Pasquale Grasso feat. by WDR BIG BAND - Parisian Thoroughfare

The WDR BIG BAND featuring Pasquale Grasso performing "A Parisian Thoroughfare" written by Bud Powell. The Arrangement is written by Chris Byars, who also is leading the WDR Big Band. Solos are played by Johan Hörlén on Altosaxofone, Andy Hunter on trombone, Pasquale Grasso on guitar, John Goldsby on bass and Hans Dekker on drums. Produced at the rehearsal in April 2019 at the WDR Funkhaus Studio 4 in Cologne.
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[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Pasquale is a beast, met him at the Barry Harris workshop in Rome - dude has all Bud Powell's tunes memorized from start to finish. Also, if you wanna hear some bird-like bebop, listen to his brother Luigi, most wonderful modern bepop saxophonist you will ever hear!

[@SteveSmith-pr3jw]

Pasquale is a modern monster. Looking forward to hearing more of him.

[@PianoMeSasha]

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[@okgood8529]

He's great at the Art Tatum style as well.

[@freshpansen6313]

This guy's comping on guitar... just wow. Like a piano.

[@thinkpad20]

if you watch closely you can see Pasquale throwing in the occasional comping and harmonization on top of that already incredibly challenging lead line. Amazing stuff!

[@ryansabin9098]

I love how the guitar fit in just like another one of the band members. I feel like in most groups the guitar usually ends up either taking over or becoming an obscure part of the rhythm section.

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Agreed. This guy knows how to blend really well. Amazing player.

[@armorgiraffe]

very well said!

[@sam-nuts]

yeah and the thing i love the most about jazz guitarists is that when they know when to be sparse and quiet, they can be just as versatile as the piano, just in a different way.

[@MarcSt-Jean]

@@AlexPriceMusician A sophisticated degree of sound reinforcement is necessary to achieve that.

[@Neptunade]

Trombonist deserves an honorable mention___

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Neptunade!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

His name is Andy Hunter, if you mean the guy, who plays the trombone solo.

[@danbodanis3983]

Absolutely AMAZING arrangement by Chris Byars! The band plays this so beautifully, it is difficult to put into words! ❤️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you very much, Dan! There is another tune of Chris and Pasquale...do you know this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWXRiJ54o7aboNE

[@MrHolzfeld]

Kudos! The WDR Big Band is one of the top BigBands worldwide!

[@chromedealer]

Pasquale what an absolute monster

[@Fabelnegros]

John Goldsby !!!! Hats off !!! Thx WDR !!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching!!!

[@renaudpenant]

A world premiere!!! A Bud Powell solo arranged for big band, wow! Heartfelt thanks to Chris, Pasquale and all involved!

[@newyorkcityjazz1]

You are too kind!

[@webrambler88]

I like John Goldsby on bass too!

[@juandanielgarciamercado]

the best thing I've seen/heard in the last few years, Pasquale is a guitar hero

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Yes, indeed, Juan!

[@basilhendricks788]

Wow what a band

[@juanmaidana8185]

This is so beautiful it makes me want to cry, pure musical joy

[@stevelongobardi6870]

Pasquale is amazing - and so is the Trenier guitar he is using.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Yes, it was great fun to work with him!

[@nobody-vm2ee]

this made me so happy

[@WDRBIGBAND]

It makes us happy when we can make other people happy with our music.

[@tunaficiency]

Lovely lovely lovely amazing amazing amazing

[@SteveSmith-pr3jw]

Superb!

[@julkitan3017]

I saw Pasquale live in concert with his brother on sax... impressive fine musicians !! great video, and awesome Big band.

[@haroldwilliams4145]

Outstanding.🙏🏾🎷🎶👍🏾

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Welcome to our channel, Harold! Thank you!

[@scallopedshredify]

Phenemonal! Thank You fine gentleman!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching us!

[@thingsivelearnedfrombarryh2616]

Great!

[@raymondlaracuenta746]

Great sound!!!!!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏 raymond!

[@rhythmfield]

Wow - glorious musicianship, swing & chops

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Greg!

[@adamrafferty]

Just Brilliant!!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanks, Adam!

[@carynsylvester1396]

Blissful madness! Amazing! Thank you!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Caryn!

[@ericcommarato7727]

Goldsby is on fire!

[@kabalayouri419]

I hope this wins a Grammy or something ! I’m not even going to say ‘bravo’ I’m going to say thank you ! #beboplives

[@unclenote]

Amazing!!!!

[@harmvonlintig7146]

Thank you!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you for watching, Harm!

[@sergioveschi2390]

Great Band, great solos, great arrangiaments, great music. Bravo Pasquale!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Sergio! 🙏🙏🙏

[@tontonsalut]

Bravo ! Nice arrangement, beautiful musicians, friendly mood, good music, love it !

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Ton! Welcome on our channel and thank you!

