The Ringers - 2/6/14 - Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau - BB Kings NYC

The Ringers play Worried Life Blues. Brilliant guitar work by all three. Etienne M'bappe on bass and Gary Novak on drums. Krantz takes a solo, then Landau,who absolutely kills, then Herring. During Herrings part, they bring the jam to nearly a complete silence as Jimmy taps his frets - there is nothing wrong with the volume at that point so dont go crazy wondering where the sound of his guitar went- it comes back,,,..click 1080

[@bjdee1437]

I'm an incredible Jimmy Herring fan, but Wayne Krantz was so subtle yet complex and tasty. And Michael Landau's solo and outro is the greatest guitar playing I've ever heard. Truly genius. What note choices. Incredible bends. WICKED vibrato. This is another level of playing.

[@bluwng]

Didn’t like what Wayne did, subtle or otherwise.

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

Wayne Krantz's whole approach is just otherworldly! From his phrasing to his use of modes is just incredible and it's what make him truly unique!! Michael Landau is just beyond next level! I was watching his right hand and the dude's use of the pickup selector switch was just crazy cool! It's like he didn't stay on any one tone for more than like 30 seconds or something. And his phrasing is just mind-blowing 4 sure! he's definitely my current favorite Electric guitarist by far! And then you've got Jimmy Herring... Geez where does it end?! It was just a hellified jam!🎸✌️💯🙏🎼👑🔊

[@peakperformancebikes]

That was SICK - JIMMY HERRING!!!

[@rogerrios8844]

This is the real G3

[@francispariseau7562]

Actually G7alt…bahaha

[@lobodiablo9971]

No joke

[@duranddaniel8372]

Now I love Jimmys playing...been following him for a while. But Mr. Landau baked and ate that cake hands down.

[@jlr022159]

Pretty much everything you need to know about guitar is right here... one stop shopping!

[@leoosiku]

Wayne Krantz is very, very interesting. A unique and important voice.

[@samgillett7630]

+leoosiku Go listen to his "2 drink minimum" album, particularly Whippersnapper. He'll rock your face off!

[@sonicsaviouryouwillnotgetm6678]

totally great how he takes it out.

[@Hs3u39]

Sui generis

[@Mooseboy08]

Good Lord! This is a textbook for just about every guitar soloing technique you could possibly wish for. All done with passion and feeling by these amazing players.

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

I noticed your comment was from 7 years ago! First of all I agree with everything you said and more! Three players at the top of their game and three players that are so unique and different from one another. My man is Michael Landau but I have to say that Wayne Krantz gets a bad rap for not falling into the blues cliche category. His use of scales and modes is just incredible and his phrasing is I don't know man it's so next level it's ridiculous. And then you got Jimmy Herring who tears it up on all levels and hands back to you and you're thinking what the hell did he just do! One of my favorite videos of all time and I probably watch it at least once a month if not once a week! It can't get any better than this.

[@Esbenmad]

Three world class guitarists delivering amazing world class solos. Each with his own unmistakable style and touch. Great!

[@richardgagliano1618]

Every guitarist on the planet should pay a royalty to the person that filmed this.

[@rmoraespinto]

Michael Landau - one of the best guitar players, any style, around. Thanks you for uploading!

[@prsfan01]

Love Herring's "harp tone".........wicked!

[@drewmatthews860]

Justin Williamson I thought it sounded kind of like a violin, but now that you say that, it does sound like a harp.

[@JamesScottGuitar]

Good Lord, Jimmy kills it. It is all there, in that one solo.

[@byronsmall2077]

I second that.... Wow

[@dantebrent5075]

Byron Small me 3rd

[@jimmyowenmusic]

Its like a soul singer, blues harps and an angel all morphed into one .. mind blowing.

[@dantebrent5075]

Mike landau isn't no slouch either.

[@dantebrent5075]

You should hear some of the stuff he has done with the yellowjacks

[@xRegularJohnx]

Jesus christ, Michael Landau's fretboard is literally on fire!

[@user-sg8gu7zq6q]

landau is living legend

[@bobkalkman2502]

I saw this tour in Denver at the Oriental - my wet dream to see these guitarists. But M'bappe and Novak were POCKET GODS. Didn't matter what the hot shots did, there was POCKET. No wonder these three picked this rhythm section.

[@mrstrat222]

I was at this show!!! Insane!! Wayne Krantz stole the show!!

[@BrothaManFromDa5thFl]

Love all three!!

[@bgjang]

silence O SILENCE... SO smooth!

