Norman Brown 2021

[@geebuttersnaps4247]

I first heard Norman play this song when I was 10 and immediately thought, this is a song I’m going to listen to for the rest of my life.

[@Macwylee]

Why?

[@EverywhereisHE]

Norman is one of the most gifted guitarist in the world!

[@TruthB7Told]

100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jillkay9430]

I so agree!!! Smooth

[@herbramos3985]

Give me a break. Most gifted is Pat Metheny. No one comes close.

[@byronmatthews868]

Indeed he is! Had the pleasure of seeing him at the concert venue in Douglasville, Ga in 2018. He and his band were awesome!!

[@andrewmiller5610]

I concur!!!

[@denwest339]

That's why he remains among the elite...

[@The_Frozen_1]

Dude's a BEAST!!!! Been listening to Mr. Brown for close to 20 years. His music never disappoints. Seeing this though....He's next level.

[@meezybeezy4711]

EXACTLY RIGHT ON POINT MY FRIEND!

[@de2caldwell]

Exchanging between his thumb and the pick in the blink of an eye!!! Making it oh so smooth!!! You're the best Norman!!!!

[@anthonyory9251]

My favorite guitar song for years and likely always will be. Great job Mr. Brown!!!

[@floglo925]

Blew me away.I am 75 years old.Wish you the best.😊

[@whiteplayon]

This is a great guitarist. More importantly, a genuinely good person.

[@LilianCopette]

Quand j écoute ce monsieur j ai mal au plus profond de mon être humain pas mot tellement ça me prend ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 3:12

[@michaelcraig9449]

This guy is so kickass, he taught our music note reading class at GIT, MI music school. He was so cool and kicked back, great teacher too, he put up with our goofy jokes etc.. He was so great then too he was like 26 years old then, he was a major player already then.

[@JesusRamirez-vt6lk]

There are videos of him playing at GIT with a mean jerry curl back in the day😂😂😂

[@missa7562]

whatever, wherever, norman can put me in "the zone." thank you norman brown for your wonderful playing

[@MuammarHamed]

Much respect! MR. NORMAN BROWN my wife and I met you years back in Los Angeles you shook my hand and took a picture with us it still hangs in my music room right now all these years later! Thanks for all the wonderful music!

[@philjagdon6774]

Everytime I listen to this guy, all my negative thoughts vanished and I feel so relaxed as I'm flying and feel like I have everything what's needed in life to feel free, I'm so rich and feel abundance by just listening Norman's music.

[@codystarcowski5279]

Mr. Brown your music always get's me right where I need to be. Thank you!

[@mikemykey325]

Damm!!! Norman Brown, my brother, You Got talent!! God bless!

[@VaughnMcGregor]

This brings back old memories as a kid when my stepfather used to play these Norman Brown songs throughout the house on the CD player.

[@brianmarek6159]

This one of my favs of all time, love Norman Brown

[@michaelglipu8175]

Norman Brown is one of a kind..black quitarists are some of the worlds best guitarists around...

[@brigittemrosek3869]

😘💚💚

[@GoldStar-ol9eb]

Norman.B ..the best Soul an RB guitar solo stylist since G.Benson.. guitar🎸 heaven.

[@MichelleS234]

That's who taught him. His mentor, along with Wes Montgomery. You're so right!😘💟🎸

[@gregggaldo9181]

My year at G.I.T. with Stormin' Norman was incredible!!!....Thanks Norm for being such a great Musical Mentor!!!

[@olusijibelo3458]

Thank you lord ! We still have talented jazz guitarists. Could listen to Norman all day long.

[@vandasouzanogueira9395]

Eu ouço várias vezes ao dia amoooo me lembro do Wes Montgomery do tempo que tinha 19 anos hoje tenho 74 e gosto muitoooo de Jazz

[@foun10head]

I heard this song back in 1999ish, followed the trail, and fell into the rabbit hole. Hours and hours of such joy and pleasure ever since, not to mention getting my head in the right space. An amazing talent. Thank you, Norman Brown. Gifted. Hero.

[@luizvasconcelosdasilva4782]

Magnífico! Para dizer pouco. Que maravilha para se ouvir sempre! Bravo!!!!!!

[@bertranddeloye]

Thanks God for this amazing talented guitarist. Thanks Norman❤❤❤💥💥💥💯💯💯👋👋👋🙏

[@AngelTechno]

This man still has it, talent like that will never fade away..

[@jordanbrant6648]

This truly brings back the best memories. Growing up this was one of my dads favorite musicians. One of my favorite guitar players on earth🙌🏽 there’s nothing like the sound of the great Norman Brown!!!🎸🎸🎸

[@meezybeezy4711]

EXACTLY RIGHT ON POINT MY FRIEND!

