Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, Kenny Garrett, Boney James, Kirk Whalum - ALWAYS THERE (Live)

The Band in "Always there" Keyboards George Duke Keyboards Mark Stephens Trumpet Rick Braun Tenor Saxophone Kirk Whalum Tenor Saxophone Boney James Alto Saxophone Kenny Garrett Guitar Larry Carlton Bass Mike Manson Drums Billy Kilson Great performance!!!

[@med3032]

Thanks for this!

[@zachtift2539]

Kilson ALWAYS kills it!!! The planets aligned this night.

[@jacquettabaskett699]

This was the best jazz performance I ever experiencing my whole entire life

[@jameslee8519]

Jammed it out ❤❤❤

[@mosesradebe9544]

Thanks for sharing

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Holy Cow!!!!!!! Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, Kenny Garrett, Boney James, Kirk Whalum & George Duke all on the same stage at the same time, it doesn't get any better than that.

[@mcwalt1959]

+warhawkBeyond2040 i am agree with you in that it is a gift for us - it was for audience - is for us by YT ... i am lucky one listenning each day ...

[@svenschwingel8632]

+waldemar machowski you know that you can get the DVD, right? It's called "Casino Lights '99"

[@mcwalt1959]

ooo...thank You now i see Torrents ...i am excited , Thanks!

[@svenschwingel8632]

waldemar machowski have fun with it - there are a few very sweet performances on that DVD.

[@mcwalt1959]

ok ! thank You i am fine with this - that around are people feeling the same way ! take Care !! Take a look inside Jhon Mayer Music ....

[@marshallcoleman8061]

George Duke!!! The one and only. There will never be another like him.

[@ClarenceP11-B]

Absolutely

[@mauricesmith9578]

This Is Why I'm Obsessed With Jazz!

[@charlesdial3842]

All children of all color's were born with ears to feel the music. To feel the rhythm of life to help us along our days always listening forever. Great magic jam like war playing all day music. Our ears see what our eyes don't

[@reedbender1179]

👂...👌

[@brigitte951]

In our human bodys we're floatet by over 200 different rhyddms throughout.

[@chaplainjethroscorner4212]

George Duke was a great keyboard artists he could fit in anywhere and make a band sound better almost by himself. Gone, but never forgotten

[@copenhagenjazzfunkcollecti2082]

Great Stuff. Will you see my stuff? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGanmp9sl995rtE Yeahh

[@karensimmons1871]

@@copenhagenjazzfunkcollecti2082 ppp

[@mibbbigband4369]

@@karensimmons1871 Whouuu - Graet

[@copenhagenjazzfunkcollecti2082]

@@karensimmons1871 Fantastic. Great

[@virtueeg]

Chaplain u are 100 % right george Duke can in anywhere that's how gifted, creative, and amazing he was and always challenged himself and was truly diverse in different genres of music; and I'm that same way why because I don't allow anyone to limit, block me and do what I do best and that's playing music)keyboards and vocals,songwriting)

[@MoJazzy2008]

I had the pleasure and privilege to be in the Auditorium Stravinsky that very night. It was that feeling of having witnessed a timeless timepiece.. The sax players with so differing personalities and such differing tones, guided though the song by the most perfect rhythm group, the every charming and inspiring George Duke... I miss my annual Montreux pilgrimages so much..

[@OdgeBrown]

Kilson on Drums and Manson on Bass - Absolute KILLER rhythm section laying it down for all the melodic magic on top.

[@reedbender1179]

🎯...as I always say"the rhythm section is the engine that drives the bus"...✌

[@stephengolden6080]

Yes Sir, most definitely killing it!👍🙂❤✌

[@stephengolden6080]

Yes Sir, most definitely killing it!👍🙂❤✌

[@restlessmind5770]

Thank you Mr. Ronnie Laws for this work of genius in the '70s.

