Tank! (from Cowboy Bebop) by Yoko Kanno/arr. John Wasson

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Composed by Yoko Kanno for the Japanese anime television series Cowboy Bebop, the tune Tank! has taken on a life of its own. John Wasson's driving Latin funk version was written for his Strata Big Band and recorded on the album Chronicles. It features the quirky melody, sizzling brass punches, solo space for alto sax, and shows off every section of the band. A real screamer!
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[@sebastianmujica3960]

It makes me so happy when people know how to write for bass bone

[@itisnottaken4444]

Arranger is a trombone player

[@trueaquarius9487]

Based bass bone part

[@rileykloha4938]

Agreed

[@deathstarvlog279]

Bass bone part is difficult but I love that it is actually something

[@DemBone93]

YES ❤

[@microsoftwordtm2739]

Damn that 1st trumpet part is fire

[@toronado455]

Very strong lead player on this recording.

[@MichaelWidjaja]

Great stuff!! It looks so much fun to play (with much woodshedding to do!)

[@braydengray520]

Playing lead on it in my high schools jazz band😃 struggling to say the least

[@Winchester0806]

Yes

[@Winchester0806]

​@@braydengray520 yo my friend is playing lead on it and he can play it without breaking a sweat. The crazy thing is he's been playing for only 6 years.

[@morningbell3690]

Fun fact, this is the same guy that arranged the whiplash version of Caravan, which really makes sense since you can very much hear the Seatbelts influence throughout said arrangment. Incredible work.

[@prodpoob]

yeah but this really doesn't capture the groove of the original

[@eboone]

@@prodpoob I think it does a pretty good job

[@CKindoraptor]

as a sax player, i can approve that the sax solo is VERY difficult

[@hughjayn1s]

Jesus Christ that alto solo is one of three greatest I’ve ever heard

[@ldbonq]

its also not being played on an alto sax

[@hughjayn1s]

@@ldbonq look up the Strata band playing Tank! 😂 the guy soloing is on an alto sax, so I don’t know where the hell you got your info from

[@ldbonq]

@@hughjayn1s the solo in the video is being played on a tenor

[@hughjayn1s]

@@ldbonq the Strata band’s playing of Tank! is exactly the music being played in the video right now 😂 alto 1 is the one with the solo section, and you can clearly tell it’s an alto playing

[@ldbonq]

@@hughjayn1s okay man jeez it sounded like a tenor to me. i formally apologize for being wrong about something on the internet that matters a whole bunch to you and recognize that you are obviously much smarter, cooler, and better at music than I could ever possibly hope to be

[@noncrediblecase341]

This is awesome! I love how this arrangement creates its own identity with the double-time swing portion at 3:00, rather than be a copy+paste of the original.

[@jabelsjabels]

Yeah, it fits really well!

[@Enderrock424]

it’s not double time but i know what you mean

[@kuick6814]

@@Enderrock424 it is double-time tho? i mean personally i was counting twice as fast (ride cymbal) but it might just be a perception thing.

[@Enderrock424]

@@kuick6814 it’s just the feel. the time is the same

[@kuick6814]

@@Enderrock424 tbf the bassline does go to walking 8ths, so it is basically double time

[@doctoregg7908]

I love looking at the first trumpet part and crying because of how high the notes are.

[@freshystethjohnturtleiii7923]

Kid named first trombone:

[@tonyrod3332]

I was expecting to be disappointed, but this arrangement is great! Keep ‘em coming

[@toronado455]

excellent arrangement.

[@slurky3992]

john wasson doesn’t disappoint

[@AustinHutsonMusic]

This arranger is actually one of my professors! He’s amazing!

[@bviningmusic]

Fancy meeting you on a meme chart

[@DexterBellMusic]

@@AustinHutsonMusic Wicked!

[@chrisr4277]

yeah, i reckon this is the right way to arrange Tank. it clearly establishes it's own identity while remaining faithful to the style as well as melodic and harmonic material of the original. wasson has some good charts

[@Sivad]

This is a sick ass arrangement of Tank dude. Absolutely loved the double time swing section. Obviously the alto solo was no Masato Honda but nonetheless was still superb.

[@abeahmed2581]

Alto solo is better imo, more jazz language, but the ending part of the original arrangement was way better

[@stevemattero1471]

Was the original a soprano sax?

