Paul Desmond's "TAKE FIVE" played on a 1959 Viuda y Sobrinos de Domingo Esteso by George Sakellariou
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Here's George Sakellariou performing Paul Desmond's "Take Five" from the album "Time Out" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. George recorded this piece on a vintage 1959 Viuda y Sobrinos de Domingo Esteso (Conde Hermanos) classical guitar built with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides. Recorded at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA.
Huge thanks to the folks at Apogee Electronics (ApogeeDigital.com) for the use of their Ensemble interface in these recordings.
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This is not guitar playing. It's magic.
Couldn't agree more
Miracle 👏👏
Not magic, Practice, practice, practice 🪄
@@iamprincemuel Nope. It's magic, magic, magic. 😄
No, it is a guitar that he is playing well.
Guys he is my teacher 😊❤❤❤ he is a great human being too.
Do you have a good transcription of this piece?
Guy is an absolute unit
@@joshuareynolds4525
I believe the term is G Unit.
@@kjzmusic You can get this piece and many more of him on CD.
old man guitar knowledge hit different, i liked my teacher very much
if there was ever a tune that wasn't meant to be played on the guitar , this is it. the fact that he can do this so smoothly is amazing.
So, why NOT for guitar? Isn't it music, we love and appreciate?
You go listen to "Pictures at an Exhibition" (Modest Mussorgsky) Kazuhito Yamashita [Guitar] (copy this to search field in CZcams). It's here. I think that's the most impossible-to-play guitar arrangement EVER, and I think it also set the standard - and the base notion that "It can be done" following which - this piece was arranged for the Guitar.
Besides this - this thing is really a joy.
Ultimately the most demanding playing on any instrument ever!@@MottiShneor
@@gufra9835 He means its not an easy tune to play on a guitar
@@gufra9835 I agree believe there is guitar in the original arrangement, however had the OP said one guitar only it may have been more on point. I once heard a guy play it beautifully on accordion in the subway.
I’ve tried and failed so many times at getting anything close to this fluidity with Take 5 on guitar…bravo, maestro!
Yes, me too. That 5/4 time just kills me every time. I think I have it, play with a click track, and discover that I have an "interesting rubato". 🤣
@@RAkers-tu1eyThrow away the metronome. Go for a walk.
@@whatilearnttoday5295 Good Idea!
yeah, it looks very difficult but he keeps it flowing brilliantly
@@RAkers-tu1ey Oh those "intersting rubatos!" Thanks for giving me my new excuse!!
Mr. Brubeck would be proud of this.
In fact, it was Paul Desmond who composed Take Five, and then delivered a million different improvisations on it in the second part.
Chet atkins who wrote this arrangement in 1973 would have been proud aswell
I hope he thinks the god that created this Earth for the talent he gave us
Paul Desmond wrote it.
and Paul, who wrote the tune...
as a young jazz guitarist trying to study classical too, I enjoyed lessons with george for a couple years at SSU.. and went to a couple of carmel guitar festivals where george was a major presence.. maybe about 77’ or 78’ ? great to see george still going strong! thanks for sharing.. 🎸😎
Thank you.
The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.
@@tomcoryell
You can say that again !
this is excellent man. I've been playing for almost 50 years and this a just another level of totally awesome.
Yeah it is. You’re speakin my language… “a whole ‘nother level of totally awesome…”
👍
Non stop?
50 years for me, too! The kids say I'm way too loud. I say What?
Wow, this is a tremendous gem! Flows like liquid mercury yet has the precision of a surgeons scalpel whilst retaining the delicate sweetness of this nuanced piece. Great respect for his experienced and skilful playing.
Ah, I don't have to comment.
The phrasing this guitarist used is the work of a true master....... Exquisite.
Good Lord, that is exquisitely sublime. Perfect pitch, perfect timing - just a masterclass in tone and control. Thank you for this!
Guy appears older than me. Gives me hope!
I’m amazed and quite envious. Beautiful playing, timing and tone.
