The Great Guitars: Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd and Herb Ellis • 11-07-1982 • World of Jazz

[@WorldofJazz]

Fellow jazz fans! We have started creating set lists for our uploads, if you happen to find any discrepancy, please let us know in the comments. 00:02:20 It's the talk of the town 00:08:45 Undecided 00:14:40 Lover 00:20:27 Old Folks 00:24:40 Slow Burn 00:33:28 Speak Low 00:37:55 A felicidade 00:44:40 Nuages 00:53:30 Flyin Home 01:00:38 Nobody knows you when you're down Thanks!

[@gilmardias3266]

00:39:11 Manhã de Carnaval

[@gilmardias3266]

00:46:27 Goin' out of my head

[@ireneredondo2076]

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[@tabathastaples7884]

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!!

[@稲葉光信]

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[@glider208]

Old School is the best! Look at these guys, ties and jackets. No fake sheets or notes. Closing their eyes while they play. That is total musical freedom.

[@felixrezola9810]

You are quite right!

[@Mountain_Storm]

As a former extreme metal guitarist it was after i watched this concert i realized i have been wasting years of practice to be able to "shred". To improvise with such speed, feel and melodic factors is 10x more impressive than playing fast runs up and down scales and arpeggios in metal. And i have to mention Barneys chord voice leading. Such speed is insane. I am glad i discovered the beauty of jazz now and not later.

[@johngilbertnxxs]

You will never doubt the authenticity ... because if you hear shred guitar on an acoustic or clean, the technique does not translate. Either this or true classical will prevail, ie Parkening method, Carcassi Method, Segovia.

[@alainvosselman9960]

Congratz ! Happy for you. You got a real treat to pop your jazz cherry cuz this is an awesome gig i often rewatch. There's many sub genres in jazz but with this post modernist swing jazz, i thing all the lines are very clear, not hard to understand but played in such beautiful ways in terms of harmonics and then you hear the solos where the phrasing again, is 'simple' to understand yet of a incredible level to play, let alone perform ( the fast pieces i mean) Plus if you understand that all their solos are improvised !! ... These guys are used to propel themselves totally out of their comfort zone and still manage to play superb... Hope your new found love takes you to new joy and new levels of playing !

[@Mountain_Storm]

@@alainvosselman9960 Of course it will, have a good one!

[@pseudotatsuya]

you should listen to pasquale grasso. his technique is insane.

[@OM9012-j7y]

Are you Alex Skolnick?

[@Breakbeats92.5]

The tone of each of these guitars is a dream come true.

[@patrickcavanaugh4048]

My mom gave me a birthday gift when I was 15. A guitar lesson with Charlie Byrd. Never forget that!

[@ericlara2865]

Wow. What was he like? What did he teach you? Any life longs tips he gave you? He is one of my favorites. I was studying jazz in uni before transferring to another uni and started studying classical and charlie was one of my biggest inspirations in that transition.

[@upnort55]

...so thrilled that this musical moment in time was captured for generations to enjoy.

[@philipdehaan4758]

Well said, this is pure joy… fenomenal Enjoy your day🙌🏽

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Jim how are you doing 😊

[@TEFLAudios]

We mustn't forget how good the drummer and bass player are too. Such a talented group. Beautiful music

[@donkanis6141]

After 25 years onstage playing guitar, fiddle, lap steel and mandolin I came to understand the most important players (in order) are 1). Bass players. 2). Drummers/percussionists 3) knowledgeable sound men and then the rest

[@dedmouse]

@@donkanis6141 Speaking as a bass player and a sound person, thank you!

[@jeffreywilliams5093]

Chuck Redd, a great guy, super talented. The drummer.

[@RickLipinski]

Le Bass. Le Drummer. The heart of the band. Yep

[@RickLipinski]

The Sound Tech is so very important. Yep as well as the room or physical venue . So much of great music is ruined by inferior playback. Ricke

[@barrywatson5038]

It was my eternal pleasure to be a great friend to Barney Kessel for years. Every time he visited England I would be at all the gigs and sometimes ran his around. Not only was Barney a brilliant musician he was a wonderful man. RIP sir. xxx

[@qumatru]

That sounds like quite the experience, I've only recently discovered his playing and I was sold instantly.

[@barrywatson5038]

@@qumatru The thing I liked about Barney was that he wasn't " Big time" at all. Just a really nice guy and a fantastic talent. It was a pleasure being a friend.

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

Musicians, director, sound, camera men, lighting, etc, all are perfect. Another era...

[@jahjnr]

A internet nos propõe coisas que não tem valor belo concerto ! Gratidão pelo upload ❤ E quem está vendo essa pérola em 2023.

