The fact that one of the greatest guitarists the world has ever seen had to play Holiday Inn lounges tells you a lot about the music industry.

@randybock82

Жыл бұрын

If they weren't listening, they probably didn't know music.

@pgroove163

Жыл бұрын

I loved holiday inn back in the day...

@backspace4203

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, he played in worse places.

@matthazelby506

Жыл бұрын

A lot was due to Danny. He hated being away from home,would often not call back on jobs that would've netted him big money and treated music as a hobby so he could restore his trucks.I don't blame him tbh and as for people almost crying because he's not as well known as he should be,well that suits me too.People who know greatness get it.Besides,would you really want his music/chops used on KZread shorts by girls with big tits and zero talent? Pearls before swine.

@billblessington3912

Жыл бұрын

You were absolutely correct

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this. It's incredible - a talent like that playing at the Holiday Inn. And the people in the audience probably just thought "hey, this guy is pretty good." When I first heard of Danny, I was doing a gig in Manhattan and some random guy came up to me at the bar and said "You're a guitarist. Have you ever heard of Danny Gatton?" I said no, and he replied "I'm a music critic for the Village Voice. Leave my your number and I'll comp you the next time he's in town." I didn't think much of it until a couple of weeks later when I got a message: "Danny's at the Cat Club tonight. You're comped, just tell them your name." What the hell. I went, and the place was packed - for the first band. They went off, the place emptied out, and I thought "Gee, I guess he doesn't have much of a following." I ordered a beer, turning my back to the room. Turned around less than five minutes later, and the room was packed. With guitarists. Every one had long hair, skinny, just that look. The band came on, without Danny. They played a bit, then he came out, and started playing. I looked around, and literally everyone had the same look. Their mouths were open. Like, EVERYBODY. I went to the merch table and bought two albums, even though I couldn't really afford it. His loss ranks with any of the truly greats - Parker, Hendrix, Montgomery, Bix, name it. It's fantastic that you have this and shared it.

@guitarman6742

7 жыл бұрын

Great story! I'm as big a fan as you are.

@ValiRossi

5 жыл бұрын

That describes him so well. I found out who he was back in the mid nineties. I think he is the greatest electric player ever.

@paulsimon6544

3 ай бұрын

Montgomery? Wow

@hitmanbluesband

3 ай бұрын

@@paulsimon6544 Yes, Wes Montgomery. Why "wow"?

This is a rare view of Danny and deserves wider recognition. Nerfnarf uploaded a couple of the songs and was kind enough to send me the whole gig. Danny was one of the most versatile guitarists of this era, and it's a treat (for me, at least :D) to share it with so many others.

@freddygildersleeve1012

7 жыл бұрын

WG Bader I think of him as one of THE best ever because he was so versatile. Rock, country, bluegrass, rockabilly and yes, jazz.

@sgringo

5 жыл бұрын

I had no idea he did straight-ahead jazz like this. Thank you for posting this.

@joe1hundred

2 жыл бұрын

what a cool find!

@jdwild1698

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this !

The 3 people in the lounge got a hell of a treat.

@NadaSurfinAB

3 жыл бұрын

At least they didn’t clank dishes and talk through the whole gig. It always bugs me when you hear oblivious laughing, clanking, and conversation that rivals the volume and moment and genius in room.

That drummer is incredible!

@fenixfyre

Жыл бұрын

Yup, whole group is just unreal.

Danny’s jazz chops are as good as it gets -all company noted

Gatton was flat out bad ass. While Joe Pass was an incredible jazz virtuoso (and others) I believe Danny took it to another level. This is hard work and too, a God gifted talent for sure. Shame more people didn't realize how special he was. Maybe he didn't even know the extent of his awesomness.

@ewm335

2 ай бұрын

Danny Gatton’s greatest strengths were mastery of the Telecaster and being capable of playing a variety of genres convincingly, neither of which he’s doing here. I also imagine he’d have been the first to say he’s not a chord melody master or solo jazz player on the level of Joe friggin’ Pass. I loved Danny Gatton but comments like this almost do him a disservice.

@georgedavis8412

Ай бұрын

I think Danny knew his awesomeness, but his ego was secure and he was just very matter of fact about it. Based on the date of this recording, this performance was shortly after Danny came out after him taking a break of a couple of years after he injured his hand working on a car. This isn’t his strongest jazz work. Check out his recording with Joey DeFrancesco for some really hot playing.

