Weather Report / Manhattan Transfers / Birdland

Weather Report e Manhattan Transfers tocam Birdland juntos no Playboy Jazz Festival no ano de 1982

[@larrywt656]

Weather Report playin' and Manhattan Transfer singin'. Is this heaven?

[@arthurgamez9436]

Musical heaven 🤩

[@PieroGiuseppeGoletto]

Is this.

[@PieroGiuseppeGoletto]

Add eventually Quincy Jones and Maynard Ferguson, in case. And this is the case.

[@vxunaTM_xuandanhphan]

you could even say this was Made In Heaven

[@iouheiuh]

Could Heaven Ever Be Like This?

[@TwoDogHerrick]

My wife and I were there for this concert. Never forget this experience. Big fans of both groups.

[@markjohnson-sl9qf]

Very Cool

[@thebuildingbro2587]

Good for you. Hope the marriage is still going strong.

[@marc2397]

Lucky dog. Lol

[@timeout64]

Congratulation, great! Must have been fantastic!

[@TwoDogHerrick]

@@thebuildingbro2587 45 years last month.

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

I've watched this video several times now, and loved it each time. Whoever had the idea of matching Manhattan Transfer up with Weather Report should have received an award of some kind. Maybe "Most Serendipitous Musical Match of the Decade". I'd vote for that.

[@waynefoote3781]

This really should have won a grammy!!!

[@Gatsby-h]

賛成🙋🏻‍♀️👍‼️

[@oooSoundOfLifeooo]

How can something be so cheesy and AMAZING at the same time?

[@SJR_Media_Group]

*_I'm Old School... real musicians played and real singers sang.._* I can still remember back in the 70's and 80's when we actually had real talent. Musicians played live and singers sang live on stage in front of many thousands of people. Many bands played just as good Live as they did in Studio. *_Real Bands don't use 'gimmicks' they use Real Talent..._*

[@lanielight6904]

Very fortunately, I attended one of these concerts. The music was ingenious in concept and musicianship, and aesthetic experience unmatched!!!!!

[@DabsDad]

this is an incredible piece of music history

[@jordanrazowskymusician8178]

LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS! LOVE THIS!

[@timeout64]

World class music forever! I´m Austrian like Joe Zawinul and I saw him 3 times at Jazz concerts in Vienna. I´m also happy that I have seen Manhattan Transfer live one time in Vienna and later even in Klagenfurt. But to see them (Weather Report and Manhattan Transfer) together in a concert must be pure delight!

[@sinhazinha469]

Was there.... thought I died and went heaven... 2 glorious days..... People if you're LA .... usually in the month of June.....GOOOOOOOOOOO👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ericbush6124]

Can't imagine in Heaven

[@claudiodesilveri9329]

Era la prima volta che lo ascoltavo, Weather Report e Manhattan Transfer insieme,beh,una sola parola mi viene in mente nel vederli suonare:MERAVIGLIOSI!!!❤❤❤

[@williamb4335]

I love this song so much!!! I just can't stop listening to it. I wish I would have been there to see and hear this masterpiece!! I love everything about this song!! It's a song I listen to in private. LoL

[@Kenistyless]

Love the ending...proper Swing...easy...from London with Love ❤

[@willmurray222]

Big crowd for jazz - fusion. Love it. Not anymore. America ignores this stuff.

[@truthdweller3454]

The Playboy Jazz Festival still packs the Bowl. But it’s funny to think this song was a hit at one time

[@ericberger6966]

America sold its soul and culture.

[@TheZigzagman]

I mean, Thundercat is on TV like every other weekend

[@marie_laurencerichalet8241]

Big Love.

[@robbiedubdub]

Manhattan Transfer. The epitome of cool, classic, timeless sophistication

[@pint6x]

What a performance! Fantastic musicianship and beautiful singing - doesn't get much better than this.

[@Rostodon]

This morning I was feeling low and full of cold...went for a walk and back tired...the news was all lockdown and restrictions.....then this came up....It was so beautiful I just burst into tears...Its wonderful...made me so so happy. Say you don't like jazz....I challenge you not to love this! It's just full of talent, skill, joy and such wonderful singing....mind if you have the best backing band in the world - you better be good!

