El Abrazo by Alan Baylock - Score & Sound

[@MrDachsundPower]

This song was actually made as a tribute to somebody who died, the piano is supposed to be his heartbeat. That's what the note basically says summed up on the inside of the score.

[@josephkeefe5100]

XxContraryLambxX what’s the story

[@juniorsr197]

It was a guy that died because of heart defects

[@MALLEXMUSIC]

c'mon, just 2 more likes.

[@juniorsr197]

@@MALLEXMUSIC one more like

[@theitalian3769]

JuniorSr it has been done

[@RickyTrain5]

There was more applause from that last low bass trombone note than there was for the solos at our jazz fest

[@tritl6571]

Ricky Minor that note is the best one to hear

[@ashball]

i was at a school jazz fest on thursday and the high school jazz ensemble (the best of the best) played this for our middle school band and i (the pianist of my band) got to sit right behind the pianist and watch him play it was so cool

[@saraflessner6821]

This song makes me feel things

[@DsEaston]

had the honour as an alto sax player to play the solo for this piece last year, we won gold nationally and was one of the best experiences I've had as a saxophonist

[@CalebCollins-bn9gv]

Wait you did it as an alto sax... we had a tenor do it

[@MajorasMaskMailman]

Ensemble: Jazz Ensemble How descriptive.

[@schloob]

Well they aren't wrong

[@thatonetrombonist9385]

I can imagine trumpet 1 and bass trombone just playing chess or smthing during the whole song

[@lasse2956]

can confirm

[@konorkaotic9657]

Playing this in high school as a 2nd alto, I’ve always hated slow songs but this one took my heart away

[@alexmoment3]

'took my heart away' bro...

[@Mellow-mq8sf]

I play the B Bone... Man is it fun! Those pedal G's and Ab's. And that pedal Bb in the begining is just good.

[@edilacosta6418]

Yessir

[@lilcudiii4821]

y’all really have to hear the story of this song to understand it fully

[@theawkwardmexican1299]

whats the story to this I have never heard it

[@keyanpowell927]

TheAwkwardMexican beginning of the video read the notes

[@markjohnson3413]

@@keyanpowell927 bih what

[@markjohnson3413]

@@theawkwardmexican1299 I believe a highschool student in a jazz band died and Alan Baylock wrote a song in rememberance

[@asukalangleysoryu6695]

@@markjohnson3413 what what? there's "notes to the conductor" at the start of the video, read them.

[@NoahShiley]

Finally another part with a Bass Trombone part that goes lower than Bari Sax

[@DavidRussell323]

LOVE THIS. The ending was copy-pasted and I think it was a bit of a missed opportunity to not have that motif overlap over itself at the very end so the final chord could be this cool held-out thing with lots of voices, but I love the layering of the instruments when the groove comes in, and that sax solo was so good

[@edwardjones1045]

The notes explain why the ending is the same as the beginning

[@tremen151]

Played kit for this in my high school jazz ensemble and had an amazing time! One of my favorites from the year

[@jaxonthehalloween1812]

Recommend this song to my band director I really hope he gets it. It's s very high possibility because we need a Latin, balet and swing charts for the concert and this is like all 3 in one. He also loves the arranger of this song. And he knows the meaning to this song so fingers crossed 🤞

[@arseini0274]

Got to watch this live! AMAZING SONG! Better in person!

[@damondbarbee]

I saw two high school bands play this one after the other at a music festival.

[@player197SD]

@alfredmusicjazz is there any chance to aquire the transcript of the tenor solo?

[@24_AndreaB]

Beautifully written piece and when I heard the story behind it this instantly became even more beautiful!❤️ Thank you Alan Baylock for creating this unique piece

[@don4476]

Great chart. Epic.

[@damonpoppleton5661]

Wow...that tenor solo was hip!!!

[@Johnny_Appleseed_]

Playing this song hits differently

[@evan_ack]

I really gotta transcribe that tenor solo. Incredible

[@willwang890]

4:34

[@fletchermyhre7628]

The first part would be a really good opener with some SCV 2016 kind of writing after the slow part

[@DiegoPerez-wj7pj]

This could maybe fit in somewhere during the ballad. Or after, as a transition of some kind...

[@Joe-ws7fm]

I want this played at my funeral.

[@zestra123]

Herr Joe Did you read the directors notes at the beginning?

[@aabatteries1741]

@@zestra123 no why?

[@Rides1283man]

@@aabatteries1741 its a tribute to someone who died

[@juandangas]

thanks for the upload. We are doing this one in jazz class.

[@donmckeague1670]

Yes we are!!! We're gonna be awesome!

