As The founder of the Java Jazz festival I felt a tear dropping down my cheeck, i cant believe the way they performed, with 13 million views it tells me something, we love you George and We still Miss you.
Much respect for the Duke. Is there any way this could end up on a record ? It would be great to have this concert in its entirety on CD or else, I would buy it instantly no doubt !
ty you just made me laugh so doggone hard, that tears came out my eyes...i could actually see what you were saying while i was reading...ty. have a good day & stay safe 9-7-20
I still return to this performance regularly. So enjoyable and the energy you can see and feel between the 3 just makes you smile. Thank you JavaJazzFest for recording and making this brilliant performance available for people to see and hear.
I miss George Duke. There is no one like him. He loved the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe he is with God in Heaven playing for God, his wife Corinne, the angels and the saints!!
Yeah! Just love(d) George Duke. Played Reach for It album when I was pregnant, my daughter danced around in my tummy, absolute truth. I saw him & Stanley Clarke @ london’s Southbank in the early 1990’s & George just ‘bounced’ - came up beside me & my friend,Augustus; man, I could hardly contain myself!! George was such a gentle, cuddly & extremely talented musician, and I miss what he could still be contributing - a generous soul, RIP, Mr, Funkasisor, Jane
This is one of the greatest live performances of all time. First of all, the drummer and bass player are just locked in a groove with a vibe that needs no explanation. Their skill is obvious, but trumped by their mutual respect and admiration for each other and for George Duke. Second, the tone of that bass sets the perfect foundation for that crisp snare and kick drum as George Duke sprinkles his pretty notes all over this groove. Lastly, there's George Duke himself. There aren't many keyboardist in the annals of history that compare to this GIANT of a musician, but none (other than maybe Bernie Worrell) who could get as funky. George Duke transcended time and genre by continuously writing and performing amazing songs that left satiated, yet wanting more. I watch this video often as I find it soothing, refreshing, exhilarating and just plain fun. These Masters of Music had a great time performing and it shows. While we are all stunned by the departure of George Duke from our lives, we are blessed and honored to have the library of greatness he left behind. His legacy lives on. Rest in Funky Peace, George. We love you.
Yeah man! Legend, an he was part of my favorite Zappa era. Check out “Eat the question” by Zappa. I really think Duke helped Frank solidify his jazz sound…
That drum solo was phenomenal Edit: When the live version is THAT much better than the actual studio recorded version you know these guys are true artists. And also the sound techs are just awesome too, they deserve recognition
I just laughed out loud at the drum solo and the play on the faces betwen the players. Beautiful. I'm sad I didn't find out about this music until after the maestro had passed, but bless his heart in heaven this is my newest favorite jam.
These guys are just talking it over lol! I had the great honor of filling in on bass in '74 when Tom Fowler, Zappa's bass player at the time, broke his finger in the middle of their fall tour that year. Zappa had seen me play at Richards, a rock club in Atlanta, after one of his concerts and I got the call quite unexpectedly a year or so later. Duke was his keyboardist then and trust me, he is a MONSTER! Always smilin' and just killin' it. 'Bout as good as it gets for what he does. I was known as Birdlegs then and he always called me Brother Legs. Fond memories!! RIP Brother Duke!
Yesterday I found which snare is he using after months of search. It's a tama metalworks steel 13x6.5 snare. Cheap snare but has legendary sound they stop producing it unfortunately
@@michaelfrenke6757 We do my friend, we do. I know you deserve more recognition for what you do but I wanna say that I see y'all and I respect y'all a whole lot
This song can turn a miserable day into sunshine. It just blows my mind every time I watch it, It's addictive.. The expressions on their face when they get their turn to give er is just priceless. George and his trio were like no other. I try to listen to this song daily.
Nothing says jazz so eloquently than those "conversations" between instruments. It's what makes every piece unique, wether it's a jazz standard you've heard a million times, like Autumn leaves or All too soon, or a brand new one. That symbiotic connection among the musicians makes it feel brand new. Every. Single. Time. And that's why I love jazz. PS, this is SO in the pocket it hurts!
I come back to this one all the time. As a matter of fact I sent this to several friends today ( and put in my face book page) saying “just passing this one along to all my friends out there -just to lighten the load on this busy afternoon. Enjoy!” If that is not a tribute to your work to have someone share it in this way- I don’t know what it. But I know George loved it. And the drum solo …… man that boy is killing it!! beautiful work all of it!
@@Thevamp1reking bruh no there are so many average bass players that don’t know when to not play. It’s what makes good bass players good, the know what the music needs to make it feel good.
@@Thevamp1reking True. It makes you a good player of ANY instrument. Leaving space (esp micro spaces) is ONE of the prime elements of funk. Too many musicians don’t know when not to play.
