As a person with schizophrenia I find it incredibly inspiring whenever I learn of people who struggled against such tremendous forces as psychosis, but, in spite of it all, created something precious.
@miked7295 Жыл бұрын
I find it horrifying because despite their illness they can do so much while I can do absolutely nothing. Worthless.
@justaway6901 Жыл бұрын
People becomes creative under manic state
@smoly37 Жыл бұрын
And don't forget: in those days they just started to realise that there was such a thing as mental disorders, brought on by chemical inbalances in the brain. I don't think Bolden himself understood what happened to him. We know so little, he might have developed Korsakov, due to heavy drinking. Or the combination of alcohol and a mental illness. We will never know. I dread to think about how long this human being has suffered being jailed in a mental assylum and never being able to play his music again. What a nightmare.
@smoly37 Жыл бұрын
@@justaway6901That is very well possible. Lets be honest: when you think about the greatest artists we know, a lot of them suffered of mental problems and because of their intelligence and pure coincidence they somehow managed to create something unique. Time plays a role, also. The genius of f.i. van Gogh was admitted to a long time after his death. So....who knows?! Maybe one day you'll write your memoires, and ten years after you passed, they are discovered by a niece of a niece or something like that.... Not all great people got recognizion straight away, I guess I'm trying to say. These are different times.
@TestTest-ev2ne Жыл бұрын
Late reply but you should read "touched with fire- manic depressive illness and the artistic temperament" by Kay Redfield Jamison. It touches on this subject
@Cyrus75964 жыл бұрын
of course his name was Charles/Buddy..... couldn't be more jazz
@soberakin94154 жыл бұрын
Jazz messiah finna be called buddy charles
@TornaitSuperBird4 жыл бұрын
Sober Akin Or Charles Buddy.
@TheAdamat4 жыл бұрын
"it's Bud, not Buddy." Now I get the book.
@OdaKa3 жыл бұрын
@@TheAdamat I loved that book
@TheKilodead43 жыл бұрын
Bud not buddy
@eliotguerin1923 жыл бұрын
In New Orleans we grew up revering Buddy Bolden as a hero. But, we still have no idea how he actually played. He’s one of the most recent truly mythical figures in music, seeing as by the 1930s most musicians who were famous enough could eventually lay down a record or two.
@AkimboCorndogs4 жыл бұрын
Good lord, this channel’s visuals are always fantastic, but they’re really on another level with this video
@DookiedoohdahPRO Жыл бұрын
that walking looks so smooth and good
@Strings-jg2to2 жыл бұрын
Ken Burns: Jazz is a must see. A masterpiece of the jazz genre.
@sylaisee_bebop4 жыл бұрын
this is probably going to get get lost in the comments, but i just wanna say that your video is helping me in a paper i'm writing about buddy bolden for a music history class and i sent this video to my professor who was overjoyed that people were still talking about him and his legacy. your channel was also where i first heard of robert johnson and i got excited when we went over him in class these past two weeks lol
@georgeguja61554 жыл бұрын
Ahh jazz, rock and blues are cool but jazz is such a complex and brilliant genre I appreciate you shining the spotlight on these less known but just as brilliant artists it really shows your a true music lover
@georgeguja61554 жыл бұрын
@Garret Phegley what do you mean It might not have been the best word but it delivers my idea
@mcstuff8884 жыл бұрын
agree
@fightfannerd20783 жыл бұрын
Jazz has nothing to do with Africans, the French invented it
@kbells11713 жыл бұрын
@@fightfannerd2078 Ah yes, cabaret has also nothing to do with the French, the Africans invented it.
@hakeemyaylo88042 жыл бұрын
@@fightfannerd2078 the French didn’t invent it 😂😭🤣🤣🤣🤣df get back
@rasmus94424 жыл бұрын
ah so this is the CEO of jazz
@goodwilltubing4 жыл бұрын
Don't tell this Karen....
@alexanderyozzo Жыл бұрын
Nah, Jelly Roll Morton is
@Akofenaz8111 ай бұрын
danm you got danm failed your history@@alexanderyozzo
@LiquidIronTV4 жыл бұрын
Adore these jazz video essays, masterfully done as always!. A video essay on Charles Mingus would be something special I think! One of the Jazz all time greats.
