Perdido by Billy Taylor, Duke Ellington and Willie the Lion

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presents Billy Taylor playing Duke Ellington's Perdido along with the Master himself, and piano legend Willie the Lion Smith, from a 1969 tv celebration of Billy's birthday.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: August 30, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Author: JazzVideoGuy

Length: 00:04:58
Rating: 4.89
Views: 67609

Tags: Billy Taylor Jazz Piano Duke Ellington Perdido Willie the Lion Smith Cigars Television

Video Comments:
Bumblebee38 (January 7, 2009 at 7:39 am)
Remarquable !!!!!
unclebobunclebob (January 2, 2009 at 5:11 am)
I remember seeing this on TV. Great trio. Only Taylor still lives. But the music of all three will live forever.
tuxguys (December 31, 2008 at 10:17 pm)
This is why I haunt YouTube late at night... three piano stars... the potentiality for a train wreck is enormous and... IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. Their styles may be different, but the impeccability of their taste is uniform. And how neat to see Dr. Billy Taylor in a situation where he's "the Kid?"
rodbauer (December 2, 2008 at 10:30 am)
Great stuff!
jthemump (November 15, 2008 at 9:54 pm)
I love Ellington's playing as much as his composing.
billes335 (November 14, 2008 at 7:08 pm)
Ellington is my god for arranging. He was beautiful. Him and Strayhorn were amazing together. ...and his mother called him Bill is by far one of my favorite albums.
desolationstumblebum (November 14, 2008 at 9:25 am)
i may have seen cooler than this in my life sometime ... i just cant think of it now (or ever).

billy taylor seems like he's in heaven, the lion is king of course, and the other guy ...what's his name again?

♪☮
54spiritedwill54 (November 4, 2008 at 4:27 pm)
at 1:15 they all seem surprised by the bass and drums coming in..haha
KROGERSGROUP (November 1, 2008 at 10:49 pm)
im not getting at anyone in any bad way..but if its so easy..how come they are able to make something so simple sound so difficult..may be by knowing what the chord progression is, people may think its so easy..but there is so much more going on inside of these turnarounds besides the major/minor scales. like the diminished..(so important)
the music is beautiful...
i believe that the black man is a true king. so many world contributions with little respect and recognition.someone cursed us!!
mmjaljs (December 29, 2008 at 4:47 am)
In your missive are many truths, and me being a musician I truly understand. Whenever something is contrived, and made to seem like it's simple examplifies, the brilliance of the artist. In this particular case, three articulate artist. One thing I disagree about though, "Someone cursed Us" this proclamation subjectively is disagreeable. Technically, regardless of Race or Gender when your good, you can only be held down for so long. Trust me you will rise! Mr Duke ellington is proof.