us- Thad Jones and the Mel Lewis orchestra

Thad Jones and Mel Lewis- us

[@robhoffhines630]

Played this in the early 80s with a really good HS all-star band in Central Ohio which was probably about as good as a GOOD college big band. After studying orchestral music the past 35+ years and coming back to this...Oh my! That repeated middle section, going to the double dotted rhythms in the 4th repeat....absolute, shrieking genius! It's like a RUSH tune for big band!

[@disgustangy4901]

Was it by any chance the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra? Because if so, I'm a member right now and we're playing this song for our next concert

[@mattl8320]

i am in a high school jazz band and i get to play the bass for this song, i'm so happy!

[@p0pr0ck3t]

Me too!

[@elvythevelvy5543]

Matt L Basically the coolest instrument to be playing this song on

[@brendanhamill944]

same

[@Yakuzapapi]

I get to play bass trombone in my high school band for this song which is also really fun to play!

[@VegasA3]

ElvyTheVelvy ! Oh yeah, with the twenty measures we get to play and the rest is all soli

[@jy-jy-hatcher]

I love playing drums to this song in school this is one of my favorite song we played this year.

[@skateboardinguitaris]

I remember playing this my freshman year of high school...

[@cristiancaballero2025]

I'm doing that right now, I'm just listening to it so I can get a feel of the song, and see how the pro's do it

[@MartinHachmann]

I'm doing it for sophomore lmao

[@michaeltrabulsi6633]

That’s me rn

[@macncheeserules1932]

@@cristiancaballero2025 I am too rn

[@SofiaJenkins-c7i]

Just played drums for this at a concert-- I love this song

[@fredmckinney8933]

Played this my first semester of college in lab band in 1986 at what's now Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. Always loved this song.

[@graham945]

got to play this song in middle school, me being lead trumpet was so fun!! great piece!!

[@jorymil]

Those brass soli sections are so tight! Rhythm section? Hah! Who needs 'em?

[@MegaBanne]

That is most likely done with Thad Jones as conductor.

[@tdoyr]

People that play them because people don’t make tuba parts for jazz

[@johnthomas7070]

@@MegaBanne u smart 😂😂 lol that makes sense now

[@ArKa_47]

Glad to finally found this.. Imagine search a track called "US" XD Haven't heard this in years Still great

[@grantfisher4627]

Such a great song!

[@addison7090]

That is definitely not safe sax. I enjoy it way too much.

[@Yakuzapapi]

lmaooooooooo

[@smellatv3.028]

The always groovy david spinozza on guitar, mad smoking licks all around this track.

[@zacheyea]

in my band the guitar solo is a Bari sax solo and it's awesome

[@bhuvankala8011]

In my band it's a soprano sax 😂

[@ppom]

I'm playing this on bass in my school's Stage Band. Bruh moment.

[@AnxiousSeeker]

Dat brass though... :)

[@tfronauer]

Because of this chart, I learned you could have a flat 9 AND a sharp 9 in the same chord. Go figure! Thanks, Thad.

[@joshuavandecreek5439]

2:00 2:18 When comment on a video just so you can remember all the parts you need to practice.

[@HouriSamatsu]

Damn I still remember that third trombone part. Weird af

[@elvythevelvy5543]

i play bari sax for this in my all county middle school jazz band

[@elvythevelvy5543]

Dude I am 100% sure that we played the same key and the only different arrangement was what instruments we had solo - this was an all county band, so they accepted about 15 out of 300 that tried out Brian Gonzalez

[@elvythevelvy5543]

And I'll gladly post a soundtrack video once I get the cd

[@seanleeming5909]

Russell Ward What key does it start in. I just recently played this with my Big Band?

[@nobody2416]

Who arranged it would be good in the description?

[@joekiddone]

Amen to that!

[@learningforekidz2875]

1:13

[@paulbrana4026]

god damn, they swing so hard!

[@petrariaamy3105]

this song doesn't swing...

[@Yakuzapapi]

lmao

[@Dominic_LaSalle]

This song is straight homie

[@philipwailes943]

@@Dominic_LaSalle 16th notes are swung the entire time, definitely not straight

[@Dominic_LaSalle]

@@philipwailes943 i played this piece in high school. i can tell you it’s written straight

[@zbiarski1963]

I can't find full album "Us". Somebody knows Name of album with this song?

[@owgames101]

terrifying I cried

[@holygroove2]

Nice!

[@ratfink5624]

This tune sounds like crap on the ios app, only one channel of the stereo mix but fed into both sides. Very little brass heard. But on the web, sounds normal. WTF?

[@jiyujizai]

🌱💛🙄💮

[@DreSmoove1]

Fun Fact: the soprano sax solo 2nd time starts on a high F# then goes to altissimo A

[@ezramoore9472]

Big brain moment

[@SofiaJenkins-c7i]

Just played drums for this at a concert-- I love this song