Unheard of Instruments in the Saxophone Family

Dr. Paul Cohen shares with the Army his unique collection of historical saxophones that highlight the evolution of the instrument.
For more information about Dr. Cohen and his collection check out his website at totheforepublishers.com
Also be sure to check out The Saxophone Standard, a full length educational video.
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[@andioopsksksksk6746]

"It's in the key of F" *spits out drink*

[@jaxw2628]

Same

[@blackdreeming3578]

I choked on my own spit when hearing that

[@pyb6]

😂

[@clubcart4976]

F

[@panex9356]

F

[@timstevens3183]

I died when that dude busted out Iron Man on the mega sax

[@massiwertz863]

Tim stevens 5:57

[@RatArmyHeart]

Same

[@kateisabloke9187]

Mega sax lmao

[@mollyfritsch3241]

Not the biggest saxophone

[@euphorix4237]

Tim stevens ME TOO! We play it all the time at football games

[@abedinsubashi]

“This is the grand daddy of all saxophones” Subcontrabass sax: Am I a joke to you

[@darkzeus691]

Contrabass is bigger than sub-contrabass

[@abedinsubashi]

Dark Zeus I haven’t seen them next to each other but I’m pretty sure a subcontrabass is bigger unless you’re referring to the Bb tubax

[@jimmyneutron8682]

No thats the great gnand daddy

[@trickster7188]

Gorfield J’elle strainer subcontrabass saxohone

[@LiamRobot2014]

Subcontrabass is larger.That's why it has a sub in the name. Sub means below, the larger the sax, the lower sounding.

[@shottyscraps411]

1:21 watch the guy in the back. his emotions follow the pitch of the note

[@pentapaula]

that made my day

[@hornandsaxophonist5089]

Lmfao

[@Sky-ht6tv]

Lol

[@CugarOne]

Spot on shottyscraps

[@davidwickline9710]

That’s how it feels to play trombone and saxophone at the same time

[@henry2179]

It’s 3:30am and I have to get up at 6, I don’t even play the saxophone why am I doing this to myself

[@wizardlizard55555]

Henry LMAOO same I’m not even a band kid but this video looked pretty interesting so here I am

[@hebpennington]

You play woodwind even?

[@savannahg5369]

Henry cause the saxophones is the cooliest instrument 😎😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[@kim-jong-un8096]

Savannah Garcia i strongly disagree..

[@eddievelez4723]

r/Iamveryrandom

[@calebh6668]

Where is the saxaboom

[@dilloncooper2894]

Right

[@cathcartmagic]

Lil Chode I know right

[@arthurharrison4975]

Jack black

[@GODS_CREATION]

Yes

[@samgarcia4136]

i just choked on my cake

[@pixelbucket8884]

When the JROTC kids and band geeks decide to collaborate

[@macpollen]

My sister was in ROTC and I'm in band... Welp

[@ezspirits175]

Im in both

[@wonkyfishnut]

*same thing*

[@jarritos-br6ym]

I'm in band and almost all the kids in my school band are skaters

[@sakii8]

I'm in rotc and all the cadets in my school have rivalry with the band kids

[@MyFatherLooksLikeAPallasCat]

The last guys: *I’m dying! My lungs are being torn into pieces* The sax guy: *HoW aBoUt A sCaLe?*

[@jacobsaccount9353]

Lmao!

[@beemcplayz1044]

Fack u

[@zuh1g]

@@beemcplayz1044 chill man, what did they do to upset you!?

[@Altoclarinets]

"PLAYS like a saxophone... SOUNDS like an English Horn... LOOKS like a haeckelphone" well that's definitely the top three traits on my list whenever I'm instrument shopping

[@ValCronin]

I'm so glad you typed out that line; I was wondering what the third item was that was mentioned, as I could not discern the term 'heckelphone.'

[@Nrickolus]

Lol 😂

[@Dagh1]

And for dating.

[@ww-tg4xc]

It’s so rich

[@TheRealDrJoey]

I really like the sound of it. I think it looks like a hooka pipe.

