I was lucky enough to see Bereli in about 1982 in Stuttgart when he was just a kid..he was acompanied by his brothers..all wearing workers hats and smoking on stage!..It was a magical evening I've never forgotten.
So goddamned great! THIS, my fellow guitarplayers, is truly among the most difficult style of playing around... Im in AWE! Nais tuke, dja devlesa mire pralas! Dja devlesa! :D
Having said that, this is really an historic performance, and I think that even Corea would recommend it as the best of interpretations of his composing
From 2:50 to 3:00 is a fantastic triplet arpeggio played outside and against the chords that somehow works so good it just kills. Birelli cooks hard and fast on this Chick Corea song.
Very smooth, I don't know if it's the sound man who set the levels so perfect that it could go right onto a CD, or the musicians playing so well, perhaps both. Excellent job!
Please Humans !! Music is meant to Unite people !!!! leave your Egos outside, Please!!!! I love Birelli he is mi favorit but I also love The Rosenberg trio, Dubare, Luc ... and all Birelli's company. They are friends for God's shake!!!!Lets enjoy the beauty they are giving to us and be a part of it all!
Bireli was slouched back in chair relaxing while Rosenberg solos...the he straightened up and ripped his solo. Rosenberg is a monster playing that manolo style guitar so fast and clean.
Bireli never gets lost. I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and I've never heard anyone, ever, like this player -- he knows his way around the instrument better than most of us guys know our cocks. It's a higher target to aim for I guess..
Bireli´s solo is awesome - sounds like one by George Benson -> his California Dreaming version (for those who dont know - very very relaxing song!) it is so impressing how fluent and emotional they play - they truly manage it to let a guitar sing, awesome
omg, I know Spain in different versions but This is amazing. Birelli solo...what can I said. Listen Guthrie Govan Spain version. Incredible too ( other style obviously)
I love Light as a Feather, great album. You're Everything, Captain Marvel, 500 Miles High, and Spain are simply amazing songs - especially the latter two. It's pretty awesome to watch these guys. They sure can play! Proof that hammer-ons and pull-offs are more interesting than plain shred.
You're right. This idea that the top of the mountain can hold only one person is ridiculous. There's room for many, even folks who never receive an ounce of notoriety.
I love it when the gypsies play out of the traditional QHCF repertoire. I'd like to see Bireli with Bela Fleck and Chick Corea (the author of this tune) come WB! Get it done.
Possibly a Johnny Smith Model Gibson. After looking at the headstock, fretmarkers, single cut arch top, single pickup with volume & tone knobs on the pick guard etc. That's what it looks like he's playing. Anyone have any other thoughts?
@chillichomper Yup. Chick Corea off Return to Forever's "Light As A Feather" album was the first appearance I think. It's become a modern Jazz standard by now though with quite a lot of people covering it but mostly guitarists since it's very flamenco influenced & the perfect vehicle for melodic soloing.
I been playing and teaching guitar for a long time and it so idiotic to say who's the best. Sylvain Luk was onstage too and he's no slouch. I like all these guys a lot Bireli, Stochelo, Slvain, Pat Matino, Larry Coryell etc. Any one of them or more could be considered to be "one of the best ever" but's it's all what you like or what rings your bell. I'm on a lifetime quest to see how good I can be but don't think I could ever be as good as these guys, but as long as my hands work I'll try.
@SAK47RAMENTO Distortion (pedals anyway) adds compression, which in turn covers up the articulation and technique of the player. Some pedals manage to compress in a very natural way, and make it sound organic. Now, I will say, people that play distorted AMPS have a lot of talent. Cranking up a Marshall or the like creates a much more organic, and in turn, unforgiving, overdrive. I will agree though, the best are the ones that play articulately and cleanly in either situation.
people say this guys better than hendrix and all sorts of other guitarists, granted the guy is really fucking good but cmon yngwie would show him a trick or 9000000 as would batio no disrespect to either of these great players !!! I love what they do and i love me the jazz!!!! respect and thanks for making awesome music
@jan1080 IOW, fretting and picking is technically more demanding on acoustic guitars, while keeping a clean tone without noise is harder with distortion. I love using distortion btw. Squeals are fun, hahah.
the real song is fast... google Chic Corea's free jazz version with Gonzalo Rubalcaba... and tell me if it loses its identidad ;)... the concept of jazz is the flexibility of a songs identity... lagrene's solo is beautiful
I'll add to my previous comment.. I was such a Django freak in those days..I was only a kid myself..what divided me from my "electric" friends was my love of jazz..Gypsy guitar jazz... did any budding guitarist see the lightning finger work?..makes shredders look like hacks eh?..God i wih I had an ounce of that talent!
Hey there mjtsl and TimTimmeychoochoo whatever...please direct us to posts of you guys playing your perfectly 'spaced' jams which 'breathe' so effortlessly. These guys fart better music than you guys could make on your best day! Eat it girls!
@edushreds . . . I'm pretty sure I made very clear in my argument that I play both. . . And my 32nd note runs sound like shit clean, but passable when they are compressed and distorted and maimed.
We've come to expect the awesome fireworks from Lagrene and Rosenberg, but there is no mention of the rhythm guitarist or the bassist. Those two guys are awesome as well.
RU-vid has a formatting problem. I was responding to another comment, where Django's son said the little Birelli (at that time) could outplay Django. Well, it does matter how many fingers you have in that context. You took my comment out of context--but that's not your fault. It's the formatting.
This is an astonishing effort by two of the very best working in this genre. Bravo! Two things worth the mention, first the astonishing appearance of Escoude, which must have been a terrible distraction to their concentration... Escoude's guitar also appears to have a broken string that perhaps in a hurried change remained attached to the guitar? Escoude is a great guitar player, but I'm afraid he's not quite in the top flight.
@edushreds That really depends on the amp etc. Tube amps usually require more technical finesse (in my experience) than solid states. They just naturally have more mids, I guess. Regardless, distortion makes it easier to get strings ringing, noise, feedback etc, if you can't mute properly or use really wide motions when you pick. However, miss three notes in a 20-note triplet run at fast speeds, and you will hardly hear it on a distorted guitar. I prefer legato on electric guitars anyways :P
they didnt change the time signature at all they just sped it up......i reckon its great, the tune is obviously there and it all fits well........o and to all those who think bireli just fucks up he doesnt.....he has repetative strain injuries from playing guitar constantly......thats why he messes up a bit
what amazing version of Spain!!!!!! its' already in my favorites! i didn't knew who Stochelo Rosenberg was simply amazing!! The Guitarist who is seated between Bireli and Rosenberg at 5:06 ...Is He Christian Escoude (Or Scoude... i don't know how it is spelled right..i saw a documentary of him in the tv and they said his name first as "Escoude" and couple of minutes later "Scoude")???? Any One????????????
After 13 years of intense research, I can tell you without any doubt that it’s « Escoudé ». I can finally move on and live my life again, can’t wait to see how tall are my kids.
16 лет назад
est ce que je suis le seul a trouver que ces lunettes donnent à bireli un petit air de coluche ? ^^ sinon magnifique interpretation !!