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wayneboyer1]

Kenny Garrett is a true credit to our jazz history. Coltrane, Shorter, Henderson, and Brecker. Kenny always makes me pay attention! Thanks my Man,

[@RobertVeasquez]

Wayne Boyer Saw Kenny with The Five Piece Band (Correa, McLaughlin, Colaiuta, and McBride) ...Talk about visitors from another planet!

[@davidcowan4705]

Oh to go back to 99. I saw this live and I will never forget it.

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mojodo]

only in my dreams. wish i had been there too.

[@ericleija9287]

20 years later and still I don't think there's ever been so much jazz talent on one stage since then.

[@rosepage9436]

I came across this West Coast Jazz song by listening to RICK Braun and Boney James Grazzin in the Grass and I just can't get enough Starts My Day Off Every Morning ❤

[@Jaimesantaatm1903]

Same man, good algorythm

[@emporiasterns7438]

The opportunity to view all these great artist all on stage....truly a blessing.... EJ

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@terrencehoward1300]

Three saxophonist playing in three different forms. Boney James style is more smooth jazz. Kenny Garrett is more hard bop and funky. And Kirk Whalum is playing more modal than melodic. And all three styles fit. That's one hell of a saxophone summit. Hard to pick a favorite. They all threw it down!!

[@phein5793]

What's more important, they're doing it in sequence: Boney lays down the law, Kenny picks it up, and Kirk breaks it. It's disappointing to read comments to this track that try to make it a competition between the saxes when they are clearly setting each other up.

[@terrencehoward1300]

phein 57 I hear you. I'm a jazz man to the bone. I also love basketball. Top three scorers in NBA history? Kareem. Karl Malone. Kobe Bryant. Three different players. Three different styles of getting the ball thru the hoop. All three worked.

[@charltoncalender9698]

These guys are at the top of their game!! Boney's tone is so smooth and he can bring the fire too. Kenny is the bop hard edge while being funky, Kirk brings fire with the tonal sound. I believe that once you get to a level of technical skills it's about your style and feel after that. I like the smooth fire sound myself but as a sax player myself I just love to hear good guys play, and these are some great players. Pure awesome performance. All of them. Duke, Braun, Carlton, never seen the drummer but he is sick wit it!!! Doesn't get any better!

[@melvinrichardson3783]

And what about Rick Braun?

[@sharonabend]

You hit the musical "nail" on its pointy, little head, Terrence!

[@reedbender1179]

The band is cooking and the drummer is burning the kitchen down ! 🔥

[@gusmartins1660]

Give the legend Larry Carlton some mention. His improvisation is on par with the best and his ability as a studio player through the decades to enhance the work of others is legendary.

[@colinnugent3769]

Yes Larry is a terrific guitarist.

[@harrybenoit9033]

Yes--Larry is a legendary guitarist--also a great composer and musical director-- just off the top my head-- he played the guitar solo on Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne-- also the MD on the Aja album--let's not forget he was the Crusaders guitarist in the seventies-- just to mention a few sessions-- mad props to Larry 🎵

[@artanderson4240]

Damn straight.

[@alexkazarian8462]

Туго без Девиса

[@alexkazarian8462]

А команда пердона Мэ пиззздец

[@larryharris1370]

This is fire,You can see AND feel the spirit of Masculinity and Patriarchy. Salute......THIS IS JAZZ

[@reedbender1179]

😱...YES !

[@jeanglenn7855]

This is a masterpiece. Nothing but the best in musicianship with these guys: the cream of the crop. Great song...I'm blown away🔥🔥💖💖

[@StephanAshkenazy]

Absolutely!!!

[@the-btc-tradingfloor2808]

Understatement of the year

[@sitarnut]

Boney James was cutting' a fat hog on this one....

[@bilbaomadrid5040]

Its a shame the crowd was clapping off beat XD

[@ChezzOnBass]

Geez, give that fellow bass player some friggin’ love! He’s working!

[@yvalenzuela4740]

The drummer? That BASS man is carrying what has to be the ultimate collaboration!!!!