[@EnthonyStevie1000]

Realmente Irmão, uma obra prima.

[@samalexandre1431]

bagulho é doido meu parceiro viva os licks de jazz

[@rockitflash]

I saw this lineup in the late 70’s in Austin Texas.After the show, Barney Kessell was actually rolling up his own cord, and I asked him about the Charlie Christian pickup on his guitar.He brought the guitar over to show to me and eagerly explain all of the modifications he had done.It was like two guys just talking shop.I’ll never forget how gracious and humble he was, a real gentleman.

[@mathieudager4234]

Such a great Musician. What a true privilege and honor to get to meet him person it must be.

[@williamhenderson7524]

@@mathieudager4234 The best guitar playing in history there will never be another era of such amazing talent.. Man what a pleasure to watch and listen......

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi

[@2001pe]

What modifications did Charlie do?

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello 👋 😊

[@DaleLeopold]

One evening in the early 80s, I saw this trio on Maryland Public Television. The next morning I was on my way to work, and I arrived as per usual at Silver Spring Metro Station. While passing a group of people waiting for a bus, my eyes fell upon a well-traveled but sturdy electric guitar case. I looked up and was startled to see a distinguished man in his 60s standing next to it. I said "Excuse me--aren't you Herb Ellis?" He was as startled as I was, and confirmed his identity. I mentioned that I had just seen him on TV the night before (I had also seen him and Barney at the Cellar Door in DC a few years earlier), and we had a brief but friendly chat. I think the last thing he expected while waiting for a bus was to be recognized by a young guy barely out of college. I really hope I made his day!

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

[@sacapuntasfregerio4274]

Quadro

[@Alive_unto_God737]

🎸

[@adrianwhyte4597]

You just made my day! Great story!

[@mojojay7731]

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[@Joanmelchiorre]

I had the honor of working as a waitress during late 70’s and 80’s at a jazz and blues club in Dayton Ohio,where these amazing gentleman played. All separately. What a treat! I remember one night, hardly anyone in club and I asked Charlie Byrd if that bothered him and he said “as long as 1 person was enjoying, he was fine”.

[@vilmarojas693]

words from the greats, makes them. they jsut love music.

[@CynthieD]

Awesome story - wonderful quote from Charlie! 🎸🎶💖

[@peterharrison5833]

That's a great story. Many years ago, almost 44 to be exact, I saw the Great Guitars perform at my college. It was at SUNY, Potsdam, in February 1980, and this was the group that played that night. It was an absolutely incredible show. Most of the tunes on this video were played that night. Potsdam is a small college town in Northern NY, about an hour north of Lake Placid, 30 miles south of the Canadian border, and in those days, the winters were severe. Jan and Feb every year brought snow and temperatures of minus 25-30F without the wind chill for two months non-stop. In NY State that area's known as "The Ice Box." I was a 22-year-old college senior with aspirations of being a professional jazz pianist, but as I like to tell friends and family nowadays, what I didn't know about the music business would have filled the internet, or as we used to say in those days, it would have filled an encyclopedia. (Or in my case, probably a library full of them). Potsdam only had about 2-3 busses a day leaving for other towns and cities in NY State, and the earliest bus was at 8 a.m. About halfway through the concert, Herb talked to the audience about this fact, and the fact that he and Barney had to catch a plane out of Syracuse, NY the next day, and asked if anyone could give them a lift for the three-hour drive that it would take to get there. At first the audience kind of reacted a little funny, a few smirks and giggles here and there. Well, a couple of tunes later, Herb asked the same thing and the audience laughed outright. Pretty soon it got to be a running joke during the show, with Herb bringing up the subject again and again, and the the audience laughing harder each time. I began to think he was serious. So, I waited until the last number, and while they were taking their bows and then did an encore, I went back stage and waited for them to finish. As Herb came off, I walked up, introduced myself, and told him that I'd be happy to give him and Barney a lift to Syracuse. He asked what kind of car I had and when I told him it was a 1976 VW Beetle he kind of looked back at Barney and asked him if they could fit all their stuff in a Beetle. Barney said yes, so it was all set. Ray Shiner, the prof who ran the jazz program at Potsdam told Herb he could trust me, so that was that. The next day, the temperature was probably around -30F and there had been a fire in one of the downtown buildings, so there was ice over half the main street in town and traffic was backing up from it. I got to their hotel, and yes, we managed to get two large jazz guitar cases, two suit bags, and all three of us into the VW, and we headed south. Caught some breakfast on the way, and Herb got a paper, probably the Watertown, NY Times. Then it hit--the weather got worse and worse, and we were headed straight into a blizzard. So, here I am, 22, naive, star-struck, and driving two famous jazz musicians from Potsdam to Syracuse through a blizzard. But it was one of the best days I ever had. We were crowded in, but they passed the time by asking what I wanted to do with my career, and possibly what kind of options there were out there for someone like me. We also talked about guitar, piano, jazz, opera, ballet, world news, the fact that President Carter had just urged the Congress to re-institute the draft, and what it might mean for me. Of course, being young, naive, and somewhat stupid, I said something about going across the Canadian border if that happened--you have to remember, we were just post-Viet Nam, so that was still a thing. Herb said that if I joined the Army, I could possibly end up playing in an Army band, but that it would be better than toting a rifle. I said it was something that I'd never do. Well, the conversation ranged over many subjects, like a I said, but they were the nicest guys in the world and treated me like I was a friend. The blizzard got worse and worse, and yes, there were times when the tires skated over the snow here and there, but we did ok. It took five hours of hard driving to get to the Syracuse Airport, and we just made it in time for their flight, but we made it. They both thanked me and said good luck in the future. That's the last time I ever saw them. Ten months later, after trying to gig around LI, NY for a summer and a fall with mixed success, I auditioned for the Army Band program and was accepted in. I did six years in the US Army Bands, including 3 in Naples, Italy (which is another story for another time), and then auditioned for the US Air Force Bands and was accepted in. I did 3 years in New Hampshire, 11 in Massachusetts, 4 in Japan, and my last 3 in Texas. All good, solid military bands with a lot of great players in them, and a lot of travel to interesting places. I retired as a Master Sergeant from the USAF Band program in 2009 at the age of 51 with 27 years active duty time, and currently live and gig in a medium-sized southern city. Just turned 65 this year, so I'm officially a senior citizen and am on Medicare in addition to my USAF retirement. I look back at my life, and as music and life go, it's been a good one. And yes---I'll always remember that trip to Syracuse with Herb and Barney. Two of the nicest guys you'd ever meet, who were uncannily prophetic about the life that I ended up living for the last 44 years. They are both gone now, but I hope that if they've looked down on me from heaven from time to time, that they'd smile and say something like "ya did ok, kid, ya did ok." Thanks for reading this long post from an old piano player. Sincerely, PMH

