My dad, now 82, introduced me to these geniuses of jazz in the late 1970s... when I was in high school. They, along with a handful of other jazz and modern music greats, have paved my musical path ever since. The MJQ is pure class transformed into music!

@lessiebryant3902

2 жыл бұрын

I have always enjoyed jazz I am in my mid eighties and I am happy that I was born in the 30s to enjoy all of the great music that all of our great men and women provided for us

@peterfriedrich4632

Жыл бұрын

@@lessiebryant3902 hi Lessi, me too, I'm 83 and I feel younger with my beloved music......

These musical geniuses were my introduction to jazz many moons ago. I have been in love with their music and jazz since.

15 seconds in...Big thumbs-up. World class jazz.

i discovered this group not by chance but from expanding my listening tastes last century and I have not been the same person since in this search for beauty and unrestrained improvisation with a relentless quest for musical perfection. I made that quest one of the principal goals for me discovering music in jazz. The group demonstrated this quality over and over again on so many other occasions.This discovery was what solidified me as a permanent follower of their music with avid tastes for music performed by noteworthy artists who practice creativity and as person endowed with a desire to hear excellence. Commentary by John Lewis was much appreciated.His improvisation on the keyboard was the hall mark of another form of excellence not to be emulated or copied. Milt Jackson's improvised work speaks for itself. OMG!Training in music might come down to something not defined or explained fully yet

Milt Jackson just blows my mind. It's all in his phrasing and blues notes. What a band! The way they blend and trade off.

We saw and heard this same quartet many years ago for a birthday gift from my wife for me. People in the audience were not the people who traveled to the expensive jazz clubs located in large cities. These sere local jazz fans who came to worship their heroes.They knew what they were hearing and seeing. I was in astonishment falling our of my seat seven times in bewilderment and disbelief at what was on display in front of me. Before the recital seeing this performance was like collecting baseball cards without attending the game in person. Most of the audience members were in the same category We knew about their talent. We watched the game that time and saw it in person. Nothing could have been a better birthday gift for me then. Same feelings today prevail. Yes indeed.

Fantastic listening! Great to hear such iconic musicians! All are very sadly missed

Milt Jackson spells it out clearly with his contribution on so many standard tunes. "It don't mean a thing" is perhaps his lasting and memorable contribution for solidifying my loyalty to the group over so many years. Percy Heath should be heard more as he is here.

Watch the audience members remain silent in respectful astonishment for having had the chance to hear this talent. This was serious business then for me to hear this music,It still is today so many years later. No such thing as the past tense for describing the total importance of this performance for me today.

Top shelf, made the Art of JAZZ Class. never tire of MJQ....

The immortal MJQ.

As a 21 year old student I was first privileged to watch the MJQ live in concert in Glasgow in 1960. At 82, I'm still smitten by them. Such has been the deep and abiding jazz legacy bequeathed by them. All imbued by such musicality and informed by the traditions of jazz stretching from New Orleans to the present day. Who says jazz hasn't evolved to be a significant art? The only tragedy is that, being an improvised music, if it's not recorded it's lost - brilliance and all; otherwise residing in the memories of those who were witness to hear great performances in the moment!

@peterfriedrich4632

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Viney, I'm very amused about your sophisticated lines. At 82 also, it's good to see another brain working so clear. God bless you !

@vineymushran8046

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterfriedrich4632 This is astonishing. To be picked-up like this from the anonymity of the net. Thank you, Peter, for your empathy and kind words. Greetings from India - and stay well. "It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing."

They are the very best of the BEST

Here is the source of my education about jazz music.This is the highest quality jazz small group ensemble for teaching me about jazz music last century. I find much of their music today suitable for dancing. True believers are in this audience. No phonies here. This is authentic and excellent.

CLASS, baby. High class all the way!

I was introduced to MJQ in 1956 when I was working in Holland I still have the record I

Mi grupo preferido, con este grupo aprendí a oír Jazz

Best jazz ensemble ever...in my opinion, of course

@Nallah108

2 жыл бұрын

I second that!

Excellent combination. Connie kay playing very well.

Speak all you want about the advantages of longevity in producing memories of quality jazz improvisation it does not get any better than this for me.Thank you for presenting this recital for me to hear and see it today. Shake it up Sally. There is combustible energy to make these musicians go forward. Look at the people in the audience who grant quiet dignified respect to this group as if they were at a road side shrine. ready to worship a special type of jazz music performed by a unique quartet made of talented individuals not to be assembled again. "Golden Striker" itself is enough be said about what Percy Heath is doing with his instrument to make listeners want to hear the group again. Watch John Lewis bedazzle listeners with improvisation and concluding with Milt Jackson's contribution.

Wonderful music, excellent musicians.

Percy Heath - divine

The perfect gentle swingin’ chamber-jazz group folks. Enough said. Toodeloo’s & Cheers!