@cuttingaway1234 жыл бұрын
Watching at 10:00 pm while listing to John Coltrane with the lights off.... I’m in heaven
@jacobgutierrez8644 жыл бұрын
This is honestly one of your best videos yet in terms of maturity and introspectiveness. You’ve used discussion about one mysterious man,and used it as a catalyst for all of jazz in such an amazing way. Please please please keep up the great work :)
@happyron4 жыл бұрын
Who else dreams of someday being big enough to have Polyphonic review your music? I had a Beatles book author review one of my songs once and it made my month!
@Polyphonic4 жыл бұрын
I just checked out your channel. It's fantastic to see someone making such positive, uplifting music, especially in these strange and confusing times.
@happyron4 жыл бұрын
@@Polyphonic Wow I am deeply honored that someone who hears so much great music would find value in mine. My "inspirational quotes" series is somewhat influenced by your videos which I study, I hope to get more skilled as time goes on and make videos that are as sophisticated as yours, right now I'm doing simple cuts and quotes. You may enjoy my latest recording, which people say is my best vocal, it's an update to my song about what you would say to those your love if you only had a little time left, and since we are only here a while might as well say it now.. I need to make a new video that has non-copyrighted images in it. soundcloud.com/happyron10/the-wider-view-a-song-of-life Thanks again you made my day !
@happyron4 жыл бұрын
@Undercoverbus Yes so cool to see intelligent discussion of music -- with cool graphics. I grew up in the 1970s where you rarely had this much less cool graphics. Used to go to the pink floyd laser show at the space theater and that was the closet
@OdinOfficialEmcee4 жыл бұрын
I have thought this a thousand times
@Mr.Introspective4 жыл бұрын
@@happyron 👍👍
@y.a.pthered4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you've ever had a look into the South African Jazz movement, also had huge ties to the struggle against Apartheid, and I feel like its a story that isn't told enough, even in the country it happened in
@sbonelomsibi29554 жыл бұрын
It is quite rich hey. My grandma talks about it from time to time
@keikei1943 Жыл бұрын
I want to get into Mzansi Jazz, I remember a couple of jazz boys from childhood, I want revisit it it's beautiful
@2hard2knock Жыл бұрын
Can you recommend some good South African jazz musicians? Thanks 🙏🏾
@Yoshimitsu4prez4 жыл бұрын
Idk why anyone would ever let “Funky Butt” take on a new name. That’s a perfect name for anything.
@xericxcostax85214 жыл бұрын
the editing on this video is just unbelievable...
@darz38297 ай бұрын
Two things - first there is no jazz recording from the era (1917-1931) that uses the "Bug Four" street beat. It really came into being (as far as recordings are concerned) after the 1940s, probably to alleviate the boredom of drummers not content to play a simple march cadence. Second - all the writings about Buddy Bolden give the impression that he just showed up in the 1890s playing like Miles or Louis Armstrong. Since he didn't record we can't know for sure, but on virtually all recordings from that early era, the emphasis was on ragtime. (1890s - 1910). Every recording shows a cornet (never trumpet) playing in a ricki-ticki square approach. Never a laid-back, swingy playing that was not in vogue until the mid 1930s. (except for Armstrong and a few others in the late 20s) There are many recordings that confirm this. Also, there is a 1906 photo of Bolden's band that shows cornet, valve trombone, two clarinets, guitar, and string bass. This instrumentation is not conducive to loud playing or playing harmony without stepping all over each other. If Bolden played a bit more in ragtime and loudly, it's likely his band didn't sound like a jazz band from the mid twenties.
@northernbohemianrealist4 жыл бұрын
Few people know it, but Bolden grew up on Mississippi River boats, which is why he rocked back and forth constantly.
@theekaleeb62684 жыл бұрын
*Sees Title*: ready to be musically inspired
@heem88144 жыл бұрын
ei wynonie harris
@theminecrafthaag16094 жыл бұрын
Say Wynonie, I was by your house last night and guess what happened?
@heem88144 жыл бұрын
The Minecraft Haag what happened
@Caesar_Online4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha exactly!