[@ronaldunkel2681]

What’s happened folks? How come we don’t have these incredible Jazz sessions anymore? This is incredible jazzy swingin’ stuff! What an electrifying performance. So dig the vibes folks, swing along and dig the ambiance & Cheers!

[@christophermiller7532]

I still go to the Playboy Jazz Festival. It happens every years (sans Covid) and the music is great.

[@ronaldunkel2681]

@@christophermiller7532 I have to admit that i don’t know too much about some Jazz festivals around the US. What i do know is that (world) music has been added to get the crowd volume. Same is happening in Europe and around the world. And yes Covid has had an enormous (negative) impact specially for those musicians. Be well and Covid free. G’day & Cheers!

[@nielsanderson4926]

Yes I agree the Northsea Jazzfestival in the Netherlands A bit dull the past few years I Really miss Miles Davis the ALBUM TUTU AND the LIVE recording with Robben Ford these were the genius days I wonder if ever that kind of quality WILL BE seen again

[@ronaldunkel2681]

@@nielsanderson4926 Niels you have a good point. In the late 1950’s and the whole of the 1970’s i went to small live-club gigs of visiting American jazz great. Also to several times to the NSJ in The Hague as well as the MJF in Switzerland. Now these festivals have become more - world music - with a small section of Jazz. Sad but true. If i’m correct jazz aficionados are about 5% world wide. Stay safe, toodeloo’s & Cheers!

[@benadams1661]

It's terrible, the worst camp, broadway styled cringe with zero musical worth

[@andrewrobinson2565]

I was in love with Janis Siegel. I was 20 and the music and arrangements were magical ✨.

[@Google-Experts]

To be honest. It was not. The arrangement was not good. The mixer was absolutly terrible and the guitar out of tune. At about 5:25 Cheryl Bentyne and Janis Siegel have to bring the band back into the tempo. Everybody can see this. But! At all it was a great festival and this song is Jazz-History.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@Google-Experts I saw them in London in 1980. The arrangements were good in my opinion ☺️.

[@waynefoote3781]

@@andrewrobinson2565 who cares about guitar and mixer this brought me to tears of joy!!@

[@Google-Experts]

@@waynefoote3781 I like that answer. To be honest. If I was there: I would say: One of the best moments in my life. The right musicians, the very best singers. One of the TOP 10 songs in History. Performance? Who cares? They did that song. They could play it with E-triangles. No matter. Finally: o. k.

[@tomgardner8825]

i was tending bar in Carmelos Jazz Club in LA when Janis came in she sat at my bar taught me how to a cocktail with Myers rum soda and bitters. she was very nice smiling and left a nice tip. of course I didn't charge for her drinks.

[@timcampbell921]

This is jazz singing and swinging at its best. Brilliant!

[@nealluczkiewicz6846]

A pinnacle - a mountain peak of performance. What it takes to be this excellent. The unabashed confidence and mastery of the Transfer. The lead singer - quite incredible. To think how few Americans REALLY get how great this is in relation to so much crap that makes millions for not even average work makes me cry.

[@rifelaw]

Lead singer is Janis Siegel, and she also did the vocal arrangement.

[@duanecoleman4217]

Truly Excellent. A classic performance.

[@MrMjp58]

I wish Man Tran. had been with them when I saw WR the year before. They add a lot to this number. The bassist does an extraordinary job here. Imagine having to follow you-know-who...

[@gruba4630]

I saw this first time today and just when WR played at the start I thought:"Wouldn't it bi nice if Birdland had lyrics?". And then came Manhattan Transfer. Miracle, isn't it?

[@Nigelrathbone1]

Wayne did not do theatric dance gestures - he just played. His other band members danced and emoted. He stayed within himself. But it didn't detract from the music.

[@Below-Average_Joe]

Wayne Shorter always looks like he is conserving energy. R.I.P. Victor Bailey. His red 1966 Jazz was drop dead gorgeous and he sounded like a million dollars when he played it too!

[@RonCarterBassist]

What a great piece of history... Thanks for sharing.

[@ericberger6966]

Many thanks for sharing this happy meeting of giants.

[@davidwebb091370]

Wow! Unbelievably brilliant performance from two superb bands!

[@esf0ad]

Actually, the lyrics are by Jon Hendricks, who wrote a lot of lyrics for The Manhattan Transfer. I remember reading years ago that originally Eddie Jefferson was asked to write the lyrics but he died before he finished, so they got Jon Hendricks to write them.