[@Sivad]

@@stevemattero1471 no sir it was also an alto sax, Masato just had a nasty altissimo range.

[@JonahLoeb]

​@@abeahmed2581 I mean, it's basically a 12-bar blues song arranged for a jazz band in the first place, so it makes sense that the original alto solo plays more like a blues guitar solo. This is a much jazzier arrangement, so the jazzier solo fits well here.

[@StyledFir_]

2:46 made my jaw drop the first time I heard it. Coolest sax lick I have ever heard.

[@MoeSquirrl]

I’m not big into anime, but as a jazz enthusiast this is fantastic!

[@LukeDoorMan]

that alto solo went so hard 🔥🔥🔥

[@williamcazares3775]

I was in Wasson's band and I loved playing this song!!!

[@noahsmith2881]

That’s amazing! What instrument did you play?

[@justineckart549]

Three, two, one. Let’s jam.

[@Davis.smith.weightlifting]

I was expecting this to be incredibly cringy, but honestly a really killer arrangement that doesn’t lose any of the craziness of the original chart. Lead trumpet parts are pretty much all there in the same octave but just broken up in different parts of the chart. I’m not sure I’d choose to play this when the original quite frankly is easier given the length component with all of the hardest lead parts still in there, but I love it all the same.

[@Davis.smith.weightlifting]

I’ve played the original twice with two different schools, first time brought in a guest artist to play lead, and second time doubled lead with one of my students who had the needed a flats and g’s so I know this lead part fairly well.

[@brEZ527]

This is a really good arrangement one of the first I’ve ever seen. I’m glad that now many more jazz bands across the world can play Tank

[@Mattchudon]

WOW!!! I was expecting to hate it, but this genuinely surprised me! That double-time section was fire!

[@MrRevillo]

Its so wierd to hear this song played so cleanly! Well done on the arrangement!

[@SuperJox]

This is 100x better than I was expecting

[@queijoduke]

My friend found this pretty quickly and convinced our band director to let our jazz band play this! I'm lead trumpet on it and wow there are a lot of high notes

[@ososkem]

Dawg good luck💀

[@MarvelousMaxter]

comment about the extreme range in the trumpets. give me my likes now.

[@ur_boi_este306]

Time to beg my band director to buy this

[@jazzman.]

This is bad ass to play along with my friends when we party. Thanks for posting cat.

[@user-do6xp8yw3r]

the amount of children i would conceive in order to play this someday

[@Ace.Jonathan]

Played this in jazz band last year by far my favourite song we’ve ever done!

[@Alexis-wx3gi]

I can tell you this is an awesome arrangement and I’m currently playing it it’s really hard but also really really fun!!!!!

[@yes._.13]

we are playing this piece for jazz band at my school and it was such a tough piece at first and i thought i could never play it but now its super fun and im getting better at it every time

[@KutWrite]

Makes me want to play the trumpet again!

[@timkarth8529]

I love the horn quotes from GET IT ON! from CHASE, NICE!

[@turkishdelight6032]

This was probably on my recommended because I’ve watched so many videos of Blue Devils’ 2022 show

[@MariahAnnalise23]

THIS IS SO GOOD

[@harryk4840]

Sax solo es increíble

[@mental_breakdance7227]

Holy crap, I was very pleasantly surprised with this arrangement, I’d really like to try this one out!

[@lorenzodicapo6305]

Nicely done sir

[@thisishere3071]

very cool

[@therobles]

This some heat

[@SuonoReale]

Amazing arrangement!

[@willowbreeze5219]

That bongo pattern though...

[@MRttbrlo]

I’ve been waiting so long for this, thank you so much!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@YourMom-nb3mf]

THIS IS THE AUDITION FOR MY HIGHSCHOOLS JAZZ 1 (Best jazz band)

[@mused89]

3, 2, 1, let's jam!

[@lp_fhornandtpt.1423]

This got me hype and pumped as hell

[@brad3nnn]

I've probably only heard of Cowboy Bebop 3 times in my life but this is amazing

[@HYU29C]

Superb!

[@azndrumsticks]

holy crap, john wasson is a godsend because this is absolutely amazing

[@jabelsjabels]

Wow, really great arrangement!

[@terrellbreedlove3577]

Sounded pretty good! I like that

[@xrayblaster4874]

I actually really like this arrangement

[@drom5266]

I love it

[@samschmit7181]

The trumpets missed a note at the beginning.

