Straight No Chaser - Barry Harry Quartet (Live video - 1982)

[@jimbrown1559]

Barry and Monk both lived in the home of the Baroness during the last years of Monk's life. I've had many opportunities over the years to hear Barry, and have recorded him several times. He's my favorite living pianist, and my favorite interpreter of Monk's music. He brings Bud's influence to it, but also finds its deep roots in the blues.

[@psunie]

The perfection of bebop language. Barry is the only one capable of sharing how to play it right.

[@Bongs237]

I just got this randomly recommended but I don't mind, this is fire

[@guidoebner3034]

Charlie Rouse understands the language like no one else with a few exceptions. He had also played with Monk for years and internalised it.

[@HarrisonFerlauto]

The 3 choruses starting at 4:08 are some of the richest ever recorded... pure bop language. Even the greats of classical music would sit in awe at Harris's ability to frame and enclose the most colorful chord tones, one after another. RIP Barry Harris

[@olebirgerpedersen]

Sometimes he reminds me of Bud Powel himself .

[@hank1519]

​@@olebirgerpedersenBarry would love this compliment!

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

barry with his understanding and ability to implement is the most appropriate pianist to interpret the monk.

[@patrickthames8853]

Love this! I never get tired of watching.... So many teaching segments... This is how jazz should be taught... Musicians sitting at the feet of Masters ... He is a master and we are the padawans... Thank you for this upload!

[@luzazulrq]

Hearing & seeing this gem is a complete mindf#ck: i was there in Perugia, more than 40 years ago to hear and see mr Harris performing mr Monks music.

[@jeanhodgson8623]

Good to hear that it's in the right key: Bb.

[@kmac1061]

If I could like this more than once I would.

[@vahagnhayrapetyan1285]

Wooowww I've never seen this before. Thanks Bob you made my night brother We want More :)

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

This was in Umbria Jazz, the most famous jazz festival in Italy. People told me jazz was very much bigger here in the 80s and 90s, but for some reason it's not anymore.

[@suzyflorida1193]

No one -- and I mean no one -- plays bebop as great as Barry Harris.

[@Mr.Kenyatta64]

Only Bird... but yeah Barry is king of piano in bebop for sure

[@knjfjsk]

Barry is the most "hip" bebop pianist.

[@olebirgerpedersen]

Don't forget Bud Powel and Thelonius Monk.

[@jamesgallagher_nysf]

Typo in the name Barry Harris.

[@etibarardabili9284]

Barry Harris is genius

[@alexisortegamusic]

This is pure gold amazing Masters in action !!!

[@guitarmanmusic5233]

this is music guys, just enjoy it it's so beautiful why don't you take your critical point of views to your classrooms and the bed with your students? can't we listen/feel it and enjoy it ?

[@co_iso]

oopsie, you misspelled Barris Harry

[@jinjooyoo4731]

Thanks a lot for posting this.

[@bobblues1158]

Rouse is elegant as is the whole band.

[@paulstratforddearsley2516]

Wow!!!

[@vova47]

Looks like Sphere with Barry taking Kenny Barron's place for the occasion. Please, post more if you can! Thank you Bob!

[@toneyam3643]

Yeah Barry knows what made the Monk tick.

[@chrisparks22]

Thank you so much for sharing! Would you happen to have any more of this set? This is beautiful!

[@djghostmode]

4:38

[@Kazupy-cw1ui]

Cyclone 5th

[@musical_lolu4811]

Lol I always liked that. First time listening I was worried how he'd get back in the progression wandering away from it down the circle, and then he enters the IV on that weird decorated Eb, I just died laughing.

[@zqa12swx]

Btw... Dig Buster Williams working out issues with the sound guys -- but you can't tell, he's still swingin. Masters at work I tell ya... Masters.

[@LRS905]

He was not pleased with that feedback. But what a professional.

[@evananderson8565]

very harry

[@놀란너]

미쳤다는 말밖에 안나온다. 재즈 그자체다

[@engelsQ]

Yeah! 😊😎

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

chris dave didn't invent all his chops. he heard him some Ben Riley, among others.

[@SuperBromberg]

so right, man)

[@bcdrummer1962]

yup and he'd be the first to say it and give props to his mentors & elders!!

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

5:29 stealing that (& 4:51)

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

5:48

[@connshawnery6489]

It was too bad there were technical issues with the sound stemming from a mic or pickup on the bass which were not properly rung out before or during the show.

[@PabloVestory]

Top notch performance kind of muddied by crappy sound engineering

[@critical9999]

that dude sweating like sports boy

[@ivanmalespin]

Not Barry Harry… cmon put spect on that man’s name. RIP

[@supdude414]

barry harry

[@kalebharris5068]

Lol Barry Harry

[@skineyemin4276]

I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE SPELLING OF BARRY'S LAST NAME. H-A-R-R-I-S. You really don't find that disrespectful?

[@xthatghomiex2939]

Lol, "Barry Harry".

[@Mr.Kenyatta64]

@cranglepiano more like Barry the wizard

[@musical_lolu4811]

You're a wizard, Barry.

[@bobschmob8233]

You can tell the style difference in Barry comping behind Rouse. Monk gave more space to the horn player and when he comped it was minimal. Bud did this also. Often Bud played the same exact chords behind the soloist. Barry representing the more modern approach, the bridge from bebop to hard bop. Even his comping behind the bass solo is more "intrusive" let's say than Monk or Bud would have done. As a soloist this is not enjoyable of an experience, speaking personally. It's hard to develop ideas and tell a story in a solo over a harmony, song, when you've got someone else trying to tell a different story or even several stories all the time behind you. As good as some pianists are many of them are not good accompanists. Hearing Barry solo he takes it his own way and this is his time to do that. He shines Brightly! There's no one getting in his way. I think horn players should start playing random notes within the harmony during the pianists solo to see if they enjoy this. Maybe then they'd understand. Unfortunately many pianists today have gone the route of this more musically egotistical approach. Which turns off many listeners also as it becomes noisy as opposed to tasteful artistry. But few recognize this

[@noahpettibon]

Bob Schmob What it does do is give the soloist something to play off of if they so choose. I'll often take the phrase played by the accompanist and echo it in some way.

[@bobschmob8233]

Noah Pettibon yep and the accompanianist will so the same with the soloist.. it's more of an exchange for the later. Think of a singer. The pianist follows the singer first and foremost. The reverse happens but that is not the main job of the pianist. The soloist takes the lead, period. Unless the soloist is a neophyte or amateur

[@The0nionKnight]

Barry has talked about this topic exactly. He calls it "instigating". The accompanist will instigate something to the soloist.

[@jmagemusic]

Monk was known for driving soloists crazy with his comping. I'm surprised to hear him described as a tasteful accompanist. I love his approach to comping but alot of cats couldn't work with him. That said, a lot of the problem with Barry's comping here is the mix. Which is generally a mess...kick sounds awful

[@11hoosier11]

I'm reminded of, stay with me on this theory to the end, please, Betty Carter "comping" behind any soloist.She was ..........lovely "instrument."

[@skineyemin4276]

CORRECT THE SPELLING OF BARRY LAST NAME FROM "HARRY", TO, HARRIS. RESPECT THIS MAN MORE THAN YOU ARE...., NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? CHANGE IT!

[@jimbrown1559]

Legendary Chicago jazz impresario, who loved Barry a lot and booked him every year, kidded that "Barry Harris Plays Harry Barris" would make a great album. Two of his compositions that survive nearly a century later are "I Surrender Dear" and "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams."