Battle of the Bass Saxes

[@kabrinkley]

I've listened to this 20 times and its better each time.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

The guys are just great. I like the horns, the sound.

[@ABrandsma]

We simply took th lead of the tune : Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey , and made up the parts ourselves. Then we started improvising on the chords of that tune. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@dunebug2222]

This is the best bass sax on the web whenever I get discouraged I just listen to this and I am all better for another month. P. S. I think I'll get some sandals to practice in too. Thanks Dave in Texas.

[@Dan24943]

Every now and then we are all blessed with a video camera, and that video camera catches moments that no one else in this world will ever see had it not been for the beloved video camera... thank God for whoever brought the camera this time!

[@michealfemino5079]

That's probably about the most coherent arranging effort for two bass saxophones that there could be. Who would even think of that combination - well done!

[@STANLIZ4]

Well said!😊

[@shealinbanta4169]

I’ve never seen any of those saxophones before

[@brianwaln626]

You guys ROCK!! Nothing like hearing two pro's just jammin' out the tunes!!

[@wilwilly159]

Awesome! Klinkt super!

[@kaloleon]

This video always puts a smile on my face...

[@InBy9OutBy5]

This swings PHENOMENALLY ! Awesome !

[@excpbmug]

Thanks gents - you've really cheered up my afternoon (and not just by being funky in sandles) - wishing you many years happy grooving x

[@lilsaxman]

This is so tight, also humorous because you guys dont make the bass look so big. My Band director played bass at sax camp and hes like, 5'1, so it looks huge to him.

[@billstotts2346]

No video has made me smile like this one did! Love it.

[@ABrandsma]

I'm sorry, we had no other location available at that time and place. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@ABrandsma]

Hi Linda, thanks for visiting our music videos. It was a lot of fun to make this one. We don't have many occaissions were we meet fellow bass saxophonists! Kind regards from Holland, Bert Brandsma

[@summerrose9356]

What beautiful Saxophones!!!! AMAZING Tone!!!!!

[@bigb1925]

Fantastic!! Thanks Bert!

[@ABrandsma]

On the Martin I used to play a 1950's Selmer Bass mouthpiece, number E. It is not so wide as a vintage original bass sax piece, but it worked pretty well. Had a lot of punch. On several other basses I use original wide pieces. you can play softer on them.

[@teasnax]

i want to own one one of these days!!!! i have an alto and a tenor and would like to have the whole family! ....and great playing, of course ~ you guys have superlungs!!!!

[@ABrandsma]

Everybody is talking about the socks! For the regular gigs during this Portugal tour I was dressed totally in blue. This video was just a lot of fun in between. I was too lazy to change my socks then. Hope you enjoyed the music! BB

[@glynn36]

That sounds great. Love the socks.

[@The_Incredible_Voice]

Bass sax still rules (even after so many years since this was posted) - greetings from Germany!

[@millymille1]

this is very nice.love this instument .keep up the good work

[@dreamboynyc2]

Beautiful symphony

[@TheBluntInstrument]

I Love this.. The Sax ,and the Cello are the two instruments I wish I had started as a child. Talent, and Yes The Blue socks Rule.. Plus you see the "Instant" Brotherhood, that music can create.. No matter who or how far apart, Universal.

[@ABrandsma]

+TheBlunt Instrument No sorry, I don't know that TV series......

[@7Drake77]

You are never too old to learn one of those :)

[@Fish23792]

This is the most epic video I have ever watched.

[@raphyelrosby]

Man that was nice.....sounds like some New Orleans second sine jazz....Great Job guys.

[@tko7live]

Amazing job.

[@ChrisWestMusic]

This is GREAT!! I'm a saxophonist and just got my first bass sax. It's a different beast for sure, and you sound great on it. I'm still not quite that comfortable on mine, but soon I'll be posting some videos!

[@snickpickle]

I'm a strings and brass player, but this is exactly why I would like to learn the saxophone! :-) Great job, Guys!