[@5069155]

Billy Kilson

[@MT-ff6su]

After seeing and hearing this incredible Jazz performance. I can live more humane and transition into heaven with no doubts about the existence of God.

[@milesdust3465]

Well, these guys have practised all their life. Has nothing to do with god. Just focus and practise.

[@reedbender1179]

@@milesdust3465 and a God given talent.🤫 Focus and practice all you like,but there is something too sublime for words when a group like this morphs into something greater than the individual talent...it seems "creative" beyond an accidental combination of elements. No Big Bang here,just a creative continuum for our edification... 🙏

[@thomdavis3487]

What the? Hey, been listening to this since Ronnie Laws released it back in '75. This is the best live instrumental version I've ever heard. So much energy, so much talent, so well recorded. Gimme some mo'

[@yahyahnegus449]

And Willie Bobo 😊

[@Mark-pp7jy]

Hi Thom, I grew up in rural Michigan, and was 19 in 1975. Nobody was listening to this kind of music where we lived, but somehow my older brother was introduced to artists like Ronnie Laws, Stanley Turentine, Maynard Ferguson, and Bob James. I don't know how many times I listened to "Always There". Brings back great memories! Thanks for posting. Mark

[@thomdavis3487]

@@Mark-pp7jyThis groove back in 75 for rural Michigan would be rare, I also listened to the same artists you mentioned, and I still gravitate to them today. I'm from New Jersey and played Rock, R&B, Funk during the early 70's with several bands in the Philly area.. miss those days too!

[@user-nj8tv8gk5j]

Humanity peaked with this. Those hard-earned chops, my man.. not a single wrong move. Dudes from ancient times worked so hard for this to happen.

[@charltoncalender9698]

These guys are at the top of their game!! Boney's tone is so smooth and he can bring the fire too. Kenny is the bop hard edge while being funky, Kirk brings fire with the tonal sound. I believe that once you get to a level of technical skills it's about your style and feel after that. I like the smooth fire sound myself but as a sax player myself I just love to hear good guys play, and these are some great players. Pure awesome performance. All of them. Duke, Braun, Carlton, never seen the drummer but he is sick wit it!!! Doesn't get any better!

[@DonnaLewis-w4g]

I have never seen. So many well-known jazz artists all on one stage performing together. How great is that. Sis. Donna Lewis

[@jerrywilliams5319]

What a line-up! Each saxophonist absolutely killed it!!! What a tribute to the originator of this tune the one and only Ronnie Laws!

[@yamhead33]

I have so much respect for all those players on stage but oh my lord!! Kenny Garrett!!! I had rewind his solo at least 4 times to fully take in what I was hearing!!!

[@yvonneskinner4468]

Yessss!

[@ashitakazphiroute2868]

Never, Ever, Never, Ever, Listen to this at night, you won't go to sleep.

[@stephenwhitehead4199]

I'm not the only one then.

[@psquareflight]

Good road trip music. Found the album on e-bay from this show...it's a 2 disk set so make sure you have a changer or rip it :)

[@nicholascolangelo933]

@@stephenwhitehead4199 I' Ok

[@nicholascolangelo933]

10:53 10:53

[@nicholascolangelo933]

10:53

[@dennisspencer2761]

You miss out on a lot when you're young and your Ears and Eyes are closed.

[@dhrubajyotiramchiary4413]

With age the music taste gets better I agree too

[@bernardcollins9358]

Just saw this and gave me the chills,..seeing Big Daddy George Duke, and the powerhouses of the Sax world. It was the perfect melodic storm of excellence,..my God what I wouldn't have done to be there. Billy Kilson killing it on drums and I think that was Mike Manson on Bass....Whew!..Damn!

[@retired42002vz]

It could not possibly get any better than this! Each musician is absolutely the best. This is jazz nirvana. They all compliment each other as only true professionals could.