[@armandomariocamposortega564]

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[@njgl2010]

I can’t believe this only has 200k views. This is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. Those guys are incredible musicians!

[@CGV.69]

5.8 million views now 🥰 great to see

[@officialgreenson4201]

the other audience know their enemy also looking for this!

[@arkangeln910c8]

6.4 Million views at this date October 17, 2024, and counting. Wonderous guitar players.

[@westerntwang1642]

Herb Ellis was in top form. All five were superb. What a treat.

[@Hologhoul]

The technique on display combined with the musicality is mesmerising!

[@donkanis6141]

As a guitar player I must say it is impossible to be this good.

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi Don how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

[@philippeMURA]

I must say, as a guitare player, I does this kind of jazz music alone with my looper, only drum is missing :-)

[@vexguine]

nothing amazing actually. scale up, scale down, some modes. Jazz is cool. For 10 minutes.

[@يسري-غ7خ]

@@vexguine الجاز هي لغة، اللي لو كنت ما تحكيهاش، مش ممكن تفهم معنى جملها اللحنية، تركيباتها النحوية، و تعبيرها المجازي.. ستسمع فقط مجرد كلمات موسيقية تشبه لكلمات موجودة في لغات موسيقية اخرى.

[@gw593]

Well that’s not true.

[@kennethhodges3187]

This performance should be on DVD so it could cherished as a keepsake! Three wonderful musicians who work so well together!

[@mariarusso1325]

Hello Kenneth, how are you doing. I believe you are doing well.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Kenneth😊

[@frosty4peter]

I was there at this gig! It was a wonderful experience. Back then I was 26 year old and a regular visitor of the North Sea Jazzfestival when it was still a REAL jazz & blues festival instead of what it is today... This gig was in the "PWA zaal" and my friend and I were there together with 2 french girls we just had met at the festival :) So we had good company AND great music!!

[@marylittlefield580]

Woohoo!!!

[@ScialomRoland]

Watching again, this performance, two years after, I'm still amazed by the show of talent of theses three guitarrists, the bass and the drums, and also by the quality of the work of all the people involved.

[@Stopmeghost]

It's one of my favourite videos on youtube. I've watched it many times, never disappoints, always impresses... here I am watching it again...

[@johndemola1608]

Yes great recording and camera work!

