Charles Mingus Sextet, at the University Aula, Oslo, Norway, april 12th, 1964 (colorized)

[@Cantbuyathrill]

The noble side of KZbin

[@markcenci8000]

I appreciate and thank Europeans for the many films of American music geniuses we ignored

[@Watcher4111]

Yup Europe recognized jazz geniuses. In Poland Miles davis was treated like a King, like he deserved. He was surprised, he mentioned it in his biography

[@briangriffin8106]

I did notice that many, if not most, of the best live performances of the greats caught on film are from Europe.

[@AnnetteTaborn]

Well said.

[@mr.listener8580]

I agree. Could it be that America was still fighting a “civil” war 100 years after THE Civil War”? I was born one before this recording was made and I feel that progress has been slow. I find Europe to be open minded socially (in general) and does a better job of taking care of its people. I like to go to France; the kids tend to be well behaved, the bread doesn’t give me an upset stomach, fruits and vegetables taste like they should, meals are not rushed, etc. sorry for the tangent. It’s nice the see the performance and not just hear it. Miss the class.

[@Watcher4111]

@@briangriffin8106 i guess in USA jazz gigs didnt last too long, after few minutes kkk stormed in and lighted up cross

[@adihaddad2060]

somewhere in norway lies a cool ass grandpa that attented this concert

[@abettum5441]

And a father! He was there! He is 78 yo now

[@jsamc]

This friggin AMAZING thanks again to the Europeans for documenting American music.

[@thelil]

I'm listening to a long Dolphy solo and thinking I want to share this video with a description mentioning that Eric Dolphy is the most brilliant soloist who ever lived.

[@christopherpeck1575]

I was vibesman in the rhythm section at a gig in Amsterdam, the Engelebevaarder Cafe, late 80’s. Suddenly our drummer, King Mock, looked out the window and said to us, “Hey man, Woody Shaw! “ And Danny Richmond, who took over the drums for the rest of the night! Imagine. Woody played about four numbers with us, but I can tell you that Danny drove us to the heights. Unforgettable.

[@modestoney1577]

i can´t get over this the music those dudes the colorization this whole thing is like a druggy dream coming true

[@camdenmckimm]

Well said

[@truthlivingetc88]

in those days it was far out. d y n a m i c a l l y

[@ulfforsberg4935]

A saw and heard this great band two days later in Copenhagen. Fantastic! Never to be forgotten!

[@ripaseca]

Dannie Richmond is just a genious drummer. I think I have never seen someone so creative and unique

[@stefanba2029]

He and Mingus are the best rhythm section in jazz ever

[@ripaseca]

@@stefanba2029 absolutely. Mingus acts almost like a "maestro" conductor

[@matiasalucema629]

I feel divided about him and Mingus... I wish I could have seen him with other significant jazz leaders from that era, but he and Mingus played for so long that they developed a mutual musical understanding that is truly remarkable!

[@olebirgerpedersen]

​@@ripaseca He was allways the leader, whatever the band were.

[@haroldlloyd8621]

I liked the Mingus story in Miles’s autobiography.

[@SuperRimbambito]

Sheer magic! Metaphysical playing! Unparallelled. Everytime I listen to them it’s like reading philosoply.

[@LKaramazov]

The way mingus always changes the tempo so radically is what’s always blown me away. And for all,of KZbin’s inexcusable censorship, we simply had NO access to this material before!

[@mv_5878]

It's got this big band sound, but they play smoothly like chamber musicians. And there's lots of improvising and wild tempo changes. Mingus is genius.

[@bustabass9025]

I didn't realize it until seeing the colorized version of this set that Johnny Coles suffered from vitiligo. A stellar trumpet player truly in the technically artistic vein of Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. Unsung in the annals of jazz, but certainly worthy of recognition for his interpretation of the art form. Rest in peace my brother. 🎺

[@stankatic8182]

Enjoyed watching Eric Dolphy's facial expressions ( 31:00) as he is studying Johnny Coles' soloing . It makes me think that although his musical career was so brief he enriched the jazz world by so much.

[@danielledrummond7123]

Thanks for posting. I love watching my Great Uncle Little Johnny Coles play.🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@ebjazz93]

Hello Danielle. I love your great uncle playing too.

[@IzabelParis]

I love watching him play too!! 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@truthlivingetc88]

you serious ? !

[@mingus4932]

This why I love KZbin. Thanks.

[@erocrush]

I’m starting to believe KZbin is filling the role public broadcasting did before the donor class hijacked it and demanded “prestige” viewing. When I was young this is what you’d see on there and not another Jane Austen remake.

[@mananaadamia1657]

Mingus , I love you

[@bubajazz]

The best concert of this sextet i ever heard! It's all jazz music about! Dolphy kills!

[@thelil]

This is just so good. I can't believe I can find this free instantly on KZbin. This is the kind of video jazz fans would have driven 8 hours and paid big bucks for,

[@mananaadamia1657]

I love Charlie Mingus

[@barbanegra5708]

It s... Extradimentional

[@burusoila6253]

Extraordinary

[@FVZCB]

❤ anch io ❤

[@Erschophone]

Charles is his name… as he would have told you ! But thanks for loving him as we all do too...

