2020 Lil' Darlin' SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND ( JOAN CHAMORRO Dirc)

[@mikedoane902]

I'm not musician but have been an avid jazz fan for a long time. I go back to Duke,Bird,Diz,Miles,Brownie and all the others.Yep I'm that old. In January 2022 I discovered Joan Chamorro and the San Andreau organization.i have become totally fascinated and addicted (in a good way) to their talent, dedication and charm.the young performers speak for thselves with their fantastic instrumental ability and vocal. alents . But I want to single out the maestro himself Joan Chamorro. What he has accomplished is staggering. He has molded so many youngsters into wonderful soloists and team players that it confounds imagination. Any parent knows that dealing with young people can be a bit of a task but he does it marvelously. In con clusion. I firmly feel Joan deserves international praise for his work with youth and contribution to music. Is their a Nobei or Pulitzer type award for this type of contribution to civilization? Does anyone agree with me?

[@lyndonholcomb9337]

I could not agree with you more.

[@sheilapasquini6232]

Boy what a wonderful day it was when I "discovered " Chamarro and his talented youngsters! Great talents, great music, great fun! Thank you all!

[@daviddivincenzo183]

Oh ya, they are wonderful!

[@nemo227]

Neal Hefty would be smiling with approval.

[@igordobak4333]

wow .. Lil' Darlin' .. one of the most beautiful big band pieces ever. The kids are perfect; congrats, Mr. Chamorro

[@cmsbp]

Wow. Just Wow! Love it! These young kids playing Count Basie with all his soul broughr me tears ❤

[@tenorful]

The new kids on the block - same consistent quality. Thank you all. Love that growling baritone!

[@jerrykrueger6241]

I had to look twice, I thought it was the Count Basie orchestra. Excellent performance.

[@michaelblaha4601]

Sure! If Neul had to decide for the premiere performance between the Basie-Band and the SAJB, he would have dropped a coin a thousand times and afterwards had cancelled the presentation in deep frustration 😜 Cheers & 'njoy

[@roberthwalve3242]

Wonderful! Best version i have heard of this song. Thank you Alba, Carla, the band and the genius Joan Chamorro. Love you all!

[@TonySheppard]

Great ~ many bands rush this classic piece . Joan is in control so SAJB stays relaxed. Alba's solo is elegant and perfectly timed with nice embellishments. ATOMIC !

[@harrygio1]

The Count is ever so proud of these youngsters. The trumpet solo sounded a bit like Roy Eldridge, Ray Nance and Clark Terry all in one. OUTSTANDING AGAIN JOAN!!!

[@McCulleyJr]

I’m amazed at how accomplished and talented these young players are, bravo! 👏👏

[@RalphDratman]

This is a great recording. Alba Armengou plays beautifully. Everyone sounds fantastic.

[@bribrindo3544]

Getting those amazing kiddos to lay back properly on the beat is a major feat. Incredible teaching here...and performance!!!

[@maxwickens461]

We used to play this piece and we never got that quite right lovely piece to play though

[@richramik2092]

I think Basie and Hefti are looking down from heaven with very large approving smile!!!!!

[@geezergonewile]

Magnificat performance!! I believe Maestro Chamorro is the greatest musical director alive today. I'm so proud to have watched many of these multi-talented, student geniuses develop under his leadership. And he's produced hundreds of wonderful videos like this over his years with the SAJB. Thank you Maestro for all the beauty you have brought to us! You are a gift to the world of jazz!

[@rogercorby5497]

I am amazed at the solid intonation of students, no matter how advanced the curriculum is! Very complex chording and perfect execution. And Alba, as usual, is excellent.

[@HaJo_01]

Neal Hefti and Count Basie would have been delighted that this standard is still being interpreted so excellently by this young ensemble more than 50 years after its creation, as if it had only been composed and arranged yesterday. 🎶👍

[@BobLucore]

Indeed. More than 60 too.

[@jameshanson536]

So wonderful it brought me to tears. Such a great director and beautiful young musicians. Muito Obrigado!!

[@SonnyZaide]

This was SO AMAZING. The kids play tight, and the trumpet player is so talented!!! This is one of my favorite Basie songs and this was an amazing performance!

[@pedrobambinoperez2572]

I love how Joan congratulates Carla when she nails the guitar just like during practice!

[@johndavies8956]

God. I was transported. Memories of Basie rendered by this highly accomplished band. Thank you.May you guys live forever

[@tttorptian6869]

Alba plays like an old PRO! Adding her beauty she is/Will be an International Star very soon as she also is gifted with a fantastic voice singing in different languages! And The group plays so perfect under The magician Joan Chamorro! Every number is executed like the best to be found! Fantastic!!

