Woody Herman & His Swingin' Herd - Sister Sadie

[@GeorgeRawlintrumpet]

YES!!!!!!! I'm old enough to have heard this band live!! Never forget it!!!:)

[@augustineriley5582]

George, you lucky sod ;) Peace

[@DavidWilliams-sp8gv]

I played in a quintet with Gary Klien! He would stand up and solo next to me on Alto with his silver plated MarkIV. He would almost blow me out the door.Like a sax dust devil right next to you..holy shit!!!

[@johneaton9457]

Kicks mutha effin a$$ !! No other way to describe it! Total musical arousal .

[@daldieduckweather5320]

Me too. But I did forget! Until now!!

[@jaytolbert7538]

Barn Arts Theater, NJ, 1964. As a young trumpet player, sitting in the loft overlooking the band and trumpet section, this left a lasting impression. Bill Chase never opened his book once. One of the most dynamic events of my musical life.

[@vova47]

Sal Nistico - one of the best tough tenors - he's like Johnny Griffin and Lockjaw Davis rolled into one.

[@thomaspethic6220]

Sal was a bad, bad mutha and l'm not gonna shut my mouth!!!!!!!

[@thomaspethic6220]

Great comment vova47!!!

[@mikeburns1725]

And one hell of an arranger

[@nealbfinn]

@@mikeburns1725 You're thinking of Sammy Nestico. Sal Nistico was an amazing saxophonist. But he was not an arranger.

[@MegaLJ3]

What a freaking band...let's not forget the incomparable Jake Hanna.

[@joeybonin7691]

Holy smoke. Loved it. Kudos to the bass player, too.

[@sybil-roxanneclemons1333]

Sal Nistico was a wonderful musician.

[@warrenclarkable]

Yes, man, Every one in the band was burning... Sal?.. Unreal... Waiting a lot of years for something better to top that that genre. Swing that hard with that effortless strength? In other words, not forced.

[@progmind4274]

Sal was an hurricane, but.... The bass player!?!!!? Wowowowowowwowowowowowoooooooooww!!!!!!

[@tinicum54]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3rVoop4is2tpLM Woody Herman Band - "Caldonia" 1964 at the BBC

[@lowellthomasjr.468]

Sal Nistico was ALWAYS a great player! He came here and when I told him how much I loved his playing, well, he was NOT too nice to me...LOL!

[@nemo227]

Some people are like that. I discovered that life is easier and more pleasant for people who are kind and gracious. I was put off by a trombone player back in the forties. He was a big kid and I was a little kid. Strange, how some unpleasant things in childhood seem to stick with us.

[@mrsmamacastro]

It's so good listening to real music. What talent.

[@ThomasConlin]

How I miss this great band!

[@chuckakeley]

So cool to watch Phil Wilson and know that in 1978 he was the one who taught me how to doodle tongue at a Berklee Summer Session! That is one HOT band!

[@elmoelbow]

RIP … DUDES … INCREDIBLE TALENTS.

[@BernardVictor]

What exciting bands Woody always led.

[@bkrider19]

Smoking performance of a spicy hot chart.

[@emmettnewt7957]

Woody Herman band played our HS back in the 70's. Didn't have Sal but they were awesome. I remember the drummer put a stick through a drum head during a chart. Woody kept the beat with a stick on the side of a drum while the drummer replaced the head...all while the band played on. The guys were pros.

[@garylancaster2031]

I saw this amazing band at a country club in 1970. It was a total blast.

[@bobbygonzales8131]

One of the greatest sax solos I ever heard.

[@ignorecorporatenews]

Check him out on "Halleluliah Time" on the album "Woody herman 1964". It's even better than this. much better, + I think that S N wrote that arrangement also!. on youtube......

[@jakemf1]

Bobby Gonzales nope

[@carrottoponcrak]

@@jakemf1 It's not one of the best he's ever heard?

[@davidbarnett2292]

Brilliant Sal Nistico was superb

[@blakedall8627]

Transcribing that sax solo would probably take 3 years.

[@gregd3551]

Some of the stuff he did is mind blowing - it's so fluid.

[@pierrelemaire1286]

N

[@anthonyhargis9411]

If someone transcribe this, who would you think could execute it?

[@SharpElevenMusic]

Naah, but it surely was damn inspiring! 🎷🔥

[@charlesallen4821]

This tune is from my favorite jazz album. It is a powerful band.

