Anyone who is a singer will tell you how difficult it is to sing this. The intervals are just incredible. Joni had complete control over her voice. An absolutely stunning performance! Of course the band is heavenly.

I had no idea she had jazz chops. Singing this, Joni puts me in mind of Ella.

The band is unmatched to this day.

@svenjansen2134

Жыл бұрын

They use lighters. Sorry.

@TheEleatic

8 ай бұрын

Sting’s first solo band was pretty incredible. Not sure if the compositions were comparable.

@HenryChinaski614

8 ай бұрын

@@TheEleatic Hello and thanks for the note. I agree re Stings band. I saw them in Ft. Lauderdale Fl in the late 80’s. Monsters, all of them. But, Mitchell’s band that I commented on is one of the groups that paved the way and inspired super groups as Sting put together I imagine. Just my opinion, but I’m a bit biased for personal reasons of course. Take care.

Love how Jaco isn’t buried in the mix. He always played the absolute right notes. His little fills are other worldly.

@danielcrescenzo354

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's not someone you pull the fader back on.

@lyler.1082

2 жыл бұрын

Bass is way too loud IMO

@apico

2 жыл бұрын

The shame of this entire concert video is the shortage of Jaco footage. What a lame camera man!

@vinigretzky97

2 жыл бұрын

@@lyler.1082 Well, his role isn't just bass in here so the volume is just right.

@sophiafake-virus2456

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but Metheny is mixed too low through the concert.

Insane line-up! Joni Mitchell's singing takes music to a still unmatched level.

@aosori1147

2 жыл бұрын

And yet it's amazing; the degree to which it remains accessible

@hansemannluchter643

Жыл бұрын

What about her guitar-playing??

@killakam3084

6 ай бұрын

​@aosori1147 always musical!

I’m 59 , Italian and never had a chance to listen to them live I envy you all who could They re amazing

One of the best performances ever.

@svenjansen2134

Жыл бұрын

That's what she said.

Folks: This is what genius sounds like! I was late getting onto this. What a combination - Joni and a better band of great musicians you couldn't ask for. Pat + Jaco and others. What a credit to all - this is live people - live. No studio bs here!

@vinnyvidivici5930

Жыл бұрын

You’re 100% correct. This is an absolute master class. I just stumbled onto this performance and I think even just hearing this has made me a better musician. Good Lord

If I had a time machine this might be one of the first shows I would check out.

There probably hasn't been a talent gathering like this since Miles Davis' second quintet. Perfection and happiness really exist but they are things that we cannot retain.

@skineyemin4276

3 жыл бұрын

Well, let's see.., there was Miles' group with Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland in 1969..., so, you're wrong there.

@curvdaire4040

3 жыл бұрын

@@skineyemin4276 Well. . . . . there have been quite a few syzygy situations. Really impossible to compare as they are unique. THis is one of the greats, for sure

@FernandaGomezVasquez

3 жыл бұрын

@@skineyemin4276 well, but this was 1979

@kati1017

3 жыл бұрын

Haha @Skin Eyemin YOU'RE wrong!

@hansemannluchter643

Жыл бұрын

Miles Davis was a heroin addict. And it showed in his "music". It always does..

These may just be the saddest and most hopeful lyrics in one song ever. The horror of hatred and the promise of love that transcends hate… The great Joni wrote this while staying with the band at Mingus’ place, I read somewhere. The lyric is a lot of what Mingus had lived through and experienced, mingled with Joni’s story and commentary. And then there’s this stellar band performing this so beautifully and intricate. Touches me every time I hear it.

she’s got a heavenly voice.

@Vb98765

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty grating

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

Жыл бұрын

@@Vb98765 Katie Perry went that way ------------------------------------------------->

Boy, great memories... saw this tour, was blown away. As others have commented, the musicianship is as good as you will ever hear. Poignant, also to think that Jaco Pastorius was killed some few years after the tour, I think over drugs. I feel blessed to have seen the show.

Poor Lester Young , and all those Jazz masters back then in the USA. I listened to this album for so many years and had no visual. The lyrics of 'Mingus' are personal to me. Joni is a poet❤

Good lord Joni is 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Impeccable vocals!!!

"All Stars Big Band"! One of the greatest performances... Respect to Joni, Michael, Jaco, Pat, Lyle & Don!

When we come back to this kind of music , the planet will Be reborn.

@frankfrank7921

3 жыл бұрын

Don't hold your breath.