[@mariarusso1325]

How are you doing

[@NuTonesForever]

Saw them around 1980 or so, small venue in Connecticut. I was able to shake Barney's hand and express my appreciation and fandom. I can still see it all in my head thanks for the upload. PS check out Joe Byrd on the ovation electric bass. Pretty rare thing to see in my experience

[@arturoalvarez_music]

This is one of those jewels that I wouldn't ever know if it wasn't on KZbin. Thanks for sharing this great concert!

[@nicholasindalecio8211]

Bless the tube!

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

Me too.

[@jmach2409]

Verdade concordo com vc

[@mikemoran7036]

Absolutely money can't buy this wonderful peice of artistry yet here it is for free.

[@stevewebertampainvestments2097]

in the mid-late 90's Charlie Byrd came to play a concert at Northern VA Community College performing arts center for about a thousand people. I was lucky enough to be his piano player that night. I had a VHS video of the performance but unfortunately it got taped over a few years later. That was shortly before he passed away. That is a day that will live on in my mind for the rest of my life!

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi Steven how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

[@stephenlevine1929]

You can wait a lifetime, but you'll never see a better example of the art of jazz. The creative genius and technical skill of these three is simply stunning. A concert for the ages!

[@englandshope689]

and for the aged !.....hahaaa!

[@raymocopo7340]

Agreed.

[@marylittlefield580]

Never see or hear this again....!!! We oldies r sooo LUCKY !!

[@georgecraig4286]

What I love about watching these guys, is that they're not only exceptionally discipline and talented, but they speak what they play, which is a true expression of jazz. God gave these guys have extra dose of talent.

[@Handd4u]

A big thank you for whoever filmed & uploaded this live masterpiece performance to You Tube. Technology has changed our world and affected it in many negative ways. This effect is definitely positive and highly pleasurable. To see and here this performance free is a wonderful gift.. These men were born with music in their soul. Dedicated beyond what most people can fathom. Their work/practice ethic must be off the charts. These guys had to have egos that were monstrous. Yet, their humbleness that allows them to take a back seat or front seat to make the music mesh into a masterpiece that musically moves the soul is simply amazing. Have to be wonderful human beings.

[@arthurtapikisnr7999]

Amen

[@victorfabianveravillalobos3539]

Fabuloso...

[@mikemoran7036]

Not sure about the egos, think they were just doing what they loved.

[@moisestebrero7065]

Oh my God, so famous during our time. May all your soul be in heaven still doing what you like the most, nothing i can say, thanks for sharing your music and talents to us.Your music always make my day.God Blesss!!!

[@TheDahcMan]

Love how they're constantly tinkering with the tuning keys and tone knobs in the midst of each song - their ears are so precise, they hear even the slightest variance

[@AlexH4774]

Not the bass player!

[@carguy3460]

@@AlexH4774 He's too busy! What a player!

[@ScottAlderman]

Man, I was the road manager for this tour (I run across the stage a few minutes into the video to fix an amp). I was a 21 year old rocker and stoner, and I was in charge of the tour. By dumb chance I got a job as the sound and light guy at Charlie Byrd's club in Washington, D.C. I knew nothing about jazz, except for Dizzy and Ella, and barely how to be a sound guy. Charlie's partner in the club managed and booked Charlie, Barney, Herb, and others. I worked in the office during the day learning how to be an agent, worked at the club at night, and road managed their European tours. They were brilliant, and complicated, and gracious. Charlies especially. I learned three important things from them: age has nothing to do with hipness, wet birds don't fly at night, and drum machines can't hang.

[@steveturner5519]

wreckswright love the history Congratulations on your musical experiences...i only hope you can play like this now days.. Gimme a little more insight on some other stuff you learned during this time period unless the grass is to stoney these days

[@7884golfguru]

Must have been awesome

[@UncleEti]

Starting sound engineering (I am French, maybe not accurage there) with guitars so inclined to feed back must not have been a breeze at the beginning. I like your description "brilliant, complicated and gracious" : sounds like a description of B. Kessel way of clothing sometimes! :)

[@ilariamosca1754]

Scott Alderman ii

[@keithbagot3074]

Ilaria Mosca ;

[@jimarbutus349]

Seen this show in small venue in Baltimore MD . At the end of the first night, before i left, i bought tickets for the second night. What a show and a great memory. I was so close. No one between me and them both evenings.

[@segproductions6094]

wonderful concert from past masters, and Charlie's brother Joe Byrd on bass is absolutely on it....

[@taf44tt8io]

The GREAT Charlie BYRD !!!! Wonderful musician, one of my favorite ever !!!!

[@Ron-wy4rq]

Jaw dropping jazz guitar greats! You all are my inspiration. Thank you for the great music over the decades. You will always be remembered . April 13, 2024 ❤😊

[@tedwilliams2849]

What a wonderful concert. I wish we still had more of this music being played in more venues. I really miss it.

