The Pianist That Influenced A Generation
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 24. 09. 2022
- In this episode we talk about Bud Powell a pianist that influenced an entire generation of musicians.
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Rick, my Dad is Lalo Schifrin, and he told me that Bud Powell was his favorite jazz pianist of all time and probably his greatest influence.
Thatâs awesome!
Lalo is a great pianist and composer. Theme from Mannix is a masterpiece.
i didnât recognize the nsme off hand, i went to spotify and realized i have a bunch of his songs already playlisted.
Decile que venga a dar un concierto en CĂłrdoba! Saludos y todo mi respeto al maestro Lalo! Un abrazo argentino.
Lalo Schifrin, one of my faves. Some of his highlights: composed "Gillespiana" for Dizzy Gillespie, played piano in the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, wrote classic theme from Mission: Impossible TV series, did film scores for Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Enter the Dragon and the Dirty Harry series. Five-time Grammy Award winner, nominated for 6 Academy Awards and 4 Emmy Awards. Honorary Oscar in 2019.
âIf I had to choose one single musician for his artistic integrity, for the incomparable originality of his creation and the grandeur of his work, it would be Bud Powell. He was in a class by himselfâ - Bill Evans
Coming from THE Bill Evans... đ
That is high praise for sure. đ
I concur, Bill. I concur. Mm-kay?
I saw the title of this video and I thought it was going to be about Bill Evans.
Interesting you would quote Evans. As he is my favorite pianist, I was hoping this would be about him
'Artistic integrity'. What a fantastic description of Bud's work. And to have it come from Evans, absolutely amazing!
Itâs great that youâre exposing a whole generation of young musicians to this âotherâ music. Good for you Rick!!
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Good for us!
It's great, but it also tends to cost me money.
Thank you for bringing all this wonderful sound and innovation to fresh ears.
Barry Harris is THE source for articulating and truly understanding the theory of Bud Powell's approach as well as that of Charlie Parker. Music institutions that teach jazz should all include Barry's insights as a core requirement. Barry has passed but fortunately there are many resources available from his teachings.
More like this please. Learning about the great jazz masters never gets old.
Rick: more jazz videos please! Maybe you won't rock the house with these, but they are extremely informative for some people.
Wow-- I never heard of Bud Powell and im ashamed. Thank You for being the music history teacher we need, when we need it. You're the man Rick.
I'd never heard of him either. I know Oscar Petersen. He was also hugely influential. I also know Louis Gottschalk. He's considered the father of jazz by many.
And he never heard of you.
@@galenanderson2541 - Ha! Touché!
Donât be. The important thing is that you (finally) did
Yuuuuggggeee influence on Corea.
Bud Powell
I never really delved into mid-century jazz, but it certainly is part of our musical history and a basis for a lot if pop music that came in the following decades.
As an old guy that grew up listening to jazz, I take for granted that these forms are obvious. I appreciate that you call out the AABA sections, to help a new audience understand how to 'hear' what's going on. Long live jazz.
As a pianist I appreciate you also talking about great pianists like Powell and Argerich. Please keep it up.
Yes indeed. Keep up the good work
Donât forget he did one of these on the great Oscar Peterson, as well. Which leaves me wanting my all-time #1 favorite/âbestâ jazz pianist: Art Tatum. What say you, Mr. Be?
@@DeeEllEff I'd love to hear him talk about Chopin.
Margaret Argerich, what a talent.
@@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834 *Martha
In the foreword of Francis Paudras biography of Bud Powell, Dance of the Infidels, the great jazz pianist Bill Evans remarks, âIf I had to choose one single musician for his artistic integrity, for the incomparable originality of his creation and the grandeur of his work, it would be Bud Powell. He was in a class by himself.â
Yes.
Recently I found Bud Powell's trio albums and I was blown away by every aspect of his playing. I also realized how much I concentrated on Charlie Parker on other recordings. He was pure genius and the other note is that Thelonius Monk and him were close friends.