It's such a weirdly heartwarming feeling seeing 3 guys have so much fun on stage, had a massive smile on my face the entire time I was watching this... Music truly is the most beautiful thing
6:40 Chris face is priceless like "whoa whoa duuude!". Then as soon as the storm ends Ronald reaction like "that was good fun wasn't it?" with the amused kinda paternalistic glance of George "the guy is good!". Love these guys they're having so much fun they can't stop laughing and grinning and I can't stop too.
Gives me goosebumps.. when I was younger, I attended this music camp called African American Music Institute in Homewood (an urban neighborhood in Pittsburgh) and we all learned and played different instruments. we played this for our final recital. I was on the low end of the piano playing the bit in the beginning. I’m grateful the music teachers exposed us to this music … I am 36 y/o. AAMI is now a sponsor for WZUM, our public jazz station. I remember our old jazz station WDUQ, would play for Leena and Lenny by Quincy at the closing end of the broadcast. This music really moves souls and energy. I am forever grateful…
Me and my wife watch this everyday at least 3 times... so good. We even memorized and say together with him everytime: "I, I'ma wait for you my brother" "Thank you, let's call this on! From the after hours CD" hahaha. RIP George Duke
This is the epitome of relaxed and superbly competent musicians coming together just for theirs and our entertainment, just sooo good , I watch this every so often as a pick me up from all of the dross that is floating by., and because I know I will be sat here with a big smile afterward.
George Dukes, one the greatest of the late 20th and early 21st century jazz musicians! Maybe gone but will never be forgotten. RIH! Thank you God for sharing him with us!
Phenomenally Exquisite and what a treat for my jazz musical ear. As an ardent funk jazz enthusiast since the age of 15 and now being 60+, this musical genius George Duke and his professional supporting team, just crown it all.
this live performance is SO GOOD, just the way they look at each other is so powerful. the joy in they’re faces makes me cry of happiness and then the accompanying music is so incredibly beautiful also my dad showed me this the first time and it makes me so happy watching this for all the reasons above
This takes me back to the time when I and my best friends would gather together, cook up a storm, tell lies and laugh until we cried and enjoy each others company. Old school jamming at it's best.
I used to be an extreme metal musician (still am) and this takes me back too believe it or not :) not much more satisfying in this world than watching a bunch expert musicians groove along like this 😎
@@soundboardist I never said i was, and i was referring to this video and jazz in general, but if you're saying no metal musician is a master in their own right, you don't know much/anything about how complex and intricate metal can be. Its a slept on genre because people assume its just making noise with no structure....kinda like people thought the same with rock and jazz. They're all wrong :) Google Tosin Abasi if you think that, currently the worlds best guitarist.
@@soundboardist I understand that a lot of people think that but its just not true. Its like saying "all pop music is shallow and bad", first of all what constitutes pop music is broad enough to encompass the Beatles David Bowie etc so that statement would be a simple misunderstanding of what the genre is, or at least a gross oversimplification of it. The same is with metal, as a genre it has more sub genres than any other style of music that has ever existed...certainly not a trademark of a basic form of music that even a 12 year old could write. Modern metal is extremely complex and makes use of complex musical ideas like polyrhythms, atonal/modal interchange melodies....It isn't just a case of one genius writer in a simple form of music, this isn't house music....i would challenge you, if you play an instrument, to play even a simple song in the genre of "djent", a modern metal genre that is anything but simple. You clearly don't listen to it so why do you assume that you know everything about it? I'm not talking about "iron maiden" here, you clearly do not listen to technical metal (that's its actual name). A lot of metal today is instrumental or doesn't have the screaming vocals in it that probably puts you off. Type "animals as leaders" in youtube. Then type "meshuggah" then type "sikth" then type "intronaut"....i could do this all day. You are wrong good sir. And i bet you won't check any of them out will you :) you might just be surprised to what constitutes metal these days.
@@soundboardist fair enough then i disagree that its tonally basic you would need to dive a bit further into the albums to maybe realise that but I never thought you were an asshole lol i just disagreed with what you were saying. Too many people take difference of opinion as a personal insult these days lol.
So sad George is not here anymore. A so spirited and soulful musician - thanks for all these funky tunes he left us for the future. Will never stop cooling down to George after long work days!
Since the 70 's as a teenager I was always was amazed how George Duke master the sounds of funk, jazz, jazz fusion. brazilian jazz and yes beautiful love music. A shear genius.
My #1 favorite #Jazz video on RUclips. If you listen to this and can't get in a good mood, then I have nothing for you. Dance in your seat, man!! 😂🎉 Celebrate life to this amazing, uplifting song. ✌🏼, ❤️& Jazz!
@@CentroIgeneMentegatti u are wrong the drummer is Ronald Bruner Jr 🤨. Tony Royster Jr is another amazing drummer but at least is not the one playing in this video.
