Ron Carter & Bobby Hutcherson & Joe Chambers | Live at JazzOpen Stuttgart Festival | 1996

📺 Watch the full concert on Qwest TV https://videos.qwest.tv/content/db3cb0ac-a8df-4995-9896-ab1b8cb1606e 🔔 Subscribe, watch live and join the community of music lovers: https://www.youtube.com/@QwestTV?sub_confirmation=1 💻 Enjoy more than +1,300 full length concerts, premium documentaries and exclusive interviews: https://videos.qwest.tv/ ABOUT THIS VIDEO: The bassist Ron Carter, the vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and the drummer Joe Chambers were longtime collaborators, first appearing together on Blue Note Records in the mid-1960s. At this 1996 concert in Stuttgart, Germany the mighty triumvirate were joined by two younger musicians who were then both recording for Blue Note: the pianist Kevin Hays and the tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson. Older and younger, they formed a balanced quintet that evoked the classic era when Blue Note was on the cutting edge of post-bop jazz. Each of the three icons present original tunes. Ron Carter offers "Blues For DP," which honors the Blue Note pianist and producer Duke Pearson, and his popular "Little Waltz." The New Orleans-inflected "Tu-Way-Pock-E-Way" comes from the pen of Joe Chambers, who, in addition to being one of the great unsung drummers in modern jazz, is also a fine composer, vibraphonist and pianist. Bobby Hutcherson displays two elegant compositions: "Teddy" and "Highway One." What strikes a listener most is how each of the elder statesmen were still at the top of their games thirty-plus years after coming to the public’s attention. Carter’s robust sound and perfect time, Hutcherson’s virtuosic explorations, and Chambers’s brilliantly nuanced playing are in full bloom throughout. The younger players are obviously inspired by these distinguished musicians. Hays offers imaginative harmonic support and idiomatically accurate improvisations, while Jackson brings forth solos stamped by muscle and intelligence. With Hutcherson’s passing in 2017, this outstanding performance stands as a tribute to an eminently gifted and highly influential musician. Steve Futterman Production year: 1996 Follow Qwest TV Website: https://www.qwest.tv/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/qwest.tv Facebook: https://facebook.com/qwesttv TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qwest_tv Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qwest-tv 🎶 'From Bebop to Hip Hop' 🎤 Qwest TV is Quincy Jones’ premium video streaming service exploring jazz, its global influence, and its many futures. Through premium documentaries, unforgettable live concerts, rare archival footage, and exclusive interviews, Qwest TV celebrates the artists, stories, and movements that shape music history. Curated by music legends and leading experts. Timeless music, endless stories. ✨

Added 22 Apr 2026