Yellowjackets with Marc Russo 'Revelation'

[@akguess]

This so makes me smile because I had the blessing of renting a car to Marc probably 4 years ago when he came to Dallas. It was one of those moments when I asked him his name and he said "I'm Marc Russo." I said you spell your name just like my favorite saxophonist! (Big idiot) He just laughed and we talked for 45 minutes. It was awesome.

[@zandoka]

The story behind the 'fashionable stage outfits', is that the Jackets came straight from the plane and their luggage got lost. So they just went out 'as is'. I was there and it is still one of the highlights of the festival (and I am talking 45 years!)

[@saxwill]

Marc russo great sax player..!!!! I love yellow jackets in this format...!!!

[@jurgenrenner388]

that's sax at its best!!!! the version with the perri sisters shows how much fun it is to play that song. my fav for almost 30 yrs and still can't play it with that passion :-(

[@kingpleasure]

Incredible sax playing with a ton of awesome altissimo.

[@alexmook6786]

Will Kennedy....my hero....greatest drummer EVER!

[@Lockawannablu3z]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nickmalleos6049]

Marc Russo is the best, but so underrated. He’s still killing it with the Doobie Brothers in his 60’s!

[@edenilsondepaulaamaral4547]

As Russel himself said: Mark Russo, a war machine on the sax!

[@jorgeband1111]

I know Yellowjackets from this time. I saw them twice live with M. Russo I remember saying hello to them in a restaurant in San Sebastian, they were going to play in the same concert with Michael Franks. they react as "Do you know as?", yes, you are yellowjackects ! they were very humble at that time, ,very friendly and accessible. It happened to me that when M. Russo left the band(still don´t know why) I stop being interested in their work. ( I associate the sound of the alto sax to the band). Marc Russo in my opinion is a melody constructor when playing solos, and that makes he unique, great performer with a fantastic sax sound. It's not a standard Jazz sax.... He does not maybe play with so many scales and "jazz- technique" as others because he is not a total jazz player, but this is what it makes him diferent and gives that incredible feeling when playing. Maybe that`s why he left the band, cause the band was moving by more jazzy roads. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cononzco Yellojackets de esta época, Les vi 2 veces con M. Russo,. Recuedo saludarles en una terraza en Donosti, y me saludaron muy simpaticos y sorpredidos de que alguien les reconociera. Eran bastante timidos y humildes. muy accesibles. Me pasó como veo a mucha gente que cuando M. Russo dejo el grupo, me dejo de interesar. Quiza porque asociaba el sonido de ese calido saxo alto a la banda. M. Russo en mi opinion es un creador de melodias al hacer un solo lo que le diferencia de otros saxofonistas que tiran mas de escalas. Sin embargo no es un saxofonista jazzero al uso, quizá por eso dejo e grupo, al sentir que estaban tomando caminos mas jazzys de armonias etc. Para mi lo que hace único a este saxofonista es precisamente el que haga melodías y no tire tanto de técnica y escalas, lo que le da el feeling que tiene ...

[@lexvankooten1]

Same for me...

[@danielolson5378]

I second that Jackets without Marc Russo isn't quite the same. Their best stuff is from like 1986-1990.

[@claryscat]

Growing up in the Bay Area I saw all these guys so many times through the years. You know? I've seen Tower over a hundred times and Yellowjackets every like year for ever! To have watched Robin and Mark Ford firing on all cylindars in a shopping mall in Mt. View playing the whole Yellow record flawlessly to Yoshi's recently... they are all my favorite bands. This music with Marc Russo is my favorite too. This was some scary stuff live, this was a great band. That cat can play the horn.

[@mariepompon9908]

Waouh c'est époustouflant merci et bonne année de France 😘😘

[@charlieduransax]

Marc Russo is amazing

[@akguess]

I did not recognize him because his hair was mostly grey, but he was playing with Tower of Power and the Doobies taking his son to the Rangers game. The most gracious man. Lots of respect for him.