[@fierycarnisphere1166]

Tutti 0:58 Boney James 2:25 Kenny Garrett 4:35 Kirk Whalum 6:35 Tutti 8:55 Kenny Garrett absolutely killed it! Some of his solos are too out there for me, but this one was fantastic.

[@jomagabin6603]

With Freddie Hubbard on Red Clay, check it if you don't know they're both killing it there too.

[@rigovalenz]

Thanks for the info dude...I was about to ask who's solos where since I'm not familiar whit these amazing players...ps. I'm still waiting for Larrys' solo :( LOL

[@adrianjarrett8246]

rigovalen z New beginning's

[@freiretrompete1174]

FieryCarnisphere 👍

[@gwenklyce2207]

My MAN, BO-ON-NEY JAMES has the rhythm of a BRUTHA from anutha mutha and he knows it!!! HA!

[@lisae9958]

This is so cranking!! I just turned 62 and was in my mid teens when the original came out. I feel so Blessed with this music in my life!!

[@avp0713]

Gad dayuum! This is just superfluous! Honestly it really doesn't get much better than this. I'm not saying these are the best saxists ever in the world history of playing sax... no, thats not what im' saying, so please don't come out of a bag on me with the whattabouts... You could have Grover, Sanborn, and Brecker..... or Adderley, Coltrane, and Kirk... or a myiad of other iconic saxists... but this right here... at this moment.... awesome!

[@lindaromero7791]

I've been funkified I've been soulified I have been calmified I am ready for bed and a peaceful night's sleep thank you so much for the music what a jam

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@reedbender1179]

Came across this clip last night...watched about six times..ok maybe seven...tonight I'm back..groove addiction can be its own reward ! 🤩

[@kevinhenderson1634]

Every jazz lover of this kind of jazz will appreciate this legendary group of musicians..

[@ferrellscott106]

This is extra crispy. Bass player is a beast. Right on line.

[@joanietaylor2447]

This a must for all who actually take the time in 2021.. For me it's Sooo On Point..miss going to see live JAZZ..But this right here I Celebrate all who Listen to The Sounds of Greatness..God Did it for us through These Awesome Cats.. coming out of the front Door with this 1 here right Now Moments..Glory To God Almighty

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Xman8184]

The late George Duke is on the keyboards. What a great crew! I wish I was there to see this great concert! RIP the great George Duke.

[@4070dawson]

This is and was a life time experience, for those who was lucky enough to be there! I would have lost my mind...Every muscle in my body would have been sore, the next day. Needless, to say I wouldn't had a voice.Thanks for sharing.

[@jbetter42]

Agree....

[@diannebutcher5955]

Hell yeah🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@precious1designssherri566]

I would be off from work for a week. Im on my couch jamin

[@Redd_504]

Bruh That drummer a beast!!! The whole performance was great!!! Oh and don't count out the late great George Duke on keys! :) Thanks for uploading!!!

[@marekzubak9306]

Takhosi tenhle. Konce. Šlape

[@mauricesmith9578]

Yes!

[@arturovillalobos9068]

I agree he is sensational.

[@mariohall1179]

Wow! Talk about a music dream team! I wish I had been there to witness this amazing moment. May your soul be, forever, at rest, Mr. Duke.

[@A_A_007]

Kenny Garrett is just an amazing musician, and the tone he gets from his sax is so spiritual. And Kirk Whalum, just incredible. But the biggest surprise to me was Boney James. Stayed true to his smooth style but brought some heat. I expected him to get wiped off the stage but he more than held his own and made it even better.

[@tonygeorge5805]

Wow Wow...all different styles and yet so unique by saxplayers and the Duke keeping them honest 👏👏

[@mirazusta2002]

Perfectly verbalised man! Completely agree!

[@antonettafruztahdasprit7448]

I totally concur with this statement

[@45gforce]

NO SHIT ME TOO. BUT THE REAL KENNY G, AND KIRK. SPEAK TO YO SOUL

[@mcole442]

@@tonygeorge5805 George Duke on the keyboards.......u know its serious when George Duke shows up.......these guys are all serious, serious players.......😏

[@ajlarson7361]

A magnificent cove of the great Ronnie Laws classic.This was the song that first sparked my love of jazz music!