[@1who4me]

We are always awesome.

[@Rush-jq5gm]

ITS LIKE PROGRESSIVE JAZZ!!! I LOVE IT!

[@colinnolan2212]

I don’t know about that A section again at the ending...

[@natmcveigh3904]

Read the concert notes

[@allyrosecaruso5805]

This song is my Ultimate Jam

[@016_]

Great song honestly

[@balkU1]

bass trombone plays like 20 notes total and almost all of them are just the double bass part. rip

[@kneesocksdaemon3233]

Nah thats fine. This would be a good song after a aggressive piece like torque or moanin. Gives bass bone and trumpet 1 a break

[@edwardjones1045]

They sound really dope thoughh

[@audiatemusic7736]

It’s all about the colour!

[@matthewstevenson7452]

When the tenor sax solo is by a 16 year old chad LB 😂😂 but great song/arrangement and a good solo.

[@robertorabello1050]

This is Chad?

[@matthewstevenson7452]

@@robertorabello1050 no lol it does sound like a young Chad though.

[@robertorabello1050]

@@matthewstevenson7452 oh yes.

[@robertorabello1050]

In 3:08 Tenor sax's fire!!!!!

[@dillonstallworth8620]

Amazing! 👏👏❤

[@agee.prononcedagasmies7602]

Great swing and demanding intro.

[@catconfirmed1896]

this is the first song i played when i met my first love, and the final song that i played in hopes of her changing her decision but her ultimately breaking up with me

[@gruselhaus]

Sounds like a Jacob Collier Song ❤️

[@lyanchristy2839]

Love it

[@mint-flavouredsand8943]

Trumpet 1 is about as useful as a human appendix

[@schloob]

4:51 would be lame without it though

[@colinnolan2212]

@@schloob That doesn't justify the whole piece.. I think it's a poorly utilized part in a bad composition

[@zacharymckinnon6832]

Well if your lead trumpet just got done screamin to he heavens on the previous chart, this would be an awesome break, especially if the rest of the concert has some heavy lead trumpet playin

[@alanbaylock3550]

Trust me, I've written plenty of high notes. This composition isn't about that, it's about something much more subtle.

[@alanbaylock3550]

@@colinnolan2212 Hey, thanks!

[@cynthiatoum7396]

Why does this sound like Wii Sports?

[@mlefeb]

cynthia toum I know wtf I was thinking the same thing

[@karenkaeke7905]

Same

[@diegensehaut]

Because Nintendo actually makes some great jazz tunes for their games :)

[@diegensehaut]

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[@vibewithheart8933]

I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING😭😭

[@edwardjones1045]

I’ve put the title into Google Translate and what came out was the word _Hug_

[@Lukaboi]

Omg I love this song (hi rodri)

[@venteach.6289]

Who is this 😭

[@Lukaboi]

@@venteach.6289 there’s a gag where my friend will look at songs we played in jazz band and I’ll comment something like this and he’ll laugh lol

[@insidiouskamikaze6772]

Can this be considered a ballad?

[@pianobits]

The beginning is a ballad, but then it goes into samba and swing, so I don't think the full piece would be considered a ballad.

[@archerlizzy8787]

Can't wait to be the flat line

[@jdtoddjazz]

Who is playing that monster tenor solo?

[@endlesshax9868]

I’m more of a st Thomas man myself

[@logangonzalez9977]

I'm more of a Cheesecake guy

[@plebshno975]

what scales is the tenor soloist using to sound so out throughout his solo ?

[@theprodusa6811]

Chromatic

[@stevenfoster1897]

Both forms of diminished, Dorian in the minor sections, and lydian in the major sections of the form, and their patterns in and out of it. Hope this helps.

[@wesleyhudgins]

1:40

[@asd-uh6ug]

Sounds like Samsung wth

[@reynoah4894]

im gay

[@hehqhahhsbahahb3224]

Among us

[@rylandcook5301]

Got a few Metheny vibes, but overall I don’t really like it. Feels too “basic”

[@alanbaylock3550]

Life can be simple, too.

[@rylandcook5301]

Alan Baylock Oh wow this is an old comment, the chart has definitely grown on me since then lol. I adore the use of contrasting styles! Great bassline, too.

[@jacobyoungs1627]

ALAN IS SUCH A MENACE

[@なーりょー-x2e]

3:05

[@cooperjohnson6023]

2:30

[@flynn5561]

3:08

[@wesleyhudgins]

2:25

[@mikejakymiw1944]

3:25

[@mikejakymiw1944]

3:36

[@mikejakymiw1944]

3:38

[@mikejakymiw1944]

3:08