Stop Playing The Same Old Standards

[@danielo1418]

It's incredibly rare to see a channel with high production levels, fantastic and humble players, new learning opportunities every video, and just an overall feeling of class and respect for the music. This channel and the Open Studio program in total is pure art. Thank you to Peter and Adam

[@tmoddison]

Agreed. It’s a channel my son and I can watch and it brings us both great joy.

[@patrickbg110]

10. Spain (Chick Corea) 1:07 9. Ruby My Dear (Thelonious Monk) 2:02 8. King Porter Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) 2:44 7. Strasbourg St. Denis (Roy Hargrove) 3:07 6. In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington) 4:35 5. Sing a Song of Song (Kenny Garrett) 5:55 4. Au Privave (Charlie Parker) 7:04 3. Infant Eyes (Wayne Shorter) 7:50 2. Rhythm-A-Ning (Thelonious Monk/Mary Lou Williams (Walkin and Swingin) 9:08 1. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) 10:20

[@Orlando-wn4uc]

The piano solo on the Strasbourg recording is incredible. Suuuper hip.

[@zekielrodriguez5229]

That's crazy that when I entered a jazz program like 8/10 of these tunes became my favorite to play over the super standards. I simply love the sounds and techniques used in these tunes, they have more color to them. I didn't think of them for impact or education purposes. They actually seem more quirky and distinctive

[@cameratatchaikovsky2365]

Beautiful playing

[@BenWeeks-ca]

Really tasteful deep cuts.

[@michaeltobian3900]

Some tunes that I call that I don't see called much: - Sophisticated Lady - Old Folks - Hymn to Freedom - Emily - Waltz for Debbie - Laura - Lush Life

[@samkennard2455]

Waltz for debbie (among other Bill evans tunes) should be played more, i wonder why? would it be too unfamiliar for horn players to blow over perhaps? I love tunes like Jade Visions, Peace Piece

[@TobsterStrudel]

+1 for Waltz for Debby

[@kieronjohnson8834]

I don't get the clamour over Waltz For Debbie. If I never hear it again in my lifetime I'll be fine.

[@Elriri]

Lush life is mentioned in the video????

[@IntrepidFox94]

Nice to see Strasbourg / St. Denis represented.

[@littlebumgorf]

RIP Hargrove 😔

[@MAYNOR82]

💯

[@jeffreyalexander7504]

I'll never forget playing with Roy at Wally's in Boston before he became a jazz star. The gig was on Wednesdays. He would take the train to New York Friday afternoon, play a gig Friday night, sleep on the floor of the club in the back room, play a gig at a different club Saturday night, then catch the train back to Boston Sunday to go to school. We smoked a bunch of pot back then.

[@littlebumgorf]

@@jeffreyalexander7504amazing story, thank you for sharing that

[@sunraiii]

Haven't heard anyone play "In a sentimental mood" this beautifully in a while. You've almost made a grown man cry

[@DaGhost141]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5W5pZl3aNCooK8 Check out Bill Evans version, I love how he manages to infuse swing into such a well, sentimental piece.

[@tychovskisounds]

Check out the Michel Petrucciani live version thats on KZbin.... ooh la la

[@billweathers5080]

Peter, man, this should be streamed everywhere as a mini documentary. So beautiful. Been digging jazz for 65 years, and this is just great!

[@jonahg6654]

After watching this video I went and learned myself Strasbourg St. Denis. Brilliant tune - so simple on paper, yet gives you so much room to work with as a soloist. Thank you so much Peter!

[@TennisMaster709]

Petition to get a studio tour Sign here 👇

[@nickvareymusic]

Peter's playing is so beautifully dynamic and colourful!

[@JunkerOnDrums]

Love these "new" standards - Lush Life is one of the most beautiful compositions, but also Infant Eyes. Coltrane played the first with Johnny Hartman (McCoy, Elvin & Garrison) - Stan Getz played them both on the album Live at Montmartre (1977) - a concert I attended.

[@jwkirby9679]

Peter’s playing and arrangements are SO beautiful and perfect. And I’m so glad I discovered your channel a few months ago! Learning so much. Thank you!

[@largebottomproductions]

You are the damn man!. The fact we had some of the same standars on our list is awesome. You validated me.

[@jon2115r]

Sir #3-Wayne Shorter's Infant Eyes... It IS a super superb jazz standard

[@TurkeyBacon41]

Such a high quality video! Beautiful playing by Peter as always, and just fantastic editing.

[@CWBella]

So enjoyed this mini-concert, Peter. Thank you!