[@rubyearmorer1952]

THIS IS JAMMIN FUNK! While Boney James is in his groove, you can't help but be in the place where he is in that moment! All the guys are putting it down! I love it!!

[@sharonsmith6022]

Man, I could listen to this everyday..all day. These cats on fire.....I had the pleasure of meeting..Braun, James and Peter White at Clifford Brown Jazz Festival one year..Great performances. Got to meet them..gracious..even tho it hat started to rain. Najee was there to..all great performances. Wish I was here in person..I probably would have fainted from happiness.

[@NORTREB]

DAMN! Thanks to the algorithm knowing my fondness of “Always There,” I got this! SUPER!

[@RATCLIFFE-LISTENS]

This is a M/F of a Song I think it was on Ronnie Laws 1st Blue Note Lp .I was working for them in the Northwest at the time he was so great and for the time it was an excellent selling record it’s so good to hear it again. I wish they a few real veterans on stage to show some Jazz improve skills. Thank You for this post one of the finest live on KZbin. Peace

[@charleneingram7794]

Love it, love it, love it!!!!!!! Every since I ran across this about four months ago on YT I can listen to this everyday and please don't forget the DRUMMER and George Duke doing his thing. Every musician on this tune is ripe!!!!!!

[@Jazz2Groove2]

FANTASTIC!!!! An All-Star band at its funkiest best!!! Jazz Funk supremo!!!I never get tired of listening to and watching this performance.I am sure that Ronnie Laws would have approved of this rendition.

[@glennwooten8361]

I had the pleasure of meeting Rick Braun in St Louis at his outdoor show on the river front several years ago. It was perfect. I got to just chat with him for at least 10 minutes and I'll never forget that show ever!

[@veverlycampbell5504]

9:53 Three of the best saxophonists. Kirk, Boney, and Garrett different styles. But all of these are great artists. Loved it ❤❤❤all on stage. Superb.

[@miropribanic5581]

this song is the Litmus test for any soul-funk-fusion band out there ;-)

[@ClarenceP11-B]

Absolutely

[@josealejandrocedeno9889]

What a Phenomenal Melody and Performance. Your Music make feel so Relax. All of you are MASTERS. THANK YOU. Im from Dominican Republic. PUNTA CANA. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Egard1]

You could play this time and time again and would never get bored of it

[@victorlee3410]

This is fire. Some of the most talented musicians in the game paying homage to the legend Ronnie Laws. Beautiful!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@roderickalfred3143]

Jazz is about “Content + Context x Emotion = Improv”…The result is pure, genuine & in the moment that We All just listened to…‘Genius’.

[@Bassjamvibes2705]

Each Sax Player has his own style of playing. They're all completing each other which absolutely gives a remarquable performance.

[@kakalove7033]

That Drummer is all the way into it! He is getting it! Omg

[@EduardoRomero-by4kl]

Also used to play with Dave Holland in his Quintet. Amazing drumer

[@israelzayas8282]

The drummer is on total BEAST MODE!

[@johncourtright1632]

+KakaLove Check out Billy Kilson on drums on the "When I Fall In Love" track off the "Chris Botti in Boston" DVD/Blu-ray. He is amazing (as is Billy Childs on piano)!!

[@truadventures3283]

I feel the same way, as great as the horns players were, the drummer was JAMMIN.......

[@mauricesmith9578]

Yes!

[@oldskooljunky1]

Never was a jazz listener until I heard Boney James and Paul Hardcastle....but These men on stage are Beast at what they do. I wish I was talented like that.

[@whatsupyaul5599]

How could you not love these guys. From the horns to the drums 🥁 to the piano 🎹 to the guitar 🎸 they are all fantastic. 🤩

[@marcusanthony179]

Billy Killson back there keeping the pulse of this one strong like only he can do. Never would have been such an epoch performance without him.