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

3 жыл бұрын

Good music was only ever popular when nothing else was available. Now it's all aimed at the center of the curve.

@tycumbie788

3 жыл бұрын

There’s not much like this but there is Kurt Rosenwinkel.

@yggdrasil9039

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother

@mrJimCharles

4 ай бұрын

I can't wait!!!

Tears. Literally. Imagine how Lester Young would react to the lyrics... Joni's notes at 3.50... surrounded by the best musicians on planet earth, she NAILS it, live, no effing autotune, just NAILS IT!

@tedhernandez2394

3 жыл бұрын

switchmuso...YOU NAILED IT!!!

They are all incredibly talented musicians but Jaco's bass playing really adds to the music!

@abc-px4wo

3 жыл бұрын

He was my idol when I was 20, 1988. Because of Jaco I played fretless bass in my hard rock band. Insane.

@leheath1266

3 жыл бұрын

Jaco might be the only person on the planet that could upstage Joni

@lilkujo

3 жыл бұрын

And this was an album in dedication to the Great Charles Mingus, so you just gotta give that bass some foreground play :3

@villebillie1562

3 жыл бұрын

And it's a shame that the camera crew had no idea of how to film a performance, only showing Jaco playing in the first 30 seconds.

Music that transcends genre here.

@harryheath930

3 жыл бұрын

Lester Young still lives God thur who maybe me!

What a band all time greats WOW!!!!!!!

@michaelbrickley2443

3 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is how Joni doing jazz didn’t go over well with her regular fans.

@raymondchollet3199

3 жыл бұрын

Yep supreme musicians! Jaco with his incredible bass voice and rhythim accompagemente, and joni,s too!❤❤❤❤❤

@fidge54

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbrickley2443 Nonsense

Can’t forget about Lyle Mays on keys god rest his soul

@jmont8943

6 ай бұрын

I Agree. I didn't even know Lyle was on here until I read the description after the fact. The camera never showed him once. Maybe the best keyboardist I ever saw.

Questo concerto è patrimonio dell'umanità !!!

@mirkobracaleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Hai pienamente ragione! Mi dispiace solo che Metheny non ha messo una nota...non ha proprio suonato....sembrava quasi a disagio 😅

@chinchanpay3956

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirkobracaleguitar infatti in un'intervista lo dichiarò, ma se vede tutto il concerto ha suonato... e come se ha suonato. Pastorius e Brecker ancora oggi rappresentano la base per tutti i musicisti ( e chiamala base.... ehehhe ) infatti alla Berklee sono il pane quotidiano.

@mirkobracaleguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Non sapevo, mi piacerebbe tanto leggerla questa intervista. Non ho dubbi sull’ intero concerto, ne sul resto dei componenti ovviamente 😊 semplicemente mi era “sfuggito” questa versione di GPPH.

@chinchanpay3956

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirkobracaleguitar era una video-intervista, in inglese, non ricordo dove ma credo non sia difficile da trovare

2 жыл бұрын

100 % agree

I love this LADY!! Her sensuality is just there! Not many people can take a note and twist it around their finger like Joni Mitchell!!

Who in the holy hell would give this a thumbs down????

This is The Real .... " Great Super Groups " ... that I've never seen before..... thanks God.... once in my life I have found this...... must get the sweet dreams.... tonight.

this is so special......wow....Joni is so much in control & in the driving seat here...masterful performance...& of course Jaco`s fretless bass///

Her music is so soothing and her band ot the best musicians

Isso é muito sério! Não podemos brincar com os musicais da Década de 70 " ❤🌹✝️

Look at those legends on one stage…a once in a millennium celestial convergence.

Lovely lovely Mitchell at her best

Joni, Jaco, Pat, Lyle do I say more this is just to good what a great lineup of true talent!!!!

Joni explored so many styles of music and mastered them all.No one genre could contain her.What a soul she has,unafraid to plunge into different directions musically and spiritually.

@skineyemin4276

3 жыл бұрын

Name the other styles that she has mastered.., other than what she sung on her Mingus album of which Mingus composed the melody including the tenor sax solo that Joni wrote lyrics to the already existing melody. She is unique and has her own amazing style and the music she writes (at least since Jaco played with her) required high level musicians to perform it well, many of whom were jazz musicians. But, as far as styles.., I haven't heard Joni do an Aretha Franklin type record, a 1970s Sly Stone type of recording, any black gospel music. Joni's music was her own genre.

