Pharoah, Wayne and Me - Remembering Pharoah Sanders and Wayne Shorter

[@asilbar2]

Pharoah Saunders, and Wayne Shorter, two more greats who recently passed away!

[@Gregorypeckory]

This is music to live for, even though we have lost yet another great one; Wayne's and Pharoah's music will be important to me for as long as I live. Jaco and Joe Zawinal too; forever providing comfort and meaning in this harsh world.

[@RanBlakePiano]

This is an amazing video Full of heart and soul !

[@RanBlakePiano]

Bret. Please do Abbey Lincoln memories also chris Connor and Al Green

[@mikefarmer7238]

Only saw Pharoah once but was lucky to have seen Wayne four times. First was with Jazz Messengers ( Lee Morgan tpt) , Twice with Weather Report and One time with his own band the one with Renee Rosnes and Terry Lynne Carrington. Both were so original.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Wow, you saw the Messengers. Lucky!

[@postatility9703]

Pharaoh's performance of "After The Rain" was such a perfect choice.It is as tender and spiritual a piece as there ever was.Thank you,Bret,,for your always outstanding work.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Appreciate the kind words, the journey continues.

[@curtisbarrow7887]

Pharoah's music was so spiritual at times it made me want to pray. 🎷🎷🎷

[@JazzVideoGuy]

You dig?

[@pederlong1784]

Your talks are a treasure. Thankyou brett

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Many thanks for your kind words, Peder.

[@JRM---516]

Great job, Bret! As usual!!!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

I appreciate that

[@axelazaryan]

THEIR SOUND IS ETERNAL

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Absolutely

[@jiyujizai]

yes,good,pharoah. I'm praying for....

[@constantinghe3801]

Imagine the MUSIC ,up there....Ayler , Coltrane and finaly, Pharoah..!... one day all of us will be there to listen too...Eternal memory !...

[@wii6tomoki]

Thank you, Mr. Bret Primack 🙏🏽🌈

[@JazzVideoGuy]

You are so welcome

[@bustabass9025]

Some people "play" saxophone through the notes. Others "play at" the saxophone, sounding it as they go. Then there are those who "personify" the very embodiment of oneness with the instrument, based on factors seen and unseen. Witness two such individuals here. Their music is legendary, their influence global. While many have come and gone, only a few have transcended time and space with their contributions to musical understanding and reality. The reality being, unlike others, what they created will out live us all. The spiritual nature with which they melodcally stated their inner thoughts and feelings, will continue to illuminate the path way for musicians to embark upon new explorations of self and genre, for generations to come. Rest in peace my brothers. Your "Footprints" are forever etched in the landscape of innovative music and artistic creation. 🎷🎷

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Well said.

[@BretPrimack]

Amazing

[@rcm2476]

Beautiful.

[@talvaron]

Thank you, Bret!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

My pleasure!

[@dirkweddington996]

You go! Jazz Video Guy. This is the Best

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Thanks!

[@jeromec592]

Jazz as a music and the guys expertise is not old school, it never gets old. The more jazz period that you listen to the more you haven't heard. The new guys also are trying to play like the old guys.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

That's because the "old" guys were so special.

[@jacquelynbullock5418]

John Hicks was always on point and greatly loved by Pharaoh

[@JazzVideoGuy]

The played together so well.

[@muzilll.sanders7526]

❤

[@ianbuxton8332]

I've definitely developed an admiration for John Hicks over the past 3 months or so. He's a very able session pianist but I haven't wiki-hit him concerning any albums released under his own name. Just begun listening!! Will get back to you with more adequate commentary once I've completed watching your video!! 👍👍👍

[@davidcase1286]

nicely done

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@highvibee]

WOW! Two heroes of mine❤‍🔥on the same page. Those guys still bring healing to this playground called life, they came with their perspective from the eternity of life, as all of us do in a sense. BTW thanks Bret for a grate the yt-channel you make 💗

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Appreciate the kind words. Stay tuned!

