Album; Concierto (1975) Artist; Jim Hall ; guitar Roland Hanna ; piano Ron Carter ;double-bass Steve Gadd ;drum Chet Baker ;trumpet Paul Desmond ; saxophones
I played this CD when I was a bartender. Playing good music that they'd hardly hear on the radio. I got a lot of regulars and good tips. The juke box got no business. I was threatened to stop playing so much of my music because nobody would put money in the juke box. They didn't understand that I sold more drinks and got a lot of regulars this way. Nobody cared about the juke box. I was forced to resign. A year later, they couldn't even draw a custom er on Friday or Saturdays. They eventually went out of business.
A radio station in Milwaukee played this at noon every day as I would drive to pick up my son from kinder half day. I could not believe how beautiful it was. I got the album and played it often and would dream how much I would love to choreograph the whole thing. Yes to the person who liked 3;37 and on. That part always sounded like dancers holding on to the bar in a city bus then dancing a city scene. Wow wonder if anyone ever did choreograph this tune. Twala? I'd love to see that. Glad to find it here. Made a tape of the album when I downsized and then tape player broke must figure how to get it on my iphone.
This track bottles lifetimes of nostalgia and hangs it out there in layers of hope, darkness and beauty. We all wish our lives were epic enough to deserve this as the soundtrack
Arguably one of the best pieces of music ever recorded by the crème de la crème of jazz musicians . Although a big fan of Paul Desmond, Roland Hanna's piano solo at 11:43 is sublime. How anyone can give this a thumbs down is beyond comprehension.
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And let's not forget to thank the composer of this beautiful melody and concierto, Joaquín Rodrigo. He composed this in 1939 in Paris as the clouds of war were gathering in Europe. It harkens back to earlier, happier times in Aranjuez, Spain for Joaquin and his wife. BTW, Joaquin thought that flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia gave the most spirited version of the Adagio section of the concierto, which this is, even though several top classical guitarists had performed it. He loved Paco's interpretation. And I have no doubt that he would have LOVED this version by Jim Hall et al, as well. How could he not? :)
Bob Nelson thank you Mr Nelson. I knew The Who and when, but not that which you added to complement this gorgeous piece. To me, it also smells of the Mediterranean.
This is the most sublime version of Aranjuez recorded. Hats off to Jim Hall, Roland Hanna serene, Ron Carter what a bass, Steve Gadd's drumming coming from the heavens, the late great Chet Baker, and Paul Desmond - what to say! Brilliance as encountered once in a lifetime. Sublime as I said...
I have listened to this cut hundreds of times and each time I hear something I missed. I never tire and all seems new each time I play this. Phenomenal. Steve Gadd keeps everyone together.
Thx for bringing the referenced version to my attention...how I missed it is beyond me w/the cast of characters all being on my list of favorites...🤔🎼👌🏿😎
R.I.P. Jim Hall. I have listened to this a thousand times, whether I was feeling really down, really good or happy....... This has and will accompany me all my life. Thank you
I've been listening to this since I was a boy. My father would put it on for long drives la te at night. Each solo is better than the last. The most beautiful piece of music ever written.
I bought the LP when it was released in 1975 and Boy I was knocked off my feet. Out of all the versions I have heard of this classic piece of music including Miles’s Sketches Of Spain this is by far the Outstanding version and what an array of Jazz Musicians Jim Hall gathered for the recording. Quite Simply an outstanding and essential piece of music in Music History IMO of course ❤️♥️
I have been listening to this album from the date it first came out... I was nine and this was my brother's and my lullaby-we listened to over and over all night long- old time record player that would automatically reset... Every inch of this permeates my soul and I am so very grateful for it. For all those who described this as 'sublime', so on point!
I feel the same love of this divine piece of music as expressed by so many people here. This music touches me so deeply that tears well up in my eyes. May I just add one more magical moment: it starts at 3:37 when Ron Carter’s bass begins this trance-like groove and then Roland Hanna’s piano adds such a nostalgic ambience, and then Jim Hall....Love Love Love
Totally agree that the magical moment is when Maestro Carter starts that groove ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥 When I finally clicked on this I repeated it so many times and that moment gets me every time!
