Dave Brubeck - Koto Song

Live in Belgium 1964
Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Morello (drums), Eugene Wright (bass) and Dave Brubeck (piano)

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

I'm leaving this comment here, so when someone likes it, I'll be reminded to come back and enjoy this masterpiece once again.

[@EdwardDalmulder]

See you soon 😊

[@in_the_building1]

Come on, the water is nice and warm

[@dekabnaeb6776]

I just stole your car

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

@@dekabnaeb6776 - Nice, insurance pay day.

[@dekabnaeb6776]

Wow you are paying attention

[@TheGlass50]

It’s truly an honor to be amongst like-minded people that hear what I hear. I don’t have any personal friends to share this with. Dave Brubeck’s solo is priceless. He is swinging like mad. I also love what Eugene Wright is doing during his solo. It sounds so modern. Joe Morello is extremely innovative as well. And then there’s the obvious, Paul Desmond sounding like a dry martini on alto saxophone. This is an amazing performance. We are extremely fortunate to have this documented for all time.

[@jasperkragelund4673]

Well spoken my friend.

[@stuartford8704]

@@jasperkragelund4673 a sound without need of response.

[@jans5331]

Oh.I cannot agree more !!

[@Retroscoop]

Very eloquently put, and absolutely right. I don't mind it if there aren't personal friend to share certain things with. It's OK with me if they don't hear what I hear and feel. Can't change that, and there's no use trying to fight what can't be changed. It would be more fun if one can share it of course, but whatever we do, we always have to remain true to what we really like. People who love things because that makes them more popular, leads to more "friends" don't have a spine. So, if I'm the only sheep on the hill, enjoying the view, fine with me. If there are other sheep, even better. But I'll always aim for the hills with a view, come what may come ! Keep on making great discoveries. The friends still might show up, you never can tell, to quote another fine musician, Chuck Berry. Greetings from Belgium

[@TheGlass50]

@@Retroscoop Your reply is even more eloquent than my post. I agree. Much love to you and Belgium.

[@citythink]

My 81-year old Dad has always been a Brubeck fan … and above a lot of other things it makes me realize my Dad has always been a very cool cat.

[@atimtambaby]

Why can't society as a whole be as inclusive as musicians, especially jazz musicians, have traditionally been? Race? HUMAN

[@julieclonan2427]

My Dad too , 86 , used to go to the Club's up West in London, from Poplar 😉🇬🇧

[@andrewcockburn3227]

Never heard this song before today and WOW!! Brubeck makes the piano sound so much like koto strings. And that sax is out of this world good!

[@dweldan9036]

Same here😍

[@PaulHartyanszky]

Honestly, this is one of the best live performances ever in any genre

[@albertostratosbertone6898]

Paul Hartyanszky you obviously never went to a red hot chilly peppers concert

[@GusShields1322]

Honestly, your so dam right my friend. Blown away to another land listening to that masterpiece.

[@levgtz8158]

@@albertostratosbertone6898 Oh boy, much less you at Jane's Addiction or Santana.

[@fightfannerd2078]

it is indeed

[@drewyoung7113]

Musicianship is so accomplish and not one second of diva moments.

[@no_ou]

The Koto is a Japanese zither instrument. He’s imitating the sounds of this instrument by using notes from the pentatonic scale.

[@mamaharumi]

he does a very fine job doing so

[@Retroscoop]

Thanks for that background info, I didn't know. I assumed it was "something Japanese" , but didn't know whether it was a town, a famous figure or a local fruit.

[@jonasw3945]

Isn't that Hirajōshi scale ?

[@no_ou]

@@jonasw3945 that could be right because Kotos are tuned to the Hirajoshi scale. Thanks!

[@InsideOutAnus]

@@jonasw3945 nice, thank you. There is a reason this sounds "japanese" and just being the pentatonic scale is not enough.

[@temperhollow7716]

Such a perfect blend of Jazz heavyweights. How fortunate we are to hear this music live on.

[@greatwhite1853]

Well Said And Agreed!!!