[@PlutoniumDioxide]

It's 3:40 AM and I'm watching a video of soldiers playing rare saxophones.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Thanks for watching!

[@fluffygaylesbian5365]

1:33 same.

[@averagek-onenjoyer9224]

Mood

[@lilkiwi_7977]

That’s amazing

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Ain’t life grand, how it works out? 😁

[@lionheart1295]

It’s so good to see the army having fun because their image is so strict and no nonsense mood.

[@AirplaneFreak]

I think the same goes to other branches such as the marines.

[@jonniez62]

Never been in the military then...

[@lionheart1295]

@@jonniez62 I want to join the military to serve the US but I might not be able too because of a medical condition that I never wanted and is really hard to keep in check without damn medication

[@jonniez62]

@@lionheart1295 I understand but we find fun in things you wouldn't believe. My point is military are not all serious all the time.

[@lionheart1295]

@@jonniez62 exactly

[@loganperry]

Dude really owns a fretless saxophone.

[@STR8ARRW]

this comment hurt

[@orans_]

*keyless At least im pretty sure thats what you meant

[@jeannebouwman1970]

I thought you meant the keyless one but then I saw the majesty of the fearless saxophone

[@obesefrogman]

i don't think it's rare for a saxophone to be fretless

[@CarlosPVP-zy9ou]

Frets are on a guitar lol its keyless saxophone

[@malachiluna9777]

5:56 Did he really do Iron Man? Greatest video of all time, sax iron Man. My life is complete.

[@name-tm8cc]

Its literally 2 notes

[@malachiluna9777]

You don't get it do you?

[@nicknyethesaxguy894]

Malachi Luna we do it all the time in pep band at my school…

[@nicknyethesaxguy894]

Pig roseete 5 actually

[@bobington4938]

IT WAS EPIC

[@cz10506]

That slide saxophone would be great for the opening of Rhapsody in Blue.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Not as good as the clarinet, though!!!

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

Al capone's favourite tune.

[@Nrickolus]

I agreed with the clarinet idea

[@dedmemez9566]

For that clarinet smear

[@childishknight8587]

Not Carlie My music teacher put words to that song and the choir had to sing it! It was so hard it took half of the school year to get right. I still hear the lyrics when that name is mentioned

[@cynthiaklenk6313]

The contra bass is just frightening! The sax equivalent of the pipe organ at Royal Albert Hall - incredible!

[@hames7405]

Well then,may I interest you in a *subcontra bass sax?*

[@deflandon2931]

@@hames7405 exactly

[@ACMulti100]

​@@hames7405, are you've played on the sub contrabass saxophone?

[@kishascape]

Wait until you see contrabassoon, a real one not the PVC project.

[@folaweoladipo5792]

Him: I'm in the army Me: what did you do? Him: Saxophone Me: Thank you for your service

[@Vendrix86]

it really is overrated how highly we elevate them to "thank" them for their service. My buddy came back as a "veteran" just for going to Iraq and fixing the ac's at the FOB's....what a joke.

[@birdman7240]

Vendrix yes they go into DANGERS and they come back because they HELP us so they are THANKED for their SERVICE as a VETERAN

[@Vendrix86]

@@birdman7240 going to a FOB is not that much of a danger when it's far from the frontlines lmao...

[@Vendrix86]

@Ender They get paid - it's not volunteering. They choose to enter service, it's their job. No one forced them to. Many also enter because they don't know wtf they wanna do with their lives or they're not smart enough/dead end in their own lives. Still, others do it for the perks and I'm supposed to thank them? Wake up. And you have no idea what type of life I have so stop talking as if you have a fucking clue. It's funny they can still "go through hell" while having an office job in the states. You're proof that the average IQ is 100.

