Melissa Aldana Quartet - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

Melissa Aldana - Saxophone
John Escreet - Piano
Pablo Menares - Bass
Jimmy Macbride - Drums
Leisure and Cultural Services Department Present - Jazz Marathon for International Jazz Day 2018

[@rickstokes2239]

I now have more faith in the future of Jazz.

[@glgust]

Keep in mind that the song's Title is being interpreted....

[@misaelfreitassax]

Friends, which mouthpiece is Melissa using in this video????

[@adsupermusone8875]

So smooth

[@philbarone4603]

Me too, me too.

[@pfzt]

She is like 33 and that makes her a millenial, they were the last generation before social media and smartphones. I do not see any professionals of anything really in the foreseeable future. Gen Z had their brains melted by technology and deep psychological manipulation via social media. Why learn to play the saxophone or cello when you can get easy attention with silly dances on tiktok and easy money on onlyfans? There will be exceptions ofc but a thriving music scene need more than a few outliers. OMG i sound old :(

[@charlesbarry6730]

The future of jazz Great tenor saxophonist.

[@whereisevan]

her tone! wow

[@ango5519]

I have just discovered her, reading about Sonny Rollins on Wikipedia. I'm listening to her for the first time. She's so good! Wow! 😮 👏👏👏

[@GeraldDeLoachMusic]

Her sound is absolutely incredible!

[@renepineda4720]

Wow! She really knows her way around the saxophone, one of the best I've heard and isn't shy about trying new thing but I didn't l like the BLAST at the end. As great as she is, has a long way go on finesse and consider this song as one of most magnificent ballads ever written.

[@JDANDRESY27]

Il y a des saxophonistes qui méritent d'être connus. Comme ce vieux Aubra Graves. Mélissa fait partie de ceux là. Elle a une présence incroyable, un son très pur et une parfaite connaissance des modes, des gammes et des accords. Mais assez parlé technique. Il faut juste fermer les yeux et écouter...

[@saxfish]

< Emularte mientras tocas es una escuela que me encanta ! Gracias MeissaMáXXimus!🎷😘

[@noahtruth6554]

I’m learning to play the sax. I know little about the jazz language but it’s crystal clear that this phenom Melissa speaks it sooooo well. I stumbled across her playing in a Boston Sax Shop video and was captivated by the tone and technique which caused me to look her up. Again, I don’t understand the language but enjoy hearing every note she plays. She’s on to something and I want more of it. Thank you for sharing.

[@tonybelobrajdic4483]

Same here, big follower!

[@landersax]

thousand likes, Mil Likes, mil me gusta, tausend Likes !!!!

[@SebSquonks]

One of the best teachers I ever had!! A great person, too!

[@sequoyahcisneros8719]

Wow! That must have been an amazing opportunity!

[@charliejones6526]

I'm very jealous rn

[@mariomalette4155]

Wonderful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@maranatha2050]

Grande Melissa!, que emocion mas grande poder ver a mi compañera de clases con el maestro papi Aldana (nunca olvido cuando hacíamos las tareas/ejercicios, las interválicas y los modos...), que por un año estuve a tu lado, aprendí mucho, una pena que no pude seguir junto a ti, pero lo mas maravilloso, es tu brillante carrera que tienes por delante, una luz del Jazz un gran prospecto de una gran músico. Dios te bendiga Meli!!

[@misaelfreitassax]

Rodrigo, which mouthpiece is Melissa using in this video????

[@solangeandreaarayacancino5737]

Que importante es el compañerismo de alta calidad en la musica y en la vida...felicitaciones, diferentes caminos que se encontraron y disfrutaron juntos..

[@hanswurst1529]

Tone, articulation and melodic lines are very impressing. Thumbs up.

[@TheLupomusic]

J'ai vu Coltrane en 1965 à Antibes, pour A Love Supreme. Sa mort en juillet avait brisé nos cœurs. Merci pour cette soirée avec Archie et les autres. J'ai couru vous écouter sur KZbin. Vous réparez nos cœurs !!! I saw Coltrane in 1965,...

[@marksabin8962]

Superb playing!! love your use of the low register both with sub tone and without.

[@brucelaudenberger8056]

As commanding as Coltrane and as sensitive as Dexter! WOW, very nice!

[@BerkeleyChoroEnsemble]

Very wonderful playing Melissa and band! Deep, profound interpretation, sound and solos.

