Les McCann Cold Duck Time

[@ElizabethSnyder-Baldonado]

Oh. My. FREAKIN'!!! Guutness... Lawrence Welk could've played this song on his accordion, & I'd still be nuts about it!!! Not to dis Mr. Welk, but... Just 🎶WOOOOOooooowww.🤩

[@jazzisall1]

That amazing tenor sax solo was played by German Sax player Libor Sima. Man, I could listen to that every day mainly because I know I've never ever gotten close to that level of brilliance. This tune is so fucking HIP it's totally amazing.

[@albinahajd4451]

Yes, you are right.

[@Rockin_Bug]

100% right…. One of the funkiest, greaziest sax solo’s I’ve ever heard, he has a new fan!

[@albinahajd4451]

More than phenomenal

[@imbees2]

I haven't heard this in many years. but I remember it.

[@9L252AL]

Just AWESOME!

[@derekakien7379]

Great version. Love the horns.

[@sylviagray8823]

cold duck was my favorite in 70s and i really like this performance

[@hubertus201]

Who are the musicians, anybody knows?

[@Livengoodproject]

The German jazz guys actually move around! Awesome 😎

[@nancywong7623]

what great musicians definitely one of the best playing cold duck and of course must mention the one and only les mccan.

[@AngeloG07]

Best of the best , when music was the real deal. Check Les with Ed Harris on Compared to what,... enjoy !

[@AngeloG07]

@Greg Normal Sure , I'm from the southern part of New Jersey ( Vineland )the garden state of vegetable farming . Get a chance try compared to what with Ed Harris ,....another excellent number. Back at you bro !

[@natureveuve3361]

I love this version

[@davidf.5895]

That trombone solo...i gotta learn to do that

[@ernestblack8384]

All right b bless!!!

[@daverblack]

hey!! sadly i dont have the rest. i saw this versio of cold duck time years ago on youtube and was disappointed when it got taken down. so i spent a long time trying to find this clip on another website, finally found it, then had to download it to my own PC to then re-upload it to youtube for everyones enjoyment :) hehe. im not a massive jazz fan, but i absolutely love this song, its brilliant! thanks for getting in touch!

[@darrylslaughter649]

Peace and thanks for the classic upload no joke.

[@richsackett3423]

Zoot from the Muppets turned in a great solo.

[@royanthonyponce3708]

Love it! Very nice brother's

[@lorenachitic6105]

Ladies and gentleman this is a original jazz standart you listen this song in all jazz formato

[@daverblack]

Yeah, I knew it was a standard, it's just such a great version of it :)

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

@@daverblack words words words. It's not a "traditional" Broadway tune, Great American Songbook standard, but then again neither are Take 5 Giant Steps or All Blues. It's a newer standard, yes a standard, meaning it's on every pickup and casuals band's song list (like "the Chicken" and "lovely day" and "Superstitions".) and you'd better be able to play it if they call it.

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Les is the greatest! Didn't Charlie Parker play in one of his bands?? Great tenor and trumpet solo!

[@lucasjames572]

Nobody will ever match the original with less, Eddie and Benny. It’s just not possible to duplicate that.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

they gave it a good shot though. props. Even without Eddie, Benny, Jefferson on drums and Leroy Vinegar on bass it grooves.

[@thomasfletcher7114]

That sax solo is unreal! Would be great to know who is.

[@Memeicall]

That sax solo was fire. The trumpet solo was okay. And the trombone solo was great, except it didn't really fit the kind of music this is. He plays a mixture of Jazz and Funk... It's called junk

[@Memeicall]

Not actually junk though.

[@thomasfletcher7114]

+holter polter incorrect, Libor Sima

[@MrJazzistan]

Not only his solo is great, when they replay the main theme at 1:08 - 1:25 he plays the coolest second voice sax.

[@guitarman6742]

Sax player owns this.