@maximustecher41504 жыл бұрын
Y’all people are the only people I have met in my life that know Wynonie lol
@belr0m4 жыл бұрын
Do a video on the BASSics of Jaco Pastorius
@buddhafyre4 жыл бұрын
Genius and tragedy....
@pumpSHO4 жыл бұрын
OMG yesssss A Portrait of Tracy was terrifying to behold
@cfwhitney4 жыл бұрын
In case you haven't heard this. Check it out. Great Jaco Documentary. BBC. kzbin.info/www/bejne/joaXhnyHgMeohaM
@soldoiwakebo66494 жыл бұрын
@TacoTacoTacoTaco I'll bite! Umm, the whole Word of Mouth album?
@PeterPenn104 жыл бұрын
"Ya Like Jazz?" - Barry Bee, the greatest to ever live.
@rydenr.29994 жыл бұрын
From about 0:40 to 0:45 you can see Joan Crawford at the front there. That photo is from 1927. (The same woman as my profile photo.)
@CorbCorbin4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, for many years, because of the film “Mommy Dearest,” her relationship with Christina, became the only thing about Crawford that most people associated her with.
@augustosolari77214 жыл бұрын
Loved how bette Davis threw her down the stairs in "whatever happened to baby jane"
@Low_violin4 жыл бұрын
These graphs are sick! Love your videos man, keep up the great work!!
@TheKikiitha4 жыл бұрын
never clicked so fast
@acarouselofantics4 жыл бұрын
I know, right.
@francescaa83314 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@erichodge567 Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to read the comments and know that there are still so many that still love jazz. Perhaps nothing so beautiful can ever die.
@oow16674 жыл бұрын
The editing in your videos is flawless.
@bri31010 ай бұрын
New Orleans is a magical place. The amazing artists that come from some of these placed is so inspiring. Nola, Philly, so much innovation. To see how African and Caribbean sounds and its fusions with other world music over the years has lasted and evolved is really phenomenal. The untold uncelebrated impact is almost sinful. So glad for videos like this
@mariomujica29874 жыл бұрын
I support you on Nebula man. Keep up the amazing work. I would buy more merch if you release something too
@Polyphonic4 жыл бұрын
I'm working on some more merch.
@jadenhawes76034 жыл бұрын
How does Polyphonic not have 1 million subscribers yet?
@Christian-973 жыл бұрын
Coming close.
@SSMLivingPictures5 ай бұрын
Update in 2024, hes past a mill now
@cherokee23564 жыл бұрын
I love how Kendrick uses jazz in hip hop. Thanks to him , I came into jazz
@AmandaFromWisconsin4 жыл бұрын
They used to do that a lot back in the ‘90s.
@zonalibrer33574 жыл бұрын
@RAPTURE Has listened *Digable Planets* ?
@flybeep16614 жыл бұрын
Jazz Rap is a genre all by itself. highly popular in the 1990s.
@dpm124 жыл бұрын
Nas does the same thing.
@aestheticaltwat4 жыл бұрын
90s Hip-Hop is filled with Jazz samples. Listen to some Wu-Tang or De La Soul.
@nikolademitri7313 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite video of yours. You took it in an absolutely brilliant direction, got much deeper than usual, going far beyond the music you talk about, and getting into the material and social realities of humanity. Bravo!
@nickzardiashvili6244 жыл бұрын
What you're describing here has been extensively studied by Jean Baudrillard, a philosopher. His book "Simulacra and Simulation" deals with symbols, signifiers becoming more significant than what they stood for, the signified. He called it hyperreality. Boldin is another excellent example of hyperreality.
@averyintelligence6 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing I'll have to look up jeans work
@BmakinFilm4 күн бұрын
Indeed - the Bolden myth has been seized upon to bolster a false narrative. The Native musical influences are foundational to development of all music of North America. My film Echoes of Tradition looks at the Native influence on the birth of jazz Echoes of Tradition Official Trailer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGLTXnyGi9l3odE
@jakeharris32484 жыл бұрын
The Birdman Charlie Parker ! I was born in 1975 and I can remember a bar in the more run down part of town called Birdland that had been there since the late 40’s early 50’s. Turns out they had Birdland bars and nightclubs all over the US and even some international locations. If Buddy Bolden invented jazz , Charlie Parker personified it !
