J.Henderson,J.Griffin & G.Adams / Blues Up And Down (1988)

[@RogerMFox-vw5cm]

...C'mon now...wake up y'all...Here we have three unique & talented Tenor players, each with a distinct voice...We can learn from them all, as opposed to some ridiculous idea that ones voice/phrasing/technique is better or worse than the other...Open ears are where it's at...😎

[@jameslaugtug8937]

All 3 are excellent!

[@ericjacobsen6901]

I'm not sure; I will have to listen to each of them some more. :-) The late Don Lanphere (RIP) guided me to Joe Henderson years ago. Thanks Don.

[@TheFunkyKingston]

Johnny Griffin...one of the most diverse tenor saxophone players! Rhythm & Blues, Be-Bop, everything!! Great!!

[@rmoraespinto]

I enjoied the improv of all of them -- three masters, three styles. Kudos to the great Kenny Washington -- one of the best jazz drummers of his generation.

[@Johnnycdrums]

+Ricardo Moraes-Pinto ; My right hand is falling off just listening.

[@jonathanclark7623]

I first saw Johnny Griffin on the Jazz Mobile at Grant's tomb when he just came back from Europe, the first thing I noticed was all the Great horn players in the crowd. I took a picture of Johnny tacking a breath, I was blown away I thank God that I have ears to hear this music. After the set I got a chance to talk to him he said to me "study, practice and play what you feel and don't worry about it".RIP and thank you for the music.

[@pyannaguy]

They're all brilliant in their way. Now, can we hear it for the Bass player? Almost ELEVEN MINUTES at THAT PACE? Just sayin' ...

[@JerryAttric42]

yes, the bass player laid it down all the way, but at this level, it's expected that you maintain any tempo, however long--or get off the stage!

[@mambojazz1]

@@JerryAttric42 lol!!! I dont think @pyannaguy actually meant give up to the bass player for holding on lol. I think @pyannaguy was simply trying to make a joke whilst simultaneously expressing his affection for the bass player. I bet he also plays bass.

[@zanohoriamazo1]

@@JerryAttric42 Peter Washington

[@Johnnycdrums]

He's the ultimate human, sickly walkin' hard forever. I get chills, man, dude walks it. Great stamina.

[@anthonybowers7571]

he's fabulous , so cool too in the suit :)

[@MrSaxman50]

Wow! George played so out man! Then Johnny come in quoting,kickin' and swinging..as usual...Then Joe...with his unreal timing...dark tone...control...very hip patterns..and his own true voice...standing still...playing like a true Master....an innovator.But...man what fun...Great!

[@gotmeagrape]

Joe Henderson is fresh ha! I need them shades

[@postatility9703]

How great is it to have 3 incredible tenor men with 3 totally different and completely unique styles.Inspired programming!!

[@sevildrib]

From the way out to flat out and with stops at all out and blow out....three titans of tenor saxophony on a show stopping shout out...far out

[@emelya0066]

Joe Henderson yeah

[@aubreycamachomd5717]

Whether with Don Pullen or himself, George Adams is a musical impresario and completely fearless. Jazz history is fill with many talented and superb tenor saxophonists. George Adams is within the top ten.

[@johnvalentine3456]

George's time seems off here...rushing ahead of himself in places, then playing 'out' to make up for it...he does find his way back though, so obviously feels where he is in the 12 bar form. Love Johnny, oh yeah. But Joe knocks it out of the park here. And Joe played convincingly 'out', with incredible time (see youtube videos from '67 in Europe with Kenny Drew Jr. et al), just not here, where instead he gives bop, hard bop, post bop, rhythm and harmony lessons for days in the most realaxed, swinging way possible, with the greatest tenor saxophone sound imaginable, on one damn solo!

[@LaloRojasSax]

JH is just too eloquent. Wow.. Not the show and screams or effects, but melodies and intelligent ideas. Deep.. And also his sound; has lots of color.. Big master.. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@douglasfredrick8484]

Joe Henderson and Johnny Griffin unsung masters.

[@chakatania]

LOVE IT!! 3 guys doin' their thang on their beloved tenors. Lucky audience to see 3 giants in one concert!

[@tonykofimusic]

Dammmmmmmmm Joe Henderson plays like a fearless God, not a note out of place. Universal order 🙏🏿 Love George Adams and Johnny Griffin too, all are amazing 🙏🏿

[@IamSaralinka]

Joe looks like such a G with those shades, along with his ingenious phrasing and turnarounds! Johnny as well! I also heard him busting out some licks from The Dex! Awesome! Adams added some nice variety to the solos! I He seems to use a lot of Albert Ayler's avant-garde phrasing and overtones. Its ALL good!

