Yellowjackets Mile High

[@22gwill]

Out processed from the Navy, taking the ferry across the Puget Sound into downtown Seattle with this song blasting in my headphones! God, the feeling! The glossy high-rises and twinkling lights rising above the wharf in a chilly sea breeze. So much hope and excitement for my next chapter. Will never forget the feeling.

[@jazz4asahel]

Similar Navy separation, in Seattle, same scenery, same feelings. Following seas, my friend.

[@albertjohnson4658]

GOD BLESS you and yours

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Are you gay

[@KH-wu1jf]

Awesome tune! Rise!

[@wcclark]

No better feeling than the excitement of the free unknown. Hope you're enjoying your new chapter!

[@TheCryingMystic]

I was stung by the yellow jackets in the late 80’s. Its still vibrating though out my being harmonically.!!

[@jimbridges3499]

So happy I was born to listen to all of the 70's 80's and 90's Great Music during my early age. These guy's are feeding off of it now.

[@ambermcghee5384]

This is LITERALLY the only version of this song that should be played!!!! 😩😫

[@ryomacatkijitora1805]

Every time I listen to this music, I remember the old days

[@locadisa]

Me too. Waking up to Sunday Morning Jazz with not a care in the world and little to do except play more JAZZ!

[@Jesso_21]

I was young when my folks played this (late 80's) and I love the live version from Montreux. Your "old days" reference is relevant to me though even though I'm in my 30's. The old days for me was being exposed to brilliant music back then when my Dad (our Music Man was still with us) I'm guessing it means something different to you. Love how music has the potential and does connect many ages and brings back so many brilliant memories for many of us.

[@edwardbutler5963]

In1986Setting up the sound system for the Taste of Chicago a 18 block system and we put that on as a track to test the system and I've been stuck on this song ever since will you rock the park with that Mile High

[@RayfieldA]

I suddenly had the need to hear this and it took me back to Downtown Chicago! And the Northside. Almost 35 years ago. 😌

[@THEWOLFE-007]

I remember playing this CD when my son Dylan, was just 5 [he had a hair-cut like the boy in 1997's Liar-Liar] we were riding along together in my Grand Marquis, in Fountain Hills, he said from the back seat "I like this music Dad." I said "You would be correct sir! This is the Yellow-Jackets and it's some of the Best Music that there is in the World." He smiled and looked out the window again. It was a great Day. THX Yellow Jackets!

[@scotthauser3406]

Hands down--the very best --Always loved the Yellowjackets-because I love great musicians--and comforting music--Top Class !

[@smokestack29]

This song sounds like something that would be played at a graduation. The feeling of this song, to me, sounds sad and happy at the same time, like the passing of one accomplishment and on to the next challenge with a positive outlook.

[@ericwalker8775]

I feel you on that. That is what I'm talking about.

[@MyTEEsharp1]

Indeed!

[@AlforfroWuzyka-yf3mq]

I call It 😊 Transit 👌

[@speechrighter]

YES! Played before the ceremony, as the administrator take their places and the guests find their seats, while the graduates queue just beyond the auditorium.

[@ericwalker8775]

Absolutely.

[@vancestewart917]

Great song! Sounds like the Rippingtons.

[@timothyburke3971]

I’m in my 45 and I grew up listening to this record and have been exposed to other Jazz records. However, Mile High was and is my all time favorite record out of all the hip hop and R&B records in my lifetime😎😅🙌🏽💯

[@pierreesterlin3832]

j'adore ce titre avec des consonances à la "Toto" , les belles années 80's

[@irishgreek1]

Incredible music by superb musicians, thanks Yellowjackets.

[@biggerbi]

I've been following this band since I was 12yo, absolutely GTEAT tune, I sooo badly miss the 80s !!! Non stop YellowJackets, keep up the good work !!!

[@federicozimerman8167]

From a time when things were infinetely better. Wonderful uplifting music.

[@bigdog0502]

Powerful song it gives me chills

[@Arlyss100]

This music is some of my happiest memories from my years living in San Diego. Wow, what a time.

[@bluebassett2]

For me... In college at Mt. Hood. I got to play this stuff... weddings, gigs, etc. Great music, great time for music.