@juankaimejia4 жыл бұрын
I love the evolution in the animatión, the writing and the narration in the channel. And as always astonished by the research. Amazing work.
@grouponsurgeon3 жыл бұрын
This channel scratches an itch I never knew I had
@mymuses43362 жыл бұрын
YESSSS! I absolutely LOVE jazz..,it’s one of the reasons that I moved to New Orleans in the first place! Terrific story! 🖤🎉👑🎺⚜️
@Scriabin_fan2 жыл бұрын
György Ligeti (who is one of my favorite composers) once said that the real music of the 20th century was jazz.
@davesmith79933 ай бұрын
King Oliver who was among the generation after Bolden was a mentor of Louis Armstrong and according to Armstrong at times played his horn with the power and volume trying to replicate his mentor, Buddy Bolden. A couple of generations and jazz was a worldwide phenomenon.
@Linkin-26033 жыл бұрын
I'm in the process of beginning an assignment at school where we have to write about a historical overview of a genre, this has definitely helped me set the groundwork for it.
@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat142 жыл бұрын
It's so sad that we don't have any footage or recordings of him :(
@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT4 ай бұрын
This is the best music analysis channel on KZbin.
@kipperbill Жыл бұрын
What I love about Bolden, after first hearing his name 7 minutes ago, is how much fun he and his audience would've had in those old halls
@dylanyoung40574 жыл бұрын
Your vids are so well done. Always excited for the next one to come out as they intensify my love of music. It’s one thing to know an artist’s discography and another to know ab their actual lives and where their music comes from and ur my main source of the latter so thanks man. Keep it up!
@phoebes13704 жыл бұрын
There are so many musicians from new Orleans!
@dRealNayon4 жыл бұрын
Too bad there's no record of his music that lived today. But, I'm glad that there's people that continued his passion to this day
@XZITT4 жыл бұрын
Who Invented Jazz, The Black Man. Rock And Roll The Black Man. Blues, R&B, Hip Hop, on and on Made us great in sports. Arts, Culture to the World
@j0an-07-arc63 жыл бұрын
No music changes tru inspiration and ideas pass by that others and changed it music evolves by every single person that plays it
@InventorZahran3 жыл бұрын
In other words, Black people created almost every genre of modern popular music!
@marcobaek13783 жыл бұрын
im korean....we have our culture and such.....thank you very much
@mikeysweeney63403 жыл бұрын
Maybe not invented rock n roll, but you're definitely right about everything else
@MicahAndrews3 жыл бұрын
@@mikeysweeney6340 chuck berry
@choicedecision4 жыл бұрын
What a great video. The way you brought the story to life, both through the narrative and the editing of the video, was superb!
@KimBrown900 Жыл бұрын
As far as the man who invented Jazz, Jelly Roll made that claim, and he had some reason to make that claim. Jelly Roll said it isn't Jazz if it doesn't have that Latin tinge. And that is his influence on the music at the time and since. Buddy was known for his call, a fanfare as such echoed in the performances of Louis Armstrong who knew Buddy and learned from him. The call could be heard all over New Orleans, it was so loud. It was improvised, but they mostly played parade music, think Mardi Gras, and second line.
@BmakinFilm Жыл бұрын
It is unlikely that Armstrong knew Bolden in any significant sense of the word, and highly unlikely that he learned much from him: Buddy Bolden was arrested and placed in an insane asylum in 1907 and he was never heard from again. From the oral histories we have, his last public performance was in summer/fall 1906. Armstrong was born in mid 1901. Armstrong was 5 years old when Bolden was institutionalized. It may be that Armstrong had not yet even begun to play cornet. Sydney Bechet's autobio Treat It Gentle contains much of this.
@DarkOne08784 жыл бұрын
Kinda surprised there's no mention of Congo Square here.
@lupcokotevski29073 жыл бұрын
I have an original 1953 Australian press Bunk Johnson LP which includes Buddy Bolden in the liner notes as "legendary leader of the first jazz band" that Bunk had played with almost half a century earlier.
