Essentially Ellington 2019: Roosevelt High School - Solid Old Man

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2019
  • Live from the 2019 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, it's Roosevelt High School from Seattle, WA playing Duke Ellington's "Solid Old Man."
    Learn more about Essentially Ellington: academy.jazz.org/ee/

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  • @cnphause
    @cnphause Год назад +1445

    The only similarity between this jazz band and my high school jazz band is that we were in high school too. These guys are outstanding.

    • @stodillerspencer2028
      @stodillerspencer2028 Год назад +62

      That trumpet player gotta be like 27 at least

    • @Peter-ff1tp
      @Peter-ff1tp Год назад +66

      @@stodillerspencer2028
      Yeah, high school jazz bands are much like little league teams. All the top schools are just importing Cubans in their mid 20s.

    • @hughjayn1s
      @hughjayn1s Год назад +15

      @@Peter-ff1tp and the one Puerto Rican that’s 12 but plays like and is like Aaron judge

    • @theblackbasketball
      @theblackbasketball Год назад +4

      @@Peter-ff1tp Y’all talking about the Dillard guy?

    • @KD-iq2tx
      @KD-iq2tx Год назад +1

      These guys played jazz instead of doing concert band throughout school I think

  • @mohabexpert123
    @mohabexpert123 Год назад +504

    That drummer 100% has someone tied to the tracks

    • @Toad_the_creator
      @Toad_the_creator Год назад +17

      Bro I literally could not breath because i was laughing so much at this.

  • @julesdauphin2946
    @julesdauphin2946 6 месяцев назад +104

    I love the bag of organic baby spinach on top of the piano

    • @idekaem
      @idekaem 3 месяца назад +5

      How did I not notice this I literally watch this all the time wtf

    • @liljxs3627
      @liljxs3627 3 месяца назад

      why is it there lol

    • @theguywithcoolpens6466
      @theguywithcoolpens6466 3 месяца назад +1

      @@liljxs3627probably a good luck thing/ trolling the RUclips audience

    • @joshmonro2107
      @joshmonro2107 Месяц назад

      It’s a Popeye reference I think, to make the pianist play stronger

  • @sebbgz
    @sebbgz Год назад +592

    Mad respect for waluigi on the drums right there

    • @haszard7413
      @haszard7413 Год назад +16

      I read this comment and almost choked on my water

    • @leda-vaso6409
      @leda-vaso6409 Год назад +11

      Come on it's green goblin😂

    • @lifeoflynx7330
      @lifeoflynx7330 Год назад +8

      🌜🥁

    • @BShark6666
      @BShark6666 5 месяцев назад

      Have some respect you bunch of idiots. This is a person…

    • @BloodShedPWK
      @BloodShedPWK 10 дней назад

      At least he has a better jawline than ur chin line fattass

  • @noahjoo7231
    @noahjoo7231 4 года назад +944

    the drummer looks sooo happy when he plays

    • @253goon
      @253goon 3 года назад +93

      if playing your instrument doesn't make you happy then why even play

    • @adamh951
      @adamh951 3 года назад +52

      Yeah if I was at Essentially Ellington playing solid old man, I’d be pretty happy too.

    • @dailyblankscreen7938
      @dailyblankscreen7938 Год назад +33

      Bro lookin devious

    • @Person-275
      @Person-275 Год назад +20

      @@dailyblankscreen7938 man’s got that jerma985 jawline

    • @thomasgazzoli4000
      @thomasgazzoli4000 Год назад +5

      @@Person-275 nah dream's one

  • @Mister_Clean
    @Mister_Clean 8 месяцев назад +23

    Everybody's talking about the drummer while totally missing that insane trombone solo

  • @holdeenyo8914
    @holdeenyo8914 Год назад +1500

    bro that drummer looks absolutely devious

    • @amongus-xq6jd
      @amongus-xq6jd Год назад +31

      that’s what i’m saying aba aba aba ba ba

    • @djhaynes136
      @djhaynes136 Год назад +33

      Bruhs like the meme face 💀

    • @Cheaner
      @Cheaner Год назад +22

      He looks like dream 💀

    • @isaace.6157
      @isaace.6157 Год назад +2

      I can't unsee it

    • @physix1954
      @physix1954 Год назад +3

      Devious

  • @zombi3907
    @zombi3907 Год назад +198

    The piano players hands are gigantic. Such long fingers and a great touch on the keys. Dang. But the thing that kept getting me to wonder is where the hell do you find a high school kid who plays great vibes. What a throwback.

