Two of the greatest and most virtuosic pianists and super "good guys" of jazz in a moment of purest joie de vivre in the stratosphere of musical thought. Too cool for school.
Great pairing of the two guys Tatum cited as the best young talent in the 50's, Bebops hay day. The tune is Tad Damerons 1945 composition "Hot House" but like so many great bebop tunes it owes its heritage to the cord changes of the great American Song Book - "Hot House" is based on the cord changes to Cole Porters "What is this thing called Love"
@@zivkovicable every jazz musician since 1947, and about 80 percent of jazz fans since 1948. Plus 76 percent of registered Democrats, 67 percent of American militia members, and all of the cast of Duck Dynasty.
JVG: I'm thrilled that the good Dr's collection is getting digitized. I hope a DVD will also result. RE: any talk of what is "contemporary": Jazz may have time line but it no more defines what is deserving of attention than it would to Classical music- it ain't a thang but a calendar date. The best of anything is timeless. Thanks for more timeless beauty.
Damn! Woo hooo! Smokin virtuosi! Nobody in contemporary pop or even European classics can do any of that! Bach & Liszt would have grooved on this playing.
this is just chaotic random key pressing of classical music that jazz copied...listen to chopin, debussy, scriabin and bach, these low muaicians was know to crying and ashamed, listening and studying classical musics and tried to copy harder but could not do it...
@jpckrd I think you make an excellent point. From the musicians' viewpoint, though, maybe it wasn't so much about eliminating the melody, as it was stating it and then improvising over the chord changes. Creativity morphed into what was seen as self indulgence and the rest was history - and so is jazz, largely. Although, it's hardly as if all kinds of memorable tunes are gushing out of Pop in recent history. Rap's the obvious example, but there's a dearth of melody in general. Thoughts?
Dick Hyman is a beast... Watching these guys I learned something... piano technique is less about the fingers and more about the entire arm helping the fingers...
@pyannaguy I'm more optimistic than you. I know that Jazz has a considerable global audience. Fewer live venues but more and more opportunities via the Internet on the horizon. Shortly, you'll be able to see an entire Jazz festival in surround sound on Internet TV, as well as other concerts and club gigs. I resist labels, so Golden Age doesn't fit. That Golden Age you referred, happened between 1930 and 1967. The music, and the world have changed so much since then.
@Kaalec I enjoy the accessible forms of Jazz perhaps more than the next man. The center of my music library is my extensive collection of Fats Waller tracks, case in point. However, I am not so quick to say that Dick Hyman or Billy Taylor in this recording are being "Jazz Dweebs". Their playing is of a very sophisticated form, and it is enjoyable to the last degree. Furthermore, music is music. It shouldn't matter if it is accessible or not, so long as it inspires even a single person.
I just find it interesting that Taylor says people think that Hyman is a specialist in the older styles when he played with Bird. Seems like Hyman can't be locked into one style if that's the case.
@Kaalec So well put! Boredom and ego and competing for who's the greatest spewer of notes and bender and hider of melody just kept taking the music farther and farther from any chance of connection with most people. I respect the skill required and appreciate Jazz's complexity, but lots of players just plain carried it away, as you say. It has the audience it has, but in The States it's gone a long way toward almost complete marginalization.
@pyannaguy the resurgence you seek is right in front of your eyes, buddy. In the days of RUclips and the internet, if you know how play even the damn Triangle well, you can get paid. Even better now is, you can capture a huge niche of fans without even having to travel to world. The world travels RIGHT to your youtube channel! Think about it. Hope only dies when you run out of it. You can only run out of hope if you lose it. You can only lose it if you choose to do so.
Are there more Billy and Dick duets (other than Fine and Dandy) in the archives? if so, are there plans to release them or other ways to watch them? Can I purchase a DVD of this episode? I am a huge fan of both men. Dick Hyman is playing here at Stanford in a few weeks. He's 91 and going strong!
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I work with Dr. Billy Taylor and we're in process of digitizing his video archive, so all of the Billy video comes from his personal collection.
Is there somewhere we can find it?
Everything is on RUclips. @@itsRemco
Dick Hyman is a musical genius.
Every guy that billy taylor duets with, they always know how not to step all over each other. And Dick Hyman is awesome despite his unfortunate name.
