Freddie Hubbard w/ McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones part I

[@jeffusher9403]

Absolutely right, there was noone quite like the Real McCoy. Inspirational from the whole quartet!

[@Slamule]

Jazz at it's essence, reckless abandon, on the fringe, searching, no fear, Coltrane's McCoy so deep!

[@baltostar1]

Most likely this is early 80s. I heard Hub many times in this period and this was when his technical facility was extraordinary ( and , within his genre, unmatched by anyone ever , imo ). It's not just playing super high, it's playing a blistering hard-bop style with fast, loud, long lines all over the horn, nailing all sorts of intervals in tune, lots of different attacks, with a great deal of expressiveness. Amazing stuff.

[@am3155]

McCoy Tyner is airing it out! All time fav. Tyner's left hand is unreal.

[@guyfidelity]

Holy crap what a line up. You can just hear the synergy, it's killer, McCoy and Elvin and Carter a rhythm section like no freakin other. Freddie is unreal I love the rhythm of his playing again a perfect match.

[@SAKINA902]

Woah....!!! Alter Schwede....!!! Was ist das für Jazz?? Phänomenal genial

[@pianodan10]

Hell yes, one of the best Mccoy solo's I've ever heard; and that's saying alot for him. Thanks a bunch.

[@laphound]

Superb! Master musicians in this group. But McCoy's solo would have Einsten looking for an equation.

[@jonnreyna1]

Swingin' literally their asses off!!!

[@ylogos]

Taking my breath away... Thank you so much for posting!

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

McCoy is my favorite pianist! He is beyond SICK!!!!! (that's great BTY)

[@27boof]

My all-time favourite piano player, too ❤

[@austinford2339]

Rip McCoy. So inspiring

[@really12345]

I love listening to elvin and mccoy. They transcend their instruments, as a tool of human expression. And with freddie hubbard it add a whole different layer not even mentioning ron cartet yet. Yes sir.

[@ericperson56]

Got me smiling ☺️

[@Ewerb7]

Absolutely brilliant! McCoy Tyner is just supreme!

[@ahleucha]

Holy smokes - Tyner is the MAN.

[@kingpleasure]

McCoy!!!! Holy Shit -- Beyond incredible! And Freddie....What can you say? Mindblowing playing from the greatest trumpet player ever! Thank you so much for uploading this. Do you have Part 2. If so could you please upload it too. I would love to hear Elvin's solo.

[@jazzjeffjazzjeff]

The great McCoy Tyner in his best form.....just beautiful.

[@rambla12000]

These 2 part rec. ( highly sug. listen 2nd p. too. Big thumbs up for the provider!) have been in my jazz favs. for years. I was at the '82 concert of VSOP in Donostia with Tony Williams & Marsalis bros. (Don't mean better) but couldn't find this rec. so far but loved anyone could load it. I was 18 yrs. old at the time and the performance was well above my comprehension at the time.

[@terrryc]

The best rhythm section I 've ever heard. Period. End of Conversation. Nothing follows......

[@kayehyams]

This is stunning! Thanks for posting this gem!

[@Ifrit699]

Holy crap, this is out of control! McCoy and Elvin are a match made in heaven.

[@ALTERED13TH]

McCoy Tyner and Bill Evans - the two most influential jazz pianists ever. Absolutely amazing.. Thanks for posting this.

[@jay1beaux]

Beautiful-- thanks for posting. Knocked me out!

[@divajc]

Freddie, now is Bird-like, high-flyin, skydiving! A new trumpet in heaven! Love and Music, Diva JC

[@thomasdisalvo4091]

McCoy just absolutely kills it. Ron is in and out and roving passionately. Elvis just does the bebop plus thang. This is Mccoy’s whole awesome bag in one tune. Freddie can’t quite sustain and maintain it…trio woulda been better perhaps…it’s all McCoy here folks IMHO.

[@anandanaga999]

i met Freddie in Boulder CO. He was on one side of the street and I on the other. He goes HEY MAN! WHERE CAN I FIND SOME CURRY!??" whereupon I stopped and looked at him, turned my pockets inside out , shrugged my shoulders and kept walking. Yeah he laughed

[@altonparkerphotography-chi8126]

I love this rendition of "Birdlike". Gonna name one of my nature photographs after this piece!

[@radiokid2]

I bet the people who heard this live found it to be a life altering event...and here we are 30 years later saying the mic or balance sucked. Sorry these guys weren't polite enough for some people! we're lucky to have these genius guys putting their all into this!

[@hivicar]

This may have been the rare and dream quintet we heard at the Paramount Theater in Oakland in '75. They played in Chicago and in NYC also, in what was called the "Downbeat Poll Winners Tour." That memorable night we got to be there for only time ever that McCoy performed with the great Rahsaan Roland Kirk (with Elvin on drums)!