[@raymocopo7340]

Me too.

[@danielhall3105]

Europe. Jazz is still very important there.

[@pgroove163]

@@danielhall3105 I don't want this music to be important..i just want it accessible..

[@barrywatson5038]

I was a great friend of Barney Kessel and was with him at the above concert in Holland in 1982. RIP Barney. xxx

[@12voltvids]

Got to give credit to all the jazz guys that had the insight to record their performances for us all to enjoy long after they are all gone. Fantastic.

[@marylittlefield580]

All passed....thank u so much 💖 ur music lives on forever !

[@odysseuslaertiades1528]

In 1982 I had the privilege to listen to these legendary musicians at the Freiburg Jazz Festival in Germany. I liked their music a lot, but at that time I was too young to appreciate how incredibly good they really were.

[@raymocopo7340]

Of course, the soloing is outstanding, creative and a pile of pleasure. But, the way they support each other with the superb comping adds a level of mastery and full sound that is exceedingly rare among such great soloists in any genre. Kudos to the excellent rhythm section, too. All around wonderful artistry, chemistry and technique without sacrificing beautiful melody. This is my entry into the greatest jazz guitar combo performance ever! Anyone have others to recommend?

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

A good duo with this swinging thing is Herb Ellis and Joe Pass's stuff together on the Concord label. Am not a huge Joe Pass fan but he is enjoyable and has a similar catchy style to Ellis, his solo stuff on the album is interesting but always been on the fence about Pass... duo's however are fantastic and merry, So - if you are en-joyed by this then you should get into the Pass-Ellis stuff. : -D

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

One thing is I need to get to bed and stop Manha de Carnaval hehe. : -D

[@donchep7975]

I have watched this performance probably over 100 times now and every time I am in awe of the music that these men created. Truly masters of jazz guitar and musical composition, I would do anything to have been able to be alive back then and experience the amazing wonderful music that they created. None of the music today comes close to the elegance and style of music that Charlie created with his Bossa Nova playing, truly a legend...... May they forever play on in heaven. RIP

[@donchep7975]

Tony Brophy 😂😂There’s a lot of great guitarists today, but none can come close to Charlie’s style of Bossa Nova! We have a lot of other cool styles of guitar now that didn’t exist back then though.

[@barrywatson5038]

I was at this gig in Holland at the North Sea Jazz festival. Just magic. RIP Chaps. xxx

[@dennytv5281]

The gods of guitar players are gathered. My ears are joyful, my heart is thrilled. I am soaked with happiness in an enchanting performance.from Korea. Denny

[@paulroggenbeck3129]

Quick proficient chord changing is mind blowing!🤯 Phenomenal💯%

[@tony11950000]

The mystery charm of Jazz ,the complex that gives you ease, the rush that gives you calmness, the chromatic in harmony, the contradictions that makes no dissonant, it's a classy level of dopamine.

[@donovanburkhard]

High class

[@PeterDad60]

Remember when you were a kid and you would get a new record album and play it constantly? I'm 70 in March 2020 and I'm playing this nightly on loop, actually I'm also playing guitar right along with them and I have to say, wow, they are good and a pleasure to listen too as well. - Peter

[@martinbreeson9637]

Masterful. The tastefully done melodies, chords, and perfectly placed "licks". Mind blown. Barney Kessel played the guitar on Julie London's 'Cry Me A River' as well as the rest of that album. Great piece of work. I thought I would mention it here because it wasn't included in the description above. Thank you for posting this epic moment in musical history.

[@jmrstudiorecvideoproductio112]

One must have class of taste in music to appreciate this...I enjoy this every beat and note..

[@MatthewMacFarlaneMusic]

Wow. The way these guys effortlessly switch between lead and rhythm parts is wonderful to watch and listen to. Always grooving always turned on. A must watch for aspiring guitarists.

[@guitarmanmusic5233]

Barney and Herb are the Cats, they are in their world, who surprised me was Charlie B, I didn't know he can swing that high and provides good couping quality 🙌❤️🙏

[@mikegosnell4379]

Perfect balance with headphones. The solos by Herb Ellis were excellent. The arrangements were razor sharp. This was a most enjoyable concert by all five musicians.

[@dennycrain7]

I'm at about 65% on the KZbin volume and 100% on my laptop with headphones-- it's a MIRACLE how good it sounds.

[@elstongunn5603]

These guys take it all in stride, no smiles, conversation or extraneous movement. For them it was probably just another show, but this is the way jazz guitar was meant to be. Inspirational.