[@tedpowers2045]

Love Wayne Shorter. So beautiful

[@Jerry_England1]

Thank you Peter! Lush Life is one of my favorites too! Your playing is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@goldenmantis]

Lush Life is the ultimate jazz standard. It always has and always will be #1. You can’t bluff your way through it. You have to be a real jazz musician to play it.

[@DavideSchachterJazz]

May I add the enigmatic "The Peacocks" and the monumental "Prism" and another one that is a hymn to the joy "To Wisdom The Prize", the very emotional " Every Time We say Goodbye" and absolutely agreed on the" best of the best" composers Billy Strayhorn, Duke, Wayne Shorter...

[@franciscosilva6975]

I'm sorry, "Prism" by who?

[@DavideSchachterJazz]

@@franciscosilva6975 A guy named Keith Jarrett...

[@elibitcpa]

I think we have to make justice for round midnight

[@Caleb-zl4wk]

Great song for sure don't get me wrong Doesn't feel as Monk as Ruby my Dear to me. Or Pannonica or Monk's Mood or Crepuscle with Nellie. I just feel like he has other better standards.

[@guidemeChrist]

You can't call it bc everybody plays the changes wrong, especially on the bridge. Blame miles

[@HQplayzdrums]

Facts😅🔥🤌 Round midnight>

[@viscose_matt]

Reflections is the best Monk ballad imo

[@talentunburied]

Thank you!

[@dwdei8815]

This was a sublime list. Lush Life a real treat at the end. Others I've adopted as party pieces are Black Nile (Wayne Shorter), Field of Gold (Morricone - basically "that" music from The Good The Bad The Ugly) and Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing, in memory of a friend who always played it as his last piece in gigs). The song I have by far the most fun with is Tea for Two (Youmans, with more than an echo of Shostakovich and Tatum). There's something in its catchy, simple tune that can make it pivot from petite to frenzied on a dime.

[@Pete_Rocc]

From number 10, I knew why I loved this channel.

[@miramarensis]

OMG, number one is so moving! What a rendition, Peter. Bravo Maestro!

[@stevepresswood2018]

Ah, Lush Life! Beautiful rendition Peter. So emotionally satisfying.

[@shaigeballe9440]

Both the editing and the playing in this video is completely beautiful. Bravo open studio!!!!!!

[@DaveSalvator]

Wonderful choice of tunes. So hard to narrow down to just 10. Infant Eyes and Lush Life remain such beautifully haunting tunes, and I've listened to them for decades.

[@gautrstafr]

A recent favorite of mine that would fit well with the theme here is Bill Evan's rendition of "You and the Night and the Music"" from the interplay sessions. It's actually a theme from a 1930's musical

[@64Golfy]

Awesome! Thank you from Valencia, Spain.

[@bobbymauro3721]

Seriously, the craftsmanship in the songwriting from all of these Titans is outstanding! And to top it all off the delivery from the crew from Open Studio only fuels their mastery! Bravo!

[@dirkhenkenius1842]

Great selection, gorgeous playing. Thank you, Peter

[@y34r]

Love your playing , Peter. Your interpretation is always spot on. Big fans!

[@kevinsavo718]

Loved this Peter. This just accompanied me through 15 minutes in the wake of the worst thing that has ever happened to me. Thank you

[@XavierExel]

You are a godsend of inspiration. Rock on Peter

[@eamonnmorris5331]

Great solo piano playing! Respect ...

[@gestor2008]

I',ve cry with Lush Life, two reason: The marvellous way you play it, and my frustration that i never be able to play like you. Thanks!!!!

[@largestudent198]

I always love hearing new music. Everytime I accidentally assume the next note, I get humbled by a different note and sometimes no notes. Every new tune is new, so while I do undergo similar stages of humbling, I always feel it differently because the tune is new. I know about this and I enjoy the "kitsuke", or snapping back to reality, so I like basking in the eternal improvisation of the world. Some people don't, and I completely understand why, so I try repeating the same tunes while they are in my presence. I don't think musicians are stuck playing the same standards. I think the people feel uncomfortable stepping outside their comfort zone, and the same people so happen to keep enslaving musicians in a tight economy of supply and demand. I mean, I memorized all the tunes I enjoy in my mind inside my invisible iTunes. Therefore people deep inside must feel the true want of experiencing a great tune just when they think they had completely forgotten, and the price is to both forget and keep alive the music. Musicians need more compensation and national dignity from the people, the very people who try fervently denying any need until they do need during, for instance, a blackout or hospitalization. They say deaf people too feel the rhythm through vibration on skin. Old people especially should start practicing listening to vibrations. I as a student of music pay attention to the comparison of my reaction to earlier iterations of musical recreation. I try noticing whether my improv style has been influenced, or whether my mind has adopted new frequencies of conduction. Ignorant people take these things for granted, and when they realize their minds have become monotonous and completely in sync with millions of others, it's too late to change them given the fact that all of them never even tipped a street artist they actually enjoyed.