[@mikeslipper1779]

Neal Hefti and Count Basie would have been so proud to have heard you.

[@laurencen.aiello]

WOW just blown away, brought tears to my eyes first heard this in 57 by Basie, these kids are beautiful and the leader has a pure soul, JUST BLOWN AWAY

[@sarodiya]

I was educated in jazz from the sixties playing jazz guitar. I’m so impressed and delighted with the beautiful sounds of this orchestra and the talents of its young performers and its director Joan Chamorro! Thank you so much for brightening each day with your fine music. Hoping to catch you in person!! Steve from San Francisco

[@glyndavies]

SAJB continues to amaze me. I keep thinking, "it can't get any better" - but it always does! This is so smooth and relaxed and harmonic, but so disciplined. Beautiful work from Alba, and nice to see so many young players coming up!

[@pavelkratochvila6157]

*Calm in the music and brilliant play of the band. It uplifts the spirit. Great solo Alba and guitar delicacies Carla, thank all .

[@gloobnord]

I've gotta say that Alba is not just a great singer (No Moon at All), but blows such a great horn -- Trumpet and sax. What a talent!!! Thanks, Joan for bringing up all this talent.

[@donaldparks6087]

Wow!!! Great all around. I'm struck by: Alba's solo is very tasty and in the mood, Carla's guitar is wonderful with her harp-like licks, the band is in the groove with the full chords being totally focused for balance, great dynamics throughout, Dominique's piano-very tasty. Alba E's bari provides the "specific gravity" for the whole band. Great laid back style--beautifully interpreted by all. Sound and video---marvelous work laying this down. What a beautiful legacy for future listeners. Mr. Hefty would be impressed. Thank you.

[@olafsrensen9578]

This famous number sound easy to play, but it isn"t. The tempo is steady all the way from beginning to end. (orsom) and Alba plays the most beautiful solo you can emagine.

[@steveparker3224]

What a wonderful musician she’s become

[@glenngross1693]

Joan, "Li'l Darlin'" is one of my favorite Count Basie Orchestra tunes and you guys did a great job with it, as usual!!! As for Alba, that young lady is so good!!! I said this many times before and I'll say it again; I could listen to her play that trumpet and/or sing all day long!!! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@stevenfritze9038]

Only had sound on at first and couldn’t believe how young the group was when I checked. So talented. A very tricky song to play at the slow tempo.

[@prettygoodpicker]

Lovely! One of my all-time favorite songs. Alba's mute solo is wonderful, but the true delight is Carla's arpeggios, especially the downward surprise. Made me giggle!

[@paulsj9245]

Lovely, and true to her "Freddie" style! I was missing this in the rehearsal (ensayando...) as it is in the original, too.

[@NeilCarlsonNM]

Ah! Thanks for pointing out the downward arpeggio. I totally missed it in the dozens of times I've listened to this one. I always wondered what Joan's surprise reaction was about.

[@paulsj9245]

@@NeilCarlsonNM I don't buy his "surprise" as they have rehearsed it plenty and this probably wasn't the first concert. IMHO, his performance is part of the game!

[@menace46]

Very beautifully controlled; mellow and dreamy. Alba's total involvement (as usual) is mind-boggling. Superb rendering from all. 🥰

[@charlesbarry971]

You have captured the mood of the Count Basie orchestra. Excellent.

[@Klampfenhubi]

Top bigband! Difficult to play. Big compliment! But the camera only got the wind section. Rhythm section, especially the guitar are most important, too! Special applause for my guitar colleague!

[@ericwagner4419]

Unbelievable! It is one of the finest renditions of Li'l Darlin' I have ever heard- INCLUDING the Basie Band live several times! WOW!

[@markhemzy8433]

Great to see some new faces coming through. As always the band was great and Alba's trumpet playing was so sweet. Beautiful throughout.

[@landrews7280]

Wonderful arrangement and playing by the entire ensemble! Thank you, Professor Chamorro, for your efforts to promote, educate, and provide performance opportunities for these amazing young musicians!

[@jjj1951]

Neal is looking down and smiling

[@klaudefarrales7187]

I just love this jazz band composed of young, talented and good looking musicians❤️👍👍❤️...a fan here from the Philippines ❤️

[@tserr35]

Alba's mastery of the trumpet is getting better and better ! Wow !

[@Drummer880]

"Wow" The torch is most definitely carried, wonderfully played and a joy to hear you guys. I know "Uncle Bill" would very much approve, as would my father Harry Bence.

[@BigMagoomba]

Simply delightful! My pops (lifelong musician) sure would have loved to hear you cats. Keep up the great music. You all are a blessing to the world. Shalom.