[@Belchmaster41]

yep...and most of their classic work is on their Anthology 2-disc set: Down In Birdland. Including songs from other albums like Route 66

[@hank1519]

@@Belchmaster41 I love their Airegin!

[@zezettefelix7267]

Moi c'est surtout de voir les gens heureux d'être au concert et s'éclater avec de la bonne musique. Aujourd'hui ils seraient tous sur leurs portables.

[@iouheiuh]

Amen brother 🙏

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

I would have paid a high price indeed to have been fortunate enough to have seen this live. What a performance!!

[@klaustoth6982]

this is so fantastic on so many levels ! bring back the good vibes.

[@geoffkeeton4311]

Wow. Wow. WOW. So many thanks for putting this up

[@thomassicard3733]

Love Manhattan Transfer's version of this! Super cool!!!

[@diannecombs8433]

Saw them at Ball State U. a couple years before this,,,,MT,,,, soooo awesome!!

[@adriannathegreat9890]

The scatting at the end if my favorite part

[@donaldfewell8908]

scatting and fast scat-like singing by Janis.

[@tomgardner8825]

I was tebding var at Carmelos Jazz Club in the San Fernando Valley near LA, when Janice Siegalventered alone. she sat at my bar and ordered a cocktail ynfamiliar to me. it was Myerss rum and soda with a squezze of lime. Myerrs is a very dark Jamaican rum a bit bitter. i made she liked it.i made one for myself. she ordered another later. ivdidnt charve her of course, and she left me a generous tip. she was kind and very friendly. i named the drink her the "JSiegal".😊

[@droz1000]

I love this, I love ManTran,. saw them in London 2018 at Pizza Express Jazz club (Holborn), but the presence of Zawinul just lifts this song to a new level, its his crazy simple changes and arrangements. And Wayne Shorter - the bigger the stage, the more uncomfortable he looks

[@thebullgoose6099]

'Crazy simple changes and arrangements"?? Deceptively repetitive, maybe, but simple? Zawinul couldn't do simple if you put a watermelon to his head. There's a whole shirtload of harmonic goodness going on there.

[@snoolee7950]

Zawinul wrote the song

[@davidwebb091370]

wow! a meeting of heavyweights! thanks for uploading this!

[@RobertoHWalsh]

Una perla maravillosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@metrakos]

guaranteed to make me smile

[@pbrucpaul]

I saw them in San Francisco in 1978. Really tight group and very together in their singing. They get you moving!

[@Dnn411]

the best!❤

[@nathleflutiste]

Woaw, best song ever.

[@seankm6nfo990]

Nice! Thanks for the video. It doesn't get much better 😂.

[@Derek-ws2xu]

This tune brings back so many good memories 2021 🎵

[@christophermiller7532]

I was at this concert. My parents are clapping @ 1:48 (black balding man 6-5" and white lady to his right) and pops at 6:24 is the tall man with a sport coat (pops was odd) taller than everyone. It was a great concert. I was running around because I was 18 and looking for girls but it was one of the best Playboy Jazz festivals I went to and I've been to about 10 of them.

[@carlosolid7187]

Una música directo al espíritu, mucho talento todos

[@danieleleoneleone9434]

Very good music... Fabolous

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Let's invite young generations enjoy freedom of expression because sounds just this good, tribute Wayne Shorter passed away, keep the memory alive fans

[@mattweiman5144]

Very interesting to see Victor Bailey play Jaco's solos and stuff. It's such a Jaco era song I've always wondered what it would sound like with him playing.

[@christophermiller7532]

He was there the year before. I was at the "meltdown" concert and to be honest, Jaco killed it. He got into beef with the band and they walked off. He then did a bass solo of Purple haze and I was blown away but he looped it, put the bass down and walked off stage. Weather Report never came back but Jaco decided to do a solo of Purple Haze for about a minute and a half until they turned the stage and Cosby introduced the next act. That solo from Jaco was amazing. I mean if it's around, it's some of the best bass solo work I've ever seen live.

[@PatriotSteve]

@@christophermiller7532 it was a horrible time for Jaco. I wish he’d made an appearance here that could have been taped. Zawinul wasn’t a big fan of tv cameras unfortunately.

