they re on the short list, ill say Miles Davis 2nd quintet due to the rhythm section. HERBIE HANCOCK, RON CARTER, and the greatest drummer ever TONY WILLIAMS. Also throw in the playing and compositions of Wayne Shorter and Miles still in his blowing prime!!!!!
2:52-3:00 Over fourth harmonies, Tyner's RH ascends minor pentatonic, then descends whole tone. And finishes with a Vince Guaraldi lick! JFK had been assassinated 2 weeks earlier. It was the start of a long, uncertain time.
Meu amigo, se eu tivesse nascido nessa epoca, talvez eu tivesse me matado depous que o kennedy morreu porque o que entrou no lugar dele, trocado por merda, saia caro
William, I like the way you bring context to this track because I’ve always known It was a 1963 recording but always wondered was it pre or post assassination. You’ve clear that up for me. Have a blessed day what ever your doing.👍🏾
By the 1950s, Afro-Cuban music powered many jazz hits. "Afro Blue," composed by Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría, became the first true jazz standard built on a 3:2 clave pattern. The music became increasingly mainstream, and eventually non-Cuban musicians ran with the form.
Merci beaucoup de le rappeler, car beaucoup de gens pensent que ce morceau est un pur jazz créé par John coltrane alors qu'à la base c'est un morceau bien afro-cubain.
You people gathered here know what we have to say but it is not we who need it to be said to. These humble geniuses played their hearts out for all the world who never would get it anyway.
CLASSIC! Back in the late '80s, I had a VHS tape called The Coltrane Legacy that this performance is on. I haven't been able to find it on DVD. Thanks for sharing.
Great shows like this used to be on network TV. Now we have 100+ channels of drivel. How far the culture has descended in the last 50 years. But on the bright side, I saw a live band play this tune last night.
4:30 that return to the head by Trane and then the camera pans over and you can make out Ralph hunched over the piano almost laughing to himself through his pipe in awe-struck GLEA(son) at the passion and intensity of that groove. Absolutely COOKIN’!!!! 🔥
It is true. Robbie Krieger, guitarist of The Doors, did incorporate parts of Afro Blue into his solo during the tune Universal Mind at the Bakersfield concert, August 21, 1970. Quite a tribute to John Coltrane, and the music flowed wonderfully into The Doors' jazzy version of Universal Mind.
@@jeremiahsheehan8257 Perhaps I should have said Krieger added further elements to Afro Blue during his solo at the Bakersfield August 21, 1970 performance of Universal Mind.
gosh i’m glad they put this stuff on tv. as soon as the band breaks down and the camera start to pan towards tyner…i brace myself….the piano is mixed nice and loud on this one. i could use a little more jones and garrison but i’ll take it. really….such a joy to watch this band
The story is apparently that he was fresh out the pen after the great Roy Haynes stood in for him through most of 64, (to hear that unit check out ' Coltrane live at Newport 64'. Anyway he came straight from jail to the bandstand here and didn't have time to pick up a suit.
My Chicago friend Theophilus Reed and his live band turned this song into another masterpiece at The Quarry on Friday, April 14th! You should check out the top notch performance schedule if you live in the city or just visiting! You'll be happy you did!💯
Luis, ¡muchas gracías! I've heard the Derek Trucks Band version of this, a few versions, actually, and now that flutist Kofi Burbridge of the DTB has passed, I wanted to hear where the inspiration came from. Now I know. And if any of you haven't heard the "Guitars" album that McCoy did, check it out. Trucks, Bela Fleck, Marc Ribot, John Scofield and Bill Frisell each playing a few songs w/ McCoy, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette.
Dude I don't even think he reads or thinks with anything but polyrhythmic grace. I don't understand how to train my mind like his was and actually I just wish I could ask him what he listened to and played to growing up. It's beyond me how he creates these kinds of rhythmic landscapes so naturally
I wrote that comment after practicing along to this song for a couple hours. The nuance is hard to even hear it blends so well. I wish the recording quality had been better
Francis Hatilip lol, can’t help it man, forgive me. But we all seek for more , like ascending....a sweet thing and you know it and I know it and they know it. Since the day I first heard them.
