The Wayne Shorter Quartet Performing Live In Bonn, 2014 

+OldVillain indeed

Ditto.

Ditto. Just no idea what they’re doing, whether it’s free or whether they have some loose structure at times. There are a couple of pieces they play where you can follow it all the way through but so many bits where I’m just huhhhhhhh

Concordo ! Shorter ha aperto la strada x i prossimi 50 anni!

Aye, and while we all know that 'best' is kind of meaningless just like infinity or eternity, etc., he reminds me of what Wayne Shorter said about Lester Young, noting that it wasn't that Lester was so amazingly this or that above the rest of the pack, it was that "he got more into what the music is ABOUT". That's how Blade feels to me. Yes, his technique is beyond comprehension and his time tighter than a pinhead's toupee, but he uses them to get into everything the music is about, with Blade's special emphasis on timbre. He gets more "drummy" sounds from his drums than any drummer I've heard. He hardly even has a "style" other than vast array of styles that aren't even styles, more like moods, and maybe his unique way of hunkering down in dialog between his hi-hat and snare. Like another jazz legend wrote in a song about Lester, "Lester Young is playing what he's feeling."

The most creative and inventive saxophonist alive today. The band is exhilarating. This performance is masterful and breathtaking. Pure genius and futuristic.

He’s an octopus

+I Know Jazz Fits Shorters dito!

Brian Blade in this group is what Elvin Jones was to John Coltrane.

It truly is an epic moment!!! So much raw power, mastery and joy! Truly being the best versions of themselves.

And RIP. What a unique, amazing soul.

Perfect way to describe it

But also can sound like an infant just discovering the beauty of sound

And among them I see John Patitucci. Do you remember him with Chik Corea?

Jeff Jefferson Yeah I'd have to call him the greatest of all time period

Major Mazzaroth my jealousy cannot be put into words

BytrStudios I heard him quote orbits at the end of the first tune. not too quiet.

Yeah, it's quite strange to see him so ecstatic, but not hear him.

You know it was an electronic music festival so bass frequencies aren't that important to them I guess... But seriously the mix sounds pretty good except I wish the drums weren't so loud/everything else was so quiet. Hard to get it to a good level where I can hear the piano solo without blasting out my eardrums every time he hits a floor tom.

Recording live is not easy. There is quite a bit of bleed from drums into the other mics. It means they can't turn the piano up more than it is without getting more drums. without baffling there's no way to get enough separation with the mics to make it fit. Did you check the recording with a phase meter? The shift you may be getting is likely bleed from the bass amp into the drum/piano mics. The engineer tries to compensate for these things, but in the end you get what you get. A jazz group will always play physically close to each other and baffles are a buzz kill live. Likewise amplification muddies things.

Ya I was thinking the same thing. It sounded pretty good in the second tune though.

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James Marelich what

Who chases leaves?

that’s the way you gotta play jazz drums, love it that much

My experience studying with him confirms this. He was generous with all of his character and attention. Not to mention, he was more than happy to make us some espresso before lessons!