Laurindo Almeida with The Modern Jazz Quartet Videos

Chordwayze Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Saoff... But you shoulda heard that announcer (Steve Race) play jazz piano. Ok he was a stiff-necked, 1950's BBC Englishman. That's how the BBC insisted theirannouncers were back then. But Race knew jazz, even if doesn't know much about the way guitar should or shouldn't be played.

dhalius Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - this is what i call music, the best music no shit rock, pop or modern pieces of shpoot

RussellK9 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Wow what a gem, thank goodness folks can get to these archives. Chordwayze, I had forgotten about Steve Race, your note is dead on how the Beeb was in those days.♫♪♫♪

ormistonk Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Steve Race! the truly English introduction juxtaposed with the spontaneous wonderful music - a great combination. Thanks so much for sharing this

123obo123 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Laurindo and the Modern Jazz Quartet play beautifully here, but the host is a total snob. Listening to him talk about the 'proper way to play a guitar,' makes me want to smack him across his Bourgeois face.

123obo123 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Laurindo and the Modern Jazz Quartet play beautifully here, but the host is a total snob. Listening to him talk about the 'proper way to play a guitar,' makes me want to smack him across his Bourgeois face.

zwolfen Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Perhaps he sounds "snobbish"...but he's correct in his asessment of guitar popularity of the time. Almeida was a true artist and musical genius. It was he who brought the guitar to "respectibility" in the jazz culture.

LoveSculpture Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Gorgeous. It's a jazzy chorinho.

godles45 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Thanks. I have only audio version. This is excellent.

LoveSculpture Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - That's Bossa Nova actually

cgsomlo Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Never forget that Laurindo could never sound "snobbish" since he was Brazilian and all his music are an evidence of that.

angeloamericano Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Long live Laurindo! I heard this on a radio sta. in La. about 20 years ago. The radio sta. went off the air late, I fell asleep and it came back at 6 am and I heard the intro he played exactly the same as this video. It had a profound effect on me. Thanks for this important add and to see this great preformance form 1964.

gadzooks63 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - did you notice something? look close! he has the same slim-line mustache as DJANGO !. .. . 40 years back in time . .

gadzooks63 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - p.s. . . correction !. .make that 60 years

lpsling Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Who is that host? Arrogant, snotty little fuck you'd love to punch out....and always introducing great musicians like Laurendo or Cannonball Adderly who need no introduction...especially from a no nothing twit like him....probably has his own show on PBS

falmouth8 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - The host was Steve Race, well known on BBC television many years ago.

crazyforbadminton Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Delightful.

AMAR4200 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - fuck british , they always think they're interesting

falmouth8 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - You sound like a one chord plectrum player.

adr3naline23 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - wow i luv that guy in the begining, he sounds like his underwear is so tight, i luv it, almeida is one of the greatest but i still like luiz bonfa more

fuzzfactory Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Yeah, I agree. It's kind of funny. I've never been around anyone who felt that snooty about rock. Usually the snooty people you find today only listen to "rare" rock from the sixties blah blah. Rock from that era did suck dicks compared to Almeida, though.

FRONKY88 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Чудесный чистый интеллигентный джаз.Как здорово слышать хитро вплетённые в джаз босса-новы Жобима.

FRONKY88 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Jobim forever!!!

STEViEmando Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Fuck you too arsehole.

Cutedervish Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - самба одной ноты