Body and Soul (live). Elvin Jones with Michael Brecker. 09-09-99 blue note NYC

[@BryanSaxMeggison]

Yep, miss you Michael Brecker. You left us too soon. Beautiful playing!

[@coolmcdude]

You remind me of my cousin.

[@markviman]

I've had this recording for about 10 years. I'm glad to see that it's up on youtube. I had considered this rendition of Body and Soul to be one of the most epic pieces of music ever. There will never be another Michael Brecker. I wish he were still around.

[@bluegoose555]

what an unbelievable performance (wow !)

[@claudemiropacheco]

"No. I don't play sax. I've never played. I have 3 of them just as home decor." That's what I would tell anyone who listened to this and asked me I play sax as well.

[@TheRealG2024]

Beast mode all the time. The master.

[@saxophobe]

I feel lucky that I got to see him perform live several times. Some of the best performances I've seen. RIP Mike.

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

You certainly are.

[@nicolaseverino]

Dear Interlop...Thanks, thanks, thanks, for this incredible recording! I say that Michael Brecker is the greates saxophonist in the world and in all time! The old musicians sayd that "from the Charlie Parker time's, for listen somethings of news, was necessary waiting the arrive on the scene of John Coltrane"; now I say that from John Coltrane time's for listen somethings of news on the jazz saxophon, was Michael Brecker...

[@MrSaxpunk]

Thanks for posting this, great stuff.

[@JordanHowellMusic]

before the video loaded i clicked thumbs up!! man. Brecker and Jones are missed. but celebrated every day!

[@johntobin9404]

Untouchable.

[@marcroigcebrian]

thanks Michael god Bless you

[@olebirgerpedersen]

After having been suffering for a little attac of saxaphonitis, je tries to find this wonderful tune with less and/more luck.

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

Love you Michael....RIP.

[@alcidek5711]

I was there on that day !

[@SaveourForests2]

This is killing!!! Is this on an album or bootleg? I would love to hear the rest of this show!

[@stephenbyth]

Anyone know who played bass and piano on this???

[@mametamori]

本当に素晴らしい人を失いました！彼が生きてれば、今の音楽シーンも変わっているでしょう！

[@shevek5934]

Anybody know who the pianist is on this recording?

[@jarienjamanila]

Yeah, man.

[@alexmoreiraoficial5416]

Divinal

[@wyndhl9465]

Michael EST le Jazzicien modern de l'énergie surréaliste comme celle de l'ancien John Coltrane. Il y a le grand James Carter, l'expert des saxophones - tous d'eux. Il y a beaucoup parmi eux: Shawn Wallace, Chris Potter, Seamus Blake, Al McClean, Anibal Rojas, Jose Valentino, Bransford Marsallis, Joshua Redman, Javon Jackson, David Sanchez, Teodress Avary, Billy Pierce, Victor Goines. *George Gorgone (sp), *Jerry Bergonzi (sp)... *help please with the last names of George and Jerry who are among the best tenor saxophone experts as well as instructors.

[@jiyujizai]

😃💙

[@laurafort1]

Coltrane-C.Parker-Breker-Getz-Shorter- Grandi-

[@MrLARRYGENIUS]

amazing

[@daianamarques.]

Luisa

[@jimcsax]

Not my thing, but Mike's level of playing here is insane. Special.

[@emilianoturazzi]

same for me. he never was my thing, but what a musician!

[@TheRealG2024]

BEAST MODE ALL THE TIME.

[@onesyphorus]

again!

[@JuanluGarcia]

Carlos McKinney on piano?

[@interlop1]

No idea :(

[@andreapasi8565]

Joy Calderazzo..

[@Miguelocrumch]

10:29

[@ノラエモン-w7m]

両手両足８本使ったエルビン・ジョーンズのたこ焼き奏法やね。

[@vinruff3865]

Not my favorite Brecker solo.Rick Margitza on Maynard Ferguson's Body and Soul plays an absolutely genius solo playing outside while still being in with far less notes ...my favorite.

[@jiyujizai]

☺️🍑💙

[@alonsotoro7904]

Dios de la técnica, más nada

[@sbjforever]

Brecker plays with his fingers. Not his heart and soul. There's a hollowness, a void behind this interpretation. Art Pepper provides the soulful richness this fabulous melody demands.