Born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaria is an Afro-Cuban percussionist who became an influential musician in the United States in the 1950s. His given name is Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez. Nicknamed Mongo by his father, Santamaria believes his nickname comes from the Mali people in West Africa. Mongo means the chief of the tribe. 3:36 [BlackPast]
@@fhatilip Come on man don't do dis. Don't go dare. Yeah Mongo Santamaria wrote the song & even recorded it, but these 4 Foundational 8lack American bruthaz took it to levels beyond. If you listen to Mongo's original version you don't feel much. It's basic. It's bland. It's plain. It goes in one direction. But you listen to these 4 Gods & you feel lifted. You feel like you been taken on a mystical spiritual journey. You hearin' sumthin' EXTRA-ordinary. These bruthaz gave da song swag. It's a FBA thang. You know wha'sup. We diffrent. It ain' hard ta tell.💯
It definitely is, but thats just the style they were playing at this time. This piece got much more free and atonal in the coming years, with the quintet.
La natura quasi "tribale" di questo pezzo è incredibile. Inoltre il timbro del sassofono somiglia a quello di una cornamusa ed' è appoggiato dalla costante presenza degli accordi del pianoforte e dall' incessante piatto della batteria che batte in tre. Il tutto conferisce al pezzo un qualcosa che dai più lontani dal genere del pezzo verrebbe definito caos, ma che io percepisco come soave sottofondo.
Of course! Remove any of the four, the piece becomes loop-sided . . . but for me, Mr Tyner was relentless and Coltrane as always was brilliant! One does not even have to listen: this version of Afro blue listens to you.
i play jazz and enjoy producing hip-hop , while the lyrics in hip hop have taken a sharp decline i will say in hip hops defense that to produce good hip hop one does need musical training and respect for the art form so current hip hop is garbage but not hip hop in general
So powerful. 15 years ago I was inspired to write a short screenplay from a 10 to 11 minute studio version of this song. No words, but the visuals just came to me so freely. Still get chills when I listen to this
The greatest band in the history of music - across time and genre
they re on the short list, ill say Miles Davis 2nd quintet due to the rhythm section. HERBIE HANCOCK, RON CARTER, and the greatest drummer ever TONY WILLIAMS. Also throw in the playing and compositions of Wayne Shorter and Miles still in his blowing prime!!!!!
Second that motion.
Rest in peace Mccoy. They all are together again somewhere else, forever
Blessed are those that leave the dream before us. Blessed are we that remain in the dream 🙏🏾
2:52-3:00 Over fourth harmonies, Tyner's RH ascends minor pentatonic, then descends whole tone. And finishes with a Vince Guaraldi lick! JFK had been assassinated 2 weeks earlier. It was the start of a long, uncertain time.
Meu amigo, se eu tivesse nascido nessa epoca, talvez eu tivesse me matado depous que o kennedy morreu porque o que entrou no lugar dele, trocado por merda, saia caro
William, I like the way you bring context to this track because I’ve always known
It was a 1963 recording but always wondered was it pre or post assassination.
You’ve clear that up for me. Have a blessed day what ever your doing.👍🏾
William Hively absolutely
EXACTLY!
Kind of like now 🤪
McCoy Tyner absolutely kills it on piano
McCoy was the last survivor, and now he's gone too.
@@philmann3476 RIP
Genius
Yep. He's holding it down the entire time.
Some of the most amazing music ever played.
By the 1950s, Afro-Cuban music powered many jazz hits. "Afro Blue," composed by Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría, became the first true jazz standard built on a 3:2 clave pattern. The music became increasingly mainstream, and eventually non-Cuban musicians ran with the form.
Merci beaucoup de le rappeler, car beaucoup de gens pensent que ce morceau est un pur jazz créé par John coltrane alors qu'à la base c'est un morceau bien afro-cubain.
My god , i never heard something so mystic and powerful
Just Beautiful! I heard this for the first time in my 12th. Grade jazz band class. I’m still awe inspired almost 30 years later. I’m so grateful.
Best jazz combo ever.
My favourite Coltrane tune
We need TV shows like this NOW!!!!
I just love looking at this video. People just grooving to a Super Tune from Mongo Santamaria played by Trane & his band.
Goddamn! This is perfection...
Exactly - The first time I saw this >>> I thought My God - What did I just see
3 people have no clue why they are even giving this a thumbs down
Now 35! What's their problem?!?!
Its probably accidental
Q1@@mr.shepherdspie7958
Musical poetry indeed!
Everyone’s in suits and Elvin Jones is wearing a flannel. Doesn’t get any better than that.
His style doesnt allow him to be in a suit
4:26 absolutely mental man!!!
Rest in peace Trane😢🎷😢
Rip all of them
It’s all great … but 4.36 is the magnificent moment … IMHO 😂
You people gathered here know what we have to say but it is not we who need it to be said to. These humble geniuses played their hearts out for all the world who never would get it anyway.
