If we had more bands like this today, man the world would be a better place! But thank goodness for youtube to see what bands of the past played like.
@kennyaldrich9542
Ай бұрын
sadly all too true however i must add that i have not forgotten how to play this way ( drums) the really sad and horrible part is it seems im just lost on this gen of people its as if real motion isnt either heard respected or wanted anymore..so i left the scene what else could i do? beat my head against the wall? i so understand your feelings on this
@rjackcat
12 жыл бұрын
This is my uncle on trombone Joe Cadena 2nd from left
@eightbars1
3 жыл бұрын
I knew Joe! That is my dad, Red Kelly, on bass. I got to hang with the band all the time.
@sushirollusa
2 жыл бұрын
@@eightbars1 Red is awesome !!
@eightbars1
2 жыл бұрын
@@sushirollusa Thanks. So was Joe. He was a good friend to me even though I was in third grade!
@MadynMarin
8 күн бұрын
My music teacher is the clarinet players son(the one who played the solo). He showed us this video. Amazing what he could do
@ChuckBerndt
7 жыл бұрын
Hell of a clarinet solo!
@MAJORSNODGRASS
13 жыл бұрын
I like the way Buddy Rich twirls his left drumstick at the very, very end as if to say the whole thing was down to him and it wasy EASY!
@davidburris6873
3 жыл бұрын
I can listen to this over and over...just amazing!!! Harry was such a talent...missed greatly...
@realdeal6977
8 ай бұрын
My gawd is this some music. if this this does not make your legs start bouncing then nothing will. Harry James is Not forgotten. Love the Clarinet Solo!!
@bblegacy
6 жыл бұрын
I got to see Harry's band about 5 times back in the mid 70s and the last time in 1981 when I was in high school and college, and I was learning my way around my own horns, before he (HJ) really got sick. Needless to say it was special, and I'm not exaggerating. People talk about bands like this and how nice it would be if they would come back. They won't. And the reason why is probably not what most people would think. The musicians exist to do it. There is no shortage of top flight players who could cut it. But being able to read and cut some charts isn't a band. A band only becomes a "band" when there is enough of a demand for it to exist, which means playing out in front of audiences 5-6-7 nights a week for weeks and months on end... enough time for guys to totally get to know each other and get used to how all 16-18 of them play, and feel a piece of music the same way, and then be able to do it with about 200 arrangements in the books, that are unique to, and were specifically written for the band playing them. They aren't playing published, commercially available jazz band arrangements that are played (and usually butchered to some extent) by just about every other band. What you are witnessing in this video isn't just just a bunch of guys who got together and found a way to relax their way through a (fairly simple) blues. What you are watching is a true legacy band and its leader, who had by this point been leading a band CONTINUOUSLY for 25 years that had firmly established "its own thing". And as the years came and went, different guys came in and others left and they were replaced. But in the process of all that time and experience and evolution, the band also built of a book of a couple thousand charts, most of which had also come and gone. Along the way an identity came into being, that was all its own. So, as decades of recordings and videos prove, that doesn't just happen overnight. And as easy as it looks, it's far from easy to make happen. Chaos and confusion, louder, higher and faster are easy. Simple, direct and subtle can be and usually is far more difficult to achieve. As one wise arranging teacher once told me, go ahead, write all you want. Get the chart done right to the last final barline. Then take a good look at it and erase about half of what you wrote. What's leftover will be the real music. Once that's done the hard part begins - getting it played by musicians who are sympathetic to what your intentions are as its composer / arranger.
@33Bin
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@nyterpfan
5 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING post---these guys didn't just hook up one night and start jamming--it took YEARS of playing together to be able to sound this great!!
@billthehat6973
5 жыл бұрын
just curious man, where'd you get to see them? I mean HJ was a truly extraordinary musician. Gotta tell ya, I envy you having seen them live! Holy Smokes!
