"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and the old "Peanuts" cartoons were my very first exposures to jazz music. I must have been four or five, and I just fell in love with it. Indeed, I owe my love of the genre to two of the absolute best: Johnny Costa and Vince Guaraldi. :)
I'm over 60 and he's definitely Mr Rogers to me. I was 8 when the show began so I'm an original 1st generation neighbor! Mr Costa's playing kept me going on piano and guitar because of being teased. No one teases me today when I play.
Johnny was one of the finest musicians I ever worked with. He knew how to make me sound and feel good. He also was a wonderful 'tease'!!! Rehearsals may have been about 'business' but he and several of our peers were 'closet comedians!!!!' I wish I could have video-taped the 'entire' sessions and published them now. They were more adult than for children--funny nevertheless!!!!RIP Johnny!!! Officer Francois S. Clemmons!!!!
I used to wonder at the beautiful technique and sound and thought this has to be good for young kids to hear and enjoy. I know our daughter did, and she was only 4 . She later took up the piano herself and plays pretty well.. thanks to Johnny, largely..
My mother and I used to sing this together before she put me to bed at night. To this day, I sing it to myself on nights I can't fall asleep. Now, I'm studying to become a teacher's assistant and I hope I make a difference in a child's life the way Mister Rogers touched so many young lives
I"m 50! I too, no matter how old I get it will always like Mr. Rogers. I.play his music for my students in the morning as they enter the classroom. It affects the climate and sets the tone for the day. I hear my students singing it to themselves. It is so soothing.
Mr. Costa was pure genius. Due to my schedule and three children, I was able to watch hundreds of shows and baring reruns Mr. Costa never played the themes the same way twice.
@Christopher Crepon That's because this is the solo version. 1:03 On the show, he was playing it with his trio. Therefore, the music wasn't being played with a piano.
More than "Unforgettable"-- irreplaceable. I was very fortunate to hear his stylings; often my favorite part of Mr. Rogers' wonderful show. Kids need people like him in whatever their area of interest is--math, science, sports. They show kids what heights can be achieved.
This song will get into my head tommorow and i will screaming to the good neighbours saying how sad Mr Rogers he's dead and why the world is different without him
Mr. Rogers was one of the kindest, gentlest people on TV. He and Bob Ross were such good people and great roll models. Thanks for sharing this. Did you know all the music was played/sung and recorded live for each episode?
@@QToon92801 In case you never followed up, Bob Ross was a public television painter who hosted a show called 'The Joy of Painting' where he would paint a picture for the audience. He was known for being a very calm, quiet and polite man with a beard and large afro haircut. Despite the fact he was actually pretty cutthroat behind the scenes of the show (he stole the concept from his teacher, painted a much higher detail picture for the show and copied it off screen and wanted to push his brand as far as he could), he is known for being a compassionate and calm individual on screen that audiences connected with.
Actually a lot of that does sound like Tatum, Costa's style perhaps was a little more bravado and less succint than Tatum but that in no way undermines Costa it just means that that was the way he did it and I love it man. It just goes to show if there are two people out there doing similar stuff then Tatum wasn't a lonely man. Very strange how they should both have met. I think Tatum himself described Costa as 'The white Tatum'. Yeh!! ...
What I love is that calling someone "the white Tatum" is such an absurd thing to say. You hear Tatum play and it seems ridiculous to think there could be another of him, whether white, Egyptian, 19th-century woman, or breakdancing vegan kidney donor. If it hadn't been Tatum who said it, he could never have gotten away with it.
So, so little attention is given Johnny Costa and his importance to the Neighborhood and Fred Rogers. It's Fundamental understanding to those that get the connection. It's actually in plain sight. Fred would not have been the Fred we know without Johnny Costa. We look up to Fred and rightly so, but who did Fred look up to? Johnny Costa. Explore this as you like.
My hubby plays like that and can't read a note to save his life. He tells people he's an "Idiot savant, just leave off the savant part." Oh yeah, he's hilarious too.
Picolas Cage , I’m supposing you could get a transcription made, but it would be difficult to create and near-impossible to capture the subtleties. Ask a brilliant pianist 😉
Fred allowed Johnny to play in his own style. That was the selling point to him staying on a children's show. These days, such creativity is extremely limited by tv productions and instead would have been entirely dictated to what could be allowed and what cannot.
To Chris (the uploader), this was released in 1986, according to The Neighborhood Archive website. "Let's Think of Something To Do While We're Waiting" was introduced in Episode # 1501 from 1982.
+Jon Whittaker I meant 'Massive milk bottle chord players'. I called them milk bottle chords after hearing Fats Waller play my very good friend the milkman and Tatum playing chords that sounded seemingly impossible. But, I suppose that they're really just my jocular way of describing any right hand octave being crashed upon with a slap except stretching an extra note which thankfully I can do. Hope that's helpful. Doosh...