When I die I want this played at my funeral.
" Africa is where man began " ( Charles Darwin.)...... and music (me)
Mama Africa 🌍
This music can take you to a place far, far away.
CLASSIC! Back in the late '80s, I had a VHS tape called The Coltrane Legacy that this performance is on. I haven't been able to find it on DVD. Thanks for sharing.
hits me right in the heart ♥️
John Coltrane quintet featuring Ralph Gleason on pipe.
he playing the hell out of that pipe!
😂
Lol!!!!
Ralph Gleason, luckiest man on Earth to listen to these gods, with his pipe too!
what a pleasure, thanks for the post--this IS jazz!!!
recientemente he estado escuchando l jazz... y creo q va a agradarle a mis oidos y mi ser
We thank The Creator for the gift that was McCoy Tyner. R.I.P.
Great shows like this used to be on network TV. Now we have 100+ channels of drivel. How far the culture has descended in the last 50 years. But on the bright side, I saw a live band play this tune last night.
4:30 that return to the head by Trane and then the camera pans over and you can make out Ralph hunched over the piano almost laughing to himself through his pipe in awe-struck GLEA(son) at the passion and intensity of that groove. Absolutely COOKIN’!!!! 🔥
Two for the price of one: Tyner and Coltrane ... sublime
Man this is a quartet,in case you haven't noticed!!! THE QUARTET.
It is true. Robbie Krieger, guitarist of The Doors, did incorporate parts of Afro Blue into his solo during the tune Universal Mind at the Bakersfield concert, August 21, 1970. Quite a tribute to John Coltrane, and the music flowed wonderfully into The Doors' jazzy version of Universal Mind.
John Vinga now that you mention it. the version in 'absolutely live', right?
It would be the version found on The Doors, Bakersfield--8/27/1970. I believe it is also available under the name "Jimbo's Blues" as well.
Sorry, it was 8/21/1970. My memory is not what it used to be.
@@johnvinga5446 How is that possible when 'Absolutely Live' was released in July of '70?
@@jeremiahsheehan8257 Perhaps I should have said Krieger added further elements to Afro Blue during his solo at the Bakersfield August 21, 1970 performance of Universal Mind.
gosh i’m glad they put this stuff on tv. as soon as the band breaks down and the camera start to pan towards tyner…i brace myself….the piano is mixed nice and loud on this one. i could use a little more jones and garrison but i’ll take it. really….such a joy to watch this band
McCoy leaves earth on his solo. Jesus.....
The great ones on tv 📺😎🔥
That coat Elvin Jones is wearing is so fucking sweet
+zypherax damn right
The story is apparently that he was fresh out the pen after the great Roy Haynes stood in for him through most of 64, (to hear that unit check out ' Coltrane live at Newport 64'. Anyway he came straight from jail to the bandstand here and didn't have time to pick up a suit.
Universal Mind by The Doors brought me here!
Yes...one of my teachers
My Chicago friend Theophilus Reed and his live band turned this song into another masterpiece at The Quarry on Friday, April 14th! You should check out the top notch performance schedule if you live in the city or just visiting! You'll be happy you did!💯
Gleason's reaction at 4:37... Priceless
The sound of heaven.
Absolute Magic!
My introduction to Coltrane. Wow
The automatic subtitles for this are actually very accurate.
yeah
lol =))) yeah yeah yeah
Juan de Brigard
Luis, ¡muchas gracías! I've heard the Derek Trucks Band version of this, a few versions, actually, and now that flutist Kofi Burbridge of the DTB has passed, I wanted to hear where the inspiration came from. Now I know. And if any of you haven't heard the "Guitars" album that McCoy did, check it out. Trucks, Bela Fleck, Marc Ribot, John Scofield and Bill Frisell each playing a few songs w/ McCoy, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette.
What a band. That is the real Mccoy
This is spiritual.
Love Elvin.
Que maestro! siempre lo escucho cuando realizo mis tareas, inspirador.
I love this so much......
"ELVIN... did you not get the memo about the suits!?" - John Coltrane
He was fresh out the pen and didn’t get a chance to get one! 😝
That piano solo, though!
That is something else
Rare excellence, much gratitude.
Legend...
You can always know Tyner by his heavy left hand. The coolest
coltrane is the voice of god
As soon as I saw Elvin's shirt I knew this was the one.
These four Gentlemen are the only reason our entire species wasn’t a mistake.
