Howard Roberts and Jeff Berlin Angel Eyes

Many thanks to Pat Hicks for sending me this DVD. some of the beginning wasn't balanced and it was tough trying to fix the distortion..
Pete Jolly on Keyboards.. Joe Brancato on Drums .Jeff Berlin on Bass and HR on guitar..Was filmed at GIT or as known now as Musician's Institute in maybe 1988 to 1990

[@chrishagemann8205]

No one is better than Pete Jolly. His piano playing is flawless. No one like him.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

MAny thanks again.🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@11hoosier11]

Hear Pete's solo with Carl Fontana on "If I only had a brain."

[@roywillis2750]

Thank you for posting.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Louis would you mind sharing some stories about HR and I'm curious too when you talked to HR did HR ever talked about bass player Joe Mondragon ......did you ever meet Joe 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@Wyrdo999]

This is the MIT footage, its So GREAT! Thx so much.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

lorne were you there..did you talk to HR

[@Wyrdo999]

@@SIRONEDRAGON No I wasn't there. He's may favourite Guitar player, him and Joe Pass.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

@@Wyrdo999 i Studied at GIT and talked to both JOE AND HOWARD

[@garyguitar]

Fabulous...so glad I got to see him in person once.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Gary.. where did you see HR ? DID YOU talk to him ??

[@tomkozic8505]

Thanks so much for these posts. Great memories for me. When i was a teanager HR was my hero..I sat in front of him and watched him play the tunes in these videos..Also played with him at several of his seminars..Great teacher and very nice guy....

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

tom kozic Tom.. Did he play a Fusion guitar at any of those seminars that you two did ?

[@tonalpudding]

Great technique and phrasing. Of course...it is Howard.

[@lhommedudoubs4152]

Excellent guitarist !

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Rock on!

[@BobMiles]

One of the true greats!!

[@bransonguitar]

My good friend, best man at my wedding and an incredible player and mind.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Were you married in Washington state ?

[@bransonguitar]

No, HR drove to Oregon for me

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Awesome. !!!!!!!. What a friend he was of yours .!!.How many years did you know him and how did you first meet HR ?

[@tomkozic8505]

finally some new HR video. OMG so wonderful

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

tom kozic Thanks so much Tom,, There are a few more videos I did of that perform at GIT. Please check them out OK ??

[@mintlp]

Smokin playing by all!! Howard and Pete were amazing!!

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

So true.. What a Gold find in seeing this and the other videos I was able to do from the DVD Pat Hicks had sent. me.....Thanks so very much for enjoying this one....

[@garyguitar]

Im a big fan of HR since the early 60s....saw him in 76 with Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Les Paul, Bucky Pizerelli, Buddy Emmons, etc. in Dallas. Met him and talked to him a little...very gracious, nice guy....smoking performance...one of a kind.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Thank You Gary !! Did you record or film the performance ?

[@garyguitar]

Yes, I recorded most of it on a cassette recorder but loaned it to a "friend" who lost it.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

garyguitar Oh No !! I am sorry ..That would have been awesome if you still had that one.

[@foxbat2549]

It's great to see Jeff play "real" bass for a change . . .

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Foxbat25 Isn't it wonderful to see and hear this classic video ? : )

[@jaytea42]

love the closeup footage of HR, he was so creative.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Indeed HR was !!!

[@wasabifiend]

Amazing talent gone too soon!

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Yeah, HR. Joe Pass. Tal Farlow. Miss all those guys.🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@goodairin]

Grateful! Love the closeups of HR's fingers. Thank you so much!

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

You are welcome. Please check out the other videos on my channel of HR... Did you ever meet or know H.R. ?

[@MbdslEst1964]

Love this, so smooth.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Indeed... Super session !!!! Thanks for watching

[@s.geo.7639]

Great

[@Rowlandph]

No one...No one!... Sounds like Howard Roberts!... My all time favorite Jazz guitarist!...Thanks for posting this...and post any you have on HR!...Love it!...:)

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Rowland Thanks !! Did you ever get to talk to HR ?

[@Rowlandph]

SIRONEDRAGON HI, Ken...Been a while since we've talked!... No, I never did meet HR, but I do know Jay, his son...and did an interview with him for Just Jazz Guitar magazine, about three years ago... Jay's a nice guy!... Hope you're doing fine..and be sure to post any!...Any!...HR video you get your hands on!...:) Best always....Rowland...

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Rowlandph Great that you did the interview with Jay . That must have been fun !!! I am hoping to get another old film of HR......Of when HR was here in town playing. Pray that the owner of that film converts it to DVD soon....

[@Rowlandph]

SIRONEDRAGON That sounds Great, Ken... I hope you do get that.. Looking forward to it... Wishing you the best!... Rowland..

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Many thanks Rowland ... What did you like most about HR's guitar playing ?

[@puravida1949]

Thank you ! You did a fantastic job!!

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

thanks !! I too am very thankful for GIT Filming this :)

[@guitarman6742]

Color Him Funky.

[@jaytea42]

and using all the guitar devices he talks about in his books and columns, walking the talk!

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

HR was super... Jerry did you ever meet HR???

[@jaytea42]

yes! i attended 2 HR seminars in the 70s, i even got on stage and played a tune with him in 1978.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

@@jaytea42 Jerry...what tune did you play and did anyone film or record it....?? that would be cool to hear !!!