[@theronhawk6700]

MR is master of altissimo register on Alto

[@megafunk88]

had the pleasure of working with Mintzer in the studio on one occasion as a lad- Tough arrangement I did of an old standard with tons of bizarre extensions already on tape, and he nailed 2 perfect solos in 2 takes, even humoring my over eager green-ness. Total real deal genius pro. -But---forgive me--Russo will always be the perfect fit for the 'jackets in my book. "At their Best?" I begrudgingly agree

[@daveBit15]

I think I was there, Holland 1989 or 1990. I was working as a sound engineer with a Cuban band (Irakere), and sneaked into Yellowjackets sound check (I've never heard of them before). I remember Marc Russo was very anal about the sound of the soprano sax, he went for like 15 minutes setting the eq and rev/delay. I was only able to watch the beginning of the concert, because my band was about to start in another hall. I had to wait like 15 years to enjoy their full act in Mexico, but with Bob Mintzer.

[@wilsoncosta5822]

Marc Russo, um Grande Mestre no Sax.

[@BrainPath]

Marc Russo, Pleasant Hill!!!!

[@shanelouislights]

what a lick at 4:00 !!!!

[@walterlew]

My Boy Jimmy showing his chops on the horn‼️🔥

[@74drums]

megafunk88 I'm all with regarding Marc Russo beeing the perfect fit for Jackets i'm such a sucker for his alto and the period of the second half of the 80:s is my favorite. No offense to Bob Mintzer who truly is an amazing musician and composer, arranger but in my opinion Jackets didn't became the same when he left. The first time i heard his alto i got hooked immediatly!

[@stretch54]

Mintzer is a fantastic player with more breadth of style than Russo. He writes a lot of their stuff as well. Russo would be good in the SNL band with his down home style.

[@scottcoston7832]

stretch54 First comparing musicians of this caliber is just a way for folks to voice their preference, that being said Mintzer sounds like he wants to be Brecker. Moreover, Russo does a great job with motivic development... Amazing on Ballads and altissimo is incredible. Russo is more like a Sanborn... Sanborn did more with different styles of music... but on straight blues jam, Russo is king... which reinforces your SNL comment... except he an also play bebop like Phil Woods. (Yes radically different sound)

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

Word has it that Marc was burned out from the road and that he wanted to raise his kids. Still my favorite Alto

[@AdamsKartunes]

Imagine being at that show. This is so killer..

[@jaareda9940]

Marc “Muthafunkin” Russo! Still my favorite!

[@MagnusAnand]

It would be interesting to have Eric Marienthal, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker and Lenny Picket playing this tune with Marc.

[@FedericoGPena]

I never understand comments such as yours....Why would you want to pair Marc with these other cats (some of which play out a similar bag)??!! What would be the point??

[@wyndhl8309]

and Chris Hunter and Gerald Albright James Carter...Adriene Spencer for altissimos, don't you think?

[@victorcerabino5319]

we all know Russo was the perfect fit, front row seats at the Blue Note when Politics came out, blown away. Russo alto Breaker tenor Pepper bari Geroge Howard saprono,thats what i feel

[@voicetube]

Yellowjackets & The Rippingtons: Best two jazz groups of all time!! Steely Dan is my all time FAVORITE ... but I consider SD more "Rock/Jazz" then streaight "Jazz," thus the shortlist above. Sandborn would be a fave in the solo-artist cat.

[@Gabas80]

@voicetube What about Spyro Gyra? They are more on the funky-fusion style, but they have their Jazz too! And yes i agree Yellowjackets & The Rippingtons are absolutel great!

[@Marunius]

Best version cuz of Russo and also because of the quality, so many hissing lives on youtube when you type in Yellowjacket Revelation in the search bar.

[@Geepereet]

Good to hear, glad tot know, enjoy the file(s). I did my best to post the best quality when applicable.