[@jrichman21]

This is sick!! What a live performance, and I love this song so much.

[@klecoxs2]

Wow what can you say....... this peice never fails to inspire me to get on with my life no matter the obstacles and what a performance, the energy the vibe he puts out is contagious, god bless Stormin Norman ❤️🙏🕊

[@MauriSky2437]

I can recall listening to Norman on my way to and from work. Then I would go home and do round two to relax. His music always put me in an elevated frame of mind.

[@michaelcraig9449]

He does not always play relaxed like this.. Sometimes in concert he really burns it up, gets people standing up on their feet.. Not so many Jazz guitarists can do that, get a rock crowd reaction.

[@jeffreagan2001]

Better Days Ahead. Heard Norman Brown for the first time back in the early 1990s on a drive from Santa Cruz. Wow, so amazing a musician

[@GregsGuitars]

love everything in this video: the colors, the sound of the Johnny Smith, but mostly the playing of Norman - including these little charming imperfections and the stunning climax of the solo - just great

[@arthurriley2957]

Love your comment dispite your charming imperfections.

[@justinaldridge3582]

Sweet my brother, I am a fan now, when I ride in my car all I listen to is 90s smooth jazz

[@toddgriffiths9115]

Years ago I commuted from LA to San Diego; this man and his guitar always got me down I-5 without stress (what traffic?)...thanks for sharing.

[@humanitycollective]

Drive the pacific coast highway 1 north from Carmel to San Francisco solo with my man playing, pure healing and a spiritually reflective inner experience.

[@andregoodwin890]

When our radio station played this style,947 the wave!!!!

[@MamaNuveau]

Thank's for this Post! Norman is Guitar Gold! Years ago, in December 1996, I drove out of Norfolk, VA and headed back home to Wyandotte County and KCK: My Hometown, and Mr. Brown's Hometown. I LOVE Better Days Ahead!!It was a few months out and up the Smooth Jazz Charts quickly! I listened to that particular cut ALOT, and just as I hit I-70 East into Missouri, MY CASSETTE BROKE!!! 😮 😥 I was completely DEVASTATED and started to cry. I saw that as a SIGN that I would NOT have Better Days Ahead, but just the opposite. I have never stopped groovin' to Norman, but sometimes BDH makes me cry, when I think about that night! And look at Norman now! 🎸🏆 I've had some Good Days AND some bad ones, but like the the Williams Brothers say... I'm still here! Much Love to My Wyandotte County, Kansas City, KS Guitar Heroes: Norman Brown, Julian Vaughn and Carl Roland! Talent Times Three! 🎸💜

[@FactsOnlyPlease.]

Same here, I would attend his or George Howard shows 2-3, 4 times a year an enjoyed every minute. I was Black, proud, young, talented, and handsome ...

[@meyerweinstock9567]

Yeah, like my 91 west from the IE to the OC...20 years of it...smooth music is still tops.

[@realrecognizereal6622]

Thank you for years of Wonderful Music Mr. Norman Brown you are indeed a Living Legend.

[@deewoo2776]

I have all of Norman Brown's CDs way back when he was on the MoJazz label up until now. His entire music catalog. His music is "timeless". Talented brotha.

[@rayhamilton7254]

My main man! Me and the wife had the pleasure to meet this great human being on a jazz cruise. Very down to earth person. He has been my guitar teacher for 15 years. And he doesn't even know it. Lol

[@michaelfajgenbaum7766]

He is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Love his playing and composition. A genius.

[@janicenelson2990]

Norman performed here last night in Memphis, Tennessee I live 4 blocks away and Man! what a Wonderful Sound, and he not bad to look at 😅

[@reginaldeggleston394]

Extremely Talented. Norman Brown is great..Love the style: Norman Brown, Mark Whitfield, Nick Colionne, Tim Bowman, Jeffery Smith, Bruce McKenzie A Ray Fuller, Micheal Vince, I frankly love them all. They are all in my music collection.

[@freemanhall4826]

I can remember am musicians drummer played with him other in the city late70s early 80s as am in military he had band playing across the street from 1812 Oakland kc ks in the basement where he started family well know around kc the move got bad band he became Mr jazz keep it moven my bro god bless

[@jamestcallahanphotographer]

Thank you, Norman! I love his music; I listen to it every day while I’m working. It makes me think of beautiful weather and sunny skies.

