Larry Carlton: truefire.at/Lar... 335 Records: truefire.at/335... RU-vid: truefire.at/Lar... Facebook: truefire.at/Lar... Twitter: truefire.at/Lar... Larry and Robben perform "Cold Cold" live in Osaka, Japan.
Larry sure knows how to make the guitar sing in a solo, great tension and release, and Robben and him play and compliment each other so well together ! Bravo.
Larry dropped down some organ licks at the end...and he and Robben both laughed because they KNEW it was a Jimmy Smith( or McDuff,etc) lick! Great seeing two friends with such ability jamming together and supportive.
Around the time a lot of bluesmen were gravitating towards funk, Clapton's work with John Mayall revived the popularity of the classic sound and helped pave the way for blues to continue being popular clear through the SRV revival and up until today. Without Clapton these two might not have been on that stage, in that environment, with that reception.
This guys are really true blues players,Larry played for a while with the Crusaders and Robben with Yellow Jackets,L.A scene,for the people that did't know. They are my favorites since 1980.
Larry and Robben bring out the best in each other-- I hope they play together a lot more often. They have been digging each others work for decades. I used to go see them play together at Donte's in North Hollywood back in the '70s and they kicked ass back then! They both had 335s and Boogies but you could always tell them apart if you listened. This track is so good its sublime, it probably goes right over some peoples' heads. Two masters still digging each others craft 30 plus years on THANKS!
OH JESUS! I've just discovered out this amazing player Larry Carlton and now I feel like my day is complete!! He's now one of my influences to play the blues!!
It never ceases to amuse me that rather than appreciate the contributions made by guitarists, so many use the opportunity to compare & criticise. Why??? What is accomplished by this? Apparently it is in our nature to descriminate and to criticise rather than celebrate.
I've seen Larry so many times live, and have blown away every time; but this solo is most definitely the pinnacle - even Robben is impressed!! But seriously, Larry is almost always "on", but when he's really on, he brings me to tears. Mind you, I love Robben too, but Larry just burned through this.
more than anybody else these two gentlemen- (together with BB King)- formed the way I play and the tone of my music. They are ridiculous great musicians and guitarists
I saw these guys yesterday, except Larry and the keyboardist, at Umeå Jazz Festival. It was awesome, cool and rough at the same time! Wonderful music indeed!!
It really amazes me how they talk and laugh in the first two minutes while still playing this amazing music, wonder what they are saying to each other. Anyway, Carlton´s tone is nothing but superb, great vid.
They look like they're having a good time which reminds me of an old old saying; "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life".
I play an Epiphone ES-335 myself, and I really love the thick sound of the neck pick-up - both clean (for jazz primarily) and distorted (for dirty blues :-)
Well, Dan, you have to remember, Larry was, and still is at heart, a session player, and everything he has done is absolutely great, because Larry plays from the heart, always from the heart! Dan, I still get the chills after almost thirty years! No other player has done that to me, except Robben Ford! Ditto, on the chills! Over 100 GOLD records! L.C's got it! Take care! GEETARNUT
You know,I've been real sad for many years about the type of stuff Carlton has decided to get involved with.He was my hero when he did all the Steely Dan records.I have not been moved by him in years...........then I saw this! Really great!Ford is always great and how about that gold top and all those Dumble amps!!Dan
Geezus!!! Saw something on a forum recently: "Play like you have something to say, not like you have something to prove." Between these two, I think they've just about said it all. They proved you can play your ass off and STILL be saying something.
There are so many masters of guitar. NO way to compare them - just enjoy them , maybe learn and earn some inspiration- to excel your own way- make your own path... tx. for posting this... amazing musicians - all of them !
Just this past august i saw Buddy Guy and BB king in LA and I was blown away..especially at their age..and now I am equally melted by these 2 guys....truly does not get any better thanks for postin this!
Two of my favorite artists. I've seen Larry at the Concord Pavilion and Yoshi's. Outstanding! I'm a harmonica player and jam to Robben's CD's all the time. You guys rock.
Oh man, this is the sh!t!!! These two should play together all the time. Larry's 335 sounds beautiful as always. The subtle interplay between these two great guitarists is truly inspiring to watch and listen to.
why can't more guitarists out there learn that sometimes, you only need 4 or 5 REALLY good notes as opposed to 100 fast ones... the phrasing here is PERFECT! this is so good it hurts...
+Dan Martinazzi the build up he does is some of the finest I've heard in blues for a long time... that solo of Ford never climaxes the same way Larrys' did.. stellar players both.
That is the funniest comment I have ever herd about Larry " he is country" Larry as a guitar player is about one of the BEST all around alive today .......Period! Country...HA HAA HAAA FUNNY SHIT !!
Normaly dont like this type tone. But these pops are all in the right place and fancy too. I know, Im a pop who paid child support for 20 years. The blues years.
Did you not listen to what Robben played? I swear some people are simply without a clue. Robbens solo was a wonderfully building, both subtle and raw, reply to what LC played. Buy LC's LIVE IN TOKYO CD and listen to it. LC solos are on the left channel and RF solos are on the right channel. After you have listened to it, ask yourself: Who played the best solos?
In the first minutes of the jamming thought that Larry had killed Robben on stage but when Robben began to develop their improvisation I knew that he was coming with his own. Two guitarist , diferents styles and attack and two outstanding musicians. Great show!!