[@cowboyjoe5402]

@@Vendrix86- LMMFAO. Sounds like you're having a bad day pardner. Just let me say, not everyone's in the WTF category, you'd be surprised of the number of servicemembers who have college degrees, no longer is this the military of old, modern technology & weaponry dictates individuals be smarter to be able to operate the equipment. Not everyone is a band member, some do deploy, therefore I wouldn't call eating dirt while getting shot at in a foreign country or being away from family during the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc., etc., a perk(s). Although serving in the military is voluntary, you do have a valet point, it is a job & servicemembers are paid. I'm sure you get paid in your occupational as well, although unlike servicemembers, I'm sure you didn't sign a contract & can quit tomorrow if you so desire. Just my thoughts, may you have better days ahead. Semper Fi

[@thepenguinclub2883]

Why are their 4 floating heads and 8 floating hands/boots

[@garyjohnson499]

I don’t get it could you explain

[@theslayer4388]

Gary Johnson 8915 they are wearing camo

[@OhManAFatRabbit]

@@garyjohnson499 they're joking that their army camo works well, to where he can't see them xD

[@karenoakes6858]

Nice stolen comment bro

[@Stephen_Loves_You]

What about floating teeth? Is that too racist?

[@hudsonm3974]

"Oh what did you do in the army?" "I played instruments."

[@evanprest6224]

it is very important to in unity and war, don't underestimate. historically used to signal troops.

[@matthewclarkson8648]

Goldsurfer 123 you served your country proud 😂

[@StampinDivaUK]

Goldsurfer 123 Here in the UK, members of the music corp serve as medics in front line and battle situations. They work twice as hard, once to save lives and then secondly to provide entertainment and lift moral. The marching band in pretty uniforms is only for peace time.

[@tinarobbins1424]

me at my band director

[@sanstheskeleton170]

All wars are civil wars because we are all siblings

[@lucamorales4595]

Soldier: You have 2 out of 25? Cohen: yeah... I used to have 3... BOI STOP FLEXIN

[@smythe7480]

You can't flex with a sax

[@pep_king]

"that's pretty good" so much is happening here

[@christinaeldridge2623]

Saxquest in St Louis has two of them too.

[@braydendorsey6356]

@@smythe7480 since when

[@ironvader6602]

@@smythe7480 just did

[@oldpetyt2289]

9:13 that sounded like a star wars lightsaber

[@FuriousCapCut]

a random person on yt H deserve more likes

[@aaron7392]

@@FuriousCapCut sounds like plasma

[@aaron7392]

Sounds like plasma

[@SirDanteAlexandru]

9:30 how did you resist the urge to play Imperial March?

[@okzyzz]

He probably spent hours cleaning all the instruments they used.

[@sunshinescam2003]

How would you clean the small and big one lol

[@ValCronin]

You mean, cleaning them before they showed up? Or cleaning them afterwards..

[@ValCronin]

Items should always be cleaned prior to storage anyways..

[@sunshinescam2003]

Val Cronin yes

[@blubberthebear518]

They replaced the mouth piece nerd

[@whamme8381]

As a trombone player, that slide sax was like a shot to the heart

[@kishascape]

And you're to blameeee you give love a bad nameeee bu du du du

[@maxmaxen11]

"Hes from Germany" *soilders stressfully looking around "

[@paprikaa117]

Verdammt! Ich bin entdeckt worden, dass ich fliehen muss!

[@cherrygarcia1909]

*wienerschnitzel intensifies*

[@nuclear2464]

timestamp?

[@maxwellmckinley637]

@@nuclear2464 5:04

[@raginggamerhdtv7622]

As being a saxaphone player that truly is heaven for people like us

[@derpysheep5872]

RaginggamerHD TV ikr?

[@daltongrubb1077]

6 foot 6 sax. I imagine walking into band class with that

[@Him_1]

I've been playing tenor saxophone, alto sax, and the tubax for 6 years(almost 7 now)

[@reidjennings9009]

I'm a tuba player and it's heaven for me as well!! Lol

[@KingLeoVT]

True.. I fell in love with the French horn Sax..

[@SmokeyTube]

I want to bring that big sax to class to troll everyone.

[@emmafurini4157]

I would too and I play piccolo!