[@farshimelt]

behind Kenny Garret he turns up the heat without overplaying.

[@cjbankston]

This is a power house of some of jazz greatest performers. Thanks a million for this wonderful video.

[@saxofix4456]

This is the best Always there rendition I’ve ever heard. It even tops the original record!! 💯💯🔥🔥🔥😍😍

[@jean-jacquesbeaumet2159]

An improbable meeting of exceptional talent. Just a moment of grace. Many thanks.

[@fredricmontana5420]

Kenny lines starts at 4:45. Whalum just diggin it. And yet, Whalum wraps it after Kenny. Thanks for this!

[@permonanderson7627]

After thanking God this morning there is no other way to get my day started than listening to that performance.

[@BernardDiaz-s5u]

Man the Drummer really lays it down, great rhythm section. Wish I could jam with one like that!!!!

[@BarbaraFox-hi3wh]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pathenson8840]

Those gentlemen tore the doors off that classic track.the talent emerged there was out of this world. I could only imagine being there in person. Once again I wish i had perused my trumpet playing.thanks for posting that classic track

[@elvisbarber3432]

The first time I heard it. I was done. The sound was so pure. Never heard anything like it. Love that sound. Beautiful music to the ears!! Period.

[@molle04]

The legendary Dukey Stick on Key boards, RIP.

[@xaviertheteacher]

LONG LIVE THE DUKEY!!!!!

[@charlesdial3842]

The music without the video is overwhelming with each visit from all of them while we listen and feel it. The video blows my mind and my heart live

[@mrgone658]

Boney is the man! He can teleport himself from side of the stage to the other without missing a beat!

[@godseytross9410]

To see these five musicians on the same stage performing together is amazing; great music

[@ClarenceP11-B]

Drummer and the bassist all that george on the keys a legend rip Mr Duke

[@kevinmanns7170]

Billy Kilson is a Monster Drummer...Really driving this along !!

[@mauricesmith9578]

I Agree!

[@dab0rgna1mn17]

Tee totally amazing! That hi-hat action SO smooth

[@jamesnicholassr.8225]

killing it i wish there were more footage of him on this song he is into it

[@scottfowler4521]

I got into music, vocals especially and percussion in my early teens and played alot of clubs and am 72 and it's still in my blood. I just love the contemporary jazz of today. It's R&B Soul, funk and awesome musical talent that IS NOT in Rap bands. Yu guys are ALL GREAT and it is on my goodbye Wish list to see you all prior to going to that stage in heaven. God Bless ALLOF you guys and your musical talents. Keep your sound COMING. It's REAL Music🙏😎❤️👍

[@lloydmcmillan1465]

When I need a smile or a good feeling, I watch this video. It's a Masterpiece.

[@patedwards7558]

in tears I love Jazz and to actually see these guys all play together blows me away. Vibing!

[@lizhair8697]

This is like old school jamming each player is letting It come from their soul and dragging you in too.love it!

[@donaldbryant8679]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how he slides into different tempos and slips that :groove " in there!!!

[@lauradevarie1990]

My Jammmmm This is a Dream collaboration I love it My favorite song no matter what rendition it never gets old Thank you Ronnie Laws for writing it

[@margo33]

I cannot not believe I found this video!!! This the best thing for my soul right now... I love all if these musicians..Thank you for sharing this video... It would've been great to see Ronnie Laws there too.. Let's not forget the late great Jeff Golubs version too!!!

[@frederickdouglass9007]

Three of my favorite saxophone players!!! Plus G Duke , Braun and Carlton. Wow 🤩! This is so awesome 👏 🤯

[@lorimoss1909]

omg!! they slayed it!! i could watch this over and over just to see the energy and all these guys givin it their all! the drummer was into it and the bass player just solidified the performance. i hardly noticed Duke on the keyboards but we already know he's a pro!