[@philipashbourn1538]

I saw this band in 1964 at the Five Spot before playing for the Montreal Barbarians v Columbia Old Blues in a top rugby match. 8 all after a tough match and a good report in the NY Times. Left behind the lovely lady OB supporters and saw the Lionel Hampton Big Band lined up one by one above the bar, Rod Levitt Orchestra at the Little Carnegie Hall then a night cap Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band at Birdland. Such happy memories of a year catching jazz in Canada and the States. Big adventure for a young working class lad from the Lincolnshire Fens in the UK.

[@J.Dove3D]

Beautiful footage. Eric Dolphy is a big musical inspiration to me. Any film with him laying is always welcomed. Thank you for the download.

[@vivacuba716]

I feel like this rhythm section, specifically Mingus, Dannie Richmond, and Jaki Byard is among the best of all time, it’s certainly my favorite of all time!!

[@scottlukert5287]

Dannie called them ' The Almighty Three'

[@markcenci8000]

Love Dannie’s swing

[@rustynail766]

I saw them once. Carnegie Hall 1974.

[@Erschophone]

@@rustynail766 The concert that was later released on ATLANTIC (?)

[@bingochoice]

what an incredible collection of genius players

[@rdouglasstoker]

46:56 Best piano solo ever!

[@MrDastardly]

Totallly glorious sounds. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@ferrancaila2666]

Fantastic piano stride solo by Jaki Byard on Take "A" Train and lush bass clarinet solo by Eric Dolphy. Mingus is the rhythmic axis and the driving force of the group, without a doubt. Different languages well assembled in coexistence. Thanks for this post.

[@MrJLChagoyan]

DOLPHY super as always.

[@Carizmojones]

quite possibly the finest ensemble ever

[@isaackahn7188]

How would you know?

[@olebirgerpedersen]

Have you heard them all ?😊

[@Erschophone]

@@olebirgerpedersen He said "quite possibly…" which is quite possible…

[@gtrhsudifufjrgdysdkdur-kz8jf]

Colourisation artefact looks like mingus is playing a plexiglass double bass. Trendsetting in so many ways. Beautiful playing and great video, thanks for sharing

[@danjameson1572]

Eric had 2 months and 17 days to live that day. RIP you made my life better.🎷

[@isaachermanson8559]

35:02 ive never seen anyone do that kind of technique before, mingus is a visionary that opens the door for all of us

[@Nw06051]

Johnny Coles is such a treasure, sincere and chill on all he played! underrated!

[@kerrykikker]

You Tube Gold🏆as cultural enlightenment & value to mankind... these Music TV recordings are as special as, well as Tutankhamun's treasures, actually!𓁶𓂩 ... Chapeau! to the talented Scandi TV crews who captured these brilliant performances... !🎶🌞😊I love the TV camera lens vignetting, btw, makes us more aware of the hard working teams behind the show.🌞Summer is goin' to be fine, replaying this music..!🥁

[@taxerbatione187]

what an incredible group of people

[@kinoglaz777]

"Brown was the colour of the double bass, then mirrored green"

[@mv_5878]

My bass when it's real

[@bigvitt3497]

Yyyyyyyyeeeeaaa

[@dfrasu]

They were all great but Johnny Cole really is special.I still listen to his albums. They are amazing.

[@phrayzar]

Yeah, Johnny was astounding. Completely stand out and so expressive.

[@pjwillsr]

Johnny Coles...passed in 1997, age 71.

[@rustynail766]

So glad so much material with Mingus and Dolphy remains. Particularly from 1964.

[@mananaadamia1657]

Go Eric

[@mananaadamia1657]

7:25

[@justinbaumann]

Wow! Masters. 🫶

[@czeslawkoepke3330]

It's nice to listen to jazz from the source.

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

What a band.

[@purleybaker]

Eric is so strong here.

[@richardoyama7789]

Lucky to hear Mingus at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village before he died and Byard @ Koncepts Cultural Gallery in Oakland.

[@Frustratedartist2]

Thank you for this, and thank the musicians for making this colorful music!! ERIC LIVES

[@larslevinberget9558]

The Heavy Metal of the past ...

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

Check it out liszt piano music that's also some metal music from xix century

[@justinwolz4932]

18:47 Johnny Coles' facial expressions are great. I can't quite tell if they are in response to Dolphy's note choices or not, but he looks to be having a good time.

[@robwarren4425]

Coles seems out of tune.

[@isaackahn7188]

@@robwarren4425 Not sure? Lol.

[@emilianoturazzi]

@@robwarren4425 I wouldn't say - I'm quite sensitive to intonation. said that intonation isn't all and depends on context and style. often we can find good music with approximate intonation.

[@Firebrand55]

Great treatment here of b&w to colour, bringing these jazz stars to a colourful life. In some way the sound is clearer, more immediate...thanks for posting and the effort you made; the musicians might pass on but jazz will never die.

