Perdido by Billy Taylor, Duke Ellington and Willie the Lion

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http://www.billytaylorjazz.net 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.

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Well considering ... ( 7 months ago by jazzpiano10)

Well considering its jazz, I'm pretty sure the whole thing was improvisation, not pre-rehearsed

lol @ 4:14 ( 7 months ago by xerox123321)

lol @ 4:14

Nothing Like 3 Guys ... ( 6 months ago by Morahman7vnNo2)

Nothing Like 3 Guys Playing The Piano.

at 1:15 they all ... ( 5 months ago by tajto)

at 1:15 they all seem surprised by the bass and drums coming in..haha

Excellent stuff... ... ( 5 months ago by vanmorrisonnews)

Excellent stuff... Billy Taylor must have been born smiling...

This is one of the ... ( 5 months ago by neilbombd)

This is one of the greatest things I've ever seen. Massive fan of Duke, and couldn't believe my eyes when I stumbled on this. Thank you so much for sharing this performance, I can't stop watching it.

Willie's the Man... ... ( 4 months ago by FellmanBaines)

Willie's the Man... the kind with the derby hat.

Array ( 4 months ago by birdonawi)

it
´s interesting how neither duke nor willie look at billy through the show.

I'm in love. ( 4 months ago by EdaCherry1)

I'm in love.

... ( 4 months ago by austinhinchey)

HyperUltraSuperExtraGreat!!!!!!!!

Superb ( 3 months ago by Brovoll)

Superb

Array ( 3 months ago by francisestrada)

Sorpresa, emoci
ón, admiración, placer, elevación, veneración. Todo eso me produce este material. Gracias Youtube por permitirme acceder a estas imágenes.

How does that only ... ( 2 months ago by theyc)

How does that only get 4 stars? This is the best thing I've seen on youtube

AWESOME!!! I have ... ( 2 months ago by jazzlife1)

AWESOME!!! I have to save that in favorites.

ever hear of a ... ( 2 months ago by theunluckyfetus)

ever hear of a little record called money jungle?

Yes, it's one of my ... ( 2 months ago by neilbombd)

Yes, it's one of my favourite records.

got any ... ( 2 months ago by theunluckyfetus)

got any transcriptions?

It's great how they ... ( 2 months ago by richardsull119)

It's great how they manage to stay out of each other's way. Six hands could get very crowded!

;-D ( 1 month ago by elaeudanla1)

;-D

JOYGASM ( 1 month ago by shadmo328)

JOYGASM

i was thinking the ... ( 1 month ago by audaciousking)

i was thinking the same thing. this is amazing

are there still ... ( 1 month ago by kaymany)

are there still good jazz musicians like this in our time ?

many they are just ... ( 1 month ago by JazzVideoGuy)

many they are just harder to find

It's like a dream ... ( 2 weeks ago by earlhines1)

It's like a dream come true. The Duke, The Lion and Billy Taylor, what a threesome. It reminds me when I saw Earl Hines, Eubie Blake and Billy Taylor at the end of the 70's at the Overseas Press Club in NY near the Grand Central Terminal.
Thanks

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