[@davinityt.741]

Love, love, love it! But you have to give the drummer some!!! He threw DOWN!!

[@drenngur]

Oh my god. What a rush! This is some of the funkiest, most feel-good music I’ve heard in a while. What a great way to start the day 😊

[@33JAYMON]

OK LET ME START OFF BY SAYING INCREDIBLE!! BEST JAM SESSION EVER ON STAGE WITH MULTIPLE TALENTS! THE DRUMMER WAS SO ANIMATED YOU CAN TELL HE LOVES HIS JOB! 2ND YOU 999 THUMBS DWN PEOPLE DNT KNOW MUSIC ( MY OPINION. YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME (REALLY????

[@jomagabin6603]

This drummer play is so sick, love it !

[@cocobrown8]

whewww !!!!!

[@TheJokerSax]

chris dave i think ?

[@alexismoutzouris690]

lol

[@TheJokerSax]

boney jams very bad hi is poor lol

[@TheJokerSax]

Alexis Moutzouris boney jams very bad hi is poor lol

[@cafeaulait167]

This is giving me chills. So much talent on one stage

[@claudemiropacheco]

All of them are top players, but Kenny Garret is freaking scary. One can clear see his real jazz roots and non-predictable phrases and f*** flawless technique and sound.

[@ziggysmalls9329]

Yeah man his phrasing is incredible

[@TheRealG2024]

@@ziggysmalls9329 yeah. kenny is on a whole next planet as a player. big influence.

[@ziggysmalls9329]

@@TheRealG2024 Indeed

[@BlackThreadDev]

Kenny isn't scary, he's a funky Coltrane (not to mention he has an album called Pursuance... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIu0iniPd7qDZ9U). But Kirk is a melodic genius hands down; every note he plays means something. He doesn't use any note flippantly. The other guys... well, they're playing the right scales.

[@TheRealG2024]

@@BlackThreadDev you clearly have not listened to enough Kenny.

[@atarahchomah1463]

SICK! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🎷 🎷 🎷 🎷. Love it! Always loved that piece... that’s the jam!

[@lisae9958]

I would have lost my mind if I saw this in person! I saw one of George's last concerts and his last Smooth Jazz cruise and participated in his Q&A. We miss him but we have his music!!

[@twomp1162]

Hearing these great musicians together...gets me all EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jsylvester979]

Kenny Garrett and Kirk Whalum absolutely KILLED the solos!!!!!! WHEW!!!!!!!

[@benjamindavid5681]

4:37 - 6:53. Can't help but leave this note: If you want to go to Church and come out a different person you probably won't find it in Jazz. However Kenny Garrett transforms this recording in a way that demonstrates just how spiritual as well as a technically gifted musician he is.4:37-10:52 : Amen.

[@phyllistaylor7824]

Black Magic! Excellent skills.

[@willharrisharris1115]

I appreciate ALL of these gentlemen. My father was a huge Jazz enthusiast and I've been exposed to some of the best artist in the game from childhood. But he never made me toon of Billy Kilson (Drummer) I discovered Billy through Chris Botti , who said he found him when preparing for a tour and needed a drummer and went on line and put in "Baddedt Drummer On The Planet" and Billy Kilson's Name came up. Lol. What a compliment right? Billy Kilson seasoned every second if this master piece. Drummers and Bass Players are often what the offensive line is to a football team. The backbone , but very little notiraty

[@reedbender1179]

Well said-totally agree with you- my favorite quote "the rhythm section is the engine that drives the bus" and in this performance -well it's obvious. Drums and Bass are driving this bus.Pity there wasn't more visuals of Billy,so much going on, even his working the cymbals and high hat was a joy. 🏋‍♂👌

[@StephanAshkenazy]

The best performance ever! My first DVD from the jazz festival in Montreux. I watched it maybe over 200 times. The whole compilation is amazing, and worth to have it as a private collection item.