Adam Nitti & Friends -"Butterfly"

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Herbie Hancock's classic, "Butterfly" performed live at the Blue Canoe in Tupelo, MS - 7/30/15. Featuring:
Adam Nitti-bass
Chris Carver-keys
Jason Palmer-drums
Brian Cheesman-percussion

[@duhranwilson]

Very nice! This is one of my favorite jams to play.

[@ussboomer3587]

Holy shit man! good to see young people actually playing with some skill....

[@rikkoshop620]

Sweet !!!

[@user-dv4zk4pw8c]

Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Dickunddoof]

really a great groove...

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thanks zakk!

[@lundsweden]

I came for the Moose call, stayed for this great version of a Herbie Hancock classic!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thanks for listening! :D

[@Tomatohater64]

Absolutely fantastic! I could listen to this literally all day long. He is why I love the bass and worship jazz.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Stephen Pruszenski thanks so much for checking it out, stephen! appreciate the kind words!

[@danm776]

Stop worshiping jazz and listen to it.

[@Tomatohater64]

@@danm776 There's always one trolling asshole in every crowd, rjght Dan M. ? Been "listening to" jazz for well over 40 years.

[@Roderick_Legato]

Always thought this was a Lee Ritenour song, cause I only knew it from Earth Run. Today I learned this is a Herbie Hancock composition. Loving this version.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thanks so much for listening!

[@BUCKSmusicofficial]

So many tasty solos!!!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thanks Aaron!

[@jacquesprevert1902]

great tune,and great music....👍 love this song!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+jacques prevert thank you!

[@RikkManning]

I have often gone back to watch this since it's posting. Seeing this crew on that stage has a great personal impact to me and brings back great memories. However, despite that impact, the musicianship in this video is a lesson in taste and restraint that attracts my attention. The intensity created by the holes left from each instrument is really key for me in this and keeps me coming back. It takes amazing talent to fill those holes with cool licks but takes incredible maturity to leave space for a melody to breath.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Rikk Manning rikk, you rawk! and thanks again for making the trip to douglas corner!!!

[@grahamgilbert4883]

This is what is great about KZbin: the chance to discover musicians you didn't know doing excellent things in places you've never heard of...

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thanks so much for listening!

[@PeterJimenezSEO]

WOW. Mind blowing cool performance !!!

[@jasonsaavedra9034]

Omg This is so smooth! This is what call PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS! Congratulations Adam been a fan of yours for a very long time.

[@stevensexton8775]

Just AMAZING!!!!! I hear that Marcus vibe brother.......along with so much more;) You are a true blessing to the music world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kevinisaacgarcia6384]

mind blowing performance by all of you guys, I'm a fan 👍

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Kevin Isaac Garcia thank you kevin!!!

[@guitarsolos89]

First time hearing Adam Nitti, and what a jawdropping solo, it just kept ramping up.. The keyboard solo after was a much welcome addition. Love the dynamics and groove! Thank you for this cover. Greetings from Sweden

[@gesleysilvio5420]

Cool bass sound.......Adam Nitti fantastic bassplayer

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thank you so much!

[@Mr.Bruno.]

Always has been

[@gurulogic90]

I feel like a late bloomer...how can I have not known about you guys sooner..?. I appreciate that our paths finally collided..no matter the timing though. your rendition of this iconic song is so unpretentious. Powerful...!!!! RESPECT...!!!!!! HHHMMMM this is out of this world... the whole band is on point....!!!! from Bass to percussion into drums via piano...ohh my word...!!

[@hahabass]

I'm having a Nitti Sunday... ALL day. And I'm having a blast! Thanks for sharing, Mr. N. Peace, from London.

[@mmm43kir]

Great sound, mixing and playing !

[@luciolorenzini2916]

Facinating and cool in the beginning…..exiting and involving ever after.MYcompliments Adam to you and the band!GREAT SOLO!!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thank you so much!

[@cdonbass]

Man...the tone you get out of that bass Mr. Nitti...it is amazing!

[@dorianreu]

Such an inspiring sound and play! You are a LEGEND! Thanks for your great art!🔥🚀

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thank YOU for listening and for the kind words!

[@eliechemaly6038]

dynamikally,u guys are killing ! ouff. its not easy these days to be so "collectively" creative when theres sooo much great teknik in the group. thx for putting music first ! :)

[@viaggiatorecosmico]

Amazingly Beautiful Adam Nitti. You are all great! Of course as a Bass Player I focused on you. You are awesome and your playing is stellar! Much Love and Blessings

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thank you for your very kind words and positivity!!