[@johnreilly9748]

Cathartic discussion to process what happened! Interesting how we react when a great passes! I love the dogs in the background and your reaction! Saw Wayne a few times, I have a recording of Wayne with a young band from 1986 Gary Willis on bass Mitch Forman synths keys and Tom Brechlein drums I believe it is on the Ytube check it out. Also Miroslav was pretty innovative and I believe Jaco ripped him off a little. I saw Weather Report in 1972 with Alphonse Mouzon but specifically Vitous did a thing where he placed the electric bass in front of the amp and let it feedback and came out on stage and grabbed the bass and cut the signal then went into a solo! Certainly not as dramatic as Jaco in 77 doing a flip in a red jumpsuit over an acoustic amp to do the same! Anyway be unique and dont conform!

[@mikefarmer7238]

The last gig I attended Jim Collins local sax player did Black Nile and ended the night with Footprints.

[@RoryVanucchi]

Nice

[@benjami9]

I met Pharoah at the jazz workshop Boston..in 75 smoked a joint with him in his dressing room .. he asked if I had some coke ..I didn’t.. he said” I just want my money and get the chicken shit out of here “ .. then the 2nd set he started playing blues and singing into the microphone “GIVE Me My money” lol I guess he was having a beef with the club management. He is a great ballad player .. ❤. his son went to Berkeley music school here.

[@jacquelynbullock5418]

does not sound plausible , the coke nor language

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Yeah, I jius don't see Pharoah into drugs. Too spiritual, too serious a man.

[@postatility9703]

Are you sure that it is Pharaoh that you're talking about???

[@mikefarmer7238]

Don Menza is still around and blowing great as far as I know.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

I hope so

[@MO-1888]

Willis B Conover at mid-night reached naughty jazz children in England

[@ianbuxton8332]

I largely -- and perhaps shamefacedly -- agree with you regarding the relative inaccessibility of Dolphy's output ... BUT ... HERBIE PLAYED AND RECORDED WITH HIM during the early '60s, before joining Miles . . . and so, for now, I continue to reserve final judgement.

[@mpowers10000]

Who is Pharaoh's pianist? Ed Kelly?

[@JazzVideoGuy]

John Hicks

[@jxferenge6809]

Yesterday was the celebration of the Battle of Adwa, which is the time in 1890s when Ethiopia united to fight the Italians attempting to invade. On this day in Ethiopia his playing with Gigi, is featured all day long on all Ethiopian media. Probably the most airplay he ever receives anywhere in the world. Every year. It's like a standard for this day in Ethiopia.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Good to know. Thank you!

[@rcm2476]

The so-called old guys created music that still sounds fresh after 60-70 years the so-called new guys are creating music while good is in many cases still aging and has not yet matured in some ways. Now they are gifted and can play without a doubt but when you listen to them there are only a few that can fly without wings. I call the others popcorn jazz, no disrespect intended. I bought an album once and played it, did not like it, put it away pulled it 10 years later, and now can not put it down, too ashamed to tell you the title. That is how jazz is.

[@ianbuxton8332]

OK just got a c NOT Elvin!!!close-up: definitely NOT Elvin!!!

[@ivettepalacin8599]

A young Blakely ?

[@JazzVideoGuy]

yup

[@ivettepalacin8599]

@@JazzVideoGuy you tagged it from the start

[@ianbuxton8332]

@@JazzVideoGuy Cheers, both of you!! 👍

[@ianbuxton8332]

Concerning your monochrome clip commencing about 20 mins or so into your video, it's pretty OBVIOUS who Wayne is, and I THINK I recognize Lee Morgan, but who ELSE? The drum solo sounds FAR too clunkily repetitive to be ELVIN!!!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Wayne, Walter Davis, Jr., Jymie Merrit and Art Blakey

[@badlourising]

Pharoah was so much smoother and melodic than Wayne. No beauty in Waynes style. Pharoah was an experimentaliat with no bounds. Wayne was stuck in technicality

[@ericgendell8874]

While there are many great saxophone players, Pharoah is my favorite. Pharoah could not understand why John Coltrane wanted him in his band. To the rest of us the reason is obvious.