@WilliamSilva-ml5nw
4 жыл бұрын
Amen
@The3Dsmash
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to write this. As a non musician, it makes perfect sense and makes me appreciate the great bands of the past all the more.
@sharronaustin2769
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness...if people can’t swing with this kinda music then part of their brain hasn’t been freely opened up....love Harry James music💓
@Agachisanilles
14 жыл бұрын
My grandfather told me about this song. (the clarinet player) The way it worked was at the end of the song, the trumpets would play that line from "It ain't Necessarily So" and then they would all compete for the highest note. Harry would let them have it for a while and he would try and hit way above everybody else and blow them away. Unfortunately, Harry didn't in this video.
@rockitflash
4 жыл бұрын
Was your Dad the clarinet player? I was wondering what was his name,he’s great!
@Agachisanilles
4 жыл бұрын
@@rockitflash He's actually my grandfather! I was named after him but he usually went by Bob. Bob Achilles www.discogs.com/artist/1790563-Bob-Achilles
@markhenthorn3438
4 жыл бұрын
I’m thankful for your grandfather’s ministry.
@pipers2peo
3 жыл бұрын
@@Agachisanilles Brilliant! You must be so proud of your grandfather. I think he's the best clarinet player and thoroughly deserved a seat with Harry James. What an honour!
@navyasrivastava1388
3 жыл бұрын
Im playing the clarinet and I learnt this piece, the best piece if ever played by far its so fun and exhilarating
@GeneTrujillo
7 жыл бұрын
Harry James getting NASTY! Love it! He was a childhood hero - he could play so fast, so high. He could do it all, and all class. What swagger here! The clarinet solo knocked it out of the park. Amazing take on a classic. Thanks for sharing.
@speakwhnspkn2
15 жыл бұрын
That Harry James could swing like this so late in his career is a testament to what a truly great musician he was. Harry may have been the king of the high c's on the trumpet. Only one other trumpeter that probably had the range he had on that instrument and that's probably Louis Armstrong.
@shawmcgee1531
8 жыл бұрын
Booker T & his friends knocked out such a perfect classic that afternoon in Memphis. Skilled musicians like these can take it a seemingly infinite number of places. James takes it on with his trumpet with such confidence
@sherom
14 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable...My favorite band, and with Buddy on drums...forgetaboutit ! Thanks for posting, it is appreciated
@AlarusOne
12 жыл бұрын
I cannot watch this enough, it's timeless and it's a treasure. What a joy to see the musicians jam. Receding hairlines and thick glasses on make this more poignant. Some things just do NOT get old. :)
@joepetch7728
8 жыл бұрын
I've never heard this side of Harry's playing before... wonderful.
@xlfutur1
13 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the James Bond lick at the end. The end of an era. No one will dance like that to this kind of music again, especially in suits and ties.
@rnaldfshr
8 жыл бұрын
Bring back these bands please.
@georgebethos7890
7 жыл бұрын
ron fisher The Duke. Chick Webb Benny Goodman Artie Shaw Count Basie. That was some era, boy
@leftchicago
13 жыл бұрын
Boy, I remember my mom always talking about Harry James. She knew him from the 40's. Pretty hip cat to have recognized this as a classic and to have come up with a killer arrangement for it. Most "serious" musicians would probably have looked down on a "pop" song such as this. Way to go, Harry.
@dougdanzeisen9608
3 ай бұрын
The power, the swing of this performance is proof positive that James NEVER left jazz behind. He enjoyed commercial success with some sweet numbers, but the man and his band could swing like very few could. A master performer at his peak.
@bejeeber
13 жыл бұрын
Awesome indeed! Provides me with a new found appreciation for Harry James and band.
@HenQ715
16 жыл бұрын
I miss good tight arrangements you don't hear much any more. Listening to it LIVE was the the THING of the era in those days those guys had CHOPS they made it look so easy...miss them. Hen
@rockdontrun
16 жыл бұрын
This is way cooler than I would have thought humanly possible. Who knew Harry James would be able to pull this off so well?