[@high-defRJ]

I must agree on Spain, Ruby My Dear and also Au Privave. But with my love for karaoke, composing, and also having performance history with pop singers, I immersed myself in playing 40-50 standards in all 12 keys almost 15+ years ago, when I was still fresh out of college and trying to find a job, music or just a regular day job. While I can't play them all the standards in all keys, I'd think it's a great exercise for the ears, and particularly myself playing piano, understand the chord progression by just numbers, not the letters itself.

[@davidbivens5375]

Excellent selections! Everyone a gem! The whole video is a highlight reel but my vote for best of show is that beautiful footage of Wayne Shorter. So well done

[@willft520]

What an amazing list and what a great interpretation! You are such a talented piano player, Peter Martin! God bless you!

[@dqmw9g6z]

This video was just beautiful...

[@georgesember9069]

I have always loved the Coltrane/Hartman version though I enjoy your version and your medley!!!

[@Madfeast1]

I’ve been playing guitar for 30 years before I found this channel. I had a basic understanding of music theory and also knew some things I didn’t know I already knew if that makes sense lol. Anyway you guys inspire me so much I just had to leave a comment. In the last 6 months i bought a piano and working through all twelve keys at the moment(b and a are my favs so far) thank you for doing what you do. You’ve changed the way I look at and understand music and reawakened a deep passion for playing. Thanks again. Keep it up.

[@gregory9028]

Dude what a coincidence!!! I have been playing that Roy Hargrove tune on my playlist for 5 weeks and still can't get enough. The horns and piano interplay is amazing. I need a lead sheet of that tune. For real!!!!

[@tenorref]

This was the best video I’ve heard from you. I found it quite relevant and provoking (as in prodding) me to look at most, if not all of these. I know some already but the others will go into the study list. Thanks for this.

[@emilebrisset6874]

Stella by starlight, it's easy to remember, chega de saudade

[@primslim620]

Very cool. Some old tunes in there I definitely didn't know, or remember, based on my listening experiencing all these years in Jazz. Thanks for this video.

[@WIUBenny35]

Love Lush! Great arrangement! 🔥

[@leonidassavalas745]

Been playing "Lush Life" since I'm a boy, generally in Db as well. You had a few subs that really twanged my janger. Very nice, Peter.

[@danielwaeber3309]

love your playing Peter! So inspiring, thank you!

[@ootctb9867]

love the duke clips! 🫶🏻

[@orangeproduction7609]

Thanks Peter! You have reminded us of truly excellent standards!!!

[@EranZadka-Schudiner]

I dont agree with most of the choices but still a gr8 video!!

[@ouruhuru]

This is excellent, thanks for the video!

[@skoto8219]

Thank you for this beautiful video. And a shout out to whoever did the cut at 6:38 - on the first listen I thought those appoggiaturas on the 1 were also being played in octaves and wondering how that could be physically possible lol

[@remyvegamedia]

Yes to Infant Eyes! I played this with the trio I put together for the one gig we played haha. I would gladly play this at every session. We always play Strasbourg and I'm always on board for that, too.

[@arthurmee]

So enjoyed this Peter. A great set of songs . . . beautifully played. Thank you.

[@fjzingo]

infant eyes is a fantastic tune...good advice on some really good tunes there.

[@honeybee4316]

Au Privave was always one of my all time favorite blues melodies. Glad to see it on the list!

[@rafaelribeiro2140]

Goosebumps here with the video editing. Amazing job!

[@diamondmidnightgardener]

What a magnificent performance, and beyond that, choice of standards.... thank you thank you thank you

[@TommyRarivoson]

Awesome video and awesome playing by Mr. Martin!

[@andrewmaloney6038]

Thoughts on the video as I watch: Ruby My Dear W ballad Strasbourg St. Denis is such a great tune, I heard it so much at sessions in college that it kind of got played out and no one plays it, but they should. Au Privave is definitely an underplayed blues. Wayne ❤️ Lush Life is so beautiful. Billy Strayhorn wrote so many incredible compositions, Chelsea Bridge, Take The A Train, UMMG, so many more. Seriously awesome tunes on this list. Love that you threw in some newer tunes that resonate with the new generation of musicians, that’s how we move the music forward!

[@harryvanineveld145]

many, many years ago I heard Donna Summer sing this beautiful song and fell instantly in love with it.... Lush Life

[@grooves.x]

Love the chord progression in Spain ❤

[@acwatercolors]

Lotus Blossom, another Billy Strayhorn standard desserve its olace here ! Great choices you did, thanks Peter !