[@undeadJazz]

Joe is the pimp daddy

[@davidsempau2973]

Boo Hargis, Thanks for mentioning Sonny Stitt, too ofen forgotten. Perhaps Bird overshadowed him? My second jazz vinyl was “Sony Stitt sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio”. One side alto, the other tenor. Ray Brown on bass, Ed Thigpen on drums. What a treat!!

[@juanmanuelalvarezrodriguez84]

Guauu!!! Que pedazo de musicos!!! 3 tenores, 3 estilos son asombrosos cada uno . Bravo por los tres!! ,,

[@Playthellgb42]

The Afro-American art of complex improvisational instrumental music called Jazz - featuring the tenor saxophone - is on splendid display here: BRAVO!!!!!!!!

[@076657]

You don't need to explain to us what jazz is. Pretentious.

[@arrjee9474]

passerell That’s not what he was trying to do. He was just adding superlatives to his expression of appreciation.

[@tedstunes22]

FIRST LOVE JOHNNY GRIFFIN from my city CHICAGO and my high school DUSABLE southside!

[@grizzyg43]

Man when they trade at the end it really sounds like they're having a conversation and Joe is trying to calm Johnny and George down lol

[@kryptonitetime]

I feel like Joe's just standing there with numbers going through his head like in rain man haha. He was hearing everything they were playing.

[@XavierJordanMusic]

So true lol

[@ThomasHutchingsMusic]

HOLY GUACAMOLE! That is some great sax playing! Thanks for sharing this!

[@sheskimusic]

Joe staying on course. Sounding great and remaining cool while doing it.

[@ronglennproductions5416]

That time-feel tho...!

[@Bronkeykong]

Joe is so relaxed.

[@chakatania]

Joe's opening statement....wow. You know it's him in a blindfold test and it just grabs you immediately and pulls you in and makes you hungry to hear his whole solo. Gotta transcribe this sometime. Legend amoungst legends.

[@manuelRodriguez-xn3wu]

joe henderson masterclass and my favorite

[@jazzuffe]

I am crying again, Henderson just play so insanity great!

[@saxoman1]

Joe is just... surreal.

[@山田正春-v9p]

４６年前、デビュー咲く。handtohand，今も、熱く聴かせてもらっている。g．アダムス。

[@undeadJazz]

"KILLER JOE" TEARING IT UP!.............as usual

[@Jazzmarcel]

love it!........jazz sax roll models!

[@asellape9270]

Joe Henderson.... Is the definition of "cool"

[@billscherff2827]

Joe Henderson is always great , Also love Horace Parlan Great piano man I loved to catch him at the Five Spot Cafe

[@toodietoodieomg]

Listen to how the rhythm section responds when joe starts getting his ideas going, you can really hear the rhythmic cues in his playing

[@bobblues1158]

Horace Parlan-one the absolute best accompanists ever!!!!!

[@jiminyguitar]

henderson is the best. no competition

[@josephjohnson701]

There is no 'best'! These musicians __ as Horace Tapscott said __ "regard their participation as contribution and not as competitive"

[@jro1472]

nah Joe is the best

[@petesheehan6927]

Joe is the only one playing in time and off the rhythm section. Makes both the others sound like amateurs.

[@Nolongeractive-to8id]

Pete Sheehan y’all are disrespecting Johnny griffin but I agree joe is better

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

amateurs? jesus. get a fucking clue. the level at which they are playing the blues is quantum levels above any amateur. you are clueless and an asshole. i don't usually play the "post some of your own stuff" card, but, really, post 12 bars of a blues, and show us you are qualified to use words like "amateur" to rate a master like Griffin. Or Adams. You obviously aren't. No matter what was played before or after him, Henderson did not "make" anybody sound like an amateur. Because they didn't. jerk off blah blah blah from a wanker. There are bits in all their solos that are astounding. Astounding. Adams played some riffs I never even dreamed of. Beautiful stuff, right in the pocket, playing off the rhythm section, as your ears would tell you if they were open to learning from a MASTER. Fucking youtube wanker blah blah. it's so tiresome.

[@WorkinSteamin]

Masters at work!

[@VanCephus]

Is Joe quoting a tune at 7:57? That's a tune/head. I'm going to play that as a tune/head.

