jazmaan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The only modern sax player that Bird himself paid much attention to was Wardell Gray. That's not to say that Bird didn't enjoy listening to some of his predecessors like Johnny Hodges or Willie Smith. But I think it was Hampton Hawes who said that when Wardell and Bird were on the same stand, when it was Dell's turn to solo, even Bird's ears would perk up. In Bird's later years you could even hear a few of Wardell's signature licks creep into Bird's own solos.

colonnaf (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

every single note he plays ie amazing

gsco82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Both Bird and Sonny Stitt were great players. I think that Sonny must have realized that he would invite comparison by playing an arrangement of Star Eyes that is so close to what Bird played. Nonetheless, I love Sonny Stitt's playing, especially on alto.

victorsethy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Right.And by the way 21th century seems to be coursed...

JaysJOM (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Holy 80's!!

bluntobjct (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

well it just anoyes me in this song, and I mean a lot just soundquality wise, i didn't say urtreger is an anoying pianist.

FlamingoReaper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Rene sounds great here! I write from a bandstand perspective. After working with and trying to understanding players like J.R.Montrose, Jaki Byard, etc I'm a minimalist when it comes to comping. Accompany Vs Comp I like comping. I prefer the comping behind a solo sparse/minimalistic letting the soloist tell the story instead of dictating harmonically where the soloist should go. I'm think that's why Miles would tell Herbie to lay out.But hey, I'm still learning after 40 years...

ColmOSullivanRed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Once again, just a note to assert the actual greatness of this wonderful pianist, a hero in his own right too, Rene Urtreger!!!!!

ColmOSullivanRed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Now, this is a REALLY bad comment: Rene Urtreger is a real hero jazz musician, a great pianist, a contributor to some of the greatest records (Lift to the Scaffold: Miles Davis; Lester Young, Dizzy and more), and his own GREAT trio with Daniel Humair... His brief solo here, I think, is a model...I, for one, love it! Long live Rene Urtreger!!!

brianasax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wonderful! Love it!