Wow... what a gift. Danny was special in a way that no one else ever was. His is missed and forever cherished ❤️

I read somewhere that he enjoyed this kind of gig. He could relax and play unheralded. I wonder how many in the audience knew just how great his talent was.

Thanks for posting this! In HS, my guitar teacher used to quietly rave about Danny Gatton, but I was too young to see him in the clubs. One lesson, my teacher told me Danny had gotten a 'Champagne Brunch' gig at a Holiday Inn and I should make every effort to see one of his idols. I'm assuming it was around the time of this date. My teacher told me he'd be playing Jazz standards and it would be pretty low-key compared to his blistering club dates. He said I'd have to jump on it, because the gig might not last. I begged my parents to take me, which they finally did. I had just a cursory understanding of Jazz at the time, so I could only appreciate the performance so much. The crowd was vaguely interested (so seemed Danny), but I was mesmerized. It was obvious that Danny could do anything he wanted with the guitar and I remember being thoroughly amused when he stuck the "Leave it to Beaver" theme in a solo. I imagined he was calling out the little pencil-necked geek raptly absorbing a local living legend. Finding YT videos of Danny a few years ago got me really inspired to dig in deeper to learning guitar, especially jazz, and I'm thrilled to be able to enjoy a performance from that same time with more educated ears. I wish I'd met him but he immediately disappeared like the Lone Ranger. RIP D. Gatton.

I have read where some people didn't think danny could play jazz like some of the greats, this video completely crushes that notion!!!!!!!!

@Barabyk

7 жыл бұрын

+Dean Sanders - you're absolutely right. General public tends to mistake CAN with WANT - in case of Danny and other great players is not whether they can play, but what they choose as their means of expression. This set shows how great player fits into situation. Yes, he could blast like crazy, play with beer bottle, or whatever other tricks in his bag. Would it make any sense for Holiday Inn lounge gig? Not necessarily. Still brilliant and intriguing playing.

@skatetodeath666

5 жыл бұрын

Watch a few of his other videos and realize you're wrong

@philjudd3473

3 жыл бұрын

@me how do you mean?

@slimturnpike

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone who knows Gatton knows he started out in jazz and had mastered the idiom by the time he heard Roy Buchanan and started moving into blues and country as well.

Danny Gatton was, simply, an astonishing talent. Top 25 all-time for me. And no one knew him. And he liked it that way.

@guitarman6742

7 жыл бұрын

Danny could play circles around almost any "Rolling Stone Top 100 Guitarists."

Excellent jazz guitarist. Listen to him with Joey DeFrancesco on "Relentless."

Thank you for posting. As a DC native, a guitarist friend of mine said. We're gonna go see this amazing guitar player. And I'm so glad. I was about 3 feet away from Danny, and he was amazing. When I watch these videos. I just start laughing at how incredible he is. It's absurd in a good, crazy way.

Gatton was on fire

Love this! The original recording was done by Kinloch Nelson. Danny Gatton guitar, John Previti on bass, Barry Hart on drums and Chris Badistone on horns.

This is some of the finest jazz guitar playing I've ever seen . Up there with the greatest

@kevinkinnu341

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

You know Danny Gatton falls in the category of: 'There is no such thing as the greatest guitarist in the world, but if there was.........................................'

I wish THE HUMBLER had a full video, Jazz bores me. With Robert Gordon HE WAS MAGIC!

Danny could have made it big as a straight jazz player. Incredible!

Saw him play at Desperado's in Georgetown DC with Evan Johns and the H bombs a hundred years ago. RIP Danny.

Danny was sooo above the joints he played. R.I.P.

Thank you for uploading this gem! Wonderful performance!

I love this side of Danny's playing. He plays differently from other jazz players. It sounds fresh.

Check out the album “New York stories” Danny’s jazz playing is up there with Wes and martino….bop virtuosity with a country accent. Totally ballsy to do that on a record with the young lions.

John Sebastian said that seeing Danny Gatton play was his inspiration for the song, Nashville Cats.

Thank you. This is historical. Because of Danny Gatton.

