Jam Session / Blue Bossa (1989)

Don Sickler:tp
Shigeharu Mukai:tb
Bobby Watson:as
Bobby Hutcherson:vib
Don Pullen:p
Cameron Brown:b
Lewis Nash:ds
Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival with Blue Note

[@xboxdonut1886]

Its 2022 and this piece is timeless. Sounds just as good as it did in 89. I am watching this video for the first time and my love of jazz has exploded that much more after hearing all of the colors in this piece. To see just a few of jazz legends chilling together and having fun is the best thing to see.

[@sirokumasabu]

自分が生まれる前のスーパー映像ですが、向井滋春さんはトロンボーン吹きの自分にとって永遠のアイドルです。古今東西で一番カッコいいトロンボーン奏者だと本気で思います。この映像の向井滋春さんに憧れて白いジャケットを買いましたw

[@xboxdonut1886]

And as a trombonist that solo rocked me, excellent improv right there best I've seen for this piece.

[@kandemJV]

Shigeharu Mukai is one of the best trombonist on earth!. He still plays in festivals in japan these days. you should take a look at his discography if you're interested, specially "Spacing Out" and "Hip Cruiser"

[@xboxdonut1886]

@@kandemJV sounds sick thanks!

[@fabiennelouveaux1025]

le trombone est très très bien, magnifique. j'adore.Pour un standard entendu des milliers de fois, celui ci est vraiment original

[@RK-yc9ys]

向井さん(tb)ですね。脂の乗った演奏ですね。ここまで〝イントネーションの変化〟を付ける事の出来るプレイヤーは現在でもいないと思います。素晴らしい動画、ありがとうございました。

[@TheFunkyKingston]

Don Sickler's solo is a helluva solo.My God,what a feeling!! Great!!

[@TakFurukawa]

The best Blue Bossa trumpet solo! I heard many trumpet players Blue Bossa solos and I like Don Sickler''s sole the best among them.

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

exactly! i'll transcribe this as soon as i'm done with the exam on two days

[@HazenLewis]

saucy risi pls Post🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

Hazen Lewis i'm not that good at transcribing (i don't usually use musical notation) and i'll do it by hand; so there will be mistakes but i can scan it for your and sent it through email

[@HazenLewis]

saucy risi dude awesome. My email is [e-mail]

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

@@HazenLewis i give up i just tried the first 4 bars and he goes all over the register, he doesn't fit inside 5 lines only. i'll learn it by ear, sheet music is an obstacle

[@mglovehr]

今日、初めて聴きました。自分もTromboneを吹きますが、向井さんのPlayは凄い！ 凄すぎます！！ Tromboneという楽器の可能性、いやそれよりもやはり、向井さんの技量に感服です。 素晴らしい演奏をありがとう！！

[@pongufogu9457]

Kudos to Bobby Watson for finding the time to stalk and chatting up a girl from the audience during Don Sickler's solo. Listening to his solo blowing through circular breathing, one might successfully argue against all healthy issues attributed to cigarettes.

[@nicholasharrison6205]

True

[@tsharnii5951]

you sound jealous mate!

[@5753kazuaki]

これマウント富士ジャズフェス１９８９・小雨降るホテルマウント富士の中庭で最前列でこの演奏を聴いていました。22年前ですね。ドンシックラーの切れ味の良いtp、無呼吸奏法のボビーワトソンの驚異のas、そして我らが向井さんの超絶tb。良い音質・画像でのアップありがとうございます。我が青春の思い出の1ページです。

[@projcobweb]

One of my favourite versions of this piece. Love Cameron Brown's bass playing on this night.

[@user-cz2dj2de1l]

マウント富士での日野皓正さんを観て9歳でトランペットを始めた34歳です。 　当初日本人は日野さんしか互角にプレイできる人居ないと生意気に思ってたらトランペットみたいなプレイをするトロンボーンがいました！しかも日本人・何となく日野さんと似てる(笑)向井滋春さんをこの演奏で初めて知り、ファンになりました！ 　2021年現在、これに勝るトロンボーン吹きは未だ現れてない気がします！

[@jorymil]

I'm really digging this 'bone solo. Whether or not it's intentional, going on/off-mike like he does adds color to things. On a song like "Blue Bossa," which has been done to death in just about every beginning jazz group on the planet, you've got to find something to call your own. Mukai really builds the energy, which for an end-of-evening jam is exactly what you want.

[@1950jimbei]

Yep, I really love the way Mukai builds it up. Of course, I appreciate all the other musicians here, too.