  • @hollis2557
    @hollis2557 Год назад +266

    I’m a retired high school band director. My jazz band very rarely got less than a I- at festivals. But I would hate to perform after these guys. They are on a completely different level.

    • @rg2baxk
      @rg2baxk 9 месяцев назад

      what is I-?
      What state is this the grading system of?

    • @talesoftheinlandseas5063
      @talesoftheinlandseas5063 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@rg2baxk i think he just meant a I, or 1. In my state (and most states to my knowledge) band festival ratings are usually 1-5, or I-V ( same thing, some places just use numerals instead)

    • @rg2baxk
      @rg2baxk 6 месяцев назад

      Ohhhhh makes sense@@talesoftheinlandseas5063
      Wisconsin uses 1-5

    • @mr.mrowmusic8255
      @mr.mrowmusic8255 16 дней назад

      @@rg2baxk best score, lower half
      like an A- type thing

  • @GiddyGoons
    @GiddyGoons Год назад +513

    That soprano sax solo gave me goosebumps absolutely incredible. You all smashed it.

    • @FNBRVolts
      @FNBRVolts 6 месяцев назад +2

      All the solos but that and the Bari solo were really good imo

    • @volatilefish3908
      @volatilefish3908 2 месяца назад +1

      @@FNBRVolts all the solos were near-professional quality, if not professional-quality. Maybe you just don't like saxes :)

    • @FNBRVolts
      @FNBRVolts 2 месяца назад

      @@volatilefish3908 I said all the good solos were good, and I pointed out that the saxes solos were especially good. you misread, I am a sax player, why would I hate.

    • @volatilefish3908
      @volatilefish3908 2 месяца назад

      @@FNBRVolts sorry bruv I just thought when you said "all but that" you mean you didn't like it, I was in turmoil wondering how someone couldn't like them

    • @FNBRVolts
      @FNBRVolts 2 месяца назад

      @@volatilefish3908 Oh no I was saying the soprano and bari solo were the best.

  • @yippeeclawyay2591
    @yippeeclawyay2591 Год назад +71

    the whole rythm section absolutely killed it during the entire show, also the bassist does not get enough props

  • @bobthebuilder4671
    @bobthebuilder4671 Год назад +42

    The piano intro sounds so fire

  • @chickenbeforeegg
    @chickenbeforeegg Год назад +36

    Bag of... Spinach? On the piano? Swagger for days.

  • @gustaflembre4191
    @gustaflembre4191 Год назад +83

    Every solo was nuts but that pianist is really tying everything together. Wow!

  • @empireleaguesociety2824
    @empireleaguesociety2824 2 года назад +96

    I love the mic error in the beginning. It gave really good 1930s vibes for a second.

    • @aaasttraaa
      @aaasttraaa Год назад +1

      it really does!! i love it

  • @drxvms
    @drxvms Год назад +80

    The drummer will (deservedly) get a lot of the percussion section's shine, but the guy on the xylophone was locked, too!

  • @gloriamosure9184
    @gloriamosure9184 4 года назад +288

    Amazing! So great; love your pianist. Jazz is so difficult for pianists. Hope he continues his studies.

  • @bigpoppa4347
    @bigpoppa4347 4 месяца назад +8

    I’m in my middle school jazz band and I could only imagine being at one of these competitions when I’m in high school

  • @Grandtrunk
    @Grandtrunk 3 года назад +46

    Speechless!! HIGH SCHOOL??!!