"Oh I don't know....let's do.....(plays a short indicator)"
"Sure!"
And off they go into that marvellous performance.
Humans at their best.
The chord changes are the same as “ what ‘s this thing called love “
@Marc-Antoine MANZONI yikes
Now these are real musicians
This is terrific. Both of these guys know more about music and piano than I thought possible. Wonderful.
i love billy taylor
Two great musicians and two great teachers at the same time
Two of the greatest and most virtuosic pianists and super "good guys" of jazz in a moment of purest joie de vivre in the stratosphere of musical thought. Too cool for school.
Great pairing of the two guys Tatum cited as the best young talent in the 50's, Bebops hay day. The tune is Tad Damerons 1945 composition "Hot House" but like so many great bebop tunes it owes its heritage to the cord changes of the great American Song Book - "Hot House" is based on the cord changes to Cole Porters "What is this thing called Love"
klavier1us You have big ears, my friend.
not really; everybody knows this.
@@MrWallythedog What percentage of the population would you say?
@@zivkovicable every jazz musician since 1947, and about 80 percent of jazz fans since 1948. Plus 76 percent of registered Democrats, 67 percent of American militia members, and all of the cast of Duck Dynasty.
Tatum said that about them?
Billy Taylor's smile is my favorite
Enjoyed Dick a couple of years back in Toronto....such a thrill! Thanks for this great posting!
Sublime
yes!
They both seem to be really enjoying themselves. Wish I could play like that......
I love it, Billy and Dick! Two Incredible Educators, keep archiving and interviewing Bret great stuff! Incredibly Impressive output too
This my first exposure to Billy Taylor. Like it, He is always smiling
HOT HOUSE!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG!
and they play it so well
Fantastic job. Stretching out without stepping on each others toes. Great counterpoint
That was beautiful. I love to hear music like this.
I'm really speechless...
JVG: I'm thrilled that the good Dr's collection is getting digitized. I hope a DVD will also result.
RE: any talk of what is "contemporary": Jazz may have time line but it no more defines what is deserving of attention than it would to Classical music- it ain't a thang but a calendar date. The best of anything is timeless. Thanks for more timeless beauty.
these guys are outstanding
Yes it is!! I was thinking the very same thing!!
wow that was awsome! replay!
Friendly guys. Superb playing.
how could anyone enjoy listening to this. its like listening to some guitar tapping or something. never done that either
i will never be this good at piano.
i find it very awesome that he can hear 3 notes and know what song hes talking about. what is that song?
Fantastic Music- Video, thanks for posting!
Oh My! (can´t find the proper words to say how much I like this)
Damn! Woo hooo!
Smokin virtuosi!
Nobody in contemporary pop or even European classics can do any of that!
Bach & Liszt would have grooved on this playing.
this is just chaotic random key pressing of classical music that jazz copied...listen to chopin, debussy, scriabin and bach, these low muaicians was know to crying and ashamed, listening and studying classical musics and tried to copy harder but could not do it...
I miss Billy Taylor's segments on CBS's Sunday Morning.
i enjoy it
and they enjoy it to !
beautiful
Sheer elegance.
sweeeeeet lord thats just incredible
Heavenly music!! , thanks for the upload !!
Eeco
Great post !!!
Great job to have. Keep up the good work!!!
Great! Thanks for posting this.....
Its "Hot House", written by Parker / Gillespie
Written by Tadd Dameron, made famous by the aforementioned musicians.
@TimJim333 The tune is "Hot House," composed by Tadd Dameron.
excellent.. i love bebop.
Interestingly, the one extant Bird and Diz video clip is him playing Hot House, this tune. The pianist on that clip was Dick Hyman!
ahhh this makes me smile
Happy Birthday Dick Hyman; born on this date in 1927. {Mar. 8th}...
@cricketmunchkin this is a standard piece, so they just have to quote the beginning to know what they are talking about!
Joyful!
What a wonderful clip!! Keepon digitizing :-)
Good stuff.
SWEET
Yes, that was in the early 50s, this is more than 30 years later.
@squeezemahlemon Amen.
What says it all .... “What do you want to play....” plays a few notes .... everything is understood. Enough said!
This is so wonderful! :D
What is this thing called Hot House!? The Masters at play and my goodness is the sh*# swingin'. Thanks so much for posting!
wonderrfulllllll
tnx
@bhcphoto I'm hip!