Didn't they call him "Magic Fingers" or was that an album he had? I can't remember. Love him. He looks like my great uncle Zygmunt, from Natrona Heights, PA.
All "kidding" aside, "Johnny" was one "of" the greatest musicians I have "ever" worked with. He wasn't all "business" either. He "belonged" to a generation of "closet comedians!!!!" who never failed "to" make me "laugh".
Do you by chance happen to have audio of Johnny playing the Tomorrow song that was used in the first seasons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood? I loved that song but there is so little trace of it on the internet.
Kobalent, I'd like to find that, too. This thread from last month mentions it. I think that was played on celesta, not piano, and I hope I can locate it. www.neighborhoodarchive.com/forum/index.php?topic=902.0
Found it but having trouble pasting the link. Search RUclips for "Mister Rogers - Tomorrow with NET Ident" and enjoy. Piano and celesta. Fred is singing it, though...it's not just Costa.
Why is the CD version of this a slightly higher pitch? I'm genuinely puzzled when I find these differences because it's not even a half step difference.
There are transcriptions of it on the net. There's also software that automatically notes mp3 files and notates it into music. What a time to be alive. It doesn't also seem that hard to notate his improvisational work seeing as its fixed and not live (obviously)
If I owned a piano, I would take it out back, set it on fire then go to my room and weep like a small school girl. #AreYouFreakingKiddingMeRightNow #IfOnly #LifeGoals (BTW, @ 2:46 I think I peed a little bit.)
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"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and the old "Peanuts" cartoons were my very first exposures to jazz music. I must have been four or five, and I just fell in love with it. Indeed, I owe my love of the genre to two of the absolute best: Johnny Costa and Vince Guaraldi. :)
YES!!! Loved the specials of Charlie Brown when they came on. They were so cute!
Very very same here
thewaywardpoet same here.
I always felt the same way too. Anytime I hear cool jazz or bebop that’s all I can think of is Mister Rogers :)
Also Jim Lang for fans of _Hey Arnold_ too.
I"m 39.. and no matter how old I get it will NEVER be "Fred" To me. Mr Rogers will always be Mister to me.
Yes!
Amen to that. I'm glad I was taught young to respect elders by addressing the properly.
Angelus Nielson I’m 44 Years Old And Listening To This Theme Song Brings Back My Childhood
I'm over 60 and he's definitely Mr Rogers to me.
I was 8 when the show began so I'm an original 1st generation neighbor!
Mr Costa's playing kept me going on piano and guitar because of being teased.
No one teases me today when I play.
@@bryanrendleman2001 appreciate it mr.bryan 🙂.By the way I'm 15 and started looking into jazz about a few weeks ago.I hope I could do it🙂
Johnny was one of the finest musicians I ever worked with. He knew how to make me sound and feel good. He also was a wonderful 'tease'!!! Rehearsals may have been about 'business' but he and several of our peers were 'closet comedians!!!!' I wish I could have video-taped the 'entire' sessions and published them now. They were more adult than for children--funny nevertheless!!!!RIP Johnny!!! Officer Francois S. Clemmons!!!!
Middivo Francois Clemons is still alive.
I used to wonder at the beautiful technique and sound and thought this has to be good for young kids to hear and enjoy. I know our daughter did, and she was only 4 . She later took up the piano herself and plays pretty well.. thanks to Johnny, largely..
@@lohphatMaybe this is Francois Clemmons
@@1.4142 it practically has to be
My mother and I used to sing this together before she put me to bed at night. To this day, I sing it to myself on nights I can't fall asleep. Now, I'm studying to become a teacher's assistant and I hope I make a difference in a child's life the way Mister Rogers touched so many young lives
Kaysee Coward , that’s beautiful. Mr. Rogers and Johnny would be proud of you 💖
Bass player Carl McVicker was my next door neighbor in Pittsburgh. Introduced me to jazz Many memories! He passed not too long ago.
I"m 50! I too, no matter how old I get it will always like Mr. Rogers. I.play his music for my students in the morning as they enter the classroom. It affects the climate and sets the tone for the day. I hear my students singing it to themselves. It is so soothing.
Simply brilliant idea!
Mr. Costa was pure genius. Due to my schedule and three children, I was able to watch hundreds of shows and baring reruns Mr. Costa never played the themes the same way twice.
He was a great musician, I'll bet there are millions and millions of people who first heard jazz with his trio on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.
Yes!!! Probably my first exposure to jazz! It was love at first listen!
Well, don't forget; there's also the Vince Guaraldi Trio who started doing music for The Peanuts 3 years before Mr. Rogers came out.
