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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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!
00:39:11 Manhã de Carnaval
00:46:27 Goin' out of my head
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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.
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.
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 !
@@alainvosselman9960 Of course it will, have a good one!
you should listen to pasquale grasso. his technique is insane.
Are you Alex Skolnick?
My mom gave me a birthday gift when I was 15. A guitar lesson with Charlie Byrd. Never forget that!
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.
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”.
words from the greats, makes them. they jsut love music.
Awesome story - wonderful quote from Charlie! 🎸🎶💖
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
The tone of each of these guitars is a dream come true.
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!
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.
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You just made my day! Great story!
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We mustn't forget how good the drummer and bass player are too. Such a talented group. Beautiful music
@Don Kanis Speaking as a bass player and a sound person, thank you!
Chuck Redd, a great guy, super talented. The drummer.
Le Bass. Le Drummer. The heart of the band. Yep
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
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 ! .
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.
Such a great Musician. What a true privilege and honor to get to meet him person it must be.
@@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......
Hi
What modifications did Charlie do?
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A internet nos propõe coisas que não tem valor belo concerto ! Gratidão pelo upload ❤
E quem está vendo essa pérola em 2023.
Realmente Irmão, uma obra prima.
bagulho é doido meu parceiro viva os licks de jazz
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.
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...
Yes great recording and camera work!
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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.
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
Must have been awesome
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! :)
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...so thrilled that this musical moment in time was captured for generations to enjoy.
Well said, this is pure joy… fenomenal
Enjoy your day🙌🏽
Hello Mr. Jim how are you doing 😊
Herb Ellis was in top form. All five were superb. What a treat.
This is one of those jewels that I wouldn't ever know if it wasn't on CZcams.
Thanks for sharing this great concert!
Bless the tube!
Me too.
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Absolutely money can't buy this wonderful peice of artistry yet here it is for free.
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
Not the bass player!
@@AlexH4774 He's too busy! What a player!
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!
5.8 million views now 🥰 great to see
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.
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!
and for the aged !.....hahaaa!
Agreed.
Never see or hear this
again....!!! We oldies r sooo LUCKY !!
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.
This performance should be on DVD so it could cherished as a keepsake! Three wonderful musicians who work so well together!
Hello Kenneth, how are you doing. I believe you are doing well.
Hello Mr. Kenneth😊
Musicians, director, sound, camera men, lighting, etc, all are perfect. Another era...
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
That sounds like quite the experience, I've only recently discovered his playing and I was sold instantly.
@@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.
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!
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.
What a wonderful concert. I wish we still had more of this music being played in more venues. I really miss it.
Me too.
Europe. Jazz is still very important there.
@@danielhall3105 I don't want this music to be important..i just want it accessible..
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 ❤😊
wonderful concert from past masters, and Charlie's brother Joe Byrd on bass is absolutely on it....
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?
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
One thing is I need to get to bed and stop Manha de Carnaval hehe. : -D
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!!
Woohoo!!!
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.
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."
Hello Mr. Jones😊
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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.
Amen
Fabuloso...
Not sure about the egos, think they were just doing what they loved.
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.
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 🙌❤️🙏
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.
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 ❤
There was so much music wisdom on that one stage it's hard for us mere mortals to comprehend. Great upload!
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.
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.
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Herb Ellis’s technique is out of this world extraordinary
He's a boss
Realy fantastic tecnique herb ellis i agre
Quick proficient chord changing is mind blowing!🤯 Phenomenal💯%
I was at this gig in Holland at the North Sea Jazz festival. Just magic. RIP Chaps. xxx
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.
Hi Scott, Thank you for your comments. We really appreciate! So good to hear your stories! The WOJ team
Thanks. It's great to find people who appreciate them. Do you have Lionel Hampton at Northsea in 1983?
Hi Scott, We're not sure we recorded it, but we keep finding tapes. When we find it it will uploaded
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!
Scott Alderman man, how to thank you for all this personal treasure you're so generously sharing with your brothers in music?
This is one of the best jazz videos I have seen and heard.Barney Kessel in particular was a favorite of mine.
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.
Hello Mr. Noel 😊
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!!
The GREAT Charlie BYRD !!!! Wonderful musician, one of my favorite ever !!!!
I was a great friend of Barney Kessel and was with him at the above concert in Holland in 1982. RIP Barney. xxx
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
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.
Not just great playing, but brilliantly terse and no-nonsense presentation, well prepared and flawless. A gem.
Found this clip by accident. It is outstanding. Reminds me of the great players in Denver in the 60’s and 70’s.
Hello Mr Tony
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.
I'm at about 65% on the CZcams volume and 100% on my laptop with headphones-- it's a MIRACLE how good it sounds.
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
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
This is pure joy! When people play not shouting over each other, but aiding, supporting and surrounding :))) Great job, guys!
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!
Contagious perfection (38:00). These gentlemen now hold concerts in heaven. Do not doubt they are sold out.
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!!!
All passed....thank u so much 💖 ur music lives on forever !
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.
High class
I saw this magnificent trio in the 70's at the lighthouse in Redondo Beach CA. I am blessed!
