Sam Rivers Quartet 1989 - Beatrice

[@KapnKregg]

Those changes are so unusual and the melody so unique... one of the most interesting jazz tunes ever written in my humble opinion

[@justbeamensch]

great group! And hats off to the sound guy who has ears and knows how to use them.

[@mr.b4444]

Man, I don't know what the guitarist is doing these days but I took a few lessons from him back in the mid-seventies when I was a teenager. His nickname was "Boobe" or "Booby" back in those days and in his late teens. Nicest guy in the world. I first checked him out at a local talent show, he was playing a lot of Mahavishnu Orchestra anf other fusion stuff back then. I asked him if he gave lessons and so he invited me over to his home in Ozone Park, NY for a few lessons and didn't want a dime from me. He showed me a lifetime of info, some of which is still a little difficult for me to play today and I'm 60 now. He could play and sight read anything from classical to modern bebop. He got me into Pat Martino and a few others. I'll always be grateful to those lessons that steered me in a right direction.

[@wids]

Wholesome

[@BRich6]

The late great Daryl Adonis Thompson. Unfortunately gone too soon. Daryl Died 5/19/2014.

[@josemolina959]

Mr. B, love your story about the guitar player, I have a similar one about a repair gentleman at a music store. One day I stopped by and saw him doodling on jazz and I go wow! A very unassuming person, but he had major chops, and I asked him for tips, and he liked me and gave some that still help me to this day, blessed those musically educated guys that know so much and are willing to share it. This gentleman is a fine player!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎼🎷🥁🎸🎸🎶🎵🎼

[@BigBrotherBalboa]

An interesting aside: Darryl's father was the great saxophone player Lucky Thomson.

[@kevinturner5857]

Man what a virtuoso axeman 😊

[@metallothionein9]

I met Sam Rivers and his wife Bea at their place on 24 Bond street in Manhattan in the 1970s. They were a magical couple. I will always remember the warmth and joy that glowed from her smiling face. This endearing song is his love for her and I can see why he loved her so.

[@Beatrizbulsara]

I've been into jazz for a while now, the classics mostly. One friend recommended this to me, I never knew there was a song with my name out there. Instantly fell in love with it, so exciting, unexpected, unique... what any Beatrice is, you know ;)

[@FredArchtop]

Beatrice was Sam's wife.

[@josemolina959]

Great stuff! Fine guitar player, and all the rest of the musicians. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@petercallaway3420]

Darryl Thompson used to live Chicago Illinois. Great sight reader and virtuosic guitarist. Played reggae music with Black Uhuru! Steve McCraven son lives in Chicago too!🎷🎸🎼🎛🔊🎶🎙🎹🎺🎻🥁 A virtuoso drummer like his dad.

[@johnnybgood774]

Played with Peter tosh also

[@JazzyArt666]

R.I.P. Sam. Saw this very line-up in probably the same year as this video was shot. Great musician who always did his own thing and stayed away from the mainstream because he wouldn't compromise.

[@wmanser]

Rael was born a modern player. He was always incredible. He is a great guy too. He plays much like his personality... his intelligence and uniqueness is his charm :)

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

That's the idea.

[@javijazztazz]

Sam is one of my favorite saxophone his playing is very original

[@YaoEspirito]

First time I heard him was on the album 'Conference of the Birds' with Barry Altschul, Anthony Braxton, Sam Rivers, and Dave Holland. Some celestial playing, I HAD to find out more about him.

[@YaoEspirito]

@@eduardomartins9069 On the record I mentioned, Dave Holland.

[@Carizmojones]

So long, Sam! You remain one of my favorites! Darryl Thompson I believe I saw with Black Uhuru in the mid 80s; unless I'm seriously mistaken.

[@petercallaway3376]

You did. I think he lived in Chicago for a while. Very eclectic! He had long Rasti braids. Superb Guitarist! 🎸

[@erikheddergott5514]

He was for about 30 Years playing with Sly and Robbie.

[@williammanser]

Rael is beasting on this. Love his walk on this and his lines feel great.

[@catboyzee]

Love that these cats aren't hung up on using trad guitar tones like upright and the jazz archtop with flatwounds. Swinging with progressive instrument tones is cool.

[@alansenzaki4609]

a jazz giant. along with shorter, henderson, gordon, webster, coltrane etc...a step beyond traditional bebop. beautiful!

[@f.w.2054]

Why is everybody talking about the guitarists? This is Sam f....n Rivers!

[@kasponya]

Great clip - the audio is excellent too! I found this by looking for some Darryl Thompson footage. I met him a few times in the 80's when he was with Eddie Harris... great player as well as a great guy! Thanks for posting!

