3-min music lesson: the transition from Swing to Bebop.

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Howard Levy

Howard Levy

Күн бұрын

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@MaxSchranner
@MaxSchranner 7 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you. One couldn't find a better introduction to both styles.
@JohnJohnCrusher
@JohnJohnCrusher 7 ай бұрын
That was awesome. I learned so much in 3 minutes and 8 seconds. Nice playing too of course
@AdrianLearningJazzPiano
@AdrianLearningJazzPiano 7 ай бұрын
The shortest and the best explanation of this subject I've ever seen...
@hepphepps8356
@hepphepps8356 7 ай бұрын
Bebop happened the saxophone player was drunk during a jam, forgot the tune was in major and played a IIb5-V7b9-Im..oh s***-Imaj7 to everyone’s astonishment.The drummer was so shocked he started placing the bass drum on weird beats and the bass player started walking all over the place in search of the One. The trumpet player got all Dizzy and flipped the saxophone player the Bird. All happened in seconds and rythm-changed the world!
@ergbudster3333
@ergbudster3333 7 ай бұрын
Reet.
@marike1100
@marike1100 7 ай бұрын
Funny but no. Bird was just a genius who changed the world.
@myfavorites9686
@myfavorites9686 6 ай бұрын
The same story goes with the beginning of Bossa Nova. It’s been said that this style was started by a guitarist who could not play. However it was based on the natural feeling of rhythm of Brazilians . Very smart.
@FCMC123
@FCMC123 7 ай бұрын
Embarrassingly talented while insightful! The independence is awesome Thanks for the refresher that explains it spot on
@onemoremisfit
@onemoremisfit 7 ай бұрын
It seems like every comment section has somebody calling something embarrassing lately.
@stubbsmusic543
@stubbsmusic543 7 ай бұрын
Well analyzed. Well explained. Well played. That's easily a whole semester right there! Thank you so much!
@ainsleystones4600
@ainsleystones4600 7 ай бұрын
That was very interesting Howard. Thank you very much! 🙂👍
@brothercaleb
@brothercaleb 7 ай бұрын
“Jack of all trades” 😅 Your sense of coordination and rhythm is on point 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
@JamesDGardner
@JamesDGardner 7 ай бұрын
Hearing you explain this stuff is a priviledge, thank you!
@rosco1pug
@rosco1pug 7 ай бұрын
Great presentation with a compelling narrative, but so much fun too!
@BoazKimMusic
@BoazKimMusic 7 ай бұрын
Howard, you really make fantastic summaries of music history and theory. Thank you for making this one, too!
@WhiteBoar1483
@WhiteBoar1483 7 ай бұрын
Wow, I learned more in this 3min explanation on the difference from swing to Bebop than I did reading books or watching documentaries on it..😂
@paultetreault9243
@paultetreault9243 7 ай бұрын
You can't hide talent - and knowledge!
@euclidestorres2844
@euclidestorres2844 7 ай бұрын
Very impressive! I feel I will never learn to play the piano and the harmonica like this, not to mention both at the same time.
@joebashorun8043
@joebashorun8043 7 ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏 great explanation.
@NAjustlikeatrumptroll
@NAjustlikeatrumptroll 7 ай бұрын
Bebop lines on a diatonic harp ... with piano chords? Wow!!
@gazicj
@gazicj 7 ай бұрын
dang! this cat is the real deal. immediate like and subscribe. wow. incredibly useful, that was. thank you professor, and godspeed. peace out. we keep on pickin
@drogba4evah672
@drogba4evah672 7 ай бұрын
Fantastic demonstration/explanation! Thanks.
@jettrom609
@jettrom609 7 ай бұрын
this is such a great explanation
@lawrencetaylor4101
@lawrencetaylor4101 7 ай бұрын
I knew there was a difference but this really showed what was happening. Merci beaucoup.
@steve17
@steve17 7 ай бұрын
Wow, what an amazing and insightful explanation! Thank you mr Levy!
@michaeldavis9954
@michaeldavis9954 7 ай бұрын
So clearly presented. I’ve been looking for something like this forever.
@justjohnny6559
@justjohnny6559 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for that concise and fabulous lesson! 🌞
@uripmargono946
@uripmargono946 7 ай бұрын
You made everything look so easy.
@Ezra-y7q
@Ezra-y7q 2 ай бұрын
It's so interesting to watch your eyes when you're soloing. It's as if they recede into your musical mind. They're not focused on the camera lens. It's as if you've quit accepting input from your eyes. This could all be in my head of course. But it's one of the things I got from this video.
@Rowland_Hoskins
@Rowland_Hoskins 7 ай бұрын
Wow! I've never heard bebop harmonica before.
