1994 - John McLaughlin, Joey DeFrancesco, Dennis Chambers

[@EverythingGuitar23]

1. Limehouse Blues 2. My Favourite Things 3. Thelonius Melodius, 4. The Wall Will Fall 5. Mattinale 6. Mother Tongues

[@itemps]

Thanks!

[@impossiblewindows4367]

very different Mattinale than appears on the free spirits live album

[@armandspecerij]

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[@jameswaddell3348]

Unbelievable that Joey Defrancesco is only 23 years old here!! R.I.P.. to the Great B-3 Player! Absolutely stunning drumming by Mr. Dennis Chambers! No more can be said about the one of a kind John McLaughlin!!

[@ianbuxton8332]

Dead right on all counts!! 👍👍👍😺

[@kevinthornton4495]

A great Hammond C3 player at that time ,like what Keith Emerson played,kind of crisper piercing percussive attack tone which gave it away besides the console design. RIP JOIE & KEITH two great ones.

[@kevinthornton4495]

Geatt Hamond C3 player in this video,RIP Joey & C3 KEITH E.

[@henryvonottenbreit5257]

Thanks for really incredible performance to three giants! It’s really nothing more to say, except that we are dealing with a world class musicians! Absolutely amazing!

[@waynedefrancesco4423]

Mclaughlin is constantly smiling. I'm not sure if he had ever heard a keyboard player play such a complex and spot on bass line while going crazy with the right hand.

[@AlexK878]

This trio is mind-boggling. It HAS to be one of the all-time greatest.

[@lqgrxdeb]

Dennis Chambers just removed all doubt about his drumming ability. Magnificent is an understatement. Monster musicians. I am flabbergasted.

[@Iammrspickley]

Someone doubting his abilities on drums, must fall him/herself in the category "I'm the incarnation of Napoleon" of whatever....

[@antkn33]

There was never any doubt

[@Slickmickyoyo97]

Why would anyone ever, in any way, shape, or form, doubt the ability of Dennis Chambers? File this comment under "Poor Choice of Words."

[@lqgrxdeb]

@@Slickmickyoyo97 I guess it was a poor choice of words. I have never doubted the skills of Dennis Chambers. My comment was meant to be an even higher compliment.

[@CM-nd7mx]

@@lqgrxdeb I knew what you meant…. All good Dude.

[@BluePhoenix476513]

No room for improvement. That's it fellas you've mastered music. Done.

[@michaelspadevicchia6431]

not as noisy or agressie as the mahavishnu orchestra but still deadly/lovely

[@RecordingArtistSeanDamon]

How could TEN Morons in this World give a Thumbs Down? wtf? I don't get it! This is complete Brilliance and doesn't get any better on this Planet

[@NickLandess]

it's up to 28 now (Nov. 2020), and I was just wondering the same damn thing. Thumbs downing this video is an admittance that you completely suck at life.

[@tonyarchermusic1]

Hey, the whole concert is GREAT! But, the very first song on this video is an unbelievable, extreme, fun, high voltage, exchange of musical ideas by three of the BADDEST CATS on this EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bickerstaffe1]

Dennis is one PHENOMENAL drummer!!!!!

[@rickleventhal2428]

I'm sitting here watching Joey run his riff with the right and the bass with his left! HOLY SHIT.....

[@kimbill107]

I love to watch Jazz players having fun instead of so serious!!!!!!

[@BluePhoenix476513]

Oh wait, if they play any better they'll start levitating and fly back to the planets they came from because they're not really human.

[@melanicbeing1]

LMAO! I LOVE UR DAMN COMMENT!!!

[@michaelspadevicchia6431]

haa oh yea

[@TraceWaters]

One of my all time favorite trios. Sometimes I put background music on while working on other things. I have a hard time with these guys though because I can't help but just stop and listen.

[@RobotChampionSC]

Lol no doubt...I try to listen to stuff like this when I'm wrapping up my final report at the end of my shift and have to turn it off cause it's too distracting

[@kyloken]

No doubt! Saw them live and it was amazing!!!