I met Danny a few times at Giant Sound Center in Falls Church, my older brother worked there, I was a bld faced boy, but I also got to meet Joe Barden shop.joebarden.com/c/guitar-pickups_t-styles-for-telecaster a few years after they closed I was at Washington Music Ctr, (Chucks) and Danny came up to me and said "Hey, little brother, hows big brother?" I have never been so proud as I was that day, Danny remembered some power chord, punk from Falls Church. He was a genuine class act, gracious soul, and his music will live forever. Puddle aka Baby Brother.

@stargatewv

4 жыл бұрын

Great true life story about real people.

One of my favorite things about Danny Gatton is that no matter what genre he plays, he always sounds like him. I never met him or knew him, but I miss that guy. Would love to have heard what he'd be doing now.

It's like walking in to a Walmart to see Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads politely sharing Hendrix riffs while you shop. That's how rare this event is. Thank you very much for capturing this and sharing with us.

@WGBader

Ай бұрын

You're welcome, but I was just the messenger. I don't know any more who had the presence of mind to capture this, but I'm grateful that this different view of Danny exists and that I was able to pass it along.

What a treat to hear the incomparable Danny Gatton playing jazz in a small group setting! In a piano/organ-less group like this, thin and not full-enough sound is sometimes a problem. But not with Danny, who plays chorus after chorus of interesting, hip and utterly creative comps, fills, riffs and musical ideas, pretty much on demand and non-stop. Also great to hear DG playing on his jazz box rather than his usual Telecaster. It's a real shame Danny and the group didn't get recorded more often, because they sound great together.

@fnub

Жыл бұрын

Waiting 40 minutes to hear Danny solo says a lot about the horn player 😂🤣 Also, great drum and bass solo at about 43 minute mark. No slouches here! 🍻✌️🇨🇦

Just in case anyone doesn't know, you can buy an expanded version of Danny's great 1978 live jazz album "Redneck Jazz Explosion" from bandcamp. It's a quartet with Buddy Emmons on pedal steel, plus bass and drums. It's hard to pick a favorite live Gatton album ("Funhouse" is certainly a contender as well), but "Redneck Jazz Explosion" really captures something special, and you get to hear him tackle a few jazz standards that don't appear elsewhere, like Clifford Brown's "Joy Spring", Horace Silver's "Song for My Father", and Sonny Rollins' "Sonnymoon for Two".

@WGBader

3 жыл бұрын

And if you simply _have_ to have more live Danny (as I do), tela.sugarmegs.org has a lot. Warren K and Mark Tryon have uploaded a lot of complete gig videos on YT. Have fun, and play them loud!

You're welcome. I wish I'd seen him, but these videos are the next best thing. FWIW, I read in his biography that he really enjoyed these gigs. Very few people knew of his reputation so there wasn't any pressure, etc. He could just play. And boy, did he!

Thanks for posting. I forgot how freaking awesome this guy was.......

What an unexpected gem. I was looking up some old Danny Gatton/Roy Buchanan stuff recently and stumbled on this video this morning. I've just been working around the house with this playing in the background. It's been a pretty good Sunday. Thanks WG Bader and Danny, wherever you are!

@Bingbing611

2 жыл бұрын

Roy was amazing too The DMV was spoiled with world class guitarists back then

Imagine walking into this set at the Holiday Inn Lounge. Well drinks $4, World class band- Free.

Danny's one if those artists... You can't point to one album or one video to give someone a sense of what they do, what they're about, or what they're capable of. I've been listening to the man for decades, own 20+ cd's, several DVD's, watched countless KZread videos, and he never ceases to amaze. This is just awesome.

I miss the hotel gigs.

Amazing thanks so much. Like being lucky enough to be there. in his teaching video you get glimpses of this but it's great to see him in full flight. He sounds like a Hammond organ comping at 48, on fried pies. Again thanks

This Video of one of my all-time favorite heroes… Makes me feel like I actually did make the big time ……..🎵🎸🎵👍🏻

Thank you thank you thank you

Unbelievable! I've seen Danny live a few time in the 90's but never saw him play this style in this setting. Just the best. Thanks for posting!!!

The whole band is pretty amazing, too.

Wow. Thanks for posting all of this.

Man this is some of the best stuff around! The entire band is off the hook, but man Danny is KILLIN it!

And the paper manufacturer's rep at the Holiday Inn was expecting Murph & the Magic Tones.