[@Alino17]

He Shigeharu Mukai is an humble instrument's Master. Check his '70s recordings like Spacing Out and Fly Little Bird

[@Fiddlingflynns]

Intentional 👍

[@cavaflinguer5565]

J'adore cette version de blue bossa parmi tant d'autres

[@MovieVidKing]

Great circular breathing technique by Bobby Watson. Nice arrangement & solo work by all three front men.

[@cavaflinguer5565]

Génial une des meilleures versions avec Ritchie Cole inégalable

[@mjkirsch7720]

向井さんのCD持ってるけどこんなすごいアドリブ知らなかった。恐ろしいほどのテクニックを持っていますねー。改めて見直しました。

[@kadenn8811]

look at Bobby Watson circular breath at 8:37, what a master

[@geraldnichols2722]

I have heard multi many trombonists and this one is definitely among the top improvisors on trombone on this number at least.

[@paulkitas4659]

+Gerald Nichols Holy s**t the best I have heard on trombone

[@geraldnichols2722]

The "field is full" of amazing trombonists today.

[@Alino17]

@@geraldnichols2722 Shigeharu Mukai played some of his very best in the '70s, with Japan musicians like Kazumi Watanabe, Terumasa Hino, Takeo Moriyama and the likes. He really is the Japan Trombine Master. Fly Little Bird, Head Wind (1974) and Spacing Out (1978) some of his best recordings. Knowing which this fine performance is no wonder

[@curtist8735]

Great solos by these Masters!!!

[@mariagonzales4056]

A COISA MAIS LINDA NESSA JAM ´É COMO ELES TOCARAM COM EMOÇÃO, AMOR A MUSICA, E FELIZES DE ESTAREM JUNTOS!!!, O TROMBONISTA JAPONES ME LEMBROU OS TROMBONISTAS AQUI DO BRASIL TOCANDO FELIZES NOS BAILES NAS GAFIEIRAS MARAVILHOSO!!!

[@cavaflinguer5565]

Une des meilleures versions que j'ai entendue

[@HJKelley47]

Awesome. So glad I came across this vid. Cameron Brown did an outstanding job on the bass! What a session!!!!!

[@cavaflinguer5565]

One of the best version of Blue Bossa I've ever heard so efficient one

[@Nerraw-St2]

Brings back good memories of mellow sounds. Make me long for playing tenor sax again. Alto man is good.

[@Alino17]

Thank you. Superb music

[@bilbobaggins4403]

Smooth trumpet 🎺

[@cavaflinguer5565]

Le meilleur morceau du monde

[@freejazzvan]

Hey... nice to hear Shigeharu Mukai with all those hotshots. I heard him a couple of years ago and his face is shot... he plays a lot of cello now.

[@geraldnichols2722]

+Free Jazz How sad to hear. I thought I had found another trombone monster to enjoy.

[@tromboneJTS]

trumpet solo is solid and melodic with great tone

[@cavaflinguer5565]

J'adore le saxo tellement différent de l'interprétation de Richie Colle qui est le must sur ce morceau

[@Fiddlingflynns]

That bass work is really melodic. Maybe a little busy for this tune, but very fun to listen to!

[@user-64896]

i was NOT expecting shigeharu mukai to be in this!! but i’m not complaining, not at all...

[@biencj]

Loving the grooves on the double bassist!

[@masamikolbenschlag8941]

I listened to Shigeru Mukai's trombone when he was still playing at the "Pit In" in Shinjyuku, Tokyo. He was awesome.

[@hoangphan4091]

Love it , play so nice

[@vlajkonarancic1596]

Bravo momci, odlčna svirka

[@stephonburton7528]

I was there fun day

[@klawpro]

Bobby Watson is blazing. He's got so much to say musically and there's an intensity and urgency to it that is simply overwhelming. Having said all of that, as in this clip, he had to have the 'last word' on the solos. Thanks for the post!

[@jakehostetler900]

Nice job Bobby Watson- although many notes, many good notes with tasteful licks to color up the runs

[@alerh3]

Great choices of angle and direction in this video!

[@andersoncesar8202]

A música boa unindo as etnias, trombonista bom demais.

[@trumpetrumept]

Goooood !!! Great Solos ! high level !

[@PosauneundPapier]

5:40 THE SHIGEHARU MUKAI DIFFERENCE ! !

