Michael Brecker - Round Midnight (Solo)

Live 1998 @ Leverkusener Jazztage performing "Round Midnight" solo.

[@Cam-yy9qy]

I used to think I was a saxophone player, than I watched this.

[@Cam-yy9qy]

*ahem* saxophonist. don't judge

[@jonjames7113]

Got to sit right in front of him and David Sanborn in 1975 in a small jazz club in Milwaukee. Our sax player met him at the club the next day to let him try out his Stratham mpc.

[@zamzoom1]

RIP ...........I was fortunate to hear him live. Michael Brecker will be missed.

[@BlueBreathing]

I watch this video every night when i'm home and i'm never bored...what a great man.

[@JoshKinneyBro]

Amazing player and modest guy. I learn as much as I can about being a good player and person from him. He should be a role model for a lot of young musicians.

[@jornkleinbrahm2924]

Josh Kinney Hey Josh, did you know Michael?

[@Arsen-ui1nk]

I rarely have goosebumps while listening to music without vocals, but i had them 3 times listening to this. Bravo, Michael! Rest in peace

[@saxxyaj]

Not the only way, but NOBODY EVER DID IT BETTER. SIR Michael, u r missed...

[@confoozled3737]

The emotion put into this almost makes me cry, and I don't even know why.

[@ronbrese3803]

No words can do this justice... RIP MB

[@saxman1141]

This is the kind of video that inspires me to play my sax but also quit it at the same time. Brecker was and always will be a god.

[@skattylife1491]

it touches you in the soul 💗

[@vikingrrus2573]

This is one of the best videos of Mike. What a soulful rendition with emotion and mastery of the horn. I miss him...always something fresh and new. Those who say he was just an automaton can't play tenor. In their dreams they wish this talent was flowing within them! Thank you so much for posting this!!!

[@michaelharvey5138]

This is just Perfect….

[@Djangoblackbird]

That sound at 4:17 might sound like someone bumping into a microphone, but it is, in fact, somebody's head exploding.

[@AntonyDaou]

miss him! he lives on in my ears and memories of all those times i saw him, esp early 80's at 7th ave south!

[@SelmerSaxMan]

Actually, he was diagnosed with MDS in 2005... If the description is right, that is 7 years after this performance. Still, I agree he was pouring his heart and soul into this. Simply amazing. I will never stop listening to it.

[@jakobriad]

4:55 gives me goosebumps

[@ThaATXBalla]

oh my god. i love this. it's incredible. michael brecker is definitely my favorite saxophonist.

[@GuseppeBilleci]

It's like he covered the whole chromatic degrees of emotions. It's not music anymore, it is like he created a new living being, living on his own. I don't know how to explain it ahah

[@michelfreidenson7913]

Beautiful..... LOVE

[@TheCodeCobalt]

He knew he didn't have long. He'd been sick for a while. He poured his soul out into the world through that horn. Thank you, man, for the inspiration.

[@sebastiansprotte2551]

He wasn't I'll at that time I think. It's before 2000!

[@MrSaxaddict]

If this makes u cry then u have a soul,doesnt matter who or what he sounds like,Mr. Brecker left us a blue print of his essential being on earth,to.praise the creation of music through divine intervention,Be still for I am the Lord,were not here forever but while we are make a positive statement on your way out,RIP Michael B.

[@jazztom86]

I love him playing solo... When I hear him playing solo I'm not missing anything, there's no need for a bassist or a drummer, its all there.

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

What a force Michael was. RIP.

[@dleesnuts]

This is objectively and correctly the most beautiful performance by a saxophonist.

[@dylankubilus1422]

I can’t wrap my mind around this man

[@fmazzarolo]

Non ci sono parole,Michael è la storia

[@dekellyman]

Michale Brecker is mind shattering!!!! He is the voice, the sound the word and the music.

[@thebebopper985]

Holy fucking shit eargasm jeezus this is crazy

[@NicChambers93]

he probably had the most dynamic control of any jazz performer ever

[@emilianoturazzi]

he belongs to the first generation that really worked with amplification - and he knew how to work with a microphone

[@ZeBurck]

No words. Only tears and pure emotion.

[@ridingroy]

There are no words for how good this is...

[@123must]

Very moving ! A lot of thanks

[@catandpiddle]

just superb... thank you for posting this.

[@ashokstrm]

Amazing....mesmerizing and most extraordinary!

[@matteur11]

Just can't stop listen...

[@prov324]

Love it man!!!

[@GuyMannDudeTheOnly]

Wow ! How inspiring !

[@souffle71]

Grande entre los mas grandes, impresionante!!

[@melodistman]

I've been playing(or should I say 'trying' to play after seeing this) the saxophone for 31 years and this performance could very well be the most amazing demonstration of control and technique I've heard. What sensitivity too---not just chops etc. . . Memory Eternal Michael!!!

[@paulostroff99]

Beyond belief. What a true genius. TY theFrigatt for posting.

[@Ekadesha11Dana]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fabiotaurino1790]

Lascia senza fiato. Sembra di essere in un altro mondo se chiudi gli occhi. Incredibile.

[@jazzuffe]

More than amazing and all.

[@Ampdriver]

Amazing

[@trestresbrel]

Phénoménal !!!!!!!

[@jdavidsaxcr]

He was the best!!! and now days He will be the best, I don´t Have words. He is the Best saxophonist. thank´s for everything great Master.

[@kennybradshaw2122]

Excellent.

[@stealthswimmer]

My favorite saxophone player. Plus a great musician overall. Sounds great on EWI too. The musical world will always miss Michael. One of the greatest ever!