[@joefuoco8979]

That was awesome , thank you n friends, a lot of feeling n dynamics speaking the real language .

[@mybookfacetube]

I absolutely love this version of Butterfly. I keep finding myself back here. I must have listened to it dozens of times.

[@alrillera2010]

You guys absolutely killed it. Fantastic musicianship Adam!!! More of this please.

[@aaron_852]

Love this version

[@eksilen]

It was like meditiation for me. Thank you to each of you...

[@julianfairall2722]

Absolutely sensational stuff

[@bassistkenny]

Adam, I listen to this at work. Love your stuff!

[@frankpuleo2009]

Adam just amazing material!!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

🙏🙏🙏

muito bom

[@MusicUnLtd.]

Amazing ...very tasteful playing!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

Many thanks!!

[@marksaxon3378]

lovely

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Mark Saxon thanks mark!

[@WhisperingPeace]

Truly epic performance of one of my favorite all-time jazz songs. I have been watching and listening to this video on a repeating loop for two days now. Just can't get enough of it. Adam, what you do on the bass is utterly mindblowing. Your jazz pianist/keyboardist is absolutely awesome. And the overall performance by your ensemble is smooth, first rate, and AMAZING! Thank you so much for this fantastic performance! You have a new follower in me. :-)

[@Avalloneee]

AWESOME!

[@ShaunRitchieBass]

fantastic adam you are better every time i hear you play. wow

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Shaun Ritchie aw man, bless you for that. i hope you are doing well and having an incredible 2016 so far! blessings-

[@markyoungmusic]

love this!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Mark Young thanks so much mark!

[@ronaldobezerra7769]

Love It so much 🎧🔥🔥🔥 Awesome Adam you are incredble my master

[@AdamNittiMusic]

Thank you and blessings on you!!

[@doubleotwentyone]

One of my favourite bassists. Love it.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+doubleotwentyone bless you for listening! :D thanks!

[@andro0842]

Wth only 65 views and 9 likes? pff. I agree with Stephen, can listen this smooth and nice melody all day long! Thanks for share my friend.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Omar Vázquez thank you for checking it out! feel free to share away if you like! :D

[@triathlonSDhsp]

great tune for solo bass. melody and chordal arrangement is fantastic. classic little stage there in MS! fingerstyle and thumping solo was "out of this world" hah. very very nice!

[@agamhamzah2924]

Excelent 💎

[@Marcos-pf6rx]

Terrific! Greetings from Argentina.

[@hahabass]

Tuning into Mr Nitti a lot these days. Lovely stuff here.

[@cloudedthoughts909]

The highlight of my day! Sonic Perfection!! Thank you for sharing❣️

[@TokovicsTiborSoundcreator]

Excellent

[@FreneticZetetic]

Great track choice and cover! My favorite Herbie era. Fellow Ibanez player here! Awesome bass, tone and playing, sir!

[@RichardFearonjnr]

This man is "magic"

[@helenatyukodi5227]

Awesome beautifull bass sound! 😊 but why can't people shut up in the background specially during the quiet parts of the performance? 🤔

[@Soundmark]

I've followed you for years now and am familiar with the clear 'centered / focused' tone you accomplish,, and I've always loved it! But, your tone here has a warmth I haven't heard before, including all the most recent vids. Not sure if you've made a conscious change, but it sounds fantastic!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Mark Allen hi mark, thanks so much for your very kind words! also, you are correct; i did make some slight tonal changes over the last couple of years. i really appreciate you noticing, and am so glad you like it!

[@juninholimaofficial]

Adam Nitti is Fantastic Bass Player, awesome! :) Greetings from Brazil! Juninho

[@EnricoGaletta]

As always Awesome Adam!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Enrico Galetta thank you my brother!

[@jorgelopez9620]

So good brother

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Jorge Lopez thank you jorge!!

[@caljazz]

excelente , nota 1000...ouço sem parar......melhor que herbie hancock.....

[@AdamNittiMusic]

thank you for listening and for the kind words!

[@theultimateblack]

Very nice!😎

[@martydurlam]

Sick!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Duration Ofthelamb thanks so much!

[@edwardlopez21]

I would like to do something similar with my bandmates!!!!

[@aarenavery7414]

Hey man, great tune! Looking forward to more videos!

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Aaren Avery thanks for watching aaren!

