It Don't Mean A Thing enregistré au festival de Nice en 1979 par un All Star composé de Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Stan Getz (ts), Arnie Lawrence (as), John Lewis (p), George Duvivier (b), Shelly Manne (dr)
No drummer in jazz history had such a right hand! Precision, touch, endurance and consistency . Shelly Manne, drummer's drummer... hard hard working musician's drummer, the standard by which to judge.
Freaking WOW!!!!! Technology is absolutely wonderful. I would have never been able to SEE these cats play back then(was much too young), but thanks for posting this. Big props Savelonp!
That's why Getz is the master of the tenor saxophone. In my opinion, at least. He wasn't as influential or musically important as Hawk, Pres, or Trane, but he was the true master of the instrument, in all of its styles. He also did have a bit of influence in his ballad recordings, as well as his latin phase. He also never stopped evolving.
It's great to see video of George Duvivier...he was such an awesome bass player...I remember when he used to come to my dad's bar in New York...what a great man he was.
Thanks for reminding me to listen to this again. Arnie got such a big sound of his alto. I got to know him pretty well during the last years of his life in Israel. To the very end he was inspiring young musicians - and even old musicians like me.
I'll never forget meeting Dizzy at the Bar at Top of the Gate. The show was///are you ready, Dizzy and Miles down stairs of the Gate. My father knew Dizzy and called him over and he introduced my brother and I. My father didn't know Miles but called him over anyway because he knew Candy, the drummer. Where Diz was friendly and talkative Miles only said....hey what's happen'n....and walked away. During Miles' set he went sans horn reemerging with white stuff on his nose. Incredible show...
@GulliverNice I studied 10 years with Dizzy's Pianist and have played a ton of jazz festivals with musicians like Alvin Queen, Lonnie Smith, and more. My ears say Lewis blew it.
this are the coolest cats in the business along with,miles davis,john coltrane,lee morgan,clifford brown,art blakey,max roach,benny golson,cannonball,lionel hampton,elvin jones,mccoy tyner......
...and no one likes watching Shelly Manne work? Rock solid! No breaks for the drummer, and he gets his solo at the end of the piece when he's already fatigued. He makes it look too easy! :)
