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This video is not about the orchestra, which is very good. It is not about the guitar man, which is really good. It is not about the sitar man, which is amazing. This whole video is about that man with tabla, who is just the Chosen One.
I just heard about these guys on a NPR interview....Brubeck sent a letter while he was still around and said this was the most amazing tribute to his song he ever heard. I couldn't put it any better myself....
@@Ewerb7 That's only a bit of the story : Drummer Joe Morello wanted a song to show off his 5/4 timing skills (hence the title), Brubeck asked Desmond to write a melody, which he then arranged for the band. A few months later they did a cover sung by Carmen Macrae with lyrics by Brubecks wife.... Whatever - great tune :)
I can't get enough of this video. My trio did this standard, but brought nothing new to it. THESE guys have positively transformed a beloved jazz standard into an appropriately transcendent experience.
As an British Indian Sikh.. This has to be the best version of take five. Stunning arrangement. Well done . The best way to support these guys is buy their cds and download their music legally. BRAVO
what is more astounding is the notion that there ever was a question mark as to whether or not different cultures can actually meet. Happens everyday, yet there is always a question mark.
I am a BBC Radio 4 fan, guess what ... you were featured earlier today!! I am very pleased for all of you. I am hoping that people will now understand that music is indeed an international language, but to weave eastern music with jazz is indeed a magnificent "take"!!
I've love Brubeck's 'Take Five' since I first heard it in '61. I've heard numerous bad 'covers' (read: butcherings) and a few reasonable 'covers' but this one is excellent! The tablas just fit the mood of the piece perfectly (not to mention the tabla player is on fire!) and the sitar also works well. I've no doubt that Dave Brubeck is smiling.
I heard this on Desert Island Disks this morning and just had to track it down and listen to it again. Jaw droppingly good and even better with the video. Not just the sitar and drums but the massed strings. Amazing.
We have always positive hope for our lovely country PAKISTAN. Hope this would be first drop of rain for peace,unity and sincerity . After all we all want to see our country on top in every field. Good luck and our pray always with you. Abdullah from Australia
When cultures build on the best of what each can offer... The results are humbling, awe-inspiring, and uplifting. Thank you for making the world a better place through music, talent, and appreciation.
This is just not about SKILLS of the musicians. It is only about the composition and arrangement . That never comes good even with some of the best and highly skilled. That needs creativity as well as Divine's Grace or Luck as they call it. This piece here does have that.
Best cover of this classic that I've ever heard. Reverent to the original while offering up a wholly new "take" on Take 5. Phenomenal. If you don't get chills during the tabla solo, you are dead.
Tales of S&S This orchestra is from Pakistan and I am talking about the documentary "Song of Lahore". Don't give me that jealous Indian one culture, one country crap.
I am speechless. I fell in love with jazz whan I was five when I first heard this piece. Music has no boundaries, this rendition is the perfect example.
J'ai poussé une porte, et je me suis trouvé brusquement ailleurs. Comme dans une autre vie, ou quelque chose après la vie. J'en avais souvent rêvé, dans des rêves prémonitoires - c'est comme ça que l'on dit, n'est-ce pas ? Un grand monde, en tous les cas. Merci pour cette belle émotion !
Paul Desmond drew inspiration for this quintuple (5/4) time from Turkish street midicians who traditionally play in the 9/8 time. This kind of unusual meter seem to come naturally to these players petforming in yhis video and the sitar makes the music to sound indigenously Eastern.
I am a big Dave Brubeck fan and also like sitar music and music from the asian sub-continent. This is brilliant. Cant wait to get the CD, stick it on and just chill.
what a wonderful tribute to the late Dave Bruebeck and one which he enthusiastically approved, recalling with fondness his tour to Pakistan back in the 1950s
Amazing...stunning...such a creative and melodious transformation of this jazz classic into our own subcontinental music..cant stop listening it again and again...and hats off to Sachal Music. was searching for some old original music from Lahore, and got to know about Sachal Music... I am so fortunate to have known about them. All the best. Come to India. Ashish., New Delhi
Simply amazing. For these musicians, playing in 5/4 time would be second nature. This was fantastic...and as a guitarist, that guitarist here was smokin'!!!!!
Shantanu Shekhar rally.. Shantanu....not that I like to comment on trivial matters but it is Pakistani and that too one of the very few Jazz ensembles in Pakistan lately. Let's give credit where it is due...I'm sure there are many other things India can be proud of....just not this :) Pakistanis have some amazing musical talent even without the kind of resources and commercial money backing them....it comes straight out of the labor of love and devotion and love for music and life.
Must Log Woah...my mind just snapped.. (Just checked) They are from Lahore ..( not to sound Condescending) never expected such a thing from Pakistan.... Mind you I do respect Pakistani music.. Eg: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.. But I dint expect this .. Thank you for enlightening me with this.. Sorry if I hurt ur sentiments.. I honestly dint know.. I just assumed this was in India.. Sorry again..I honestly dint know. Kudos to budding Pakistani music..
Absolutely fantastic. Beautiful job. Am a great Brubeck and Paul desmond fan and this is a beautiful take. Congratulations and looking forward to more.
Firstly as a human, then as an Indian, and finally as a Hindustani Muslim, I wish partition never happened in 1947. This is a beautiful piece that reflect's Lahore's reputation as a centre of culture and its resilience in a great time of adversity. If you loved this piece (which I hope you will), then read a history book and look into chronicles of Lahore prior to the 1930s and 40s. You will be amazed to see Lahore under the Mughals and the post-Mughal states - oh, what a diverse city it was!
This is the best period version I have heard. I am a musician and have played this song for many years, this is absolutely the best version I have ever heard. I'm going to buy this to support these musicians.
We should all give such hope, peace and love to all brothers and sisters to make our planet whole. It only takes a thought to change it. Sharing like this is what it takes.
I'm British of Pakistani origin and this is the first time I've seen a performance by what could be classed as an "orchestra" in and from Pakistan. Bravo to the performers...Love the original all my life and now I love this. Now let's have some women in the orchestra too :)
Check out the story behind this music by Philip Reeves of npr.org "A Millionaire Saves The Silenced Symphonies Of Pakistan" npr.org/2014/04/26/306874889/a-millionaire-saves-the-silenced-symphonies-of-pakistan
Oh, my, this is really cool. The look, the feel, the sudden jazzy guitar solo, the other little solos. Wow. And a roomful of strings take the place of Brubeck's piano part. I am speechless.
I found out about this from a piece which aired on Al-Jazeera, this morning. Indeed, Izzat Majeed is right that, despite all the destruction wrought by dictators at terrorists, the Sachal Studios Orchestra is living proof that there is still lots of culture and musical talent left in Lahore.