[@vinceq1036]

She definitely practiced after school. Stan would be proud. Beautiful Selmer.

[@danaorasanu]

She’s amazing! Great sound and style!

[@marcwhy]

Wonderful playing -- Melissa is the best! Thanks for posting!

[@MrSaxobari]

Just beautifull Melissa! LOVE your playing!! Mario from Ont. Canada

[@alanblakeguitarist]

She's dope!! Great playing!!

[@angelmoran1320]

Qué delicioso descubrimiento! Qué maravilla de frases, de concepto y de sonido! Amazing finding! Really awesome phrasing, musical concept and sound!

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

Love the Joe Henderson touches.

[@AlbertMensinga]

Isn't she playing a Solist as well?

[@hawkrider88]

Not sure I agree, I think they are over used and therefor a bit distracting. But she is a great talent.

[@alexr4151]

Beautiful tone - just amazing.

[@alankiefer8899]

beautiful and very emotional. Great young talent !

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

Fabulous playing,, on all fronts

[@rienbutter]

Holy moly at that tone! Seen her last month @ bimhuis Amsterdam and was really impressed

[@jimcapone2593]

That was amazing!

[@microdrilling]

It is just very beautiful.

[@mariomalette4155]

Love your playing SO MUCH MELLISA Fantastic SOUND! All the best Mario ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lalitotenor]

Siempre Melisa majestuosa y envidiable, gracias.

[@docscott123]

Awesome! Definitely inspired my Joe Henderson memories.

[@nanookdan]

I love her sound!

[@josephlucianosr.5941]

Virtuoso! Melissa, you're amazing.

[@victormorgado5318]

So smooth and sharp!..I am in love already

[@wolfgangroth6265]

The first High D with the Band is even too sharp

[@MrMortadeloyfilemon]

@@wolfgangroth6265 painfully out of tune

[@saxofonistacr]

@@MrMortadeloyfilemon yes. Still outsanding performance.

[@MrMortadeloyfilemon]

@@saxofonistacr agreed

[@waynethomas623]

She's is a very woodsheding discipline jazz saxophonist who really really knows her arpeggios, and interval exercises well. Your amazing kiddo ❤

[@philippecoanet]

Splendide. La plus belle voix de ténor de la nouvelle génération.

[@lluisax]

Soberbio! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@jmnacishellstivh9019]

Solo el sonido del mar, al atardecer tiene la fuerza de tus pulmones, la introducción es una torre de ecos armónicos y clavo oxidado, que construyen un camino semiológico , en busca de un bar de newyorrk... exito melisa.. saludos ...

[@stevewoodrow2878]

I've been playing jazz for forty years and that was one of the pieces that I studied extensively. I won an all star award at the University of Texas Jazz Festival in 1983 as a trombone soloist with Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most. If I had played those honking, pedal tones like that I would have been booed and I would have deserved the boos. Respect the chart please. I can get that it's jazz and it's interpretive. It's also a beautiful song. Don't take the beauty away with that.

[@pericabenic4413]

Just ordered album 12 Stars.😀

[@greghale6272]

Excellent

[@MrBoybergs]

Wonderful performance.

[@ProfJazz]

I'm impressed !!! 😘

[@jazzsmells9341]

fantastische Musikerin !

[@romaneopera2065]

la classe !!! je dirais même la grande classe !!!!

[@henryberberi1404]

Amazing!

[@Andartic]

Great play by Melissa!

[@дантеракиа]

Когда играет Мелисса , у меня просто дух захватывает,это потрясающе!!!

[@albiondi4078]

can you believe 20 jealous dopes gave thumbs down? she's amazing! 45 year sax player

[@latinkeys1]

Al Biondi She is the truth.. She really plays, I had the honor of playing with her.. Her level of musicianship is extremely high

[@albiondi4078]

@@latinkeys1 i totally agree, she is a super talent!

[@noelmesta3313]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@1NMSYS]

Great sound and style!!

[@joer3481]

Nice to hear a fresh style :-)

[@oursful]

Bravo Melissa !!

[@JzZcAt]

Finally a good female jazz musician . Hard to find except a few... like Emily Remler

[@cheddyrodriguez]

Here in Europe some people say that she brings new sounds to Jazz

[@pnojazz]

Why, because she’s new? She’s got a great tone, I’ll give her that.