[@steveprouty676]

I know, I'm supposed to be doing my bills right now, and I can't put this down.

[@deaterk]

This is the definition of 'sick'.... Just jaw dropping virtuosity.

[@josemolina959]

This has to be John's favorite song (My Favorite Things,) almost every concert I see of John McLaughlin, he plays this song, even now in 2020, it's OK because I love it too!

[@luke125]

De Francesco is the greatest B3 player there’s ever been.

[@johnbreedlove3245]

hard to argue that, but for my money I love the great George Duke. Maybe because it just seems Im more familiar with his stuff. Is there any such word as 'greater' for these giants? Jan Hammer, Wakeman, ... Emerson!

[@sequoia1171]

Jimmy Smith. Hands down

[@lloydcooke8543]

Brother Jack McDuff also!

[@BLUTOV]

My choice is Charles Earland, the Mighty Burner.

[@kevinthornton4495]

C3 in this case.

[@Deagledrumzz]

I mean what can you say? These men would blow KING KONG off his mountain.CHRIST!!! It's incredible when John Mac and Chambers get together.I saw this trio at the bottom line in NYC.I was a guest of John at the time,i can never forget the show they put together.Lets face it,it don't get any better than this.

[@przemysawpiasecki5952]

Cze!!! Cóż za wspaniały koncert!!!!!BravoJohn,Joey i nie zmordowany Dennis (Boże Jak On wymiata za tą perkusją!!!)Pod koniec koncertu nie stąd nie z uwiadz pojawia się też i U.F.O.bardzo oryginalne jak na tamte czasy 😉😊😀😁😊🇵🇱☮️✋✋✋✋✋✋Mistrzu..

[@db7altered]

Riveting music! Saw these guys play live three times...one of my all time favorite trios.

[@TimeWaverTV]

I saw them live in 94 in Hannover, excellent concert, and Joey is running marathon on the bass keys :-)

[@AlexPerdikis-d9i]

Love that "Meeting of the spirits-Lila's dance" stuff over the blues at 36:00! Just great Sir John!

[@alanogilvie4504]

Saw this amazing combo at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco with a dearly departed brilliant bass player friend . A brilliant evening spoiled by my car window busted in and my gym bag getting stolen!! WTF!!

[@johnbowers3145]

Rest in peace Joey Defrancesco! I saw this line up at the House of Blues in Hollywood California!

[@williamwalsh4013]

I also saw this lineup in Dayton, Ohio @Gilly's. Mind-blowing musicianship and flow. Gladiators in a good way. RIP, Joey DeFrancesco. Brings sadness but gratitude.

[@ericwood2466]

Wow 🤩!!!!!!! On Highland Avenue correct?!!!!!

[@Angelo_Botta]

Fabulous. Had the privilege to see this concert in Brussels. First row. They played in a cinema, so no stage. They where just playing there at a couple of meters. What a blessing 😍 That was just incredible. 🙏🙏🙏.

[@NN-ul4oy]

You mean you saw that band in 1994? Because this video was made in Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, by German television station NDR.

[@Angelo_Botta]

@@NN-ul4oy hello. Well not that precise concert. The Free Spirits trio came on tour in Brussels during a Jazz festival at the cinema Eldorado. That is where I saw them.

[@NN-ul4oy]

@@Angelo_Botta That's what I thought. I saw them in Fabrik. As much as it is nice to have this video it always meant you wouldn't see much in front of the stage when NDR was there. So then I was a little annoyed but now a appreciate the farsightedness of the responsible guys in NDR. Also, the fun thing was that the bass was played by the feet of Joey (who died this year, R.I.P.) on the Hammond!

[@MrProduktrelaterad]

Joey was 23 yrs old here.. crazy

[@joeday4293]

Got pulled out of high school at 17 to tour with Miles Davis, the lucky talented bastard.

