Sam Yahel (Keyboard player) plays terrific bass! - he's totally locked with drummer Jeff Ballard, and his bass lines are creative and completely rhythmically independent from his soloing.
I'm proud to say I was at this show. Fantastic performances by Redman and other artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Bill Frisell, Brubeck, Patricia Barber and Chick Corea.
Was wondering who's killing that kicking bass lines gees, Sam Yahel one in time muzo. He nits together well with this band and of cause Joshua Redman and his hip fusion style chops puts everything on an entire new level. Well done boys, respect.
So glad the entire performance was posted. I saw the last song, Sweet and Nasty, on a PBS program back several years ago. I recorded it on my DVR and watched it over and over for a long time wondering what the rest of the performance must have been like. RU-vid is such an awesome tool for exposure of killer music. Thanks for posting!!!!
Such a shame that this band didn't last... Both "Elastic" and "Momentum" were monster albums and this shows how good they were live. I like Redman's other stuff but this was just better to me... maybe the Elastic band will come back to us, I sure hope so. Anyway, great concert !
CovertKeller nice to hear this,,, i did not know that this did not exist anymore... it'has a nice and funky groove! and this style belongs entirely to Joshua Redman
+CovertKeller This is the grooviest and funkiest Josh's work by far, and maybe his most original contribution to the Jazz legacy. Hope he returns to that someday...
Great music!!! I wish this music would get more airplay in the hood. Listening to this music would get a lot of that crazy shit out of these folks' head
Dude I respect your opinion but what did you wrote????? Go check out Chick Corea album past and present feat Jeff Ballard . Jeff Ballard is extremely versatile.
This is one of my favorite live recordings ever, I've been listening to it for years. Does anyone know more stuff in this same vein? Redman's other stuff sounds very different I find.
You are right Franc, something similar but not exactly "the same" is quartet of one handed hungarian trumpetist Barabas Lorinc. Check their live studio set ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2yZ_Ohi88Eo.html, keyboardist is nothing short of genius, althrough not on the same level as Sam Yahel (Sam plays bass with one hand on Korg MS2000 i think and Lorinc has a great bass player in his band).
the SOP is Buescher True Tone Serive III...I grew up with JOSH in Berkeley (w/ Dave Ellis/Charlie Hunter...we were all Public School Kids) and know some of his repair guys...high guestimateas I play with the series IV....Josh is a great humble soul...reflection of the "old Bay Area" before the hypsters and NERDS! WHo Moved My Cheesse...lol
this band is strange. Watch the drummer. It does not feel smooth and routine. But it' s great to hear someone with a unique style. It seems a bit they all met in at the bar "welcome to weird land" but take nothing away from their skills!!!!!!!!!!!! All the time you are searing for a bakk player on stage...but this keyboard player is something else. I once knew a local boy in Germany - originally from London - Mr Wright from the Wright Thing he was also known for some incredible skills with his left hand on keys...drove bass players up th wall!