[@nigeljames83]

Simply wonderful!

[@sergejourden7743]

RIP Dave ..and for ever , you deserve it so much for your great talent .

[@lilybond6485]

Good lord this gives me goosebumps. Where has this been all of my life ? “Take Five” move over.

[@bigswingface5847]

Form their "Jazz Impressions of Japan" recording. It's superb.

[@antoinettegabrielebergt]

Am liebsten würde ich tausend mal Daumen hoch drücken.... so cool

[@johnmckenna1776]

💯👋

[@charleshull5055]

All of these guys were geniuses. Brubeck listens for every single note .

[@72seeker72]

Jazz Impressions of Japan by Brubeck is a magnificent record.

[@pepperonitony4294]

This has to be the most delicate, yet somehow in your face song on the planet. Truly a subdued beauty

[@greatwhite1853]

Agreed!!!

[@davidtaysom3592]

One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

[@greatwhite1853]

Agreed!!!

[@allanfagerlund9072]

Priceless jazz! Ingenious Brubeck, a humble Paul Desmond, a leading Joe Morello and invaluable Eugene Wright. Wonderful moments of life! Thank you!

[@levimust4479]

This video should have been sent off into space as a testament that humans had a few positive traits.

[@staveacre1]

Levi Must agreed! There are few positives about humanity!

[@Steinbach1984]

They put a golden record aboard the Voyagers. Unfortunately it contains no post-war jazz, but it does contain Louis Armstrong, Bach, Chuck Berry and a lot of world music. Obvious enough a testimony to the upside of humanity, as far as I'm concerned.

[@designerv5713]

Imagine if all the aliens are even worse

[@fransmars1645]

We dream to transcend this as a message to eternity. Along with this we include diapers, telephone books and an inexplicable desire to spread plastic.

[@cut--]

all MUSIC is sent OFF INTO SPACE IN the form OF AM and FM RADIO WAVES --- just a matter of how LONG it TAKES TO reach SAID target and IF THEY WILL EVEN figure out what the fug it MEANS ! WHAT if they get RAP MUSIC FIRST AND DECIDE --" WHOA THIS IS VERY VIOLENT PLANET - NEED TO BE DESTROYED ASAP" -->> let's hope the get kzbin.info/www/bejne/imfRk2Zrfp6qY5o

[@apostolostvable]

This entire live performance is quite epic. For any genre. Just pure beauty.

[@windridermaui]

What a beautiful piece of music....I could listen to that all day!

[@dent6110]

I also listen to this all day long occasionally , most of the time privately because it is rare now a days to be around people that will even attempt to listen to if it is not broadcasted by mainstream media means / Keep on Keeping on Friends

[@johnwood4448]

This quartet is the likes of which we'll never see again,sublime does not describe their work.Incredble!

[@VashtiInez]

Beautiful song for a cool, rainy evening. My new favorite.

[@dweldan9036]

I feel like all Dave Brubeck music somehow makes sens like you can feel what what’s going on like it’s not just some random chords and notes being played but like something is actually being communicated😍

[@joejackson3668]

Magic!

[@sidneypall]

Paul Desmond had his own thing and did it so well 🎶🎶🎶

[@hmmmmmmmmmm73]

This is the kind of magic created when someone caresses the musical instruments and not just play them!

[@karinaschroder432]

I'm hearing this song for the first time and I'm hooked. i love the saxophone, no other instrument gets under your skin like that

[@balasmj]

Brought me a lot of calmness

[@jackmermigas9465]

This is such a display of selfless mastery and atypical elegance. Just gorgeous.

[@dab42bridges80]

About a thousand years ahead of their time. Effortless and brilliant.

[@thomasleary6287]

I have to admit that, although I have long been a jazz fan, I was never particularly into Brubeck, but many of his pieces like Blue Rondo, Rising Sun, Bluette, Kathy’s Waltz, Far More Blue, Pickup Sticks and this are finally putting the hook in me. By the way the audio/visual quality here is astounding. Really great camera work. And the music was so great - it transported me to the Far East!