[@GoodMorningVietn]

oh dang there's a drum kit back there 👀

[@BucksBBall]

I really like seeing Dannie and Charles make lots of eye contact sometimes you see groups where the drums and bass seem distant you can tell these two really had a connection

[@Rodancorndog19]

I found this amazing synopsis on his album black saint and the sinner lady

[@BigShrdr]

the bass and percussions are the core of every musical creation

[@clintmullins8670]

They NEED to make a movie on These guys!

[@isaackahn7188]

Grow up!

[@clintmullins8670]

@@isaackahn7188 not Ray Charles

[@zqa12swx]

19:49 - 20:50 absolutely terrifying level of genius.

[@Innerspace100]

Vet ikke hvem på krinken som hadde ansvaret, men takk NRK(!) for at dere tok opp dette! Gull, er det, detta!

[@RedWindField]

so. much. feeling

[@philiphutchins2152]

Looks nice and cosy on the stage

[@SomethingRules]

10:08 you ever groove so hard everything got wavy?

[@tomlehr861]

Music is a language,you cant restrict it to a rigid time signature,that confines it

[@benjaminbarbosa5261]

At 4:07 Eric Dolphy seems to be playing the drums

[@mangalarobertwatling9168]

This was such a great band! Amazing as an ensemble and each player individually. Wow!

[@chapmyers9272]

Astonishing. The band kicks it and the television crew’s right on time.

[@clouddog2393]

Great filming , great musicianship , great Jazz and the colorisation ....Wow !

[@toresandvik9541]

I was there ! 👍

[@truthlivingetc88]

really ?

[@blackiefully]

These men are Angels just visiting

[@andrewanderson8257]

l those cats are really smokin! Read the book it's called Beneath the Underdog written by Charles Mingus a total musical genius

[@glenbuxton3525]

Perfect, and tastefully colorized! Although for a few seconds after 10:10 I thought maybe I'd taken some mushrooms and forgot haha...

[@geinikan1kan]

I would watch this in black and white. These concerts are a rare chance to listen to a Mingus combo play. & what a combo. I feel like I wandered into a Dolphy solo.

[@SCFishcat]

The best!

[@Lucaschevasco]

Increíble! la organización y el desorden todo en uno y a la vez. Mingus ♥

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Fascinating time machine, and timeless.

[@lynneckert6434]

So masterful even with the malfunctions.

[@nkj777able]

Wow in color!🙏🏾👍🏾We lost Mingus not too long after this show. What a miracle he was as was Mingus! Great that this was captured in color, incredible!

[@lanceash]

Did you mean Dolphy? Mingus died in 1979.

[@nkj777able]

@@lanceash yes Dolphy, dies right after these shows with Mingus. Yes we were lucky to have Mingus with us until 1979. Makes me think of that marvelous LP Joni put out in either 1980 or 1979 where you could hear the two talking.

[@glennp6413]

Amazing band.

[@clouddog2393]

Great musicians and a great lineup with two of my favourites Dolphy and Jordan .

[@Cantbuyathrill]

Jazz Soup For The Soul

[@mkeenan1955]

Out of this world!

[@xstij]

this is incredible

[@HopeIanHope]

Amazing line up

[@evanmersky7972]

One of the best videos I’ve ever stumbled upon.

[@cartereddy8829]

Wow! This is really amazing to see.

[@jlizoka]

Don't forget Clifford Jordan and Johnny Coles.

[@tatoarg9508]

And on this channel you also have next day's rehearsal too! Amazing. Thanks a million.

[@buskingjournal]

Oh wow that run at 18:59 😮

[@Dominos-el7qr]

That big cat on the bass isn't too bad, whoever he is. Other musicians are fairly competent too. Honestly, I much prefer this style, which, let's be honest, no one else played, to the hard bop cliche of having the horns play in unison. Mingus let every player shine. Love it.

[@dimitrimoliavko-visotzky381]

Magnificent!

[@IzabelParis]

Que lindo! Melhor concerto que já ví do sexteto do Mingus ! Magnifique.

[@Francesco6961]

ebjazz93, thank you so much for sharing these videos with the world. They’re a constant source of inspiration!

[@atomextravaganza]

Whew!!! Donnie Richmond.

[@boswollox4636]

Awesome

[@alexdesslin]

great !!!😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@stutzbearcat5624]

That piano player izza muthuhfukkuh!!!

[@robertcarter6546]

Yeah ,the great Danny Richmond

[@LautaroHuentecuraQuezada]

Genial. 60 años!!

[@Sam-rf8yh]

Wow

[@carlosvillar9389]

Desde Argentina, mi eterno recuerdo a Mingus, el Piazzolla del jazz.

[@jrvasquez]

Thank you!

[@jamesewanchook2276]

great!!

[@miguelescobarmendoza3300]

they seem to be having such fun with the music

[@quickmcglick]

Dave Holland Quintet circa Extended Play was here

[@gianzzitodillinger9362]

Wonderful !!! !!!

[@pierluigifigus8266]

And eric dolphy too

[@CalebOrvik]

8:27 whoahhhh

[@EdwinEdwards-cb7ol]

Fantastic!

[@blackiefully]

Mingus before the term swag was used Charles Mingus displayed it in everyway.