[@Willco5114]

Wow! Alba nailed it! Love that solo.

[@haburton]

I played this arrangement in college in 1966. It was probably my favorite piece I ever played as a trombonist. This really warms my heart.

[@johntorell5813]

Me too! Played this on tenor sax with the Manhattan College swing band in the late 60's.

[@joamon559]

This piece sounds very simple but it is actually very difficult for an ensemble to play well. Much precision and control required, especially for those staccato crotchets. Beautiful performance. Thank you very much.

[@SteveHasbury]

Wow. They nailed it. Beautiful. Alba took that solo and made it her own - really nice job.

[@edc3743]

O Mi God. And Alba sings even better, tops!

[@edc3743]

The tight arrangement and playing here is BEYOND BELIEF. Basie is smiling, man, ear-to-ear!

[@mikef9217]

Esta hermosa orquesta integrada por talentosos jóvenes , es prueba inequívoca , que el jazz perdurará y jamás morira ....... buen trabajo Joan Chamorro .......gracias a todos ustedes.....

[@georgelewis1746]

Excellent job, one of my favorites of Basie's. Got to play this one time with Roy Eldridge when he came into the club where our band was playing. Beautiful memory. This band sounds great, sax section all breathing together, and Alba is outstanding. Excellent!

[@garyedmondson2998]

I just watched a college jazz ensemble do this number. Here, this collection of about half college-age players and the other half in the junior high to high school range just cuts them off at the knees: the tightness and fluidity creating the overall sound; the trumpet player, who doesn't even bother to take a bow for her solo. Such comparisons just increase the appreciation for what Joan has wrought. There are different versions of lyrics. Go with "Don't Dream of Anybody but Me" by Bobby Darin.

[@evangart3588]

... soo wonderful !!! such a lovely smooth arrangement and absolutely fabulous trumpet sound !!!

[@tellyjoossens4186]

Totally underated, they should have 1000000 views and likes by now!

[@brianbrown4211]

What a band, what a conductor, absolute magic !! Thank you so much,

[@BillHiltonJr]

These kids are SO good. It warms the heart.

[@besocerqueira772]

Superb Big Band Sound!!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@marinmoulard1542]

It's also nice to hear that there is an actual audience to play to!

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Pretty sure this was recorded pre-covid!

[@paulsj9245]

@@robertvanruyssevelt7159 It says, Sept. 2020, which would have been before the Winter wave!

[@davidlang1125]

As mentioned elsewhere - please do more than watch these great performances on KZbin. Please support these musicians by buying their music from whatever music app you prefer. I’ve been buying from the Apple Music store. The albums are usually mentioned in the show notes. There are different series some of them feature your favorite musician, others are compilations. Or you can buy single tracks such as this piece featured here on the album Jazzing 11. Because of covid all artists are facing great financial challenges. They need our support now more than ever.

[@JoanChamorro]

thank you David :-D

[@stevesolomon2348]

I just discovered SAJB not quite a month ago. So far I've ordered 5 CD's. Have to admit I've ordered them from Amazon but now have found the jazztojazz webwite and will be ordering more from there.

[@davidlang1125]

@@stevesolomon2348 Thanks Steve. I wish I could buy more but being on a tight senior citizen’s budget I can only buy a few tracks. But appreciate fans like you doing something to help these terrific musicians.

[@JoanChamorro]

@@stevesolomon2348 thank you Steve :-D

[@ferransoler243]

I prefer to buy the Count Basie lp´s, here is the essence, the rest are copycats

[@fredfloyd68]

Didnt like trumpet before until i heard this little darling prodigy...

[@JoanChamorro]

Hola a todos después el éxito del video del ensayo de Li'l Darlin en la Jazzhouse, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZK2qaKBbrBnibM por fin tenemos la grabación que forma parte del nuevo cd JAZZING 11 Espero que lo disfrutéis :-D

[@leletescarpat3689]

Obrigada! Joan Chamorro. 🙏🌍

[@madoloresvillaverde463]

Gracias!! Espero escucharlo..

[@norcotony1]

Phenomenal young musicians! One of my favorite Count Basie tunes performed so beautifully.

[@evajarrett9302]

It’s not count Basie, it was composed by Neil Hefti......

[@louistrudeau767]

@@evajarrett9302 the Basie Band is well known for playing this tune.

[@thomasgorden6284]

Sweet! Carla Motis! Alba Estabon! Alba Armengou!

