I remember seeing this live. I had no idea they were playing at disneyland that day and just happened to be there on that day over 13 years ago. This is the first and only time I got to see them live. It's something that's become a core memory for me.
Bravo, Eric Marienthal !!! You won't hear any alto solo like this in most big bands. Unlike most section players who "drive between the lines" Eric Marienthal combined all the right notes with a huge amount of nasty riffing at full volume insanity that is seriously SICK ! This is the difference between an instrumentalist star and just another competent section player. A star is willing to bust through the veneer of polite playing and turn on the afterburners at full throttle. Conformity be damned ! He's going for depth, passion and intensity !!
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jennifer86010 You described very well his talent, here is my thumbs up!
2:45 Pause the video. Look at the reaction of the other saxophone players when Eric Marienthal screams up that glissando into his solo. They are knocked out !! When your fellow musicians are impressed and energized by your playing, you know you are doing something right !!
The jaw-droppingly funky-ass nature of this chart is only overshadowed by that grandiose saxgasm of a masterpiece coming from the lead alto man's instrument. Mr. Marienthal, you possess the respect of damn near every improvising musician alive after such a display of prowess.
Not many people recognize this, but I appreciate the fact that Sal Lozano is getting into Eric's solos, many people in other big bands who are not 1st chair are gloomy assholes who just want to be the sticking out, but someone who can listen to a soloist in the lead chair in front of him/her and show the audience that they genuinely enjoy it is a true honest to goodness person, thanks Sal!
Clayton DeVries - Not that Eric isn't fantastic and deserves to be enjoyed by his fellow band members, but I can almost guarantee you that Gordon Goodwin has encouraged this kind of on stage enthusiasm. Our jazz ensemble opened for them at a festival last year, and it was clear to me that a big part of Goodwin's success as a bandleader is the stage presence of the band, something that's often lacking in jazz performances of all kinds. It's not just the music, it's a show.
Having been a lead trumpet player from day one, I absolutely agree Clayton DeVries! I couldn't wait to hear all solos!!! If you are into the music for the music, no one person holds the spotlight! The band is the spotlight! However, you are correct in that there are those gloomy assholes that feel under appreciated or left out. Poor bastards.
I saw an interview where Eric Marienthal shares that one of his first full-time gigs was with the Disneyland band where he got his break via phone call to play with Chick Corea. I think it's a little ironic that he's back at Disneyland. I wonder what his younger self would have thought if he were told that he'd one day be playing there professionally after travelling the world. I wonder what his younger self would think listening to those licks. What an inspiration.
...some of the best sax solos i've ever heard. he's got a beautiful tone and an amazing range. his melodies sound as if they were composed to fit with the music perfectly.
Love Sal's expression at 2:45 as Eric rips it up! I also loved how he went to the wrong mic first, and in the break in his solo sheepishly moved to the next! All the other guys are just like, "Fuck, I wish I could play like that!"
I remember Eric from my high school days. I played bari sax for Corona ( not Del Mar) high school. We finished in 2nd to Corona Del Mar in at least 3 festivals! Good times, great music!
I'm not a big fan of pop music nowadays, but I get so excited whenever I'm going to listen to jazz, especially this stuff! It makes me so happy, I honest-to-God want to cry. So beautiful! I have so many songs on my iPod and I can't stop listening since I downloaded them several years ago!
This tune has become one of my personal favorites. The licks are absolutely sick, not to mention Marienthal's INCREDIBLE solo. I honestly don't think any other sax players can do what he does as good as he does it. INSANE.
First time I heard Eric: "HE'S INCREDIBLE!! I have to know that guy's name." "Eric Marienthal....hmmm, I'll have to check out his solo stuff!" "What the.....???"
Ensemble musical performances on UA-cam represent some of humankind at its finest: gifted musicians spending a lifetime mastering their instrument, coming together to coordinate a masterwork, and then through the miracle of technology, making it available for all of us to see and hear, for free. And while I usually don't like solos, Eric Marienthal's sax solo is, ahem, off-the-charts.
Love it! Eric is just right for the menu. This is the first time I've heard this style of music played mean, down and dirty. He's one of a kind. Took me by surprise and set me back in chair. Big band rules!