There may never be a confluence of talent as this (Hall, Desmond, Baker, Hanna, Carter, Gadd) intersecting with an original composition remade with such deftness and brilliance.
For me, another composition comes close to this sound stylistically and also level of detail, “In memory of Elizabeth Reed” and “Whipping Post” 1971 Fillmore performances (specifically 1971) by the Allman Brothers. Duane Allman said he listened to Miles Davis inside and out before the recordings and you can tell in his themes. The whole group was in tune.
@@samd708 Agreed. And there were some Dead performances I would place in that category from 1977 to '79, such as Winterland in mid-'77, if I recall correctly.
This is niche jazz music played by supreme musicians. How beautiful it would be if all human beings could appreciate it. The present world would work much better......
今は満洲人のLang Langを毎日聴いています。 自分は8歳頃から今まで悲惨な目にあってきた。 そんなときに、音楽を必要とした。 我が国は古事記で伝えられる天皇の国。 聖徳太子の時代に神仏対立問題を解決した。 以来宗教対立は起こっていない。 いかにすばらしい国か。 それを HOW CIVIL WARS START: And How to Stop Them Barbara F. Walter の何ページかを読んで知った。
Chet and Paul in this dance of soul, passion and love within the trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Pure erotic of sounds and magic catch in time on this amazing vinyl recorded. I can't count how many covers there are for Concierto de Aranjuez by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo, but this takes them all... Even the original version that is for Classic Guitar. Takes my breath away, moved me to tears and make my soul heavenly love. Thank You Chet, Thank you Paul, Ron and everyone for make this happened. Love is here.... Be good, Tell your parents you love them, tell your friends and your partners, tell yourself.
Transports my soul each time I “hear” it (100’s). I’m sure this glorious ensemble of masters were on another plane during this recording session - where even they were themselves witnessed, as ONE, the rarest of rare “aesthetic experiences” and most likely wept. ❤
You can still find it - and in the most surprising places. I discovered the joys of The Consouls - who do jazz covers of video games music - and some of it is quite astonishing. Their cover of Scars of Time from Chrono Cross is a masterpiece notwithstanding the guitarist was a last minute stand-in whent the regular guy got covid. They changed the time signature from the original 4/4 to 11 (or alternating 6 and 5). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YsDP9DppmRw.htmlsi=X2Qevw3H4hj4mJX_
The cover art is from a megalithic figure part of a tomb platform located in San Agustín (Colombia), and part of what is considered the largest necropolis in the world. I wonder why they chose that image, perhaps they knew this song will be as everlasting as the rock idols.
Essa música tem uma certa dialética entre tristeza e felicidade que, no fim, me dá uma paz profunda. Sempre que estou estressado eu ouço essa música deitado, de olhos fechados e concentrado na minha respiração. Música é o melhor remédio!
I used to play this so much until I knew every note of each of the musicians - and I never got tired of it - not ever! And after not hearing this for a while - I find I’m still in love with this tune by these musicians - all beloved and favored. It’s quite simply a Masterpiece of music by Masters of their instruments and their art!
The most beautiful harmonious collaboration among these genius musicians playing this heavenly song together here! Pure Magic & Ecstasy... My entire life passed me by in 20 minutes listening to this, especially min. 3:49 and on ... It brought me to tears and smiles all at the same time... ❤️ Truly a masterpiece on all levels and a gift from GOD straight from the heavens... ❤️ Thank you for uploading this unforgettable timeless masterpiece! ❤️
'My entire life passed me by in 20 minutes listening to this...' - I know exactly what you mean. I was writing a story while I was listeing and it went off in an entirely different direction, taking in parts of my life I'd almost forgotten.
Je croyais avoir tout entendu....Chet,Paul Desmond&Jim hall que j'entends pour la première fois!Une première fois(...) Pour la vie!!Comme les madeleines de "Proust" J'ai62ans...Je réalise à quel point,le champ est vaste.
at 4::01 to 6:35 Jim is so thoughtful - not flashy - but tender. and at 14:21 after Roland's gorgeous solo he continues. His last solo at 16:55 to the end with the others is a tribute to the composer. All these guys paid such loving attention to each other. It was a beautiful collaboration.