When were you at Mt. Hood? And did you frequent the scene in Portland? TomGrant- Dan Balmer - ever hear Big Bang?

[@ronathanedwards]

I remember the jackets playing at that jazz bar in San dog! 86... Good memories... Jose Murphy's bar on the beach.... Awesome!

[@donavangreen27]

Patricia Sjöberg I've been wanting to visit San Diego. Did you enjoy your time there?

[@bluebassett2]

Jazz Haze: I was at MHCC around 1989, 90. My mother once stage managed a Tom Grant show at Civic Auditorium. I didn't play much jazz around Portland, except for a gig with Steve Christofferson. Other than at the college I played mostly Bar Band rock n roll around rural Oregon. Still playing today. :>) Never did hear of Big Bang.

[@carlosrondamas]

What a nice memories... 80's sounds!

[@ericwalker8775]

If you dont get goose bumps and uplifted by this cut you are either deaf or not living man. College days. Used to play this before my exams to get pumped up to ace those suckers. Great track.

[@Tyyffgb.cvcxxxcc1245]

Saw these guys live when I was a kid . This song stayed with me years later .

[@twwtb]

Can't help but smile :-)

[@stephencarter4037]

One of my favorite songs!!!!!

[@dme1016]

Driving around NY/NJ on a summers day, chilling.....exciting the musical brain cells.

[@manuelvasquezt6836]

Was up bee

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Good music like this is made for the heart and soul. God bless The Yellowjackets

[@norwalltino]

Fantastic tune and performance, more of this for a bright future!!

[@miles-178]

this = seeing only the positive outlooks !!!!! miss late 80´s/early 90´s positive vibes!!!! .... and Marc Russo is the reason why this tune sounds so joyful !!!!!

[@antoniochuidian4131]

My favorite hitting the wide country roads

[@philrobertson9335]

Gorgeous melody and groove. Understated in notes!.. the restraint...but the beauty persists after all these years

[@lakhdarguerroudj8397]

Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde, qu’il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse pas, mais qu’il ait la vie éternelle.

[@i.g.traynham7343]

Memories of Iceland 87-89 Armed Forces Radio played this during the station breaks. Good old days!

[@ralfir1]

what a wonderful cd and what a great song!

[@johnson.depause2389]

Cheerfull memories; Never sad when listenin' to this song!!!

[@flapwind3344]

Anytime you scan your heart with this - AND YOU WILL, "Springtime is has its own miracles" - Without matters, long ago is never far away--- ALL TIMES ARE NOW , THE GOOD OLD TIMES!

[@robertcrawford2809]

Started listening to this band in 1981 and fell in love...oh what a ride!!!!!

[@chartaerichardson7182]

Oh, Yes! One of my all-time favorites!

[@brucethedrummer]

Dam that Sax is something else. Wow!

[@LenaWilliams-ps1mi]

Yess, it is❤

[@gigiompong9925]

Marc Russo was here

[@cabjdavid]

best sax solo ever

[@gdj6298]

This is the sound of a musician who knows every nuance of the instrument !

[@user-qr4on6sm3n]

I’m 21years old and live in Japan . This is so nice !

[@trentdavis733]

Another great classic from the late 80s!

[@troybanks4796]

This cut was one of the first cuts that i was introduce to when i started listening to the yellow jackets and I've been listening to them every since

[@74drums]

This was, as far as i'm aware, the first song i heard with the Jackets kinda funny story behind. In the early 2000:s i was staying at my parents place looking after their dog and began to look among their lp:s. There i found an album with a band called Yellowjackets and the album was "Four Courners...i knew directly it must have been something my oldest brother had left behind when he moved out. Anyway i put it on and the first song was this one needles to say i got so hooked especially due to the alto sax of Marc Russo! He has the most beautiful alto sound i've ever heard!!!

[@edgardpenalva1878]

beautiful story 74drums!

[@74drums]

Thanks Edgard Penalva!