  • @TheLincMiller
    @TheLincMiller 2 года назад +103

    The best songs are the ones even the musicians themselves can't help but jam along

  • @SJW5879
    @SJW5879 4 года назад +60

    That drummer though looks like hes got his jam face on!🎶

  • @roosterslime9430
    @roosterslime9430 4 года назад +231

    *Director: Scott Brown*
    *Solos:*
    Piano: Aaron Korver (0:00)*
    Trombone: Elise Toney (1:08)**
    Bari Sax: Nick Altemeier (1:30)**
    Trumpet: Will Knight (2:17)**
    Soprano Sax: Eli Sullivan (3:50)**
    Trombone: Nick Mesler (4:38)
    * = Honorable Mention Award
    ** = Outstanding Award
    ***1st Place in Essentially Ellington Competition***
    *Full Awards List*
    *Sectional Awards:*
    *Outstanding Trombone Section:* Elise Toney (Lead)**, Nick Mesler, Alexis Kim, Zach Sahlin (Offstage), Toby Jay (Bass, Offstage)
    *Outstanding Trumpet Section:* Will Knight (Lead)** , Colin Brace, Carter Eng** , Rei Ichikawa
    *Outstanding Brass Section:* Elise Toney (Lead Trombone)** , Nick Mesler (Trombone), Alexis Kim (Trombone), Will Knight (Lead Trumpet)** , Colin Brace (Trumpet), Carter Eng (Trumpet)** , Rei Ichikawa (Trumpet), Zach Sahlin (Trombone, Offstage), Toby Jay (Bass Trombone, Offstage)
    *Honorable Mention Soloist Award:*
    Aaron Korver (Piano)
    Nate Mesler (Vibraphone)
    Henry Mohr (Drums)
    *Outstanding Soloist Award:*
    George Fulton (Tenor Sax)
    Nick Altemeier (Baritone Sax)
    Elise Toney (Trombone)
    Will Knight (Trumpet)
    Carter Eng (Trumpet)
    Eli Sullivan (Doubler: Soprano Sax, Alto Sax)
    *Highlight: **1:08*

    • @roosterslime9430
      @roosterslime9430 4 года назад +8

      @@TooTactWithTheKnocks yea but he only soloed on alto and soprano.

    • @nkk334
      @nkk334 Год назад +2

      You didn't put any * on the last trombone solo

    • @rainewoods
      @rainewoods Год назад +2

      @@nkk334 that’s because unfortunately Nick Mesler didn’t win any awards for his solo.

    • @theblackbasketball
      @theblackbasketball Год назад

      @@rainewoods He should have; I’m not sure how they judge solos at EE though.

    • @rainewoods
      @rainewoods Год назад +1

      @@theblackbasketballIm not sure how they judge either, but he’s a fantastic soloist, he really should have

  • @zombi3907
    @zombi3907 Год назад +36

    Also holy crap that second sax solo. That kid was laying it DOWN. And the drummer is really solid.

  • @PumilateVFX
    @PumilateVFX 3 года назад +50

    I really love the 2nd trombonist's energy

  • @mrsax4224
    @mrsax4224 Год назад +10

    I can't believe this is a high school jazz band.

  • @zducky_1
    @zducky_1 Год назад +38

    these kids are gods... best version of solid old man i could find

  • @gabrielwickander
    @gabrielwickander 9 месяцев назад +7

    That drummer is crazy good

  • @calvinanderson2385
    @calvinanderson2385 2 года назад +11

    Roosevelt is insane

  • @saskiacalvert9764
    @saskiacalvert9764 4 года назад +26

    love the drummer

  • @caivean2337
    @caivean2337 3 месяца назад +2

    I need to know that soprano sax’s mouthpiece I am in love with that tone

  • @michaelwilcox5168
    @michaelwilcox5168 4 года назад +7

    Use of dynamics and tempo were AWESOME.

  • @allister5643
    @allister5643 Год назад +10

    Man I wish my midwest highschool hadn't cut band when I was like 7. I didn't even get to hear this music until I was in college.