[@InBy9OutBy5]

Very well done !

[@ABrandsma]

Thanks! The socks belong to the (blue) bandoutfit I was supposed to wear during this tour. BTW, we will be in the UK soon. We'll play the Birmingham jazzfestival next weekend.

[@ABrandsma]

I love Conn saxes, got a Conn sopranino, a 1929 straight soprano, a 1937 alto (Connqueror) 2 1937 Tenors, (both Conqueror) and 3 conn bass saxes. It's my favourite brand, so I can completely understand your love for your Silverplated tenor. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@InBy9OutBy5]

Great job !!

[@mstr56]

just awesome

[@ABrandsma]

Bb 1 full octave lower then a tenor sax thanks for watching, BB

[@ABrandsma]

@imakedookie Thanks!!! At last someone who doesn't discuss my socks!!! You made my day!

[@wpbs]

great swingin' performance!

[@Dumzimon]

Nice video! Bass sax kicks ass!

[@SirKareth]

This stuff is also great. Thank you :D

[@ABrandsma]

Well, I have 3 conservatory degrees in studying saxophone and can definitly assure you that these two horns are bass saxophones. The baritone is a bit higher pitched in the key of Eb, and the contrabass saxophone is lower pitched compared to the bass, it is also in Eb. The bass sax is keyed in Bb, a full octave lower then a tenor. Exeptions are a few known original Adolphe Sax bass saxes from the 19th century that are keyed in C.

[@profProsky]

Sublime. Thank you. -teflon prosk

[@jorgeramos-veguilla3265]

Awesome!

[@borzoi13]

That was great!

[@Vissor]

Both of your playing is amazing. Speaking of Selmer, they now make their bass saxophones to low A!

[@Android_Warrior]

Classical Playing, Clown Wardrobe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ABrandsma]

Yeah....!

[@platez81]

Awesomesauce!

[@godofgaming4318]

What are THOOOOOSE!!!!!

[@ryoon816]

that was great!!

[@graffin00000]

Man those horns sound nice! I played alto and baritone for about 9 years through middle school and high school. Then gave my horn to my brother and now he plays it. Love to have another. One day i remember I didn't practice my scales and my band director locked me in the instrument storage room. I was all alone so I looked around and found an old dusty sax case. I pulled the horn out and it was a Bass! I put by baritone mouthpiece on it and played it! Sweet! Found out it was know as the Bitch!

[@brucenicholls854]

This is great stuff!!

[@BaritoneSaxKing]

Whoa doesn't even describe this!

[@skyelewis666]

This is so cool. I play bari, but i am definitely gonna get a bass sax now. Oh yea i am almost certain that at 2:56, one of you two was playing the trombone line from "Snake Rag" by Ellington....

[@shinka1911]

You Guys Rock

[@ABrandsma]

Thanks!

[@ABrandsma]

@PierXanthony Hello Pier, I totally feel no offence. It is just funny. When we did this it was just the intention to have some fun with 2 bass saxes. We had never played together. In fact we had never met before until in this hotel in Portugal. But it turned out to be so nice musically that we decided to film it, without thinking about our looks. We just wanted to have a memory about this great time, far from home!

[@sistalinda]

I love this.

[@ABrandsma]

@97berryhill There is no part. Giorgio constructed it from the chord sequence. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@ABrandsma]

Hi Redhead! Thanks for listening, Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@ABrandsma]

It was a nice festival where we both happened to play. Just made this up for fun in the hotel where we stayed. Thanks for watching. BB

[@ABrandsma]

Hahahaha, funny words. When I studied at conservatory we were asked to think about the meaning of the word music. One professor had the idea of naming it ordered sound. There definitly is order in the sounds you hear in this video. If you like it or recognise it is of course another matter, but there definitly is an order. Even a harmonic progression, a melody and all. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@ABrandsma]

Bill Bailey is an old song often used in classic jazz. It is supposed to be composed by a certain : Cannon, in the year 1902

[@botelhense]

awesome

[@ABrandsma]

I started on clarinet, switched to alto sax to study at conservatory. It's only since 2004 that I have a bass sax, althought I did some gigs the year before. The intro is just a socalled vamp, a short common harmonic progression. Theme from the Muppet show used something like this. There are others to.