[@abrarahmed1888]

Would have been the icing on the cake had Jaco been able to Grace with his presence.

[@cecipj2001]

Fantastic sound,from the Philippines

[@DanielGarcia-bi4um]

depuis mon enfance j'adore !

[@棚澤良太]

UPありがとうございます! ウェザーリポートとマントラ…当時はJAZZの未来は明るい!と思ってましたが…

[@gaetanomigliore8176]

Semplicemente fantastico

[@80paura16ciao]

Che fenomeni....troppo bravi...👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@herbertkralicek9749]

Incredible Performance...............! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@timeout64]

Absolut, kann ich nur bestätigen! Great actors, great performance!

[@vaughnwhitmore7052]

The best 2 versions of that classic song.

[@YouzTube99]

Say what you want about Playboy, Hefner invested in jazz. The festival gave lots of artists a good gig and exposure to a wider audience. And fun to see the crowd on their feet dancing!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Two drummers that rocks

[@canturgan]

Omar Hakim is one of them, more than enough for most people.

[@bigal838]

Wow. REALLY cool!!

[@bassheaded]

The great Victor Bailey on bass

[@LSommer]

Thank You! 🤗

[@taimanchan5654]

I can totally imagine how exciting the fan is when Manhattan transfer is going to perform with weather report

[@domihahn]

Awesome!

[@spiritualhummingbird9331]

5,000 light years from Birdland But I'm still preachin' the rhythm Long-gone, uptight years from Birdland An' I'm still teachin' it with 'em Years from the land of the Bird An' I am still feelin' the spirit 5,000 light years from Birdland But I know people can hear it Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it Well-stated! Birdland It happened down in Birdland Oh! In the middle of that hub I remember one jazz club Where we went to pat feet Down on fifty-secon' street Everybody heard that word That they named it after Bird Where the rhythm swooped and swirled The jazz corner of the world An' the cats they gigged in there Were beyond compare Birdland - I'm singin' Birdland Birdland - Ol' swingin' Birdland Hey, man, the music really turns you on! Y' turn me on, Really, y' turn me aroun' 'N turn me on Down them stairs, lose them cares - where? Down in Birdland Total swing, bop was king - there Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look - where? Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too - there Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too - where? Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall - there Down in Birdland Yeah... There may never be nothin' such as that No mo', no mo' Down in Birdland, that's where it was at I know, I know Back in them days bop was ridin' high Hello! 'n goodbye! How well those cats remember Their first Birdland gig To play in Birdland is an honor we still dig Yeah...that club was like... In another world, sure enough... Yeah, baby All o' the cats had the cookin' on People just sat an' they was steady lookin' on Then Bird...he came 'n spread the word... Birdland Yes, indeed, he did Yes, indeed, he did Yes, indeed, he did Yes, he did, Parker played at Birdland Yes, he really did Yes, indeed, he really did Yes, he really did Told the truth down in Birdland Yes, indeed he did, Yardbird Parker played in Birdland Yes, indeed, he really did Charlie Parker played in Birdland Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it Then played it Well-stated! Birdland It happened down in Birdland Everybody dug that beat Everybody stomped their feet Everybody digs be-bop An' they'll never stop Down them stairs, lose them cares, yeah Down in Birdland Total swing! bop was king, yeah Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look, yeah Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too, yeah Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too, yeah Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall, yeah Down in Birdland Down them stairs, lose them cares, yeah Down in Birdland Total swing! bop was king, yeah Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look, yeah Down in Birdland Miles came through, 'Trane came too, yeah Down in Birdland Basie blew, Blakey too, yeah Down in Birdland Cannonball played that hall, yeah Down in Birdland Down them stairs, lose y' cares, yeah Down in Birdland Total swing! bop was king, yeah Down in Birdland Bird would cook, Max would look, yeah Down in Birdland Come in pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares Them that dares gits it! Pay the gate, don't be late It's a date! - whattay' know If y' dig, then you'll dig, it's a groove Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move Come in twos, pay your dues What can you lose? Just your blues! So lose them! The band swingin' one and all and what a ball! Yeah! Music is good, music is better than good Pretty good Very nice Really very good - things are bein' like they should Very good, very good, very good All y' gotta do is lend an ear An' listen to it Then y' dig a little sooner than soon You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music What a ball! How y' gonna figure out A way t' bring it all about amid a Lot o' other music on the set'n on The scene know what I mean? How y' gonna separate the music from the scene 'Gonna have t' keep the memory clean Y' gonna hear a lotta' sound... a lotta soun'

[@johnmochan2321]

Time of my life all daze all nite such a lucky lad.😎👽

[@francopieretti1403]

Unforgettable!

