VSOP II Well You Needn't

Well You Needn't performed by VSOP II
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Ron Carter - Bass
Tony Williams - Drums
Wynton Marsalis -Trumpet
Branford Marsalis - Saxophone
Recorded in 1983

[@wroney16]

Wooooow! Ron Carter! Now that's how the bass should be played!!!

[@SeanRosati]

Ron Carter swings so hard so effortlessly. he's incredible

[@intrepidpooch]

Ron is walkin his tail off on here, so killin!!!!!!

[@petercallaway3376]

Hancock, Williams, and Carter are incendiary! 🎻🎺🎹🥁🎼🎷🎧🎸

[@oskarhendriks]

I saw this lineup play at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague, together with my father back in '82 I think. They played in the Prince Willem Alexander Hall (since 30th April 2013 Willem Alexander became the King of the Netherlands). All these years I saved a drumstick of Tony Williams he played with. It was great.

[@jomojojazz]

I think I was in the same concert PWA zaal but 1983 (same tour as this gig) unbelievable concert that was.

[@wyndhl9465]

Well, that's Organic Real Jazz of the highest degree. Can't beat youthful brilliance; can you? Tony, Ron, Herbie as well as young Branford and Wynton - - - what a line up? And Wynton was winning Down Beat Polls in both the Classical and Organic Real Jazz genres. Great post!

[@globalmonkey007]

I saw this lineup play in LA in around 1982 or so. Mind blowing.

[@jevonj77]

Loved the ending!

[@jegerenprut]

Nice! thanks for the upload.

[@TboneWertman]

that 1/2 time is killin

[@GregLondon]

That's a great version of Well you Needn't.

[@alfredoremus4409]

Tremendo grupo!!!

[@aratatv]

おお! 30年振りに見た。素晴らしい。 ウィントンが最後に一発決めるはずだったのをスカッと空振りしてしまったのを懐かしく思い出した。

[@CharlieSteinerDrums]

woah!!!!

[@annamilluzzo8077]

MNKA (come giocano sulla forma ) geniacci incredibili(merci from Italia)

[@NoName-tq7qc]

This is when mostly everyone can dig Wynton. Now he's stuck in New Orleans (not saying that's bad, love Louis, but you gotta look bad and forward).

[@NoName-tq7qc]

*back

[@augustomarchand]

Wynton stuck in Orleans is most genial and sophisticated than 100% of "avantgarde" jazzmen. Your comentary reminds me people saying Oscar Peterson is dated. This means > insanity ad extremum.

[@gb10gb200]

すげーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

[@jamfkru]

dude. herbie.

[@Ravivharshanee]

Herbie paints!

[@BootyPleasure]

I understand. you either hate him or love him!

[@user-yh3oj8jc3i]

最強タッグ!

[@zerekx]

Any idea what Tony's main ride would be at this time?

[@Vibes2me]

Hey can you post this entire concert.. There's a song on it right after Herbie Introduces everyone and I have NO CLUE what that tune is called. Its pretty mellow but amazing...

[@MansaThaGreat]

The song is Sister Cheryl by Tony Williams

[@horatiuroman]

what just happened at 3:50? some kind of rhythm change on half the band, the other half maintain their swing and then they return at the exact same rhythm later on at 4:20. how the hell did they do that?

[@francescoassini9424]

interplay

[@calfor1991]

I'm somewhat suprised that Herbie worked with Wynton at that time because of then Herbie's funky and electronic music, although he did zigzag through acoustic and electric, and Wynton was strongly against electric and avant jazz.

[@calfor1991]

+Kyle Benford I was making a joke about it.

[@Jimmy001]

what does VSOP II stand for?

[@leatherlips]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.S.O.P._(group) This was the second iteration of the group, thus the "II".

[@jomojojazz]

originally it meant Very Special One time Project. It was meant for only one concert at the Newport Jazz Festival but after the tremendos success they kept doing concerts and tours.

[@Live4Trumpet25]

This lineup of players is rediculous

[@Wilsnap]

passionately disagree

[@BootyPleasure]

Look at wynton struggle for ideas hahahahahaha. jazz just isn't his forte

[@intrepidpooch]

?????????

[@barentfoley101]

Lol he should stick to EDM

[@taylorrobertsguitarist]

@@intrepidpooch right?? Haha I remember you showing me this whole concert nearly 20 years ago…still as fresh as the day I first heard it.