This is part of the music I listened to during most of the late 70âs and through the 80âs. Some of the greatest musicians. Also the whole John Coltrane/Miles Davis/Ornette Coleman/McCoy Tyner/Pharoah Sanders (RIP, recently deceased) etc., etc I really loved Elvin Jones saw him live many times. And Max Roach! Too many greats to mention. Just remembering the Village Vanguard brings back so many memories of Jazz royalty!
Thank you for featuring Bud Powell. Had he lived longer one can only imagine how much more incredible heâd have been.
Bud was a monster! He made the piano sing!!
I love it that you dig bebop. My Dad introduced jazz to me as a kid because thatâs the kind of records he had. We listened to mostly big band - a lot of Basie and Kenton - but he also had Bird and Miles and Dizzy and cats like that. Such amazing music.
Thank you again, Rick!! We need more jazz and fusion videos. People need to be familiar with these artists more!!
The piano is in my humble opinion one of the most beautiful pieces of instruments. I could sit and listen to people play it and instantly fall in a relaxing state.
Absolutely, the outro of Layla always gets me. Oh and the pianist is definitely on my watchlist.đ
I agree with you so much that I purchased a Casio Privia Px-870, 88 key piano/keyboard last month and Iâm learning to play it. I already play the acoustic, the electric, and bass guitars, the drums and trombone but the piano is definitely the most challenging of all. Also the most rewarding. I would strongly recommend it to those looking to round out their music education.
A piano is an entire instrument. đ
@@jurgengosch3915 True that my friend.
@@Hasselblad9999 do u really have to move the trombone and valves of a trumpet to get diff notes?
Bud's true revolution (besides being a genius) is that he opened the way to play lines on the piano the way a wind instrument does. He wanted to play what Bird, Diz or Clifford played.
Also totally re-thought how the left hand works in jazz piano - more like the snare drum. Bud (like Monk) could play in a stride style, but realized that the music he was playing did not need that kind of accompaniment. Genius.
What a beautiful way to say it!
This can never be surpassed Bud was amazing
My Dad was very good friends with Dizzy Gillespie - I heard this music growing up and later in life as I became closer to my father, had the realization that this period of music was a Renaissance. The level of musicianship is unapparelled in history and unlike classical music, the emphasis is the Improvisation- the skills required to play at that level are just mind blowing. I personally believe it is the most difficult challenging music to master in all of musical history maybe even the peak of musical expression in America- Bud Powell will be like Bach in how people will compare to him in later centuries! Thank you Ric for sharing with us
How appropriate that your last name is Funk.
Most of the canon of romantic piano music was born out of improvisation. In fact, improvisation constituted a massive part of performances and indeed it was expected by the audience.
Improvisation has always been a part of music. But itâs true that music and music technique has come a long way, and we really are in the best time to experience music. Virtuosity is more common than ever before, too
Yeah, I think this, like Bach, is not something everyone will be able appreciate. Iâve grown to love Bach, not so much improvisational jazz music. I recognize the skill and brilliance of it but I just canât stand to listen to it for long.
No disrespect to Bud Powell, he was awesome. But let's not get carried away here. JS Bach improvised five part fugues, a universe of complexity beyond what is happening in this music.
Thank you for showcasing one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, Rick. Not only a brilliant pianist, Bud Powell also composed some very beautiful tunes that will challenge any musician.
Yes, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, Lyle Mays Bud Powell. Keep em coming Rick!
don't forget Herbie Hancock!
Duke
Yes, but Rick hasn't released a Herbie Hancock video yet.
Oscar Peterson - "The greatest solo ever played".
Keith Jarrett- "The most beautiful 2 minutes of music".
Lyle mays- "Breaking down Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays most beautiful song".
Art Tatum
Dave Brubeck
My favorite aspect of this video? The fact that Bud never even looks down at his hands. He had mastered the bebop vocabulary to the point of total effortlessness. He makes it look as easy as whistling while strolling down the street. Of course, every jazz pianist alive knows how monstrously difficult it actually is.