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

Damn!!!!!!!!! I had to come back and hear this again in 2022! McCoy Tyner is in serious "Beast Mode" here along with Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and I'm not sure if that's Elvin Jones or not, (even though the information says that). McCoy quotes "A Love Supreme" motif throughout. This has got to be his greatest solo ever! A true G.O.A.T. Now, as far as who the drummer is: Elvin almost invariably exploits McCoy's left hand when he's comping and soloing. I don't hear that here at all! McCoy would 'set up' these explosive interplays between the two of them throughout his solo, but the drummer fails to take advantage of it each time! The song, "Pursuance" from Coltrane's epic masterpiece, is stated here as an example (follow the link after my commentary). Listen to how Elvin plays these subtle intricate polyrhythms behind McCoy's solo (which starts at 1:55), and then, reaching a climax when Trane comes in at 4:07 all the way to where Coltrane goes straight into the stratosphere with Elvin "right on his tail" @ 4:43 and on!!! Wha's so amazing, is that Elvin is not only interacting with Coltrane, but also with McCoy....SIMULTANEOUSLY!! I bought this album back in 1972 or so, and I still hear things that I missed over the years. I truly believe that the drummer on this live performance (also very good), is someone other than Elvin "kick ass" Jones. Love to hear your thoughts!

[@jazzster123]

Thanks for your observations! But if you want to know for sure that it is Elvin Jones, listen to the drum solo on the second part. The solo is around 3mins or so after Ron Carter's bass solo. (When posted, the file size was too large so I had to split it up). kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJW0nnyXideLm80 without question, that's Elvin!

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

@@jazzster123 The only thing that I can say then, is that EJ was on 'laid back' mode.

[@renshumainichi]

McCoy, Carter, and Jones are the only people in the world that can play this hard and make if feel so good. That rhythm section is destroying planets! They play so hard and intense! I can never get enough of McCoy, does anyone else even compare?

[@brucebud]

That solo is unbeleivable in its intensity and ideas. Whew! What perplexes me though is that dosen't sound like Elvin. He is not following McCoy with the polyrythmns with which he has become associated. He seems to be mostly keeping time. Is that really Elvin? Either way, thanks for the clip!

[@pepperwilliams4428]

After I came back to solo, I believe that you’re 100% correct! That can’t be Elvin Jones, because he would had followed McCoy’s left hand, which was so forceful. There was so many missed opportunities to propel McCoy’s solo into infinity, instead of part way to planet Pluto. The drummer’s timing was perfect, but this wasn’t the Master Elvin Jones

[@jazzster123]

Yes that is really Elvin. I was hoping to post the second part which includes his solo but I am having problems with the file...sorry.

[@ghairraigh]

There are NOT enough stars for this -Thanks!

[@alwiap15]

no words to describe

[@petitequinte]

i hear some piano manufacturers have made versions with reinforced legs and other components, for withstanding massive force. named the Tyner edition.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

you sir, have won the faceless genius pianist commenter of the day award, and the right to sit in on my gig and play some of those ruined pianos that Tyner played while on tour, that i seem to find everywhere in hotel bars throughout europe.

[@somaditya75]

insane..the trumpet surely caught fire

[@boertush]

damn McCoy! I know he's intense but this just blew my mind about 10 times

[@videolover61]

Unstoppable....damn!!!!!

[@Lot2learn]

Definitely worth a listen! Thanks for posting.

[@MrMusicevolution]

I fell in love with Tyner's playing on Equinox asnd My favorite things with the 'Trane quartet..He's amazing..

[@famw]

R I P Freddie 12/29/2008

[@EricScottReed]

McCoy is one part human, one part extraterrestrial, one part spirit, one part unidentified...

[@ylogos]

Taking my breath away.. Thank you for posting it!!

[@autodelete66]

Had Tyner's Sahara album in years past. Thanks for posting this!

[@tallbrun]

I just love the way that Tyner nails those changes. He is few of the guys that use dissonance like this with such finesse.

[@jazzster123]

I have changed the spelling in the description, as far as I can tell when originally released in 1961 it was spelled as 'Birdlike' rather than 'Byrdlike'. But I have seen it spelled both ways and some claim it was a tribute to Donald Byrd, but here we can take Freddie's word for it.

[@glanada]

Fasinating. McCoy is coming to Taiwan, where I live, in September. Just can't wait!

[@kingpleasure]

I hear that! So much great music was created in the 60's I'd need another 2 lifetimes to listen to it all and then 3 more to get tired of it. Then when you add everything that those guys put out in the 70's and 80's it doesn't leave much room for listening to the what is being done now, especially when so much of it is derivative and pale copies of all the original stuff. They broke the mold when they created these 4 giants and ain't nobody going to match them.

[@Fortunelle]

A dynamic and delicate performance. It is the performance which was excellent in four great musicians.

[@videolover61]

@Jazzanswer Ok ok...I know you put this comment up a year ago, and I truly hope youve "grown." But damn this vibe that McCoy is laying down is THE vibe. it's deep and its complex and striking such a serious groove. McCoy is pounding? You damn right, and its the shit! this is some great music!!!!

[@jazzster123]

Jazzanswer - imhop McCoy's comping does nothing but propel Freddie throughout his solo. Take 6:54-7:16 for example.

[@27boof]

You are a saint for posting this.

[@Zappatero]

It was named for Donald - he's said it many times and that's how it's spelled on the record. He's goofing here as you can hear him pause before he says it was Parker.