  • @notchan1696
    @notchan1696 Год назад +14

    Trumpets- that wiggle gives me shivers

    • @imdead8368
      @imdead8368 Год назад +4

      I know my high school is auditioning for ellington next year and we played solid old man to practice over the summer and I couldn’t get it close to as good as theirs was it’s crazy.

    • @hughjayn1s
      @hughjayn1s Год назад

      @@imdead8368I think they kinda mix in a lip trill with a regular shake because when I did it like that, it sounded like theirs

  • @e.m946
    @e.m946 3 месяца назад +1

    absolutely loving their performance and their outstandous socks

  • @langstonhughesii2838
    @langstonhughesii2838 4 года назад +34

    That lead sax player 👌

  • @cadence649
    @cadence649 Год назад +10

    The bari sax solo was so fly

  • @KurtRibakBass
    @KurtRibakBass 4 года назад +76

    I wasn't familiar with this Ellington tune. I went back to listen to the '49 Ellington band play it. This high school band really does the tune justice. Great solos, but also really good ensemble playing. Thanks!

  • @kuyaadriann
    @kuyaadriann 4 года назад +52

    Is no one going to talk about the bag of Baby spinach on the piano???

    • @elisullivan7392
      @elisullivan7392 4 года назад +1

      @@Snavels this was the only time he ever did that, nobody had any idea it was gonna happen

    • @michaelwilcox5168
      @michaelwilcox5168 4 года назад

      Adrian R I saw that too, but thought it was a tune book!!!

    • @SamanthaMonday5
      @SamanthaMonday5 4 года назад +1

      @@elisullivan7392 lol, a snack to alleve the anxiety of preforming maybe?

    • @xtracheeze1140
      @xtracheeze1140 Год назад

      I can't imagine why or how that could be there

  • @giffordscott2599
    @giffordscott2599 9 месяцев назад +4

    if anyone was wondering both tenors are playing martin committee iiis and lead alto is playing a (50s?) martin indiana and his sop sax is a 1920s martin i believe
    a sax section full of martins- i love to see it!

  • @frijolero6048
    @frijolero6048 2 года назад +14

    Wow. I was thinking it was a concert 'for' Roosevelt HIgh School and I was thinking how cool the students get to listen to this great music live. hehehehe

  • @_glowstickeater
    @_glowstickeater Год назад +2

    the lettuce on the piano and the drummers *devious* look ,,,

  • @noahvdub526
    @noahvdub526 Год назад +7

    this is my fav soprano sax solo
    easily it is so damn good

  • @deldridg
    @deldridg Год назад +56

    Damn - some great music going on there! Must show my son who at 12 has just joined his high school jazz band here in Sydney. Thanks for sharing - Dave

  • @elnauta9525
    @elnauta9525 Год назад +4

    Wonderfull, I see it over and over and over again!

  • @DevanDara
    @DevanDara 5 лет назад +12

    I love this song

  • @edvinvinter1770
    @edvinvinter1770 5 лет назад +15

    Soprano ❤️

  • @floriancazacu4504
    @floriancazacu4504 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wow! This is beyond impressive.
    If you look at musicians you'll generally see that the younger they are the faster and more complicated they want to play. And it isn't until 15-20 years into their career that they understand what truly makes great music.
    However, these guys already have it! This is the most impressive performance I've ever seen.
    Absolutely sublime!

  • @smocast738
    @smocast738 Год назад +5

    Now THAT's a bari solo!

  • @bradleypatin9235
    @bradleypatin9235 3 года назад

    Absolute fire

  • @whitthemusicguy3129
    @whitthemusicguy3129 Год назад +8

    wow I mean wow. That was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE

  • @xylem8823
    @xylem8823 Год назад +2

    most devious drummer ive ever seen

  • @chosendisciple1176
    @chosendisciple1176 Год назад +5

    Some great jazz and amazing high school talent

  • @mattsli89
    @mattsli89 Год назад +4

    Wow!! What a nice soprano sound!!