[@JOEMAMA-te3ru]

Me: oh, yeah I'm switching from bari to a different saxophone soon! Friend: cool! *One day later* Me: *hauls this into class* Friend: "whY

[@leviwardell6049]

IF you find an extra let me know (I'm kidding please don't)

[@zoomyz705]

SmokeyTube I can imagine the memes

[@ismaybukkens4746]

@@emmafurini4157 omg same! 😂

[@cat_is_alive996]

"Tell me about this one." "That's a bong, sir."

[@ashurean]

5:40 it's so low I can actually feel my eardrums vibrating

[@Tony_k-pi4qv]

I showed the slide saxophone to my friend (trombone player) and he flipped me off.

[@rdrplayz9300]

I am also a trombone player lol 😂

[@user-hp7gj1gk1t]

@Rdr Playz me too

[@Sle3plessNights]

Yea I'm a trombone player but I always have wanted to switch to the saxophone, but my band teacher won't let me. Wonder if I somehow get my hands on a slide-y sax she'll let me switch..

[@Jag683]

Flames I would flip you off aswell

[@maniyah3625]

Flames team teombone

[@mumzly1]

When I was in high school, our concert band got a contrabass sax on loan from another school. We nicknamed it the room rattler.

[@nataliaray7315]

3:20 Why isn't the sax blurred out. It's naked

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

It doesn't have any violins.

[@timheavner6293]

What strikes me about this video is that the saxophone, being a relatively new invention, has so many different evolutionary branches which, while they have died off, are still complete, playable fossils. How many variations of other, older instruments (violins, flutes, brass, keyboard) have gone by the wayside that we will never have the chance to see or hear? What a treasure! As an aside, I used to accompany Dr. Cohen's students while I was an undergrad accompanying major. He is an amazing teacher, and his students were incredible players. So great to see him in this video doing one of the things he does best: teaching us about an instrument so many of us know next to nothing about. Excellent video -- thanks!

[@gavynallen4216]

Kinda loved when he started playing Children's March at 5:49. Didn't expect him to start playing it. Recently played it in a concert and I love the tune

[@Beefstick003]

Same lol i played it for concert and i was the english horn solo 😎 and the only one lol

[@gyxirl5781]

SAME DUDE i heard it and was so happy

[@jonathan-tomathanhouser6866]

Yeahhhh I played it on tenor

[@SiaMusic2007]

I play it on alto rn

[@TehDuckOfDoom]

What about Iron Man by Black Sabbath? :D

[@Jack.Strait]

That tiny Saxophone was sooo cool!

[@Kristian-Benton]

The Conn-O-Sax is absolutely beautiful!!! Wish they still made them.

[@jimmyneutron8682]

I would have went up to a normal saxophone and said,” wow what is this?”

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

"I went", or "I would have gone", but not "I would have went".

[@bososaclab4715]

George B. Wolffsohn dang you just 1 upped THE jimmy neutron

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

@@bososaclab4715 it's called grammar.

[@user-nd8cs9ph4t]

@@georgeb.wolffsohn30 it's called little mistake

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

@@user-nd8cs9ph4t perhaps, I was just providing a little clarity.

[@ming7831]

I NEED a tiny sax. (That slide sax sounds like a violin)

[@almatorres4422]

So do I. (ITS SO SMALLLLLLL)

[@korimomto4]

My alto is to big for me lmao I need a tiny sax like that

[@MrTubularBalls]

No, it sounds like a theremin.

[@iwantdamitosteponme2447]

I wanna tiny saxophone so bad o gotta regular size one but I need the tiny one

[@macpollen]

I want a saprono saxophone for a while now

[@kixlepixel]

I must admit, I am a guitarist, and I have absolutely no knowledge of any musical instrument family that isn't guitar, drum or keyboard related, but this video was still interesting to me to see the amount of difference that a single type of instrument can have within its family.

[@tj00743]

Same here!!

[@NekoKingGodzilla]

same here

[@Thicc_Woods]

+KixlePixel I understand you! I was in band before but it is always intereesting

[@nathleflutiste]

+KixlePixel All the wind instrument are like this one.

