Hal Galper Quintet with Randy and Mike Brecker "Hey Fool"

The legendary Hal Galper Quintet
Berlin
November 4, 1977
Hal Galper: Piano
Randy Brecker: Flugelhorn
Mike Brecker: Tenor
Wayne Dockery: Bass
Bob Moses: Drums

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

I have never seen a video where Randy enjoys Michael's playing like this. Just awesome

[@RayX12]

This is still my favorite sax solo. Supernaturally beautiful

[@edpalermo1580]

When I first moved to NYC, I used to see this band every time they played, usually at Boomer's on Bleecker St. They played this song all the time but I believe it was called "Hey Baby" at the time I saw them. All great solos but Mike's solo was ALWAYS tremendous and made me want to jump out of my seat during those stop times. God bless all of you!

[@martindalmasi5340]

Just Mike standing with the horn is amazing because you anticipate whats coming!!!!--

[@RussPaladino]

I keep coming back to this clip. They're floating on the same plane together. I love watching Randy's faces behind Mike's solo. Gold!

[@ewi4000]

I can't get enough of this either Russ.

[@RussPaladino]

@Jeff Taylor , yeah brother!

[@sheriff2539]

This tune speaks to my soul. It has a black gospel church thing going on and the Brecker Brothers treat it with such respect and class. I can feel that Mike was feeling this song on his solo. He absolutely captures the magic of the yells and spontaneous outbursts of praise for the Holy Spirit that one would hear at a black baptist church on Sunday morning. Let me say that as a saxophonist, there is so much information in this one song for any player or lover of music. An absolute master class on how to approach gospel and the blues. Thank you Hal Galper. RIP Mike Brecker

[@sheriff2539]

Music is art, and interpreted as such. Everyone's taste is certainly different, and I'm not going to troll on you for having a different opinion. I can assure you that I am not a jazz geek, but prefer blues, gospel, and soul. I do have an ear for jazz, but not what I lean toward as a player. To push back a bit on a few of your comments though. It doesn't get much simpler on melody than this. One can argue that many of (for example) Stevie Wonder's pop hits are more complicated than this tune. I take issue with your STIFF comment as well. Complete hogwash. There is more creativity, feeling, and soul in this one song than most popular vocal music put together. Ignorance of instruments and instrumental music is not a pass to criticize what you cannot understand. Oh yeah, and......Scripted????!!!! The melody surely is, (all are) but the solos are IMPROVISED sir. Unlike any pop music. I once heard Simon Cowell say that jazz was too self indulgent for him. Maybe you're in his camp, but I prefer the indulgence of instrumental jazz over a formulated, over simplified, dumbed down popular vocal music genre any day. Just my humble opinion, of course.

[@59trader43]

Hogwash

[@59trader43]

Hogwash

[@59trader43]

Agree

[@59trader43]

i recommend kenny G for you ,nice easy listening

[@ghawk78]

I find myself here just about every day. Greatness and beautiful music.

[@peonerovv1770]

Does anyone else think it sounds like Vulfpeck's "Outro"?

[@cooldebt]

I just had the thought that Vulfpeck must have been inspired by this - then I scrolled down and saw your comment :)

[@vuotava11]

Holy Moses, this is just absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

[@doce7606]

Mike and Randy had come straight from the 'Taxi theme' session... Killer tune and dig those dungarees.. Hip post..thanks * Lolo ! correction flares and jean-waistcoat !wower, wish we were back in '77 peace world !

[@Riddim4]

The Taxi Theme was recorded in Berlin?

[@doce7606]

@@Riddim4 er.. not quite; think it was a schiffrin/loerber session in NY (that growling quiet rhodes and marauding bass with straight-8 hats... so nasty)..., but these guys were as mobile as they were hip, like jazz musicians can be, LA, berlin, montreux, etc... peace world !

