That hocketing between the trombones, jesus christ. That's almost harder than playing the lick itself... I mean they're both hard, so this is incredibly impressive.
Yup amazing. Each player has to just feel syncopated triplet and just come in at the correct time. But with practice the phrasing can be felt as a whole rather than three hocketed parts. Very Balinese gamelan (reminds me of the monkey chant, same technical considerations) or West African interlocked marimba style.
That trombone hocket is one of the most technically mind-blowing passages I've ever studied. I think these kids actually got closer than the Ellington section did in the original recording. It sounds brutally hard, but I can assure you it's WAY harder. All 3 members have to have absolutely robotic rhythm and be perfectly in sync with each other and the rhythm section, all at a blazing tempo. This kind of thing can bring the most seasoned professionals to their knees. If I was given an avant-garde trombone solo that had so many notes it looked like somebody just spilled ink all over the page and this Braggin' in Brass trombone soli to sight-read, I would be much more worried about this.
At a slow tempo it’s not that bad. I think the worst part of this lick is having to patiently grow into the faster tempo, which prolly took these kids God knows how long. The notes isn’t hard, but that’s prolly as hard as a rhythm that can be written
To be fair most essentially ellington schools are "jazz institutes" like tucson. They aren't really schools and just get the best young players from around to rehearse for the event. When i did essentially ellington i was the youngest player in my group despite being a junior Though i do think this one is a real school it probably still recruits talent from the area
that trombone hocket though! also btw there is already a full transcription of Braggin in brass done through the EE program, full score available online n such. good work on this.
They are good, but the 2nd and 3rd trumpet need to balance rhe 1st out better as most of the time you can only hear the lead. Same goes for the Trombones.
That hocketing between the trombones, jesus christ. That's almost harder than playing the lick itself...
I mean they're both hard, so this is incredibly impressive.
Honestly, the trumpet lick is much easier than the trombone hocket IMO. Not to say the lick is easy, but that hocket is brutally difficult.
Yup amazing. Each player has to just feel syncopated triplet and just come in at the correct time. But with practice the phrasing can be felt as a whole rather than three hocketed parts. Very Balinese gamelan (reminds me of the monkey chant, same technical considerations) or West African interlocked marimba style.
Why is playing erect difficult?
Yeah the trombone hocket is notoriously one of the hardest big band excerpts
@@AllegroFPS it was a joke. I get why it's difficult, but the phrase "they're both hard, so this is difficult" made me laugh hysterically
That trombone hocket is one of the most technically mind-blowing passages I've ever studied. I think these kids actually got closer than the Ellington section did in the original recording. It sounds brutally hard, but I can assure you it's WAY harder. All 3 members have to have absolutely robotic rhythm and be perfectly in sync with each other and the rhythm section, all at a blazing tempo. This kind of thing can bring the most seasoned professionals to their knees.
If I was given an avant-garde trombone solo that had so many notes it looked like somebody just spilled ink all over the page and this Braggin' in Brass trombone soli to sight-read, I would be much more worried about this.
At a slow tempo it’s not that bad. I think the worst part of this lick is having to patiently grow into the faster tempo, which prolly took these kids God knows how long. The notes isn’t hard, but that’s prolly as hard as a rhythm that can be written
Those trombone splits are insane-
Trumpet soloist is Summer Camargo, absolute LEGEND. Performed with her in an All-National ensemble and have been in awe of her forever.
I met her recently at a jazz camp at UT Tyler texas
i was in the competition against this band. they sound so great and got 2nd place
Which school were you from?
triangle youth jazz
damn who got first?
@@lucasschretlen5180 roosevelt high school
@@aids4814 I'm originally from Seattle. Roosevelt has had a legendary jazz program since forever!
that “kid” as a full grown beard
high school moment
hes definitely islander, so it makes sense
To be fair most essentially ellington schools are "jazz institutes" like tucson. They aren't really schools and just get the best young players from around to rehearse for the event. When i did essentially ellington i was the youngest player in my group despite being a junior
Though i do think this one is a real school it probably still recruits talent from the area
Yah, probably because they are in their mid 20's
@Arden Craig same
I love the sound of mutes
that trombone hocket though!
also btw there is already a full transcription of Braggin in brass done through the EE program, full score available online n such.
good work on this.
I was there for this! my group was super pissed that they could play this so well. another group also did things to come, and got it just as accurate
When you play the trombone section at 0.5x speed, you can hear the notes are still very well timed. This tells you how good they are.
Incredible....amazing....wow.
I love the sounds of the mutes
Amazing!
My alma mater ✊🏾
trombone coordination is insane
One of the trumpet players there made it into monteray Allstars jazz so they be killing it
That lick was indeed *SO* saucy
those rhythms are absolutely DIABOLICAL
The trombone part sounds like a nightmare to get it right
That trombone part was sick. Super hard
Go summer!!!
Bragging in Brass. That intro is electric.
Bro is too good
oh my lord
Holy wow insane
The trombone solo is funny.
How the hell do you even transcribe the trombone part?
0:42 weird vibrato lol
**Kids**
I mean… they are still kids lol. High schoolers at this point, but they sound great
Yeah they were high schoolers at Dillard High School
I said it cause they are too talented for that age
@@Raymond_Churchill gotchu homie!
Uhhh I can play the sax part at the end
What mute are they using?
Plunger Mutes
plunger heads
the trumpets are using the heads of plungers and the trombones are using humes & berg straight mutes
Plungers + small straight mutes designed to be used with plungers
Yeah, kids. Totally.
Dear god almighty
If I get a response telling me that I should learn this, I will. Its not that hard.
learn this
Sure
Hold on, tempo 340 bpm!?
Who is she
Not quite my tempo.
These kids can play…would you rather listen to those that can’t?
My ears started bleeding when the 2nd trumpet missed their D and fell down to the C partial on the last note of their soli
it sounded sick!
Lol you just go around and critique Ellington videos. These kids outplay you any day
@@duncancofell8960 Lmao you salty that you can't play like us
@@iamgod3411 like “us” who is us lol
@@duncancofell8960 Do your own research rather than relying on a stranger to educate you.
They are good, but the 2nd and 3rd trumpet need to balance rhe 1st out better as most of the time you can only hear the lead. Same goes for the Trombones.
If you think this is impressive look up the Tucson Jazz Institute.
Still impressive
Nah they still good
Trombones play so clean, it sounds so impressive but the individuals parts aren't very difficult
If those are kids I’m Asian
Dang bro u must be Asian then...
Sounds dreadful