[@jibsmokestack1]

Oh my god. Tyner goes into orbit here!!

[@johnnylance]

If I were a tremendous musician Like Freddie I'd still hate to follow that McCoy Tyner solo... Jeeesusss!

[@bartnauta]

the best Tyner solo I know

[@asrm]

mccoy my god, speechless.

[@kidtask]

👍👍👍

[@RobertCarmackchef]

Stifiling playing from the best of the best of the BEST!

[@TomPires]

McCoy Tyner - GOD!

[@aaronamccoy]

MCCOY ROLLS OVER THOSE KEYS LIKE TRAIN TRACKS

[@Pettenderk]

Hell Yeahhh!!! The real McCoy!

[@wroney16]

freddie hubbard...... O__O Whoh.... That was intense, I think I need some time to breathe.... remarkable!!

[@TimChernikoffMusic]

the best vid on youTube

[@jazzamoureux]

SO Amazing!

[@kingpleasure]

Robert, I enjoy your FB pages a whole bunch. You know what the real shit is, which gives other true believers like me hope that the world is not totally going down the toilet of mediocrity just yet.

[@twangtones]

My head is going to explode.

[@Ericstlaurent]

stunning

[@CleaninMrTool]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@killowatz]

THIS IS WHY GOD CREATED MUSIC.WOW.

[@jazzbuckeye]

If you listening to this makes you want to argue, you don't get it.

[@coldboy0024]

cold mycoy cold

[@渡辺英二-l9o]

最強のメンバーで最高の演奏だな

[@blah148]

haha. me too that was some powerful stuff

[@eddiemambo]

DAAAAAAAAAAAMM ! Thatz some heavy duty work there. No wonder I Don't bother with the Newer Jazz now a dayz.

[@tjjazzpiano]

I think we're both subscribed to "mccoy, tyner." This is great. Can you get it in album form?

[@radiokid2]

I've heard McCoy many times, including the days with 'Trane....you're right, this may be as good as he's ever played...or as fiery any piano player has ever been. It's sustained over many minutes too...whew! Poor Freddie had a tough act to follow!

[@edp]

i just had a jazzgasm

[@akiemurad1999]

McCoy was 18 when he played in Coltrane's quartet; where does a guy go from there?

[@glanada]

i live in taipei. don't you know blue note, the wall, the comedy club, etc...? bunch of places offer jazz performance here. i'm sure they would like to invite a NY player. good luck!

[@sebastianduk9584]

awesome!

[@skybo053]

Dang, I was to hear the rest!

[@epasurr]

this is interesting... i read an interview with ron carter that he never played live with elvin

[@johnnylance]

I don't think Tyner is playing over Hubbard at all. They really seem to be playing off one another very well. If anything Hubbard interrupted Tyner's solo.

[@thebreathalyzer]

McCoy's comping during Freddie's solo is amazing. He's stoking the fire! Freddie and McCoy are just burning on this, wow.

[@sanmarinojr]

exactly!

[@rillloudmother]

nice post! good lookin out

[@mambojazz1]

What part of Taiwan are you in? I'm a sax player from New York and I've been in Taipei for the past 4 weeks looking for places to play.

[@safirgt40]

Good Lord! How intimidating if one is not at their level. This is freaking scary!

[@Zarniwoop9]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhg this guy (tyner) was just in seattle but i was on a band trip. ahhhhhhhhg

[@meezydarko]

HOLY SHIT

[@MrOri62]

Wow!! E la seconda parte?

[@jazzster123]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJW0nnyXideLm80

[@bomberbadj]

@nadirsharav That's what I said!!! This is truly awesome!

[@jmotz3]

wow

[@ALTERED13TH]

@TiteTrax It was a blanket statement about music. Such statements are simplistic representations of a complex world of arts, culture, politics, economics, etc. No doubt Bud was most influential in the bop era. Tyner and Evans are equally influential in the more modern era of jazz. Bop, as all artistic idioms do, became exhausted as a means of evolving the music. Evans was every bit as revolutionary as Powell. Whose to say Mozart wasn't the most influential pianist ever? What's the criteria?

[@nickmarshall5249]

Is anyone else confused by this long argument about two piano players who both aren't playing on this absolutely killing tune?

[@yellowdart6666]

his hands are fighting. just stand back and watch the fireworks.

[@joshuasound]

whew, say amen somebody

[@michelangelomazzari]

Mcoy Tyner

[@jibsmokestack1]

Technically better than Powell. I do not wish to get involved in your argument but that is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in a while. BTW I'm a fan of both. Powell influenced every pianist after 1945 and Evans was probably the most influential pianist after 1960, along with Tyner & Hancock imo. Who did Evans call the greatest musician of all time? Bud Powell. You've got to know your history.

[@yellowdart6666]

church. respekt towards the greats is often thrown away in this microwave world we all live in.

[@baltostar1]

Yo Friday didn't butt in on McCoy ... Tyner went into a sort of dissonant vamp and that was Hub's segue in ... cats at this level don't uck fup on shit like that ... at least not this time ... Anyone know the date ? Must be 80s or very early 90s 'cause Hub's chops are right on ... 2x c like taking a breath ...