@tonyfarina1310

3 жыл бұрын

@@skineyemin4276 Yes,and I don`t think she does classical either.I was referring to her growth as a musician playing folk,rock a bit of country and a bit of jazz.Way before her Mingus collaboration she did "Twisted",Jon Hendricks` lyrics to a Wordel Grey blues solo.I agree she is a style all to herself.Very few artists can do everything.She is a pretty good painter too.There is a You Tube video on her that is about 1 1/2 hours long that covers her career from her youth in Canada,to Laurel Canyon onward.It gave me a much greater appreciation for her accomplishment.

@skineyemin4276

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyfarina1310 Yes, she's amazing.

@dmljones2550

3 жыл бұрын

Why would you expect her to cross Soul when her voice is not suited to this syllable style. Folk, Folk Pop, Folk/ Rock think Dog eat Dog, Folk/ Jazz/ R&B, 194O ballads and straight out Jazz is a marvellous range of style/genre of music.

@curvdaire4040

3 жыл бұрын

Very few artists have done as much. Yo yo Ma, perhaps. chick corea, perhaps. . . . Jan hammer. . . in some wayz, Zappa

Bought the album and DVD years ago and listened to this track millions of times. The lyrics are so descriptive and poetic and the musicianship is stunning as is her vocal. Music on another level.

Wish theyd filmed Jaco more

@curvdaire4040

3 жыл бұрын

I wish they has shown him in split screen. Not just his solo, which is classic of course. .but I think his ensemble work is so amazing, yet so blended and collaborative. tears come to my eyes

Recorded in 1979 at the Santa Barbara Bowl

she put lyrics to the sax solo in the original Mingus Ah Um recording. It's such an impressive performance.

@frankfrank7921

3 жыл бұрын

It's called vocalese and let's give the credit: it was Booker Ervin's earthy, sensuous tenor sax solo.

@vlzmusik

3 жыл бұрын

yes, Booker Ervin. Great solo.

@jdtoddjazz

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankfrank7921 Absolutely, but the lyrics add a new dimension, and their delivery is amazing.

@frankfrank7921

3 жыл бұрын

@@jdtoddjazz No argument here, her lyrics are excellent.

@frankfrank7921

3 жыл бұрын

@@vlzmusik For years I'd assumed it was Booker Ervin. The other jazz musicians I used to play with felt the same way. Now I'm hearing it's John Handy, apparently because John Handy has said it's him. However, Booker and Mr. Mingus aren't around to dispute that.

Joni and her allstar jazz band. Wow. RIP Jaco.

Amazingly high quality artists on stage here!

All star band!💥 Wish I could be there and watch them as live. They are unique ones for music. Legend Jaco tone always touches in an eternal way. Always amazing feeling to see these two legends Metheny & Pastorius on tha same frame. Joni sings from another planet🌼 Respect & love to all of these valuable musicians who shared the same stage with their inner light⭐️

Every single time I watch/listen to this, I listen to myself play and I get sick to my stomach! FREAKIN' JACO, man! I really wish I could've met him in his younger days! What a true master of the instrument!

Woh, this is really next level from Joni Jaco Michael and the whole band

One of my all time favorite jazz tunes with lyrics ! Joni kicks ass…😘 wish I could’ve been there!!

She IS a great Singer 💯❣️

Oh Jaco it's so beatiful.

Love this Classic. Joni is incredible!

This whole performance is glory. But the camera never showing Jaco doing some of the most fabulous stuff ever done on a bass is a disgrace.

The people in that crowd are all the coolest people. They're the people you wanna meet in life.

I saw this tour. Oh. My. God.

A real dream team, like the one from Barcelona 1992, they made magic and were incomparable, and made a school. Greetings from Argentina.

RIP Jaco Pastorius & Michael Brecker

A standard but given such great attention by some of the greatest of jazz/ fusion players ever. Joni unique vocal style, Jaco intermingling with precison and lyrical bass and Pat with the lead overlays. Who could ask for anthing more. This is a great example of collabrative musical accomplisment. Reccomending reading and listening for all aspiring musos.

I could listen to this 24/7, awesome 😎

Lyrics & phrasing....just wow!

One of the best moments of music I've ever heard, and her entire voice performance is exceptional, WOAW !!

le meilleur de la musique Pop Jazz avec les artistes les plus qualifiés pour nous la traduire : Joni Mitchell a entrainé avec elle la crème de la scène jJazz et Pop , d'où ces morceaux d'anthologie !!! Quel bonjeur

Very high level, beutiful timeless music for human and all

Wow. Just Wow.

what an all-star band! incredible agglomeration of talent.