[@fluidjazz]

You fit my marriage criteria! 😉

[@ifranwaisman1750]

Like a big star!

[@모아줘라]

치명적인 연주. 숨이 막힌다. 대단해!!

[@Hastoklai]

I hear a lot of Dexter Gordon here, beautiful performance.

[@tipasoneinthisone9498]

I hear Newk too. She’s awesome

[@dd-vm1hs]

5:00 - 5:50🎷 ☺☺

[@NumHeavymetallic]

great

[@pajoafonso3490]

wow....

[@davidarmstrongcharles]

❤

[@misaelfreitassax]

Friends, which mouthpiece is Melissa using in this video????🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@titanegra4132]

💯💯💯

[@oooooo-cs6nj]

Genial 👌 song feling powuer

[@albertbrown359]

I encourage her to stay in her journey in African American modern music. The journey is long and to capture the essence of the music is not just in a string of notes. I like what she is trying to do .There is yet a lot to learn about phrasing .

[@waltzplace]

Bue-T-Full!

[@roquepavez6755]

AWANTEEE CUANDO SU CUEKA

[@thomasgrady8768]

This is it.

[@noam6249]

Good copy

[@AlbertoParmegiani]

she is so great only thing i dont dig is thoso low and loud notes out of the blue

[@MrBoybergs]

Getz is my god but imo, her ideas and subtlety here are better than the definitive Getz recording of the song

[@pnojazz]

Better than Getz? Blasphemy.

[@MrBoybergs]

@@pnojazzyeah, I'm going straight to hell....I know ;)

[@hawkrider88]

One of my favorite tunes forever. IMO, Stan is still at the top but Ms. Aldana is wonderful. But the occasional "honks" while artistic seem intrusive to my ear.

[@jiyujizai]

😀🌱🌸💙

[@aljoschahunger]

..jesus maria y josé, i almost got religious.. :)

[@matiaschild3977]

Amazing

[@martindalmasi5340]

Nice Dexter touches in punching out those lows for anchor

[@massimocommendatore8180]

grande

[@gerhardbitter1581]

Melissa spielt sehr melodisch (Melodie steht für Liebe), ihr Timing (steht für Sex) ist perfekt und sie spielt diese Nummer auf eine ganz eigene Art und Weise (steht für Sound und Atmosphähre) und beweist damit, dass solche Standarts noch längst nicht ausgereizt sind. Jazzmusiker können über eine musikalische Form zeitgenössig und frei improvisieren. Schon der grieschiche Philosoph Plato sagte vor ca. 3000 Jahren: "Kunst ist die Freiheit in der Form".

[@johnnymac1109]

Great playing and style-she's in tune with what she tune with but not the with the piano-I heard Bill Watrous play on an album once and didn't tune very well either -he sounded sharp and so does Melissa-

[@barclaymoffitt9462]

Sonny?

[@idolewensberg3843]

dexter

[@JS-dt1tn]

eric alexander.

[@TheKierensaysmaybe]

Melissa aldana!

[@rogerhobden7670]

Like +++++

[@hincapiej4]

I was wondering why she was so pulled out. Now that the piano came in I understand, either it's kinda cold or the piano is Hella flat.

[@1NMSYS]

GRiM2.0 Has nothing to do with it, that’s the natural position of the mouthpiece on Selmer MK VI tenors, mine is the same way, go check out a Michael Brecker video, he has a MK VI too

[@rossedge6202]

It looks like new cork so that mightve had something to do with it lol

[@rossedge6202]

Actually it seems like the piano is slightly flat. Just enough that anytime she and the piano hit a note together she turns as if to ask if the piano player can tell if they're out of tune. Not that they can really do anything about it at the point when they're performing lol.

[@hincapiej4]

@@rossedge6202 I know like I said. But people wanna put mark vi buzzwords like they know wtf I'm talking about. Lol I have one and have played alot of Mark vi horns.. They are all different. To say they all play sharp is... Ignorant.

[@SebSquonks]

She always has her piece in that position.

[@benteo87]

can someone explain that random note shes plays thats not part of the melody, its so off-putting

[@carlosruizserra]

That 7:06 moment

[@erichendrix1602]

Carlos Ruiz Serra *ping*

[@robertbloom1637]

Ine.m9ment hahaha among none !!