[@funkyleo1973]

@SpotOnMusic1 I've had that very thing happen to me. Had one show playing with a band in Sweden. The luggage was left in England so we had to play in the clothes we arrived in and borrow equipment from the other band on the bill.

[@lokaf5801]

je souhaite retrouver d'autres vidéo des yellowjackets avec marc russo voire des concerts entier.

[@Truelight0]

Marc Russo💥💥💥🎷

[@romualdo73]

I saw them at "Capolinea" jazz club in Milan. I think was 1994.

[@MagnusAnand]

Ohh boy.... Ohhh boy!!!

[@Geepereet]

@funkyleo1973 There has been once a concert on this festival they arrived that late and absolute direct from the Airport, the could'nt change their outfits anymore, no joke, a true anecdote, so that must have been this one i guess ;-)

[@laloservin]

Great tune. Thanx for posting. Is there a DVD of this?

[@voicetube]

@Gabas80 Yes, SG was amazing as well.. but I'm partial to the above mentioned groups I guess.... Oh, only second to (ok... on par with) those is a group called Wishfull Thinking (!!) Holy moly.. ever hear their song "Think Again" -- or a bunch of their other work? AMAZING!

[@funkyleo1973]

Someone really sould have had a word with Jimmy about those shorts

[@theronhawk6700]

Yellojackets are the coldest band in the land.

[@ДанаГуща3091]

Самый золотой состав Елоу Джекетс!!!

[@edoardozampetti4601]

Brecker Berg Mintzer Russo..and others...

[@foxydonna]

I often wonder what some of their later tracks would of sounded like with Russo. I still remember buying that first album without him and how i missed his spirit and where it took us. They were not the same product it was like i got used to Bob filling in and still see it that way.

[@thomaskramer4291]

I’ve followed the Yellowjackets for almost 30 years and still enjoy early works from Mark Russo. Bob Metzger does a great job of replacing Mark, but the original harmonics from Russo are hard to beat. I can hardly wait to see them when. they’re in town at Yoshi‘s Oakland or San Francisco.

[@Scinders]

This is great.Was this from North Sea jazz 1988?

[@kubbirou]

q buenos agudos :D

[@777leviandades]

Smoking !

[@JCMthebrand]

The SIMS gawd himself!

[@JazzAUPH]

well the song title is REVELATION...

[@lak777-x5i]

Christ nous révélant le Père

[@eduardofabian6447]

Que sabor

[@Geepereet]

@funkyleo1973 LOL, did you play well that night?

[@Geepereet]

@megafunk88 OK, just trying to describe such a footage as very or more than that, advisible to enjoy I use an encouraging term which may be discussable for everyone who has other opinions. Anyway, I always have thought this is quite a real gem.

[@MrSax93]

Marc Russo has used a meyer 6M?

[@pussuz_off]

Is this alto or tenor? Pls help

[@barisozer4317]

Alto☺️

[@martinvillalbapetit8974]

Terrible!! Hasta ahora hay 8 sordos que vieron este video

[@ribiQ]

4:01 - 4:05.

[@coltranesaxIV]

O_O

[@BKrieg8]

@steenrna You are insane if you can even second people to Mintzer. There is a point where world-class becomes world-class. Learn something.

[@lhaqq5009]

Without roben ford is 🤐🤐🤐

[@Osnosis]

For all the Mintzer, Potter, Redman haters out there, please stay home in your basements so I can get front row seats to every show of theirs.

[@Jaujau933]

Stop crying

[@Kride-1954]

alot of Brandon Fields in his phrasing. Love it Ksaxman.com

[@gtiprod]

I guess you haven't seen Richard Elliot..

[@espr7564]

Great song Alto sound is sucks, he sacrifices tone for altisdimo.

[@jamessayerpiano]

@BKrieg8 But Bob mintzer can't play the saxophone in this style very well. Marc russo has this style in the pocket. Bob mintzer sounds lame playing this track on more modern version. Need that real pop tone to play this. oh and the language