[@richardsigman3776]

I remember the saxophone with no tone holes coming through the shop. We thought someone was making a couple of lamps. It would have messed up production because it would not fit in mounting fixtures would be difficult to buff (no where to hang on to it while buffing, difficult to prep and a nightmare to spray lacquer on it) but glad you like it. I also once buffed a bass sax for the U.S. Army. The bell was damaged and after 12 years sax finish repair experience they let the more experienced repairman fix the rim but I was the one who rebuffed it. I worked 47 years at he Bach plant, 33 years buff and repair sax, 14 years as senior repairman for Bach Strads, and all trombones. It was a good career and musicians bring the fruit of our labor for the world to enjoy!!!

[@Fupran]

5:57 it actually sounded like the scoreboard was playing iron man

[@ArmyFieldBand]

He was!

[@khaledawesat7690]

A man of culture

[@-Kal-]

I expected more of a reaction from that one...

[@Psycho_Yoshi]

The internet is a strange place, I don't even play an instrument and here I am watching a video with the US Army Field Band about strange variants of saxophones.

[@nihongoman7667]

Why.... why is this in my recommended?! And WHY did I watch the ENTIRE episode?!?!

[@briannajada]

Cause u likey

[@znake15]

🤣🤣

[@ironvader6602]

LMAO

[@Deeznuts-gm2um]

Because your a secret band geek

[@maichka15]

Bc KZbin algorithm know's you better than you do lol

[@wolfwarren6376]

It’s so cool to see where Brian Sacawa has gone with his career choice nowadays. Neat to look back at this video and see where he came from too.

[@deathkorpsguard]

4:17 imagine if they used these instead of bugles.

[@SpikeyOfficial]

Big saxophone sound at 9:13

[@squeakersbehindacamera7077]

TheSpikeyBiker *_Thanks!_*

[@aaronharris8393]

TheSpikeyBiker lol thank you!! Decided to look at comments to see if anyone knew where that was at in the video lol so once again thank you

[@weikangchen4212]

Aaron Harris some name?

[@WTPriceless]

Spikey thanks

[@JustClaude13]

Sounds like a digerisax.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

The pieces on the Tubax were Children's March by Percy Grainger and then Iron Man by Black Sabbath.

[@luchadorito]

+The United States Army Field Band what is the one played on the curved sopranino?

[@endezeichengrimm]

+The United States Army Field Band THe Ozzman Cometh! \m/

[@calebbeard11]

+The United States Army Field Band My Middle School band played Children's March and that was great.

[@SekaiNoMaster]

+The United States Army Field Band that Tubex.. makes one hell of a dubstep wub wub sound!

[@craftcatsmeow143]

Omg thanksxz

[@Bassoonist09]

I remember watching this in band last year and I turned to my friend who played alto but now moved to Tenor and I said “That’s gonna be you when you grow up, that’s what you wanna be” and I’m telling you this guy is crazy about saxes. I play bassoon and I just got a Tenor to play for marching season so he’s coming over tomorrow to teach me a little bit more before I move on to Monday playing it in the lower band class i assist.

[@autumnleaves2766]

Attilio Berni in Italy also has a huge collection of saxophones, all of which he can play really well. I think he set up a saxophone museum at Fiumicino near Rome. He can play his own subcontrabass monster sax very well.

[@kmabru]

I always laugh watching him go from sub-contrabass to soprillo and back.

[@davidbehrle6114]

i lost it when he played iron man

[@bakago4746]

is that the song on 5:58 ??

[@jeremiahnoval7098]

+Bakas Assemble yep

[@bakago4746]

Chewie thankss

[@planetrob555]

No you didn't.

[@jumanism5681]

+Bakas Assemble How the hell do you not know iron man?

[@gorillaau]

It looks like you guys had quite a fun evening. Well done.

