Take The A Train | Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Live 

Really cool when Jaki Byard goes into stride mode in the middle of the piano solo.

Can you imagine music like this in 1964? I lived in Oslo at the time, and was most fortunate to experience this masterpiece of jazz music in the University Aula.. For some ys I thought no music after this was interesting. ( The backdrop was painted by Edvard Munch.)

“My music is evidence of my soul's will to live.” ― Charles Mingus

9:10 I love how mingus moves the mic for jordan while playing the bass

How did it take me this long to discover Eric Dolphy?? My new hero!

Eric Dolphy was a genius. If you've never listened to his album "Out To Lunch" please do so.

Byard is one of my favorite pianists. I used to hear him in NYC with Major Holly in the 1970s. Every time he plays he tells the entire history of this great American art form.

Fortunate enough to have heard Mingus live many times. Same with Rollins, Roach, Blakey, MJQ, and many others. Unfortunately I never had the pleasure doing the same with my heros Eric Dolphy or John Coltrane. Both so incredible and ground breaking musicians. Our home grown Beethovens writing symphonies real time up on the stage. And these geniuses would share a drink and chat with you in between sets. Beautiful human beings. Nothing but love in their hearts. I miss them all.

Jaki Bayard, for many years on the faculty of New England Conservatory, is one of the most underrated jazz musicians of all time. Mingus was not an especially joyful person, so it is wonderful to see his face light up during Jaki's stride turn!

These guys took the A-Train to a different demenstion, incredible interpretation!!!

Eric Dolphy was a class act. The music he made with Chico Hamilton, Booker Little, Mingus, and his own solo career was majestic. He never got the acclaim he deserved in his short life however, it has stood the test of time.

Mr. Duke: How'd in the HECK did i miss THAT. A Train. ????!!!!!

I swear, Eric Dolphy’s genius lay in being able to play all the “wrong” notes.

What a ride! What a trip! What joy! What fun! This is taking it to the point where you won't sit still and start dancing, even if you are tied down to a chair with a thousand ropes. Magnificent!

Eric Dolphy's solo is just so enjoyable. I can't get enough!

Jaki's piano is 🔥! 🙂✌️

You can tell these guys absolutely LOVE what they do.

LOVE that pianoplaying...tasty...elegant, cool

Never heard of Johnny Coles before. He sure is good.

Each and everyone one of these Musicians are just Spectacular. Can’t take my eyes off Charles Mingus, I have a soft spot for him. I would have loved to have been there. Thank you for the video.

If you look up the definition of "killin'", it takes you to this recording right here

These days will, sadly, never return, but the material they created is immortal

凄いバージョンだね Jaki Byard好きにはたまらん A列車にこんなピアノソロ入れてくるかっていう 本当に奇才天才

that bass clarinet is so good omggg

These guys were born with a metronome wired to their hearts and brains!

Transcendent. So much creative power in one room.

Dolphy, un genio sottovalutato.

The trumpet solo sounds so modern. Johnny Coles is a lesser known badass

Fun to think this was happening two days before my 1st birthday!

Simply splendid. Wow! Duke must've been so proud.

エリックドルフィー、チヤーリーミンガス何度聴いても最高気分爽快

anyone else wanna talk about how danny richmond comes in wrong at the end of the solo part of eric's solo? he was actually being very rhythmically in, really clearly delineating phrases and signposting larger divisions of the form. he just starts doing some interesting syncopation in the last A but it throws danny. look at his face when he stops playing for a few bars, he's not happy. also, this recording shows how in eric really played. he's outlining the changes very clearly the whole time. it just sounds out because of his use of wide intervals. even now people can't hear it

Waiting for Eric Dolphy to come in, which he does at 4:30.... These live concerts in this line-up were among the most exciting ever! Never actually knew they played Take the A Train ;) ! Sickening to think Dolphy would die a few months later... DAnny Richmond was made to play with Mingus, that band is going places, unbelievable. I was fortunate to see Mingus in The Hague in 1976, blew me away...!

Wow. Seeing this masterpiece played live is such a wonderful treat. Thanks!

