Dexter Gordon/Lars Gullin/Sahib Shihab Live in Copenhagen

From the German TV-program: "An Ort und Stelle - Jazz in Kopenhagen"
Dexter Gordon - ts
Lars Gulin - brs
Sahib Shihab - fl/as
Harold Goldberg - pno
Benny Nielsen - b
Alex Riel - dr
Jazz Club Montmatre 1962.
Aired 1963.
Radio Bremen, coord. Klaus Lonrenzen.

[@maxkaya5905]

. Dieses coole Zeug liftet meine Seele up. .bin seit 12 Tagen im Krh . Und ich brauche meine tägliche Dosis Jazz. Morgens MONK...um 15.00 Dexter.... zum abend COLTRANE...YOU TUBE SEI DANK !

[@anyabongo1331]

The first time I heard Dexter Gordon was on WRVR live from the Village Vanguard back in the late 70's and I recorded it on my boom box on a cassette tape...which I took with me when I went off to college...the only tune I remembered from the set was Cheese Cake. Awesome!!! Thanks for the post.

[@mikefarmer7238]

What a great place copenhagan was and so glad I went twice to see Dexter blowing at the Montmartre.

[@Dave_Hepler]

I saw him in 1978 at the Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana- I remember Body and Soul - one of best versions- totally dexter unique- loved him in movie Awakenings w Robin Williams- what a touching movie!!

[@Horsemam3190]

I believe this was shot in November 1962, the German TV show “An Ort und Stelle" ("On the Spot") caught wind of Copenhagen's heady jazz scene and decided to tape an episode there. The show had a hip, documentary format, opening with an express train from Stockholm, Sweden, pulling into the Copenhagen station. On the platform are pianist Harold Goldberg, bassist Benny Nielsen and drummer Alex Riel. Emerging from the train is Swedish baritone saxophonist Lars Gulin, who interestingly is without his horn. In the station, they meet up with Gordon. Outside, they greet saxophonist and flutist Sahib Shihab, who moved to Copenhagen a year earlier. In the opening sequence as the band assembles at the station, Dexter doesn't pile into the car but waits and a chic woman shows up-actress Hanne Borchsenius. They embrace and window shop. Then he has to split. Borchsenius turns up again later in the documentary at a table admiring Gordon. Dexter lived with Lotte Nielsen in the Copenhagen years but as this was within weeks of hia arrival, perhaps he had not met her yet. I wondered if the closeup of the young Danish brunette was her. Unfortunately Maxine Gordon did not delve deeply into the details of his time with Lotte in her marvellous book, Sophisticated Giant.

[@johnbani8532]

Thank you for sharing.

[@gerardnolanmusic]

Thanks for posting. I hadn't seen that footage of Dexter Before.

[@patsirianni7984]

Jazz crosses all boundaries and all languages to All souls

[@digsjazzalot]

Gorgeous. Seems like Dex kicks up a notch when he comes blowin' in.

[@maxkaya5905]

REMEMBER Dexter in ..round midnight.. the movie. The cooles cat on earth..

[@birdopar2]

What a great band! First rate soloists and beautiful ensemble playing on the second tune. Thanks for posting this.

[@theviewer5104]

sweet danish

[@wolfganglauth4015]

Dude this is so awesome. I love these public service broadcasts featuring jazz in Europe in the 1960s. They really capture the very unique quality of that era. There's this excellent piece from the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK featuring a Jazz festival in Sandvika on a show called Jazzkjelleren (recorded in 1963 - the same year as this funnily enough). It features a bunch of extremely young players from that scene who would become luminaries including a 16 year old Jan Garbarek!

[@bernardmazuel2509]

Magnifique !

[@fintanoneill7814]

Great slice of the '60's and so swinging!

[@luiszuluaga6575]

That was a really small stage for such a tall fella like Dex. 🤷🏻‍♂️😸

[@EuphoricImpact]

The zenith of cool!

[@rickgraham786]

Love this video. The nightlife seems like it was awesome. I'm reading "SOPHISTICATED GIANT" The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon, written by his wife, Maxine Gordon. It puts a whole new perspective on listening to and viewing his videos, having a sense of what he was dealing with off camera and offstage. What a genius!

[@lwendt1]

Classic footage. Thanks!

[@elinnombrable]

Thanks a lot for this jewel !!! Our Man in Copenhagen, never i saw him before. Long Life to Dex

[@gosiaruthner872]

Wspaniali mogę słuchać bez końca!!! 😍😋

[@bobjuke4216]

Fabulous!

[@del4297]

Fredik Lundin: I am looking this video of Lars Gullin., he was sooo good looking!!! such a great musician!. Thanks for posting this great video. Love from New Orleans the city of jazz. My husband and I will be in Stockholm the end of the year. Health and love for you and your love ones.

[@PabloVestory]

Amazing, thank you so much!

[@andrewgillis8572]

I am sure I have Sahib on baritone on LP somewhere - what a fantastic alto solo here

[@offpistegurus5943]

+andrew gillis Oh yeah, Andrew, Shihab was a wonderful baritone player. actually I prefer him on that instrument. Made lots of recordings in his own name on baritone.

