George Van Eps and Howard Alden-Stompin' at the Savoy

[@kevinskuhagen2120]

Masters! Young and old, carrying out the jazz guitar tradition as great as anyone imaginable.

[@krang07]

damn it i keep finding these musical gems on you tube, i`ll never get to sleep

[@chezruss]

and I ll never get my day started.....

[@ericmintz6689]

Simply maa-havelous! Musicianship that transcends the ordinary without resorting to special effects. Who are these Gods dressed like ordinary men?

[@johnstenglein9097]

Two giants delivering. What beautiful playing.

[@superslonic]

Brilliant band, thanks for posting! I love the way the bass player reacts to George Van Eps' solo, I think he is pretty surprised with some ideas :)

[@robocoptickmusick]

amazing!!! thanks for posting this!!!

[@999manman]

I initially watched this only to see Van Eps but now I gotta do some more checking out of Alden's musicality! WOW!!!

[@jimsoloway]

Best two guitar band I've ever seen. I can't believe it's been 20 years, but seeing the two of you together was a true life changer for me. Thanks for everything.

[@rosshamilton9324]

Absolutely great music

[@adityarajgupta]

it cannot get better than this.

[@djangoleg]

What a fantastic duo !

[@peterjaypriest]

My god! Is Howard Alden a genius, or what??!! I fell in love with Jazz, and Jazz guitar, by listening to Joe Pass, Wes, Ellis, et al, catching Pass and Ellis anytime they made it to the Sf Bay Area. I'd put Howard at the top (well, along with Joe Pass...!) What a pleasure!

[@vincentward7333]

yes, he is.....simply no other way to put it. He learned everything he could from every top jazz player, live or dead and put it all together. Chops, ear, theory, imagination, chordal stuff, single note lines, he truly has it all.

[@ArkRed1]

So glad I got to know Mr. VanEps. RIP.

[@nogoogleplus]

Wow, VanEps' chord work is unreal!

[@morinkhuur]

Superb!

[@ArkRed1]

In my next life I want to play just like that!! What a great job.

[@dingoswamphead]

What a joy to see two generations of jazzers in such harmony. Howard, it would be great to see you back at Manly Australia one day.

[@jean-lucbersou758]

What a journey in the endlessly universe of music!.What a chance to meet George Van Eps ,and to share and learn directly from Him. Hope that Van Eps' books and methods are still affordable since they bring the ticket for infinite explorations and discoveries of inexhaustibles treasures .Thanks to Howard Alden,Bucky Pizzarelli for the wondering burning "flame".Guitar duets are a delicate challenge .I hope that someday Howard can play with the young Pasquale Grasso .As we say in France they are built to meet each other !Thanks a lot for this posting and your Jazz Mastery. '

[@jazzydog]

Two of my favorite guitar players!!. Superb!!.

[@eliopatriciojaviersilva8264]

Que maravilla!!!!!

[@pablocorrea5206]

george van eps is magic

[@ArkRed1]

In my next life I want to play just like that!! What a great job. I was lucky enough to have Mr. Van Eps make one of his string dampers for me which I keep in the safe deposit box along with a hand written letter from him. What great tone you guys have as well as great chops. RIP Mr. Van Eps. Though we never met , I'll always cherish our phone conversations.

[@KABRIS1]

It SOUNDS great & that's what is important.

[@nickbirkby2521]

This is really wonderful. Thanks so much.

[@cashchecks]

Thanks for posting. I have the whole show on video as well and another one from the same tour. It was in Bad Saulgau where I heard this "Salute to Eddie Condon" package live. Besides the gentlemen in the clip it featured Ed Polcer on cornet, Bob Havens on trombone, Allan Vaché on clarinet, Johnny Barnes on barisax, Johnny Varro on piano and Polly Podelwell, vocals. Guitarist Jim Douglas played the first part of that tour in North Germany.

[@tuxguys]

The Benny Goodman classic, played by two of the best, in the company of two of the best. Van Eps and Alden are supremely masterful; Haggart, place in history assured as the composer of that most standard of standards, "What's New?" shows why he was an in-demand bassist for all those years; Butch Miles (not to be confused with drummers Butch Trucks or Buddy Miles) was such an ass-kicking drummer with Basie (during those years he was often referred to as "Buddy Rich, Jr.") that it's refreshing to hear him show such restraint in this small group situation, and, of course, his time is impeccable.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

A treat to watch and hear : )))

[@robertd.s.1723]

Hi Howard, We had the opportunity to meet at the Dennison Guitar Festival a few years back. It was the first time I heard your playing and you'be been one of my favorites ever since. Thanks for these videos! So great!

[@CarlosLima-oe7wn]

É alto nível no standard americano. Inesquecível!

[@RichieALevy]

Translation from Portuguese:"The high level in American (jazz) standards. Unforgettable!"

[@RonaldCid]

Thanks for posting this gem

[@jlucguitar]

superbe version avec georges van eps et son jeu en accords

[@Guitardemycom]

Van Eps is so cool............

[@rolandsteph]

Howard, Thanks for posting the videos of George. How exciting it must have been to play with him. I wish I could have seen him live, but never did. I did catch a show you did in Hutchinson with James Moody, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington and a few others. I think it was a Newport Jazz Festival touring group of some sort. Roland

[@gabri3l367]

Bravissimi e George Van Es era immenso

[@vituskyper]

classe, bravura ed eleganza espressiva !

[@jazzeando7357]

Maravilloso !

[@sanddancer01]

Thanks for posting this. If you've got anything else of you and George please put it up. I listen to you and George constantly

[@augustopeloso]

I listen to Hand-Crafted Swing everyday, it's hard for me to find your songs on the internet, let alone buying the original record at the store here in Argentina. Thank you for uploading it. You're my favorite jazz guitar player.

[@Jazzwayze]

Howard plays sweet and laid-back. What can you say about George that hasn't already been said? Nothing except to repeat that he was one of the 'Giants'.

[@vernonbigsby]

yes!

[@steelguitar7]

Great!!!

[@d.l.jardine-dq3kp]

gve the fingers and the intro from howard man oh man

[@TheWaffleState]

Anyone know what type of guitar Howard is playing? I really like the tone! Also the great George Van Eps is an inspiration to me!

[@DT570]

it's awesome at 1:40 when he uses the tritone sub and the bassist picks up on it, it's allways interesting seeing solo players playing in a band, there's alot less material to work with when you have to stay (relatively) whithin the written chords.

[@halden7]

It's low A- George used the same, but then the whole guitar down a whole step, so it's a low G for him

[@patrickboyle3106]

BUTCH!!!!!! YES!

[@halden7]

@seamothboy Almost all the time-At the time of this video, I was playing exclusivel with a pick-now I play with my fingers some, maybe 25% of the time

[@MrMusicguyma]

Hitting on 7s.

[@gabri3l367]

Sicuramente il suono piu' bello della chitarra jazz ....

[@KABRIS1]

TASTY!!!

[@KABRIS1]

DT570:iT'S A SHARP 9 CHORD MOVED UP A HALF STEP TWICE.HE PICKED UP ON THE HALF STEP, NOT THE TRITONE.

[@cdchazz]

Agreed #9

[@wisesatyr72]

I like Satchmo's version better but this is great!

[@vinnothelizard]

That man on his right is 7foot 6..

[@tonyrichardsguitar]

I got to see Howard play last night with our very own Andy Brown here in Chicago. He is so great. Nice to hear him talk about George Van Eps. Two masters of the guitar!