@@gavineckler4545 Often I'm accused of being wordy and pedantic, but some concepts you can't spell out with cliches and memes and emoticons. I have given it a lot of thought because i have been stuck on pick up gigs with "guys that couldn't groove their way out of a wet paper bag if their lives depended on it". Nothing worse. And nothing better than being locked in, playing effortlessly, riding a smooth, solid groove. thanks. Cheers. (smiling) Here's somebody that obviously gave it more thought than i did L;DR Leaving few details out, I'd define it as multiple overlapping swings with beat/accents that all instruments lock into (rhythm-responsible instruments should keep sync most frequently & accurately). The overall feel can be varied by offsetting each instruments timing (playing bit ahead the 'beat/accent' or behind). In improvisation if other players perceive a feel change and then change what they do it can cause a chaos as everyone adjusts what they do - perhaps one player changed feel for syncopation-like effect - if everyone in band changes in response the desired effect falls apart. Some coordination/agreement/leading is thus needed for improvisation if one likes doing such tricks. Found this recent book because it referred a paper where academics clearly had recognized one part of the "pocket". (it's not just "band playing in sync". You can get things play in sync in a computer sequencer and it won't be the pocket that people in know talk about - in my dictionary pocket is something that gets atleast some people (*NFP is probably "dancer personality") moving to the music. Otherwise you could say all electronic music is "in the pocket" - I used to do electronic music and to get the pocket I had to find optimal tempo and adjust swings and shuffles for drums first and then play to those) www.amazon.com/Expressiveness-music-performance-Empirical-approaches/dp/0199659648 This is the paper. www.speech.kth.se/prod/publications/files/822.pdf It focuses on adjustment that musically talented players do to their swing in relation to large changes in tempo. One explanation for this is that as the tempo changes enough, the time slice in which invidual note timing swings (shifts around a midpoint) changes in length. Instruments (ADSR) envelope may not be easily changeable (without effects rack) causing the need to adjust your playing so the feel of the swing remains noticeable. The drums (how long their sound sustains) or whatever rhythm instrument that is most in focus determines the optimal tempo through the notes envelope and overlap. Faster tempo requires reducing sustain/release time, faster attacks in order to avoid the sounds getting so overlapped that the feel is lost. Swing (this is what creates the "feel" or urge to dance, the "pocket" is when all players are able to play around the swing - all feeling the swing) : Study of some computer-tracked songs that clearly groove highlighted that the song under study didn't actually have an instrument based swing parameter. Instead the composer was rapidly alternating entire project between two tempos. After lot of listening I conclude that the most skilled compositions may actually have multiple simultaneous swings of different frequency. Swing opportunities: 1) "dialogue" - compose the track in a manner where a variation of same theme is played twice with some modifications (vary the arpeggio, instrument etc) - in particular, tempo. So part of the song is in a different tempo. Typical in classical music. This won't create a pocket, just a "dialogue" between instruments. Perhaps one part/instrument is upbeat and then followed by another more slower and melancholic feel. 2) traditional easy to play swing: When you have your optimal tempo figured out, don't play at that tempo but actually play at say -2% and +2% BPM around it, smoothly alternating the tempo between each half interval (8 beats). 3) dance music swing: have the notes swing also (achieved eg. by the rapid tempo variation explained or instrument specific swing parameter)
James Newbury Well I checked your channel and there's nothing on the and you have no subscribers so until you give me proof, I'm gonna go with the safe bet and say that guy is better
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE GEORGE DUKE!!! He is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE MUSICIAN! Had the divine pleasure of seeing him in New Jersey 2 decades ago. Met and talked with him backstage. He was such a sweetheart. I told him my sister is a keyboardist too and he told me to send him a demo of her work. There is no one better or funkier. His chords are out of this world! Still get sad knowing that he is not with us anymore, BUT his music lives on and I have SEVERAL of his works!
yeah, i cracked up when i read this comment, then when he wrecked shop, i had to come back. we was just simmering with all those things to say real quick!
I love everything about this performance: The musicality, the connection between him and the player, laid back drum beats, great solos, and an overall sound that just nails it perfectly...
6:15 It's amazing how the drummer is going wild around the kit but still manages to play the musical phrasing along with the keyboard and bass during his solo
As The founder of the Java Jazz festival I felt a tear dropping down my cheeck, i cant believe the way they performed, with 13 million views it tells me something, we love you George and We still Miss you.
Much respect for the Duke. Is there any way this could end up on a record ? It would be great to have this concert in its entirety on CD or else, I would buy it instantly no doubt !
I too weep but they are tears of joy
Respect Mr. Peter Gontha... salam dari Denpasar Bali
Such a great concert 🤝🙌
respect to gorge duke :)
Totally perfect!
Anybody in 2024??
I ´ve seen this video easily since year and a half haha
Hello! Hope I 'll watch this one next year.