@tonytrout3784
9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic rendering of Green Onions by a Big Band. I never knew it existed. ! Tony
@butterfingersbeck
13 жыл бұрын
@gsmonks Actually it's a Wurlitzer, not a Fender Rhodes. A 100 series to be precise, as used by Ray Charles on "What'd I Say", Joe Zawinul on ""Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and The Chantays on "Pipeline".
@officialhopsof
14 жыл бұрын
Harry James embodies that Big Bang trumpet sound!
@jackpinesavage1628
5 жыл бұрын
These dudes had it going on, back in '65, when I was 9 years old.
@anbellamilkbanke8692
12 жыл бұрын
GOOD STUFF.. this is really music.......no profanity, no violence..no perversions makes you feel giddy and happy....thanks I am only 30 and tired of this music industry pushing our youth into all sort of negative actions and horrible feelings of grandiosity, not to mention no morals!
@nyterpfan
10 жыл бұрын
WOW--these cats are really laying a groove--awesome swing arrangement of a classic tune--it might even outdo the original if that's possible!!
@MackMcDonaldOfficial
9 жыл бұрын
Why you lie about it being better
@nyterpfan
9 жыл бұрын
bluesboy macman No lie dude--I think it's better, if you don't like it, tough shit!!
@tjmpiano
14 жыл бұрын
@Agachisanilles your grandpa was what we now call a monster player.. ie; someone who has mastered the instrument... and indeed he did.... what a great band... what a legacy for you...
@narutofiles
13 жыл бұрын
the muting of the trumpet is out of this world
@TheTruthResearchers
Жыл бұрын
WOWPOW!!!!!! RARE GEM! THANK YOU!
@staxmantim
8 ай бұрын
So, Booker was in high school & Steve Cropper was fresh out, and they were getting to play with Al Jackson, who had been drumming on stage since he was a child with his father’s Jazz/Swing band. Then imagine them hearing this! Must be kinda like The Beatles hearing The MGs cover them! We gotta be doing something right! Mutual admiration club.
@fantasyoverture
12 жыл бұрын
I love the ending when Buddy goes into 3/4 time. That was awesome.
@jamesfirth2392
7 жыл бұрын
The quality of this playing is utterly brilliant. Always thought jazz musicians were the best musicians.
@33Bin
10 жыл бұрын
fantastic solo clarinet
@lewstone1934
7 жыл бұрын
I started to love Harry James in 1976 when I was 15. I had and still have great taste.... you can imagine what hell it is for me in 2017 musically....... If you wanna hear a great solo by HJ try and find the track "I've Had My Moments" - fab key changes.. good luck as it's rare.
@JazzyBlues420
13 жыл бұрын
Now this is the straight dope!
@morganfjp
14 жыл бұрын
Wow - an early Wurlitzer electric piano. Priceless!
@tubemagpie
13 жыл бұрын
Wow! Yet another You tube surprise...that was awesome,,,,,,,, I love the MGs version but that was something else. Show that to kids these days and they just wouldn't get it!
@flamencoprof
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a lad in the Fifties, all that was left of my father's enthusiasm for Harry James was a trumpet mouthpiece in his dresser drawer among the cuff-links and old coins. A few decades later, I recognise this number as a classic kbd instrumental I missed as a young guitar obsessive.. A few more decades later I find this. I am connected back through time to find out what it was my father liked.
@johnvuc
14 жыл бұрын
Yes, How did I miss them.
@fab66100
12 жыл бұрын
Grande classe Harry, merci beaucoup, thanks a lot
@mikegilbert2500
8 жыл бұрын
If you can't get goosebumps to this stuff, you ain't alive
@XenusMama
2 жыл бұрын
Harry James …. My forever love.
@ChuckBerndt
7 жыл бұрын
Harry James!!! THE BEST!!!!!!!!!