@deelow1966

24 күн бұрын

LMFAO !!

Awesome stuff. This video is a gem. Thanks for posting.

Thank you very kindly! Besame Mucho is awesome!

@WGBader

10 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome! Danny was phenomenal and always a treat to hear.

Danny is a beast! Bass player had some mad chops and technique as well. Great upload!

@davereid3708

5 жыл бұрын

Sa a fellow bass player yeah!! But Danny --hottest bebob guitarst EH??

Really nice to hear Danny playing jazz. That might have been a good direction to go in because the jazz world is all about playing rather than age or waistlines -- you can go on til your fingers stop working.

thanks for sharing. I saw him play in a bar in sterling Virginia just a few months before his death. got to hang out and have a beer with him during the set break. one of the best "unknown" musicians there ever was in my opinion.

So there are several comments about playing at a Holiday Inn...my dad was good and beverage director at the Holiday Inn in Tysons Corner, VA. Before that, he owned a bar/club called The Gentry in SE DC where tons of locally known bands and musicians played. Danny was one of them. He Played p There many times. My dad knew him well and had him play a few Sunday gigs at the hotel later on. This may have been one of em...

@keyanshod5749

4 жыл бұрын

Food and beverage*

@timothyturner3396

3 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of seeing Danny at the Gentry with Billy Hancock and Evan John's, great times, great bar!!

The John Previti solo at the 1:20:00 mark was fantastic. The Miles lick at the end made me laugh, nice work.

@NadaSurfinAB

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad he worked as much he did with DG. He’s a innovative , strong, solid, versatile, and monster player.

Always check out the band if you are at a Holiday Inn and there is one; Zappa found Adrian Belew playing at a Holiday Inn...

Thanx so much for this. He was so much more than fast fingers and great rock a billy licks. Hope more people watch this.

thank you for this superb upload. Danny is so missed.

Thank you for bringing back a great talent. I remember seeing him play the Birchmere a few times and the 9:30 Club in DC in the early 90's. I always thought he was underappreciated as the great guitar player he was.

The ridiculously good playing is one thing but the other aspect is that he seems to know exactly what the other musicians are going to play before they play it and he sets them up for the next part. My God that is excellent stuff.

@WGBader

4 ай бұрын

Danny had played with them extensively, which is why, I think, they had something close to telepathy. You can find some good Danny videos on YT: search for Mark Tryon, Warren K, and my other stuff (not to boast...😁)

1:49:00 on is just insane...I love how Danny doesnt even look at the neck, why bother it's part of his body. GOAT!

To me Gatton is the fly in the ointment. When people say so and so is the greatest guitarist in the world I wonder where do you put Gatton in that mixture. Danny could play just about anything.

@cjohnson5927

2 жыл бұрын

Just about's ass...monster on all levels. Show me who else could do everything he did....

Swings like a swing…..beauty in music….

Saw Danny many times. Such a loss.

One of my guitar buddies was friends with Gatton and used to hear him every night at a place near his apartment. One night Danny's guitar failed and he asked my buddy to go get his. So, Danny took his guitar and made it sound phenomenal with tonalities and audio capabilities he had never heard come out of it before, or since. This video confirms what my friend maintained; Danny Gatton could take any guitar and make it sound like him. Normally you associate him as one of the great telemasters, but clearly he could achieve a vast variety of tones and virtuosity no matter the brand, though I have to say, his modifications and use of the Telecaster is a benchmark in the annals of telewacking, but here we witness his superb mastery of the hardest of all genres to play authentically, jazz! Yeah man, thanks for posting!

@Markinter5

9 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!

Thank you the Amazing Music Danny❤

I'm glad Danny was a teacher to Joe Bonamassa. I feel he really taught Joe alot and I see a bit of Danny at times in Joe. Even Joe talks fondly of Danny and what he taught him.

Wow thank you so much!! Ive been searching for this vid!!

love it thank you!

What a fantastic player.

Great stuff!

Can't thank you enough for posting this.X

Wow, best upload i've seen for a while...thank you so much

Thanks so much for uploading this entire gig. It really is a treasure that I'll be enjoying watching & learning from for a long, long time to come. Much appreciation.

At a Holiday Inn...wow

love danny ,,,, thanks

The Days of Wine And Roses

Wow, thanx for this post

Wow! What a fantastic musician.