[@evanaj12]

g

[@beatrizmontiel6717]

gorillaauriguai

[@satyatamaga8648]

gori

[@duckduckcat8563]

When you struggle to play the lowest note on an alto

[@Sky-ht6tv]

duckduckcat oh yea I’ve been there

[@ricardoalmendarez5064]

Facts

[@jocelynsotomayor2000]

Can’t get the low c out

[@envix133]

I can play low c

[@rhero1]

Open that throat!!

[@JJ-si4qh]

"I've heard you've got quite a big one"

[@marisajones2781]

Seriously the most interesting video I've ever seen.

[@Goldy01]

You haven't seen a lot of videos brah.

[@alexvertikov4069]

Goldy Its a girl, I assume.

[@bryanvazquez9938]

So in band I play bari and tenor sax and I'm always like *MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS* and then once I saw the contrabass saxophone I felt dead inside....

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Well that's a rare one! Keep on with that bari and tenor!

[@bryanvazquez9938]

The United States Army Field Band Yea I want to go on to nationals when I get older. I'm 12 and I auditioned for all county band and got 1st Chair. I'm trying out for all district in January! I'm very excited.

[@enlightendbel]

And when you think that's a bigun, you look in the KZbin suggestions for this video and are presented with sub-contrabass that's twice as large :D

[@hailey.1312]

My friend play baritone sax. It's a lot bigger than the tenor sax.

[@yesprobably2626]

Bryan Vazquez i

[@Xogb402]

Nobody: Fat saxophone: *T H I C C*

[@aaron7392]

What do you mean by nobody

[@The.throngler]

Thiccsophone

[@TartanOfficial]

I love seeing the huge instrument collections that people own it’s beautiful and amazing

[@jcortese3300]

It's a real shame that conn-o-sax died out, because it sounds like heaven ...

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Janis Cortese It really is an amazing sounding instrument.

[@caminitom619]

Jj

[@Blink182POPPUNK]

Someone should really buy the patent or find another way to recreate it. They would sell now, with the internet and all.

[@ilovfob]

I remember wanting to audition for the army band, but I went as a medic instead. Boy do I regret not auditioning.

[@nathanylstakes8404]

Hylian Ruler thx for your service

[@ilovfob]

Nathanyl Stakes thank you!

[@diamondjplayer5599]

Finally a teammate who plays support

[@KiranSundarkdog97]

Did Sgt. Sacawa really just play Iron Man lol 6:00 Also, I’ve been fortunate to play some saxes in this collection - they’re so cool!

[@alexqlango6148]

What a crazy mega sax! I can't believe how it must sound in a orchestra

[@Natalie-gr7mk]

6:36 that is the cutest thing i've ever fucking seen

[@Natalie-gr7mk]

also, the guy whose shirt says "sacawa" on it is really hot

[@feelteamsix3911]

yes and yes!! :)

[@TheCrazeTaker]

+Tweek thats his last name xD

[@biancarose2679]

his smile 😩😂😍😍

[@flaringcute]

rip lungs with that huge saxophone.

[@NursesToRiches]

Dr Cohen’s knowledge and story-telling skills make this video hard to exit out of.

[@masonrushton1014]

7:25 1900's otamotone.

[@vincent-qz7tr]

6:33 "I'd like to show it to you, it's that one over there!" *Points* *Guys turn around* **See's like 7 saxophones and just picks them all up**

[@UkiMalefu]

Black Sabbath played on an instrument made of METAL! \m/ lol XD

[@theslayer4388]

Finally a Black Sabbath fan

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

Iron man

[@theslayer4388]

Bio-plasmic Toad yeaaaah!!

[@TheSWolfe]

Heavy.

[@banjobird2394]

🤘Yessss🤘

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

I always love listening to a walking talking encyclopedia of a subject like Dr. Cohen.

[@ralphlivingston894]

These guys are amazing musicians, what a cool subject and what a great video.!

[@danielkennedy7830]

Honestly I don't play the saxophone I just found this video and I have to say I loved it.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Very cool - thanks for watching!