[@PosauneundPapier]

That 3B sound baby

[@cavaflinguer5565]

Le trompettiste a grave une tronche de psychopathe tueur en série

[@yesyes8764]

That bone solo

[@STPskate]

Watson too. They both just hammered those solos

[@solomoncaranich4063]

very well I enjoyed

[@Perivale]

I don't hear too many trombone players with jazz. That Mukai is on point though. 💕

[@user-lv3iy9qp6c]

最高な演奏で有り向井滋春サン若いゼェー

[@noahjacob5552]

the lick: 1:59

[@juanfran1806]

Increíble. Precioso. El contrabajo tambíen genial.

[@jinlim1056]

That was bonerific

[@kadenn8811]

6:14 and 6:58 are my favorite parts.

[@STPskate]

holy shit mukai.

[@ninawilson5576]

Smooth.

[@davidbento9459]

Great armature on the T-bone!

[@saminkofu]

Woa? Mr. Shigeharu Mukai is a pro t-bone player.

[@geraldnichols2722]

David Bento- I'm sure you meant "embouchure."

[@1950jimbei]

David Bento LOL. You just showed your ignorance and embarrassed yourself, idiot!

[@westwhales5320]

Jim Blues no need to be so harsh, it’s just a spelling mistake

[@ernestogarcia7931]

Trombone player is a total clown

[@Ksiso007]

Clasic!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FanTrombone]

the horns with great stage presence, trpt- had a definite plan while he solo'd, the trombone was full of passion, the sax tore it up with the 16th and circular breathing. The worse part was the drummer which had good style but a fill every other measure, even while the solo's where going on made it difficult for everyone to fall in the grove. the drummers job is to keep the groove not solo through and entire song.

[@fotismonocheir1446]

Clearly you have no idea about music

[@JDubbs1965]

It's called responding to the moment, it's what this music is about.

[@mrbluestrek1]

Bobby Watson is a extraterrestre ?

[@TheNoobyGuy1]

Man this was great! I wish the trombone player didn't get so carried away that his bell kept getting out of the mic!

[@ASquared007]

Simeon Davis As a former trombone player, I can attest it is difficult to keep the instrument steady while playing it. It simply comes down to the mechanics.

[@barrtok]

cool!

[@timjazznlterbals6629]

Hi Rob,you know about the Jazz?

[@angelduarte5569]

Cool

[@jiyujizai]

😃⤴️💓🎵

[@toshiyasudeep2009chonan]

やたらタバコを吸うシーンをインサートしてくるのは、JTあたりが提供、協賛だったのか？。それに、せっかくのボビー・ワトソンの素晴らしいソロの佳境で日野だか誰かのふざけた映像をはさんでいて、ほんとうに残念な動画である。

[@saminkofu]

確かに日野皓正のおふざけは余計だったね。タバコシーンも当時はまだジャズに似合う、みたいな雰囲気があったんだよ。

[@Hodarioficial]

braSIL PORRAAAA

[@jiyujizai]

🌱🙂💙

[@bilbobaggins4403]

How does he circular breath like that?

[@brunomirano7696]

Seems to me or is the saxophonist doing circular breathing?

[@gfexc]

Camera man sucks. A trumpet solo and he is filming a guy bumming a smoke

[@BradenBarrentine]

That's the best part man!

[@ernestogarcia7931]

Totally trash I agree with you what an idiot camera guy lol

[@KenichiYamashita-blc]

ソロになるといいね

[@user-yz5us7zp9n]

4:00 they invited Kenny Garret on drums🤔

[@mrbluestrek1]

Lewis Nash !

[@user-yz5us7zp9n]

@@mrbluestrek1 just joking He looks like Kenny with his hat

[@johncoltrane7018]

3:40

[@nickurban3831]

Bobby fucking Watson!

[@iondoncev]

alto solo ------ GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK .................

[@achilama20]

The sax player sounds alot like paquito

[@robbauer1940]

Trombone solo / Alto solo: WHY??? What does this kind of technical show-off have to do with the music?

[@alantruong537]

You must be new to jazz.

[@jazzalchemyuk]

I guess its a taste thing. For me personally whilst the alto sax solo was technically brilliant it did nothing to serve the music, and much the same for the trombone. Again for me personally the trumpet solo was a class above the others. But jazz is a broad church with widely different tastes. I admire and envy the alto's dexterity and skill but aspire to play more like the trumpeter, a more melodic and accessible form of jazz. All merely in my own personal opinion of course.

[@saminkofu]

and which part of the solo exactly was the "show-off" bit??