[@kz1000ps]

THIS! I had a bootleg VHS of this in the '90s that went missing at least a dozen years ago and here it is finally on KZbin! YAY! Plus this video and audio is waaaaay sharper than mine ever was. Ah this is like reuniting with an old friend!

[@KikkoEguskiza]

glad you feel like that. I found this rare video about 11 or 12 years ago shared in eDonkey net

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

Dude, a Wes L-5 with Bigsby, Mahavishnu, always stoic, not here, smiling his ass off, thanks Joey, Dennis !!!, fantastic clip, YOU ROCK ~ Limehouse Blues ~

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

PS ~ Maybe John's finest tone ever, clean / chorus, tube crunch, guitarist's Ben & Jerry's ice-cream flavor,

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

correction ~ Super 400 headstock ~ Wow lau lau,

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

On the crazy blues 3rd in after "Favorite Things" "Shave and a Haircut" break from gtr to organ solo, pure Style, imagine being Dennis Chambers driving these guys, drummer's heaven, The "Rifleman" quote on the funk/blues 4th in, total control,

[@stevenwolf8434]

I saw this great trio in 1994> It is amazing that at tremendous speed John swings. No other guitar player can do this period.

[@frankbooij]

Stop comparing dude. It’s not a match.

[@ianbuxton8332]

If I were u Steven I'd choose simply to IGNORE pointlessly aggressive detractors. Your comment definitely deserves a thumbs up. (Which I've given!!)

[@ianbuxton8332]

Although I WOULD ADD that -- in his COMPLETELY different style, Pat Metheny, at speed, CAN give the brilliant McLaughlin a run for his money. (Cf Metheny playing with John Scofield -- and the amazingly talented Bill Brewer on drums -- the studio (video'd) version of EVERYBODY'S PARTY: it's WAY out into interstellar space!!

[@jutahbagels5805]

I saw this tour, and Dennis Chambers jumped to #1 favorite drummer. Amazing trio!

[@RobotChampionSC]

That must have been a blast!

[@vosvalvula]

Howard Parr Exactly for me. Saw them in La Plata, Argentina

[@kyloken]

I was at the SF, Ca show. What show were you at!

[@lesliehayton2929]

John is truly one of the best ever

[@Basskat100]

Classic Performance. The great Guitarist John McLaughlin. The phenomenal Dennis Chambers on drums

[@claudiasouza5747]

Comecei a ouvir o Mclaughlin com 12 anos de idade e daí em diante, entendi qual era a minha geração.... rsrsrs... isso é música, esses são músicos, isso é arte, isso significa virtuose! Chão!!!

[@БорисПрусаков-р1п]

Your words are very good!!! Mr. John McLaughlin are the most important and interesting jazz - fusion MASTER!!! Genius! ON ALL Times!!!

[@borgullet3376]

Chambers is from another star system.... Some place uncharted by NASA, that can only be reached via worm-hole...

[@fullmoon7192]

I think you have hit the nail right on the head bro... No human being could drum like this. He (Denis) must be from somewhere else, no doubt about that...

[@kevinsavo718]

He is so ridiculously fluid and precise which is a really hard to come by.

[@silkyrobinson5079]

These cats playing the same lick at the end of the song beautiful so incredibly wonderful💜

[@bickerstaffe1]

Tremendous versatility from all three...

[@Samsgarden]

You know that when Dennis closes his eyes, you're about to be dazzled.

[@curtisunit]

I saw this in Montreal. Unbelievable. virtuosic yet soulful.

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

Absolutely unbelievable. Anyone else ready to give up?

[@ganazby]

I’ll never recover from this beating. Incendiary!

[@anonymityrocks8007]

This trio should just be named…."The Monsters"

[@neelasiddiqui8493]

Love Joey de Francesca's intensity and involvement in the music!

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

Man this is so good. I could watch this everyday.

[@ganazby]

I do!