Toi je te signale
Indeed 😊
I'm always here
This is the best video on youtube
That was so smooth my toast just buttered itself
how is this not the top comment?
the toast go *OOOooohh Lalaaaa~~~*
ty you just made me laugh so doggone hard, that tears came out my eyes...i could actually see what you were saying while i was reading...ty. have a good day & stay safe 9-7-20
@@黑橙-x9z w
LOL.
Still listening in 2024 ❤️❤️❤️ greatest ever!
George Duke - Keyboards
Christian McBride - Double Bass & Bass
Ronald Bruner Jr. - Drums
I promise you, you are a life saver. Thank you!
thank you
thaks
Oh shit its Cristian Mcbride! Didnt recognize him with the electric bass, haha
thanks!
Jazz players are the happiest in the world.....
I swear.
There's no big money to be made from jazz nowadays so it filters out the people without passion for the art.
I still return to this performance regularly. So enjoyable and the energy you can see and feel between the 3 just makes you smile. Thank you JavaJazzFest for recording and making this brilliant performance available for people to see and hear.
George showed a true mastery of his instrument.
This is simply one of the best electronic keyboard-played piece ever.
He reminds me of Peter Frampton... literally made the instruments speak!
I miss George Duke. There is no one like him. He loved the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe he is with God in Heaven playing for God, his wife Corinne, the angels and the saints!!
Funk faces are contagious. So much smile, grimace, and tucked lip going around.
RIP George Duke. Thank you for your music.
Watching and swaying in 2024, November. Cheers to all Jazzlovers ❤
Yeah! Just love(d) George Duke. Played Reach for It album when I was pregnant, my daughter danced around in my tummy, absolute truth. I saw him & Stanley Clarke @ london’s Southbank in the early 1990’s & George just ‘bounced’ - came up beside me & my friend,Augustus; man, I could hardly contain myself!! George was such a gentle, cuddly & extremely talented musician, and I miss what he could still be contributing - a generous soul,
RIP, Mr, Funkasisor,
Jane
One of the best things RUclips's algorithm ever brought into my life.
1/1024
I found Weather Report the same way.
Hell yea man this is sick as fuck
Same!!!
One of the correct comment i ever seen in my life
A Genius like Gerge Duke should live for ever to give us all this Unbelieveble Music!
This is one of the greatest live performances of all time. First of all, the drummer and bass player are just locked in a groove with a vibe that needs no explanation. Their skill is obvious, but trumped by their mutual respect and admiration for each other and for George Duke.
Second, the tone of that bass sets the perfect foundation for that crisp snare and kick drum as George Duke sprinkles his pretty notes all over this groove.
Lastly, there's George Duke himself. There aren't many keyboardist in the annals of history that compare to this GIANT of a musician, but none (other than maybe Bernie Worrell) who could get as funky. George Duke transcended time and genre by continuously writing and performing amazing songs that left satiated, yet wanting more.
I watch this video often as I find it soothing, refreshing, exhilarating and just plain fun. These Masters of Music had a great time performing and it shows. While we are all stunned by the departure of George Duke from our lives, we are blessed and honored to have the library of greatness he left behind. His legacy lives on. Rest in Funky Peace, George. We love you.
cannot agree more
2024 we still miss you George🙏🏽
Yes2024 sun 5 May 5.34 drinking coffee and relaxing 😎
The perfect thing for the quarantine.
ruclips.net/video/dSM1Panwe6o/видео.html pogopam, indeed!! Stumbled across this interesting character who dissects and reacts to great music!!!
@@keith9482 He's great thank you for showing it to me
You know men, that is real
- to learn this whole bassline and solo.
Sure.
for the "evertine"
05:30 Greatest drum solo I've ever seen!
That stop and the sync start at 4:02 by the drummer.. Satisfaction at it's finest.
And the idea from 7:54 in the piano, then the drum Start following the same idea, jazz is a vice
Anybody watching in October 2024?
19th October 2024.Time 02:38 am
I do
Sure.
26 October at 12.55. Won't be the last time this year. Cheers!
Yes! ❤
Whenever i'm in a low place.... this.....THIS... is what re-fuels my soul! Rest in peace George and God Bless you team!
always coming back year after year! never fails to put a smile on my face!
amen to that. Me too.
The drum solo was just amazing
Who is the drummer?
@@loum6764ronald bruner jr ✋
2022.......This is still the coolest groove. RIP George Duke, gone in 2013, way too young.
Yeah man! Legend, an he was part of my favorite Zappa era. Check out “Eat the question” by Zappa. I really think Duke helped Frank solidify his jazz sound…
2023 still
@Elehshua Chinzera +1 Everyday!
Such a lovely track bass ta solos n back what a set this drum blew my mind
@@NickRatto...Indeed!
Never heard of these guys before. First listen 2024. Blown away.
Bassist is Christian McBride.
Drummer is Ronald Bruner Jr.
THANK YOU
Exactly what I needed :D
Thanks.