@wdchefdave56
13 жыл бұрын
@snuffyny Amen! I'm a chef and I use green onions every day! And, this song starts up in my head EVERY time I cut them up! Great version of Booker T.'s! Buddy Rich was the original stuff for sure. This is classic jazz with a touch of R&B.
@asgaard636
13 жыл бұрын
Mr. James and company are flat out WAILING on this! What a shame we live in such a graceless age today- no one knows how to dance anymore....GREAT Vid!
@blujay1337
12 жыл бұрын
I have been loving this song 24/7 from both booker t's and this band
@wadeharris65
14 жыл бұрын
@Agachisanilles That is one of the best solos I've ever heard on the clarinet; starting off low and mysterious in the chalumeau range, working upwards until he's wailing away in the third register. Absolutely outstanding; it's what's kept me coming back to this great performance over and over again.
@erzug
7 жыл бұрын
And nobody brings it to a feverish climax like the best big band jazz drummer who ever lived.
@johnswackyworld
14 жыл бұрын
one hell of a recording by james
@thepine1856
7 жыл бұрын
Clarinetist Reverent from San Bernardino Church Robert Achilles plays Clarinet and Sax for Harry James Orchestra passed away 2008 at 70 in Heaven among Harry James and others ...
@mikegilbert2500
11 жыл бұрын
Are you nuts? You don't think Duck and Steve would love this version? It swings like hell
@bobwojnarowski6997
8 жыл бұрын
As good as it gets. Best ever.
@cosworth6nut
14 жыл бұрын
This is awesome - never heard it played this way before. Thank you so much for posting...
@joeasmythe
13 жыл бұрын
We thought we were hot stuff back then, with our pompadours, peg pants, Mr B collars and such. We didn't realize we were witnessing the greatest music ever, gone but never forgotten
@Tony-ju6yh
7 ай бұрын
Loving Harry James
@mikesoundcity
11 жыл бұрын
A true showman. :-)
@klbkasdkahf
15 жыл бұрын
guy on the trumpet is the king of this video ;-D
@Alchace
17 жыл бұрын
Yes, Bravo, thanks! Excellent viddy!
@championm1
15 жыл бұрын
estupenda interpretacion de harry james uno de los mejores trompetistas del mundo,diseñando y tocando una melodia ,que despues de 50 años sigue en mi gusto muy particular,siendo de las mejores,incluyendo a booker t mg's,en donde se filmo este video?gracias.
@maureen1938
13 жыл бұрын
GREAT MUSIC..... !!! thanks for posting.
@Wilsonschmitt
13 жыл бұрын
I"m a brazilian tied to swing's big bands era. This is a great song perfomance of Harry's band. Fantastic see three rhytms playing at the same time when the clarinet player Robert Achilles is doing his best. Fortunately the legacy and the name of Harry James Orchestra still remains nowadays directed by Fred Radke. By the way, what albun is this from and how can I find the CD or MP3 ?
@billmorehouse2324
2 жыл бұрын
Hare Kṛṣṇa Robert Achilles, eh! After several years now of returning with some frequency to this vid, finally the name of this solo clarinet player has arrived! Thanks. The keyboard fellow is also a curious talent. And, of course, O that Buddy Rich! Hare Rāma
@sherom
17 жыл бұрын
BRAVO!! Harry, Buddy & The Band.
@RICHIEBSQUI
17 жыл бұрын
Sheer big band class. And, as a fan of the Booker T & The M.G's, i can state that this is definately as good in my opinion.
@maxdujean3096
4 жыл бұрын
very good the version green Onions
@oscarandgroucho
6 жыл бұрын
Great version of a great blues song that grooves along with no discernible melody to get in their way.
@Raiwons
13 жыл бұрын
It is a marvel!!!. A million stars for this video!! Martin
@amabee2002
12 жыл бұрын
all I can say is wow
@butterfingersbeck
15 жыл бұрын
Booker T's version was the original; 1962. This version is a big-band cover from 1965. I love the combination of the acoustic bass and the Wurlitzer electric piano - very Joe Zawinul/CannonballAdderley sound.