[@amberraining9546]

I'm playing koto. It is satisfying as hell to find this composition. Brubeck was a genius.

[@RedSpiralHandTV]

I grew up on this music....

[@magickriver]

At age 14 or 15 my first introduction to progressive jazz was the Dave Brubeck Quartet. That was in 1964 or thereabouts. Absolutely no regrets! 😀

[@dreambig8267]

Soft, smooth, devine......

[@bobdjukic4760]

It's been about two hours since I accidentally stumbled on this video (thank you, KZbin algorithm, it was very generous of you!) . Since then, I watched it - hypnotized - about 10 times. I am still recovering. I don't think I will ever be quite the same again. This is ART of the whole different plateau and order of magnitude. Why is Paul Desmond not mentioned in the same breath as John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Hank Mobley or Stan Getz? And why is Dave Brubeck not mentioned in the same breath as Bud Powell, Sonny Clark, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans or Herbie Hancock? Can we have this monstrous historical injustice corrected, PLEASE?

[@Cyberhog1959]

Dave's solo here in particular, is beyond description. What a master.

[@liamogrady2277]

He is a Piano master he is unbelievable, with out a doubt one of the best ever, just my humble opinion

[@greatwhite1853]

Agreed!!!

[@Yes_Jorge_Yes]

a masterpiece .... amazing

[@greatwhite1853]

Agreed!!!

[@MrJazzohjazz]

Early on I enjoyed Paul’s playing more than Dave’s ... but as time passed by I have come to really appreciate Dave’s solos and his creativity. ... something about his improvisation that is so complex yet complete and resolved.

[@OldmanNix]

Post 1951 Brubeck shows just how creative he was. Being forced by the accident to play different than before. Playing with actual nerve pain, yes smile and truly enjoy the pieces performed. Gotta love it.

[@greatwhite1853]

@@OldmanNix Agreed!!!

[@chrishollandsworth6700]

Well said.

[@CassiusKarsa]

Isn't Paul Desmond the best saxophonist that ever was? Probably not, but he is my favorite.

[@SmokinGun55]

He's what I call a brilliant STYLIST. Certainly one of my favorites.

[@gregorybarton5386]

Maybe not, but a saxophone giant no less. And, his tone is so distinct. So mellow. Always captivating.

[@freedeadtree4056]

He has a flawless style indeed. Absolutely unique.

[@vondahe]

His sax is one of a precious few that I like.

[@jamesrichardson8421]

Not even close. He was a nice and cute saxophonist, but like other members and acolytes of the "Cool School", didn't even begin to use, much less explore the further dynamics of the sax.

[@bartremmelzwaal5775]

The transition from piano to sax is satisfying af

[@fionatsang9353]

With drum and bass as the bridge between them. Every member of the quartet was absolutely stellar, each top of their field

[@greatwhite1853]

@@fionatsang9353 agreed!!!

[@greatwhite1853]

Agreed!!!

[@benjaminperez1149]

Dave is a LEGEND

[@marmoriri7127]

Inigualables. Paul es mi saxofonista preferido. Por no hablar de Brubeck. Esta versión es la definitiva para mi gusto. No me canso de escucharlo. Recomiendo "Bluette".

[@user-cx5pl2tu2h]

Super cool. Brubeck rocks. 😎

[@richardberryessa5001]

I so Dave Brubeck and his quartet for the first time when I was going to San Jose State University in the 50s. I was hooked on his music in so many times more at the winery in Saratoga California and then when he played in Santa Cruz.🌈👏🏼😎 Aloha Rich.

[@staveacre1]

Richard Berryessa you are so fortunate to have seen him! I have never had the privilege!

[@perrywillis6836]

Lucky man.

[@TheGlass50]

I’m from the Bay Area as well Richard. All love.

[@greatwhite1853]

@@staveacre1 Agreed!!!

[@greatwhite1853]

@@perrywillis6836 Agreed!!!

[@rufuspipemos]

OMG, the solo the last half of the song!