Oh shiiiiiiiiit I did not realise it’s Mc-fucking-bride
@@desmorga6757 4:30 Peep that double basse next to him
That drum solo was phenomenal
Edit: When the live version is THAT much better than the actual studio recorded version you know these guys are true artists. And also the sound techs are just awesome too, they deserve recognition
Word is bond B !!
but in the end he ran out of time and screwed up
@@redmondsand5432hi, could you please let me know when?
Awesome music, love that sounds, nice great vibes
Better be good for me
I just laughed out loud at the drum solo and the play on the faces betwen the players. Beautiful. I'm sad I didn't find out about this music until after the maestro had passed, but bless his heart in heaven this is my newest favorite jam.
Your music is so beautiful! I love you, George Duke Trio! Thank you for existing, I will be forever grateful to you!
I love the pure joy in these men's faces as they perform this incredible work of art!
Amen Ms. Miller!!
Absolutely! A musicians dream world.
George and the rest of the band just looked like they were having fun....love this jam....
R.I.P George Duke, we will all miss you.
Oh man the bass playing on this is so crisp absolutely love it.
Hardest challenge : try to listen to this without smiling
hahaha.
This is very accurate
omg i havent even realised i was smiling
@@racket136 Way more I would expect :D
Impossible!!!!
The facial expressions of these guys are priceless
7:12
@@steamsteam6607 1:53
The stank is real and the faces prove it
They the shit and they know it lol they're gassin each other up!
Pure LOVE!! ❤😍
These guys are just talking it over lol! I had the great honor of filling in on bass in '74 when Tom Fowler, Zappa's bass player at the time, broke his finger in the middle of their fall tour that year. Zappa had seen me play at Richards, a rock club in Atlanta, after one of his concerts and I got the call quite unexpectedly a year or so later. Duke was his keyboardist then and trust me, he is a MONSTER! Always smilin' and just killin' it. 'Bout as good as it gets for what he does. I was known as Birdlegs then and he always called me Brother Legs. Fond memories!! RIP Brother Duke!
Thanks for sharing the memory! Talk about the gig of a lifetime!
That's a wonderful story, thanks for sharing! You still play I hope.
Damn! Wow what a legendary comment
@@fygarOnTheRun I do. Here's the link to my music channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCpspYaLLgRN4PU6vYLKSo_Q?view_as=subscriber
What an honor to play with Zappa how frickin cool!
The Absolute Master of Keyboards,
The Incomparable GEORGE DUKE!
Reference Standard!
After all these years and countless listens I still get chills. You are missed
That snare puts joy in my soul.
Yesterday I found which snare is he using after months of search. It's a tama metalworks steel 13x6.5 snare. Cheap snare but has legendary sound they stop producing it unfortunately
Drums are perfect. No over playing. But not too simple. Just right. This is so great!
You don't just hear this music you feel it...
love it, so entertaining, perfect. pure joy and musicianship at its finest.
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yep its a bop
Music is amazing
This is some of the most impressive music I have ever heard, and the sound engineers have that skill that is hard to find.
finally !!!! somebody recognizes us
@@michaelfrenke6757 We do my friend, we do. I know you deserve more recognition for what you do but I wanna say that I see y'all and I respect y'all a whole lot
4:02 The bass spoke a phrase, that was something similar to: excuse me, let me introduce myself
"hold up!...got somethin' to tell ya" (vibe received)
@@miguelmacedoc Yeah! "Hold up" seems to be the perfect interpretation! hahaha
Its rlly as if you hear the bass speak hahaha
Christian mcbride
you got some awesome ear ma dude. Can hear it now and can't be unheard
This song can turn a miserable day into sunshine. It just blows my mind every time I watch it, It's addictive.. The expressions on their face when they get their turn to give er is just priceless. George and his trio were like no other. I try to listen to this song daily.
Y love how they’re looking at each other like
:D
:D
:D
Yes, music unites us!
was looking for this comment
Number of likes: nice
Does anyone know the type of scale that he uses at 7:16?
@@gabethebabe8187 im not an expert on theory but sounded like a diminished scale
Nothing says jazz so eloquently than those "conversations" between instruments. It's what makes every piece unique, wether it's a jazz standard you've heard a million times, like Autumn leaves or All too soon, or a brand new one. That symbiotic connection among the musicians makes it feel brand new. Every. Single. Time.
And that's why I love jazz.
PS, this is SO in the pocket it hurts!
Yup. It's a magic character. And although this a fusion, you can still perceive Jazz.
And maaan, duke has a lot to say!
I come back to this one all the time. As a matter of fact I sent this to several friends today ( and put in my face book page) saying “just passing this one along to all my friends out there -just to lighten the load on this busy afternoon. Enjoy!” If that is not a tribute to your work to have someone share it in this way- I don’t know what it. But I know George loved it. And the drum solo …… man that boy is killing it!! beautiful work all of it!
