the SMOOTHEST sax solo

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Original video: • Emmet Cohen w/ Bruce H...
Performed by:
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Bruce Harris - Trumpet
Patrick Bartley - Alto Saxophone
Russell Hall - Bass
Joe Saylor - Drums
Transcribed by: BA
faq:
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: where can i suggest videos? / A: / discord
Q: what music do you listen to? A: open.spotify.com/playlist/0zP...
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

[@jamiekarlstevensmusic3361]

Patrick's going to be one of those players that gets studied in jazz courses in like 2100.

[@theblackbasketball]

Fr

[@tallreversd]

I thought it was a tenor from how smooth the sound was but it’s an alto

[@semikolondev]

Took most of Japanese jazz, hope not

[@brycewalburn3926]

​@@tallreversdI thought it was an alto from how it sounded like the exact range of an alto

[@michaelfoxbrass]

Despite of what a technical beast and beautiful player he is now, there’s so much more he’ll become!

[@ChrisBevanBass]

Love this solo so much, but also shout out to the INCREDIBLE rhythm section who elevate it even further! Changing through so many awesome feels, and then the ride finally coming in at 1:59 is perfection 😩

[@h0lly_blue]

man was thumping that bass, gotta love it

[@ColdDrill]

Also shoutout to the plants for providing Oxygen behind, nature's truly a blessing from god

[@hugepat251]

Did you see the drummer flip his stick at that moment too? Legendary

[@5thkiechannel]

His musical IQ is so fucking high he’s got the syrup and he can swing. Honestly this player is bordering on virtuoso

[@EndOfStates]

BORDERING??

[@nicolasperez4443]

great bassist feeding the energy. if you listen youll hear the bass carry the melody and move the changes while giving a nice feel good stuff

[@cooldebt]

Russell Hall is brilliant. Emmet also has Yasushi Nakamura and Philip Norris play bass in his trio and they are incredible bassists too.

[@MiddieTV]

👍

[@BlazerDuckGoG]

👍

[@KissatenArchives]

I met Patrick on what was coincidentally his birthday one evening at a jazz bar in Tokyo, he owned the night. Phenomenal sax player, and an all-round great guy!

[@MiddieTV]

😮

[@scottmclagan4276]

Oh my, I'm embarassed to say I hadn't heard of Patrick. Not only a deep understanding of the chord changes, but also stylistic nuance, and he quotes all kind of great licks with the greatest of ease. Wow. I need to watch again, and again, and again....

[@cooldebt]

All his Emmet's Place episodes were great as are all Pat's J-Music Ensemble stuff. I'm a Consouls fan so some years ago got a YT recommendation for J-Music and I was immediately transfixed by Pat's playing. Every note has life and soul.

[@bakedmomo5693]

i personally know/discovered him through one of adam neely videos with the jmusic ensemble that cooldebt mentioned, then through him getting hired to perform on fighting game tournaments

[@devakari8347]

I think we all had this phase lmao

[@TanYonghao]

2:37 solo so fire that the camera couldnt handle it

[@dustins382]

Wow. It's odd, I can hear Bird, Cannonball, maybe some old Bix Biderbeck bouncy influence, just a wide variety of influences that sound very very traditional jazz, yet he does these perfect modern modulations slipped in where he really plays outside, then plays "traditional" again. Yet through the whole this he's got a very unique and personal style.

[@SC4RRL3TT]

he also mess with that classic alto growl sound that you used to hear I love it

[@ethanp5948]

Well, he's the founder of the j-music ensemble after all!

[@stuartthegoldsmith]

I heard some references to the Django reinhardt recording too tbh

[@SaxmanUSMC]

Pat has mentioned Bix a few times when he has talked about techniques and feel during his streams. Definitely is one of his noticeable influences.

[@dustins382]

@@SaxmanUSMC sweet! I didn't think I was far off on that one. Thanks for letting me know.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

I love how sweet his high notes are

[@puddingchewer1018]

About time George transcribed this solo. Its legendary!