[@gregoryjohnson5006]

Very good fellas...I initially thought...here's a another bar band... butchering one of Herbie's jams...love the rendition...I'm impressed

[@julianocandido1]

Excelent

[@mtd535]

Beautiful! I wanted to press the "like" button a 101 times but it has no effect, however I think you can understand the sentiment :-) Great music, delightful bass playing as always, many thanks for sharing. Would be great if the chaps at the Jazz Cafe in London would invite you over :-)

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+mtd535 thank you as always, my friend. so proud to have your support! help me book that jazz cafe! :D

[@gurulogic90]

@@AdamNittiMusic I can relate to that feeling...KZbin should consider giving us an option to multiple like...because one like is just not good enough in this case...

[@Tomatohater64]

In 1978, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen made a total kick-ass recording with Joe Pass. If you can find it, that would be my idea of a true musician's recording produced for a professional musician to hear. Joe Pass on guitar is amazing.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Stephen Pruszenski thanks stephen, i'll check that out!

[@danstube411]

Bitchin!

[@Tomatohater64]

Adam, if you ever get to Pittsburgh to perform, let me know; I'd love to hear you and your band.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Stephen Pruszenski thanks stephen! please subscribe to my mailing list if you don't mind at adamnitti.com. i'll send email notices to all cities i'll be heading to. would be great to meet you at a show!

[@Tomatohater64]

Will do. Thanks for the info.

[@gimmeagig]

I love this tune and the way you guys play it is just great! It's beautifully shot and recorded.I hope you have more of this concert.Why don't you guys make a DVD out of it and sell it. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would buy it....

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+gimmeagig thanks so much! we are trying to consolidate several performances for that exact purpose. unfortunately we didn't get footage of this entire show but we will video all future ones, as well.

[@LarsVision]

Nice cover!

[@yhoubass]

Arrechisimo

[@yhoubass]

this word you will not get it in the dictionary, my admiration and describes how much I liked the video

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Yhousel Gonzalez i love it! thanks so much!

[@TENNcaveman]

Nice :)

[@francesbeaver6174]

Herbie produced this long ago

[@jeanclaudebossonney7520]

Great bass sound (no need to make comments on the outstanding playing)

[@ginguenga]

wowowowowowowow

[@sungwonkim8870]

Yee

[@thomaslewis8438]

Very nice. Difficult song; hard to build that dynamic in the middle but you nailed it. Great solos (Chris might have got a little in the weeds scale-wise at one point) but still very impressive, all very accomplished players. Herbie would be proud of you, Chris. If I had one little note here, I would ditch the conga solo and have that player's energy directed more towards the middle dynamic, where it seemed like he laid out a bit. The conga helping build that center dynamic would maybe make the song flow better. But still, really great cover. Kudos. Now, buy Chris a Clavinet and do Chameleon.

[@Tomatohater64]

Focus by Stan Getz is my absolute favorite jazz recording of all time and "Im Late, I'm Late" is a song without equal in the history of jazz. Just wondered what your honest opinion of that song would be. Others tried performing with strings, notably the master himself-Charlie Parker, buy nobody ever mastered it. That is, until 1961.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Stephen Pruszenski just checked out 'i'm late i'm late'... fantastic composition. really implies a lot of imagery and sounds like i'm listening to an engaging story told in harmony and melody. i loved it. thanks for sharing, as i hadn't heard it before.

[@Tomatohater64]

People remember Getz for his delightful foray into Bossa Nova with Astrud Gilberto, but man could this guy ever play-harmony improvisation with an endless mind.

[@francesbeaver6174]

These cats are out of sight

[@Tomatohater64]

Adam, Have you ever heard of the late bassist Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen? If so, what did you think of his acoustic work? Pull the plug and I think he's right up there with Mr. PC himself-Paul Chambers. And along with them would be "Mad dog" Charles Mingus. Who is your favorite acoustic bassist of all time?

[@AdamNittiMusic]

+Stephen Pruszenski absolutely. i love niels henning!!! his acoustic work is amazing. my favorite? man, that's tough. i'd have to say mingus. there's just something about him that really connects with me.

[@Tomatohater64]

+AdamNittiMusic Mingus reminds me of what Jaco would be like playing the upright. Mingus did it all, and then some. Played, wrote, produced, arranged. He was always thinking outside the box. Case in point was his song: Hog callin blues. I hope I have that right. I was surprised he didn't do Bach because he sure as hell could do anyone else. Gone all to soon at 56 from ALS. Now THERE was a musician's musician.

[@Tomatohater64]

+AdamNittiMusic Mingus Among Us was probably my all-time favorite work of Mingus. He gave us a little of everything on that recording, including some timely and germane social commentary.

[@AdamNittiMusic]

absolutely!

[@ZAPPATIKLOVERS]

A

[@michaelscott7462]

Soft and nasty!