[@robertthompson3941]

Classic Jazz!

[@fungiformenow]

I met thèse fine gentlemen in a diner just outside Jacksonville many years ago. We talked for many minutes and I was impressed by their consumption of waffles in syrup. Very impressive.

[@punakaify]

No words!

[@darrylguerrant5101]

I once saw a clip of Manhattan Transfer do this w/o Weather Report. Maybe it was American Bandstand or one of those musical shows from the 80s like AB. I cannot think of it right now, maybe someone will help me out with that. Anyway, I already knew that Josef Zawinul of Weather Report had written the song and the band recorded it. Thank goodness one the Manhattan Transfer group acknowledged that during a brief interview. I was about to say," HOLD ON...WHAT! You best own up! Tell them who originally wrote and recorded the song that you somehow got lyrics to!

[@brendancurran5893]

this tempo is wild - and good for MT for keeping in some kind of key with that odd keyboard bass drone drifting flat and then sharp!

[@rastapastrychief]

RIght, so did they hit the 8 ball a little much that day? Dang! So fast! I still prefer the Jaco/Erskine lineup

[@arthurgamez9436]

Fantastic 👏

[@allanyamaha]

Fantastico!

[@jeffcorben6827]

Great feel good music.

[@kenmccarthy8245]

Wow! Wish I was there.

[@---ws5xd]

奥が一番深い。とまらない。

[@davidbartsch767]

Wonderful...

[@norbertsarkozy]

I like that the Essence of American culture lies in ideas that the rest of the world has forgotten for some reason.

[@mpj194]

Espectacular los Manhattan 4 voces inigualables los Weather aunque aquí no está Jaco músicos adorables pero que hace un conejo en la tierra de los pájaros. No vale decir...comiendo zanahorias. Buen video

[@AndersTornqvistsvedbergh]

WR and MT having a good time here

[@ulrichwilke2228]

so great and wonderful!

[@jackieoinc3071]

My good friend Omar Hakim on drums!!!

[@pmvoice88]

Good call!

[@ginogina4589]

Amazing.

[@donaldfewell8908]

Thanks!

[@jamiepastman5594]

He's kind of good...like the best

[@JFmK-sh5nh]

One of the best!!

[@marc2397]

I’ve got chills…

[@toddburton6570]

Excellent...

[@crosnecgrotrian]

Sensational

[@cubby6708]

I mean, vic is doing a damn great job IMO. And these lyrics are so dope.

[@rifelaw]

Let's hear some love for the vocalese of the late, great Jon Hendricks.

[@deandrabin306]

I was there.

[@andynelson8838]

what fun!!

[@АлексейТесленко-и5ъ]

Вот это были времена!!!!! Жалко Джако Пасториуса нет!!!!!

[@pmvoice88]

Manhattan Transfer wrote the lyrics and had a nice hit with Joe Zawinul's instrumental. I've seen both groups live several times. (edited: fixed spelling error)

[@propellix6642]

Little typo: his name was Joe ZawinUl. He had a fantastic career and we here in Austria are incredibly proud of him. RIP, Joe. He´s certainly jamming round the clock with all the fellow geniuses in heaven.

[@tomgardner8825]

john hicks lyrics

[@egyptianminor]

I believe it's Victor Bailey on bass.

[@bigal838]

Where was Jaco? Had he died at that point?

[@gabrielacuna7483]

@@bigal838 no yet ..he died in 1987 in this moment he was the big band of him

[@ajadrew]

I thought that whilst wondering where Jaco was 🌞👍

[@egyptianminor]

@@bigal838 Jaco had left Weather Report at this point and was a solo artist, leading his own groups.

[@MackMask-7]

Amazing

[@thierry8087]

Une époque où le public se déplaçait pour la Bonne musique....bien terminé ,il n y en a plus...

[@francoisancel3751]

Hélas c'est vrai !

[@lamarnewson9732]

Fantastic

[@piercehawke8021]

Def an excellent collab here.