[@WadiahJMassoud]

Best smooth jazz guitarist in my life time so far. No one else come close

[@meezybeezy4711]

EXACTLY RIGHT ON POINT MY FRIEND!

[@emiliocruzalta2677]

Quiero oír esta canción todo el día!!!!

[@robcale8165]

Holy Joe Pass! I discovered Norman by accident. Thank goodness.

[@ardennite1]

“Better Days Ahead” ohhh ! One of my favourite songs in the world *ever* !

[@malcolmfletcher1958]

I wish world leaders would listen to smooth jazz!

[@anthonydrago]

Norman Brown !!! We used to attend all his shows in LA back then, still great !!! love him

[@markcav1000]

Wow!!! Love the beautiful chords at the end as well as all the great soulful phrasing and tone that Norman has here! Norman was an awesome Musicians’ Institute instructor (G.I.T. in Hollywood Ca.) when I was a student there.I still remember how encouraging and complementary he was to me when he and I played a real book jazz tune in front of the class.Everybody liked and respected Norman and his abilities there. I became a Guitar instructor at M.I. after graduating there. I still remember Norman congratulating me on that too. I hope that he is still blessing people with his encouragement,tremendous playing and teaching abilities! Mark Caviness (Nashville Tn.)

[@Jazzman874]

Sounds like a great guy. I think he is so talented.

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

It was such an amazing experience and great honor for me to host Norman Brown here in Uganda, 2014. Such a fine gentleman, great sense of humour! Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤❤️

[@mikethebeginner]

Just discovered Norman Brown. Really happy to have found his music.

[@taleinz1]

Same here . 53 years old and feel like a kid at Xmas

[@krga94c]

The way he floats his pick from between his fingers and back again when thumb strumming....seamless.

[@robcale8165]

yes. The way he does everything.

[@ArtisticDreams2U]

Better Days Ahead🥰Brilliant. One love Mr. Brown ❤️👊🏽

[@josephdavis3686]

I met him at a show in Jackson Ms great artist great guy and he signed all my Norman Brown cd's , yes cd's no downloading here.

[@naturale_appeal2790]

I haven’t heard this song since my daddy passed! Definitely one of his favorite songs and blessed it randomly popped up!

[@WellingtonMSB]

I am sure your dad is looking down on you.

[@yliyasobchuk6256]

My dad passed away 10 month ago, this song was also his favorite, we be been listening Norman Brown whenever we drive together. This song reminds me him, and i wanna say :thank you dad for this musical taste i ' ve got, i love you so much, and i will always love you!

[@malcolmfletcher1958]

Sooo sorry for your loss 🤭😇🥲 Be at peace!

[@stephenbenson5135]

Niiice! Always has been….. Always will be!! Keeping smooth alive!! Love it!! Healing in dem wings boy!!!

[@NeoDon1]

One of the BEST! He makes me smile and cry at the same time, this song is bitter sweet memories of my life. ThaNK yOU MR. BROWN, ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE..........

[@ronaldtucker8268]

Norman has skills galore!🎉

[@deassathompson3624]

This song is personal reminds me of my Dad riding to Georgia listening to NORMAN BROWN for the first time GOAT LOVE YOU 💘 ❤

[@teflo2]

I can listen to Norman non-stop 24/7! Just press play! ❤🔥🎶💯

[@Blackfender36]

A true musical genius...

[@teresaabrown8077]

Very Beautiful and Uplifting ❤ Thanks for Sharing your Magic.

[@evertandevrellabastida3179]

What a finger! He deserve to be a Grammy award winner.. awesome...

[@fraizelleeberhardt8]

I met Sir Norman Brown hanging out in Columbus Ohio at the Jazz and Ribfest.. Not only did he have one of the greatest smiles and personalities I've ever met, (no ego)but he lit the place up on stage!!!! May God bless him always

[@gloriarobinson4528]

I remember him at the jazz rib fest in Columbus ohio

[@2hardbackrub743]

He's a' back this year! - Sunday | July 23, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

[@samuelemahtolo]

I've read some of the comments and, well...they've said it all ! Thank you, sir Norman. Play on and on...

[@allen6924]

Just an amazing talent to get to listen to on a bad day. Norman is a great guitarist,.

[@timothybright7064]

I First heard of him in the 90's & his Smoothness has become " Slick ".

[@winstonantoine9843]

Norman Brown is truly awesome, and this one is one of many of his songs. If anyone has smooth jazz collection, then you definitely have to add Norman to it. 😊

[@EyasuBekeleProduction]

have been hearing his works… he is so talented. Thanks for the great songs which goes through deep in the soul. Love and respect from Ethiopia 🤍

[@tywonfoster2768]

Such eclectic guitar playing. Very smooth and artistic? I always say the lyrics accompany the notes to a song. Just imagine putting words to "together at last."