[@kerrymcauliffe9906]

yeah I sure love Jimmy herring. my favorite guitarist ever. him or Peter Parcek. So that's what got me here. but wow the other two I had heard their names but never really got to listen to them. very impressive. Landau manhandled that strat...love his command of tone.

[@steini6771]

Outstanding! Thanks for posting -

[@wildeman1253]

this is just awesome, GREAT playing from everyone here.

[@jean-georgeslinsig1334]

I love that kind of playing ! Amazing !

[@milansamardzic9469]

Iam cryin and watching this!

[@Turn_the_World]

Just too GREAT !!

[@spdkld]

Jimmy Herring knows the backside of several notes I never knew existed in my 32 years of playing.

[@dumpsterchicken6287]

Wow, this band blew me away. I'm a new fan. MORE!

[@KeepinBuzzy]

Staggering ! Thank you for posting this and to the band for allowing this to be shared .. please come to England .

[@Fishies125]

Seriously, I absolutely love Krantz and Herring, but Landau’s solo was some of the best blues phrasing I’ve heard.

[@juniorteixeiragtr]

Extraordinário 🤯 que som monstruoso

[@KevinSmithdc]

Did anyone else lean closer to their monitor at the beginning of Jimmy's solo? Good grief, that guy's a master of dynamics. And bending. And picking. And melodic content. And just about everything else.

[@DAMusicalHQ]

Such a legend guitarist. Just kills it!

[@porkbelly0713]

@@DAMusicalHQ I have listened to this at least 5 times in the last year, all 3 are just brilliant. Jimmy really pushes all my buttons

[@seansokhi5880]

I think it would be challenging for any guitarist to follow Michael Landau's solo but not for Jimmy Herring. He killed it. He is a master!

[@smackythefrog91]

Sounds like slide, harp, and violin all in one. What a Legend.

[@bluwng]

According to all the new age fem guitarist those are boomer bends.

[@J.Dove3D]

This is a great jam. Good for what ails you. This is the kind of music that should be on the radio.

[@rickfrancismusic]

Da blues can't possibly get any better than this! Wow! Three of the absolute best right here!

[@FelixStatik]

Right. I’ve just realised how good Wayne Krantz is.. and I see why Keith Carlock likes him… But all three guys, so enjoyable. Thanks for uploading

[@stevevai1690]

What an awsome solo!!! His strat's like burning

[@ANTONIOCARLOSGC]

how good it is to hear, good guitar solos 👏👏👏👏👏

[@johnconstantine9615]

Genial Michael Landau...

[@marcelosilveira.guitar]

just incredible

[@paulwarren8936]

Saw these guys at a festival in FLA a few years back and they floored me. As a guitar player myself, I am in awe of the talent and tone all three of these guys have.

[@LucenaBlues]

LOVE IT!!

[@wereleeroads9311]

Need a live record from these guys. Great sensitivity and a superb rhythm section, too.

[@tele100]

Wow, check out how Landau works the guitar volume and tone controls. Also, how he changes pickups and picks near the bridge or neck depending on what he is feeling. Amazing, he is a true master of the strat.

[@tomcoryell]

I love his playing, but the constant volume tweaks etc. just make me nervous. I’m fine if I don’t watch him.

[@dkijc]

@@tomcoryell unfortunate side effect of a single coil. So much tone dynamics. It can be daunting.

[@RogerBiwandu]

Good call on these "details", he's really amazing !!!

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

Good call out on the pickup selector switch thing! I've thought that for years man and this particular Jam really showcases his use of every scintilla of tone possible out of a strat in the hands of a master!

[@nbseer]

Saw them in Philly, how often can you see four of the most amazing guitarists ever, together on one stage? Memorable!

[@sneakyfoxrodam]

Fantastic ❤

[@megalodon8473]

During Jimmy's solo, even my CAT (who was sleeping) put her head up and looked at my laptop, seemingly in awe.

[@TheNatureScapes]

What a tone Landeau!!!!

[@gus_demorais]

They got some chops! Haha amazing video, thanks for sharing

[@sonicsaviouryouwillnotgetm6678]

what a peace of gold. I need to transscribe this for vocabulary.

[@Fishies125]

Damn this is great.

Greatness all around

[@pawegaanczuk575]

wow wow great!!!

[@RogerBiwandu]

Geez, Mike Landau's intensity, I could throw off no joke, a for really good reason, damn, what a musician, I'm a HUGE Landau's fan.

