Yellowjackets - Out of Town (Live in Munich, 1993)

From the Philharmonie in Munich,
The Munich premiere of the celebrated band Yellowjackets at the Klaviersommer, 1993
Russell Ferrante - keyboard
Bob Mintzer - saxophone
Jimmy Haslip - bass
Will Kennedy - drums
Russell Ferrante/Jimmy Haslip - Out of Town
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“Yellow Jackets” consists of Russell Ferrante, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Haslip and Will Kennedy. It is a group from New York which can be considered as the successor of “Weather Report”. Particularly younger jazz enthusiasts are attracted by this music.

[@MrDaveaccord]

What a band. Will Kennedy is just spectacular.

[@TiteTrax]

Russell Ferrante is showin' off his prodigious knowledge of Bach, Mozart, and Chopin during his piano solo. It's extremely rare to find someone approaching Jazz solos with so much "pure" Baroque and Classical figures/stylings over Jazz harmonies for so long!! Usually Jazz artists, like Keith Jarrett, will quickly play with a Baroque or Classical figure or two before resuming to a Bebop/Post Bop-based vocabulary. But Russell "stays in it", gradually building from interesting, easy-to-follow, 1st primer-level motifs to dazzling, complex melodies with blazing, virtuosic technique. I love that guy!!

[@MrDWoods]

Highly underrated comment !!!! 💯‼️

[@rickdenson9174]

RUSS IS. Genius who can Split his Brain in Two while playing. I hear all,sort of Quoting in these Tunes

[@TiteTrax]

​​​@@MrDWoodsWhy thank you!!! I've had the pleasure and honor of actually being friends with Russell Ferrante since I was in my early 20's and I'm now almost 58. He has unselfishly given me one-on-one instruction at no charge and led me to the greats like Hancock, Tyner, and Jarrett. He's even let me come up on the stage at their concerts to check out his latest gear and let me PLAY before they started. The first time that he did this, he didn't even know if I could actually play! He's a beautiful human being.

[@Meenjedatnou]

Will Kennedy for president! And what a keyboard solo, my god!

[@Hedon_Burden]

I saw this lineup at the 1992 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. I picked up a copy of their cd, 'Greenhouse' there. I noticed that they've changed bass players recently. Jimmy Haslip and Will Kennedy pushed things along wonderful. Great band!

[@arajam]

Russell is monster, genius, virtuoso, you name it. In my opinion very much underrated. He is with the ones at the top of the top. Of course is music, art, it’s not a competition but you know… Also a beautiful humble human being.

[@dagostinoification]

GREAT ! I love this group ! Friendships to Will Kennedy (of France ! )

[@dbsthumper]

my second favorite Jackets piece after My Old School,Bravo!!!

[@liriosanz]

Que impresionante Solo de R Ferrante !!!! CAPO !!!

[@ernsttencywattimena4484]

Far out the most comprehensive drummer...is timing is incredible

[@mariandelgudico5967]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@AndrewKennedyMusicOfficial]

@@mariandelgudico5967 his

[@SuperBeretta391]

Simply Perfect 4 musicians..!

[@user-vz4gu5ij2s]

Great music!

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Outstanding playing from all. Great chart also!

[@rogerringold616]

My God in heaven on the throne.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

I am astounded that this performance is incomparable . From Tokyo in Japan .

[@AndrewKennedyMusicOfficial]

I'm incomensuarbly agog that you are astounded.

[@liriosanz]

B. Mintzer Crack !!! W . Kennedy y Haslip ..GENIOS

[@fabriziodelfiacco4515]

special...

[@kailuakidd1512]

These guys are unbelievable, great cut, thank you

[@argerm57]

That was an insanely fast tempo! One of my favorite jazz groups over the years. Will Kennedy is one of my favorite drummers and what else can you say about Jimmy, Russell and Bob? They are all top-notch.

[@pacmanlp8876]

Try that melody if you can. Lol. Amazing

[@liriosanz]

Impresionante!!!! Capos !!!!

[@ClaudioTaveras07]

Wow Will Kenedy have a excellent groove is a machine

[@andipeking2476]

the russel of genius one in this world ....ameriican jazz ..

[@marcelluscoleman2988]

I just cannot get over the sax @ 1:34 . I just love that part so much

[@andipeking2476]

genius people here ..yellow jackets. 👍👍👍

[@williebernardrenderiv634]

Will's drumming is no joke @ 9:14 - 12:22🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BBT609]

he took us on a RIDE!!!

[@teajaydc4484]

I have this on CD. The tempo is pretty fast on the recording. But nothing like this. You guys got somewhere to be after the show?

[@gupta76]

Maybe Will needed to go to the toilet? ;)

[@muffinspuffinsEE]

@@gupta76 hahah that's hilarious

[@36index]

Bob looks like he was pissed, having to play it at that " much faster than the recording" tempo😉

[@36index73]

Will must have been pissed off....😏

[@zandoka]

It's a bit slow though......

[@kcorpora1]

What?

[@LostConcerts]

@@kcorpora1 😂🤣😂 I was being ironic ;-)

[@kcorpora1]

@@LostConcerts lol...awesome group...going to see them Friday after 15 plus years.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Which keyboards is RF playing on, please?

[@bettertimesvideoarchives]

Yamaha KX88 midi controller (maybe with a Roland D-550?) and Roland Super JX-10 synth.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

@@bettertimesvideoarchives Thanks. I don't know the JX-10 at all.

[@noelghallager4672]

ridiculous... monsters of jazz

[@RashidLanie8]

Always, a huge fan. However, this tempo is just ridiculously too fast. Imo, just unmusical. Had stop listening. The album tempo is just so incredible. aaaargh!!!