Thanks for putting this recital here for us to hear for as many years as have passed us by. This is memorable to say the least. I was lucky to hear and know about the group fifty years ago or so. It does not get any better than this for my tastes. Quartet chamber music brought out the best.

@itgetter9

2 жыл бұрын

I love this comment!!! I hope you are doing well.

VIDEO ASSOLUTEMENTE STUPENDO!!!!!!!!

Outstanding musicians, were lucky to have them.

Love this! I've been a fan since the age of 16 - more than 63-odd years, and their music still gives me goosebumps ...

@celtglen

4 жыл бұрын

me too, my uncle, a bassist, turned me onto them

@pippidowd

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, Was introduced to MJQ in 1955 by a very handsome gay guy in his 20's from NYC and told me many things I'd never heard of and gave me their 1955 album...changed my life in so many ways...and it's so good to really listen to it here.

@peterfriedrich4632

3 жыл бұрын

@@pippidowd Change your life in which ways please...................?

@robertramirez3858

2 жыл бұрын

@@celtglen p

@frankay5342

10 ай бұрын

me too from age 16, saw them later live in 1992 cologne, their 40th jubilee

1. The Golden Striker 0:00 2. Three Windows 5:41 3. Prelude to a Kiss 11:44 4. Jack the Bear 17:34 5. It Don't Mean a Thing 23:20 6. A Day in Dubrovnik 31:55 7. Rockin' in Rhythm 48:21 8. Bags' Groove 55:15

@gustavoguillermokeller4017

5 жыл бұрын

DE LO MEJOR DEL MODERN ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

@gerard228

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@sharonlouis426

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Henri!

@tonygallo1104

Жыл бұрын

thanks Henri

My favorite jazz band! Finally i found them perfoming live

@peterfriedrich4632

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully not ! They are all in heaven ......RIP

I saw them in 1991 at University of Iowa. The epitome of class and great jazz musicians. I lost track of them for a while, and it is hard to believe they are all gone...but theses recordings live on. I don't think there is a comparable group out there today.

@harveyperkoff6325

3 жыл бұрын

OH . How I agree.. I saw them in their British tour 196? at Nottingham, but unlike you . never lost track ...always my favourite 'modern jazz 4' ...will love them forever ..spine tingling music... Harvey Perkoff

@peterfriedrich4632

3 жыл бұрын

Explicit not today and not in the future.....

My friends it does not get any better for my jazz tastes no matter how you slice the cheese. Superb artists display excellence!

Need to know what you might have missed by attending those pep rallies at school? Here it is in abundance. Quartet jazz music is serious listening. Watch the facial expressions of audience members. This is like a visit to the all-star painting exhibit at the museum with the painters in attendance and in front of you displaying their talents. Musical compositions are not any better than this one about "A Day in Dubrovnik". This is serious playing and performing then for them and the audience. For me so many years later it is paradise.

"Rockin' in Rhythm" might end up at the top of my list of closing improvisational masterpieces for this purpose.This is for the kitchen.

I have seen MJQ live several times. The last time was in Birmingham UK during their 40th Anniversary tour. Since then, each of the players has passed away. Their recorded music, thankfully is forever!

MJQ KILLS! this is awesome. Thank you! 👍👍

so happy to find this... my first encounter with mjq and jazz in common via tv at age 16. if there only was a cd of that concert...

I felt in love with jazz just hearing MJQ! Many years ago. But the magic of their music will live forever. Giovanni Italy

@laurab9867

3 жыл бұрын

...I was a teenager growing up in Argentina. My brother who was a year younger borrowed an album from "the library." The rest is history. Love MJQ !!!

@paulking2370

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurab9867 The new phone is 8

@laurab9867

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulking2370 ???

The modern jazz quartet....armonia automatica....increible.Belleza de lo No Escrito.

Bags seems to have unlimited energy, I admire him.

We have heard this performance nine or eleven times this week end having discovered it three or four days ago. This is display is most invigorating to say the least and it stands up for more praise under close scrutiny in comparison with what others have done. "Rockin' in Rhythm" stands out for all our words of energetic wonderment as a musical Gibraltar of permanent devotion to their energy Thank you!

Magnificent display of talent and a chance for me to see and hear John Lewis speak and perform on the piano. Central place of vitality and importance for John Lewis is clearly established here. Nothing ramshackle or packaged like a frozen TV dinner here. This is a five course formal meal with appetizers and a dessert. Cultural vending machines did not deliver this to us then. Nothing could be better.

I love these guys!

Thanks very much. This is lovely.

The masterpiece of jazz.

Thanks for posting live videos.

Longevity adds up to quality. No mistaking that effect. Origin of my admiration for jazz quartet improvisation is right here front and center. Cultural vending machines of the last century did not produce this music. Pay attention to John Lewis and his keyboard artistry..

Awesome! Love it. But who doesn't love Milt Jackson and the MJQ?