[@ronthedon5317]

I fully agree. I actually just can't get into this.

[@albertbrown359]

Even with more feeling than Art Pepper is the real Pepper That is Pepper Adams. He is the caucasian who plays with the soul of the oppressed ones.

[@albertbrown359]

They dont hear like we hear.Ya see at the route of the issue is good old racism. There will be no European Parkers ,Tranes,Dolphy's but the powers that be are determined to install a great white Parker Trane or Dophy.Aint ever gonna happen. You know why? The human conditions that created this great music were never experienced so the best will come out of that experience PERIOD. Brecker gets no cigar from me nor so many I know. If the record owners over the years had leveled the playing field perhaps I could be more accepting. I have my own people that speak best for the music as musicians.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Let's also remember that the old-timers were not allowed to "stretch out" - 2:10, 3:10 the most. Vibratos and subtones were the going thing. The more "classically" sounding the musician, the more he was applauded. One has said then and, to some degree now, "Silence Is Golden." The greatest players of today are audibly and vociferously grateful to the virtuosic maestros of yesterday - without comparing. One was judged reportedly by how well one could have interpreted a ballad - a la Ben Webster or Don Byas with smoothness and meaning. Bye now!

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Joe Farrell,Michael Breaker, Bob Berg [RIP]; Ernie Watts, Ed Calle, Chris Potter, *James Carter, Joshua Redman, Abraham Burton, Al McClean ... are the today's "bad ass" Jazzicians - from the John Coltrane University of Music. * James Carter is style eclectic but more of the Don Byas-Johnny Griffin Conservatory Of Music.

[@tyleranderson9887]

Impressive, but no thank you!

[@albertbrown359]

This is just technique with NO SOUL.That is the problem with European players they cannott reach the soul of the nature of " African American Classical music". Now to say he is as great as Trane and Parker and so many others is a frickin stretch .No African American who knows the soul of our music would even consider him in the top 100 as a soul reaching saxophonist.Wayne Shorter, Sonny Stitt,Jackie McClean,Earl Bostic,and so so so many more who play from the nature of its creative essence.

[@TheRealG2024]

@Albert brown yoi must be out of your mind. Michael Brecker is one of THE MOST IMPORTANT players of this century and is a logical extension of trane and in some respects he may have surpassed him in certain areas of the horn. Yes I said it. Just like Coltrane, Micheal was a complete player. Soul, technical prowess, melodic and harmonic sophistication, timing, total spontaneity and adventure in his soloing, one the most imitated voices in the saxophone jazz and contemporary canon among post secondary players across north america. The man was a giant among his peers, a forward thinker, never ever boring, always striving just like his predecessors before him. But what do I know, I have only been plying for 34 years.

[@albertbrown359]

Michael Brecker cannot reach the soul of our music as Miles Davis said " if the European musician has not experienced or related deeply to the African American American experience then all you will here is a lot of notes" And that is what I hear notes with no SOUL.But perhaps European soul.lolTo you be your way and to us be our way.Fast fingers with no heart.As far as him surpassing Trane.Thats dillusional.Brecker is a jazz wrecker!

[@albertbrown359]

@Ashly Crane what's that got to do with the essence of our music.Ghe soul? Brecker plays from his fingers which might reach yours soul as a European.Know if you want to discuss Pepper Adam's who plays from the African American spirit which reaches the soul of the African American that is a given.Ya never get a cake to rise without the right leaven and Mike Brecker Ain't even taken into consideration in our vast community of soulful musical giants.Mike Brecker cant pick Tranes nose.

[@albertbrown359]

@@TheRealG2024 you are dillusional.Go to any jazz club and look on the walls Brecker is not there.Trane ,Mcclean Dexter,Bird ,Stitt,Bostic,Cannonball the giants ! Brecker ? To us he doesn't exist nor is he needed.Pepper Adams? YES.Brubeck YesChet Baker Yes.You cant convince me because Brecker is who you like.Enjoy him for yourself.That is your right.Stay square Jack.Brecker has taken our music nowhere.

[@TheRealG2024]

@@albertbrown359 ok if you say so mr jazz snob. I know nothing. Been wasting my time playing for the last 35 years