[@theonielson1007]

See you, space cowboy.

[@crunchypb1]

Noice! Love it

[@kevispi2166]

By brothers high school jazz band just performed this an dot was great!

[@black_circle322]

The boss music

[@evilmeowth]

Amazing arrangement and playing!

[@jyacthepianoman]

cant wait for the first “playing trumpet 1” on this

[@heeheemugee]

GOD. You know the drill. Time to beg the band director to play this piece 😭🙏

[@canalbandashow]

*um som muito agradável*

[@codyzuvich1712]

This was better then I was expecting

[@definetlynottyleratall4647]

HECK YEAH THIS IS AWESOME!!!!

[@ayr1190]

Eyes popped when I saw this in my recommended

[@mateadmirateur]

bravo!

[@existentialchaos8]

We’re playing this in jazz band. It’s pretty hard for us, but I think we’ll get it in time.

[@danielyap4067]

I will say for the effect of the original track for the bass and the guitar to really accent and dig into 1 and 3. It makes it groove a lot harder

[@crownine4264]

Will the saxophones in my schools jazz band kill me for even suggesting this song. Maybe. Will I still be trying yes.

[@yesyes8764]

Damn

[@hugepat251]

oh how i wish to do this at some point

[@UltraMaXAtAXX]

This, this is art.

[@MrTrackmaster]

How is this so damn good?! Hal Leonard is normally unremarkable, especially their jazz stuff, but this is awesome!

[@franciscor3758]

Have you listened to Spain yet

[@MrTrackmaster]

@@franciscor3758 Yeah, I did. It’s another good one

[@ThePilk160]

I’m going to try and convince my jazz band director to let us play this

[@dexus1688]

In my schools swing band we are doing a easier version of it but i still get to do a crazy sax solo

[@Thehooman676]

I play trumpet and this looks hella hard

[@absolutelyincognito6719]

This is better than what I imagined, I thought they were gonna ruin Tank, but this is actually unique in a good way.

[@zonayama]

my ears are blessed

[@daltonmoffat9343]

the only thing i can dog on, is the drum groove, it can be way more spicy than that, the recording of the drum itself might be the problem too

[@daltonmoffat9343]

YES!!!!!

[@jaeyounglee5410]

dang that was good

[@mabbidy]

Oh wow

[@sciencmath]

Wow, an arrangement that manages to keep the juice from the original

[@hip_af]

Blueeeedevillsss

[@oldbandguy]

Blue Devils '22 #20

[@Axarlus]

Woodlands Hs 2022!

[@knottednumber]

Hey I’m playing that

[@sarcasticommentator]

@halleonardjazzensemble is there any way to get the audio version of this without the alto sax 1 solos to practice??

[@kevinhornbuckle]

My Little Suede Cowboy Boots.

[@apll6283]

Can somebody transcribe the end solo for me please?🙏🏽

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

Honestly, pretty good but could've been better in my opinion I think the part that really grinded my gears was right before the solo break, the horns don't end on the E7 chord, which kind of felt a little yassified to me Although it could just be the upper register C's Idk, I feel like it would sound better with only the Low C's, or none at all

[@sizableyeet]

Despite your non-ironic use of the word “yassified”, I actually agree this this

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

@@sizableyeet lol absolutely ironic Although what about your use of yeet lol?

[@beniciounfiltered7861]

@@francoomarlopezlopez you have my mother’s last name and father’s last name in your full name, just thought you should know

[@kirito7875]

2:56

[@wiggitywy3210]

Is there any chance that someone could transpose that piano solo.

[@jazz_bass_lick]

day 2 of asking what screen recording software yall use, it looks good and im trynna record a jazz piece

[@theweather8247]

It's even in jazz font

[@jasonchewy]

Man...they don't make anime songs now like they do back in the days. Good stuff!

[@Saxman_sam]

Ok Hal Leonard pop off

[@TheGreatMelonyt]

literally perfect at x1.15 speed

[@ntinosaggelopoulos6718]

Do baccano anime opening please

[@Engel_770]

1:43

[@keananok]

2:50

[@Engel_770]

4:38

[@franciscor3758]

Does anyone have to transcription of the sax solo?

[@hughjayn1s]

It’s way too complex to get an absolute and good score of it. Also, it enters high altissimo range and some of the notes are hard to know which is which

[@myst9120]

1:17

[@myst9120]

1:25