[@Olivierinoz]

Amazingly moving.... Music has lost a unique talent.. Rest in peace Michael Brecker

[@VincentHoudijk]

no words left!!!!

[@instrumentalballad]

This guy is like my hero!

[@vmusicterry]

Michael! Repair your sax is my pleasure! You are playing so so cool~~ You are the best!

[@gregelijah]

WAOUUUUUU !!!! WONDERFUL !!!

[@instrumentalballad]

hahaha, I definitely need to rephrase. cause you're totally right. lol This guy is my hero. thanks :)

[@edhendersonmusic]

oh my god! you are stunning!

[@CesarCardozo]

Unico na face da terra e fora dela... Salve Michael Brecker!!!

[@Truelight0]

We miss you Master Michael !

[@ogdTo]

Miss you, Michael.

[@EmilianoC70]

Mesmerizing..

[@LivingWellGuru]

Magic!!!!

[@tychovskisounds]

Whenever I watch a Brecker video its like he's got twice as many notes on his horn than I've got on mine

[@morocco1274]

I thought I was a saxophone player to I need to go back under the bridge and practice for another 10 years to catch up to Michael Brecher

[@michaelosullivan7087]

Only 10 haha

[@espr7564]

Bull, that's impossible

[@krikorsax]

Grand master...

[@oharawinter]

Wow... RIP Michael.

[@2fat2die]

5:48 What a emotion!

[@confoozled3737]

Oh man, definitely.

[@cldavis33]

I mean, just...........DAUMMMMNNN!!! Sick skills forever and forever.

[@adel84952]

gostei muito bom amei!

[@localpm]

The master.

[@jazzuffe]

Very close to be a definitive version of the best song ever. Round About Midnight, (Thelonious Monk). Always impossible to do in jazz, but here? Late Michael Brecker.

[@JayLizzle]

to imagine this happened about 3km from where I live, I could have been there. Too bad I wasn't into Jazz back then.

[@Johneladjmi76]

A master

[@Borgani958]

Sshh, God is talking... The unforgettable Michael Brecker. The best saxophonist ever.

[@AlexanderIoakimMusic]

@Snoohi1 so amazing. the best. goosebumps

[@ThaATXBalla]

this was like 7 years before he was diagnosed. he was diagnosed in 2005, the year he started having problems.

[@AlexanderIoakimMusic]

Multiple eargasms

[@FelixTD]

Perfect low tones!

[@NicChambers93]

and this is why the master of scales can play whatever he wants to. Such a loss to the music world not having him anymore

[@1337Pwn4g3]

My life is now complete...

[@jiyujizai]

サックスのソロは珍しい❗嬉しい演奏🎵😁😀

[@cclassica4]

King

[@JayLizzle]

wow ... his playing starting at 4:55 is awesome. Well, even more awesome than the rest.

[@ajdsr56]

This is totally awesome. His artistry is missed. the Universal horn section is indescrible for sure. R.I.P. MICHAEL \0/! NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO...

[@NJlo]

Now, how the hell am I gonna make my guitar sound like this?

[@NahuelMusic]

That the question I keep asking myself

[@Horrorlink]

@Djangoblackbird xD you made my day!!

[@deanmongerio]

In concert pitch, he's stacking Bmaj7 on top of Bb+. On tenor, the notes from the bottom up would be: C, E, G#, C, Db, F, Ab, C. He changes it up, but those are the first set.

[@616mingy]

I miss having my two or three minute chats with ya Mike at moishas over breakfast or lunch !!! Ladkas and apple sauce , the last thing I made 4 u before you moved !! Miss you !!!!

[@Ghalleot]

01:04 OMYGOD !!! wow

[@22286198]

Me gusto :3

[@Saxysaxman23]

the 6 people who disliked this are 1. going to hell 2. need new ears and 3. going to hell

[@beekbreak]

its just a statement of consciousness of the moment they are aware of,i tiny moment ,the rest of the time involved have they forgotten,the emotion is just a few seconds ,my experience ,whitch gives a lasting awareness for the whole show ,so like wauw ,i had a chickenskinfeeling ,now the show can't become bad anymore

[@happyfry13]

I am completely guessing that there isn't a transcription of this out there...Cuz ive looked EVERYWHERE!! If anyone knows if there is one please tell me... Im about to contradict myself by saying there is a transcription of it out there and it has been done by me. But i know it is not COMPLETELY correct, but im tellin ya...pretty darn close! Such a good song! Such a great player... RIP Michael

[@markgoldberg2223]

If he is like your hero, I'd really enjoy meeting your actual hero.

[@sweederlander]

there was nothing wrong with his comment.. The Saxophone comes to life through Brecker..

[@jackthe7th]

@TheSlidemonster George died, went to heaven, and met up with the big band practice in the sky. There were guys like Freddie Hubbard, John Coltrane, JJ, and Max Roach on the band stand. There was one trumpet player George didn't notice though, so he turned to basie and asked, who's that strange guy over there? "Thats God, he likes to think he is Miles Davis"

[@zacalves]

deus do ceu

[@richardmixo]

Man....

[@clix089]

For those who don't like his use of technicality, listen to his final album, "Pilgrimage." He's more melodic and (in my opinion) far more expressive then ever. By far his best playing. Ever. He really went out in a blaze of glory with that record.

[@lucalisi]

Hi Michael I hope you are playing with some angels...

[@gjbsaxman94]

if you don't like, or just can't understand, how brecker plays then don't listen to his performances and definitely don't comment