nice remarks. There are lots of concerts we will be uploading every tuesday and friday. Watch this space and thanks for watching!

@mmee24 6 жыл бұрын

I'll be keeping two eyes out !!!!!

@Moogbanks 4 жыл бұрын

Love michael brecker #love #sounds. the #best man

@bob733333 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for sharing high quality recordings!

@Jolafunk 6 жыл бұрын

I am totally amazed by how this footage still exists.. I had taped this on betamax but it got lost over time. = THANK you for this Unique post!

@giovannifosella4239 3 жыл бұрын

Saw them at umbria jazz, guess a few days before /later

@thomasbridges7323 Жыл бұрын

Dam this was another great band

@moukaouame 2 жыл бұрын

C'est magnifique. Merci.....

@marnixgroot9538 4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel. Thank you for posting material like this!

@anderarenas7213 Жыл бұрын

Gracias Dios por crear a estos seres Humanos 😍

@bluetv6386 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@picardbs 5 ай бұрын

The highest point of an entire fusion era

@philippehurel1453 2 жыл бұрын

TOPISSIME !!!

@dstol62 5 жыл бұрын

Saw this incarnation of the band two weeks before this performance at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

@massimorossi3080 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Fusion 🔝

@BoZen64 10 ай бұрын

yes always new with youtube thank you all you are like the sun big free

@raymondkarlsson9794 Жыл бұрын

As good as it got at ”the time”. Lots of new technology to integrate. The music still comes first

@miladbaygan10 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Mr Bailey.

@stephanenicault4939 3 ай бұрын

The walking march of Victor Bayley sound like a upright bass. 😯

@juliodicarlo5313 3 жыл бұрын

1985 Stereo vid. Great!!!

@user-iq6iz1ik4v 4 жыл бұрын

Super

@andresetc Жыл бұрын

RIP Víctor Baley! 😢 Only the Good die young.... What a huge loss to the continuity of modern jazz bass repertoire and performance...

@billflood5759 4 жыл бұрын

Erskine wasn't just a fill-in; he played with Steps Ahead for years after Steve Gadd did not want to stay with "Steps" after a brief Asian tour.

@rogergrenfell5385 Жыл бұрын

Do you know why he didn’t want to play with them?Gadd I mean

@jamessteen6667 11 ай бұрын

Erskine the best for steps

@vb5480 Жыл бұрын

Que des souvenirs

@jafesafe 6 жыл бұрын

Excelente música. Grandes intérpretes. Muy buenas grabaciones. Muchas gracias.

@hunus6758 3 жыл бұрын

RIP legend

@jacobthebatchbandit3092 3 жыл бұрын

54:38 In a Sentimental Mood

@kennerkeyz 2 жыл бұрын

i loved watching Michael listen to the music 2:36

@mcanderson0 11 ай бұрын

@1:01:00 I cant believe how solemn the crowd is... altho I've read that europeans enjoy their music in this manner, i tend to think that, as humans, at least a small few in a large crowd are bound to break out in dance upon experiencing great music... simply as a natural, if not primal, reaction. Even if 'customs' says otherwise. I remain surprised at the calmness bc i'd be goin off! What a set!

@BrazenNL 5 жыл бұрын

Man, I was there, thanks for posting this! Do you have any earlier footage? Like North Sea Jazz 1978 (or so) in Carrousel I?

@saxophobe 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this exists, but the camera work is all over the place. During Oops, the camera guy was fixated on Mike Mainieri while Brecker was going absolutely insane! WTF?!?!? It was during this time the bass got turned way up in the feed for no discernible reason.

@ewi4000 5 жыл бұрын

It's unedited. Raw material. Some material was broadcasted and edited afterwards. This is the live edit, not meant to be broadcasted.

@billarchibald5106 4 жыл бұрын

Like it or not, live music is a wonderful thing. Fortunately it was captured for us!