@chasefreak2 жыл бұрын
Hey-Nice job on this presentation about Buddy Bolden. He was the first to get recognition out of New Orleans, however, there were some before him too who nobody knows about. I have a pic from the late 1880's w the New Orleans Creole band and there are cats sitting down in their John Phillip Sousa outfits holding their Cornets and I often wonder...who WERE these guys??
@BmakinFilm4 күн бұрын
share link to photo - yes there were many before Bolden: check out Papa Jack Lane and the parade bands he put together ,,, The Native musical influences are foundational to development of all music of North America. My film Echoes of Tradition looks at the Native influence on the birth of jazz Echoes of Tradition Official Trailer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGLTXnyGi9l3odE
@kevinlawrence85802 жыл бұрын
Buddy Bolden was the first true known jazz musician. It's sad he never was able to record his music
@windturbine67964 жыл бұрын
I have one rule of thumb: ALWAYS click on a Polyphonic video.
@bigneon_glitter4 жыл бұрын
Piano Ragtime transposed through cornet = Bolden's Jazz Piano Jazz Rhythm & Blues transposed through guitar = Chuck Berry's Rock 'n' Roll Beautiful video tribute & analysis, well done.
@TheMariograph3 жыл бұрын
All your videos are awesome on every possible way. Thank you so much.
@ihabphantom4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering where you've been in the last couple of weeks (since this is your first post since "Us and Them"), but it was worth the wait... FANTASTIC VIDEO. I love jazz and love your videos in general and jazz videos in particular. I was wondering if you've seen Netflix's mini-series "The Eddy" about a jazz venue in Paris. I know that you usually talk about music, but if you watch it, could you please consider making a video about it?? It really is a beautiful show for jazz fans, and I think you would find it interesting. Keep up the great work!!
@RobertoGinsburg4 жыл бұрын
Great quality and informative video like ever. You should a video of *Professor Longhair (New Orleans) , maybe the earlier antecedent for Funkyness* on Rhythm n Blues. Scholar Alexander Stewart made a extraordinary paper about the New Orleans second line drums and *"Rhumba-boogie"* pivotal influence that contagied R&B acts around USA like Ray Charles, Little Richard, Lowell Fulsom, Johnnie Otis and most specially over James Brown via a Florida drummer named Clayton Fillyau
@williamhively32954 жыл бұрын
I get that words are different north of the border, but Buddy ‘s instrument is usually pronounced [kor-net’]. Thanks for a deeply insightful look at the origins of jazz and how one guy became the embodiment of the unknown artists that took a huge creative leap and made a uniquely American art form.
@taogoat274 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I was really triggered by "cornit"
@Nikkyeshiva832 жыл бұрын
There was another movie about Buddy that was made years ago and never released. Anthony Mackie played Bolden. It was filmed near where I lived down in NC.
@Jazzgriot4 ай бұрын
I read the book years ago. It really moved me. We'll never know what he sounded like sadly.
@RAnnEllisHall Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@CALLOFDOOTY163 жыл бұрын
Wow... wow... wow... I am now ashamed to have never have heard of Bolden, but am enlightened to have learned about, at least some, of his genius! Thank you.
@ylf.thealien Жыл бұрын
Brilliant vid!
@puyatecla99034 жыл бұрын
This is a great channel, I love all the videos, keep it up dude
@abrahampalmer11534 жыл бұрын
Jazz music is my favorite genre of music ever there is no other genre of music can make me feel enlightenment like jazz does IMO.
@adamgates11424 жыл бұрын
Haven't sseen any of your videos yet but I'm gonna sub now based on the quality of your titles
@levmatta4 жыл бұрын
Please do one on Louis Armstrong!! And he's 2 revolutions.
@matheusnobre58804 жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered making a video on Bill Evans?
@gorillaengineering4 жыл бұрын
I just want to use the comment box to say a big thank you. I'm searching for my path in music, and this videos are food for my soul. Thank you for making my days better days.
@nevar234 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've been fascinated with Bolden since the 90s. Another great book that features Buddy Bolden is "The Sound of Building Coffins" by New Orleans author Louis Maistros. One of my fav books ever.
@sedrickjones56752 жыл бұрын
The one person that could find a record of Bolden would be rich in an instant.