[@nicholasindalecio8211]

Delicious and inspirational

[@tonygagliardi663]

Found this clip by accident. It is outstanding. Reminds me of the great players in Denver in the 60’s and 70’s.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr Tony

[@samuelmosessegal]

Charlie Byrd on Wes Montgomery made me cry, not sure yet why, very nice ensemble here, thank you for sharing!

[@maximum805]

35 years ago when I was 24 years old I first heard these masters on the concord label. My respect and admiration for them has never wavered one inch. They were the quintessential Jazz guitarists of our age. And no extra charge for facial expressions.

[@fqexpat]

That's about the same time I was lucky enough to see and listen to Charlie Byrd play a one night gig in a small club here and it was one I'll never forget. I sat about 20 feet from the small stage where he sat on a chair, played and just mesmerized me. I stayed for both sets.

[@conniereyes5005]

SUS. CORAZONES.. EL. CORAZON DEL. UNIVERSO. TOCAN AL UNÍSONO. Y. LO. INTERPRETAN SEMEJANTES. DOCTORES SON. DIAMANTALES. E INMOTALES. LOS. AMO HASTA. EL. COSMOS SON SIDERALES. GRACIAS. GRACIAS GRACIAS.

[@percyg1]

This is one of the best jazz videos I have seen and heard.Barney Kessel in particular was a favorite of mine.

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi Noel how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Noel 😊

[@kadeemceasor1757]

Herb Ellis’s technique is out of this world extraordinary

[@nicholasindalecio8211]

He's a boss

[@franbestguitrplayerinthewo5027]

Realy fantastic tecnique herb ellis i agre

[@michelekett8450]

5 gentlemen channeling the soul of the music so that we can feel its beauty. The true sign of a musician, being an instrument without ego.

[@JJones9300]

Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, we used to see Herb Ellis and Cal Collins play together at the Blue Wisp in Covington, KY. Tiny place but man, what a show they put on. Incredible talent.

[@mannishboy1]

Cal Collins is from a tiny town in Indiana called Medora. The name comes from the major scale: Do-Ra-Me-Fa-So-La-Te-Do. "Me-Do-Ra: Town Of Harmony."

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Jones😊

[@JJones9300]

Hello Ms. Russo@@HelenamariaRusso

[@HelenamariaRusso]

@@JJones9300 hello nice to hear from you. I hope you’re not offended please

[@Coderickfoxx]

I saw this magnificent trio in the 70's at the lighthouse in Redondo Beach CA. I am blessed!

[@Burin5614]

Salute! As a rock guitarist, I really love the vintage which lead the music world to the next level, NO THEM, NO US the new music! They are the legend ♡

[@angelolucioperdono5144]

Icredible!!! The acoustic guitar in jazz. R.I.P. Barney, Herb and Charlie Great!!!

[@George-rb6bv]

Look each one of the three guitarists is a grand master, one not better than the other, they are in a league of their own. At that level of proficiency, they have noting but the utmost respect for each other. Each one has his own particular style, and that's why each guitarist is unique and special.On stage they are not 3, but 1, in mind, body and spirit musically.

[@juanmarentes33]

WHAT A BIG SHOW MARVELOUS , GOD BLESS YOU TUBE THANKS FOR SAVING LIVES.

[@djangor1974]

All 3 are superb. But Barney is sooooo in the Zone!

[@nicholasindalecio8211]

Thats for sure!

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

[@mikeoxley9121]

Saw these guys in the mid - 70’s at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis! They were great! Then got backstage, and met them all - nice guys!

[@toncibrkovic]

Contagious perfection (38:00). These gentlemen now hold concerts in heaven. Do not doubt they are sold out.

[@1060michaelg]

My all time hero and reason why I play fingerstyle is Charlie Byrd (I had the honor of meeting him between sets in Orlando, he was so kind to a besotted 18 year old neophyte picker), but my remarks is about Barney...with eyes closed he has LEFT this sphere and we must assume he is in an ecstatic musical "state". The Old Ones, the Nephilim of the Instrument!

[@RoJaDale0]

I lived in Arlington VA in the 60’s, and was a frequent visitor to the Byrd’s Nest. Will never forget late evenings spent there.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Robert 😊

[@kahiliband4442]

"The Great drummer and Bassist" Byrd and Redd killed it on this performance. wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@poindexterregan5603]

One of the first jazz LPs I bought was the original "Guitar-Guitar" with Charlie Byrd and Herb Ellis in 1963. A true life-changer!

[@Sloneno4eg]

This is pure joy! When people play not shouting over each other, but aiding, supporting and surrounding :))) Great job, guys!

