Jon Hendricks is still alive, age 95. I hope he's doing reasonably well. Annie Ross and Sonny Rollins turned 86 this year. They are treasures indeed, people who really made a difference, my heroes. Thank you so much!
@@charlywobershalek7142 Manhattan Transfer took notes & lessons from Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross. As I write this, (Aug 2020) Annie just died & so many others are now gone. I treasure the recordings I have.
Oh yeah, Arlene. They were in that stratosphere of postwar niche brilliance. In my receptors, there's no reason they and their peers shouldn't have defined popular music.
...'til your comment today (12/5/18), I did not know he died. He had a good run (96 years). I got to see him perform as a quartet with Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), Dianne Reeves and Bobby McFerrin (later Tim Hauser, Manhattan Transfer joined them for an encore). Incredible concert ("Jazz Summit" at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco).
@@ohd00bley Sounds wonderful. I got to see Jon and Annie perform a few times, as well as Jon with his wife Judith and daughters. It was such a treat to see him every time, even into his eighties. There will never be anyone like Jon.
This is so mind blowing!! I have seen many of the great jazz artists of the last 50 years, but this blows me away like nothing else. Exquisite musicianship!
This is the stuff that was played on my dad's self-built Heathkit stereo. Big speakers in a big case. Back in 196o, there was only a couple FM stations and they came on after sundown and they played jazz. RIP Ms. Ross and thank you.
I liked how the camera occasionally focused on the audience when Lambert and Hendricks were scatting, and you could just picture the big question mark above their heads. This video is priceless. As a vocalist, this is something that I can aspire to!
An eight minute outpouring of amazing melodic and rhythmic ideas by Lambert and Hendricks all the while swinging like motherFs. I've watched this dozens of times and it's always an incredible musical experience.
Jon and Dave do a brilliant chase on Airegin, singing long sustained solos unlike the brief tracks on the albums. Jon was a renowned scat singer (and lyricist), but Dave was no slouch and holds his own in his solo and trading fours at a furious tempo.
@@timondocent of course, he's passed since I wrote that. He would have been 101 now. I have friends in NYC who knew him to the end - I know they did some jamming. Here's a late recording with both Jon & Annie taking solos. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jEv1B55Adeo.html
I used to see L H & R every time they came to Toronto in the 50's and early 60's. My Buddy and I would get to the now defunct Town Tavern early Sat afternoons, catch the matinee and stay until their evening sets. They were absolutely magnificent. One afternoon after the matinee we had drinks with Dave and Annie at their hotel, great people and great company. Those days are gone and we will never see another group to compare to them.
Jon was in great form that evening- Wow!! These guys were just something else! Its a shame there doesn't seem to be that much talent any more .The improvisation is just spectacular !
Un-f--King-REAL! Only Dave Lambert could follow an incredible solo like Jon Hendricks delivered. Man oh man I wish I could have seen the three of them together live - but Lambert was gone way too soon. I'n lucky to own his solo lp - probably the rarest vinyl in my entire collection.
I think the talent is out there that would keep this genre alive. I hope someone attempts it. It's a lost art, right now, except for these INCREDIBLE recordings!
Yeah, reading the other comments, Indeed this does make one want to live just to hear one more note, one more phrase, one more innovation. The best gift a person can give to another!
I love how they are pushing each other. You can see it right around the 7 minute mark where he interupts sonny's solo a little bit and sonny gives him a glare. Lambert just looks back at him like lets go and they just push each other back and fourth making each other better. its really cool to see
This is unbelievable. They are swinging, grooving, creative, and so "on the changes". Listen to some of those high notes that Annie Ross goes after in the middle of a phrase. How do you describe this to someone who doesn't understand? How sad that there are people who hear this and can't fathom what's happening. This is Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt doing The Eternal Triangle. This is 2 home run hitters at the all star game battling for the home run derby title. This is the Nicholas Brothers dancing up a storm, each one out dancing the other. This is.........fantastic.
