Hubert Laws has always been my #1 flutist in jazz. His playing has always been so fluid, perfect lines and melodies! His body of works speaks for itself. And this young lady is plain and simply fantastic. What a great solo! She's definitely in 'good hands' with the Master, Hubert Laws.
I think Elena P. is THE GREATEST THING TO HAPPEN TO JAZZ FLUTE IN MORE THAN A DECADE! Phrasing, content, sound, she SWINGS - everything! And this performance is already nearly 7 years ago... I know she's been working The Village Vanguard with Kenny Barron... She's truly a young MASTER - master "of the idiom"!
I don't why I have never heard of Elena before today! My gosh, what a super talent! My fav was always Dave Valentin (RIP) but I think she is my new fave!!! As a fellow flautist, I am in awe of her natural abilities as a flautist and vocalist!
If you study flute on a conservatory....they never teached you how to make the notes fall a bit with that jazzy style. I learnt doing this by myself practicing a lot....listening a lot and just let your vibes flow... i play with an extraordinary good clean and powerful tone but i can make my flute sound dirty....
Yes! ... Hebrew laws has always been my inspiration and to this day he's still a beacon!. He totally shaped the influence everything I ever did on the flute. Check out his Alto solo from minute 3:30 to 5:40. There's the standard for the alto flute. I always admired that the "swing" came from his fingers, and not from his body!.
I agree that the low register sound is rich, I’m just learning flute and the high notes are stressful for me. That’s partly because I’m not fluid or able to get the high notes. But sound wise lower register is calming. I hope to learn more.
wow! i simply love Hubert Laws and the Laws family. This is amazing to see Elena Pinderhughes play with Hubert Laws especially after I was introduce to her music through Christian Scott.
One day a old man was walking with his granddaughter when the little girl spotted some butterflies. Fill with excitement the little cried "Look grandfather, let's run down and catch one" The old smiled down at the child and said "No child, we will walk down and get them all. "Stolen Moments" a very nice track to walk down and catch.
+mizpahboy That's not how the story goes; it involves a pair of bulls, a bunch of cows, and.... well you can figure out the rest. Although what the #@&! this has to do with this video is beyond my comprehension.
I saw this video at the beginning of my flute journey and thought she was fantastic. ( years later, I watched this again and realized something: Her flute identifies as a Trumpet. Hubert's flute identifies as a classical flute with urban instincts. I get it, now.... I can hear it now.
OMG I always practice with Stolen Moments (8va) as beginner, because there are so many problems can be tackled in a single song -moving from high D/D# to C (double tonguing). Teach me how to stabilise my flute -cracking high F# -cracking mid E. I figured out, focusing on getting good mid E really improved my embochure, and teach me to relax my body -I added flutter, vibrato, trills, polyphonic effect with singing, here and there. -and the best part, I learned how to improvise with this song :D I am self taught (I have asperger. To me, self teaching is lot more reliable than hiring teachers. Conventional teaching doesn't fit my method when it comes to learning lmao)
Do-Khac-Cau Dang-Vu: Bobby is a new breed of young flautists - not to be compared to Hubert Laws. In Jazz, Hubert may be compared to Joe Farrell, Eddie Daniels, Tubby Hayes, Moe Koffman, Bobby Jaspar, Phil Bodner, Eric Dolphy, Mauricio Smith .... and Herbie Mann [genre eclectic] - his contemporaries. Frank Wess, Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson, Harold Vick, Sam Most, Bud Shank ... before Hubert Laws. They were great. Check out: Ali Ryerson, Andrea Feldbach, Ms. Huffman, Lori Lacy, Althea Renee, Kim Scott, Ragan Whiteside, Shelly Winston, Paula Altherton...not for comparison. The ladies are virtuosic maestras, many of whom have been classically trained before embarking on an Organic Real Jazz cruise of magical brilliance. Also, visit Nelson Rangell and James Carter (on flute) No comparison is intended; Just listen and appreciate - or, not.