[@tristin183]

i think this is amazing! i dont play bass but i wanna!

[@MrObjectionable]

@ABrandsma thanks :)

[@timboleo]

Freakin' AWESOME!!!!!

[@Tzench]

The first time I hear something for bass saxophone that actually sounds like music.

[@ABrandsma]

Hahahah, Dave, thanks you made my day. The sandals are really the hidden secret. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@ABrandsma]

@DeamonicSnowman are you sure you are on the website you were looking for? Haha regards, BB

[@kevgermany]

@ABrandsma Thanks, but am I misunderstanding you - I read it that the older, wider mouthpieces mean you can play more softly..

[@xxSoph13]

@saxophones1397 was recorded the day after mine! lol :P

[@MrCrazyTeam]

perfect!!!

[@MaGiCpEnGu1n]

@ABrandsma Oh alright, and nice tune. Bass saxophones sound really cool :)

[@gspsouza]

Oohh.. very, very good!

[@ABrandsma]

Blond = beautifull. These are bass saxophones. Contrabass is bigger, baritone is smaller. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@saxophonedave]

Right on Man, who says those electric guitarists rule, us SAX PLAYERS RULE!!! I think you guys should bust into a rock gig and chase the electric guitarist around the stage.

[@TheMormonsrock]

OH MY GOSH!!! hahaha you guys are my idols! xD

[@albertnemiroff1502]

Everybody won!

[@paolotrettel]

hello, great giorgio!!!

[@ABrandsma]

The socks belong to the (blue) bandoutfit I was supposed to wear during this tour. This was filmed in between, I was to lazy to change the socks also. Kind regards, Bert

[@ABrandsma]

Ik heb er 2 te koop. Conn 1922, zilver Conn 1921, goldplated met bijzondere gravures. Met vriendelijke groeten, Bert Brandsma

[@Bass68195]

That guy makes the bass look like a bari lmao he’s like 6’6 lmao

[@ABrandsma]

We didn't see it, played by memorie. Thanks for watching, BB

[@kevgermany]

@ABrandsma Thanks, Am I misunderstanding you? You say you can play softer on a wider piece?

[@Alesaxo1133]

Really great! congratulations from Mèxico! good impro and sound! who is the autor? big hug!..

[@ABrandsma]

Try the recordings of Bix Beiderbecke from 1927 with Adrian Rollini on bass sax. They are marvelous!

[@ABrandsma]

@Jazzman5456 When I wear these same socks in the regular band outfit, nobody complains!

[@ABrandsma]

In my experience that is often right, but it also depends on the shape of the mouthpiece. I mean the distance between the reed and the mouthpiece itself. If the distance is large, it is less easy to play soft. Generally speaking, vintage mpc are closer to the reed. But not always.

[@destineyclark5551]

I love my selmer:)

[@vermouth4646]

Bravo!!!!

[@wa1ufo]

FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@skyelewis666]

oops "Snake Rag" is by Louis Armstrong, not Ellington

[@ClueLou]

@ABrandsma Heard sopranos were a bit tricky to play but didn't know really why. NOw I know..

[@ABrandsma]

@sfbassoonguy Haha, great remark! Loved that one.

[@Awesomonewb]

This is sooo awesome!!! What are the notes for the beginning rhythm type thing. For Bb it's: ? G Bb D E F?

[@70FighterGuy]

Could listen to this all day. Do you know where to find sheet music for this song?

[@ABrandsma]

@honeybeeman yes, that's a great one!

[@katie_ashman_]

I'm dying, this is so cool.