[@simonsays525]

That low note at 4:11 got a cringe face from me. So sick!

[@navymusician822]

It was the most unmusical thing she could've done! Come on, man, the emperor has no clothes!

[@simonsays525]

@@navymusician822 I loved it. Expand your taste.

[@ajkirkcaldie]

Was the only part I really disliked in that whole piece

[@pyannaguy4361]

@@navymusician822 Yep. She can play REALLY well! No doubt about it. AND, here and there for a second or two & sometimes longer? She can play painfully, tastelessly not well, says this honest old pro with no ax to grind.

[@benteo87]

So those low notes are on purpose?

[@searcherholic3473]

Quite loud on those low notes in the intro. Otherwise Bravo!

[@benjaminmillermusic]

she kinda carries the band, i feel. rhythm section didn't feel as good as her stylings deserve, which kinda reminded me of charles lloyd's style of ballad playing

[@lotusax]

yeah. They should look at her some more as she tries to cue them in the direction she wants to go. They are looking down at the music or instrument too much.

[@Andartic]

spot on

[@eamonnhughes4849]

:)

[@davidschnittman7954]

Beautiful…but let’s spring for a piano tuner next time, eh?

[@pnojazz]

It’s in tune. Probably an old Steinway.

[@BobDoherty]

Too bad she no longer plays like this anymore. I have no appreciation for her current style.

[@paulcolin4394]

Dear Melissa You've got great chops and a marvelous tone... BUT please respect the tune, it's probably not a great idea to try out-Brecker Brecker - learn the lyrics and listen to Stanley Turrentine's really straight ahead version. Thanks for your wonderful playing in any case.

[@soulsax58]

Melissa is playing it her own way, making the song her own...it's called jazz folks. There is nothing indicating she is trying to "out-Brecker", yes she is making huge range jumps and honking out some of the low notes...like many players do in their music like Henderson, Dexter Gordon. Good chance she knows the lyrics and has heard Mr. T's version....this is her own homage and treatment of the song...why would she want to try to imitate anyone else? We will hear even more from her over the years. Appreciate her for what she does, not what you expect her to do

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Those low notes that sound like elephant pharts aren't really necessary.

[@pyannaguy4361]

Agreed, 100% I don't get it. I find those to be jarring and utterly out of context. She's obviously achieved some mastery of the instrument and can play tastefully....for stretches...but..What the Hell? The intentionally OUT-OF-TUNE "touches" like those starting around 5:16 may pass for personalization...or "sump'n" (?) - but, Yeah...NO! I find them painfully drawn out. Nobody else? She can play, for sure, and it's great to see young people carrying the banner of Jazz forward....but I wonder: are critics hearing what we are and loving the quirks I just mentioned? I really don't think I'm being petty.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

​@@pyannaguy4361 She is immature. She can play notes, but the good taste develops only under good influence. Otherwise, people are left to their own whims and then throw in antics just because they think "it's kinda cool". What Maestro Salieri spoke in film Amadeus about music of Mozart, should be a guideline for all smart musicians, "Displace one note and there would be diminishment. Displace one phrase and the structure would fall…" In other words, music compositions and playing should be very tight and meaningful. Time given by the audience is precious, and it should be respected. If a musician takes liberty to add stupid notes out of context, then it's a joke.

[@jazzgent]

What’s with the really loud low notes! Like fingernails on a chalkboard!

[@robertbloom1637]

Autumn in who knows where.not here..rambling nonsense

[@robertbloom1637]

No rhythm no swing no music

[@robertbloom1637]

Why hire a band ???

[@robertbloom1637]

She prob could be good if she learned how to swing..but maybe u cant teach that

[@MrJazzohjazz]

She is a wonderful player but her style at times bugs me. The saxophone verbosity is a bit much. Trane did the scale thing also .... almost gimmicky.

[@ricknelson9641]

Love her tone.

[@MrJazzohjazz]

@Amish deviant with Herpes Her technique is wonderful ...but I want to hear a complete creative effort that is balanced. I just think the scale things is like eating too many hors d' oeuvre before the main meal. Try zovirax ...

[@waruiyulewasaxophone4399]

Sooo wonderful !

[@XxSaxCannon921xX]

@@ifabukolaoluwapese this

[@rienbutter]

@@ifabukolaoluwapese yup!