[@lancekilburn6081]

This band cooks and then somehow finds a way to even take it to another level. Just awesome bravo!!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Lance!

[@mariarosalaporta3884]

👏👏👏 beautiful👏👏

[@AG-bp4nd]

Perfect!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🏻 Andy!

[@JJaZZ-IIVI]

Fantastique !...

[@WDRBIGBAND]

🙏🙏🙏 JJAZZ!

[@garryfimister6878]

Wow !

[@ericcommarato7727]

This chart is a woodwind meatgrinder! Love it!

[@martinroberts8469]

Pasquale first came to my attention a couple of years ago, guesting with Joan Chamorro's Barcelona-based youth band, the Sant Andreu Jazz Band. This rehearsal confirms my suspicion at the time, that he is undoubtedly the finest bebop guitarist on the planet ... and beyond !!

[@leefowler3240]

You're absolutely correct, he is without a doubt the most articulate jazz guitarist on the planet.

[@freshpansen6313]

Agreed. Undoubtly, he has one of the best left and right hand technique, comping chops, and solo creativity.

[@edgar65able]

Really Amazing !!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Edgar!

[@paoloalbano4690]

Bravissimo Pasquale !! And all the band plays simply great, perfect time and swing... thank you all for such beautiful music

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx Paolo!

[@tommy2318]

Oh my god, I love it. Especially the first few lines the group plays, sounds like Bud!!

[@newyorkcityjazz1]

It's Bud Powell's solo transcribed! Three Choruses

[@iangray3899]

An interesting and highly challenging number showing flavours of France and played with the verve, confidence and flair of an incredibly musical band, superbly arranged. Altogether outstanding and tight. And yes, I love it too.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Ian!

[@TimTrane]

Fantastic group

[@IanDateMusic]

Everything about this is GREAT!!

[@newyorkcityjazz1]

Thank you!

[@GALAXYRADIO13]

Bravo

[@carlosjosesalazarsilva6984]

Calidad Mundial. Hermoso tema 🙏💯

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Carlos! Muchas gracias!

[@microbulldozer]

Great drummer!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Dmitry!

[@mrbertiep1]

Finesse to the.max!! Love it!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Mr. Bertiep1!

[@RastaLlama]

Absolutely splendid! Greetings from South Africa ❤️

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Richard, thanx for watching and greetings to South Africa. How is life there at the moment?

[@timelwell7002]

For those who don't yet know, a word to the wise, Pasquale Grasso is in a different league from most other jazz guitarists. As you will discover from other videos on You Tube of Pasquale, he has a technique and a virtually unique ability to play guitar like Bud Powell and Art Tatum played piano. This is extremely difficult to accomplish on piano, but on guitar it is unprecedented. His style is 'old school' and yet he is a ground-breaking guitarist and musician - listen to some more clips, and you'll see what I mean. There are many other worthy contemporary jazz guitarists around, of course - such as Jonathan Kriesberg, Mike Moreno, Sylvain Luc, Julian Lage, maybe Camila Meza - yet none of them can do what Pasquale does. He is an extraordinary musician, and against a backdrop of super-talented peers, he stands out as being extra special.

[@fretlessblunder]

Agreed. He's not 'yet another skilled guitarist'; his technique is a synthesis of classical and modern approaches fused with a contemporary virtuosity. Couple this with his musicality, and it's not hyperbolic to say his playing is breath-taking.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

@@fretlessblunder It was a pleasure to work with him an Chris Byars.

[@guitarguy4372]

Uhhhh Sulvain Luc is on another planet compared to all those before mentioned.

[@handdancin]

has anyone really studied his left hand fingerings? they are pretty original looking to my eye, and extremely economical seeming. curious if there are some basic ideas that someone has noticed

[@guitarguy4372]

@@handdancin He uses chord inversion shapes for his arpeggios🔥 He uses a lot of 6Diminished harmonizations too.. Learn Barry Harris concepts, that's what I'm checking out now. Pasquale does it on guitar like no-one else I've seen yet. KZbin (Things I've learned from Barry harris) a guitarist goes through some good stuff of Barry's.

[@miguelcastano3210]

Impecable!

[@Gusrikh1]

Fabulous..

[@guitargod6997]

Outstanding!

[@gabri3l367]

Wonderful !

[@tonerow7603]

Love that hornpipe in bebop at 2:16

[@dirtydelva]

Great musicianship on all levels

[@JeanPaul-Godtier]

I know you have to listen to the greats to get better but when i listen to Pasquale i feel like i've never been that bad

[@247hdjazz]

don't get it!

[@guitarpicka1]

Oh Man ....They keep on Raising That Bar Higher & Higher...This is really great !!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx!

[@nicholaslee8978]

One day I hope to be good enough to play in a recording studio that allows food and drink

[@247hdjazz]

you have to be REALLY good! That'll never happen! Eat b4 you leave home!

[@RanBlakePiano]

Just fantastic ! I hope I can play one more time in Roma if Luciano so I can hear these musicians !