@Christopher Crepon That's because this is the solo version. 1:03 On the show, he was playing it with his trio. Therefore, the music wasn't being played with a piano.
Sorry to pop your bubble, but there never once was a "Mr. Roger" on this show.
I am one.
It wasn’t till I got a tad older that I realized this was some of the world’s best piano playing, if not an example of the best itself.
Listening to this music makes me teary eyed because it reminds me of a better time in the life me and my children.
I talked to the son of the bass player for the show, and he had told me that his dad still plays bass and is in his mid 80's.
The bassist is Carl McVicker, Jr.
@@BassmanII He unfortunately passed two days ago.
@@beerybill 😪
Mr. Rogers ... one of the most pure hearted men to grace this short life... and the devotion of the masterful Jimmy Costa is in evidence!!!
More than "Unforgettable"-- irreplaceable. I was very fortunate to hear his stylings; often my favorite part of Mr. Rogers' wonderful show. Kids need people like him in whatever their area of interest is--math, science, sports. They show kids what heights can be achieved.
This is the melody of my childhood. Sesame Street and electric company were other soundtrack to my life.
It's absolutely criminal that this hasn't broken one thousand likes.
Johnny Costa makes me proud to be from Pittsburgh.
Jonny Costa and Fred rogers are the reason i play and listen to jazz today .
He sparked my interest
my kids grew up hearing this, why they appreciate GOOD music.
The roll he does is absolutely crazy!
this guy was hard-wired into that piano
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Johnny Costa! Certainly deserves to be honored as "the white Art Tatum"
Awesome
Best childhood memory
This is the music that got my toddler addicted to horse. Beware, please. Pray for my baby, little Coltrane.
This song will get into my head tommorow and i will screaming to the good neighbours saying how sad Mr Rogers he's dead and why the world is different without him
Those of us who were alive during Mister Rogers neighborhood were so lucky. Nothing will ever come close.
Your creepy ass picture isn't going to help. God damn
He didn't have to go this hard for a children's show, and yet...😮
how can anyone be so good?! costa had both a wonderful brain & heart.
Thank you so much for posting this playlist!
Mr. Rogers was one of the kindest, gentlest people on TV. He and Bob Ross were such good people and great roll models. Thanks for sharing this. Did you know all the music was played/sung and recorded live for each episode?
freezor80 Who's Bob Ross?
www.wbra.org/videos/local-productions/bob-ross-the-happy-painter
@@QToon92801 In case you never followed up, Bob Ross was a public television painter who hosted a show called 'The Joy of Painting' where he would paint a picture for the audience. He was known for being a very calm, quiet and polite man with a beard and large afro haircut. Despite the fact he was actually pretty cutthroat behind the scenes of the show (he stole the concept from his teacher, painted a much higher detail picture for the show and copied it off screen and wanted to push his brand as far as he could), he is known for being a compassionate and calm individual on screen that audiences connected with.
This is epic he was so amazing art tatum and johnny costa were the best
you cannot deny the talent displayed here!
A wonderful find! Thanks so much for posting!
i was too old for Mr. Rogers so never realised how accomplished Johnny Costa was. thank you very much.
You're never too old for Mr. Rogers.
Fantastic performance !!!!!
I know right! There's not enough of him on youtube
i sung along to this at the top of my lungs, no regrets
Actually a lot of that does sound like Tatum, Costa's style perhaps was a little more bravado and less succint than Tatum but that in no way undermines Costa it just means that that was the way he did it and I love it man. It just goes to show if there are two people out there doing similar stuff then Tatum wasn't a lonely man. Very strange how they should both have met. I think Tatum himself described Costa as 'The white Tatum'. Yeh!! ...
Oh incredibly similar, I love that about jazz, you can hear these guys learning from each other and borrowing but they still manage to be so unique.
What I love is that calling someone "the white Tatum" is such an absurd thing to say. You hear Tatum play and it seems ridiculous to think there could be another of him, whether white, Egyptian, 19th-century woman, or breakdancing vegan kidney donor. If it hadn't been Tatum who said it, he could never have gotten away with it.
I was born on Friday September 28th, 2001 and I saw Mister Rogers Neighborhood.
Quin Cukoo April 5th 2001 and mood
Happy 51st Mr. Rogers!
Thanks for posting this! ❤
Yay for the outros! So epically inventive!
So, so little attention is given Johnny Costa and his importance to the Neighborhood and Fred Rogers. It's Fundamental understanding to those that get the connection. It's actually in plain sight. Fred would not have been the Fred we know without Johnny Costa. We look up to Fred and rightly so, but who did Fred look up to? Johnny Costa. Explore this as you like.