[@thomasarneson4511]

He was born September 23, 1935. He turned down an offer to play with Cannonball so he could form hos own trio. First paid job 1959. Never played with Parker. Born on same day as Coltrane.

[@franksnyder1357]

I hope every one has a Merry Christmas.

[@saymommies]

Les and brass, what the ... more could you ask for....

[@vinyltapelover]

Aaaaah yeah!😊

[@Wile37Coyote]

@daverblack I'd Love to buy a CD but it's just not available in any incarnation. All the tunes are as fantastic as this one. From watching them, I remember that by tune # 3 or so the audience started applauding wildly as soon as the sax player put the instrument to his lips. The Bass player does a solo in Sunny that is Very special. Well, If I come across it, I'll post it and drop another comment. Thanks for the reply :)... Come ON Les! Sell me the DVD or post this concert !

[@jonblanck2166]

Wow. Who is that sax player? He is killin it

[@747spsofia]

Sax Player i's Libor Sima..

[@motoharu58]

ゴキゲンな😊演奏ですね。🎉

[@dianamariamische5300]

I have SEEN HIM IN BERLIN

[@saymommies]

well ya that..... what ya got was sweetenuf thanks

[@daverblack]

ha! cheers for all the info buddy! same, if i come across the full video ever i will give u a shout :) and il send u some more stuff i find find anything astonishing i think ul like. cheers dave

[@Wile37Coyote]

@daverblack Regards your comment - Sounds like my Own experience trying to find these tunes again ! :) I was able to find the track list as follows: Track List: 1. Cold Duck Time 2. What’s going on 3. Little Blue Volkswagen Car 4. A Little 3/4 for God & Co 5. Sunny 6. Ignominy 7. Someday we’ll Meet Again (con't)

[@stevewilliams6085]

LMAO...this would never pass the old DownBeat "Blindfold Test"......you know who's playing right away, I was away and said to myself wtf! but I hey its diverse.

[@teresapuppo1388]

Wow

[@teresapuppo1388]

Si amo questo genere. insieme a Eddie Harris sono OLTRE

[@gtargreg]

Sax: amazing! Trumpet. Pure irritation! Stop that!

[@ripztubig4457]

That sax solo was a hard one to follow, that's for sure.

[@georgetucci9443]

Anyone know who the sax player is?

[@Wile37Coyote]

This concert was Fantastic ! Do you have any of the other sets ? They used to all be on here, 6 or 7 of them but were taken off. I'd love to see the other again. I'd buy the DVD, but there is none available that I can find.

[@michaelflake602]

Trying keep it real! Compared with What?

[@fernandoflorentin898]

alguien me dice como improvisar en esta canción?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

It's a 2 chord funk blues I7 to IV7 ( F7 to Bb7) with a 3 chord turnaround Db Eb F Listen to the original version with the composer Eddie Harris on sax Learn to sing all his riffs , however many times the task requires. . They are short lines, with a lot of space between. And they are "bad" (very very good) Then find the notes on your instrument. Play the musical phrases slowly enough that you can play them perfectly. Play along the record about 1000 times, and change up the order of the notes. Watch a tutorial on blues scales, and how to apply them. . Practice another 1000 hours. Play along with the record. Then go to a session and call the tune and play it with a band. NOW YOU CAN IMPROVISE ON THIS SONG. You can play any combination of notes from a pentatonic F blues scale, and a d minor blues scale to start. Avoid the E natural. Vary using either the A natural and Ab. Learn some blues riffs. Simple funk riffs. After that you have to take lessons or learn some fancier approaches from the billion jazz vids that have come out in the last 10 years in youtube. How to improvise on this song? Have you learned much in 10 years? I ask myself that.

[@jorymil]

What's with the melody here? They're messing with it--leaving out notes and playing way staccato for the style. Yeah, Les is on electric piano, but not happening.

[@buckwhidden1]

I think this is after Les had his stroke so he isn’t jamming as much.

[@ti08287]

sax immediatly speeding up so uncool