[@oneiro7022]

That one saxophone that sounds like an English horn (I didn't catch the name of it) is absolutely amazing! I love it! I wonder I wonder if they still make those, or if I could have one made.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Do you know what time that's playing?

[@jarjarquan]

+The United States Army Field Band 2:39 it's the conn-o-sax I believe

[@Cupcakkes2girlsand1cup]

Me:Ha!No instrument has a slide like trombone Slide Saxophone: *I'm gonna have to stop you there*

[@beemcplayz1044]

Stop telling comment story times, dummy

[@joshlegare]

"That proved impractical, even for the military." Lmao

[@SmeefSauce]

mr cohen looks like an older jontron

[@KyleAnvilSlinger]

I don't see it at all. Is it the fat and facial hair?

[@A-Warthog-hm2tl]

lol

[@jarritos-br6ym]

Wtf your right

[@laurastafford4384]

5:48 OMG! Children's March! I recognized that song immediately! My middle school's Wind Ensemble played it last year for Music Performance Assessment! It was really fun to play! Our saxophone players had a little trouble grasping the concept of 6/8 time, though.

[@SiaMusic2007]

I’m playing it with my high schools wind ensemble this year!!!!

[@traviswilliams2756]

I am a saxophone player my self so all the saxophones in this video is amazing.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Glad you like it!

[@Chillbot17]

This reinforces why I want to pick up the saxophone again. Revelry gets me every time I hear it. Can still hear the "wake up! Wake up!" From day one

[@killercrabman]

Big respect from the UK guys, you guys are so talented and have a great crew.

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Thanks and hello to you in the UK!

[@catherinewhitaker3425]

5:48 CHILDREN'S MARCH!!! I played that in band last year!!

[@DebraDukes]

Catie Monroe? Absolutely Beautiful Footage truly appreciate this Thanks

[@josephinewagner9088]

Catie Monroe? We had it but we didn't play it for a concert because it was too difficult. Also there was like 8 measures of runs for the flute, which is really difficult.

[@catherinewhitaker3425]

Josephine Wagner hahaha yeah I know I play flute. Well, picc for that piece, but I also had tons of runs

[@laurastafford4384]

Catie Monroe? I played it too! The judges at MPA last year said we played music that was too hard. (Pfft Dies Irae and Children's March were a breeze.....for me) This year, the judges said we played music that was too easy.

[@connorharrington767]

Catie W unuhbhb

[@maxwellmckinley637]

When that guy struggled to play that contrabass sax, I felt that.

[@kindpotato]

I think the saxophone is now my favourite instrument. So much range!

[@bowserfan1011]

This is amazing, as a saxophone player myself.

[@caminitom619]

Hdhd

[@michaellalouis2002]

I also play the saxophone, it is the sexiest instrument, am I right?

[@easetheweeb]

Saxophone4evar

[@TCLucas70]

I've been playing a saxophone for for about 30 years and have heard about some of the horns in his collection but haven't seen them. To me, Selmer is the best. I love their rich tone. I own an Alto and a soprano. But would take any horn from his collection

[@ahabtheplant]

The next to perfect sound for "Iron Man"

[@AlexanderGavrylyouk]

I am a dermatologist with 30 years of experience, I watch all your videos and can't stop, thanks for the quality work.🎉

[@Thegreatlopez1]

As a saxophonist, this is gold!

[@shank4861]

“Gonna make my trombone friends jealous” Me a trombonist: 😑

[@jacobgamingyt6882]

I agree, fellow trombonist

[@tracebrehmer1459]

I also agree, fellow tromboner

[@brileywest3127]

hehe #teamsax

[@Deeznuts-gm2um]

LMAO SAME PERSON SAME

[@Oliver-fw6rc]

I disagree as a saxophonist.

[@aestheticallysaturn2965]

The conn-o-sax is absolutely beautiful! I wish I could hear more of it.

[@kishascape]

It's like a scifi instrument I love it so much. That and the cute baby curved sopranino.