[@GeorgeCollier]

only took two years since the channel’s inception 😂

[@jazznutz]

I'm just as impressed that someone can transcribe this.

[@xethanndonttryme6983]

Comparing this transcription to Sharp Eleven’s transcription of Patrick Bartley’s solo, I think this one didn’t really highlight the nuances between using flats and sharps to highlight chord shapes and notated certain things that can’t really be described by sheet music (hence all the appoggiaturas) along with certain quotes (like “Lester leaps in” at the end) that aren’t transcribed correctly. But, the pitches are accurate and even catches certain notes that sharp eleven missed. Nevertheless it’s still beautifully transcribed.

[@ajbp95]

When a solo doesn't sounds like a solo you know it's a great one!

[@pseudonymos_]

1:19 i think as musicians we all know the feeling Patrick must have felt here and the band as well. It's like nothing else in the world. It's what we live for. Thank you

[@antekallen3162]

Damn straight

[@tsax3027]

3:04 My favorite and most beautiful phrase ever!

[@joeplavin]

That shit has been stuck in my head nonstop

[@TheEuphologist]

I would like to casually point attention to Patrick's solo in the live performance of "The Days When My Mother Was There". Absolutely amazing. Probably my favorite sax solo of all time.

[@cooldebt]

Oooh, yes. For the uninitiated, J-Music Ensemble has some really great solos from all the band members but I think Corridors of Time from the Black Cat LES sessions is unforgettable

[@PatrickBartleyMusic]

Thank you so much. It means a lot to me that you still remember J-MUSIC.

[@robsonclark9678]

​@@cooldebtyes! I was just finding it (couldnt remember if it was on Millennial fair or Corridors of time). That solo is literally what got me to subscribe and excitedly see what else they churned out over the years... Was not disappointed! I love their passion for the music and the games coming through :).

[@kastrull3288]

@@PatrickBartleyMusic could never forget, some of my absolute favorite recordings

[@SC4RRL3TT]

​@@PatrickBartleyMusicthe persona 5 cover is how I originally found you!!! and then I saw you guys' cover of Tank! and then my friend was showing me a video of you soloing over splatoon music, and THEN I saw the outdoor performance of after you've gone. that's definitely when you became a favorite.

[@petealonso8227]

I've listened to this solo about 20 times and I just noticed an awesome moment between Russell hall and emmet cohen at 1:47 when Russell starts this descending sequential pattern and emmet catches it like 2 bars later and plays it with him. They're always listening so intently to each other it makes the rhythm section swing so hard

[@alexww8606]

Great spot

[@kyle_nguyener]

great catch

[@taichingkan79]

I didn't even realise it was Emmet playing the second time until you said it

[@fasanov123]

Man he's genuinely one of the greatest soloists i've ever heard. This guy is all about that vibe and style. I love how serious and refined his technique is and then you go to his youtube and it's just him covering splatoon and persona tracks. Absolutely one of my favorite musicians.

[@AldricLopezVergara]

2:14 just shows how good all of this guys are, without even glancing at each other they all got the musical idea and hit those beats together

[@germangonzalez4347]

How did they do that? Genuinely curious

[@haon7272w]

@@germangonzalez4347It’s a piece of musical vocabulary from another song. All of these guys know that tune, so when Patrick played a line from it, they all picked up on it. Look up Patrick Bartley’s video on this song and his performance. He explains it there better.

[@stevenhugley4025]

Y’all! Solo was unreal! But hear me out… That rhythm section!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@williammurray1620]

Oh my...that was so bad ass! What at talent. And yeah, that rhythm section, so on point!!

[@h0lly_blue]

trumpet guy just vibing in the back is a mood

[@charliemontholon]

To all the sax players out there: This is an example for just one word of appreciation : A monster!