Everything about this is just class - still looking for my socks as they just blew them off - RIP George - another legend lost
doesn't get any better than this. their expressions are priceless. RIP George
I'm still here 2024, Rest in Peace Legend.
The guy playing bass is so damn good. He knows exactly when not to play
That’s not what makes you a good bass player, just knowing when not to play. Lmao
People are annoying
@@Thevamp1reking yep you sure are annoying.
Lmao this comment section
@@Thevamp1reking bruh no there are so many average bass players that don’t know when to not play. It’s what makes good bass players good, the know what the music needs to make it feel good.
@@Thevamp1reking True. It makes you a good player of ANY instrument. Leaving space (esp micro spaces) is ONE of the prime elements of funk. Too many musicians don’t know when not to play.
That was an incredible performance, and all of them smiling made me enjoy it even more.
They made me cry and I dont listen Jazz as regular basis, Im a metal / punk guy but truly musicians and improvisation is the best thing ever.
This is too adorable! Thank you for sharing this ❤
It's such a weirdly heartwarming feeling seeing 3 guys have so much fun on stage, had a massive smile on my face the entire time I was watching this... Music truly is the most beautiful thing
„Music is truly the most beautiful thing“ love it
That harmonic note from the bassist at 1:59 is killing it !!
Master
Mcbride is the monster
Nasty shit
I didn't notice it until i read this. It does give a very nice touch
Who watching October 2024? RIP G.D.🤘🏾
Been listening to this for many years and will continue to do so.
This one is beyond Time!❤
6:40 Chris face is priceless like "whoa whoa duuude!". Then as soon as the storm ends Ronald reaction like "that was good fun wasn't it?" with the amused kinda paternalistic glance of George "the guy is good!". Love these guys they're having so much fun they can't stop laughing and grinning and I can't stop too.
i love the consistency and patience of the drum player.... and then he got his time
I come back at least two times a week to listen this again.
Me too faith in humanity restored
more like two times a day
Stay on track
Gives me goosebumps.. when I was younger, I attended this music camp called African American Music Institute in Homewood (an urban neighborhood in Pittsburgh) and we all learned and played different instruments. we played this for our final recital. I was on the low end of the piano playing the bit in the beginning. I’m grateful the music teachers exposed us to this music … I am 36 y/o.
AAMI is now a sponsor for WZUM, our public jazz station. I remember our old jazz station WDUQ, would play for Leena and Lenny by Quincy at the closing end of the broadcast. This music really moves souls and energy. I am forever grateful…
lost count how many times i've watched this, and i'm sure i've smiled through them all
Me and my wife watch this everyday at least 3 times... so good. We even memorized and say together with him everytime: "I, I'ma wait for you my brother" "Thank you, let's call this on! From the after hours CD" hahaha. RIP George Duke
I thought I was the only one 😂 I sing and mimic all the parts as if I'm rehearsing a script 😂
@@theveyronvictim 😂😂
Yall MEMORIZED the lyrics?! 🤯
This is legendary man.... The enjoyment that they have while playing the instruments...
This is the epitome of relaxed and superbly competent musicians coming together just for theirs and our entertainment, just sooo good , I watch this every so often as a pick me up from all of the dross that is floating by., and because I know I will be sat here with a big smile afterward.
George Dukes, one the greatest of the late 20th and early 21st century jazz musicians! Maybe gone but will never be forgotten. RIH! Thank you God for sharing him with us!
8 years listen and watching this. RIP Duke
Anyobdy watching in September 2024?
Here ✌🏻
yessir
I watch almost every day lol this vid is my constant obsession
Here i am! sooo cool ♡＾＾
I'm there. Again and again my brother.
Phenomenally Exquisite and what a treat for my jazz musical ear. As an ardent funk jazz enthusiast since the age of 15 and now being 60+, this musical genius George Duke and his professional supporting team, just crown it all.
Whos still watching this legend on 2024
Me in korea haha
at least every month dude
Dengerin di onyx 2 enak nih bro. Hehe. Hasil rekomendasi ray speakernya.
of course i am haha
i am addicted ;)
Imagine being the camera man and having to stand still...
I can't imagine
Impossible task at the very least you have to bob your head and pat your foot.
This going the hard jobb
Maybe they're so used to it, their arms are like gimbals. So you know, their heads and knees are groovin.
This is why steady shot was invented
This instrumental "It's On" stands out over the last 7 years as Number 1, Giants!!!! Thank you from Vienna
Also playing this in Vienna :)
"Togetherness" RIP George D. You're still keeping us 'Together'' 🙏
this live performance is SO GOOD, just the way they look at each other is so powerful. the joy in they’re faces makes me cry of happiness and then the accompanying music is so incredibly beautiful
also my dad showed me this the first time and it makes me so happy watching this for all the reasons above
Having such music one never needs any other drugs at all. This is inspiring and soothing all at once.