Epic moment.. my GOD
גדול ומיוחד, תודה
I first saw this video as I was just starting to get into jazz and it made my jaw drop. Rest in peace Billy Taylor.
I'd love to see more melodies like this in experimental/ progessive metal :D
yeah black and white belong together like the keys on a piano !
good stuff
god they cease to amaze me xD
that's I call pianist! both of them...wow
music spans genders, ages, eras, races and most other great schisms in our world today.
i just love guys like dick hyman or early bill evans who look like bureaucrats but had more soul than nowaday's black r'n'b artists ...
nice
How do people become so skillful?
The rocket-scientist of jazz-piano
That you can have two people using ten fingers extemporaneously and hear NO sour notes is phenomenal.
if anyone is wondering where dick hymans fingerbreaker is i have re -uploaded it so yah ^^
Amazing.How to learn ?? Here it is.
@jpckrd I think you make an excellent point. From the musicians' viewpoint, though, maybe it wasn't so much about eliminating the melody, as it was stating it and then improvising over the chord changes. Creativity morphed into what was seen as self indulgence and the rest was history - and so is jazz, largely.
Although, it's hardly as if all kinds of memorable tunes are gushing out of Pop in recent history. Rap's the obvious example, but there's a dearth of melody in general. Thoughts?
This is whats up!
Dick Hyman is a beast... Watching these guys I learned something... piano technique is less about the fingers and more about the entire arm helping the fingers...
@daveysan smart, mindful, and disciplined practice. a good deal of it, of course; but quality above all else.
Dick Hyman is another level
indeed.
insane musicianship.
@pyannaguy I'm more optimistic than you. I know that Jazz has a considerable global audience. Fewer live venues but more and more opportunities via the Internet on the horizon. Shortly, you'll be able to see an entire Jazz festival in surround sound on Internet TV, as well as other concerts and club gigs. I resist labels, so Golden Age doesn't fit. That Golden Age you referred, happened between 1930 and 1967. The music, and the world have changed so much since then.
@Kaalec I enjoy the accessible forms of Jazz perhaps more than the next man. The center of my music library is my extensive collection of Fats Waller tracks, case in point. However, I am not so quick to say that Dick Hyman or Billy Taylor in this recording are being "Jazz Dweebs". Their playing is of a very sophisticated form, and it is enjoyable to the last degree. Furthermore, music is music. It shouldn't matter if it is accessible or not, so long as it inspires even a single person.
I just find it interesting that Taylor says people think that Hyman is a specialist in the older styles when he played with Bird.
Seems like Hyman can't be locked into one style if that's the case.
@Kaalec So well put! Boredom and ego and competing for who's the greatest spewer of notes and bender and hider of melody just kept taking the music farther and farther from any chance of connection with most people. I respect the skill required and appreciate Jazz's complexity, but lots of players just plain carried it away, as you say. It has the audience it has, but in The States it's gone a long way toward almost complete marginalization.
where do you get this material? it's great!
the song is "hot house"
Yay, bebop! The word 'bebop' didn't mean anything to me just a few years ago, it just sounded funny... that was until I heard the music, cheers :)
the tune is hot house
@pyannaguy the resurgence you seek is right in front of your eyes, buddy. In the days of RUclips and the internet, if you know how play even the damn Triangle well, you can get paid. Even better now is, you can capture a huge niche of fans without even having to travel to world. The world travels RIGHT to your youtube channel! Think about it. Hope only dies when you run out of it. You can only run out of hope if you lose it. You can only lose it if you choose to do so.
Are there more Billy and Dick duets (other than Fine and Dandy) in the archives? if so, are there plans to release them or other ways to watch them? Can I purchase a DVD of this episode? I am a huge fan of both men. Dick Hyman is playing here at Stanford in a few weeks. He's 91 and going strong!
And what is the name of this bebop tune? DH says, "Let's play this one . . ." and he plays a few notes, but no name.
dat name tho
what's the name of that tune?
Synergy incarnate.
hot house is the name of the song
I like Dick Hyman's interesting use of octaves in his soloing.
What is this tune? I don't recognize it.
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There is no bad race, nor good race. Only bad or good (or great in this case!) music.
this is what happens when you practice
Not in my case ;-)
NB. It also matters what you practice.