Would've loved to hear art Tatum's take on this tune
You're basically hearing it lol
Wow, thank you so much. I'd never heard of him before. Amazing!
Wonderful!
oh god you can't even begin to measure how much I want the sheet music of this
My hubby plays like that and can't read a note to save his life. He tells people he's an "Idiot savant, just leave off the savant part." Oh yeah, he's hilarious too.
Picolas Cage , I’m supposing you could get a transcription made, but it would be difficult to create and near-impossible to capture the subtleties. Ask a brilliant pianist 😉
Melissa Resendes😅... we’d love to hear him... is he on utube anywhere?
@@BusterMaxwellTV Capturing just the notes would be a feat. Figuring out the fingerings would be nigh unto impossible.
@@byugrad1024 I’ve already transcribed some licks note by note but have no idea how to play them at lightning speed because of fingering
THIS IS AWESOME!
Execellent Musician
Whyyyyyyyyyyy I wasn’t alive when he was alive. I will do anything to meet Freddy.
RIP Fred
Fred allowed Johnny to play in his own style. That was the selling point to him staying on a children's show. These days, such creativity is extremely limited by tv productions and instead would have been entirely dictated to what could be allowed and what cannot.
To Chris (the uploader), this was released in 1986, according to The Neighborhood Archive website. "Let's Think of Something To Do While We're Waiting" was introduced in Episode # 1501 from 1982.
Woooooooah
He KILLED!!!
Great! Art Tatum influenced!
Stuart H. Tresser , Tatum called Costa, “the white Tatum.” I believe they were equals and quietly influenced each other.
Ah Johnny, you bring it to me. Bring it on. Gives us all massive milk bottle chords some hope...
What are milk bottle chords? Thanks.
+Jon Whittaker I meant 'Massive milk bottle chord players'. I called them milk bottle chords after hearing Fats Waller play my very good friend the milkman and Tatum playing chords that sounded seemingly impossible. But, I suppose that they're really just my jocular way of describing any right hand octave being crashed upon with a slap except stretching an extra note which thankfully I can do. Hope that's helpful. Doosh...
+Jon Whittaker Oh, and they sound like milk bottles when you hear them getting dropped off at the front door and tinkling together. Ha ha....
Juniper Wood Green , you’re a funny mAn, and very expressive... you must be a jazz musician!
Wow! In love....
Absolute LOVE it ❤️
Geez man
Didn't they call him "Magic Fingers" or was that an album he had? I can't remember. Love him. He looks like my great uncle Zygmunt, from Natrona Heights, PA.
All "kidding" aside, "Johnny" was one "of" the greatest musicians I have "ever" worked with. He wasn't all "business" either. He "belonged" to a generation of "closet comedians!!!!" who never failed "to" make me "laugh".
R. I, P Fred Rogers & Joe Negri
Anybody have music from the later shows with Michael Moricz as the pianist for comparison?
Many copies. One original. A very distinct sound. Hard to listen and not feel happy. 😊
Do you by chance happen to have audio of Johnny playing the Tomorrow song that was used in the first seasons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood? I loved that song but there is so little trace of it on the internet.
Kobalent, I'd like to find that, too. This thread from last month mentions it. I think that was played on celesta, not piano, and I hope I can locate it. www.neighborhoodarchive.com/forum/index.php?topic=902.0
Found it but having trouble pasting the link. Search RUclips for "Mister Rogers - Tomorrow with NET Ident" and enjoy. Piano and celesta. Fred is singing it, though...it's not just Costa.
Maryas Contacts Thank you very much! It's a great song! Such a shame that it was discontinued due to copyright issues.
Why is the CD version of this a slightly higher pitch? I'm genuinely puzzled when I find these differences because it's not even a half step difference.
I can't find Johnny Costa sheet music anywhere!!!!!! If anybody knows where I can buy his sheet music, please comment!!!!!!
You'd have to get in touch with his children.
You think the man used sheet music when he played?
There are transcriptions of it on the net.
There's also software that automatically notes mp3 files and notates it into music. What a time to be alive.
It doesn't also seem that hard to notate his improvisational work seeing as its fixed and not live (obviously)
I think he improvised a lot of the time, just made a lot up as he went.
do you have a link to him playing good feeling?
ruclips.net/video/m2bT391zzUE/видео.html
Is this drastically faster in tempo than the original? Johnny needs to slow down!
The perc. is buried in this mix.
do you have the sheet music for this?
0:27
:')
If I owned a piano, I would take it out back, set it on fire then go to my room and weep like a small school girl. #AreYouFreakingKiddingMeRightNow #IfOnly #LifeGoals (BTW, @ 2:46 I think I peed a little bit.)
-charles hamilton-
He didnt play the piano he WUZ the piano
With out that man I believe our world would be a much darker place