[@GrovesGuitars]

Inspirational!

[@johnnobles3695]

Awesome!

[@alejandroblanco2071]

Oh yes Jimmy Herring killing it here !!!

[@bassheadjazz2708]

Jimmys been one of my favorite guitarists since I first heard Aquarium Rescue Unit, Wayne and Landau are unbelievable as well. Really got into Wayne about 10 years ago. Just hearing Landau for the first time, omg...Havent seen many guitar jams that are this good and musically matched. Also, are we going to talk about that rim shot? Godamn...

[@Sasketchejuana_man]

11:38 jimmy making it sound like hes playing slide... without a slide. immaculate.

[@WonderGutless]

Thanks!

[@nelsonjunior9510]

Um estilo que fala ou representa as saudades de um povo .A performance do guitarrista dis tudo .

[@execwebtech3396]

Very nice. Tasteful and just intricate enough.

[@kenjohnson2925]

Nobody better than Jimmy Herring..

[@sneakyfoxrodam]

The red and white guitar. Marvelous!

[@heinrichsimionherlea1308]

Just Wow !!!

[@nelsonjunior9510]

É uma forma única criada para amenizar a saudade e dor de estar longe de sua terra estilosa música única.

[@davidberry7521]

Landau just kills this peice :0) Nice work guys!

[@blackie75]

Wow, came for Jimmy, then Landau surprised the shit out of me lol. Krantz was really really good too. I've been playing for 30 years and not much truly impresses me, but this was one of those times.

[@rawdonwaller]

i love Krantz' solo

[@gol_d.kralii2124]

i thinks it is fail

[@rawdonwaller]

Gol_ D. Kralii he called his solo, 'Fail'? That's interesting.

[@keithclark1197]

I think it's terrific. It's outside the blues which is what makes it wonderful. His own voice. That's what we want out of music, right? We want unique...we want original.

[@TheSoteriologist]

Gol_ D. Kralii *lol* Krantz solo fail ? This guy is making it a point for decades to deconstruct the old patterns. If he wanted, he could blow these others out of the water in his half sleep by repeating the old habits, but he is actually inventing new music on the spot while avoiding those patterns. This guy has a place in the future, along with guys like Allan Holdsworth, while those others never play anything else than "heard it all before".

[@luwer8880]

That's an extremely correct point.

[@contactkeithstack]

All great. Never really heard herring though I was always told to listen to him. God he's got that gospel voice in him. His guitar is so lyrical.

[@sneakyfoxrodam]

Super super super. Red and white guitar. So good!

[@rainergross1707]

This is the best blues I have heard in along time! Great players.

[@medonho]

Lifeworth. Awesome!!!!

[@JavierVazquezFE]

4 great guitarist!

[@davidberry9010]

And that's why they are called the "ringers" each one a superstar. Damn!!

[@steveburchfield5576]

GREAT PICKING!!!!!

[@MarkJPerry]

Laundau the Strat mangler - love it!

[@cjchristopher5857]

Herring's guitar sounds like a fuckin' harmonica or some shit. Wild!

[@Grillmouth]

Jimmy making it sound like a harmonica there. 3 absolute monsters up there good lord.

[@RonWinter335]

Yowza!!! Great stuff.....

[@rocketpost1]

Totally amazing, I feel so much joy at having witnessed such brilliant playing. What an incredible line-up of top-notch musicians. I've only just found out about the Ringers after watching a video called something like "Why Jimmy Herring is great". Maybe we could call this off-kilter blues but I can hear every note in my head but I just can't play it. Gary Moore would have had a good joust with Michael Landau and Jack Pearson would have fitted into this lineup also. I think I'll be playing this on loop for a while or maybe for ever more.

[@anthonybymallia7067]

great strat player awesome

[@john-zw9rw]

Then and Now.......Landau's a Creative Cat

[@anthonybymallia7067]

great tone lovely fender

[@discotex2236]

I'm a huge Herring fan but recently discovered Landau. Krantz I've heard, great player but, seems more of a New York splatter the canvas type. Absolutely love this blues tune and want to learn it. Great players all, amazing how they can feel their way through it so sweetly. I'm from the south and watched Herring start with ARU and Jazz is Dead ........I love his tone, harmonic invention.....readneck jazz monster! Really diggin' Landau too!!

[@kenmurphy6792]

"Ain't gonna worry my life ..anymore" ~~~ The Worried Life Blues!

[@MesaGuitarGuy]

WOW!

[@coletownsend8316]

Who could dislike this????

