Lady Be Good - Braff Kessel 1974.

Lady Be Good - George Wein and his Newport All Stars 1974
George Wein put an amazing cast of All Stars together for his 1974 European tour. The musicians had just arrived in Copenhagen. Unfortunately their luggage had not. In this concert George Wein explains why the members looked scruffy, but the music certainly does not sounds scruffy.
These All Stars open their program with a fast Lady Be Good. Inspiration is right there, instantly! ..... and what a cast!
Ruby Braff cornet, Barney Kessel guitar, Red Norvo on borrowed vibes,
George Wein piano, Larry Ridley bass and Don Lamond drums.
One way or another I had overlooked this video clip and never posted this glorious performance before!

[@rafaelrieck6655]

Warum gab´s so swingenden, entspannenden Jazz nur vor 50 Jahren? Ich wüsste nicht, dass es heute solchen Jazz noch live gibt.

[@Baz6711]

Barney Kessell was a great friend. RIP Barney.

[@markbridwell8972]

No wonder the Newport Jazz Festival has been an enduring success with George Wein producing them . Didn't know he was an

[@tchavolo3]

No one plays with the casual urgency Braff does. Bravo!

[@naniajoe]

I hear everything here....Traditional Jazz and Rag Time from New Orleans.....Swing........ Be - Bop.....Hard - Bop........what a wonderful group.....thank you all.....and thank you for UPLOADING THIS ....Joe Nania a.k.a. Hollywood Joe

[@bernarddover1442]

what a masterful band !! genius musicians

[@jaguar9552]

Nothing better. Everyone on top form and Red Norvo just looked so relaxed with borrowed vibes. Jazz swing from experts.

[@roywillis2750]

Mr. Braff .......wow Thank you

[@alainfourtier9094]

Belle performance ! Tous en grande forme sur ce tempo...

[@billdusha2647]

Super cool how the piano player starts the song snapping his fingers

[@Damush1]

This keeps popping up.

[@gabri3l367]

Tutti grandissimi ma l'assolo di Barney e' fantastico specialmente dal punto di vista ritmico e degli accenti !!!

[@martinroberts8469]

Fabulous ... Why does nobody give this tune it's propper title : " Oh, Lady Be Good" !?

[@tchavolo3]

Barney sure knew his way around a fretboard.

[@IamUncledeuce]

This is a gem!

[@josephnania2693]

I would say that BARNEY KESSEL may have created the earliest form of rock and roll guitar playing as early as the mid 1940s-Joe Nania a.k.a. Hollywood Joe

[@johnwhitehead3360]

Marvellous

[@roywillis2750]

An amazing performance from all ! It really could not get any better - SO in 2014 - IT DIDNT. or if it did, tell me who did it !!!

[@kevinwebb2480]

Kessel was the greatest ever jazz guitarist. Chord-melody par excellence!

[@Garramedia]

Superb!!!