Awesome!!!

Suena estupendo Danny esta genial

brutal !!!!! Que grande !!

what a find!

Gold!!

Gatton sounds great--would love to hear any solo jazz gtr performances he may have done without the well the interference.

Thank you so much ! :D

@WGBader

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'll be posting a few more complete Danny Gatton shows over the next week or two (or three...). Some I've assembled from individual songs, some are no longer on KZread. Be sure to read "Unfinished Business" by Ralph Heibutzki, a fantastic bio of Danny.

@abluerambler

10 жыл бұрын

WG Bader Good :) Thank you !

How do you think he became one of the "greatest" guitar players in the world? By turning down a six day a week gig? This gig was a Sunday, so maybe a seven day a week gig. These guys did deserved to be playing in front of a much larger audience. Forty or fifty people for sure, in a Holiday Inn. If they were playing in front of a thousand people it would be because they were selling out. I don't think Danny Gatton ever sold out. This is damn good music.

wow..!!

It’s all there but it’s funny how the old camcorders turn a colour recording into black and white. The sound is quite good considering that technology.

The tune at 1:00 is 'A Smoo-ooth One' , which I think is a Benny Goodman piece from the time Charlie Christian was with him. A million thanks for sharing these recordings of Danny Gatton, the sheer width height and depth of his music just keeps growing as these recordings emerge

@WGBader

10 жыл бұрын

Hi, Paul, Sorry I'm slow in responding. I fixed the title. Thanks to you and the others who provided the missing info!

@SeabiscuitPaul

10 жыл бұрын

WG Bader Hi no need for apology whatsoever. Thank you for these fantastic recordings!!

@Ocantus

10 жыл бұрын

WG Bader Isn't the last song here the Linus And Lucy theme? I don't think it's "One for Lenny". :)

@WGBader

10 жыл бұрын

Yuno Gasai I'm virtually positive it's "One for Lenny" but will dig through the archives (a tough job, but _someone_ has to do it...) to confirm. Meanwhile, you can hear "Linus and Lucy" at Danny Gatton at Bridgeton, PA 5/22/93 as the start of one of his extended medleys.

@Ocantus

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yep. You're right. I have no idea how I thought that was Linus and Lucy.

Gosh

Hearing & seeing Danny play straight ahead jazz solidifies my opinion about him being "the greatest". It's impressive to excel at any given genre; but to be a world-class rockabilly, blues, AND straight-ahead jazz player seems unrivaled. If I'm wrong and there's another player crossing genres with this level of mastery please inform me.

The guitar looks like an ES295.

He turned it into the Carnegie Hall-iday Inn

@WGBader

5 жыл бұрын

Well put! My wife and I agree with your assessment: "Groan!" :D

@2skyland

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks for posting this great video! I'm just sort of rediscovering Danny and this is Gold. Thanks again!

Wait ..its Murf and the Magic Tones!

hey trumpet bass drms are killer too

No one does it quite like "the Humbler"

I was lucky to see / hear Danny live (I live in Maryland). His last band was especially fantastic. Tim Biery on drums and John Previti on bass. Also his album Relentless with Joey DeFrancesco. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jHWV0taNoc7eY7w.html

The tune at 1.16.46 is Killer Joe by Benny Golson.

The tune at 22.25 is There Is No Greater Love. Thanks for uploading this btw :-) Great stuff :-)

@WGBader

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks -- noted and edited! And you're welcome. Danny isn't well known enough so anything adds to his legacy and public awareness. I still have a lot of audios to upload over the next few weeks (along with a lot of Duane Allman live audios, if you like him.)

@MrSONNYINTERVALS

10 жыл бұрын

WG Bader Great, keep 'em comin' please :-)

@WGBader

10 жыл бұрын

SONNY INTERVALS Gladly!

@I0MSammy

8 жыл бұрын

+WG Bader Could you please tell me where you get all of your videos from, particularly the Gatton ones?

@WGBader

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry this is so late. I got all of them from KZread, but some of the source videos have since vanished. I cobbled them together (instead of keeping them as single songs) and uploaded them. BTW, do a YT search on Danny Gatton Warren K and you'll find about 20 _hours_ of live DG videos. Fantastic stuff

Thanks. So this is a very jazzed up version of "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini)?

4:07 danny solo1