That's not a band it's a Galaxy

Thank you Pat that was Great!

Joni's singing is SO CLEAN!!

Incredible lyrics and delivery. Joni…whoa.

That's one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard ...

It's so nice to realize ,that the puplic (that time it was usual on jazz concerts) listens strong to the music , they "feel" parallel ,what the music and (!) text says ,so they are 100 % involved in it . Not like today, where almost all the musical stuff on a concert must be just fast and loud to be mentioned and reacted positively . Anything else would be reacted as "boring"......very sad,where the today public has been changed . And sometimes musicians are responsible for that as well (I mean the way,how many of them play today) ,not only the media and the people in the public....this project is timeless ,musically absolutely on top in jazz history . A real milestone of the chamber music in jazz .

Soooooooooo much talent, what an absolute joy to hear..

Incredible tune performed by an incredible ensemble. Thank you!!

One of my faves !! Mingus' original tune superbly re-arranged

I saw this tour ! Robin Ford played with her earlier.

@tycumbie788

3 жыл бұрын

I’m envious!!!

@christopherfelcyn5313

3 жыл бұрын

Wow , Goose bumps what year?

@Bobby007D

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherfelcyn5313 If my memory serves me well , the year Joni played with Robin Ford & the L.A. Express was 1974 or 75 ! I think.

@caribtor

3 жыл бұрын

Robben Ford

JACO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a master class Wow

Crazy perfect! Period!

Pat and Jaco were a great team (bright size life is one of the greatest albums of all time) but pat did not play much on this video. I was hoping he would play more. Glad I got to hear Jaco though. Always glad to hear Jaco!

@chrisattigliato1

2 жыл бұрын

Free man in Paris is nuts

Jaco is so awesome.

Absolutely Amazing The Best

I have just discovered a new obsession! Love this

OMG Pat Metheny was awesome on this one, specially the first five minutes clap clap!

@yggdrasil9039

3 жыл бұрын

He was the space behind the music

Sublime simplement sublime.

The expression on that young woman's face in the middle at the 4:23 mark sums up what she was feeling and witnessing.

@vecernicek2

3 жыл бұрын

She was smelling the sweaty feet of the girl behind her.

@skineyemin4276

3 жыл бұрын

@@vecernicek2 Haha! ..., nah.., I don't think so.

This is absurdly great omg

What a line up....jaco...

Beautiful....brought a tear or two....Thankyou....

Incredible line-up. THOSE were the days. Yep, Pat Metheny snuck a few notes in there.

@axeman2638

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, shame isn't it, ruining good music like that. Pat Metheny shreds is much better than Pat.

@kdeltatube

3 жыл бұрын

A very few, eh

@tonycree

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know any guitar players who could not play for so long. Now that's a great guitar player.

Fantastic! Jeff Beck is great, but this takes it to another level.

@alexandregreenhalgh2277

3 жыл бұрын

Wired, 76

@Bobby007D

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexandregreenhalgh2277 Beckola...

@thinkerly1

2 жыл бұрын

Jeff Beck? You mean, Path Metheny?

Astonishing ❤

Goooosebumpssss

Jaco’s harmonics are from out of space.

@plustric

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing Jaco performance !

@markjones7185

3 жыл бұрын

Shadows and Light, get the DVD!

@curvdaire4040

3 жыл бұрын

Jaco was a tortured god

@RFDlic

2 жыл бұрын

"Jaco’s harmonics are from out of space." Truly, what else should he bring with from his home?

@mrJimCharles

4 ай бұрын

I always wonder how in the hell he knows where all that shit is

Maravilha ...sempre ...love

wonderful and timeless.

Just stunning

Spaziale .

All those people calmly sitting patiently listening to every word. When’s the last time.....?

SENSATIONAL !!! THE MUSIC OF CHARLES MINGUS

Incredible lineup - watched this on a TV special

Jaw dropping

At least some people had the sense to stand and applaud.

Love it love it love it.

What a lineup....perfection...

Jaco 's colors are out of this world

Que linda combinación de talentos , para mi el mejor # 1 en Guitarra Jazz Pat Metheny !!!!!! ***********

@ChromaticHarp

2 жыл бұрын

Pues sí pero en esta canción Pat no tocó Nada!