Thank you from Amsterdam Stefan

How extensive study time is given to the place of this quartet in courses dealing with jazz quartet music? Listening time is needed. "A Day in Dubrovnik" might continue to be one of my favorite performances by the quartet. Interplay and knowing when to stop for allowing another person have his time remains the un written side of this combination of musical ingenuity and genuine respect for each other.

pERCY hEATH wooooopiee

Brilliant!! from an MJQ fan from age 17 - 63 years ago.

@germansurdey6525

4 жыл бұрын

me too ! so you must be at least 80, like me ! cheers.

@bawbtherevelator6445

4 жыл бұрын

@@germansurdey6525 81 next month, amigo! On to 90 with the MJQ at als

@germansurdey6525

4 жыл бұрын

Me 80 on december 4 ! Let's keep living.but i have a cancer.so..... ! Meanwhile i enjoy our music.

👏🏾👏🏾

De lo mas Selecto y Exqusito del Jazz..

mjq is fabulous but the commercials kill the trip. thanks for great post

@normansiegel6637

4 жыл бұрын

get Premium!

The coolest of the cool. Geo S

AWESOME!!

Why has not there been Nobel Prize for performing jazz? Which groups would be standing in line to receive recognition and honors? A " A day in Dubrovnik" spells it out clearly for defining this group's contribution to jazz music. Marmalade and mashed potatoes do not constitute a desirable meal by themselves but when you are watching the musical skills on display by the group of chefs here you know about reconfiguration of recipes and wholesale ingredients not again to seen for offering the same recipe as more than an appetizer.

Watching and hearing this performance was equivalent to watching great painters - perhaps Monet - work on the canvas in front of you.

very spiritual music too...

I followed all their music on records and tapes and then saw them live in the 80's in Oldham Town Hall, Lancashire! Incredible sound and all top musicians. I play piano but would swap to Vibraphone if I could!

Jazz Club.........Nice.

Thank You

Классика джаза!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Listen to "Jack the Bear" over and over for a complete understanding of the cohesion demonstrated by all members of the quartet.

Tuve la oportunidad de verlos en Bellas Artes. En la ciudad de México en 1969

they not afraid to express

На удивление интеллигентные лица, соответственно и музыка ( третье течение ).

Excelente till now no one similar

Need to know some of the fine points of jazz improvisation here they are in abundance "Jack the Bear" is one of my favorite compositions and here it is in a splendid performance with Percy Heath

Музыка без границ!!!!!

Master

If you need a reason to find a special brand of religion to define and describe your existence here it is in full harmony and structural integrity to toss out or remove any doubt about about the value of musical compositions and their relevance for integrity for establishing and maintaining structural harmony in your life do not go too far from hearing this group display a quality performance.

Improvisation kept in cold storage has value. Start a discussion today about the importance of this quartet and continue speaking.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💫

Always liked the MJQ from my childhood to today. I had no idea they were still going. Unlike many other groups I never had the chance to see them live. 'No Sun in Venice' has been with me for years and often played when I want some cool music for friends that's not overpowering.

the drummer is Connie Kay

@antoniopaolomarinopuglisi4466

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it exactly as you write !

Percy Heath is the man, in Jack the bear.

🌈😍😍😍💐👌👌👌🌈❤️

I was the one who activate the great M J Q in on 8/2021 My The Most High Bless all black Singers & player's of Instruments Jamaican Rasta man say so.

If you need a reason to enroll in a university course to earn a degree in jazz history and music here it is. If you need a reason to treat jazz music as serious business here it is. Craft man ship is superb. John Lewis and Milt Jackson should make you study jazz music.That is what they did for me. Need a reason to understand their popularity in so many parts of Europe last century? Come up with some answers to deal with that issue and I will tell you more. Highest quality for jazz!

VALEU PELO MARAVILHOSO VIDEO !!! É UMA PENA QUE LEWIS, USA O TEMPO TODO A PARTITURA COMO BENGALA !!! ACHO QUE ELE TINHA MEDO DA IMPROVISAÇÃO ESPONTÂNEA... QUE SÓ PODE SER LIVRE !!!

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Which of their recording did you like the best? Start a discussion about this topic and send a dialogue about your thoughts. We would like to know how has this group stood up to fair evaluation during the past forty or so years since retirement. What went in the lunch bucket then produced quality food for consumption You knew that the group placed quality above all else. Thank you!

is a day is dubrovnik based on a specific piece? if so what is it please? Why isn't it in the credits?

Who became better them?

Listen to "Jack the Bear" and tell me about the advantages of getting substance from the cultural vending machines found in too many places and promoted as dispensers of quality music as if it were not different than fast food packaged in a way to confuse you. Need a definition of true believers? Take a look at the audience members for having finished the long trek to arrive at this location for perfection in music. Percy Heath might by himself convert you to a different form of musical religion Listen to the group preform "It don't mean a thing if it don't got that swing" and tell me about reincarnation and rebirth of spiritual qualities designed for catapulting you to heaven.

Who the hell are the 15 down votes????????

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