[@corvavw6447]

Het gemak van spelen,de mooie loopjes techniek en schoonheid .ja ik geniet.

[@corvavw6447]

Controle over de afterbeat ,anders kan ik het niet beschrijven maar dat is wat ik hoor.geniaal en voor de tijd top.

[@robertcope629]

The absolute epitome of cool brilliant GENIUS or should I say GENIUSES.

[@corvavw6447]

Ja eens met alle commentaar, deze muzikanten waren zo goed dat ik alleen al ruim 50jaar onder de indruk van dit mooie spel ben bedankt voor dit moois.

[@davidstaudohar3791]

Rest in Eternal peace. Dave . Thank U 4 the hours and hours of Turtoring. The meals and Fun we had playing chess. 😥♦♦♦

[@got2kittys]

There will never be anything like this quartet again.

[@johnnyfmorgan]

Jazz had always been something i imagined I'd "really get into" later in life. Well, in my mid 50s, I heard and saw this specific performance and the time had finally come. This one track just hit some sweet spot deep inside. I keep coming back to it and it feels like an old friend everytime I hear it - but somehow totally new as well? I guess that's the power and subtlety of the form, it's a living thing that finds you where you are at any given moment. I've since gone deep and wide with other seminal musicians and am thrilled by all the new discoveries.

[@chrissouthworth]

I was lucky that my parents had Brubeck's Take Five LP, and public radio in my area ran jazz all day. I was rebelling against my brother's need to listen to hair bands and heavy metal at top volume. Luckily, some things age well and some don't. May you continue to enjoy jazz for the rest of your life. It can be wonderfully energetic, deeply tranquil and always has a unique spirit. Four decades on, it just doesn't get old.

[@johnnyfmorgan]

cheers chris!@@chrissouthworth

[@patrickkaminowski6380]

I’ve only heard Take Five before listening to this…absolutely gorgeous piece of music ♥️💪🏻. Thank you for this. :) :)

[@bruin1989]

Wonderful timeless perfection!

[@camsky8764]

This some rainy day jams right hear

[@keen2b]

Masterpiece, Placid and yet disturbing with delicate mid tones, Over riding intricate melody casting!!! Thanks for posting!!

[@TheSmithDorian]

What an exquisite combination of talents all together in one group.

[@bhaveshparekh8966]

This is beautiful poetry - spoken by the sax!

[@paulwilliams8555]

Paul Desmond. I was born in 51 , my name is Paul. My parents loved the soft jazz of that time.

[@oklahomahank2378]

My mother, of German descent, was named Juanita. There was a popular song, “Nita, Juanita.” Very romantic. I suspect the song played a role in her conception.

[@KC9UDX]

My son's name is Myles David. No honestly, he's not named after a trumpeter.

[@lionelfrancois1581]

Une petite merveille servie par un grand pianiste !!! 😃

[@edwardtait4285]

A lesson in how to be in tune with your instrument and your music. Thank you to Dave and the wonderful musicians, Paul, Joe and Eugene, who put this together.

[@eddiephillips4424]

Halcyon days. Unrepeatable performance by a unique quartet.

[@nadianeri5015]

Meraviglia assoluta..un artista indimenticabile.. straordinario..lui e il suo quartetto ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dominiquedescottes8314]

Dans les années 1960 chez mes parents mon père écoutait PARIS INTER Il y avait une émission ou ce genre de musique était diffusée Plus de 50 ans après Elle réapparaît, toujours aussi envoûtante Merci You Tube

[@sukoshikanatomo]

Paul Desmond's phrasing is a waking dream

[@martmako1]

absolutely flawless performance, for '64 it's stratospheric, many thanks

[@KitLaughlin]

For 2021, evidence that "progress" is either illusory or massively overrated. Stratospheric, still.

[@Conlloyd]

We must give credit to the camera team. They were ahead of their time. They really took us on a visual journey. The views on the intricacies of the techniques used on each instrument were incredible.

[@duradim1]

I noticed that too. Pretty cool to show and tell the details.