@shawmcgee1531
4 жыл бұрын
This was a very new tune in 1965, but James & his band make it sound like a familiar old standard.
@walterkersting1362
4 жыл бұрын
Grooooovy baby... This song is somewhere in the vicinity of jazz…
@redwhiteandblues
13 жыл бұрын
This is totally amazing, and would you believe I have danced to Harry James and Gene Crupa, never heard this one.
@seasonsasmyteacher
4 жыл бұрын
The clarinet player is my friend's father. Though the entire band is dope, the clarinet player is exquisite! Those lungs are unbelievable. To go that long without taking a breath and making elegant music from the challenge. I cant hold my breath that long in silence. Kevy
@murfspop
13 жыл бұрын
This is almost 50 years old and it is still REAL MUSIC !! ,not like that rap crap yins listen to now. I bet snoopdog and p-ditty can't play a horn that good.
@GERTA22
14 жыл бұрын
Great !!!!!!! Have just discovered how good this band really were.
@HenQ715
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother for answering me back, I agree with you. I also think it was a fun time in the time era, not to mention people really had fun, they dance. Mind you now I was about 10 or so when this happen live, look at Buddy Rich, so cool. Peace be with you. HenQ Fruita, CO.
@TheDelightfulmiles
13 жыл бұрын
"Superbly brilliant, what an excellent performance".
@georgebethos7890
7 жыл бұрын
I didn't know what to expect here. This is really good
@Agachisanilles
14 жыл бұрын
@Ty10Man This is an excellent display of musical mastership from a variety of top-players.
@kurt52073
14 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting this
@Dlrealife
13 жыл бұрын
One of the BEST video's I've seen in a long time, I keep coming back to it. KZitem can be so fantastic sometimes Thank you very much peejay1975 for posting it!
@EeRocKK
15 жыл бұрын
Great post! Thank you!
@lewstone1934
8 жыл бұрын
loved Harry since I was 14.....
@maureen1938
15 жыл бұрын
AWESOME.....Thanks for posting.
@InBy9OutBy5
14 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a great blues trumpet solo.
@redwhiteandblues
13 жыл бұрын
This is totally amazing, and would you believe I have danced to Harry James and Gene Crupa plus Buddy Rich - I guess that dates me, never heard this one.
@TheEldoradoKid
13 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! A great Big Band take on the The Booker T and the MGs classic. 'Ol Harry James still has the chops at this relativley late date in his career. some pretty wild improv work by the horn and woodwinds sections. Almost makes it kind of sound in the style of Sing, Sing Sing, the Benny Goodman classic. And check out all those "squares" dancing, showing all the kids, hey we can be hip too!
@flamencoprof
8 жыл бұрын
02:30 The clarinet escapes classical!!
@russ12395
13 жыл бұрын
GREAT ..THANKS !
@DancingSpiderman
14 жыл бұрын
Wow, excellent music , back in a day when a trumpet player could actually make a living on the single yob of playing gigs with an orchestra... Hairy James, tremendous expression on that horn...
@MAYMAY-ff2ep
5 жыл бұрын
2019!?
@berzerker1100
5 жыл бұрын
Hoo - Rah !😉
@Dollyrocks
15 жыл бұрын
This is so good
@ChuckBerndt
7 жыл бұрын
Harry is amazing!!!!!
@handmadeisbetter
15 жыл бұрын
GREAT STUFF!!!! Thank you for posting
@instudiocity799
5 жыл бұрын
We knew!! We’ll never forget!
@DGC019
14 жыл бұрын
0:58 -1:45 but especially 1:04(!) is the reason why I am now learning to play trumpet. Can't get enough of it. Watching it over and over. And other reasons of course are Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Miles Davis... etcetera!
@2packs4sure
14 жыл бұрын
Wow i remember renying a video years ago with this on it. Always wished i had a copy.
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