[@winstoncoerecius]

Nearly 73 first time for me. To God be the glory 🙏

[@jeanmicheldebruyne3692]

Probably thé best Jazz concert of all the times

[@rodyindiostone-xo1xp]

Totalmente de acuerdo

[@paulgriffin3438]

This is what professional musicians look like; stunning skills really all 3 of them.

[@joevald3]

Very fond memories of Charlie Byrd at the cellar door ... He is quite the classical guitarist as well

What a total treat! Three favorite guitar players together in one performance!

[@mariarusso1325]

Hi how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm Maria from California, looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

[@kevin_A613]

What a historic recording of these three Masters sharing the stage! Thank you so much for this!

[@foodbackstories]

Awesome swingin'. It's always exciting to see the different styles employed by the jazz guitar greats. Charlie Byrd seems infermittently to leave one finger off the fretboard - unorthodox but my how brilliant. Herb Ellis simply eye-catching with his phrasing and dexterity. Ah and Mr Kessel, what more can I say that hasn't yet been said about the virtuoso genius. Kessel, Joe Pass, Wes, Jim Hall George Benson, Kenny Burrell and these guys among my hero jazz guitarists! If jazz guitar be the food of love play on, give me excess of it. Thank You

[@stuksy4321]

It's been a few decades since I first listened to these greats and I still want to play like them when I grow up.

[@dtruell]

Since the early 60's, Charlie Byrd as been Number one on my guitar heroes list. Just awesome!

[@charliemurphy3529]

Samba Dees Days is one of the best songs ever - you go Charlie Byrd where ever you are ...😎😎

[@netoh.5390]

This is AMAZING, how I did't know these guys earlier.. so much feeling, they are very smooth in their playing, WHERE IS THE LOVE IT BUTTON!!

[@7litrerob]

A wonderful evening with these masters. thank you

[@bennydafarmer865]

This is more than gold. I got goosebumps from the beginning till the end.

[@phyllispetras3821]

My Dad was an unknown jazz guitarist, who lived to be 57. He had a short but really happy life. When I was very young, he would let me strum the guitar while he changed the chords. At three years old,, I really thought I was playing his guitar. I called it his Jum Jum! His tips of fingers were so tough, a nail most likely could not go in!!!He took me to my first jazz concert when I was ten....Stan Kenton's Big Band, I was hooked for life!! Our next concert was the fantastic Oscar Peterson! I consider KZbin to be pure GOLD!!!! THANK YOU!!! These three musicians were my Dad's favorite guitarists, his heroes!!

[@trashpanda1350]

i can relate, my grandfather was a fusion jazz guitarist as well and when i was only 5 years old i remember sitting in his studio and listening to his friends come in the shop and play the most complex music i've heard. i was amazed, one of his friend handed me his strat and let me play along. i had no clue what i was doing but every second i love the feeling of just strumming along. one day he took me on one of his shows as his CD seller. i sat in awe. in middle school i got my first guitar. everyone ask if i can play metal songs which i did, but my love for jazz always sunk inside me as part of my soul. he showed me this video. told me that if i wanted to learn, listen to these guys. you might love this. im in high school now in my sophomore year and to this day i love jazz and my friends that play as well. i've never found anything else in my life to be more enjoyable than music. thank you grandfather for teaching me everything i know.

[@jurandirdealmeida4557]

Parabéns pelo site do evento para que eu

[@crustycobs2669]

Thanks for sharing. I totally agree that both concerts that you mentioned were awesome

[@franciscoaragao5398]

Phyllis Petras thank you

[@rekintoloco]

would've loved to be part of this era!! stuff like this doesn't come around anymore.

[@peteroreilly8060]

The skill and music just blows me away. WOW !!! Enough said.

[@andrewsullivan6980]

I grew up in the 60,s in N.Y.C . These guys have the classic sound like the Jass Measagers etc. One tune was called Mr walker( guitar selection)Even at age 75 I still love jazz. THANKYOU, keep up the great work. Your new fan jazzman.

[@sandralopezrodriguez3331]

Appreciating gift of listening to great inmortal musicians. Greatings from Dominican Republic.

[@luigilamorte7753]

Saw the Great Guitars live in Montreal in the 80's...what beautiful memories.

[@Vitttorio777]

I haven't received such pleasure from music for a long time. Wonderful !

[@ZakAlister]

What Swing! What class. 3 Incredibly talented guitarists. The Drummer & Bass player swing hard too . Great video & close up shots of the necks.

[@Hatzornik1]

That drummer is out of this world. So clean and tight with perfect technique

[@sugxs.s]

This concert is really incredible, the music, the artists, the atmosphere that you see in the video, it is really great to be able to listen to this type of music ❤

[@joycemanganyi9703]

what a peacefuĺl music!Their souls rest in God with their soothing music!

