"Jason [Moran] saw a video of me doing a Sonny Stitt/whomever thing on rhythm changes, and he wrote me a long email about 'there are other rhythmic choices than eighth notes,' and sent me things to check out. Then the first week I moved to New York, I heard Ambrose play, and it reminded me of what I'm supposed to be doing." Walter Smith III, album liner notes to III.
The future of jazz and most artistic culture is within the younger generations and this is an example of it. I would love to see these guys live becuz they really embody that idea.
this is so good, walter tears shit up as always!.....i go to the LA County High School for the Arts and i play both Jazz and classical there....and im lucky enough to be in Walters combo....he started teaching there this year and its my senior year so im glad i get to be in his combo at least for one year!!
It was in the movie Amadeus where the Emperor said "There are so many notes your ear can hear in the course of an evening... I think I'm right in saying that aren't I court composer?"
walter smith iii is killing on this video. He has two killer albums to his credit the most recent is Live in Paris & his debut album Casually Introducing Walter Smith iii from 06 is very good as well featuring many of the rising wave of new jazz men based in NYC. Support our American art
you can tell hes obviously done his homework. Trane licks, stitt licks, rollins licks. he sounds great. good for him, i hope hes off making it somewhere
I don't think walter needs any critism. After this video was shot he finished his masters at the manhattan school of music and then went through the monk program and has played with herbie, wayne and a zillion other people
i love how you guys criticize someone who is now widely considered one of the most on call tenor saxophonists today, you know the people he has worked with now right? Christian Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire, Eric Revis, Jason Moran etc. etc. Buy his new album III or Ambrose Akinmusire's album "When The Heart Emerges Glistening" and think a little bit about points of development before you post a load of trite.
@Whatisthescore hilarious, that comment made me laugh lol. Yr probably right. On the other hand, who cares about individual egos behind the music? I take it you've been burned ... so think of performers as children: if they feel proud of what they can do, let them & smile. So they should. Learning to play well is hard work. Rise above it man.
interesting. So you surmise their business model is (a) intense marketing of a "high proportion of graduates" being a success in the music industry; (b) low staffing costs - too few to handle the high intake to graduation; (c) Exceedingly high salaries for a select few senior admin. These claims could certainly be checked out.
@Whatisthescore It's not a scam. It's how you run a business. Suck it up... P.S. Those kids you say that "Berklee cashes in on" don't have to go to Berklee. I can say firsthand that I turned down acceptance into a prestigious program for a program that doesn't have the same type of name, but is still a good program. These kids should know better not go to such an expensive college.
@Whatisthescore Still think they'd be smart to offer a piece of paper to weaker students so they feel they've achieved something tangible. The world is filled with "graduates" from places like Julliard, Curtis, Berklee and winners of competitions who can't make a living as musicians. In a country the size of Germany (60 million), only 1200 are professional musicians. Graduation guarantees nothing. You have to love music for its own sake.
I guess one response is: If they were purely trying to maximize profits, why not just hire some cheap casuals to bring the weaker students to graduation and get even more tuition? Why encourage a high drop out rate, lose potential tuition, and leave disgruntled customers? They could offer weaker students a "diploma" and still market their most successful? Don't get it.
w/e dude, its not hes frickin John Coltrane. Besides i'm sure he would appreciate a little bit of criticism especially when its something to work on. and if you cant handle criticism then music is not the profession for u.
Yeah ... great ... that kind of technical grandstanding is just what the crowd wants ... playing it faster too. Perhaps unfair, but truly ask yourselves 'what has happened to jazz? What has stopped people coming to clubs?' Could it be that it much of jazz has become too esoteric too much a vehicle to display technique? Could it be that the crowd want to hear 'soul' ... and music that conveys emotion
i have never once commented on one of my own videos, but damn, Whatisthescore sounds quite bitter - perhaps spending too much time bitching and less time creating?
"Jason [Moran] saw a video of me doing a Sonny Stitt/whomever thing on rhythm changes, and he wrote me a long email about 'there are other rhythmic choices than eighth notes,' and sent me things to check out. Then the first week I moved to New York, I heard Ambrose play, and it reminded me of what I'm supposed to be doing." Walter Smith III, album liner notes to III.
The future of jazz and most artistic culture is within the younger generations and this is an example of it. I would love to see these guys live becuz they really embody that idea.
i love the mouth movements that the bass player plays. They all have mondo skills. I cant imagine what it would be like to see these guys live. WOW!
this is so good, walter tears shit up as always!.....i go to the LA County High School for the Arts and i play both Jazz and classical there....and im lucky enough to be in Walters combo....he started teaching there this year and its my senior year so im glad i get to be in his combo at least for one year!!
Walter Smith is so killin! So many people listen to his stuff with Ambrose and dont know how killin he is at bebop! What a beast.
Lot's of Sonny Stitt!!! Love it!!
Super cool to hear a much younger Walter Smith III. Even 15 years ago, the dude was INSANE.
Holy crap. Walter is a monster with a great sound.
It was in the movie Amadeus where the Emperor said "There are so many notes your ear can hear in the course of an evening... I think I'm right in saying that aren't I court composer?"
walter smith iii is killing on this video. He has two killer albums to his credit the most recent is Live in Paris & his debut album Casually Introducing Walter Smith iii from 06 is very good as well featuring many of the rising wave of new jazz men based in NYC. Support our American art
This is great!!!