[@tommes55]

Pure magic.....🎵👌

[@janeough45]

This is so lovely , what utter joy,,This is a quartet of genius blokes ,,without a doubt its wonderland in the snow lol xx

[@RobertSz62]

I was 2 years old. I'm glad to compare to those Times, Still I;m in some sense. Robert_1962

[@chriszamu7024]

I'm barely getting into jazz, for some reason I feel so much in just a few seconds as soon as the music picks up , I think the older you get the more helpless life can feel and it's expectations, but knowing the feeling is mutual helps and alot of jazz I hear tends to have a somber darker tone, I love it

[@AndreNorbim]

Great sound quality!

[@gregmoore7446]

Music at its core. Simple. Melodic. Not massaged by electronics. It follows human natural rhythms. That's why it resonates with us.

[@lisamarquez5059]

Yes he is, never second guess yourself on perfection.

[@greatwhite1853]

Agreed!!!

[@umbertorocchino373]

few notes and so much musical meaning..Maestro I miss you..

[@colinbartlett9851]

Not comparing individual members, but the collective sounds, absolutely brilliant,

[@Enzo-vd9yz]

Beautiful!!!! Bravo!!!!

[@freakbeatagogo1208]

Dave Brubeck looks like an engineering teacher that could change your life

[@JUANLAZARA]

here from remote Buenos Aires I am alone with you listening to the essentials.

[@sergejourden7743]

Quel bonheur d’écouter cela!

[@robertatuck1533]

to: Serge Jourden Bonsoir, c'est vrais! J'adore cet musique et la musique et voix de Monsieur Serge Gainsbourg. Je suis Irlandaise. 🎼

[@MrOstapio]

Це щось неймовірне! Дуже витончено та інтелектуально...

[@dannyward673]

Oh my just come across this ♥️ magic

[@enryclaptone1668]

Un suono inconfondibile.... assolutamente unico.

[@viveladecadence]

Somehow this song by Brubeck was unfamiliar to me, and when I began listening to it I admit I certainly I didn't expect the rather eerie and dark ending, but I love it!

[@mick5cat]

この人の感性は本当に素晴らしい・・・

[@GerardoPereira.]

Grandes Maestros de la Vieja escuela .

[@liamjoabgiraldomartinez292]

de lo mejor que eh podido encontrar en la historia de la musica jazz,esto me hizo asta recordar sonido oriental o japones

[@garysuarez9614]

Magnificent. No words.

[@robmel666]

Just extraordinary. Thanks, Tori.

[@jked7463]

I agree with all of the commentary but I am mesmerized by simple yet beautifully recorded piano. As someone who has design audio for a living, I can attest to how difficult it is to capture the essence and intricacy of the piano. Even through you tubes compression, it is obvious the piano is recorded excellently.

[@comontoshi]

Dave Brubeck and the boys! Oh yeh. I never heard this one. 👍👍

[@ankewunder7092]

Gott, ich liebe Dave Brubeck!!! Die Lässigkeit und Coolness, die diese Art von Musik ausstrahlt, vermisse ich in der heutigen Zeit sehr...

[@davidtillson729]

Total fan of The Dave Brubeck quartet. Probably one of last trips to the UK saw them live 4/5 times at various London venues compared by Steve Race.

[@danielcombs3207]

This is a really lovely piece of music.

[@user-rw7mf2mm6r]

I'mjapanese.its awesome!

[@keefebaby]

Transporter music it takes you to places you’ve never been before

[@philipsquire9056]

This is my favourite version of this, just bliss.

[@ronward3949]

Conservative, I sure can't get enough, styling, cultured, well taylored, so much to be thankful for!

[@adrianakuzniar2439]

So great melody and harmony. Perfect piece to relax.

[@chrishollandsworth6700]

Wow. Just...wow. Made my top few favorite musical compositions of all time. It must feel nice to just play music organically and its 🔥

[@drsteele4749]

Ethereal and disassociated, it floats up like the smoke from a cigar. Very cool.