[@anarchywon4170]

There was so much music wisdom on that one stage it's hard for us mere mortals to comprehend. Great upload!

[@eileenbailey2093]

I am utterly and totally in awe of these fantastically, talented gentlemen. Would love to have been there soaking up and inhaling the music coming from these incredible musicians.

[@cronistamundano8189]

I think it is something that isn´t really known throughout the world, but Barney Kessel was a major influence on the Bossa-Nova movement. He was the one guy everyone got enfatuated with here in Rio in the 50´s, and the rest is history. He deserves a lot more credit than he has, if it wasn´t enough already. My favorite american guitar player.

[@mbcada]

I've had days feeling tired from spending energy on giving importance to people who won't remember, forgetting to give myself moments of bliss. Thank you for giving me soul vitamins. One day, when I was nine years old, I heard a jazz song for the first time. I didn't even know what it was. My family likes reggaeton and other genres, but this taste is something that was born within me and will go with me beyond. Blessings. he tenido dias sintiendome cansado por gastar energia por dar importancia a gente que no va olvidandome de dar mis tiempos de paraiso. gracias por darme vitaminas para el alma. un dia a los nueve años escuche por primera vez una canción de jazz, no sabia ni que era, a mi familia les gusta el regueton y otros generos pero este gusto es algo que nacio conmigo y conmigo se va al mas allá. bendiciones.

[@vincentskinner3250]

I remember seeing Barney with Sasha disteal at Ronnie Scott’s club with my dad and as both musicians we were enthralled. Music takes your heart into a different world ❤

[@johnwinkle9924]

Barney clinic’d our jazz program in Muskogee, Oklahoma (his hometown) in spring 1977. After school the day arrived, he jammed with Dr. Lowell Lehman, music department chairman at Northeastern State University in nearby Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and Charlie Yadon, a local drummer of their common era. Our star senior guitarist was invited to join in, and Charlie handed his sticks off to me for a short jam session with the icon. Certainly a highlight of my musical life! I was a sophomore when this happened.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. John how are you doing 😊

[@ScottAlderman]

In the '70's, Charlie's son, Jeff, died in a car accident while he was a student in Spain. I didn't know Charlie before Jeff dies, but those who did said he was never really the same; he carried a tremendous weight and sadness. On this tour in 1982, we played the university in Madrid that his son was attending when he died. We had a day off, and Charlie spent the day with Jeff's teachers and friends. That night he have one of the best performances I've ever seen. It was a jammed amphitheatre, like a medical amphitheatre, and Charlie played some blues that just jolted the room. I remember Herb giving me a "the shit's getting real" look, and he and Barney pulled back and let Charlie fly. I've done thousands of shows in my career, and that was a top 5. Most of the shows back then on European summer tours are festivals, and most of those were the traditional festivals. We had a mishap traveling from Milan to Germany (canceled flights, and I called the director of Alitalia airlines in Milan a bastard and he lost his marbles), so it was one of those horrendous travel days that lasted 18 hours, most of that in a van driving through Germany. Charlie was in a army band during WWII, and he told us war stories as we drove through some of the same places he fought in. By the end of the war, even the army bands were seeing action, and he was part of the force that liberated the concentration camps. It was an amazing history lesson as we raced to the show. The show was a festival, and took place in a giant indoor arena that was packed with kids. It looked like a rock festival, and they had moved us from earlier in the show to last because of our travel problems, and when we got there they were chanting and clapping. I never saw Herb so nervous. They were all concerned that the crowd would eat them alive once they saw three insurance salesmen take the stage and sit down with their guitars to play standards. But the crowd went bananas for them. They played twice as long as scheduled, until deep in the night, and the kids went absolutely nuts for it. Europe was much much better for jazz than the US.

[@WorldofJazz]

Hi Scott, Thank you for your comments. We really appreciate! So good to hear your stories! The WOJ team

[@ScottAlderman]

Thanks. It's great to find people who appreciate them. Do you have Lionel Hampton at Northsea in 1983?

[@WorldofJazz]

Hi Scott, We're not sure we recorded it, but we keep finding tapes. When we find it it will uploaded

[@freetidjane]

Hi Scott, you should write a book, Man! Those memories must stay after we are gone for the enlightenment of the new generation. Thanks a lot!

[@pongufogu9457]

Scott Alderman man, how to thank you for all this personal treasure you're so generously sharing with your brothers in music?

[@merlotxx]

I grew up listening to these guys. They are masters of their instrument.

[@GrowthCurveMarketing]

The only face missing among this living pantheon of greats is Joe Pass. What a gathering, what an amazing performance. WOW.