Dave Mustaine doesn't really look at his guitar. Neither did Jimi Hendrix. Glenn Gould would be swaying in his musical world while flowing through Bach. These musicians get to a point where expressing through their instrument is so natural that don't really need to think about it.
When I started playing guitar with people that were actually established musicians they said NEVER look down at your neck. It destroys your musical credibility in front of a crowd.
Here's a quick suggestion. Bud was an immense influence on Be-bop piano. How about your take on a classical piano legend, "Van Cliburn"? You hear almost nothing about him anymore, and he died in 2013, but he shocked the world in 1958 by winning the first International Tchaikovsky competition in Russia and went on to be a mega classical music recording artist and Grammy winner.
By the way Van Cliburn was very famous and popular in USSR after Tchaikovsky competition, and he was probably the one non-USSR musician with a such a peopleâs love đ
@@maxmonaco Byron Janis tells of his piano recital in Russia right smack in the middle of some Cold War crisis. Of course, he was greeted with hisses and boos. He had the audience cheering by the end. Straight out of Rocky IV.
Benno Moisewitsch and Ignaz Friedman are two more phantastic classical pianists.
My dad introduced me to Bud Powellâs playing when I first got interested in jazz - itâs said that Budâs playing was the closest to mimic horn lines in be-bop - itâs tragic that he passed away so young.
A true musician appreciation channel. We thank you. Watching you geek out is the some of your greatest stuff.
I love Bud for so many reasons. He had the most beautiful technique, you can see it in the way his hands are on the keyboard. He also wrote great songs that totally stand up today. A major figure in jazz.
What a master of melody! Now that's music!
Bud Powell was the Mozart of modern jazz- incredible melody, sophistocated joy!
I've been playing jazz piano for over 40 years. I'm still fairly intimidated by this great, complex music. You have to play your phrases in your head 2 bars before you play it with your hands.
Dear Rick , I have been following you on CZcams since you first started with the whiteboard . I love Jazz Piano , this video and the Oscar Peterson video are my two absolute favourites now . Thank you for your hard work and I look forward to more videos like this . â€
Videos like this make it hard to remember life before CZcams. Rick, thank you.
I canât begin to figure out how I would follow all those chord changes and manage a melody over it. I suppose some convention helps but these guys truly are masters.
It's a "rhythm changes" tune. Very common set of changes that lots of jazz artists have written over. It's based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm".
Edit: I guess Rick said it.
You leave this kind of thing to the professionals; one could get really hurt, otherwise.
To add on to what @Adam said, the "right note" is a chord tone and the "right time" is a strong beat. In 4/4 time, strong beats are 1 and 3. As long as you hit chord tones on 1 and 3, you'll usually get a line that sounds like it fits melodically.
This isn't music law, by the way. Just a good rule of thumb for getting a line that sounds like it fits over the changes. Look at the melody of any bebop. Check out "Donna Lee". You'll see this principle in effect.
I know this video about jazz piano, but someone explain to me why Julian "Cannonball" Adderley isn't discussed as much as John Coltrane or Miles Davis? Cannonball made incredible albums and played on some of the coolest songs I've ever heard such as:
-74 miles away
- I'm on my way
- Hummin'
- Them Dirty Blues
- Jeanine
- Waltz for Debbie(with Bill Evans)
- Sticks(live)
- Save Your Love For Me(live with Nancy Wilson)
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Work Song(written by his brother Nat Adderley)
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- Autumn Leaves(with Bill Evans)
- Big City(with Ernie Andrews)
Anyway, he's a fantastic musician and want to share some cool tunes he played on. Peace âïž
I agree!! Brilliant alto player Soul Virgo Black Messiah Music Y'all and amazing no one mentions David Axelrod. C'mon people wake up and smell the coffee Alex Von Schlippenbach Cecil Taylor let's show some love for the European Avant Garde..
Hank mobley and Sonny Rollins are great too
If people are impressed by how Rick calls out those chord progressions while playing, they should see Dylan calling them out and correcting his father while his father plays -- UNREAL!!!!đČđđ
Dylan who?Bob Dylan?