[@randallriley]

Only one question: WHAT HELD THE ROOF ON THAT PLACE?! This herd was smokin' hot!

[@jimmahaffeymusic610]

Love this one, and Sal.....

[@rhythmfield]

Worth a second mention: JAKE HANNA on drums, ladies and gentlemen

[@bobtaylor170]

This man should be one of the most famous musicians in American history. Sammy Nestico I'd heard of, but Sal Nistico? Not until last night.

[@giancarlo.porroporro7345]

Sal Nistico for PRESIDENT

[@onceovereasy1529]

Memories of that feller McKeller and his theme on CKFM...Woody's band always played white hot...Jake really kicked the band! Saw the band many times at the old Palais Royale in TO.

[@thebritandtheyank3821]

Sal Nistico is an unsung hero of the tenor saxophone! His sound and time are truly one, and the swing is the way swing should be. I'm gonna go look for my Sal Nistico albums right now!

[@warrenclarkable]

Because those guys, Woody, Basie, Ellington, and their guys have gone.. We must be around the same age. I was there also. Yes, still waiting for something better or at least something as good. Been waiting since 1963.

[@cldavis33]

And so it's Sal, so wonderful to hear.

[@hommefriday]

Also a great arranger!

[@edpolk1262]

Holy shit! That's the best Nistico solo I've ever heard! I used to dislike his sound, because I sounded the same with my Conn 10m and Link STM 5* when someone recorded me in a concert. I bought a Yani T991 and went with a Beechler Bellite 8 to.get a super bright sound.

[@insider_english1594]

Horace Silver song. 1959 - but who the lyrics? anyone ? and who exactly was Sadie? (Nina Simone mentions her in Mississippi Goddam, "everybody knows about Sister Sadie" Sister Sadie was a mean chic, always thought that she was real slick, Then she ran into Alfonso Brown, and hasn't been the same since Alfonso put her down. Sister Sadie never worry, Sister Sadie never hurry, Then she ran into Alfonso Brown, and hasn't been the same since Alfonso put her down. She just paces 'round the floor, she don't have no mind no more, She just stares off into space, with a frown on her face. Sister Sadie was a honey, always had a lot of money, Then she ran into Alfonso Brown, and hasn't been the same since Alfonso put her down.

[@plezurhounds]

Tears:-) Thanks to all!!!

[@SweetShine213]

Gorgeous! Thank you for posting!!!

[@SteveStalzle]

WOW! I love this version!

[@alanwitton5039]

Fantastic listening

[@russbellew6378]

What a virtuoso! I heard Sal c 1968 in Woody Herman's band, outdoors. What a thrill! The whole band sounded great, yet Sal stood out, with amazing solos.

[@gregd3551]

Man, could that guy play.............

[@erroldmoody4827]

Saw him a few times decades ago. Covered more notes than almost any other sax player. And when Woody had a strong rhythm section, his band was real tough to beat

[@SightNSoundBand]

Sal Nistico: simply the best...

[@gwiyomikim5988]

Talent + practice, practice, practice, practice . . . = Sal Nistico!

[@billstotts2346]

I used to go to Disneyland on Big Band Night and this is exactly the huge driving sound that Woody Herman's band blew my mind with on every performance. The band would be on fire and the tenor sax would get up and out blow them all. I don't think that this can be done anymore.

[@jefferyperkins4668]

We went to the great American music hall in San Francisco. Arrived an hour early, sat in the first row of tables. I could read the sax sections music. Never forget the excitement that band could generate.

[@johneaton9457]

Kicks mutha effin a$$ !! No other way to describe it! Total musical arousal! Yeah!!

[@warrenclarkable]

Still can't get enough of it!

[@floorted]

Jake, driving the snot out of that band!

[@robertg4905]

The greats. Miss them.

[@bimmerfun]

WOW! Thanks for posting!

[@warrenclarkable]

Mr. Dynamite!.. Unreal..... Also, get the best studio players in the country and they would play hell out of that chart, but it ain't gonna' sound that exciting and personal. Sal rules! Or I should say ruled. One of the hardest burnin' tenor players EVER!

[@pkgmsu]

Solid gold!

