18:25 bending/sliding 19:51 short fall 20:30 long fall 21:46 drop 23:04 doit 24:15 squeeze/rip 24:54 glissando 25:52 bend 26:15 flip (exaggerated turn) 27:02 vibrato 27:58 shake 30:23 flutter-tounge 31:26 growl 31:31 plunger 31:58 wah 32:15 half plunger 32:50 hand over bell 33:28 in stand 34:19 ghost-notes 34:27 alle angewandt
Great jazz lesson. Thanks Army. This is a great public service and is greatly appreciated. Ignore the critics. They have been out there since Jesus walked the earth.
I was also a musician in the US ARMY as a Korean Veteran. My instrument was in percussion. I played in roughly twenty parades a year for TSESS at Fort Gordon, Ga.
These soldiers are so proficient it's crazy! Excellent playing and true understanding of the different genre's. I'd like to see this big band play and am humbled as a Tenor sax player by them!
I love big band music, and regardless of how many years ago this video was produced, I'd just like to say THANKS! I'm strictly a listener rather than a player, but learning the elements of this music only enhances my listening pleasure. Thanks, and greetings from the UK.
Gracias a estos grandes músicos norteamericanos y a su gobierno por difundir este hermoso y artístico mensaje musical. Esto es ya propiedad de la humanidad gracias a ustedes por mantener en alto este espíritu de lo que es una verdadera Big Band y el Jazz. Saludos desde Medellín, Colombia. Alvaro Rojas Gómez.
Sorry about that, they changed our URL. This video was made quite some time ago, as you can see. The link is now above in the description, as we can't post links in the comments. There are a lot of other educational resources on our website, be sure to check them out.
US Military bands have always been excellent and they offer so much help to both amateur and professional players that want to improve their skills.I belong to a big Band here in San Diego and I was so fortunate to hear the awesome Air Force band As a trombone part of the band I was inspired to work harder to get better after this experience. Thankyou all so much for sharing without asking anything in return.
Watching this video helped me compose my first tune for big band, a samba tune, which was then performed, filmed and recorded and I was really really happy about the result. Thank you so much for the inspiration, it's really amazing thank you :)
Hi. Just wondering if you had any formal education regarding arranging, composition, etc before writing your big band piece. Unfortunately there isn't any music school/college near where I live so that I could apply to gain some knowledge to write one too. I'm completely self taught in this regard, and I'm kinda lost as to where to start, with a more structured approach. Thanks!
Wow man, I never realized how complicated playing in a big band was. I must have just been skating all of those years. I guess that is the difference between a great big band and just a big band..
I'm a highschooler who will be joining the school's jazz band in the following year, thank you SO much for this video!! It's helped me catch up to my peer's musicianship..you guys rock!
What a great tutorial for big band players and leaders! I am the sax player, teacher and band leader from the Czech republic. I am sure, that many musicians in my country will find this video very helpful. Unfortunately, a lot of musicians here don't speak English and the automatic translation of subtitles is too inappropriate in the terminology. I would love to make the subtitles in Czech. Would it be possible to obtain or share the video in such format or licence allowing to add the subtitles?
Θα ήθελα να σας ευχαριστήσω θερμά για το απόλυτα κατατοπιστικό βίντεο!Σας αξίζουν συγχαρητήρια για την απίστευτα καλή προσφορά σας!! I would like to thank you for a fully informative video! Congratulated you on your incredibly good offer!
+pascal62 A bit more jazz is covered in our most recent educational piece "The Saxophone Standard". You can see it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EE8c_Z4g0-s.htmlh26m9s Hope this helps!
This video was really worth to watch no matter who you are if PRO or NOT!!! Thanks a lot! On the other side I tried to go and download you book on the website, but it seems that some thing doen't work with your site, let me know when I can vist the page!
Excellent overview of big band jazz techniques and concepts - I had no idea that you guys had put this educational video together. This is not only a useful resource for student big bands, but a stylistic and historical reference for all musicians. Thanks, and hello to a couple of the members of the Jazz Ambassadors whom I worked with in my Army Band career - Kevin Laird and John Brye. :-)
This is a very good instructional video. If this is available in DVD format, I'd love to send a copy of it to a high school band director with whom I work.
For some reason, the loudest bass and guitar in big band recordings seems to be heard on recordings from about 1932 to 1934, prior to the official swing era. Ellington for example, always made sure his first bassist, Wellman Braud, was recorded prominently, as did Cab Calloway with his bassist at that time, Al Morgan. Both Bassists played a slap bass style similar to a Rockabilly bassist, but it actually originated in New Orleans. Of course this is practically unheard of in modern jazz bands.
Embellishment and special effects section is GREAT. Thank you very much. As a total amateur composer I can now at least understand where I want to use a shake, a rip or a doit, and a growl or a wah. I thought close harmony was the biggest challenge but articulations are equally important. As a guitar player I thought I had a reasonable grasp of diatonic modes and 12-bar blues was kind of boring, but it's suddenly become apparent how deep and challenging blues harmony actually is. Doh!
Comment about the rules for swing feel: Early in the video (4:20 ) it is suggested to emphasize the ride and back off the kick. That might be the convention now, but for a 1930's feel it's better to omit the ride entirely, and *add* kick drum on every beat.
Regretting not joining the military back in the day... I'm a bass player/upright bass player. Ahhh...regrets! I remember visiting my brother when he attended West Point in the 1980s and thinking that the Army bands playing at all the functions were really good. Should've, would've, could've.... Thanks for sharing!
I've started writing music for big band now and this was really helpful. thank you. what are your suggestions on conducting a bigband? I've noticed not all big bands need a conductor. thank you
Yes it's true that most big bands do not use a conductor in the same way that a concert band does but that depends on the type of music and level of the musicians. What kind of big band will you be conducting?
The United States Army Field Band I'm going for a samba/bossa Big Band piece. It's a very good big band for Austrian standards. We have to conduct, but not like a symphony orchestra but more just like counting in and then perhabs providing cues and things like that, my teacher told me. Thanks
...and no matter how much time has passed from the 40´s and with the great recording technologies from today...we still can´t get a damn adequate recording of the guitar and bass in a big band...
Great video! Does anyone have the exact link of the companion booklet? Cause I can't find it on the site that is mentioned at the start of the video...
I am interested in going through this video with my Jazz Band. I know it has been several years but I am hoping to still be able to get the companion guide and chart. Is that possible?
Hi, great video as dellexgr said! I've downloaded the score for Porch Swingin', but I'm having difficulty locating the Companion Guide referred to. Thanks!
Very interesting information! Thank you. Interesting to notice the techniques these instruments had to use to be heard. Watching a Gene Krupa video, one could see the guitarist having his instrument placed almost like a lap steel, over his lap, and strumming furiously to carry the rhythm. Damn sure he had to be like that, having Krupa as the drummer, lol. Cheers!
This is an older resource, so I'm not sure if we have anymore hardcopies to give out. All of the hard copies of our educational materials are free to educators and now everything in our video catalog is free to the public via our RU-vid channel. If your friend would still like a hard copy he can directly contact our band via our website, which is linked in the video description.
Is there a video or audio clip available for Porch Swingin' performed by the Jazz Ambassadors? I hear some clips in this video, but would like a reference recording of just the chart.
