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What a privilege it is to interview the legendary Jay Graydon. Thank you so much for making this possible and sharing it with us. Most of all, thank you for letting Mr. Graydon express himself freely whilst sharing so many delightful stories. He remains one of the top, along with the dear friends he worked with. A wonderful, and inspiring interview; many thanks.

Yes sir !!Thank you for the correction!! Touché!!! Yacht 🛥️ On !!

Jay Graydon is so phenomenal in playing, singing and being an amazing human being. He is so cool. I could listen to him play his guitar and I love to hear his stories.

I love that they're chain smoking to keep that 1973 - 1986 vibe 😂❤️

He must have heard the song 10,000 times and he still listens to it with wonder, absorbing the beauty of every second *

Loooooove Jay Graydon! Great interview and SO much knowledge about those days.

Jay Graydon is still one of the best , of the best in the industry ..amazing overall musician , producer, composer,guitarist, arranger and a singer as well .

Played the solo on "peg" would've made him enough of a legend but my god the man is a genius arranger didn't realise he'd been part of half this stuff...unbelievable

Jay is a musical genius and a total legend this man is incredibly talented and a Yacht Rock general!!

Quote: "I'd say 73 through about 86 was the prime era of quality music". I agree 100%. I love this guy, his music, his playing, his producing. Ever since I heard 3 Al Jarreau's LPs produced by him, many years ago (Jarreau, This time & Breakin' away) I was blown away... Greetings from a fan in Portugal.

18:12 "That modulation is so good, I'll have another sip."

Mr jay graydon is a legend! I love the songs he has produced especially who’s holding Donna now by debarge and Roxanne on his 1993 airplay for the planet 🌍 album!

I love and adore Jay Graydon. Brilliant musician and producer. However, there will be one thing that I will never agree with him on, and that will be most probably the only thing...and that´s about After The Love Has Gone. Even if Jay, Bill (and Foster) are the writers, EW&F is light years above Bill´s (and any other) versions . Regarding only the melody in the chorus, what Philip & co do there, just elevates the song to a higher level, higher energy...even if was not written like that, They just made it better. EW&F exactly knew what they were doing and why... When you hear Bill´s versions you hear a really great song with a really great singer. When you hear EW&F you hear something spectacular, you hear one of the greatest things ever recorded in music history. From the lead vocals of Maurice, the chorus, the arrangement, the sounds, the works, it´s just on another level.

Dang Jay Everything You Touch Is Magic such a touch man

Jay is such a Legend!

Graydon, Page, Champlin, Foster, Fagen, Becker, Waters, Gilmour, Clapton, Jarreau, Vanelli, Carlton. White brothers, Wonder, Mercury,.. the list goes on. New generations rediscover their music all the time and will continue to do so. Long after Ye, 50 c, Dre, Ice C, DMX and the lot have been forgotten.

What a great talent! Great hair! Mr. Jay Graydon! RIP Mr. Warren Wiebe.

What a pleasure, thank you Jay for all the great music. I loved just watching him listening to the tracks, it was as close to hanging out with him in real life as it could have been, and thank you Tom, this was an very enjoyable hour for this music junkie/musician.

There is no great music like this anymore! Those days were the prime of music.

Peg Was Great. One of My Favorites. Thank You Jay!

Jay is so correct 73-86 was the golden era of REAL talented musicians

Endless respect for all the technical details .....given by Jay.....most folks as listeners have no idea........what goes into making music.....but as for interviews I look for them an addiction I have ... I dig interviews so many interviews and so little time.

The backgrounds are just incredible

Yeah and anything with Bill singing doing that thing that he does keeping the melody and all the cracks filled he is just amazing with anything he's given

Jay is a treasure. He has certainly made a huge musical and educational contribution to the world. Imo, his talent is second only to his generosity and warm spirit.

Im so glad to see all these musical veterans still creating and working to make great music. We should be seeking their advice and input on all music. All thru the good ol internet.

I would say from the early 60's to '86. The early Sinatra stereo albums sound superb. Now it is all compression, peak limiting and over mastering. Just because you have bought plug-ins does not mean you have to use them.

Love this!! Watching Jay listening to his own music, he has the look of a proud daddy. His songs are his children and he has some genius, beautiful children. What an amazing and brilliant person he is. JAR Scene 29 is one of my top 10 albums. Absolutely perfect from beginning to end. I ran into Randy and Luke at NAMM right before it came out. Randy gave me a pre-release cd. I listened to it over and over on my way home. I was just blown away at how awesome it was.

This is great stuff! Love Jay’s voice, love Champlin’s, love my friend Bill Cantos, but Sherwood Ball gets very little mention these days, and he had one of my favorite voices of all time - listen to his “live” version of “She Just Can’t Make Up Her Mind” sometime - it will knock your Sox off, or ANY of his stuff on Jay’s productions. His widow Vicki is a sweetheart, and he left us way too soon. Miss you, Woody.

Jays music is literally the sound that made me have a super deep and rich appreciation for music. When my skin starts crawling, I know Jays hands have been in it!!! I can listen and learn from Jay all day long.

Great show. Loved to see a special of one of the most underrated guitar legends ever: Terry Kath the original Guitarplayer with the Band Chicago

I'd so LOOOOOOOOOOVE Rake to make another album. Please do it. There are TONS of fans out there I love everything he did and does. Love the guy and his music is of the finest I've heard so far.

The sound you guys are talking about is a DX7 sound called “BellPiano” or similar …

Wayne Krantz liked Bill Champlin’s singing.....what a compliment....

