Asphalt Cocktail by John Mackey | Concert Band

Enjoy the bombastic "Asphalt Cocktail" by John Mackey! This archival footage comes from our Summer 2019 tour of Texas-be sure to go to armyfieldband.com to see if we are performing near you! The composer writes:
“Asphalt Cocktail” is a five-minute opener, designed to shout, from the opening measure, “We’re here.” With biting trombones, blaring trumpets, and percussion dominated by cross-rhythms and back beats, it aims to capture the grit and aggression that I associate with the time I lived in New York. Picture the scariest NYC taxi ride you can imagine, with the cab skidding around turns as trucks bear down from all sides. Serve on the rocks."
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[@brettbarger9824]

5:27 me trying to get the last Pringle out the can

[@christinahess8775]

My Army soldier son just got married this past holiday weekend. This number, Asphalt Cocktail, f'elt like the soundtrack of my frantic wedding preparations in the broiling Sept heat:. Always great fun and enjoyment of your fine Army music. Many 🙏 thanks .

[@ArmyFieldBand]

Thanks for watching!

[@aaronperez4701]

I’m going to the Marine corps band but I have much respect and admiration for all the military bands

[@dgetz101]

Talk about starting a concert with a bang!

[@brianbrino4310]

I really love this band which always shows such class and perfection in their complex musical interpretations! Absolutely excellent! Thank you for sharing!

[@manondumouchel5298]

WOW!! What a great cocktail of the music .. Fantastic sounds.. love it .. thank you to all

[@stanislavafajfaric2846]

Fenomenalan koncert Sve lijepo daleko se cuje .do moje Domovine Hrvatskre tamo vas volimo slusaati , gledati .Nastavite tako nema boljih. od vas & Six String Soldiers .Sretno gospodo.

[@heidymangione3913]

A fantastic cocktail of music , thanks for the performance

[@germanpianist]

A very excellent performance !

[@jmflyer55]

Time mark 05:27..... HEY!! That guys playing a Garbage Can ..!!! Lol Fantastic arrangement & well played. 👍

[@kilo3989]

I'm not sure what I expected from the title of this video, but I love the precision and intensity on display here!

[@OMGTVGuess]

5:27 my man is going HAM on that trash can

[@TrippingTheTube]

Awesome. Whoever filmed it did an amazing job too. Very dramatic.

[@deadpeng1]

my high school first band is gonna play this and i don't know if I'll be able to manage lol

[@Kingsley_Guitarz]

awesome

[@mcox12345678]

Asphalt Cocktail is both fun to hear and also to play….

[@Jmagdalenovs]

Admiration! & Respect to the US Discipline

[@geraldinemurphy6385]

Nice ..g

[@ceci7837]

👏👏👏💞🎶🤗🌝💓

[@mirinewcome3000]

Awesome trash bin!

[@ArmyFieldBand]

We wish we had a better shot of it! 😅

[@hercishernandez3079]

Don’t be rude u KAREN

[@hornplayer10]

Clicked the video to see my former classmate SSG Dillman from the thumbnail. Bummed to see he’s not actually in the video 😢

[@ArmyFieldBand]

We’re bummed too-this was the best video footage we had of the piece, but we still wanted to give Staff Sgt. Dillman the nod in some way as he joined us for two tours in 2019 (and he played tambourine and trash can on this piece). We were grateful to have him and now he’s doing great things for Pershing’s Own.