Posted by Orin Kerr:
Bobby Hutcherson Quartet Plays "Little B's Poem":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_14-2007_10_20.shtml#1192692506
I once [1]mentioned the greatness of the jazz vibraphonist Bobby
Hutcherson on this site, and now there's a clip on YouTube that does
Hutcherson justice: Hutcherson [2]leading a terrific quartet playing
his classic tune "Little B's Poem." I believe the performance was
recorded in Japan at the 1989 [3]Mount Fuji Jazz Festival.
In this recording, Hutcherson is joined by three very familiar
players that Miles Davis had first brought together in 1964: Herbie
Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and the late-great Tony Williams
on drums. Hutcherson had played with each of them many times before,
including on a number of '60s era [4]Blue Notes. The tune is one of
Hutcherson's best known compositions, and it was named after his son
Barry ("Little B"). Hutcherson explains in the liner notes to his 1965
Components album that the melodic line reminded him of how Barry had
played as a toddler. Here's the clip:
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Some listeners may find Hutcherson's playing to be simply too fast;
at first it may sound like a blizzard of notes that are simply too
densely packed to put together. I recommend listening a few more
times; after a while your brain will catch up to Hutcherson's speed
and you'll begin to see it. Of course, actual mileage may vary.
References
1. http://www.volokh.com/posts/1182129364.shtml
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPmlqQAtIHw
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Fuji_Jazz_Festival
4. http://bluenote.com/
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