Cute - Neal Hefti

[@airstrive6246]

Jeff freaking Hamilton! Absolute brush master. What a tasty player!

[@hansoloist9756]

No one play brushes like Jeff Hamilton, no one. The absolute best.

[@jerrera45]

Some of us old timers remember the great DJ Johnny Magnus using this song for his "Weather with a beat." At each break he would say the weather and temp for cities around the country... New York, partly cloudy 67 degrees.

[@kennetheveritt7450]

One of my favourite songs from big band that gives the drummer a scope but does not have to be loud ,Jeff makes this one fun.

[@natetemmie6709]

That bassist really looks like he loves playing, watch as the expression on his face seems to follow along with his playing, as well as how happy he seems in general when he isn't playing.

[@curbmassa]

Yeah, I've played this on bass. It's in Db and definitely not the easiest chart I've ever had to read and play.

[@abnergatica7981]

@@curbmassa im having a hard time playing it. Im practically new at reading music, but this has so little patterns and the bpm doesnt help

[@curbmassa]

@@abnergatica7981 I would recommend slowing this clip down to 75% and playing along with it about 100 times. You`ll get it eventually. I`m not a great reader either, especially upper ledger lines, so some sections just need to be memorised. I`ve also been known to re-write high bass parts down an octave. Also be aware that often times a measure or two can be played in a different area of the neck and lastly, on difficult parts, correct and/or unorthodox fingering is EVERYTHING. I`ve been playing bass and guitar since 1969 so I`ve had time to figure some of this stuff out. I never get "married" to the idea that something can only be played one way regarding fingering. When you master a difficult piece, the next one that comes along is a little easier and less frightening because you`ve already proved to yourself it can be done. Good luck, you got this.

[@abnergatica7981]

@@curbmassa thanks!! I have been playing it all week, for like 4-5 hours per day, and surprisingly memorized like 90% of the song. I hope that I have the ability to play it in front of other people when the rehearsal comes. And also you're so right!! some changes in octaves had to be made to make some of the parts of the songs more accesible. I'll take ur advice for the future, this is just the begining for me!!

[@curbmassa]

@@abnergatica7981 Awesome! And even more awesome that this is just the beginning for you because if you stick with music you have NO idea where it will lead you in the years to come. I`m coming to the end of a 55-year career and sometimes I look back and just marvel at all the places music has led me. It paid for college and my own apartment and later on bought me a house. I started off playing folk music in the coffee houses, moved on to some long-running house band gigs where I played every weekend, then on to R&R bands, Country bands, Dixieland bands, then on to a lot of Big Band work and from that I played with a 65-piece orchestra when they needed electric bass, guitar or banjo. Retired in 2016 and moved to Europe and now play steel guitar and lead guitar in a couple of bands, but Bass is and always be my first love. I never would have guessed when I sat on my mom`s front steps all those years ago with the guitar and diatonic harmony book that I was laying the foundation for all that was to come. Here`s a few things I`ve learned- 1) Being there is 50% of success. Just show up with preparation, extra strings and an amp that works every time. If you show up first, you get the best parking space. 2) Low notes are better than high notes. Two good notes are better than 17 mindless notes. Don`t let anyone tell you different. If the audience is paying attention to the bass player, you`re doing it wrong. 3) If you want to get asses off the chairs and onto the dance floor, lock in with the bass drum. 4) Say "Yes" to everything. Any musical opportunity that presents itself to you is something you want to be a part of, because you never know where it might lead and you build a reputation for `being there` . Word-of-mouth is still the best advertising. That will never change. 5) Study drummers, piano players, horn sections, rhythm sections. The 3 most important things about bass are: rhythm, rhythm and rhythm. The space between the notes is just as important as the the notes themselves, maybe moreso if you really think about it. Ending a note is just as important as starting the next one. Note articulation is EVERYTHING., especially in recording situations. 6) Bass might be the most important thing in the band. I worked with a singer once and she said- " I`m not a big star, but I have shared the stage with some of the biggest stars in Country. They often travel with not a whole band, just one person in the band. Who?" I thought for a minute and said- "Bass". That was correct. They use local bands when they tour and the Bass will give them the `feel` and walk them through the chord changes. Well, Bub, that`s all I got to show for 55 years but it worked pretty well for me. Feel free to stay in touch with updates, I`d love to hear how your rehearsal goes with your new tune.

[@louistrudeau767]

Has anyone noticed that Hefti is a master of having the tune/theme come in on the upbeat ... usually a backbeat of percussion or piano starts out and then the main tune of the piece comes in on the upbeat. Have discovered this especially in Lil' Darlin' and here in Cute... but also in Girl Talk.

[@maureenrosie1045]

Jeff Hamilton one of the best he never hogs the limelight you only have to see how many groups and bands use him.great.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

JH is twice as loud as everyone else!

[@tomcarr4630]

Jeff + brushes = Masterpiece! Thank You for posting,

[@garywright6476]

The ENTIRE BAND/ PERFORMANCE is WONDERFUL!!! -- However, I'm a Drummer,....and so I have a personal bias with regard to the Unbelievable drumming skills of Jeff Hamilton. WOW!!!

[@Craigo-xg5mc]

Yeah. He’s very creative. We play this tune. It looks easy, but when you’re improvising live with the band it’s another thing. Hard to not keep recycling solo ideas that work. I’m here to borrow some of his ideas. 😊

[@cicero73100]

The best drummer JAZZ REALMENTE

[@Wearethechamps]

Gonna sing along to this as a solo performer 🎤 its a fav jazz number of mine clarinet and vocal😉 Love it thank you. Nice and together 🎶

[@beeamos5903]

Everytime i watch this im seriously motivated to up my brush game! Im in a big band and used to this tune about 160 like basie version, but after seeing this im copping this tempo. About 140ish. Very nice tempo, very nice work!

[@beeamos5903]

I was wrong actually, make that 175 and now about 160. My mistake.

[@QuickWorksBeauty]

Oh wow! Haven’t heard this song in ages!!!

[@brimptonestateservices3317]

Ive played this quite a few times as a string bass, but Ive never had a percussionist like this one

[@DanteLara]

Love it. I would love to tap dance with you guys.

[@gxdhabakkagw6268]

Jeff Hamilton sounding smooth as ever

[@jocknarn3225]

Niiiiiiice tempo .. eeeeeeeasin’ into it .. very very smooth

[@verawright2157]

Ahh, Jeff Hamilton, the real king of drummers

[@o_positive_]

Awesome tune!

[@66andurand]

Très bonne interprétation .

[@sixpackstevens4505]

Outstanding

[@aloisiocarvalho2455]

Para quem conhece, fantástico !

[@viktorkovalenko3516]

❤❤❤

[@windellsplawn8442]

I think of Jerry Lewis when I hear CUTE. 🎶

[@robertailman5092]

The girls on Bari...,Yeah!

[@comeacross9]

Great to see a young woman horn player. We need more "chick" instrumentalists.

[@bernardmaloney5484]

Nice.

[@PeterBromberg]

Nice

[@michaelthomas4805]

I like this tempo, a lot of bands play it at a much slower tempo.

[@ElizabethMoore-j2b]

Vivien Ports

[@LouWaltersdorf-j2k]

Dooley Crescent

[@ednaanjos4913]

Good...Jose ....Anjos...

[@YoungShryer-p8k]

Jason Canyon

[@xenoqhydrax7720]

Real

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Wisozk Ville

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Boyle Rue

[@ErnestII-x8f]

Maggie Ridges

[@ЕрлицкМистер]

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