Heâs mentioned (just in passing, not bragging) the young manâs âperfect pitchâ before. And imagine having an encyclopedic knowledge of music theory (and practice) at your beck and call, like Dylan has with his Dad. đ€
Rick, youâre a musician and a music teacher to the whole world. Thank you again!
that 8 minutes went by and felt like seconds. thank you for the captivating video.
I love the diversity of your channel Rick; it seems you have many like minded followers. Keep up the good work.
So great that you are introducing a whole new generation to the genius of Bud Powell, the OG of Bebop Piano. You are doing the world of music a great service with your videos
Parisian Thoroughfare is a fantastic Bud Powell composition. A beautiful melody that Bud phrases so quickly, a casual listener might miss it.
I love that tune too.
Great one.
Great video. As you can tell from the quotes Rick read, one of the signature thing about Bud is just how deeply other jazz musicians loved him. Check out, as just one example, the many different versions of Monk's tribute to him, "In Walked Bud."
This is great, Bud was a giant. I have been fortunate enough to hear many of those who wrote about Bud Powell over the years. You might consider doing a video about women in jazz. That would open up new musical worlds. Maybe Mary Lou Williams, Carla Ble;y, Jessica Williams ( who passed last year ) Emily Remler and Regina Carter.
Also look up Dena DeRose...!
Yet another great video aimed to demystify this great and complex music. Bud Powell should be regarded as one of the greatest artists of the modern world.
Bud Powell was the model for Dexter Gordonâs character in the movie ââRound Midnight.â
Yes! Such a musical geniusâŠthank you for giving credit to this genius. Sadly, gone too soon. He suffered a lot in life due to what sounds like some bipolar illness. Genius in every sense of the word.
I am so happy you made it glory to bud powell and pure music lovers like him and you
Yes Iâm so happy youâve finally done a video on Bud Powell!! There are videos of Barry Harris talking about all of the pianists of his generation idolized Bud Powell. Check out Pasquale Grassoâs EP âSolo Bud Powellâ for some insane solo guitar renditions of Powellâs compositions.
Two wordsâŠArt Tatum. He was one of Buds major influences, as well as Oscar PâŠ..imo no one before or after came close to Arts sheer technical ability and swing.
@@rafaeljohnson4843 exactlyâŠ..really hard to grasp what he was doing. Would love to see Rick profile Art
Ha! Beat me to it! I swear, I did not see your comment but I said âI have only 2 words in response to Bud: Art Tatum!!
That guitar is drop dead gorgeous.
yes, lovely, especially as it's a natural wood colour
You stole my words. Also sounds as good as it looks.
Clarity, intent, execution. Timeless. Honored Mr. Beato.
I learned how to improvise playing jazz at a young age back in the 70's. The people that you talk about here when you do these bits on jazz are all amazing and were very influential in my musical up-bringing. Kudos to you for bringing them back
What a treat! Thank you so much!
I so love what youâre doing for all the young musicians and music fans! Great video, Rick!
Rick, you are a national treasure for what you generously give us music lovers.
Perhaps you, and others, might join the Beato Club for $5/mo. It's the only thing I support directly on all of CZcams. It's almost theft not to!
Hey Rick, thank you for showcasing Bud Powell!! đđđœ
This is an excerpt from 'Bud's Bubble' published on the January 1996 issue of The Atlantic that can be found online, a great piece that everyone remotely interested in jazz in general and in bebop in particular should read: "The question of how much Powell owed Parker also ignores his arguably greater debt to two fellow pianists, Art Tatum and Thelonious Monk. Powell's senior by fifteen years, and the reigning virtuoso among jazz pianists when Powell burst onto the scene in the late 1940s, Tatum once dismissed him as "just a right-handed piano player," supplying a corollary of sorts to the notion that what Powell played with his right hand was merely transposed Charlie Parker. Powell ultimately gained Tatum's approval by sitting down at Birdland, the famous New York nightclub, one night when Tatum was there and playing a song at lightning speed with his left hand alone.