[@tedsimington7654]

Very nice Norman,thanks for sharing my brother👍👍👍👍

[@jean-yves8644]

j'adore Norman Brown,he's unique. Love for smooth jazz

[@andrewtillman8944]

Love it I have a few of his albums. Stress free. God bless Norman Brown.

[@KSETONMTL]

And THAT is Norman's sound... JS mini-humbuckers are gold in his hands....

[@FactsOnlyPlease.]

NB is still the man! Back in the day I never missed his shows in South Florida, sometimes including Tampa & Orlando!

[@mackdixon815]

My favorite jazz artist 🎨 welcome back norman

[@dwightfriesen7297]

The incomparable NB ! Always in the chill zone ! 🎵🎶🎸

[@pastortlcooper]

Truly A Master Of His Craft….!🔥🎶🎵🎶🔥🎼🎼🔥🔥

[@hwillia204]

Norman Brown One of Jazz Greatest I love NB music, Awesome!

[@ericagrneyez1839]

Those Wonderful Magic Handz...I Can NEVER Tire Of This Piece

[@dbrien7101]

Keep doing it Norman this is my favorite song from you and the second is N-Control love it and happy Christmas

[@fullborev8906]

I would hear Norman's music and many other smooth jazz music like this on LA's 94.7 the WAVE back in the mid to late 90s. This kind of music defined my existence when I lived in SoCal then. I miss those days. Soooo cool!

[@brendaarmstrong4065]

Thank you stormin' Norman... I've watched this video a half dozen times today ..it just cures what ails ya... I've loved this tune for years... and it never ages or gets old... timeless... BRAVO!! WOOT WOOT!

[@carlberto7214]

I remember when he was all over the jazz station especially the wave here in L.A I got to meet him in his northridge home what a legend

[@fogwalker4803]

Call the fire department Norman... ! Cause that was fire !...Note blaze'n ,marshmallow melt'n...fire! And just a honey sweet lovely frick'n axe as well sir! . Thank you indeed for share'n this Mr. Brown.

[@GS-uy4xo]

Such beautiful touch and tone - Always loved this track - the title has given me strength (Better Days Ahead). Hang in there folks!

[@davidsteinberg2120]

Truly the spirit of West Montgomery and George Benson flows through this man and all wrapped in his own unique style.. Such clean articulate tone on that giant Gibson archtop, from October, the ascending with alternate so clean and thank you Norman!

[@supriyochatterjee7559]

Right now Norman reigns as the guitar ing god as the sweet and tender free flowing musical notes joyously pour out of his instrument.

[@chrisclermont456]

Norman was given that Gibson Johnny Smith by Paul Brown!! Norman is a great person, player, friend, and teacher!!

[@worldwideboxing2142]

He said he uses that beautiful Gibson for all his recordings.. he only use those crappy Ibanez's on stage

[@pambulat-ag]

I am so amazed with his talent! Hoo! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jfmax2000]

Beautiful Wes Stylings Here Mr Brown with a Little Hats Off to GB as Well.... You are The Man Sir 💯💯

[@rhondawilson2494]

He sound sooooo gooooood❤️🎶⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@terrancesumpter470]

Norman Brown is my greatest greatest greatest guitarist I'm a professional wildlife artist and I listen to his music all the time when I'm drawing God bless you Norman Brown keep playing

[@taleinz1]

Oh my lord , this just popped up on the feed . Holy moly he is amazing . Ashamed to say I don’t know anything about him . But now I will find everything I can . Incredible !! Digging the similar thumb playing like Mr M.

[@charlespressley1178]

A co worker turned me on to this great guitar player i been hooked and i saw him in Baltimore at the stone soul festival.

[@235buz]

Wow, you just took me to a place I've never been, and I'm 67 years young. Thanks for the journey,

[@roxramoroka5079]

Amazing..ever so pleasurable to listen to..

[@glen7695]

Exquisite playing. Norman Brown has continued the tradition of excellent contemporary jazz with a modern groove, and he has developed his own distinctive voice along the way. Very few guitarists who play an arch top with heavy strings can express this level of musical feeling with such a great sound and powerfully clean chops.

[@michaelkennedy7709]

Truly an exceptionally great musician. Much respect Mr. Norman Brown. Play on 🔥

[@jodei3601]

Norman Brown, George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Paul Jackson Jr...and many more, they are great guitarists..

[@patriciatodd1278]

His music is on another level! Thanks for sharing!