I can't guess how many times I've heard those chords without actually noticing them. Part of what was remarkable about this performance is how simultaneous elements were kept so distinct and clear.
What an incredible rendition. I bet this man has played this song thousands of times. It definitely shows.
It ain't a song cos it ain't got no words. It's a toon.
@@joeoak8181 A toon is what you get in newspapers or sunday mornings on the kids channel. What you mean is a tune.
The most beautiful guitar I have ever heard and I am 83, thank you for bringing this to my attention
Thanks George. I'm glad you got that one in the can. It is well worth the listen. Your precision is mesmerizing and your timing is cool daddy-o😎
He faithfully expressed “Take Five” with just one guitar, it is amazing !
Would not have thought Take Five would lend itself so well to solo guitar. Boy, was I wrong.
Beautiful and accurate arrangement and brilliant performance. BRAVO!
The result of a lifetime of dedication to craftsmanship and perfection …and love.
The talent of making something complicated look so easy , Bravo Maestro 👏
Good Lord!!! I am stunned!! Simply a BEAUTIFUL rendition!!
They say music is connetcting us to heaven. This old guy did connect me for good :)
George can play anything - clarity, tone, continuity, interest ,form; it's always there.
The tone of the guitar grabbed me first, and then the artistry kicked in!
I'm not a guitar aficionado, but this is excellent to my ears.
Besides being an astounding performance, the tone on that guitar is amazing. Awesome is a word used too often these days to describe a good performance. This is awesome. In the true meaning of the word.
That performance was simply wonderful!
Beautiful!
This is amazing. It brought me to the point of tears.
Amazing arrangement of one of the most timeless melodies ever written. Job well done!!! This is destined to go viral!
I adore this man. Such a great and oldschool guitarist
"it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing" very well played, but its got to swing!
@@RobertSlover It also has so improvisation. It's not a jazz performance, it's just a classical guitar interpretation of an iconic jazz track. I admire him not for this recording only, but for the exceptional music he has already recorded. I quite like this interpretation of this theme, though, it's on beat and he expresses the sound of the spanish guitar through it very well.
@@TantoFaz13 jazz must swing period.
@@RobertSlover It's not jazz
@@RobertSlover
It swings, if you're deaf it's your problem
Bravo!
Legend has it that this young gentleman began learning this song, on the guitar, at the age of 15. He's finally playing perfectly. Congratulations!!!
Diz a lenda que esse jovem senhor começou a aprender essa música, no violão, aos 15 anos. Finalmente está tocando perfeitamente. Parabéns!!!
Rsrsrsrs 🙌
64 years old guitar and still playing and sounding Wonderfully well and of course the guitarist … thanks so much for sharing… Awesome 👏🏻 🎸🌿
In the world of baroque music, an instrument of that age would be considered "just broken in", lol. Hopefully a couple centuries from now that wondrous assembly will still be wowing listeners, in "fully mature voice"!
This is nothing short of phenomenal.
Well that put a smile on my face.
Grandpa, you rules!
💙
I never before realized what a difficult song that is to play. Amazing!
Wonderful Arrangement of this Timeless Piece for guitar, showing off the incredible polyphonic posibilities of the Classic Guitar.
Hawt damn -- that was awesome.
After the original version by Dave Brubeck, this is the ONLY other version! No other one! Perfection! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎼🎵🎶🎶🎵🎼
N'exagérons pas
Just a virtuoso can play the spanish guitar like that, truly awesome!
And the tempo is just so right! Perfectly fluid lines. Absolutely marvelous. Maestro...full salute to you.
One of the coolest guitar videos Ive seen in quite awhile
This is god level playing ! Thanks for the miracle !
This Man is amazing !
It's like a little masterclass. Beautifully done.
Wow - I'm in awe!
This is a very intricate piece & every note counts - played with perfection. Bravo!
A very talented guitar player, incredible!
It's gives calming effect. Great play
Un de mes morceaux favoris, interprété avec brio...bravo George!
Amazing!!!! I have no words!!!
