No joke - I like their fashion: Chick Corea looks like janitor, Patitucci and Henderson like on Caribbean holiday and the drummer like a math teacher from 80's. They do not care about "theater" or "acting like stars". And the result? One of the best gig I have seen on video. True professionals. Greetings from Slovakia.
John did a solid walking bass while being able to add his own harmonic and melodic mix to it and to be able to solo and return to the walking bass doing the same thing he did when the song started without any fatigue is a level of mastery no human will ever be able to know
That section where Chick and Weckl are trading 8s is sublime. I had the pleasure of meeting Chick once, back in '93. I told him he was my L. Ron Hubbard. Graciously, he laughed.
in my opinion, scotts solo might've been one of the greatest fusion solos of all time. he absolutely owned every chord that was given to him, and those chord changes weren't easy. He just rolled through them like they were nothing.
i just have to reply chick corea and scott henderson just a great contrast the first chick corea album with scott henderson on some of the songs . my favorites . just a shame that they could not have played together more.
henderson's solo is just so immense. the little references back to the melody ground the whole thing so well and the interactions with weckl and patitucci are so dynamic. amazing stuff.
Chick plays that synth with phenomenal dexterity, it is unreal. Sometimes it looks like the instrument is alive in conversation and making those extraordinary atmospheric sounds all by itself, truly remarkable.
Scott, the best... don´t like Gambale, musically, that much.. I mean, technically, one of the best I´ve seen! but like more Henderson´s ideas and playing
Technically Frank Gambale is an amazing guitarist but when it comes to combined technique and musicality ya gotta give it to Scott Henderson! He’s my favorite with the Elektric Band, and he’s great with his fusion group Tribal Tech!
One of the finest & one of THE best live sounds. Have seen him many times with many great Musicians. Also - finally got to see Chick Corea not long before his passing in Seattle with the symphony.
This contains SO MUCH CHOPS...trees are scared! Seriously..the CCEB were,are and always will be one of the greatest fusion bands in history...UNBELIEVABLE music.
Chick's rhythm sensibility and 'twilight zone' phrasing is scarily breathtaking. What an amazing piece; and I truly love Henderson for his Jagged-edged melodic approach: ALL THE WRONG NOTES PLAYED RIGHT! My favourite ever jazz-fusion band!
@@GerardoMcCabe Errrr.....no. The guitarist of the first "electrified" version of RTF in the 70s was Bill Connors, before Al. Scott was the original Electric Band guitarist, if that's what you mean, before Gambale.
Jazz is really a musician music and thats it !!! its boring for normal people and its noodling for noodling sake !!!! And it as the most snobs and elitist assholes (probably heroin addicts) in the music industry !!! I only listen to it to practice scales because for phrasing and songwriting is crap !
ALL OF THEM! That's the Elektric Band thang, everyone is fucking insanely good, band is always tight, especially whenever they played live. And yes, Patitucci on his own is still a monster player. Scott Henderson, he's the best guitarist most people have never heard of. it is 2022, and Scott has been your guitar teacher's teacher favourite guitarist for DECADES. And yes, he KILLS IT playing jazz, playing blues, pretty sure if a classic rock band hires him, he'll do justice and and even take the band further into the realm of performance awesomeness. Mo'fucka came from the same planet as Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Gambale, Guthrie Govan, Steve Vai, Pat Metheny... Maybe just a different country from the same exoplanet in a different galaxy.
@@morbidmanmusic That's the sort of league they belong to. Holdsworth had been shredding before shredding was even a thing. When shredding was a thing, Scott was already running circles around everybody who ever dares to play the guitar. Love for both of 'em, they are so good, they are school subjects for musicians who really want to study.
Music of the stratosphere. It's no wonder that the greatest musicians and jazz composers were more appreciated outside the US. RIP Chick, the world is darker without you.
I love that so many of us are still listening to this incredible music in 2020.. This is one of my favorite CCEB performances of all time.. with Scott Henderson.. I love Frank G. as well.. Patitucci is just devastating.. and a joy to watch and listen to here.. but this lineup just kills!! Maybe its the tension between Scott and Chick?
The tone of the Ken Smith/Jackson 6 string bass that Patittucci played during this iteration of the CCEB was simply awesome. No two Ken Smiths ever sound exactly alike. Of course, the player himself had a lot to do with the creation that sound also...LOL!
Dave Weckl - seen him a few times over the years. One of THE finest drummers you will ever hear. You can be sitting mere feet in front of him while he cooks on something like this, yet it can be a whisper. No need whatsoever to beat them skins. I have played with only a couple of drummers that were able to do that
WOW, they where so young! I have never seen such an early tape with the electric band before, even though I have always really idolized them. This must have been intresting years for those guys, they where just about to conquer the contemporary jazz scene for the next 10 years to come, and I guess they knew it.
I have all the love in the world for the classic Elektric Band lineup but this early incarnation featuring Corea, Weckl, Patitucci and Henderson absolutely rocks. Everyone is on top musical form delivering a legendary masterclass of unbelievable musicanship. What a treat to hear one of the the band's most legendary pieces get a full workout and holy smokes, Patitucci is killing it on the bass as are all of the guys. Great performance 👏 RIP Chick Corea, thank you for all the years of excellent music
Love this Masterpiece!! Chick, your body is no longer here but your awesome music is still very much with us!! Thanks for having existed in this world Mr. Corea
Aprox between 1-4 times for year since 2012, I came to watch this video, just for Remember Screech playing his guitar, and write a comment about him ...
THE ELEKTRIC BAND needs to get all their studio albums re-released with extra tracks....and some BRAND NEW LIVE albums out.... make this talent available again....
Thank you Chick, for a lifetime of inspiration for me at the piano. You would never know and never had to, but your simple existence on this planet profoundly made me the player I am today.
Bestias absolutas guiadas por uno de los Gigantes músicos que hemos perdido. Increíble lo que tocaban, la composición, los solos. Todo absolutamente brillante.
Mozart would have been very inspired, that's for sure! By the way, I'm from Berne and was there in '86 - dang, what a concert!!! I remember, this was just after my master at the Swiss Jazz School and I was deeply impressed - kind of stoned by so much geniousity ! The day after, I bought me a 6 String Ken Smith Bass - just because of John... I still own this amazing Instrument ;-). Was fun to find this vid on youtube... My gosh, these guys where light years ahead at that time!
The great master, my hero is gone and I am heart broken. I had hoped Chick would've lived forever or at least survived me, but alas, this was not to be. Chick, you were absolutely one-of-a-kind. A great pianist/keyboardist, easily grouped with the greatest composers that ever walked the planet. Farewell and Rest in Peace maestro. I can only pray that I may be worthy of meeting you and listening to you play again on the other side...
One of my favorite Elektric Band tunes ever. This tune got my time together really well, (just by listening). And it gave me my first real understanding of jazz improvisation.