[@powellperalta70]

darryl thompson bushdoctor with peter tosh in 79 great guitar player

[@crimfan]

The only way to make that bass more '80s would be to put a Members Only jacket on it to go with the trem. Cool playing!

[@RonCarterBassist]

🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@slybear525]

Darry Boobie Thompson!!! Great musician!!! know him from Staten Island. Great person!!

[@アナールオナール]

アヴァンギャルド。　個人的にはフュージョンの音質の方が自由度が高く感じます。　素晴らしい演奏。 Thank you for uploading

[@h.j.w2783]

3:42 damn, Darryl's solo was tasty.

[@wailflower]

Happy Birthday Rael Wesley Grant!

[@MrMetalMayhem]

R.I.P Sam Rivers.

[@juancamacholeon9444]

Great bass solo

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@paulkelly-cy9hl]

great

[@Geepereet]

Thanks!

[@bigyouth72]

very niçe Darryl Thompson play with Peter Tosh and Sly And Robbie

[@jiyujizai]

いい演奏者🎵

[@geraldarnaud1974]

Dans le genre génie méconnu, on ne fait pas mieux que Sam Rivers.

[@Geepereet]

@Joe60ize Sorry for the lack of info, just added its Steve Mcraven on drums

[@VLuchansky]

rip

[@johnnybgood774]

Is this the same darryl who played with Peter Tosh?

[@erikheddergott5514]

Yes!

[@johnnybgood774]

@@erikheddergott5514 he was always my favorite one he is a beast

[@erikheddergott5514]

@@johnnybgood774 I only saw him twice. With his Trio with Wietn Wito and Marc Lehan and with Eddie Harris. I don‘t think I saw him with Sly and Robbie when they played on Reggae Festivals in Europe.

[@erikheddergott5514]

@@johnnybgood774 If you look up Discogs under his Name you will find quite some Records to go through.

[@eretzsus]

Born in Enid,Oklahoma ??? Must be something in the water.

[@philippeponcin2969]

Smart remembrance; Music goes on and Life too; php

[@ptose]

who is the guitarist?

[@gabrielaaron]

Sometimes saxophone players gaslight the listeners

[@rossminet]

Not to keen on «athletic» jazz. This is not the case here. Rivers' solo is thoughtful and rich. He's listening to what he's playing.

[@AlboradaGracioso]

What is athletic jazz?

[@ginadefacto4041]

Running up and down the keys or the keyboard as fast as possible. Stressing speed instead of musicality. Why play all the notes, just play the nice ones. That's what Miles meant. I remember a show in Quebec City (The Clarendon) in which the young sax was trying to conceal lack of ideas by speed. The pianist he was accompanying talked to him between the sets. In the next set, he was more restrained and more interesting musically.

[@frenklimyrto]

Sam Rivers, in this song, uses a different conception of musical space than the bebop (in bebop chromatisms are foundamental), here you have more space, he uses strange chord progressions; and for improvvisation he uses common tones as glue, to make the solo to work. I can not give a more precise explanation because I studied in a hurry this topic

[@rossminet]

In my opinion, some musicians play bop while closely monitoring and expanding their flow of notes. But too often some will simply run up and down the keys, without meaning. Some do it sometimes and some always. I think there are many overrated artists who run up and down the keys aimlessly. That's not what I felt with River's performance.

[@frenklimyrto]

agree on everything, but we must understand that there are no perfect musicians, a great jazz musician can be hired for a jig and be in a bad mood, he may have slept little, or is forced to play something that is not in his interest; to please the public, or may have other human problems. This performance seems very nice, but if you listen to the album "Fuchsia Swing Song" will find that the solos are much more "sophisticated"

[@Carizmojones]

YOU ARE A DISTURBED PERSON, WANGOBANGODANGO!

[@Ocean8881]

The guitarist sounds fine except for at times when he tries to play fast lines it doesnt sound as smooth.

[@intervalkid]

While it's good playing especially from the sax, the guitar tone is weak and thin. I don't understand why you would choose this tone to play with. The solo playing seems to be based on mainly on John Coltrane on sax and while the guitarist Pat Metheny and additional things from other players styles. Not original, but hey few are.

[@viceroy_raygun]

intervalkid Well, he's playing a solid body with single coil pickups, so he's definitely going for more of a fusion sound with a strat like tone. I see nothing wrong with that.

[@jakemf1]

This is not good guitar playing!!

[@viceroy_raygun]

jakemf1 What makes you say that? I thought his phrasing and melodic choices were pretty solid.

[@jakemf1]

Tone-thin, lines not clear, rushing like crazy, hard to tell the lines because they are out of time and not played clearly. NO disrespect is meant

[@h.j.w2783]

I disagree.

[@sevilleband]

@@jakemf1 HEY !!!Sam liked him...lol