[@uvprofile67]

This topic reminds me of Herbie Hancock's cd 'The New Standard', only he chose newer songs...I always enjoy your way of approaching styles especially the rapid-fire tunes your co-host calls out. Peace.

[@WuWeiWannabe96]

Loved it. Thank you!

[@EmilianoLoconsolo]

Outstanding and inspiring list, Thank You Peter!

[@redbrown7355]

Peter did your father or family member teach music at Brittney Middle School in University City, MO? If so he was the music teacher that made me fall in love with playing music. His name was Hi Martin.

[@georgefspicka5483]

One solution for me is to perform one of my own tunes. I sometimes get more applause then I do on standards : ). BTW, that's a great choice of tunes you've selected. I've been been playing "In A Sentimental Mood," for seemingly eons. Au Privave ... my wife would say "On The Privy" : ) I love Lush Life with the images of Strayhorn and Ellington. Wouldn't you just love to spend some time with them, just chatting over a cup of coffee or two. On the list I'd also include Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance." I just love the way it so effortlessly modulates through the assorted keys. One final recommendation is the Irving Berlin ballad, "What'll I Do?" I did it a bunch of years with a clarinet, piano, bass, drums combo. (I love clarinet. I feel it's one of the most under-appreciated jazz instruments). The bassist hadn't played it before. When done, he leans over and says, "That has to be one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever played."

[@jorgegallego9672]

I loved the choices Strasbourg St. Denis and Spain but I would include round midnight for sure.

[@DinoDiniProductions]

Crine detected: no Van Heusen tunes selected.

[@brendanmorales4504]

Your articulation on Au Privave was incredible.

[@arajam]

Great choices. Beautiful playing!

[@hhohn7]

I could listen to Peter play all night long. His playing trios well with a cigar and a good bourbon.

[@jarbasgoulartdecastro9104]

Hey,Peter! But I love to hear you playing everything!!!! Beijo!!!

[@balbino4]

Very good! Thank you very much!

[@cornicello]

Nice selection! I've got a little sheddin' to do! Funny, though - there are standards that seem to have more or less importance depending on your instrument! I was at a jam session up in Hartford CT, run by horn players (at least they were calling most of the tunes), and it was hard bop city! Yet, as a pianist, I tend to focus more on tunes recorded by Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarrett, etc.

[@nicholaswise5818]

Sing a song of a song is so good. I wish that whole album was all standards

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

Great list, took out my Flute and played along with these

[@polkmusic]

This was a great list. Lush life is a beautiful song. I would have loved to have seen a bossa nova tune.

[@trombonenina]

YES Lush life!!! my absolute favorite to play on trombone!! so Beautiful

[@buzzsmith8146]

This is excellent, Peter. Great playing, too!

[@shanjayaweera3036]

This really is a stunning video - great tunes - amazing playing - just made my day - thank you

[@Mihido1]

100 percent agree with No. 1. I so hoped it made the list - behold and see!

[@Adamreir]

Awesome list! Have been loving to play many of these for many years, and now the list expands! It would be awesome to have a recording of your fingers playing all of these standards! Beautiful and rich playing (as always)

[@thomapple]

The production value is incredible!

[@11kwright]

Wow, thank you for bringing these great jazz standard pieces of all time by these masterful artists. It was therapy to my ears. So happy this particular video came in to my feeds. I loved every single one of them. How the status quo can allow for these greats to fade away when they are the best would be and is a sin. Thank you for this enlightening awakening.😮🎉

[@monkreeder]

Lush Life (especially when contemplating the lyrics) knocks me on my ass every time. 😢

[@garyhoffman1]

Agreed. For me, the lyrics take an extraordinarily beautiful melody to another level. I really think that the lyrics were written first and inspired the melody.

[@poplarboydavid]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video! Class!

[@Orlando-wn4uc]

Love me some Peter Martin evening jazz.

[@chensiding0]

Daahoud is my favorite jazz piece of all time. Biased as a trumpet player whose favorite player is Clifford Brown, but anything Chick Corea or Wayne Shorter is my 2nd/3rd choices.

[@j0nall3n]

Well played Sir

[@MarimaruXD]

Number 1 is perfect. No arguments there :)

[@JolphinLlama]

Love this thank you for sharing this great gift of music for us all

[@sahilbatra396]

Thank you so much guys As usual, this video is so inspiring

[@user-cn7wq1rm1w]

Anorher really beautiful ellington chart I love is le sucrier velours. Great list and playing

[@hesgotthesauce]

thank you for this as always peter

[@raculpeper]

Man I love this content

[@DeepCrossing1]

Lush Life, such a feeling of heart break yet beauty