[@jimmyc5498]

This is how big boys play, saw original Maha Orch maybe 73, McLoughlin made the audience pray, we did...

[@jacksonwools3819]

Got to see this trio in Winston-Salem, NC....This is awesome to get to relive some of that magic!

[@andypradojr6186]

Legendary, Iconic, a true Masterpiece

[@gh103]

Absolutely extraordinary playing. Gobsmacked.

[@shymph]

WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing piece of musical history! I can't believe this video lay in rest since '94 and finally has made it's way to youTube! Sensational. Man, love McGlaughlin, but Dennis is just a master. Serious props.

[@nxs1-n1d]

vaya tela !!! ... no digo mas 😚

[@dinkogrgat5188]

All three players are at the top of their game.A concert to remember.

[@Dwoed]

Incredible gig..amazing performance by all 3. This is my vaccine!!

[@kyloken]

I saw this tour, and if this is SF I was there. Love it!!!

[@agamhamzah2924]

The Desire of Walking Bass Organ

[@aaronfrank9649]

I saw this trio at the Charles hotel ballroom in Cambridge Mass. Un-freaking believable.

[@gregorybiche89]

SHREDDING SHREDDDDDDINGG SHHHHRREEDDDDD

[@nicolasjian8732]

The way this thing swings, all I can say is pass the hat... This my favorite version of this tune next to Trane's.

[@songsabai3794]

Johnny baby right at the peak of his prime - FULL-ON! saw this tour at the jazz fest in Edmonton.

[@SkyOnosson]

saw them in Saskatoon, must have been on the same leg of the tour - amazing experience!

[@Dolores5000]

The level of finesse and command in these three is still beyond stunning

[@Janco147]

YEAH! Some these gentlemen at the North Sea Jazz fest in 1993 I think. That was a blast, and this registration is too. What a great trio.

[@jonathanmoran8932]

the year Joey was one a blue note run called 'relentless" with Danny Gatton. a can't miss album

[@dagostinoification]

Fabuleux concert ! Thank you Kikko !

[@tiluriso]

This is a great video and news to me. I have their 'Tokyo Live' CD from the same tour - amazing.

[@olneyfig]

Encontro de músicos geniais, só pode dar em coisas boas... Maravilha!!!

[@LuisGarzonGuitarist]

What a drummer. A Johnny Smith with a Bigsby?

[@longde]

This was the video that introduced me to Joey. RIP dear Joey

[@1bluetomato]

23 years old. Joey. The best thing happen on hammond b3.

[@miguelangelmartinezaguinag9953]

Joey! Start to play at 18 years old (Very High Level) 😮 with "Miles Davis" 😮😮😮 "Miles" Was looking for him 😮 after to See him play Hammond Organ!!! Joey! Was a Genious The Greatest Hammond Player Ever!!! Unbelievable!!! 😮😊😢

[@streamline518]

Most amazing. Wonderful video, thanks.

[@bickerstaffe1]

John ALWAYS looks like he's havin' a BALL!!!

[@deanfordi3902]

That's because he is

[@deanfordi3902]

That's because he is

[@deanfordi3902]

He is

[@paulturnet4572]

"INFECTIOUS"

[@jeanquick1229]

@@deanfordi3902 Is he ?

[@jcurphy1976]

What did I just watch?!??!??!? My eyes and ears are on fire

[@stevenwolf8434]

Saw this great trio in Asheville NC in 1994

[@TheBrakedown]

Joey is such a badass

[@hayesmz]

Yeah. Dennis Chambers! Everybody cooks real nice. Thanks!

[@Navroze]

OOOOOOHhhhhhh the organ/guitar trio... long live

[@trevormcmanis]

Seen them live in nyc years ago…..Amazing!

[@kevinsavo718]

I love the humor in this group. So good and so fun.

[@nathanrelles2503]

I think Dennis Chambers is a better compliment to McLaughlin's playing than Elvin Jones. They're from the same time period in music history so Dennis Chambers has a little more of that modern sound that McLaughlin really needs behind him.