[@danielolson5378]

Thanks for the tip @babynick2006 :)

[@jonnyb1963]

Funny! Back in 1987 a friend of mine that I used to fly with made a video of flying and put it to music (Spyro Gyra actually) I really like the song so he recorded a tape for me on there was extra room on the side so he added another song.. This one.. I loved it! ON the other side was Jean Luc Ponty so I got a triple dose of Jazz. Been listening to it now for decades.

[@wallacebates6454]

man that intro ,,I love the way keyboards brings it into such a mellow flow ,and than the smooth sax shoots right in to take you on the journey

[@JohnHobart]

I remember playing the drums to this in the garage on my Yamaha kit cuz that’s what he played on this (or at least I thought so at the time) it was like 1989 and I was 15, I was at U of Michigan music school in the fall of 1990 and always played this CD in my Walkman

[@deelosupreme5630]

been lookin for this song for years!!!!!!!!! #TurnUp lol

[@deelosupreme5630]

something about that intro

[@dontezjohnson7252]

CLOSE MY EYES. RELAX GO 2 A PEACEFUL PLACE EVERY TIME THANK U YELLOW JACKETS

[@litopatino]

Excellent !

[@Tinybudgetfilms]

It feels like those old things u would watch on the box tv at school

[@tehdreamer]

Very powerful energy and very honest

[@jmcfarlandjr]

Great driving song.

[@mrmusic248]

j mcfarland: Damn Right!!!

[@rezanokeanen5683]

This most definitely is my all time.e favorite album never get tire of it

[@frankthecoach]

Saw them perform this song in '87 in San Francisco. They backed up Larry Carleton...great song

[@locadisa]

Saw them in I think 89 at an outdoor festival all young and vibrant. I had never anything like them before!

[@randymontgomery7862]

Nice cut from the Yellow Jackets...Mellow and smooth!

[@querciacunningham5215]

Nupe Alpha Theta/TSU Soulja/2 1986 This band and Jean Luc Ponty opened my ears to this music Jazz Fusion and I’ve never been the same?!, The Quality of Musicianship is unquestionable!!!, Marc Russo is a Beast on this joint!!!

[@ArikShahar]

Great song & great album love Mrac Russo Playing

[@robertseawick5071]

great sax playing!

[@Manuipe]

For the love o God..

[@josephjohnson345]

Isaac, Bought this cassette📼 when it's was released in 1987. Still giving me chills since I put in the deck and press play. Needed a shot of inspiration this morning, and the Yellowjackets was my remedy.✌

[@vinny57ish]

These guy's to me are soooooo incredible ....they are as real in jazz today as in my view one could ever find , with their fused sound of or mix sound of traditional and smooth???? I love it , it is great.

[@randallsherman1309]

Love this song, it makes me feel like if I could just remember how, I could fly

[@Kritikateur]

"....Amongst the Arts, Music is the most powerful one because can make you happy or make you cry and yet, it's just a Sound that you can't even see!" (Arthur Schopenhauer) Carus Alambra

[@ericwalker9391]

KKSF 103.7 Fm. Reminds me of my days at San Jose State University. A great and uplifting cut.

[@michaelalexander8249]

Inspiring music to keep your mind focused.

[@lestershawjr.5568]

More than you KNOW!!!!..lololo

[@beverlydelello1279]

So upbeat,,loved this!

[@KJCMuzique]

Great album!

[@StukaUK]

Always my fave Yellowjackets track

[@philweirick1940]

Anytime you get to hear Marc Russo play the sax take time and enjoy it.

[@liriosanz]

Que bueno Yellowjackets

[@okturus]

3:00 made me roll up my sleeves, throw a mentos in my mouth and give the air a high five! YESS!!

[@jejones211]

RIP Ricky Lawson.

[@bluemusic1972]

will kennedy on drums

[@dwightlove3704]

jejones211 When did he leave this planet?????

[@ericwalker8775]

Oh man I didn't know he was gone man. Ricky also played in George Duke's band.

[@JahnBeukesMusic]

The memories....

[@davidkettlewell829]

yes to everything

[@loganmoore3658]

I love tune, and the drummer is family friend,will-rock'. I love to see him grow in his playing. How's Herschel and mom's love you!!!!