@koshersalaami
@koshersalaami 7 ай бұрын
That was great, and that harp playing was great, particularly with a piano left hand
@Peter-sk5vg
@Peter-sk5vg 7 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant analysis and top level playing. Cheers man!
@ezraschwartz5201
@ezraschwartz5201 7 ай бұрын
Fantastically entertaining and educational video!!! Thank you 🙏
@Rheologist
@Rheologist 7 ай бұрын
This is the first video of yours I’ve seen and I was blown away by your harmonica solo at the end! I didn’t know you could do that lol
@ordyki
@ordyki 7 ай бұрын
하워드 레비 스승님 많은 것을 배웠습니다. 당신은 스승님입니다. 감사드립니다. I learned a lot from Master Howard Levy. You are the Master. Thank you.
@grrlgd3835
@grrlgd3835 7 ай бұрын
fantastic !
@davidjoel5606
@davidjoel5606 7 ай бұрын
This is very succinct and beautifully put!
@jorymil
@jorymil 7 ай бұрын
A lot of commenters here don't know who Howard Levy is. He's continuing the lineage of Toots Thielemans. Plus he's one of the original members of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. A true master.
@onemoremisfit
@onemoremisfit 7 ай бұрын
Saw him live a couple times 20 years ago with drummer Steve Smith. Saw him on TV once, he demonstrated a chromatic scale on a diatonic harmonica by use of note bending.
@priortempore_
@priortempore_ 7 ай бұрын
this video made me feel great for some reason
@thatlovejones
@thatlovejones 7 ай бұрын
Damn, didn't know you were such a great piano player.
@howlinhobbit
@howlinhobbit 7 ай бұрын
excellent! hadn’t seen you before but since I just subscribed I’m going to see a lot more of you.
@CharlesRBiggs
@CharlesRBiggs 7 ай бұрын
Outstanding!! Well done.
@chrishelbling3879
@chrishelbling3879 7 ай бұрын
Love hearing from a man who knows what he's talking about. But what is bebop?
@SJazkid
@SJazkid 7 ай бұрын
Jazz genre developed by some jazz legends during jam sessions that focused on individual virtuosity and was more for listening so it developed it's own separate style detached from swing, characterized by fast lines and complicated rhythms contrasting swing at the time which was basically pop dance music 🎶🎶
@frankebert4474
@frankebert4474 7 ай бұрын
superb explanation. thanks for uploading from germany
@ajmartin44
@ajmartin44 7 ай бұрын
That was fantastic!
@paulkhare4854
@paulkhare4854 7 ай бұрын
Wow! This is phenomenal
@Snhojbar
@Snhojbar 7 ай бұрын
What a talent! Thanks you!
@mallorga1965
@mallorga1965 7 ай бұрын
Great way of teaching! Thanks. I knew my thing was bebop.
@andrewkratz226
@andrewkratz226 7 ай бұрын
Amazing explanation
@dylanbuckle114
@dylanbuckle114 7 ай бұрын
Excellent lesson!
@greatvanzini
@greatvanzini 7 ай бұрын
Wow. Best vid I've seen in a while.
@andrewrobinson2565
@andrewrobinson2565 7 ай бұрын
I agree 👍💯.
@IvanValienteGoogle
@IvanValienteGoogle 7 ай бұрын
Excellent! ❤❤❤
@vannthemannjohnson
@vannthemannjohnson 7 ай бұрын
Outstanding lesson! Thank you
@BenBrossMusic
@BenBrossMusic 7 ай бұрын
Best musicology lecture ever! And with a flippin' harmonica as the demo instrument! 😂 I love it!
@dragolov
@dragolov 7 ай бұрын
Beautiful, Maestro! Respect!
@JimmyDsRecRoom
@JimmyDsRecRoom 7 ай бұрын
This video was fun to watch and very informative! I can now pinpoint the spot where I went from loving instrumental music to thinking it was a bit too busy, and not quite as nice for my personal taste. I think you hit the nail in the head when you said swing was designed for dancing. It’s easy to move to and speaks to my inate sense of rhythm.
@John-bd2gz
@John-bd2gz 7 ай бұрын
Great video. I was wondering about any transitional music that was sort of in between these two genres, possibly Benny Goodman, Art Tatum or Coleman Hawkins.
@paulrodberg
@paulrodberg 7 ай бұрын
wonderful lesson. talented man. wow.thanks for your teachings.
@franssu2229
@franssu2229 7 ай бұрын
Cool, thanks !
@zzfjjc
@zzfjjc 7 ай бұрын
¡Impresionante! Con tu talento y conocimientos eres capaz de transmitir más información en tres minutos que la mayoría de los "expertos" en tres días. Muchas gracias.