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
I was lucky to see these guys at a small club in San Francisco - four nights in a row. I was selling their records for Concord. Every night they played with joy and enthusiasm.
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.
Delicious and inspirational
What a total treat! Three favorite guitar players together in one performance!
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.
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.
Hello Mr. John how are you doing 😊
I only discovered this concert Friday, since then cannot stop thinking about this masterpiece!! I wish I was there and could have some talk with the 5 of them... They are Genius and Genuine. Enjoyed all show from the 1st to the last second. Thank you for the upload!! ❤️👌🏾✨
Icredible!!! The acoustic guitar in jazz. R.I.P. Barney, Herb and Charlie Great!!!
What Swing! What class. 3 Incredibly talented guitarists. The Drummer & Bass player swing hard too . Great video & close up shots of the necks.
That drummer is out of this world. So clean and tight with perfect technique
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.
Hello Mr. Robert 😊
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.
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!
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.
One must have class of taste in music to appreciate this...I enjoy this every beat and note..
C'est toujours un grand plaisir d' écouter de grands musiciens! Formidable!!❤
"The Great drummer and Bassist" Byrd and Redd killed it on this performance. wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 ♡
I love how when herb and barney rip out their solos they go into an almost trance like state.
playing with your pals lead always to a trancedent way. of being...
@@GerardvanGenderen more then guitarist what a great musician
Exactly. And they do it just as soon as they start playing. I noticed that watching Herb close up at a seminar in '81.
Nearly 73 first time for me. To God be the glory 🙏
This is addressed to Scott Alderman. Thanks SO much for the offstage insight! It's a real treat to hear these stories about some of my Jazz guitar heroes.
What a collection of talented guitar players.......great Jazz music to play while you're looking things up on the computer, or you can just sit back, have a coffee, a beer, or a green tea ,close your eyes, and just Listen !
@@Agent_006.9 No, only coffee, beer or green tea dude. Pay attention!
You've got that right!
It's a video :(
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.
What a historic recording of these three Masters sharing the stage! Thank you so much for this!
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.
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.
This is what professional musicians look like; stunning skills really all 3 of them.
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.
No matter what style of guitar playing you do, you know right off the bat, these cats are masters 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
These are the cats
This group is often overlooked & way underrated. Deadly tight quintet & as smooth as can be!
Love it all. What a tremendous collection of talent. I saw Charlie at the Austin Jazz Festival. Among other things, he played a bunch of Bossa/samba/Brazilian stuff. I was blown away. I kept looking for the second guitarist hidden somewhere on stage because that couldn't be just one guitar I was hearing that was simultaneoudly carrying the bass, melody and rhythm---could it? My love affair with the electric guitar faded a bit that day and I went out and bought my first classical guitar shortly afterward. It's been with me ever since.
Hello Mr. Michael😊
@@HelenamariaRusso Hello Helena Maria Russo. Do you know that the surname Russo is a nickname for a redhead in Italy?
This is more than gold. I got goosebumps from the beginning till the end.
I listened to Charlie Byrd many times at his club and later in Maryland in the 60's and early 70's. He was the best I have ever heard. I still listen to him and others frequently. He came onto Basso Nova early.
THANK YOU for immortalizing these three greats for us to enjoy their music anytime anywhere in the world. lots love from the Philippines
Para tocar assim, além de ter muita habilidade, precisa ter muita experiência e estrada. Dá pra ver que o instrumento está conectado direto no cérebro como se fosse uma segunda boca. Incrível.
É muita precisão rítmica e melódica num tempo acelerado, o tempo todo.
Mestres da guitarra eternizados homenageando outros mestres!
Tristeza não tem fim. Felicidade sim.
Hello Isaac
Reconheci na hora que foi tocada. Só mestres 🙌
Well that's exquisite. I've been playing classical and jazz guitar for nearly 38 years and this represents ear and eye candy of the finest quality and taste. The audio and videography are fine too. Great rhythm section also. Solid.
Three quite different voices that effortlessly combine to support each other and all without clutter and repetition.
Bravo.
Saw the Great Guitars live in Montreal in the 80's...what beautiful memories.
Just a bit of heaven. These gentlemen just make me smile. I come by here weekly. Great stuff.
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 ❤
Let's not forget about the truly superior recording quality!
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 💙✨
Masters Indeed. Let's just not forget the BASSIST, a Master of Endurace himself and the DRUMMER, A Tempo-Master
would've loved to be part of this era!! stuff like this doesn't come around anymore.
Since the early 60's, Charlie Byrd as been Number one on my guitar heroes list. Just awesome!
Samba Dees Days is one of the best songs ever - you go Charlie Byrd where ever you are ...😎😎
By far one of the greatest session I have had the privilege of hearing 🥰✌❤🥇
Very fond memories of Charlie Byrd at the cellar door ... He is quite the classical guitarist as well
Es un enorme placer escuchar a músicos de este nivel aquí las escalas y la armonía están en otra dimensión fabulosos
Hello Koldo
Barney Kessel levantou meu orgulho brasileiro interpretando com maestria .