[@Haargeroya]

absolutely speechless. I need to practice

[@jstKidding_]

My band instructor would play this at the beginning of every class as we were getting our shit prepared. I've listened to this song far to many times to be okay

[@ennexthefox]

Patrick's control over the saxophone is just incredible. Floating in and out of altissimo ranges like it's part of the normal range of the instrument is just inhuman.

[@NACHOZMusic]

I'm just goanna say it; one of the greatest solos ever taken. Period.

[@rubenbadillo5009]

The solo that goes before I'm up for improv :

[@tevinlong4888]

Yes.. I feel like I'm in a speakeasy late 1920s right before the Bebop/swing era

[@mallardduck7929]

absolutely incredible

[@legaleagles3654]

Omg 😳 Absolutely incredible performance 🎵🎼❤️👌

[@DaGhost141]

This exact quartett is INSANE, especially the classy drumming and piano make it sounds super swinging. Patrick Bartley just goes crazy, one of my favorite sax solos of all time

[@vivwright5517]

drumming with babish

[@aletheialiang4463]

This solo is too legendary to cost over 2 yrs to transcribe.

[@sleepymarauder4178]

This feels like a sunny day, a walk in the park, a beachday with friends. Amazing solo

[@driftingsloth7582]

I’ve been obsessed with this solo ever since my band director showed me it. So good!!!

[@5thkiechannel]

3:00 gorgeously emotional phrase

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Great style and energy , I haven’t been able to play since the loss of my son many years ago but this made me go dig out my alto case and hold the sax I ain’t played for over a decade . Thank you .

[@chadley_musings]

Oh man what a masterclass. Holy hell Patrick is such an amazing beast

[@titusbeertsen]

This is insane. Patrick's on fire!

[@johnwillis5279]

ten seconds in i just have to honor Moby in the back. What a humble character you are for realizing your back up potential

[@butterypenguin1718]

How do you just spit this out on the fly 😮‍💨

[@trueblade1628]

I've been waiting for this day. Thanks George!

[@Seissmo]

This is one of my favorite videos on this channel so far!

[@MiddieTV]

Mhm. Good it lasts longer than most of George's videos

[@Ryogenshe]

Nice to see Pat getting some love

[@jonii5739]

Yeah we've been waiting for this transcription

[@GdThngUrPretty]

George, just wanted to say thanks for all the great new music you're turning me on to! Every selection is great, keep it up!

[@jan_the_man]

This is still my absolute favorite episode of emmet's place and might also be one of my favorite jazz moments ever. Just amazing.

[@ryanjs4]

LETS GO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@Yurei_desu...]

Why did it take me this long to realize that I was reading George and not Jacob when looking at this channel name 😭 I genuinely thought this was Jacob’s channel for the longest time.

[@MiddieTV]

XD

[@cubic42_]

i have listened to this recording probably well over 500 times

[@Floof_Boof]

God, he's so fluent and smooth it almost feels like he's talking with his instrument. Love that homage to Jones Girl at 1:20!

[@bestpenissucker]

what song?

[@aidantf8]

not really a “homage,” he’s just repeating a note-definitely not unique, or even originated with the jones girl

[@holdommi7505]

Such a good player, thanks for the transcription!

[@NicWeaverMusic]

FINALLY! I was waiting for this solo transcription.

[@macitect]

Amazing! Thank you for the upload.

[@Puttipossu]

I think This is the best sax solo ever. That's a lot to say, but you just have to listen to this over and over again.

[@theodorebenton5928]

I Believe You Are Right.

[@The_SSSlopper]

Check out the version they did live. I’m not sure but I think I prefer it. It’s also got a crazy piano solo

[@normalsalad3429]

I've been asking for this one, lets freaking goooo

[@sochalant8056]

Ive been waiting for this transcription for so long

[@lachlanfinch]

That high G at 3:06 is like nothin else. So much passion

[@thiime5489]

I get goosebumps every single time I hear that passage It's simply amazing

[@theblackbasketball]

Something about his solos just hits different.