@steve24550
@steve24550 7 ай бұрын
Very impressive.
@charlesarmstrong5292
@charlesarmstrong5292 7 ай бұрын
Thanks Howard for that great explanation.
@ralphmunn6689
@ralphmunn6689 7 ай бұрын
...so now he's got THREE brains. We're SO fucked. 😳🤣
@hakonberg8003
@hakonberg8003 7 ай бұрын
Very very enjoyable! You are a true virtuoso!
@humblemai2211
@humblemai2211 7 ай бұрын
😅😅 please make more tutorial about jazz bebop Piano..thanks
@kooky74
@kooky74 7 ай бұрын
Thx for the video. Goooooood sumary ❤
@peetminer
@peetminer 7 ай бұрын
Nicely done bro!
@GuitarTotality
@GuitarTotality 7 ай бұрын
Syncopation... 🌎✌🌱🎶🎸
@gillan5
@gillan5 7 ай бұрын
Fantastic!
@jackwilloughby239
@jackwilloughby239 2 ай бұрын
Hey Howard, do you know about the Frank Paparelli books? Cuz you just demonstrated three of them in 3 minutes. Great piano library from Dixieland to Bebop. You remind me of Phil Woods sitting at the piano with his Sax, playing a chord then Improvising over it. Great demonstration!
@brodymundt
@brodymundt 7 ай бұрын
How do you play bebop on harmonica😭😭😭😭
@buckycore
@buckycore 7 ай бұрын
Dudes a music wizard
@Sinchingolo
@Sinchingolo 2 ай бұрын
I wish there was a ❤ button.
@doreendiggins620
@doreendiggins620 5 ай бұрын
Damn, you are one brilliant guy, and musician.
@MikeBouchard
@MikeBouchard 5 ай бұрын
This is a brilliant presentation.
@mister088
@mister088 7 ай бұрын
Very well done explained and demonstrated!!! You must be a teacher in addition to being an accomplished musician. 👍🏼
@DayneReedy
@DayneReedy 7 ай бұрын
Awesome! You’re incredible! Multitalented - one-man band!❤️
@johnwojewoda9292
@johnwojewoda9292 7 ай бұрын
Wow. Thank you.
@timhuskisson
@timhuskisson 7 ай бұрын
A perfect and concise explanation. I can't argue with anything here; and I usually do when Jazz history is taught.
@m444ss
@m444ss 7 ай бұрын
Ace!
@jahlbrown8361
@jahlbrown8361 6 ай бұрын
This was perfect
@RaineyDaysStudio
@RaineyDaysStudio 7 ай бұрын
You rule
@marlowepi7788
@marlowepi7788 7 ай бұрын
thanks!
@teachingbeats
@teachingbeats 7 ай бұрын
It seems some here are confusing the genre of swing with "swinging" the groove.
@humblemai2211
@humblemai2211 7 ай бұрын
😅😅great teacher
@ifolkinrock
@ifolkinrock 7 ай бұрын
I watched this whole thing before I looked at the name on the channel and realized that my parents had their minds blown by him and Bela Fleck back in the 80s 😂
@twhis9843
@twhis9843 6 ай бұрын
Same here. I went oh man, it’s Howard Levy, the Secret Weapon of the Flecktones.
@claytronico
@claytronico 2 ай бұрын
stuff is uncut
@robst247
@robst247 7 ай бұрын
Great explanation. What's the origin of the name 'Bebop'?
@herberar
@herberar 7 ай бұрын
Amazing!!! I wonder what kind of harmonica is the one you're playing.
@HowardLevyland
@HowardLevyland 7 ай бұрын
It's a customized Hohner Marine Band in G.
@TruthSurge
@TruthSurge 7 ай бұрын
strange. I thought swing was about playing a shuffle rhythm then I suppose I mixed shuffle up with swing. Shuffle is like 6 notes and 6 notes and skipping the 2 and 5th notes but your examples were mostly all straight like 8th notes so I guess swing and bebop are not uniquely tied to a shuffle or straight beat. interesting vid. nice harmonica playing!
@jorymil
@jorymil 7 ай бұрын
Shuffle and swing aren't quite the same: there's less emphasis on 1 and 3 with swing rhythms. It's also important to distinguish between "swing" music, and a general swing rhythm. If someone asks a drummer these days for a swing rhythm, it's going to be more of a bebop-type thing on the ride cymbal, as opposed to what guys like Chick Webb, Gene Krupa, and Jo Jones were doing. The Basie Band sounds different than Max Roach/Clifford Brown (though both are awesome!). And the Butterfield Blues Band sounds very different than either.