Or so the story goes. But it misses the point--or Tatum did, if the story is true. Powell in effect reconfigured the keyboard to the specifications of bebop, not just spinning out fleet successions of single notes with his right hand but also sounding broken chords and off-the-beat accents with his left. His left hand catapulted his right. The best way to explain its often misunderstood function in Powell's music might be to say that he drummed with it, instead of playing stride bass with it in the manner of Tatum and most other earlier jazz pianists."
Thank you, Rick, for this EXCELLENT segment.
Simply amazing!! Great breakdown Rick!
Nice! Appreciate you dropping the knowledge.
TY RICK FOR BEING THE AWESOME SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION FOR MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
Another musicians quote I read, is Charlie Parkers, who said, "The only other musician that can play me better then me, is BUD!"
The quality, depth of investigation, and musical knowledge of this channel is superb!
As primarily a rock guitar player, it blows my mind how jazz players can play so smoothly over such rapid chord and key changes.
Looking forward to this one, Rick!
Loved this video. I'm pleased to see Bud's perennially amazing work gaining a wider audience.
awesome as usual - thank you
I like these surprises you throw in. Some of your best videos. More jazz!
Thank you so much! More jazz on this channel plz â€â€â€
Always great to see and hear one of the all-time jazz greats. Well done Rick! Highly recommended is Chick Corea's 1997 CD Remembering Bud Powell.
Speechless. What a joy to see and try to learn. Thank you.
The Amazing Bud Powell, vol 1 + 2 are some of my favorite jazz records of all time. I put them right up there with A Love Supreme and Kind of Blue.
This is great! The film "Round Midnight" starring Dexter Gordon was loosely based on Powell. Gordon played a character named Dale Tuner and he was nominated for an Academy Award.....
Youâre stud brotha!!! I swear I become a better musician, a better listener, a better person, every time I engage with your channel. Thank you for sharing your music wisdom, your books and ear training teachings.
Just so happy to get the jazz out of you!! Thank you very much. Bud sure was fluid.
rick these videos on jazz/bebop are so good please do more!
Bebop, hardbop, modal jazz and post bop to me these eras of Jazz music was the most exciting evolution of the genre.
Thank you! Great stuff.
As ever, thank you for the education and expansion of my understanding and enjoyment of the universe of music!
Super cool. Really appreciate the theory and the lesson.
Thank you so much sir for recognizing Bud Powell
You always give great credit to other musicians, Rick, but what a good musician YOU are as well! Thansk again for a great video.
Rick, you're incredible! Thank you for teaching me so much about music I wouldn't know existed.
What a great video! Rick your the best!
Wow, excellent, educational...
Thank you, Rick.
You are truly a master musician Rick...and a master teacher of music
Great stuff. Thank you Rick!
Thankyou for once again opening my eyes to a new artist to check out.
This is why I love your videos. I slays cone away knowing something I didn't before. And with much more appreciation.
Super inspiring to hear this talk
Budd was and still is a the GOAT I need to collect some of his music so I can try to catch some of his riffs!!!
Youâre the best Rick. You make music theory examples so enjoyable to watch.
Rick wow great video I know about all those guys and how they influenced the artists of my generation
Thank you so much for helping to keep all of them with their amazing talents and their music alive
This video is 18 out of 5 stars Rick is a musical genius he pays instruments without effort
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Best wishes always from Las Vegas Craig
Great video discussion of Powel!
Amazing video Rick!
Great video - loved it
Thank you Rick!
I love when you talk jazz stuff. I've been learning jazz with my guitar teacher the past few months since it's an area of music I really don't know much about and it's such a deep well of things to learn.
Love it! Very motivic playing.
Mr. Beato, you are a great teacher. Thank you.đžđč
that was marvellous.Will check it out soon.
I'd love to see more pianists covered on your channel, Rick. Rock, pop, blues, jazz - all of it.