[@eee_inn2658]

I have watched this video so many times over the years and it's still fun every time

[@cheyannei5983]

I love the con-o-sax! It's got such a sweet, clear sound. Thanks for recording it in such good quality!

[@kairodude8353]

I play alto saxophone and the only other instruments in the family I knew of were soprano,alto,tenor, and baritone until this video. LOVE IT!!!

[@willis251]

"I have a few instruments I collected over the years" *walks into room and sees more than 20 saxophones* "Wow!

[@LeoKoyote64]

no matter how many times i watch this over the years, i always get blown away by the instruments

[@richardjohnson455]

I’m a retired US doctor, bassoonist and former saxophonist in high school. My college Wind Ensemble owned every key of sax from sopranino to contrabass (same with our clarinets, sopranino to Contrabass).Our beloved and kickass Director (MMus, U of Michigan), a stellar trombonist and bass trombonist, was fond of searching out instruments we didn’t own yet in interesting places including pawn shops where he found and bought our Bass Saxophone and Sarrusophone. He did virtually all the arrangements for our WE, often working until past 3 AM, and when he didn’t have the instrument(s) he needed for an arrangement, he went out looking for them and usually found them. The Army Field Band guys and Dr. Cohen made a fascinating video here which brought back beloved memories of my college WE Director/Music Professor. May you Rest In Peace, John. We’ll never forget you. Despite the great collection and music history lessons here, some commenters seem to only find pleasure and satisfaction not in the music, instruments or history, but in putting down the Army musicians because they were not killed in combat, missing limbs or at least playing saxophone at military functions wearing their Purple Hearts. Perhaps every male or (God forbid) female Army or other branch military musician should be required to be deployed in a combat zone for at least as long as it takes them to be verified 1) KIA, 2) losing a limb, 3) Purple Heart recipient or 4) witnessed by superior officers as participating in a specified # of bona fide firefights nearly losing their lives. If they were REAL Army soldiers, then they could audition to join the Army, Marine or other military bands but only after their combat was verified. I can only wonder why the Army and other military brass from the CO to the CJCS have let this go on for so long. Meanwhile, thanks to Dr. Cohen and the AFB saxophonists for their video - more wind music history to enjoy.

[@johnrichardnulph391]

As a saxophonist. THIS IS AWESOME. I am only 12, but I love this. Its honestly just amazing

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@conkers.]

Now you're seventeen. That's neat.

[@johnrichardnulph391]

@@conkers. I'm actually 18 now. Got my super action 80 a month ago auditioning to a few colleges in February

[@conkers.]

@@johnrichardnulph391 well good job! I hope life is treating you well!

[@nicolehaddad9503]

Thank you all for your service, not only to our country but to my ears!! What a beautiful sound and amazing players!

[@ArmyFieldBand]

+Nicole Haddad Thank you!

[@beatleboy33]

I don't know about y'all, but this video is recommended to me all the time..and I always watch the whole thing.

[@JM-yy7ob]

So cool! I like the sopranino, the Bari, and the slide, and the giant granddaddy of them all.

[@sophiee4558]

I don't know why but these guys seemed adorable

[@keishlalian5878]

They probably are .... (if your talking about the military mans)

[@Robert08010]

Dani Chime Men in uniform...

[@teddybear1608]

Dani Chime true

it is pure propaganda... good soldiers... as long as they are not killing your family....right? and then they make another video with music lalala. . sweet propaganda...

[@adelinaarmstrong9423]

Reda Haddad I have trouble believing they would kill citizens in their own country... unless that doesn't apply to you. Also, if they did, they would have to have a darn good reason.

[@douglasreeves9938]

What a terrific bunch of saxophone musicians. I played alto, tenor and baritone saxophone in high school and college. I would have loved to have tried some of these unique instruments. These Army musicians are incredible. Navy or Marine Corp bands have nothing on these guys.

[@DMH031956]

Outstanding, Gentlemen! The slide saxophone played sounds like a Theremin. That glissando was nice!

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Thanks for watching!

[@neuro_pace4202]

I loved it! But i would love to see paul playing his collection as well!