Hey Jay! Looking forward to checking out your videos. Great interview, Tom

Great video! Thanks! Staples of life: bread, milk, Mr. Graydon's music!

Damn Jay! Everything you say about the dying music industry I deal with every day, every day.

WOW The Legendary Jay Graydon... what a cool interview...

Well it was an event when you got an album it was something to hold in your hand read through see who worked on it where it was recorded it was just an awesome way to connect with the people that made the album

Pure gold, I love this!

Jay seems like a cool ass guy that you just want to hang out with, and not discounting the fact that he's a musical genius 😂

Killer interview!!😊

That Luke story makes me like him even more...LOL

Love you Jay!

Great stuff again Tom, Jay seems to really enjoy chatting with you! I don't know if you'll be able to chat to him in the future again, but if so, I'd love to hear Jay's thoughts on the Planet 3 work he did with Clif Magness and Glenn Ballard. Great songs and production! Cheers!

Love Jay all day! That room must smell great. :)

Yacht rock- an appellation best left in a toilet seat. Jay- ty. Music personified.

Jay is a riot!😂

Love your work Jay.

great guitar work by Jay, awesome job Bill, and I just noticed they doubled the trumpet part by Jerry! Now please save me not 1 but 3 copies of CODE, autographed please

Jays solo on roxann♥️♥️

What a legend! Embarrassing that people call such musical genius, in many ways the pinnacle of pop culture, Yacht rock! But anyway, Jay doesn't care I'm sure.

Easily imagined if Jay Graydon playing with Steve Howe, Shawn Lee and Edgar Winter 😄

With his incredible musical ear it would be amazing to hear what he hears

Ídolo!!! Jay Graydon é um dos maiores

I Want All Of The "Jar" CD'S !!

I’d rather have CD’s than all the other streaming stuff. If CD’s go out completely I’m going to be screwed. You get pics, liner notes, maybe even those special videos they included on CD’s years ago. If I jam to music on guitar I don’t use Spotify or RU-vid, etc., I use CD’s.

Thanks for this!!!!

I’ve started buying CDs again and love it

The solo on "Where Am I Going" Gino Vannelli .

Jay is so right. I love still buying hard copies of music when I can, but JRiver helps with this music at 2496 which I love and how I record all my initial tracks. I like amazon in that I can preview this rather than listen to reviewers who are often wrong. Yes, we like physical media. JUst bought my first download at 2496. Listening to After The Love Has gone and it sounds amazing in Sony Sound Forge. I will move it to JRiver later today. Have you ever considered releasing music in 2496 as a DVD-V which I do for many clients. It plays in most DVD player and use a outboard DAC. Shinny discs are still my FAV. Not really into spendning $40 for vinyl even though I have two full turntable set ups. I have 4 Schiit Headphone stations for great listening.

Love you jay !!!❤

Steely Dan never used a click track!

41:20 what does he mean when he said “I went left.” N reference to the publisher lady from Japan yelling at him?

Still have to go with the EWF version. The interplay of Maurice and Philip vocals. Missing the brass in this version and drums too forward. Love Jay with Steely Dan

Mrs. Graydon, thank you for your music

Cool vid. Jay is a fun hang.

素晴らしい！ 髪の色は白くなられたが、 お元気そう！ 仰言ることもアグレッシブ！ お姿にも安心して、嬉しくなって、どーしよーかなと思っていたBOSSAのギター一本、 買うこと決めちゃいました！

Love the JAR Album.

L E G E N D ... Thanks Tom!

Hell yes!

Genius

Nigel's a good guy.... he is

My type of music. ....cross, pages, toto, steely, foster, bacharach ,tagg,duke, scaggs, loggins ,graydon, champlin, goodrum, kipner ,dupree, labounty etc

Guitar sounds so much like Luke!!! Great songs!!

Van Morrison is a legend!!!!!

Jay Graydon = Guitar God

Jay, record another hit with foster.

Jay, have you heard Kurt Ellings version of After the love? It's very different and wonderful!

This man is so talented both as guitar player and as arranger. Check out G.Vannelli A NEW FIX FOR '76 and Manhattan Transfer EXTENSIONS and MECCA FOR MODERNS albums.

I love Steely Dan~!!!

Hey Tom, what's the word on this new JaR album...will it ever see the light of day, or what?

I’m not sure if we are QUITE at the point where flash drives are cost effective.

Any link to the book he is referring to about rhythm?

How can i study with Jay?

Some of the best music was written with a nicotine buzz.😊

Japan has a lot of Flash Drive Albums...

numero 1

Hi. Flash drives can be damaged by static electricity. They are unreliable. The market is flooded by cheap drives as well.

The stories of how many ways the music business is set up to screw the artist is staggering…

wow...smoking in the studio in 2023...don't see that anymore

Normal is the rate at which things happen...lol

Record Companies ARE DOING IT ON PURPOSE. “MORE MONEY FOR THEM”. Vinyls suck!

Dude, the hair… far out man. :)

Jay is lamenting the fact that he can't play guitar enough. I can understand his complaint with the way the industry has gone in the last 20 yeas. This leaves me puzzled as to all of the amps in his studio. I'm sure they are used for his educational material, I will be a customer for that!

10:04 you had ONE JOB TOM!...wait maybe a few more...idk

38:23 hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaha

Starting video with a commercial = not cool

Can't tolerate smoking.

I cant even hear a guitar on that song