@aldodocarmo4 жыл бұрын
Magnificent mini-documentary! Kudos!
@kirbymia62094 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos! I really appreciate the level of effort you put in visually, through content and research and aurally for these videos! Please keep the jazz ones coming. They're my personal favourite. Much love!
@Madjed2024 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this Loved your analysis and now I need to learn more about the kind
@c.i.demann30694 жыл бұрын
masterful video. well done, sir.
@heregedaescribaria69903 жыл бұрын
I love so much this channel! Every video is a master piece. Thank you thank you thank you, Polyphonic for exist!
@DanielJohnson-ms7kr4 жыл бұрын
Great video man
@MachineHeadDissent4 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on KZbin right here!!!...🤙😎🤘
@rockandrollguy Жыл бұрын
Awesome video I learned a lot! I think it would be awesome if you did a video on Roy Brown
@LanceTheDriver2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Thank you for making this.
@TatayK29 күн бұрын
Jimi Hendrix invented heavy metal music. The term came from a newspaper reporter after attending a Jimi Hendrix Experience concert saying that Hendrix's guitar playing sounded like metal falling from the sky!
@andrewgillis85724 жыл бұрын
Nice takes - and Ondaatje was quoted nicely right after I wrote my comment
@andersnehm38384 жыл бұрын
nice job, amazing pictures and stunning editing!
@francescaa83314 жыл бұрын
Great topic. I so enjoy this channel.
@teddzagan51787 ай бұрын
How am I only hearing about his biopic now!? Great vid dude
@deskwerks Жыл бұрын
Yep. "The Jazz Loft" was great!
@JakobSeidl4 жыл бұрын
6:10 he died in 1931, not 1934
@malikphillips47944 жыл бұрын
I love you for making this video! Instant subscription
@harunosmanovic4 жыл бұрын
it would be great to have a spotify playlist accompanying your videos...
@dani_andi9 ай бұрын
man, great editing
@eshaibraheem4218 Жыл бұрын
Very many thanks for this.
@ruaoneill90504 жыл бұрын
I'm not crying you are!!! Shut up!!! Brill video, thanks for introducing me to jazz in a way that doesn't overwhelm me but actually makes me desperate for more 💜🖤💜🖤
@riverward71614 жыл бұрын
Your correct pronunciation of New Orleans makes me happy man, awesome video
@taogoat274 жыл бұрын
Louis Armstrong pronounced it New Or-leens
@TallicaMan19863 жыл бұрын
10:00 minutes in. That literally sounds like the plot to The Music of Eric Zahn by HP Lovecraft. Which is about an odd musician playing odd music out the window at night in a call and response type fashion. Trying to replicate those sounds to no avail. While it's slightly different due to one being about horror and all, but they do have parallels.
@aschneider704 жыл бұрын
Great! And the graphics are amazing!
@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex40514 жыл бұрын
You should do a video on how Miles Davis invented Jazz Fusion with Bitches Brew
@cactaceous4 жыл бұрын
If he invented Jazz Fusion as you claim, he did it earlier, in his previous album In A Silent Way. Bitches Brew was an extension of what he first attempted on In A Silent Way. Filles de Kilimanjaro is where he began using electric instruments that would serve as a future blueprint. On the Jack Johnson album that came right after Bitches Brew, is where he best captured the full fusion, in my opinion.
@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex40514 жыл бұрын
@@cactaceous true. I have yet to hear In A Silent Way
@cactaceous4 жыл бұрын
The Colorization Channel Look it up. It’s pretty great. One of his best.
@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex40514 жыл бұрын
@@cactaceous ok
@taogoat274 жыл бұрын
Miles in the Sky is arguably the first Jazz Fusion album
@Afar14 жыл бұрын
The first watch hasn’t even ended yet and there are already over 1k views!!!
@danieladamico54854 жыл бұрын
Succession is one of the best shows out there right now. Equal parts disgusting, fascinating, funny and terrifying.
@CPorter3 жыл бұрын
They found Bolden's Cylinder a long time ago, like back in 2014.
@khannarmurr4 жыл бұрын
0:17 when you risk a fart you shouldn't have risked