This song puts everyone in a state of trance in a argentine tango class. The class is in Boston. It is not just the sound. The visual of people dancing around this transcends time and space.
This version are really amazing....I love every note....Chet Baker....Jim Hall...Roland Hanna...Ron Carter...Steve Gadd ... Paul Desmond....All of them in a magic moment...Thanks a lot.......¡¡¡ Joaquín Rodrigo...!!!!
So many moving parts of this is hauntingly beautiful, it imparts a sentiment that would make a ‘grown man’ cry! And then the bridge comes that-incites the wonder of second chances that you can jump up out of the bed for-that once again warms up those embers of your spirit and soothes those reclusive blues-(which is the opposite of having green)-like joy as an unexpected guest comes in the wake of the morning-on a horn that knows-that’s been there-that’s a new shore.
Desmond's solo starting at 6:35 is about the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. How can someone just make that up on the spot? Especially at around 8:11.
My all time favorite tune. I played it every time I got on a plane. I have many different versions and have heard it done in person multiple times, but this is my favorite recording.
It's hard to believe that someone can make such a beautiful piece of music. With a wonderful touch of the most fine jazz, this version of Joaquin Rodrigo's master piece gets to the sublime point of ecstasy...
I first heard this on the radio in 1986. I was in my office and totally entranced by all of it to the extent I missed a meeting I was supposed to attend. I think that's what finally got me fired, but what the Hell it was worth it!!!!!!!!!!
never could listen to it without crying addicted to it wanna be in this mood while passing away only compareable to Sibelius' and Beethovens and Mendelssohns and Tshaikovskys Violin-Concertos, to Dvoraks Cello Concerto, to Bach's Fugues and his 1. Violin Concerto...
This tune takes me back to 1975 Tudor City Place, New York City. Oh how the memories come rushing back. What an all star group of musicians. I just awoke in Miami 48 years later, with the strains of this concerto in my head. That piano of Sir Roland Hanna drifting off ever skyward. . .
Dies ist die beste Interpretation des Concierto's, die je aufgenommen wurde. Das Zusammenspiel der Musiker ist einfach atemberaubend -- ganz große Klasse!
Whenever I come back to this, I find myself thinking about the mythology of what was once the greatest form of music in a time where people would sit around the ensemble, smoke cigarettes, drink wine and enjoy the profound-ness that this music propagated. Hence I always feel regretful in the way that I was born too late, I'm kinda living in the past right now, and it feels so good. I'm kinda living in a illusion, and in love with an idea that has already had it's time, and it's funny that I tell myself everyday that I don't wanna go back to the present as though I've already abandoned it. It's a strange feeling.
…llegue a esta versión musical hace diez años, acostumbraba a escucharla con un buen reproductor mp4, las primeras veces reconozco que no podía acabar de escucharla, era tal el nudo que se me hacia en la garganta que tenía que quitarme los cascos...en fin una joya única, gracias siempre.
Have loved Jim Halls music since I heard "the Train and the River" way back when, (was it the '60s) but let it lapse. Heard this on Pandora and bought the cd straight away. Magic absolute magic
Hans Hoefgen I missed an important department meeting because I couldn't tear myself away from this the first time I heard it. Didn't even mind my boss' as chewing when I showed up late!!
I have this beautiful piece on vinyl... I bought the album in Gillingham, Kent, 1976, when i was based there serving with the Royal Marines Band Service..I was just 19 years old then. I still have the album and it plays beautifully. Always takes me back to that glorious summer..... 😎 George Morrison.
Esta pieza debería ser el himno del mundo. Estar en todos los colegios del mundo , todos los días, y repetirse a cada amanecer y al anochecer , así hasta que la raza humana cambie su mala actitud con el prójimo y con el planeta.
Todos irreprochables. Cualquier cosa que se diga en sentido contrario, probablemente sea un exabrupto. Pero creo que Roland Hanna tocó el cielo en esta grabación. Su solo a partir de 11:44 está por encima de lo irrebatible.