It;s a line from Sonny Stitt's solo on the tune "Eternal Triangle" @ 4:04
Nice guys:))
Good technique, nice sound, and especialy the audience:))
Chears!
this is excellent
Redman may play that lick but that lick goes back to the old school days my friend.
Mesmerizing.
great sax solo at the beginning
The world's most hardcore looking Jazz quartet...this such a furious performance of Oleo!
I wonder if the old people clapping even comprehend the magnitude of Walter's playing...
I love it!
@lastparadox
somewhere sonny stitt and dexter gordon are smiling.
he's also now the bass player for the roots
D lee says, "this is killin'!
"
=) more plz!
you can tell hes obviously done his homework. Trane licks, stitt licks, rollins licks. he sounds great. good for him, i hope hes off making it somewhere
I don't think walter needs any critism. After this video was shot he finished his masters at the manhattan school of music and then went through the monk program and has played with herbie, wayne and a zillion other people
Dude. Coltrane/Stitt/Rollins freak big time~
This shit is on FIRE!!!!
perfect example of how a group should feed off each other.
fucking great band!!!
anyway he sounds awesome!!!!!!! 6 stars!
Walter is sick on this clip... cutting the daylights out of the tune. Plus his original stuff is really fantastic.
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Oleo!
This is fantastic! If Walter learns some circular breathing to extend some of those phrases, this will be golden!
i love how you guys criticize someone who is now widely considered one of the most on call tenor saxophonists today, you know the people he has worked with now right? Christian Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire, Eric Revis, Jason Moran etc. etc. Buy his new album III or Ambrose Akinmusire's album "When The Heart Emerges Glistening" and think a little bit about points of development before you post a load of trite.
oleo!
damn they are sizzlin
burnin
How do his lips not get tired playing that fast for 4 minutes damn
@lastparadox eh, somewhere john coltrane is asking "why did this guy spend all his time trying to sound like me instead of sounding like himself?"
@Whatisthescore hilarious, that comment made me laugh lol. Yr probably right. On the other hand, who cares about individual egos behind the music? I take it you've been burned ... so think of performers as children: if they feel proud of what they can do, let them & smile. So they should. Learning to play well is hard work. Rise above it man.
what's name of this standart?
Oleo it's a rhythm changes
i just creamed my jeans
Shit, Walter's tone has changed drastically for the better IMO.
interesting. So you surmise their business model is (a) intense marketing of a "high proportion of graduates" being a success in the music industry; (b) low staffing costs - too few to handle the high intake to graduation; (c) Exceedingly high salaries for a select few senior admin. These claims could certainly be checked out.
3:31
redman lick at 2:16, this is guy is a major bamf
What so special about the ligature?
@JazzHendrix more modern... watch some Ambrose Akinmusire videos or something
@Whatisthescore It's not a scam. It's how you run a business. Suck it up... P.S. Those kids you say that "Berklee cashes in on" don't have to go to Berklee. I can say firsthand that I turned down acceptance into a prestigious program for a program that doesn't have the same type of name, but is still a good program. These kids should know better not go to such an expensive college.
(might have missed a 0 on the 1200)
wow walter sounds nothing like this now
OLEO
yuuuuup
SO FAST
Next time your resolving to IMaj, use the +5 instead of the b9 on a dominant chord. That'll sort out your ' Francois-Louis' ligature.
@Colbieisaslut i'm assuming that was a joke....
he sounds more like Sonny Rollins
@Whatisthescore Still think they'd be smart to offer a piece of paper to weaker students so they feel they've achieved something tangible. The world is filled with "graduates" from places like Julliard, Curtis, Berklee and winners of competitions who can't make a living as musicians. In a country the size of Germany (60 million), only 1200 are professional musicians. Graduation guarantees nothing. You have to love music for its own sake.
Sorry, but I don't care, I simply said he sounds like John. It's just an opinion, if you don't agree it won't change my thoughts.
Nothing really. It's quite a common ligature.
I guess one response is: If they were purely trying to maximize profits, why not just hire some cheap casuals to bring the weaker students to graduation and get even more tuition? Why encourage a high drop out rate, lose potential tuition, and leave disgruntled customers? They could offer weaker students a "diploma" and still market their most successful? Don't get it.
The sax players sounds good, but but he just sounds too much like Coltrane, like he copied his licks.
w/e dude, its not hes frickin John Coltrane. Besides i'm sure he would appreciate a little bit of criticism especially when its something to work on. and if you cant handle criticism then music is not the profession for u.
Meanwhile, the bass player is chanting voodoo
Yeah ... great ... that kind of technical grandstanding is just what the crowd wants ... playing it faster too. Perhaps unfair, but truly ask yourselves 'what has happened to jazz? What has stopped people coming to clubs?' Could it be that it much of jazz has become too esoteric too much a vehicle to display technique? Could it be that the crowd want to hear 'soul' ... and music that conveys emotion
I guess I've never really heard Sonny. I was not hating on the guy just saying he sounds like a clone.
These guys have turned jazz into weightlifting
i have never once commented on one of my own videos, but damn, Whatisthescore sounds quite bitter - perhaps spending too much time bitching and less time creating?
some parts were a bit sloppy on the head but its ok, for the most part its all good
Hes no where near coltrane..and shouldnt be mentioned in the same sentence.He needs to first step in the ring with Joshua Redmond