[@joshuaward9876]

So happy to see Patrick getting more attention. Such a passionate guy and an excellent alto player!

[@gabrielortiz-larrauri4890]

3:12 lester leaps in!!

[@BallupKori]

Thats a crazy solo 🔥☠️

[@yimingg]

Have been listening to this non stop

[@hannes4971]

I think this is the perfect alto solo. Unbelievable.

[@rudyvasquez9343]

Amazing tone!

[@SchwiftyWill]

I cherish this solo like a lost love

[@bertrandrochat1108]

amaizing solo indeed !! amaising transcription toooooooo !! THANX

[@callumrosevear]

YES I love this clip!! this is definitely my fav solo EVER by the goat!!

[@deeispee]

3:00 HOLYYY BROOOOO

[@helious_music]

what a FUN solo! absolutely legendary

[@samtedesco3529]

This sax solo will never go away!

[@gustavosastre3460]

Que impresionante solo! Gracias a quien hizo la transcripción

[@TheBenadryl]

So clean it’s dirty

[@oldmanjoel1946]

This is literally how I want every saxophonist to sound in the world. Even his growls are smooth somehow!

[@sylv5377]

This was so bouncy I love it. Well done by all parties!

[@TheClassyArchitect]

Man, I need an endless version of this.

[@__joseisaac213__]

Awesome! 😎👍🏾

[@gods_son_07]

🤯 I have no words to describe this absolutely insane performance.

[@goosefr]

I recently saw this band preform in seattle! They are amazing

[@t.h4951]

Wow this is really good

[@felixreina-henriksen1963]

im actually mad about hearing this because i genuinely have never heard a better sax solo and now everything else i listen to just has me wanting more

[@The_SSSlopper]

Listen to the version they did live. The solo is just as good if not better

[@user-fo3xb5cp8n]

2:51 HOW COULD HE IMPROVISE THAT LINE

[@frasertones8519]

Practice.

[@user-fo3xb5cp8n]

@@frasertones8519 correct.. but still amazing

[@rhydon3469]

INSANE LINE, using the f minor triad.

[@zchelmerjoashgamboa7366]

​@@rhydon3469pretty sure it's a C# triad. Tritone sub.

[@sjz1925]

Tritone substitution (#4 or b5 of G = C#/Db). Sounds great, and leads smoothly to a resolution a half-step lower to C. Classic voice leading.

[@junsukim8971]

I have expected this!

[@claudriverssr.]

Sensational! Patrick has it all... technique, sound and energy. I just love this solo.

[@connermason4495]

That looks like so much fun

[@flix_sand]

Well played🔥🔥🔥

[@southerncyan4098]

Man! that was exquisite...

[@davidnewtown8774]

always good for pat to pop up in my recommendations!

[@lukelmillerjnr4298]

Thank you sir !!!!

[@TheMan21892]

In as few short words as I can manage… that was just fuckin’ whimsical 😅

[@dasmensch2317]

that was wonderful

[@antonfenech]

Burnin! Love it.

[@wattsi6909]

Another Patrick masterpiece

[@BFG_10G]

Fantastic.

[@monsterandmaster]

I like this classic busy old school vibe in the piano playing too

[@acadela3506]

AMAZING!

[@mikepaquette5711]

First time hearing this solo... oh dear laawd. Absolutely destroying those changes stylistically and rhythmically. Never drops the pace or build-up either. That very last altissimo B scooped down to altissimo G sent me spiraling. An absolute masterpiece.

[@bodhibeats8257]

Damn. Masterclass.

[@dogeman8175]

hes just on another level

[@nehemiahstewart]

One of my favorites.

[@jorgecortes-fc4cf]

Expectacular!! Genio !!!

[@Trizzo._.editzzz]

Imagine having to take solo after this master piece 😭