Tom is such a beautiful musician and creative genius. He’s really in a class by himself. One of the most talented and most humble of individuals on the planet!
@ldad1212 жыл бұрын
Tom is really together here and speaking clearly and from the heart. He's an extremely intelligent and soulful person. No wonder he has always played and written his ass off. Great to see this.
@JeffreyMulac89 жыл бұрын
No one should feel sorry for this guy. What a happy spirit and amazing musician. Just listening to "Trip" and it is awesome. My favorite trumpeter now, so creative.
@0766577 жыл бұрын
What? Why would you say that. Are you sorry for him? Have you heard how he plays?
@eloyhbermudez10 жыл бұрын
this guy is a beast of a musician and as a person
@crazyb3fan8 жыл бұрын
I watched Tom play live last night for the first time. I was at the Village Vanguard watching the Joe Lovano Quartet. It was amazing. I was two feet from him. He played the most beautiful and inspiring lines with accompaniment, which was tenor, bass, and drums. What an amazing player and person!
@MichaelBB12 жыл бұрын
...Here is a man who cannot be anything but who he is. This is a gift, not a problem. Since most other people have a choice as to how authentic to themselves they are, this makes people like Tom problematic for others. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't hang out, I come from an academic environment, I am largely rejected by my peers, and black people seem to understand me as well. Guess who MY new role model is...? Bravo, and Namaste' to TH.
@keniwashington6725 жыл бұрын
Tom and I were in the same class at Stanford; that's what he means by "academic background." He's overly careful not to mention his high level education because he's always asserted his authenticity as a playa! In the 1960's Stanford gave us lot's of trouble for playing Jazz in the Music Department. Tom stayed in the Music Department but I got utterly pissed, frustrated and switched to Philosophy. Today Stanford has an excellent Jazz Program. Tom's always been a great yet humble and gentle soul! Music - particularly Jazz - has ALWAYS been his 100% spiritual faith.
@DavidRussell-e7c5 ай бұрын
What a wonderful wonderful artist and man...He is a power of example. Loved this...
@JeffreyMulac89 жыл бұрын
I am learning to play the cornet late in life, and I love the young trumpeters like Ambrose Akinmusire and Josh Berman, but the old guys-Wadada Leo Smith, Tomas Stanko, and Tom Harrell, are taking up my listening time-such spirit and beauty. I have worked with mentally ill persons professionally, and am just amazed at what an awesome man Tom Harrell is. I want to cry, thinking of what he copes with. His genius shines through-he transforms and transcends his limitations.
@PeekaPeep8 жыл бұрын
Wow, this Harrell guy's OFF THE HOOK! Should've heard of him sooner, too. Now I gotta spend a good chunk of my budget to make sure his music's thoroughly represented in my ever-expanding collection. Now I see why the late, great trumpeter Freddie Hubbard thought so highly of him back in the day... :-)
@Doodlinlounge12 жыл бұрын
yes, Tom is a marvelous guy and this interview was edited beautifully to reveal his intellect and spiritually. Kudos to Arun Rath and staff. Tom also has a delightful sense of humor and a honest understanding of the music and his position within it.
@timdawson157 жыл бұрын
Very nice and revealing interview with one of THE great trumpet and flugelhorn players. Great to hear intelligent questions from this sensitive interviewer who I think brings out the best in Tom.
@arkadymusic12 жыл бұрын
No wonder Tom is a hero to so many musicians!!! This interview is beyond compliments on all counts: content, video etc!!! Bravo & Thank You!!! Wish it was longer! Please do it again!!!
@bhsisthebest3 жыл бұрын
This is the best interview I have ever seen. Thank you.
@eddyduggo4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I stumbled upon this. What an interesting and beautiful person Tom Harrell is. No wonder his music is so moving.
@sainteal8 жыл бұрын
I Love this man! What a beautiful and amazingly talented & humble human being!
@pdbass12 жыл бұрын
Best interview I've ever seen him give. A true genius and an inspiration!!
@mymixture9656 жыл бұрын
Short interview, but very inspiring, thank you!
@sunnysaxman6 жыл бұрын
What an honest interview! And what a lovely man Tom is. I've met and had a chance to hang briefly with him and his kindness and humility shine thorough, even as he's a burning musician.
@williampregeant4244 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!!!!! What an inspiration Tom Harrell continues to be.
@bartostrumpet12 жыл бұрын
This was the best interview I have ever seen, thank you very much, I had tears in my eyes...