[@jaytea42]

I think the tune was Giant Steps, where I just held each chord while he jammed over it, I think there's a cassette somewhere 41 years ago!

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

@@jaytea42 awesome..would love to hear it

[@cliffworks4321]

ah! at last a video of HR performing live surfaces. still there must be hundreds more out there. clever of Joe to keep time chewing gum!

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

SO good! Thank you thank you thank you.... :0)

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

My pleasure Glenn. I too am so grateful

[@mdhakr]

First album I bought as a teen was HR's Whatever's Fair in the mid 60's. Neat how HR could, I call it, "popify" a song, play it brilliantly and complete it in under 3 minutes. One of my favorites is "On a Clear Day".

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

HR's " On A Clear Day " is wonderful.... Jack ...Do you still keep in touch with Billy and Amy Garland ?

[@mdhakr]

No, I just know that he made a comment on one of my videos about 10 years ago when I was just starting to make some reasonable chord solos. I think it was "Blame it on my Youth" where Billy thought I sounded like his bro LOL.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

I remember Billy's comment on that tune...I use to talk to him and Amy by phone.. But they changed their number and I have lost contact with them.

[@Gigmeister1]

Great playing and wonderful to see HR performing his "circle picking" technique up close.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Riley.. I was SO thrilled when I received this from Pat Hicks. and I too love the close up view of HR's left and right hands.... He was super !!!

[@Gigmeister1]

He certainly was. Thanks.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Riley Did you ever see HR play one of his Fusion guitars at GIT ?? I never did ...HR one time let me play his Blonde Hollowbody. But I never saw him play a Fusion

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Riley Wilson kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnSsfqaFlqmdqM0 HR TALKS about GIT

[@juancpgo]

:O aweeeesome couple of artists

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Many thanks Juan for taking time to watch this great performance by HR and the band.

[@juancpgo]

My pleasure... Howard was one of the greats :)

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Juan Gonzalez Did you ever get to meet HR or see him in concert ?

[@juancpgo]

SIRONEDRAGON Not unfortunately... have you?

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Juan I went to GIT in 1983 and saw HR maybe more times than most of the guys at school did. It seemed like I was at school a lot LOL ....But HR was always really nice to me...and he let me play his blonde custom Oval hole guitar.. OR should I say I tried to play it. The strings were SO heavy and thick and the strings SO high off the fretboard I gave it back pretty quick LOL....

[@YvanJacques1]

Yes Sir, thanks Ken,

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Thanks Yvan. Isn't great watching and listening to HR and the band ? : )

[@YvanJacques1]

SIRONEDRAGON Yes Ken, it's the firts time i see HR playing right there. Great !

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

I am so glad you get the chance to see him play LIVE... Yvan.

[@YvanJacques1]

SIRONEDRAGON Thank you very much Ken,

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

My pleasure Yvan.. I too am just loving watching these videos

[@ronchrisman]

I did the gear for Jeff and Howard. In fact the company I worked for (over 45 years) still has 3 of Jeff's basses including his 67 P bass. Rick at Royal was trying to keep them. I was fired and had to sign a NDA so I can't tell Jeff

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Ron... what year was this concert ? Did HR have just the FUSION guitar he is playing or did he also have another FUSION guitar as a back up? Also what kind of MESA BOOGIE is that ? and what did HR think of it?

[@ronchrisman]

@@SIRONEDRAGON It must have been after 1980. He had many guitars. We carried a large trunk full of all different kinds of string instruments, banjo, 12 string, gut string, fender, gibson...I don't remember that Boogie at all. I was working for about 12 very busy player at the time, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Al Casey, Paul Jackson Jr, Ray Parker, David T Walker, Dennis Budimir, Mitch Holder......

[@ronchrisman]

His recording amp was a Benson made by Ron Benson.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

@@ronchrisman HR helped Ron design those Bensons...but the amp in QUEEN BEE Video and this video around 5:45 I posted from this same concert looks a bit large for a Benson amp.. it looks more like a Mesa Boogie to me ?

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

@@ronchrisman I know the picture of my channel with HR sitting on a stool is VERY small. But did he also have that FUSION in that trunk ?

[@jazzman1954]

The best guitarist Jeff Berlin played with imho.

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

HR would have enjoyed your comment !!!!

[@chrisberg2083]

The BEST PERIOD

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

Dang K, your site is hard to exit :)

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Great !!!!!!.Thanks for the compliment Bear ...: )

[@felixmiguet3568]

4:07 Chopin - Waltz Op. 64 No. 2

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Great info right on that is awesome. I listened to the Chopin and sure enough. HR loved uh classical music. He and Johnny Smith loved it very much.😎🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😁😁🤠

[@geegon50]

Where can I get a copy of this dvd?

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Right now I don't know where you can find this DVD ....

[@BEARGUITARJAZZ]

Super light gauge strings eh?

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

I think HR used .012 on the Fusions.. He used .014 or .016 on his hollowbody. Wild Huh???

[@freddym223]

please Ken ! stop posting these videos ! I do not need this kind of shit to make feel more insecure than i already am .Now can you tell me where i can sell 12 guitars cheap !

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

Freddy.. i was watching a video of Jimi Hendrix and one person said that when Eric Clapton heard Jimi ..that he left the place very discouraged ... fortunately Eric came out of that...

[@oskarb.106]

Schlagzeugers kaugummi-quetschendes Möchte-gern-Pokerface = ekelerregend

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

super