[@janbruegelmann9822]

what a great band! lovely bluesy composition + great solos by all - as was stated before: Michael in '77 drove every sax player crazy - wonderful example of Michaels art

[@firstlast4874]

He's still driving them crazy

[@ebaylistentomusic]

I was talking with Rakalam Bob Moses about this a few days ago. He said the funny thing was that this particular gig was nowhere close to the best ones on the tour. I wish there were recordings of some of those.

[@saxophonemechanic5454]

7:01 Face solo, go Randy. RB the biggest MB fan!

[@SidLaw500]

LOL!

[@t.c.9838]

Randy is feeling it!

[@sliverhandsonbasses]

It always stuns me the level of genius, emotion and musicianship of tho close member of the same family. Both have assorted so much from each other, and both are/were absolute top class in their own way!

[@steinwaysonsk1323]

Love it!

[@mariusardeleanu3884]

I feel just like him every time I listen to Michael Brecker

[@WouterTurkenburg]

Michael Brecker..no wonder that around 1977 he became the number one hero of all jazz students of every jazz department of schools of jazz around the world. Including Louis Gerrits!

[@ewi4000]

Wouter Turkenburg And I didn't even study jazz, I studied classical music haha.

[@thebreathalyzer]

This is so awesome, Mike's solo is totally killing. wow. Their phrasing is so tight during the melody choruses too, as always. love this clip!!!

[@jr1rerun]

Man Mike soloing on the altissimo and making it effortless. Making that high B sound so good on tenor is incredible.

[@eranddroory9987]

What a great gem.. Thank you 😊 🙏

[@doce7606]

Testimony by Hal here, who is making I think deep comments in this amazing piece. I agree with BenT. below, here; the 'Amazing-Grace' intro- broken into increasingly disparate fragments is meaningful. The faltering , falling down, and trying to get up after a 'quart of whiskey, is familar to many blues and jazz-men. The Gospel salvation starts to come in Michael's solo: I'v never heard him sound so like a brother. Wow ! This is acknowledgement, redemption coming even for the losers, without a 'dime-in-their pocket. I found this recently and I can hear it, my testimony. Peace, joy, love and soul-salvation through music. Much love for posting

[@OdinLimaye]

So damn good; the whole quartet sounds absolutely gorgeous!

[@vauji]

Amazing, thanks for posting that, so great to see the brothers so young and so good....we miss you Michael...

[@craigparrish7139]

This is extraordinary and magical in every way.

[@thecandyman9308]

Jesus Churrrrist I can not believe how good everybody is here.

[@shaddjimenez4524]

beautiful music.

[@gilparrisgp]

Awesome Footage, Louis ! Thank you, gp nyc

[@andersongalindo2788]

Breckers❤

[@ghawk78]

Mike on his Link! Thanks for this, Louis.

[@ewi4000]

You're welcome Greg!

[@DavidThrift]

Louis you post cool breckermusic. I still love my Heavy Metal Bebop. They both had the wah wah thing going.

[@Marunius]

Fantastic articulation from The Brothers even more than usual!

[@HGQjazz]

Randy so proud of baby bro!

[@rogerrocharr]

beeeeeeeeeest !!thank you Michael Brecker

[@pulledfocusmedia]

Randy was LOCKED in with Bob! There's so much passion in this! Definitely a pleasure to watch. Also that breath @5:38 intentional or not it was smooth!🔥🔥

[@josephgiarraffa6379]

Really enjoyed that Great music The BB are just always been my favorite MB was the best

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Fantastic Mike Brecker chorus !! Randy is fan also!!

[@mmee24]

Beautiful. Love the recording of this unit but had never seen any video. Thanks so much posting the two of them.

[@ewi4000]

You're welcome. It's the first time I found a video of decent quality of this quintet. The other one is a super8 movie. Also on my channel.