@TruthSurge
@TruthSurge 7 ай бұрын
@@jorymil So...... what is swing, then? I mean, in 2 sentences, what the heck is it? How can I tell a song that's swing instead of be-bop? Or should I care? hehe I've gone this long w/o knowing, apparently. I just hear a thing and go oh, that's what it is. Prob like a 2 year hold seeing a rose and has no label yet but it still is red and smells good.
@eddierivera1860
@eddierivera1860 7 ай бұрын
Give me SWING! Mr. Chick Webb ( the original king of swing)
@DrLumpyDMus
@DrLumpyDMus 7 ай бұрын
Charles Wicksteed was the king of swing(s). I'm not sure if he played the blues harp.
@eddierivera1860
@eddierivera1860 7 ай бұрын
@@DrLumpyDMus your the king of clowns!
@fredyonnet
@fredyonnet 7 ай бұрын
On a G harp? lolll Already then :) Much Respect!
@ifolkinrock
@ifolkinrock 7 ай бұрын
I know that a C harp plays standard blues in G, so a G harp would play standard blues in D. Is he playing bebop on a G harp in the key of C?
@fredyonnet
@fredyonnet 7 ай бұрын
​@@ifolkinrock I put common "harmonica knowledge" to the side to follow Howard. His perspective is far more comprehensive and logical. Howard is definitely playing CMaj a G harp here. The equivalent would be FMaj on a C harp.
@fredyonnet
@fredyonnet 7 ай бұрын
@@ifolkinrock note to self: he sounds just as fluid in all keys of any harmonica.
@HowardLevyland
@HowardLevyland 7 ай бұрын
Thank you, my friend!
@festusbraun
@festusbraun 7 ай бұрын
Your Swing is more dixie.....
@craigoog
@craigoog 7 ай бұрын
Ok! I like swing and don't like bebop.
@maxomilian
@maxomilian 7 ай бұрын
That's what they all say ... give it time lol
@craigoog
@craigoog 7 ай бұрын
@@maxomilian oh I've tried.
@maxomilian
@maxomilian 7 ай бұрын
@craigoog Well try harder !
@lexdunn4160
@lexdunn4160 7 ай бұрын
Great video. I always wondered how we got from the sublime jazz of the 20s through the 40s and ended up with the discordant, ear-bleeding garbage that is bebop. "Hey Dizzy! How about you rip anything melodious out of the music and I'll destroy rhythm. Okay?" "Yeah, Charlie, sounds great. In a decade or so we can make jazz the most hated musical form on the planet!"
@Bartholomew.
@Bartholomew. 7 ай бұрын
this is probably the worst take I have ever heard
@David34981
@David34981 7 ай бұрын
Cynical and lowly informed take, sorry. You're allowed to not like bebop, but there is literally nothing discordant about it - it's a style using advanced concordant and tonal harmony. It challenged musicians on their technique, sound, speed, imagination, harmonic knowledge and acuity. It's the basis for modern jazz. Again, if you don't like it, that's a you problem.
@zvonimirtosic6171
@zvonimirtosic6171 7 ай бұрын
​@@Bartholomew. Just because you don't like the comment, does not mean that what's said in it is not true, at least in some parts. Americans have that issue, that nobody can criticise them, nor their arts, nor their music they have concocted, nor "their way of life". Or else … That "attitude" has created an atmosphere, and a culture, in which art forms, and music forms, are never perfected, but abandoned or fall to the lowest denominator.
@mattburketthehimhis4750
@mattburketthehimhis4750 7 ай бұрын
​@@zvonimirtosic6171you're projecting. The comment disagreed with the opinion. It didn't disagree in a meaningful or articulate way, but what you're describing about personal attacks because of a disagreement of opinion does not exist in that comment
@zvonimirtosic6171
@zvonimirtosic6171 7 ай бұрын
​@@mattburketthehimhis4750 Grow up kiddo. People have right to complain about the incompetence of many players who entered the jazz genre, thinking that they can play whatever and still entertain. Same has happened later in rock, pop, country, etc. and same has happened in visual arts, in journalism, literature, etc. It's the major, widespread problem that America had introduced during and immediately after the WW2, then celebrated and exported everywhere else. Jazz only happened to be the music played in America at that time, so jazz (bop) happened to the "ground zero" of that problem in popular music, abstract expressionism "ground zero" in visual art, and same as Hiroshima and Nagasaki were ground zero of the American international expansionism. That's all.
@RegisWilkins
@RegisWilkins 7 ай бұрын
Does not describe hard swing at all.
@cyleoharmonica
@cyleoharmonica 7 ай бұрын
Amazing !
@HowardLevyland
@HowardLevyland 7 ай бұрын
Thank you, man!
@donnaisa6100
@donnaisa6100 7 ай бұрын
Amazing!
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