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hello Ran, let us hope, that live concerts will be soon possible again....

[@LokeyeMC]

Hell yes. This is so exciting! It feels like Bud Powell is coming back in a big way. Thank you everyone! I think this is the most beautiful music.

[@harrypalmer3481]

Yeah Baby!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍

[@minniemouse595]

Wow. I hope to play like that some day!

[@nicholaslee8978]

thesaxgirlmel don’t forget to enjoy the process :)

[@DmitriMironov]

Incredible musicians!

[@philbates7975]

So good in so many ways. Made me smile and feel better 😄❤️☯️🙏

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Great, that our music makes you feel better.

[@kvnlmn]

Nice quote from the tune "Move" by Miles Davis at 5:08 - 5:12 🔥

[@stasiuwosilius5480]

Ridiculous. Time for me to hit the shed. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

😎Stasiu!

[@sebastianbanguero6294]

This is amazing,greetings from Colombia!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Hi Sebastian, thank you for watching. Greetings to Colombia!

[@BattistaLena]

beautiful music, beautiful big band and great recording indeed

[@padean2008]

Gran classe,bravissimo Pasquale

[@raulmonti4129]

Descomunal, una maravilla!

[@mss6841]

I dont know how i got here, but i love it

[@WDRBIGBAND]

So feel invited to visit more often our channel:)

[@verandi3882]

wow this is truly fascinating , what a gem

[@mckendrickmusic6286]

Sprightly!!

[@fabriziodicarlo2591]

Fantastica big band, bravi.

[@КонстантинДобровольский-з8б]

Блеск Какой unison Какое solo Johan Horlen динамика оркестра невероятное solo Bass и видно как эти музыканты довольны improvisation других Говорил и буду говорить это лучший Big Band of World

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Привет, Константин, огромное спасибо за твое пристальное внимание.

[@tonyfaelens3626]

Great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JazzizCafeLoveJazz]

Great rendition, love it! Thanks for share it! Bud Powell escribió "Parisian Thoroughfare" en 1951 y, ya convertido en un standard del jazz, la WDR Big Band la interpreta así bajo la dirección de Chris Byars Jazz en esta versión junto al guitarrista Pasquale Grasso. Para esta ocasión, el director de esta Big Band con sede en Colonia es también el saxofonista Chris Byars, pero la banda, que ya ha ganado más de un premio GRAMMYs esta oficialmente dirigida desde 2016 por Bob Mintzer. #bigband #jazz

[@joshuamarks1129]

❤️👍👍Spectacular music -and tremendously impeccable execution!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thanx, Joshua!

[@basilhendricks788]

Great arrangement

[@adriankelly17]

Sublime!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Adrian!

[@felipegmusician]

Wow! Amazing ensamble

[@gitarmats]

Maestro Pasquale!

[@annalauvergnac6567]

You should hire Claus Raible as an arranger. And YES, Pasquale is amazing!!!

[@Armandocavada1101]

Bud lives!!!

[@dizzyfritz596]

WOW! That was unbelievably great! So impressive! Stunningly good, seriously.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you!

[@247hdjazz]

WAS IT GOOD, THOUGH?

[@dizzyfritz596]

Rich Pulin well, yes, that’s one of the things that “stunningly good” conveys.

[@247hdjazz]

@@dizzyfritz596 Thanks for "BITING"......

[@zinwah]

Congratulations all round. Great solos and great section work!

[@BillTheGodfather]

Incredible performance from all of you!!!hoping to see more bud soon. greetings from Italy!!

[@jazzmaster89]

He simply has the IT factor that very few musicians possess. You know it when you hear it though. Absolutely brilliant playing.

[@francescocolla5720]

Wow 👏🏻

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Gracias, Francesco!

[@BMR86]

When the youtube algorythm actually works... And you're actually impressed!!

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Yeah, - or if people just spread the link all over the www....

[@DenisSurette]

Killin'!! Bravo folks

[@Mixnotes]

Killin!

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Viva l'Italia

[@WDRBIGBAND]

...si and viva la musica de big banda....

[@MarcSt-Jean]

Italian guitarists are usually the best ones. Singers too are always amazing.

[@roccodambrosio9859]

Grande Grasso! Artista con valore!

[@viggosimonsen]

Masterful perfection! But it also underlines how brilliant an improviser Bud Powell was (I assume the whole first unison arrangement is in fact a Bud Powell solo)

[@WDRBIGBAND]

👍😎

[@harriairaksinen5694]

Wonderful group, great ensemble and solo work. And fine Powell tune, too rarely heard.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Harry.

[@The_Ex_Boxing_Nerd]

Lines for days

[@acwatercolors]

Fantastic arrangement and playing, congratulations.

[@WDRBIGBAND]

Thank you, Alain!

[@acwatercolors]

I want to write the same each time I watch this video. Absolutly brillant! And P.Grasso is the man for the job. Superb team!