[@mmee24]

The LP's and CD's of this quintet are stellar. Thanks again for your devotion to Michael Brecker. A little connection that Michael studied with then Philadelphia saxophonist Vince Trombetta for awhile. I also studied with Vince for a long time. Vince was on the Mike Douglas show studio band for the entire run of that long gone talk show....if you're old enough to remember it...haha !!!

[@luke125]

Now that’s a horn section.

[@raepaul8158]

Fabulous !

[@waltervandonselaar8192]

Thanks for sharing. Walt. Nl

[@RobertCAmendMr-Saxophone]

Thanks for posting from the good old ZDF archives! Vintage Galper with those thick sideburns ;-) "Hey Fool" - reminds me of the quote: "He is no fool who gives what he can't keep to gain what he cannot lose." ~Jim Elliot

[@tomsch]

Wow.. just WOW!!

[@rickstokes2239]

Miss you Mike.

[@adamyves]

Just wow!

[@coffeyjjj]

I've never heard Randy play anything i didn't absolutely love. His brother is quite good, too. Sublime.

[@L9C1C5]

Love Hal!

[@mmee24]

Just GREAT

[@KleberebelK18]

And the algorithm gets better and better... woo!

[@darrelfrancisco2941]

Amazing

[@rdklarnet4120]

Yes thank you

[@mikedavino2400]

Thanks for this.

[@prahamusic0194]

Dobré je to, tradičné, fajne

[@u89worlds]

that's splendid. uplift

[@bilbobaggins4403]

Isn't Hey Fool the way Cannonball Adderley used to address people?

[@thebreathalyzer]

Exactly, that's where the title comes from...

[@bartterhorst9604]

Hey Louis, nu nog een transcriptie van de saxsolo....😃. Zit echt vol met gave liks.👍🏼

[@gaiaangelique4492]

Hey Bart, ben je al klaar? :D

[@maf9314]

Bart ter Horst bartjeeeee alles lekka

[@alexbostelle287]

Top of his game

[@dukoff11]

Wow Wow Wow!!

[@vioffk]

Michael!!

[@coolaxe-dw4840]

Suuuuuuuuper🎷🎺🎹🥁🎸

[@kennybradshaw2122]

Class!

[@gillos7488]

Super

[@thierrytuppin5675]

🛴😎🧳..👌 Parfait

[@erichuang7524]

0:12 Sonny Coreleone...? Is that you?

[@egyptianminor]

Beat me to it! Yes, that German dude looks like Jimmy Caan circa 1971.

[@mariusardeleanu3884]

Randy plays fluegelhorn 😉

[@ewi4000]

Marius Ardeleanu Thanks. I copied it from the previous clip 😊. Now corrected.

[@mariusardeleanu3884]

Louis Gerrits My pleasure ... Thanks for sharing us, great gig!

[@mattofruitloop]

Stupid good That’s all I have to say

[@jaystrass8608]

Bob Moses kicks some serious ass. Jimmy Strassburg

[@brennobronzi]

So beautiful. What was that noise on 1:36??

[@ewi4000]

Releasing the sustain pedal from the piano.

[@chrisjones2412]

Is Mike playing on a Hollywood Dukoff or an old Link here?

[@ewi4000]

Link

[@missingmylink]

chris jones Link with baffle? Louis?

[@billiongenius]

MB is on a Link and a non-Mark VI. But you still know it’s MB. Not his VI and Guardala. What even is that tenor? This is where the equipment argument goes out the window.

[@ebaylistentomusic]

He's playing a VI, the neck rocker looks like silver plate.

[@xasma]

Sounds like on the sonny side of the street in some portions.

[@UkuleleAversion]

This was West Berlin right?

[@jonviol]

Well I never---- "!

[@pegerockas]

Structure was to clever by half. Michael B. was the only soloist who was able to pull a feeling of lyrical continuity out of the structure...

[@christophertown7136]

Sorry, Randy.... to hear Michale play... to hear... too old? hell no. Let's hear you play. Loud and strong.