Emmet Cohen & Veronica Swift - Yardbird Suite

[giagiagii]

I sing this song hoping you'll all find out
The man who wrote the yardbird suite
Leave you no doubt tell you about
Charles Yardbird Parker was his name
The facts
He carved his name in history
A sax for his axe

His improvisation was miraculous
Mastermind of rhythm was he
He blew notes that nobody had ever blown before
Till then, Blew ‘em as they’d never been.
So often true as genius seems to do
He's suffered his life through but gave us the
Yardbird suite

All because he never stopped blowing
When he had the miserable woes he seem to pour out
his heart and make each person listening feel they never know what being low down could be
He knew that blowing happy music going to set him free
He blew and blew and blew until he had to change his hatta sound he had that long before we heard
when he was just a boy in Kansas city
So pretty
After he came to New York town
All of the local jazz were listening in admiration
But long before his new sounds were round the
nation
Bird deserves the credit for stimulating Renaissance of Jazz
It makes us very happy to announce
A goodly portion of his best works reincarnated
Half a treat
Hurry right out and get yourself some yardbird suite
(copied to another comment on yt)

[QuadriviumNumbers]

Veronica! Please, never stop singing and representing this beloved music. Emmet's always so lyrical.
Long live _Charlie 'Bird' Parker_ ♥

[sophierivkin-fish]

How has this not gained more recognition?? Incredible!

[curtwesser]

I have to echo the lady before me and say how is this not getting more recognition that's exactly correct these guys are powerful

[jefferyneu]

This is amazing. Who knew Emett SCATS!❤️ thank you both for this masterful performance!

[manfredkoller]

To me Emmet is probably the best living jazz pianist on this planet. Stunning.

[ilanfono]

Great! It's like having a private concert by two wonderful jazz musicians! It can't get more intimate than that! Thanks & Love from Tel-Aviv!

[johnnysongdujour]

her singing is outrageous. And Emmet is fantastic too

[francisbucher]

I don’t even know what to say about Emmet’s solo………incredible!!!! Great singing as well Veronica!

[jimthompson]

I'm so happy to hear this great piece put to words and so beautifully played and sung.

[mjcohnmd]

🎼🎶🎵🎹 Ohhhh Yeahhh....Very sweet...Yard-🐦- Suite...!!!!
🎙🎙 🎷🎷🎷😎😎

[dees]

Saw you play together at Birdland last January, so fortunate. Keep it coming Emmet! God Bless you both and Mazel Tov!

[pepijnbresters]

Damn... Im working on this solo for school now and she just sings it effortlessly. Incredible

[bbkll]

You two are absolutely fantastic! I LOVE the way you comp behind her so lyrically! As a pianist myself I adore accompanying vocalists. You two are a match made in heaven ❤😊

[dionberardo]

You guys sound amazing! I really miss this city with all these great and unique musicians!

[ippolitolamedica]

No words...Too marvelous for words!!!!

[efanshel]

Just wonderful...I am embarrassed to say I've never heard of the two...

[joostmelis]

1:14
he blew and blew and blew until he had to change is hatta sound and that was long before we knew when he was just from kansas city
so pretty

[django]

Quite brilliant, dazzling & luminescent. Thank you.

[nadineemmacohen]

PEARLS AND GEMS THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE !!! THANK YOU A HUGE THANK YOU FROM FRANCE