@vigilant5457 жыл бұрын
wise words, incredible musician, great interviewer.
@GER_15 жыл бұрын
Tom is an amazing musician! Now I can see that it's a wonderful person too. He had showed us that sometimes the "crazy" people are more lucid and clever than the "normal"... So much love and good vibes from Chile, South América! :)
@redcoat4ever3234 жыл бұрын
Saw you Tom in DC in 1992. You were AMAZING! Absolutely brilliant!!
@fingerprint55114 жыл бұрын
To know he is loved and creates in peace. He is so self aware too, incredible 🙏
@Teasinman7 жыл бұрын
He plays a beautiful full tone and superb melodic innovation.
@PaulAdamssongs12 жыл бұрын
Great interviewer and GREAT Tom Harrell. What a hero
@paxwallacejazz5 жыл бұрын
Harrell raises the vibration.
@Capajazz3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely gentle soul and a Master of a musician
@jsilence41811 жыл бұрын
He has the most beautiful Fluglehorn tone. this is such an inspiring interview , thanks
@SheilaEarley3 жыл бұрын
"Music is drinking too, music is a food." I LOVE IT
@rmo523 жыл бұрын
Loved the ending! What a beautiful cat in so many ways. Glad I found this one, thanks.
@13CIRCLE12 жыл бұрын
He's so real. The best in an artist!
@rojewolf17 жыл бұрын
thank you Tom for your wisdom
@calixbaba7 жыл бұрын
Top class video! What a soul!!
@richardwhiteman74299 ай бұрын
Thank you Tom Harrell.
@rodleaverton4 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely lovely man (and a great musician).
@jwalker72775 жыл бұрын
Cool and love the interviewer!!
@davidhiltonmusic11 жыл бұрын
Amazing musician, a real treasure...
@maggle18916 жыл бұрын
I wanna hug that guy, so he's music
@saxforth12 жыл бұрын
Amazing interview. Thanks so much!
@jmotz312 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. Great interview!
@paulfiore98526 жыл бұрын
Saw him at the vanguard last night with Mark Turner. Inspiring to say the lease.
@vincentdublino71366 жыл бұрын
I first saw him in LA, with Phil Woods, amazing. A long time ago, his condition was not very pronounced, I certainly didn't notice it - I just thought he was brilliant, and talked to him after the show. Then some 20-odd years later I saw him in again, and asked his saxophone player (Dan Braden?) if I could talk to him and have him sign a CD. He said, probably not a good idea, so I didn't. But my point is... On the outside, when he speaks (I say this with compassion) he almost seems like he has severe brain damage. Then he puts his horn up to his mouth, and everything changes. Genius. Interviewer is fantastic, does it just right.
@krizeans12 жыл бұрын
Love this guy.
@KristofferEikrem112 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@UnitedEffect12 жыл бұрын
Great interview(er). Truth!
@donaldmattia14915 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@rockyoumentally6 жыл бұрын
Very good..
@omundointerno5 жыл бұрын
He's the BEST.
@Sorenconrad111 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@rhy649 жыл бұрын
whats the song played in the begining?
@Bugleur7 жыл бұрын
Habanera from the CD "first impression"
@thatdudenamedmoe12 жыл бұрын
hahaha i think you're right and i think that's really funny how he said that
@quieresunpremio20383 жыл бұрын
Gran músico y ser humano!!
@etiennechagnon2 жыл бұрын
You're more than cool Tom !
@robbieschwaiger9 жыл бұрын
At the very end of the interview tom says " you have enough to blackmail me now so I'm going to go ". He said it because of his illness. Cheers.
@L33M_08 жыл бұрын
He's schizophrenic
@MrIlvis7 жыл бұрын
I see it as a humour, he has a great sense of it! :)
@immanuellasker42734 жыл бұрын
That was a joke actually. But I think he had to quit because he was getting too tired. I saw him performing a couple of time. Any time I had the feeling that he suffers a lot to stay in reality; it's an intense never ending battle and it must be really strenous.
@rmo523 жыл бұрын
@@immanuellasker4273 Yeah; as soon as he's done with the gig, he is 100% spent. He could've given up a long time ago but didn't. And we think we get tired etc.???
@perouvenvencadachellum65775 жыл бұрын
Tom Is simply amazing! Can anyone please help me out with the title of the piece at 2:56?
@torresmusic1211 жыл бұрын
excelent
@laquitaallen12 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the first song he plays?