[@AlforfroWuzyka-yf3mq]

These Guys are Good ✌️👌

[@emersonhendersonjr.2969]

Beautiful song! It almost make me emotional

[@jmiller297]

Parts of this jam remind me of *"Everybody Wants To Rule The World"* by Tears For Fears... 😎😎😎😎

[@brittanymichelle203]

I love this band and discovered them in such a circuitous way: a KZbin comment on a Bram Tchaikovsky video, that Michael Bolton's band from before his solo career, Blaxkjack, got more publicity but fewer sales than BT. Since I'd never known Bolton was famous before Laura Branigan cut "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You," I looked up the band and found one member joined this group after leaving Blackjack. (Another one joined the Good Rats, who don't sound like the Yellow Jackets but are good, too.) My father, who died last year and whose birthday was two days ago, liked this sort of music and now the window of time to ask if he ever heard of the Yellow Jackets has passed. C'est la vie...

[@paolomarnini1516]

My fav album back in 1986 or so

[@Al-mq1pr]

this song is magic *

[@waynewright2886]

Around the Time when the Lakers Won the 87 NBA Championship against Boston. When this Song was Playing.

[@patriciacarvalho718]

tocou no encerramento da globo sp de abril de 1991 até janeiro de 1992

[@TympanicaFusion]

Fresh and raw, love it!

[@albertjohnson4658]

Thank you for your appreciation of this song GOD BLESS

[@mode2-rc175]

for me this is a song of a Journey to a success and almost sound like continuing their songs called ""Open ROad""

[@querciacunningham5215]

2/Alpha Theta/86. This track helped to appreciate jazz fusion, Mark Russo is no joke on this joint!!!👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

[@clkinggroup]

You know I asked will kennedy if he could send my son a pair of drum sticks for his 16th bday last year...and he did!

[@liriosanz]

Imponente!!!!

[@carlomabreu]

Essa musica que me despetou para sons instrumentais

[@claudiospagnol2926]

Fantastico!!!!

[@noelghallager4672]

timeless music

[@MikNES521]

That minute 2:52 when your soul comes back to life! 😍

[@ramondantasoliveira5802]

A música das manutenções preventivas da Globo de 28 anos atrás rsrsrs.

[@nickjust2939]

Actually the first abum was the album by the same name YELLOWJACKETS. ROBBEN FORD's guitar was the featured instrument. The second album was Mirage a Trois. Robben was still on a few tracks, but the band added saxaphone player Marc Russo. Robben left. Politics and Four Corners followed.

[@KJCMuzique]

nick just Mirage a trois is my favorite by them. First one I heard by them!

[@doozerace]

Not only my fav Jackets' disc, but willing to put it up with any jazz classic made in the previous 50 years, (blasphemy, i know) but there isn't a bad composition on the entire album.......

[@DigiEggz]

That's a good one.

[@federicozimerman8167]

0:54 hey! I am flying!

[@havardflatjordnetland8093]

Amazing! :)

[@davidhawley1132]

I love their upbeat pieces, like this, Spirit of the West, Homecoming, and I use them for lyric ideas. V1: It's long time past for leavin' The sun begins its r-i-se Every place has its own season Lingering would be a lie Ch: At the top of the world There is no mystery It's always now, always here Just a whisper of fear And the trail runs as far as we see Here on the top of the world Mountain under our feet aching and tired and cold but it never gets old And we're feeling that life is so sweet Here at the top of the world V2: The air is thin and freezing My mind slow but br-i-ght I can hear my steady breathing The snow's a glare of white instr bridge 1 Ch: At the top of the world There is no mystery It's always now, always here Just a murmur of fear And the trail runs as far as we see Here on the top of the world Mountain under our feet aching and tired and cold but it never gets old And we're feeling that life is so sweet Here at the top of the world

[@depause]

RIP Ricky Lawson

[@bluemusic1972]

will kennedy on drums

[@MrQmason]

Yeah, William was on drums, but Ricky was with them when they started and sad to hear of his death. RIP Ricky Lawson

[@depause]

Yep outstandin' musician; a 'Mile High' standard

[@davidzack8875]

How can anyone hear this and not be happy?

[@edgarjeffries7172]

A great pick me up motivater