This takes me back to the time when I and my best friends would gather together, cook up a storm, tell lies and laugh until we cried and enjoy each others company. Old school jamming at it's best.
Ye what happend to that time,nowadays we live ina different era sadly
I used to be an extreme metal musician (still am) and this takes me back too believe it or not :) not much more satisfying in this world than watching a bunch expert musicians groove along like this 😎
@@soundboardist I never said i was, and i was referring to this video and jazz in general, but if you're saying no metal musician is a master in their own right, you don't know much/anything about how complex and intricate metal can be. Its a slept on genre because people assume its just making noise with no structure....kinda like people thought the same with rock and jazz. They're all wrong :) Google Tosin Abasi if you think that, currently the worlds best guitarist.
@@soundboardist I understand that a lot of people think that but its just not true. Its like saying "all pop music is shallow and bad", first of all what constitutes pop music is broad enough to encompass the Beatles David Bowie etc so that statement would be a simple misunderstanding of what the genre is, or at least a gross oversimplification of it. The same is with metal, as a genre it has more sub genres than any other style of music that has ever existed...certainly not a trademark of a basic form of music that even a 12 year old could write. Modern metal is extremely complex and makes use of complex musical ideas like polyrhythms, atonal/modal interchange melodies....It isn't just a case of one genius writer in a simple form of music, this isn't house music....i would challenge you, if you play an instrument, to play even a simple song in the genre of "djent", a modern metal genre that is anything but simple. You clearly don't listen to it so why do you assume that you know everything about it? I'm not talking about "iron maiden" here, you clearly do not listen to technical metal (that's its actual name). A lot of metal today is instrumental or doesn't have the screaming vocals in it that probably puts you off. Type "animals as leaders" in youtube. Then type "meshuggah" then type "sikth" then type "intronaut"....i could do this all day. You are wrong good sir. And i bet you won't check any of them out will you :) you might just be surprised to what constitutes metal these days.
@@soundboardist fair enough then i disagree that its tonally basic you would need to dive a bit further into the albums to maybe realise that but I never thought you were an asshole lol i just disagreed with what you were saying. Too many people take difference of opinion as a personal insult these days lol.
in my time george duke, joe sample, bob james. i play 40 years piano. but never in that class. Thank you for showing. L G Majo König Berlin Germany
So sad George is not here anymore. A so spirited and soulful musician - thanks for all these funky tunes he left us for the future. Will never stop cooling down to George after long work days!
Impressive Keys, the fretless Bass realy flashed with the solo, even fretless the intonation was alway perfect set. Great Performance
"I always have two keyboarders in the band, because nobody serves the broad stylistic range I need, EXCEPT George Duke." (Frank Zappa)
👍
Maybe late Bernie Worrel ,from classical to space funk!
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Since the 70 's as a teenager I was always was amazed how George Duke master the sounds of funk, jazz, jazz fusion. brazilian jazz and yes beautiful love music. A shear genius.
Point taken, but just wanted to add that "shear" is what you do to a sheep.
Georger Duke, thankyou for this gem.
These guys love what they do and for us the fans, loving what they do is a bonus for them. I love this.
Yes ! Seeing them live and especially George reminds us how talented they were. This deservers 11 million watches...
Sometimes it really is easy to forget just how phenomenal a musician George Duke was.
These guys are masters of their instruments and they know it, and they're having a great time. So sad that George Duke passed away.
these guys jammed like they've been doing this when they were highschool
they probably were
My #1 favorite #Jazz video on RUclips. If you listen to this and can't get in a good mood, then I have nothing for you.
Dance in your seat, man!! 😂🎉 Celebrate life to this amazing, uplifting song. ✌🏼, ❤️& Jazz!
Watched this more than 50 times yet I still get goosebumps
Drummer with his hidden powers
Me too. And I am not a drummer.
it's Tony Royster Jr. , amazing drummer , search for a video when he has 12 years old , it's amazing!
@@CentroIgeneMentegatti u are wrong the drummer is Ronald Bruner Jr 🤨. Tony Royster Jr is another amazing drummer but at least is not the one playing in this video.
If you've ever heard the term "deep pocket" and wondered what it meant, this is it. You'd need a ladder to get out of this pocket.
I couldn't have said it BETTER my brother :-)
I don't get what "deep pocket" is, can anyone explain?
Kleinequietboy Kleinequietboy thanks a lot, i'll remember it!
Kleinequietboy Kleinequietboy This is the most well thought out and solid explanation of this concept that I have ever heard.
@@gavineckler4545 Often I'm accused of being wordy and pedantic, but some concepts you can't spell out with cliches and memes and emoticons.
I have given it a lot of thought because i have been stuck on pick up gigs with "guys that couldn't groove their way out of a wet paper bag if their lives depended on it". Nothing worse.