@josevilas8715 6 жыл бұрын

oops sumo self portrait safari in a sentimental mood trains trains 2 pools

@christopherbuilder5354 5 жыл бұрын

I was in town during this gig. Pity I was in first grade at the time 😑

@LTJR. 3 жыл бұрын

I always knew my grandmothers were hip but I never knew the same people that made their kitchen tables made Maniari's axe. One had the yellow and one had the red.

@Basskat100 Жыл бұрын

A young Chuck Leob on Guitar. This is 1985. 37 years ago. Rest in peace Victor bailey and . Mike Brecker. These were great music days back then

@user-hl2dc9en6p 2 жыл бұрын

NHK-FMでやったやつですね。まさか映像があったとは…

@pneptune5851 9 ай бұрын

# precursor to VGM 4 sho!!!

@user-xb8gl6lk2b 2 ай бұрын

Mihael,a,his,groups,plaenik,tazza,mouseki,vere,gout,❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@robertoa5924 2 жыл бұрын

Qui' con il grandissimo Peter Erskine

@jamessteen6667 11 ай бұрын

Yep my fav drummer,do versatile

@prema9878 2 жыл бұрын

21:18 Allan Holdsworth-like moment

@patrickdebitus9099 Жыл бұрын

Crazy about POOLS version

@reh331 2 жыл бұрын

Great music and memories. WOJ needed to use professional videographers. It looks like a high school production. Chuck is burning a solo and the camera is fixated on Michael not playing. Weird.

@bradking1107 3 жыл бұрын

Where's the song list homes?

@HHGary Жыл бұрын

What's the name of that first tune?

@Guy-em4ck 4 жыл бұрын

Turn the bass up please I can’t hear it.

@JUANCARPENTERO 4 жыл бұрын

The sound is all over the place in this. The drums and sax are the loudest. I can hear the bass just fine though and I'm having a 70 dollar Bluetooth speaker

@IvegottobeFrank Жыл бұрын

Does anyone remember the title of the first piece?

@ewi4000 Жыл бұрын

Oops

@IvegottobeFrank Жыл бұрын

@@ewi4000 Thanks, got it!

@rightchordleadership 5 жыл бұрын

3 of these cats are dead. Very sad.

@briangray2986 5 жыл бұрын

Right Chord Leadership SOOO SAD

@juana.velazquez9286 3 жыл бұрын

Why the one filming , need to be so much time in their life faces.

@uweheitz5835 3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame!!!!! Such a great Band and Such a lousy camera work......they show us the wrong players while another one plays his solo......unbelievable

@BlackRootsUNLIMITED 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like they uploaded footage coming from only one of the cameras. Really sad, coz this is one heck of an Ensemble of Musicians.

@ChromaticHarp Жыл бұрын

Horrible camera!!!!! What a shame!!! How could camera man be so LAME!!!

@pneptune5851 9 ай бұрын

Looking at this conveniently I would agree but looking at this intricately I wouldn’t agree 😃

@maverick5863 2 жыл бұрын

No humans knows how to win with the evil, except the God.

@agnidas5816 3 ай бұрын

What Primus would sound like if they didn't s***

@atahualpayupanqui4098 3 жыл бұрын

worst camera director ever

@jamessteen6667 11 ай бұрын

Sorry man steve smith didnt make it like erskine!!!, ask anyone

@fusionhar 5 жыл бұрын

'Modern' Jazz ...inverted commas and question mark...........keeps taking Step Backwards !

@greatgooglymoogly 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this version of Steps.Terrible audio mix (and out of phase) poor directing and those awful PV amps. These guys deserve better than this ! Music on tv was pretty bad back then (mono)and internet audio only adds to the shortcomings.

@HpPmL 2 жыл бұрын

Horrible mix, too bad because the band is killer (ofc)

@stefangolubek8219 Жыл бұрын

The music is great but video realisation is just... bullshit! Maybe video editors are good enough to film wedding parties but NOT any jazz concerts!!!