I’m a huge fan of Take Five. I’ve listened to many covers on a variety of instruments.
This is extraordinary!
Absolutely love it!
I hope I'm 5% this good when I'm his age holy moly
I am tipping my overly-priced, but well worth it, old fashion at you amigo..
Bravo sir, Bravo!
Wow! That's amazing! I started playing classical guitar a few years ago but I won't ever reach this level of greatness.
Great playing and feel, I've never heard this tune played solo on guitar
WOW!!! that was f****** amazing.
OOoooooo..... pure tingles. Fantastic. Loved it. 🙂
Muito bem executada!!👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Wow! God's blessings to the world, music and people like Paul Desmond!!!
It’s not a solo, it’s s duet of mind and matter. How cool is this?
Bravo! I’ve never seen a better attempt than this at capturing the elusive essence of Take Five. Fully capturing the melody, harmony and improvisations of Take 5, whilst maintaining its rhythmic drive in 5/4 time on guitar is actually an impossible task. This is as good as it gets for now. Even the version of Take 5 on CZcams by renowned British classical guitarist Gary Ryan is well short of the near perfection of this maestro’s arrangement.
One of my favorite pieces of music, very cool.
Never heard THIS one on CG. George nails it. Wow.
Muito bom. Bravo.
One of the best songs of all time. Great rendition. Hard to believe this is just one guitar.
Wow. Magnificant playing.
Wow! I mean, WOW !!! This is superb. I've listened to many covers of this over decades but never a solo guitar. Loved this!
ΥΠΕΡΟΧΟΣ!!!⚘️👏👏
Marvelous...!
was going to play my 6-string tonight, then I saw (and heard) this, and thought . . . nah, I'll give it a miss !
Какое изящное и точное владение инструментом... 👏👏👏👏🙏
I'll burn my guitar now. This is amazing. Great playing.
Не спешите, можете отправить мне. Я не опоздал? 🤓
It's not your guitar 😅😅😅😅
Sell it ..to someone who will practice to achieve this level of fluidity.
@@ukestudio3002 I'm not actually going to burn my guitar.
Truely a master of the instrument ! just beautiful...
Wow-no words.
Bravo. Truly beautiful rendition of the great classic.
Very clean performance...and also this is one of the most excellent cover of Take Five...🎉
Take-5 is one of those iconic jazz pieces that will live forever. And this take on Take-5 is one more reason Take-5 will propel those that are the keepers of jazz in all it manifestations to immortality
Bravo
A big Bravo for that exquisite presentation!
Fue mi primer maestro en Medellín. Casado con una hermosa antioqueña Katie Estrada. Alumno de Andrés Segovia. 60 años sin saber de él. Gran maestro.
Felicidades Paul hermosa melodía Gracias por transmitirla
WOW, just wow.
Freakin’ incredible playing!
Espectacular éste arreglo, simplemente perfecto!...
perhaps due to my advancing age, i'm finding many live music pieces played at a slightly fast tempo, rushed. a shame really given that clarity of the tone which is a difficult task in itself; but if one is to compare this piece with even less competent versions, one can find more changes of intensity as well as rhythm, which color my palette.
beautiful! So fluid & almost appears effortless (which is in no way possible!).
Wow, thank you!
Wow, that was beautiful and the guitar sounded great.
Superb!
Great transcription & great solo to go with it.
Standing ovation for you, sir
Amazing!!! Beautiful job. This song came out 15 years before I was born but my dad has had me hooked on Dave Brubeck since childhood. 😊
Spectacular!
George is my favorite on here, his timing with notes just hits with me so well
Just five seconds into the tune I already knew I had to "like" it. Absolutely gorgeous playing. Bravo!
Cool !! ! !!
Paul would give you two thumbs plus.
Estupenda version🎉🎉🎉
Браво!Шикарное исполнение!!!
Magic. So essential to hear this song for every one in this world.
WOW! I am sure Dave and Crew would all approve, just Great. Thanks
Love this👍
Thanks GSI.