  • @addisynlearningguitar
    @addisynlearningguitar Месяц назад

    chills.

  • @beesee8728
    @beesee8728 Год назад +1

    This is fire!

  • @hansdegraaf995
    @hansdegraaf995 2 года назад +9

    Great band and a head arrangement, impressive👍

  • @raymondfallon7429
    @raymondfallon7429 Год назад +4

    Trombone soloist has a great sound. Band sounds great.

  • @philipsacco3311
    @philipsacco3311 Год назад +1

    The Soprano sax …….beyond professional! A tough beast to play!

  • @manavronvelwala4776
    @manavronvelwala4776 9 месяцев назад

    they onto something here!

  • @Sladewolf6087
    @Sladewolf6087 3 месяца назад

    The piano at the beginning is amazing

  • @racehoglund7251
    @racehoglund7251 4 года назад +54

    is that... baby spinach?... on the piano?

    • @matteorivera9894
      @matteorivera9894 3 года назад +20

      Yup! I think they said they were trying to find an example of the vibe they wanted from the pianist at the beginning, and they found an old Popeye cartoon where he ate a bunch of spinach and then played the piano

    • @racehoglund7251
      @racehoglund7251 3 года назад +1

      @@matteorivera9894 lol that’s awesome

    • @jonathanwoo6507
      @jonathanwoo6507 3 года назад +1

      @@matteorivera9894 lol

  • @henryfoabdarbangldfut
    @henryfoabdarbangldfut Месяц назад

    omg that bari is unreal

  • @ezra1992
    @ezra1992 Год назад +4

    Dream looking like that drummer

  • @xavierlemblun8446
    @xavierlemblun8446 Год назад

    Magnifique tous ces musiciens Dieu que le jazz est beau et cette possibilite qu il donne a tous les instrumentistes de jouer un solo, c est genial avant de retrouver l ensemble je me demande pourquoi le classique n a pas eu la meme idee enfin merci aux artistes du jazz, grand moment...

  • @SamanthaMonday5
    @SamanthaMonday5 4 года назад +88

    i thought Nick Mesler killed it. Maybe a few blunders but he deserved an honorable mention i think.

    • @paulfujimoto6849
      @paulfujimoto6849 3 года назад +50

      Well, seeing as how he got into Juilliard’s jazz program, I doubt he’s sweatin it haha

    • @aidanclark6448
      @aidanclark6448 2 года назад +8

      His solo on this chart was SO tasteful. I agree.

    • @rainewoods
      @rainewoods Год назад +2

      @@paulfujimoto6849definitely lol, he’s a fantastic player

  • @mirosawsulikowski2454
    @mirosawsulikowski2454 Год назад

    Super.

  • @Jamaka378
    @Jamaka378 Год назад

    the Suprano Saxphone solo was as smooth as butter.

  • @michaelwilcox5168
    @michaelwilcox5168 4 года назад +10

    How’d they place? , cause they CRUSHED this one

  • @joer3481
    @joer3481 2 года назад +2

    Damn good swingin band.:-)

  • @edouardrenaud5517
    @edouardrenaud5517 Год назад +2

    drummer feeling it frfr

  • @user-ly3me4ow4m
    @user-ly3me4ow4m Год назад

    Eu estou maravilhado, é incrível do começo ao fim, o jogo dos trompetes é uma coisa magnífica de se ouvir!!!.

  • @dasmensch2317
    @dasmensch2317 Год назад

    Nice sound

  • @Cheaner
    @Cheaner Год назад +3

    Is nobody going to talk about the piano solo at the beginning

  • @lgln500
    @lgln500 Год назад

    vaya ritmo y sonido!!!! todos, pero todos disfrutan tocando y escuchando a los solistas, cuando toca uno u otro sea cual sea, miras a los demás y todos están sintiendo el momento, tienen canal de youtube donde poder seguirlos y verlos?