@jcroshi11 жыл бұрын
素晴らしい
@JazzMavenАй бұрын
What a giant.
@lyndsieannette9573 жыл бұрын
"Music is drinking too. Music is food."
@WhatTheFlyinFudge11 жыл бұрын
"Music is Food"
@captaingaspar10 жыл бұрын
he is a great man! i cant understand what he say on very end. if somebody can tell me! thanks!
@aBostonTeaParty10 жыл бұрын
" I better stop, you've got enough to blackmail me with"
@harleywhitesr11 жыл бұрын
TREASURE.
@coolaxe-dw48403 жыл бұрын
What a comedian
@gethoman Жыл бұрын
He looks like another person when he is playing the horn
@ningxiabird12 жыл бұрын
He said "I'd better stop, you've got enough to blackmail me on" (I think)...
@WhatTheFlyinFudge11 жыл бұрын
Scott Baio did a great job interviewing Tom.
@TSclar5 жыл бұрын
Good one! Wah wah wah Chachi!!
@aaronmccoy552411 жыл бұрын
wise cat
@vova478 жыл бұрын
4:38 - Quote - "Charlie Parker said that he was bored with "stereotype" changes" (whatever they might be, I suppose blues, rhythm changes?.........) There is absolutely no evidence of that but there is plenty of evidence to the contrary as almost all of his compositions are based on these "standard" changes. Tom is a great player but so far he has to write anything comparable to Body and Soul, Embraceable You or All The Things You Are. These and many other so called "stereotype" changes provide endless possibilities for creative improviser as many giants have proved.
@giesaz7 жыл бұрын
yes, Parker's compositions are based on those typical changes, but it's much more broader and a lot more advanced harmonically. that's the idea Tom is talking about. and Tom is writing more interesting music than just AABA form kind of tunes, because he is bored of playing them. it doesn't mean he can't play on them differently and beautifully every time, but he wants some change from the same patterns and same form. he writes beautiful music as well as plays as amazing as on any of jazz standard.
@vova477 жыл бұрын
You have to be more specific which tunes of Tom's are more "advanced" than, say, Lush Life, or 'Round midnight. I don't know what you mean by broader. "Tom is writing more interesting music than JUST AABA form kind of tunes" - more interesting to whom? Surely it's a matter of personal preference. And what about many standard tunes with different structure than AABA? .... Being bored of great American Song Book is being bored of jazz itself, IMO and I can only feel sorry for musicians, however gifted, being bored of beautiful music. Of course one can become bored with anything - beautiful ladies, great literature, movies even life itself but surely the problem lies not with those objects but rather with the person' state of mind. Anyway, to me, being bored with a great music is a poor excuse for composing new one - being inspired by older music by wanting to create more beauty is to me a right idea. The ability of Tom's playing brilliantly standard tunes was never in question in my mind - I have worked with Tom in NY and heard him on many occasion live and on record doing just that. His ability as a jazz improviser was never in question, his ability as a composer is another matter. He has written some nice tunes (and I have played and enjoyed some of them) but so far nothing I have heard was an improvement on already existing forms and more importantly nowhere near as beautiful and interesting for improviser as tunes by Cole Porter, Gershwin, Ellington, Golson etc. The simple prove of that theory happens every day at every jam session around the world. Jazz musicians are still playing good old AABA tunes written by composers who knew how to write great tunes .Let's hope Tom will be one of these people one day. Meanwhile i will continue to enjoy his playing especially on great tunes from American Song Book and hope he will do more of that. Thank you for reading this! No response necessary.
@tomharrellmusic7 жыл бұрын
Since you say we've worked together, do you mind telling me who you are?
@struttingbirdlofi5 жыл бұрын
I don't think you get it. Musicians playing swing when Bird was coming up weren't superimposing 2-5s and altering chord tones etc, they were playing the chords as they were written in the composition. Bird and Diz (and they weren't the first to do it, they learned from Prez, Hawkins and even Charlie Christian the guitarist and took it further) began superimposing 2-5s and flattening/sharpening chord tones BASED ON THE CHANGES of whatever standard tune they were playing. They then took these new improvisation ideas and wrote tunes based on them. Blues For Alice for is a good example - it's based on 12 bar blues but it is jam packed full of 2-5s and tritone subs leading around the I-IV-V chords of whatever key that blues was in. These 2-5s were also heavily altered as to not be traditional minor/dominant chords. Do you get me?