And nothing better than being locked in, playing effortlessly, riding a smooth, solid groove.
thanks. Cheers. (smiling)
Here's somebody that obviously gave it more thought than i did
L;DR Leaving few details out, I'd define it as multiple overlapping swings with beat/accents that all instruments lock into (rhythm-responsible instruments should keep sync most frequently & accurately). The overall feel can be varied by offsetting each instruments timing (playing bit ahead the 'beat/accent' or behind). In improvisation if other players perceive a feel change and then change what they do it can cause a chaos as everyone adjusts what they do - perhaps one player changed feel for syncopation-like effect - if everyone in band changes in response the desired effect falls apart. Some coordination/agreement/leading is thus needed for improvisation if one likes doing such tricks.
Found this recent book because it referred a paper where academics clearly had recognized one part of the "pocket". (it's not just "band playing in sync". You can get things play in sync in a computer sequencer and it won't be the pocket that people in know talk about - in my dictionary pocket is something that gets atleast some people (*NFP is probably "dancer personality") moving to the music. Otherwise you could say all electronic music is "in the pocket" - I used to do electronic music and to get the pocket I had to find optimal tempo and adjust swings and shuffles for drums first and then play to those)
www.amazon.com/Expressiveness-music-performance-Empirical-approaches/dp/0199659648
This is the paper. www.speech.kth.se/prod/publications/files/822.pdf
It focuses on adjustment that musically talented players do to their swing in relation to large changes in tempo. One explanation for this is that as the tempo changes enough, the time slice in which invidual note timing swings (shifts around a midpoint) changes in length. Instruments (ADSR) envelope may not be easily changeable (without effects rack) causing the need to adjust your playing so the feel of the swing remains noticeable.
The drums (how long their sound sustains) or whatever rhythm instrument that is most in focus determines the optimal tempo through the notes envelope and overlap. Faster tempo requires reducing sustain/release time, faster attacks in order to avoid the sounds getting so overlapped that the feel is lost.
Swing (this is what creates the "feel" or urge to dance, the "pocket" is when all players are able to play around the swing - all feeling the swing) :
Study of some computer-tracked songs that clearly groove highlighted that the song under study didn't actually have an instrument based swing parameter. Instead the composer was rapidly alternating entire project between two tempos.
After lot of listening I conclude that the most skilled compositions may actually have multiple simultaneous swings of different frequency.
Swing opportunities:
1) "dialogue" - compose the track in a manner where a variation of same theme is played twice with some modifications (vary the arpeggio, instrument etc) - in particular, tempo. So part of the song is in a different tempo. Typical in classical music. This won't create a pocket, just a "dialogue" between instruments. Perhaps one part/instrument is upbeat and then followed by another more slower and melancholic feel.
2) traditional easy to play swing: When you have your optimal tempo figured out, don't play at that tempo but actually play at say -2% and +2% BPM around it, smoothly alternating the tempo between each half interval (8 beats).
3) dance music swing: have the notes swing also (achieved eg. by the rapid tempo variation explained or instrument specific swing parameter)
The drummer can not be human 💖
Hamdi Khalifa #Ronald_Bruner
im better
@@elvinenadeghe7882 Man, the Bruner's are a super talented family
😂😂😂
James Newbury Well I checked your channel and there's nothing on the and you have no subscribers so until you give me proof, I'm gonna go with the safe bet and say that guy is better
This performance proves why George was and still is one of the absolute best musicians to ever play 💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE GEORGE DUKE!!! He is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE MUSICIAN! Had the divine pleasure of seeing him in New Jersey 2 decades ago. Met and talked with him backstage. He was such a sweetheart. I told him my sister is a keyboardist too and he told me to send him a demo of her work. There is no one better or funkier. His chords are out of this world! Still get sad knowing that he is not with us anymore, BUT his music lives on and I have SEVERAL of his works!
I keep coming back to this video, amazing stuff!
I'm with you. 10 times in the last week or so. I can't get enough of it.
Oh boy the drummer was waiting for his turn so bad
😂 oh, ronald loves to go ham on his drums...
Haha, i know
Yeah man, im like grabbing my head while he went crazy. that was insane man. that was sick. one of the best drumming moments I've ever seen.
yeah, i cracked up when i read this comment, then when he wrecked shop, i had to come back. we was just simmering with all those things to say real quick!
The Drum Solo was awfull in my opinion ^.^
I love everything about this performance: The musicality, the connection between him and the player, laid back drum beats, great solos, and an overall sound that just nails it perfectly...
If you have watched this entirely without smiling at least once, you're truly a monster.
I smiled a lot!
I smiled the whole goddamn time.
i laugh even before the start, i failed the challenge too eartly, that's cool!
100% one of the smoothiest bass solo I've ever heard
6:15 It's amazing how the drummer is going wild around the kit but still manages to play the musical phrasing along with the keyboard and bass during his solo
That might be the best snare drum tone I've ever heard in my life.
They're just some good ol' boys having the time of their life. This is pure joyous musicality. :D