[@JiveDadson]

Kids take note: Joe Henderson played a Selmer Soloist D mouthpiece (tip opening .090). Why? Because, he said, it came with the horn. Medium tip opening, medium chamber, medium strength reeds.

[@mambojazz1]

No not quite. Joe kept the mouthpiece but had it opened up to an H which is NOT medium

[@mambojazz1]

No not quite. Joe kept the mouthpiece but had it opened up to an H which is NOT medium

[@tiluriso]

3:27-30 = JG quoting Monk's 'Rhythm-A-Ning'.

[@jt4486]

JOE!!!!!!

[@Romagical]

oh my god 3 superstars -- can't really enjoy this now the way I want to because I'm at work -- but these 3 guys are each so great and so different wow can't wait to get into this thanks

[@jurgendewaal7251]

Little Giant Johnny GRiffin is the best of them all !!!

[@ronaldunkel2681]

Jürgen de Waal Spot on! Enjoy & Cheers!

[@paxwallacejazz]

Well it was like Elvis or the Beatles but diff. I mean Dexter or Griff. Dex for me🎶☯️

[@lj3musicjulien855]

They're all great players, very different styles that's all.

[@777leviandades]

3 styles. perfection

[@pyannaguy]

Taking nothing away from these 3 sax gods, (they're mezmerizing!) just take a minute to think about what it takes to burn at this tempo for 11 minutes on drums & bass, without adding or subtracting a nano-second from this raging river of precise time. By the way, respect to anybody who watches and digs this - here in the midst of the Musical Dark Ages. Where do you see dedication like what lies behind & beneath all this?

[@raphyelrosby]

4:34 " I'm watching you", says Joe Henderson

[@footrane]

ahahahaa

[@intrepidpooch]

Johnny Griffin sounds killing on here too (as always) but Joe Hen is just on another level on this video!!!!!

[@jeanmichelachiary9336]

Terrible, excellent et la contrebasse groove grave de chez grave !!!!

[@deepadhanraj2485]

Three tenor masters on stage together.... can it get any better?

[@rnv71950]

George Adams and Don Pullen were absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ragyps]

Incredible ! Awesome ! and what ever !

[@raepaul8158]

Wonderful !

[@AfMerikan01]

..had the window wide open ..had my alto in my mouth.. I never had a single lesson in my life. Soo, I guess it is true when they say that "its a gift from God" to able to make something out of nothing when it comes to music, jazz imparticular And, blow! ..note for note,baby I was right there with 'em on this alto! Art Elijah

[@gurugusguru9724]

George Adams...tremendo !! como siempre !!

[@archimboldic.4318]

man, johnny griffin's solo is awesome, he quotes some songs and licks from other excellent players... i have the impression he's just playing and having fun, to me he's the pimp daddy here ! there isn't more videos of this presentation?, if there is please upload them !

[@danhorvath8439]

Johnny Griffin hints at Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" during his solo at 4:07... Great music.

[@claryscat]

Mark VI Tenor: FOR SALE! Recent pads & Springs Includes 2 nice Links. $Cheap... I quit!! Every time I think I can maybe play the horn, I watch this and know I'm just dreaming. Hahaha... I am so fortunate to have sat in small clubs right in front of each of these guys, in so many different situations.

[@dreamlover122769]

don't say that its taken me half a century and only now I started practising couple of hours before a gig is coming up rock n roll and stuff but I found these inspire me more so I just keep practising nothing came easy to me but you know what..you will be surprised what a little practice can do ,,just imagine what a lot of practice will bring to you keep at it my friend and never give it up just blow...

[@pedroramos6472]

claryscat lol

[@alansenzaki4609]

claryscat also one hard rubber myer mouthpiece!

[@EvanThee]

All I can say is AWESOME!!

[@littlebones18]

Henderson and Adams on the same stage! Awesome!

[@studbagl]

Joe is the man.

[@Roman45873]

BRAVISSIMO .

[@georgesprudente3942]

Thanks.

[@winpointmedia]

Three legends and a cooking rhythm section. DGNB

[@Navroze]

where are the saxophonists today who have the audacity and courage to do this, go as far as these three gentlemen do!

[@arrjee9474]

Navroze contractor You posted this 5 years ago, but I’m just now seeing it. Truly there are many, many more great saxophonist that are around these days. Just to name a few, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Grant Stewart, Walter Smith III, James Carter, Eric Alexander, Joe Lovano,, ... Couldn’t possibly name them all. I have neither space nor time, but there are more than you could imagine.