  • @Bass68195
    @Bass68195 Год назад +10

    Is no one gonna talk abt that bari sax solo tho😁

  • @trymebro2938
    @trymebro2938 2 месяца назад

    Drummers jawline is insane

  • @carota_yt8563
    @carota_yt8563 День назад +1

    Hands down to the Rythem section the drums and bass are solid

  • @reganpalmer2743
    @reganpalmer2743 Год назад +1

    those cats are swingin!

  • @rogerdat7807
    @rogerdat7807 Год назад +2

    WOW!!! WOW!!! Thank God for this fine example of young AMERICAN adults driven towards EXCELLENCE.

  • @Aciey
    @Aciey 8 месяцев назад +1

    This video is one of the many reasons I bought a soprano sax

  • @016_
    @016_ Год назад

    You put the soprano sax in the thumbnail, that is why I clicked.

  • @alexvujanic2364
    @alexvujanic2364 4 года назад +15

    I didn’t know Matt Damon plays the bari

  • @welcometowillies7215
    @welcometowillies7215 11 месяцев назад +2

    has anyone relized that theres a bag of spinach on the keys?

  • @pangpengmaster
    @pangpengmaster 2 года назад +12

    the vibraphone player looks like someone straight from the 30s-40s.

  • @abigail71636
    @abigail71636 11 месяцев назад +1

    And my band got our booster team to go to walmart the day before festival at a small high school about an hour away to buy us actual plungers that i took the liberty in deconstructing.

  • @Aciey
    @Aciey 5 месяцев назад

    I’m learning this solo and I’ve memorized most of it already but my tone is terrible and I just started playing soprano sax

  • @adatang99
    @adatang99 Месяц назад

    It’s crazy ! ❤love this big band 🎉🎉where’s this school ?even wanna go there

    • @Evanmania101
      @Evanmania101 20 дней назад

      Read the description

    • @adatang99
      @adatang99 19 дней назад

      @@Evanmania101 sure! Gotcha

  • @connorhildebrandt8197
    @connorhildebrandt8197 Год назад +3

    Does the pianist double on the bag of spinach?

  • @shaansrivi
    @shaansrivi Год назад +3

    Go to 5:54 in the video (RIZZ ALERT⚠)

  • @milesleach6509
    @milesleach6509 Год назад

    Don't know why but this song give's me the star wars jazz band vibes.

  • @croftcubbedge5229
    @croftcubbedge5229 2 года назад +5

    is that a bag of spinach on the piano?

  • @jackrastovac9280
    @jackrastovac9280 Год назад +3

    Just curious for anyone else that noticed.... what's on the piano? Because it looks like a bag of spinach or cucumbers. If it actually is, mad respect.

  • @mchenrymaney262
    @mchenrymaney262 3 года назад +2

    4:10

  • @martinatkinson8992
    @martinatkinson8992 4 года назад +12

    How do you do that trumpet technique at the start?

    • @elmo01miller22
      @elmo01miller22 4 года назад

      Martin Atkinson it’s the plunger mutes

    • @elmo01miller22
      @elmo01miller22 4 года назад

      Looks like there shaking there instruments a little almost like a vibrato but faster

    • @BaoloCEO
      @BaoloCEO 4 года назад +3

      Elmo01 Miller you’re actually just changing partials really quickly

    • @jacobanderson5900
      @jacobanderson5900 3 года назад +5

      It’s a really hard shake along with a plunger mute

  • @parzival9639
    @parzival9639 7 месяцев назад +1

    Can anyone tell me why there is a package of baby spinach on the piano?

  • @knowledgeispower5720
    @knowledgeispower5720 Год назад +4

    Walter Jr. is jamming on the drum set

  • @coltonjohns8031
    @coltonjohns8031 Год назад +2

    What’s the name of this piece?? They sound so good without music is insane

  • @AidanHaglund
    @AidanHaglund Год назад +1

    Why the piano got spinach on the lid?

  • @oppai9611
    @oppai9611 Год назад +3

    Drummer why the long face?

  • @donutlord7040
    @donutlord7040 Год назад

    did they remember the song or something because i dont see stands or music anywhere