[@alfredoremus4409]

Estos músicos son apabullantes! Exéso de técnica ja ja, realmente son buenísimos! Han dejado una estela brillante en el mundo del Jazz.

[@catholicstance9661]

Awsome, powerful, unmatched !!...

[@daniellambert410]

Fantastic musicians !

[@liecht]

Next level on accurate playing...not a wrong single note and of course beautiful music played with passion and sublime musicality

[@rickleventhal2428]

Jesus! Listen to Joey work the baseline with his feet! OMG...... the drumming is outstanding.....

[@genericetcetera2724]

left hand

[@Henrik_Mikkelsen]

generic etcetera it's a little of both ain't it?

[@fullmoon7192]

Joey plays bass lines with his left hand. I can not imagine him playing bass with his feet, especially nowadays when he exceeded some xxx of pounds Lol...

[@itemps]

@@fullmoon7192 I've seen him live twice within the past year and he was walking with foot not quite as fast but still quick.

[@alfredoremus4409]

Tres monstruos al servicio del Jazz! Relativamente jóvenes en el 94.

[@Navroze]

After this brilliant concert the two played with Elvin Jones in 1996.. check that one out. Somewhere along the line Dennis Chambers has heard Mr. Jones and in this concert he plays a tribute to the master

[@fullmoon7192]

I saw Elvin Jones playing live (Jazz Jamboree, late 60-s or early 70-s in Warsaw). As good as he was perceived to be at that time, he showed more circus tricks and extravagant fashion, than the real, honest jazz drumming. I watched many videos with Denis on drums and I cannot recall a single one where he was faking. If anyone gives 100% every single time, that would be Dennis Chambers, hands down...

[@wadesharp11]

Oh yesssss what a line up😍❤️🥇Dennis 🥇 joey kicks ass 🥇Johnny kicks ass 😍🥇

[@bergerdrum]

Before Chaim's "bass face" ... there was Joey DeFrancesco. All kidding aside, this is monstrous.

[@estebanmartinezfragnaud9477]

se me paran los pelos , los mejores momentos de john en esa epoca, y sigue hoy mejor aun que fenomeno

[@silkyrobinson5079]

Wait a minute....1994????? I had no Idea fuk this is funk insane

[@giovannirobleto9807]

Amazing master !!!!!

[@saileshsivakumar1404]

The interplay is phenomenal.

[@petergrimmer6222]

Wicked! Love this trio. These guys are at the top of their game! .. and Chambers sounds incredible!

[@radio.m.i.x]

For me, this is the first video introduced me to Joey D. RIP master.

[@max-herzog]

Awesome! I was at that show!

[@haraldberner2765]

Wow, Joey - RIP - and John, two very fast and dirty players, I love it. Here John Shows more jazzy Stile, it's good. He even has made a very good jazzguitar school for the net. Enjoy!

[@rashadscott5609]

Dennis Chambers is so musical on the kit

[@bungeechord1]

Whew, Im exhausted! After doing a jazz gig in Japan I took a question from an audience member, 'Fusion music, many notes played very fast, no rhyme or reason? " I laughed and replyed, 'Maybe, but we get paid by the note"!

[@josegnaspinijunior4581]

Fantastic! All genius

[@DRUMPROGRESS]

una paliza musical que tremendos¡

[@unitedwallsystem2941]

JMac is the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joebeeber8693]

FOR ALL THE THUMBS DOWN YOU JUST MIGHT NEED AN EAR TRANSPLANT !!!

[@FenceThis]

- they already got a tin ear

[@LeifWikfeldt]

Amazing band! First one is Limehouse Blues.

[@antkn33]

Besides the tuning of his drums, Dennis sounds phenomenal playing straight ahead jazz

[@Joshualbm]

Look at that kid on organ! Now he's an elder statesman. Great stuff all 'round.

[@Tomrhombe]

YEAH !!! ça va très vite !! Magnifique....