[@1lajazzman]

This is the stuff that’s very hard to come by these days.

[@lukasalihein]

Haha, that guy at the beginning found 1 and 3. Good job buddy!

[@supergiorg1987]

Joe is the man ! XD

[@TV313Detroit]

The sweet sound of the tenor!

[@bluehand9631]

I'm late to the party, but what a blow out. Sheeeeee---------it.

[@jro1472]

Joe is the only one dealing and actually playing ball with the rhythm section

[@keithstarkey5584]

I'd have to take serious objection to that. Griffin was all over that rhythm section!

[@thebritandtheyank3821]

Again, the saxophone instructor charlatans here on KZbin should take heed, THIS is the music we all love and HERE we bear witness to that music being loved and lived via TRUE MASTERS.

[@aaronamccoy]

wow this is great..

[@toughtenor]

Funny to watch how the differences in body language reflect the playing of the Horn. This is very obvious when they start trading fours at 6;43. Adams is all over the place with both his playing and gestures, very wild. Griffin just aims for some well placed climaxes and Henderson keeps very cool placing his personal ideas exactly where he wants them.

[@paxwallacejazz]

Mr Henderson 🙏

[@soulgriot]

I agree 100 persent! Of course, Griff and Adams were two bad dudes without a doubt. JoeHen will always be one of my ultimate favorites! (On alto it has to be JackieMac!)

[@TheKontrarian]

Joe is...... just IS

[@Johnnycdrums]

It swings, forget my previous comment.

[@slmjkdbtl]

wow looking at the comment section george adams is severely underrated, people dismiss these as "avant-garde" or "playing sound" but they failed to hear the genius in the notes and phrasings

[@cheesecakecia]

hee hee cool dance move at 6:56!! go johnny go! go!

[@onimaru1894]

Henderson not moving an inch and at the same time playing amazing. Not looking like hes having a seizure

[@kalmamtumbakos4287]

Fulla concert please upload!

[@alansenzaki4609]

GO JOE GO!!!!

[@ItsKloose]

4:30 dat scream

[@SanJordiBluenotian]

Great！ 贅沢ですね。テナー・サックス３管。ジョニー・グリフィンは、最初静かに入って、徐々に盛り上げましたね。最後のバトルで、速いブロウが聴けて良かったです。欲を言えば、トランペットを入れて欲しかったな、と。日本人観客の服装が８０年代でした。

[@kbh4950]

Go on Griff and Smoken Joe

[@mikutakiseko2351]

テナー三本でフロント構えるとはなんとまぁ贅沢なことでしょう！

[@jazzviscosity]

during the trading fours, at 8:51, johnny griffin plays his segment then for a split second you see his face and it just screams badass

[@RipplingOphelia]

Kneel down before the masters!

[@ProducerTonyP]

Joe Henderson! 👊🏾

[@musicmanson]

Johnny Griffin is quoting all kinds of stuff!!!

[@evangable5546]

I enjoy Adams playing a lot. He goes off and lands on his feet every time. Griff and Johen aren't as free of course but they all playing. Nice.

[@johnvalentine3456]

Joe often played free, just not here, where instead he plays freely, and absolutely brilliantly. It's clear he could have played another 100 choruses and never repeated himself

[@Romagical]

not sure why I'm coming up as Romare but it's Rodger who is digging this

[@brickboo1]

I don't know who is fifth, but take your pick, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, or Johnny Griffin is 1, 2, 3, 4, in any order you want to put them is OK with me, depending on which tune you're listening to. However, I do lean toward Dexter personally. They are all great just like einstein in his profession. The rest of us are wanna bees. Nuff said !!! IMO

[@wbhrash]

Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson? Could go on but I'll stop with those 2.

[@originalmusicworks]

I love Dexter Gordon's music... I've just started listening to him the last couple years... just an awesome tenor player.

[@alansenzaki4609]

Boo Hargis dont forget wayne shorter!

[@chrispotter3190]

what about bird?

[@moisesjordao843]

Feras!

[@anthonybowers7571]

deadly bass player !

[@aaronmccoy5856]

Joe cold as ice.

[@bertilselminger1855]

3 GIANTS!!!

[@raefsengupta]

I love how (this is mainly on disposition, as their styles are far different from each other) George opens sounding good and trying hard and then Johnny comes in and you know he owns that instrument, but when Joe comes in you know he is the master.

[@JohnHighSax]

Home Cookin' Baby!!!

[@barrtok]

cool!