[@anosjk]

But i always found that he is far better on alto (see Thelonious Monk circa 1948), although an extraordinary baritone. Hail the great Sahib! Hail the great Dex! You'll find Sahib on bari, for sure, on "Howard McGhee" (on Bethlehem Records)

[@NOLAJazzCollective]

@@anosjk also on Coltrane's Sound

[@brucesmith3740]

@@NOLAJazzCollective Chronic Blues by John Coltrane from album 'Coltrane' and other tracks.

[@cocotimbo]

Fantastic! Very skilled players, among the best of the world!

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Great. Many thanks for this.

[@beverlyjordan5301]

this is a cool video of Dexter at the height of his playing, After listening to Jackie Mclean's version of I Love You off his Swing Swang Swingin' album over the years I'm amazed at how similar the two are in their approach. They share an intensity in their approach.

[@vova47]

That's right, Beverly! According to Jackie, Dexter was his first major influence and his solo on Blowing The Blues Away was the first one Jackie has learnt and he tried to imitate tenor sound on alto. Dexter also used to sneak Jackie into clubs on 52nd street when McLean was underage. Years later two of them recorded together in Club Montmartre and Jackie was very proud to make the recording.......

[@alainjames9556]

vova47 - What a crock from Jackie. His first and major influence was, and is, Charlie Parker. Period. Not only was Bird an "influence" for Jackie, but Jackie used Bird's musical vocabulary verbatim. Note for note. Phooey.

[@MarshallKeys]

I hope you’ve learned a few things these past five years my friend.

[@gosiaruthner872]

So Good , jazz Gigant evryday dzięki 👍😂

[@imammarc]

Thanks for the video. Great set. Nice to see Godon and Shihab killing it.

[@pipewatcher]

this is , of course, very amazing!! thanks for putting this up here signed- appreciative new subscriber!

[@alandouglas8044]

Brilliant.

[@MrBongoagogo]

top sax players indeed so good

[@gertmartensson7624]

Tackar ödmjukast för detta klipp.

[@theHellzaPoppinjazz4u]

splendid! i don't understand german but who cares ! great sessions! thanks for sharing :D

[@Delfidash]

+theHellza Poppin Velkommen til Copenhagen Jazz Dexter Gordon !!

[@Monongahela_]

Ahh old europe...

[@RonCarterBassist]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@croiners4166]

Wow!❤

[@del4297]

Fredik. We also we'll be in Copenhagen!

[@5goadventuringagain506]

You shall be most welcome :-)

[@christiangutfleisch]

Lars Gullin, Klaus Lorenzen

[@fleetwoodbrawm]

Just amazing!!!!!!

[@musimages23]

titles of tunes? I love you.. for sentimental reasons? a little like don' t worry bout me I'll get along"

[@88esquire]

The title of the first tune is "Walkin'" (during the voiceover). And the second tune is simply titled "I Love You" -- the Cole Porter composition written on a dare. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_You_(Cole_Porter_song)

[@theopaopa1]

magnifico, gracias !

[@NuageAuSol]

so good!

[@Illneverremember1]

Amazing.

[@TheStide]

Thanks a lot !!!

[@franks.1454]

Wie cool ist das denn? @15:34 young Wayne Shorter in the audience?

[@wintermoon1939]

Dexter quotes Ellington's Rockin' In Rhythm @ 10:10

[@lacotroppavieratroppova8147]

YES YES YES.......

[@MySonicMountain]

Boom

[@petrkoptis2460]

Playback. Funny watching the audience. It must be quite hard for the musicians to hit the notes. Music is wunderful. Thank you

[@toneofvoiceorchestra189]

It's most certainly not playback. But as with many videos on youtube there's considerable lack between picture and sound. However as a saxplayer I recognice the fingering, it's just out of sync. Yes, it's wonderful music, and for a Copenhagener it's fun to see the town from back then. Also a couple of notable musicians in the audience, Ray Pitts among them.

[@petrkoptis2460]

Sorry, yes you are right. Still amazing how Shihab is almost not moving:-)Great solos.Thanks for explantion

[@raefblack7906]

they are all miming

[@badboikyoto3585]

You’re funny

[@MrBongoagogo]

Is that sitting down in the front watching charlie persip the 🥁 drummer.

[@fredriklundin]

That's Ray Pitts, the saxophonist, composer and arranger. He moved to Denmark in 1962, and lived and worked here with among other bands the National Radio Jazz Group and the National Radio Big Band. He was a very important part of the Danish jazz scene from then on and into the 80's. He continued to work with the Big band of and on up untill his death in 2012.

[@danjameson1572]

is that Henry Grimes in the sweater with the cigarettes?

[@fredriklundin]

I believe it's Ray Pitts, American sax player who lived in Denmark. Pitts led the Danish Radio Jazz group on many occasions, among other things.

[@edwarddesenne6153]

The alto sax played by Lars Gullin in the 1st Big band clip but in the 2nd clip who is playing baritone?

[@5goadventuringagain506]

Hmm, What clip are you talking about? The clip above is Sahib Shihab on alto, Gullin on baritone, Dexter on tenor. Then there's another clip (which isn't the one above) with a symphony orchestra (music by Nils Lindberg), first soloist is Gullin on baritone and then Rolf Billberg joins him later on alto.

[@jernejbregar5144]

9:02 (note to myself)

[@johnbani8532]

Thank you for sharing.