[@richieswanmusic]

Precioso trabajo felicidades very hep

[@xavierbocher9688]

Count Basie doit arborer son plus large sourire en écoutant ce magnifique orchestre rempli de jeunes talents bien accomplis. le solo d'Alba nous montre à nouveau sa finesse et sa sensibilité à la trompette. Magnifique, moi je suis plus que Fan Merci Mr Joan Chamorro

[@williamlrobinson6293]

This is a great arrangement! All the muscians make this piece work! Way to go Joan!

[@josedomingos61]

Maestro Chamorro e sua orquestra são sensacionais!!! Chamorro regendo está emocionante!!!

[@charlesstenger6502]

In the late 50's I saw the Basie Band in Den Haag, this brought back memories.

[@alexeyvlasov8790]

Great piece and a great solo from Alba! That looks so sweet, when she sits and waits to play the solo at the beginning;) Thank you!

[@achillecalise8101]

ALBA REALLY MAKE ME RELAX WITH HER PERFORMANCE.

[@sarodiya]

Beautiful lyrical solo by Alba!!!❤️💐

[@edouard4197]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😍😍😍😍😍🌸💐🌼🌷🌺💥🎉😘😘😘😘🌸🎊 MERCI ! MERCI ! la relève est là, et bien là .

[@carlosalbertocarloni1427]

Otro regalo para el corazón de los que nos gusta la música.

[@charlesbarry2485]

Count Basie would have been proud. Excellent Joan . This group can hold its own anywhere.

[@peterdowning2869]

Absolutely fabulous. Listening to you all generates an inner glow, a warmth like being wrapped in a blanket. Amazing.

[@CRHG1946]

Great articulation and intonation from this outstanding youth band. Lovely trumpet solo. It reminded me of playing this Hefti number with the Poole Grammar Big Band in the 80s - the band is still going.

[@Varlice1]

Chamorro, que belo trabalho vocês faz com esses jovens!

[@davenelms68]

Very nice Joan, I saw Basie do this one live back in the 70's.

[@georgelewis1746]

I did also, a wonderful memory. I also love the Live at the Sands version where Harry Edison plays the solo.

[@stevewaters449]

I have played this piece many times....it needs very precise performance, Excellently played.

[@louistrudeau767]

As have I... always loved the sound and feel of the tune coming on the upbeat.

[@nicomedina100]

Adoro este tema e adoro esta banda. Perfeito!

[@SAPierce]

Love to hear Alba blow that Baritone Sax!

[@suelimoreirarocha7861]

Parabéns Joan e orquestra. Magnífica. 🎶🎶💓

[@ronaldunkel2681]

Great arrangements and harmonies. Perfect in fact! Cheers!

[@MorningCarnival]

this is top class playing.

[@williamlrobinson6293]

This a very smooth big band arrangement! Big band music at its best!!

[@samgraham13]

Lost count of the number of times I’ve watched this video, love the tune and the performance , an amazing group of young talented musicians, hopefully I’ll get to see them someday, old Irishman.

[@marrc8514]

Magnífica armonía. Excelente dirección, Joan Chamorro. Qué placer poder disfrutar de vuestra música. ¡¡Grandes!!

[@mikeq6384]

So great to hear this Great tune played by this outstanding group of musicians ! Thank You!

[@steflummi2925]

Superbe solo de Madame Alba Armengou :))

[@pedro89174]

Nada mejor q escuchar esta TREMENDA orquesta, GRACIAS. al sr Chamorro y sus jovenes muscos.

[@cliffmale9528]

Great music all round

[@victoresther8564]

Joan...genio .

[@achillecalise8101]

ALBA'S MELANCHOLIC EYES GIVES HER AN EXTRA TOUCH OF STAID PERSONALITY,ITS A PLUS I LOVE!👍👏

[@floramariascottodiuccio2770]

IT'S SOUND'S LIKE A VANITY'S FAIR COMMENT ON VIP'S.

[@garyedmondson2998]

Well, Alba is a Lil' Darlin' as well as a fine musician.

[@TrumpetBiz]

Beautiful. The artistry and musicianship of these amazing artists never ceases to amaze. Thank you Sant Andreu Jazz Band and to you Joan.

[@papasan333]

Wow! This is just a marvelous gift for me receiving in Tokyo in the midnight. "Li'l Darlin'" is one of my most favorite tune. Carla's guitar and Alba's trumpet play, so good both. Enjoyed much. Thank you!

[@juniorferreira940]

Mais uma vez espetacularmente maravilhoso! Muita saúde e paz pra todos!

[@isabelrivas553]

Sublime. Un placer para los oídos. Muchas gracias.👏👏

[@mbolduc]

This is God's work you're doing, Joan. Bless you

[@josedomingos61]

Só podemos agradecer ao Maestro Chamorro por formar tantos jovens talentosos... Alba magnífica na sua simplicidade!!