[@martydibergi5228]

Jaw Dropping from some of my Favourite geetar players.

[@stevenadams7863]

God bless you for posting this. Lol

[@angusorvid8840]

How do you fit that much talent on any stage? Amazing!

[@kimbill107]

Jimmy Herring!!!!!!

[@bernieapplebaum1932]

Re; Clapton.. Truth is not a democracy. He did his thing- evolution makes way for this kind of stuff. The level of play, foundational knowledge, and instrument mastery displayed here is remarkable. Check some of the other clips of this lineup of The Ringers that has more progressive bop style and it explains where these cats are in a fuller picture.

[@KevinSmithdc]

Greg Vinson Don't believe everything you read.

[@CamiloVelandia]

YEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!

[@anthonybymallia7067]

i wannit to hesr wayne with these awesome guys

[@stubhead]

I know my brain lurches sideways and bangs into things a lot, but I couldn't help but think this song - _particularly_ Mr. Landau's solo - wouldn't have sounded this way if there hadn't been a demi-god named "Jeff Beck" granting the universe permission to allow noises like that to happen. And I LOVED the way Herring snuck in, even to the extent of goading the inevitable Freebird Yahoo transplant into shouting... "Roy" (?) at 8:25. I guess he thought it sounded wise. (Buchanan DID have a volume knob on his guitar - fer sure!) Further - weirder - I'd heard Landau's name, but not his playing till I bought his "Organic Instrumentals." And I immediately thought of that, "it sounds like outtakes from a Julien Kasper album." But just because I've know Julien since forever and got his CD's first, I'm sure they have no reason to "steal" each other's style. But - lurch, bang, Julien is now an asst. professor at Berklee where he is _known_ as the "Hendrix & Beck guy." No matter what-all else, a world in which you can get college credit for learning Jimi Hendix & Jeff Beck musicality is better than a world without.

[@littlequacka]

Great guitars players are 10 a penny these days, but truly great guitar players warm our hearts as well as blow our minds. Sure all of these guys are fabulous including your mention of Prof Kasper. However I think you'll find most people would agree that Mike is in a class of his own, regardless of what other talent is around. Beck and Hendrix influenced a lot of players from all generations, so that goes without saying really.

[@TerriLeeHolm]

🔥🔥🔥

[@twirlyboggs]

krantz is so unique! Krantz & B Baker need NEED to jam - agggghhhh

[@bjdee1437]

Who is "B Baker?"

[@megabyrds4796]

Thank YOU so much. This is the most ridiculously great guitar playing I have ever seen. And I've seen some. I like to think I have a few chops. Bullshit! I give. This is where it's at, man.

[@joshkearney1520]

Herring.... So fucking good.

[@shucksful]

Josh Kearney Love how he's able to make his guitar sound like he's using a slide, via Trem-bar. DAMN.

[@joshkearney1520]

isn't that amazing?

[@slick51]

+Josh Kearney In the most recent Premier Guitar magazine (Oct '15, maybe Nov?), there's an interview with John MacLaughlin. The interviewer mentioned that Mr Herring included one of MacLaughlin's songs (Hope) on his last album. MacL went on to say that Jimmy's lead break was amazing; that he should have done a lead break akin to Jimmy's (MacL didn't play a lead, choosing to stay with the intricate melody throughout), and that not only was Jimmy an amazing player(John's quote - "I don't know any players like Jimmy") , he was one of the nicest human beings John's ever met! Considering those statements were coming from one of the finest players of his generation, and by most measures a fairly spiritual person as well, I'd say that is about as good as it gets, praise-wise... 8>)

[@irena7777777]

+Ben “Slick51” Holbrook And Jimmy idolises John!

[@yohmusic1517]

Sounds like I travel back in time though I wasn't alive back then I just can feel them T.T

[@mariomessina6389]

These three are all spectacular guitarists Mr Wolf , they all have their own style and bring something great to the table. Making it a guitar battle is useless. Theirs fans of all three of them and yes a lot of people including myself are big Michael landau fans. What u call tosh playing is silly- go check out hundreds of his other videos including the jazz ministry at the baked potato or the Michael landau group live at the baked potato , karizma live , dog cheese or anything else and u will hear what a all around talent he is . He has great feel and phrasing , a master of tones, pickup switching and volume buttons to enhance that tone . U gotta open your mind up to other talent . Theirs many world class players

[@dantebrent5075]

I agree check out I'm buzzed

[@GTX1123]

How DARE anyone give this a thumbs down.