Watson Mcoteli, where are you, You love this masterpiece
So high...
So spiritual...
I'm levitating!
Minute 6:30-6:36 is an elegant answer.
goosebumps when the song starts
Pure jazz!!! Enjoy
Is Elvin Jones even real
Every day I grapple with this
i wonder too
Dude I don't even think he reads or thinks with anything but polyrhythmic grace. I don't understand how to train my mind like his was and actually I just wish I could ask him what he listened to and played to growing up. It's beyond me how he creates these kinds of rhythmic landscapes so naturally
I wrote that comment after practicing along to this song for a couple hours. The nuance is hard to even hear it blends so well. I wish the recording quality had been better
his very real genetic material contributed to one of the realest, loveliest people I know, so yes, he's real.
John Supreme Coltrane !
The real thing!
Dedicated to my sister who really cared, Soul Love .
Great use of an early foot-operated pitch bender by McCoy Tyner here.
Afro Blue: MONGO SANTAMARIA (Original)
Afro Blue: JOHN COLTRANE (Cover)
AXIS MURCIA :thank you man,every body think that is John coltrane is composed afro blue.
Francis Hatilip lol, can’t help it man, forgive me. But we all seek for more , like ascending....a sweet thing and you know it and I know it and they know it. Since the day I first heard them.
Born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaria is an Afro-Cuban percussionist who became an influential musician in the United States in the 1950s. His given name is Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez. Nicknamed Mongo by his father, Santamaria believes his nickname comes from the Mali people in West Africa. Mongo means the chief of the tribe. 3:36 [BlackPast]
@@fhatilip Come on man don't do dis. Don't go dare. Yeah Mongo Santamaria wrote the song & even recorded it, but these 4 Foundational 8lack American bruthaz took it to levels beyond. If you listen to Mongo's original version you don't feel much. It's basic. It's bland. It's plain. It goes in one direction. But you listen to these 4 Gods & you feel lifted. You feel like you been taken on a mystical spiritual journey. You hearin' sumthin' EXTRA-ordinary. These bruthaz gave da song swag. It's a FBA thang. You know wha'sup. We diffrent. It ain' hard ta tell.💯
Seria massa ouvir alguém tocando assim pelos bares por ai
Sublime.
Bravo!!!
Nothing but love for this.
The doors universal mind borrows the opening theme...
Sitting in jazz class and it gets stuck in my head and….
Why do the tape distortions go SO HARD?
Incredible band, great tune. This version seems a bit subdued to me.
It definitely is, but thats just the style they were playing at this time. This piece got much more free and atonal in the coming years, with the quintet.
La natura quasi "tribale" di questo pezzo è incredibile. Inoltre il timbro del sassofono somiglia a quello di una cornamusa ed' è appoggiato dalla costante presenza degli accordi del pianoforte e dall' incessante piatto della batteria che batte in tre. Il tutto conferisce al pezzo un qualcosa che dai più lontani dal genere del pezzo verrebbe definito caos, ma che io percepisco come soave sottofondo.
Fabulous.
Coltrane, e o mago do sax..,
magic
Elvin Jones RULES
Rodrigo Monteiro Fraga GOD.
GENIOS!
Rest peacefully brother mccoy Tyner.
i played this song on saxophone and had a solo on it
it was very saxy ;)
Unreal.🤷♂️
Lo mejor de lo mejor
And the sax!
Of course! Remove any of the four, the piece becomes loop-sided . . . but for me, Mr Tyner was relentless and Coltrane as always was brilliant! One does not even have to listen: this version of Afro blue listens to you.
RIP McCoy Tyner
Yessssssss.
son mis ídolos
Elvin Jones the man! Check out the album he made with Richard Davis.
Heavenly
Wow!
Who's Kenny G?
O-K-A-Y!!!!!
The real Kenny G - Kenny Garrett is a very good player.
love it!
Your ass child.....
If that is not Black Magic I don't know what is.
deep!!!!!
Coltrane and beyond. Exist today but shrouded and drowning amidst hip-hop and the BS music of today.
Transcendent and mystical music.
i play jazz and enjoy producing hip-hop , while the lyrics in hip hop have taken a sharp decline i will say in hip hops defense that to produce good hip hop one does need musical training and respect for the art form so current hip hop is garbage but not hip hop in general
Respected.
cpb brown cool
So powerful. 15 years ago I was inspired to write a short screenplay from a 10 to 11 minute studio version of this song. No words, but the visuals just came to me so freely. Still get chills when I listen to this
High priests