[@lowellthomasjr.468]

He had been on the road for a few weeks. My pal, Tomas Ramirez got to be his friend in Austin, Texas. He has ALWAYS been such a great sax player !

[@bodgaard]

Love that bass….

[@daveyboy731]

Superb she sure some Gal is sister Sadie

[@MarTTy4653]

How does Sal articulate those notes so cleanly? Wow. ;0)

[@warrenclarkable]

A lot of hours of dedicated practice. Along with a great feel of love and enthusiasm for his art.....Knocks me out!....Played some ballads too. ...Check out his "Lush Life"...Unreal!

[@JiveDadson]

Practice of course. But also, players back then did not approach jazz like weight lifting. If I had to guess, I'd bet that mouthpiece had a tip opening of no more than maybe 85 mils. Both Coltrane and Dexter played a mpc with an 85 tip. The reed was probably not a Popsicle stick either.

[@warrenclarkable]

***** Yes, being a trumpet player I don't have a lot of expertize with this, but my music prof in graduate school who was also a pro sax player told me that Sal tried numerous mouthpieces and reeds. What he was using on "Sadie" who knows?

[@shirleyford2137]

Magic

[@peterdegroff7318]

Trombones. Ken Wensel is on Phil Wilsons rt and Henry Southall on his left? Whatever hapened to Henry Southall? I thought Bobby Jones used to be in that band on tenor sax

[@warrenclarkable]

Yes, Sorry hear of his demise...Aged 78......R.I.P.

[@joeyb4ever]

Whoa. That was smokin'.

[@warrenclarkable]

Same here. An advantage of my old age! 1963 at Disneyland.

[@venisin]

Good God.

[@grene1955]

That is some serious rockin'! Awesome!

[@hookalakah]

Incredible tour de force by Sal Nistico, but who wrote the chart?

[@hookalakah]

@Talli Kimani Didn't know that Horace wrote charts on his tunes for Woody's Herd. Did he arrange for any other big bands?

[@archdukehamburgervononionr1948]

Animaniacs and Bill Clinton take note

[@warrenclarkable]

How come? Well, maybe it's easy for some people to get bugged. However, I spoke to his brother Jimmie,on the phone, a while back...Nice guy!

[@josephcarpenter6921]

Yes all

[@woodyjagla328]

,,,,,, so cool !

[@kennethcollins2813]

thanks to the BBC we have the best big band ever on video - ask Ben Webster

[@davesax11]

IMHO this is the hottest Sadie ever. Great to see it on video. I think this is even faster than the recorded version. Is that even possible?

[@rickdavenport9538]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WpdYeJadShm8U

[@pauletheridge2412]

Their concert tempos were always faster whenever I saw them. It seemed like Woody just wanted to cram as many tunes into a set as possible. Always musical and enjoyable. Just faster.

[@jazznutz]

Damn🔥🔥🔥

[@smooth6718]

Wow! I'm numb!

[@warrenclarkable]

The band's nickname for Chuck was "Charlie The Arm"..... Check out "Caldonia".. Woody Herman.

[@radoscapin2749]

Bill chase

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Sal Nistico on lead tenor saxophone

[@mrs.bloxx-li]

Damn!!

[@acedrumminman]

Sal was a very deep cat...

[@acohen1980]

Chops away!!!!

[@rdangelo]

Imagine how that sounded from where Woody stood...

[@bodgaard]

DAAAAAMN!!

[@ulfgarton]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@thomasgarbe8354]

blazing tempo? I think its inhumane.

[@bobbobby1840]

Is he using a metal mouthpiece

[@jm10rnlto]

Sal!!!!!!

[@USRoute66]

If this doesn't make you tap your toes and want to dance, then you need to be in a funeral home.

[@NinoBertoli]

l'ho visto a Milano, penso nello stesso anno, al piccolo Teatro

[@tipofelice]

Nino Bertoli: e io scommetterlo che tu l’hai amato. Tale una banda swingin’ eh?

[@thomaspethic6220]

SYRACUSE A L

[@prodigaljess]

# HotBop

[@jonj160]

Boof!

[@jonj160]

A fantastic recording.

[@cldavis33]

Who the F is that sax player?!!?

[@wadeharris65]

Sal Nistico

[@lowellthomasjr.468]

Joe Posada on STEROIDS !!!! lol

[@techworkshop9119]

Cat

[@boobsax]

which herd is it ?