Need I say more, extra ordinary

This same year I could discover him playing with Mingus band in Lyon France. I was a student at this time and my passion for Jazz was originated here and has never dropped.

When Dannie Richmond comes back in bang on the nail at 7.28 drives me nuts. I love the stride thing Jaki Byard did on piano.

Mr. Mingus gave Mr. D. the spotlight. !! WHOA. what a treat. !!

Incredible!

Super! Danke!

自由、理解、融和、尊敬etc.溢れる素晴らしい演奏！！　感動した！

Yay! Love it!

Just amazing!

What a great collection of musicians. I don't know how many of them are still around.

Amazing

This is absolutely fabulous !!!!!!

Awesome!

This truly helped me thnx🙏

Magnifico!

WOW!!!

PURE MUSIC

Nice!!!✨🎶🎷🎹🎺🎼💖🎵💫

Great 👌

Pure love of jazz

Wonderful talented guys

Thank You

Dannie Richmond is my favourite drummer, firecrackers all the way but he hardly moved.

top shelf jazz

The best in music

I've heard a lot of Mingus and a LOT of Dolphy, but this is my first time with this performance and it is WILD! THANKS!

Wonderful, marvellous...Dolphy at 4min30sec forward

Genius musician giants!

I love planet Dolphy!

The best .

Has anyone else ever played solo jazz bass clarinet other than Dolphy? Reminds me of the first bari sax solo that showed me that it too could be a legitimate *solo* instrument when played by the right genius.

O pianista ele come o piano,e saboreia. Ótimo 😊😊😊 praia grande sp 👏👏👏👏

WOW! Eric Left Us to Early! WooF!

ありがとう😺

Just love the way Eric copes with the band coming in at the wrong time at 7:32 - just takes it in his stride and straight back into the solo. Shows you how advanced he was that some of the worlds best players in 1964 couldn’t tell where he was in his solo! Sounds easy 55 years later but at that time must have sounded like he was on another planet!

To r_man, Your story and experience is one that needs to be told and shared in detail! Most of the legendary cats are gone and it would be so good to hear what you have to say! Your perspective in being there and described to others would be historical MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!

Muito muito Bom .. Um bom som INSTRUMENTAL Parabéns A TODOS AQUI .

I saw them in motion for the first time !

A treat, indeed. Where have all these flowers gone ?

Personally I consider the best sextet af all time. I admit that a lave Charlie and Eric but note the jorks of Coles, Byard, Danny and Jordan. At the end all. I'm very sad that I had no opportunities to listen live I'm only 40 years old but I love jazz

Bass clarinet solo 😍

Eric Dolphy died on June 29, 1964 and this video was April 12, 1964

Never seen a wailing solo played on a bass clarinet before. What a group of musos

🔥 🔥 🔥

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I’m the 1000th subscriber 😄 congrulations !

Well Dayum!@!

Eric Dolphy made Bass Clarinet cool!

Out to Lunch !

MOST PEOPLE MAY THINK ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT WHICH MR. DOLPHY PLAYED IN THIS VIDEO...THAT INSTRUMENT IS NOT A SAXOPHONE, THAT IS A BASS CLARINET, THE BIGGEST MEMBER OF THE CLARINET FAMILY ....

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idk how I found this but this is the demo song my older keyboard/synth plays (casio mt-640)

ドルフィーえっぐ

10:35 Jaki's comping, yeah!

ha like the rag jaki!

Like the perfect migration from Swing to Be-bop.

10:56 & 11:22 -- Sounds like Booker's been listening carefully to Eric!

i love how mingus leaves the stage

According to my calculations (don't question them), Eric Dolphy is the coolest cat of all time. .........saying hey bass clarinet? you don't even know in a sense; and this and alll the rest........?

THis is as good as it gets. Wow. Why are they not standing up and whooping?

Came in to read the this one that one is underated etc zzzzzzzz

Pie Hot!!!

bass clarinet anthem

i didn't know he doubled!

The trumpet player is the only person that’s alive still today in 2022

I played baritone saxophone when I was in music school, I must say….Bass clarinet is a bitch and a half of an instrument to play even on an “okay” level, this cat is straight making the the thing his bitch. Bravo 👏