Have you heard Paul Gonsalves 27 chorus solo from Duke Ellington's 1956 Newport live performance of Diminuendo & Crescendo in Blue? Go to about 4:00 at /watch?v=PYgow060zOg and listen to him wail. You'll have to crank it up, though, because the mic wasn't close enough to him.
He is my FAVOURITE sax player, and i'll never change my mind about him. Good bless and when I image that he will leave us some day I get saaaaaaaaaaaaaad...
Антон Ицкович Totally agree with you and jennifer86010. I've heard many great sax players but Eric is simply the best ever. Period. Flawless technique, very versatile, great mix of articulation, amazing riffs and motifs and never a note out of place. And he's a great bloke to top it off. And the Big Phat Band is the tightest big band I've ever heard - what an outfit!
+Rafael Soto dang that altissimo slide! Not easy to pull off at the highest not possible... I probably won't be able to pull that till my 30's XD and I'm 15 atm
The great thing about UA-cam is that for every video that makes you want to quit everything (this video included), there's at least 5 others that'll make you feel so much better about yourself.
Most of the guys in that band actually got their start as musicians playing at Disneyland, believe it or not. Gotta show respect to the roots and all that.
Oh, okay! That was hot. Good thing the featured saxophonist, Eric Marienthal is thin. I sure wouldn't have like seeing all the music knocked over. Very tight band. Worth going to Disneyland for!!!
5:41 thought the high concert c was part of eric's solo then I paid attention then it was willie on lead trumpet. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference XD.
I remember hearing in college that Paganini was rumored to have made a deal with the Devil because he was just so damned good. This band IS that damned good. As far as the 6 dislikes... I'm gonna be kind and assume they vote in ignorance.
ah! thank gosh my internet is finally working so I can listen to this tune all day and night! I got this chart for trumpet the other day AND IT IS SO HARD!!!
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I remember seeing this live. I had no idea they were playing at disneyland that day and just happened to be there on that day over 13 years ago. This is the first and only time I got to see them live. It's something that's become a core memory for me.
Bravo, Eric Marienthal !!! You won't hear any alto solo like this in most big bands. Unlike most section players who "drive between the lines" Eric Marienthal combined all the right notes with a huge amount of nasty riffing at full volume insanity that is seriously SICK ! This is the difference between an instrumentalist star and just another competent section player. A star is willing to
bust through the veneer of polite playing and turn on the afterburners at full throttle. Conformity be damned ! He's going for depth, passion and intensity !!
jennifer86010 You described very well his talent, here is my thumbs up!
Absolutely....well said
Amen! It's funky as hell! 🤙🏽
I bet you talk to yourself in the mirror, every morning, just to validate your existence. LOL!
ed polk sounds like something you’d do, being a dick to someone who didn’t even say anything negative lol
I swear, the way Eric seamlessly blends technical precision with organic musicality is unbelievable.
2:45 Pause the video. Look at the reaction of the other saxophone players when Eric Marienthal screams up that glissando into his solo. They are knocked out !! When your fellow musicians are impressed and energized by your playing, you know you are doing something right !!
The jaw-droppingly funky-ass nature of this chart is only overshadowed by that grandiose saxgasm of a masterpiece coming from the lead alto man's instrument. Mr. Marienthal, you possess the respect of damn near every improvising musician alive after such a display of prowess.
Sal listening to Eric Marienthal's solo is my spirit animal
Not many people recognize this, but I appreciate the fact that Sal Lozano is getting into Eric's solos, many people in other big bands who are not 1st chair are gloomy assholes who just want to be the sticking out, but someone who can listen to a soloist in the lead chair in front of him/her and show the audience that they genuinely enjoy it is a true honest to goodness person, thanks Sal!
lmao even in my high school bands the leads are gloomy assholes haha
Clayton DeVries - Not that Eric isn't fantastic and deserves to be enjoyed by his fellow band members, but I can almost guarantee you that Gordon Goodwin has encouraged this kind of on stage enthusiasm. Our jazz ensemble opened for them at a festival last year, and it was clear to me that a big part of Goodwin's success as a bandleader is the stage presence of the band, something that's often lacking in jazz performances of all kinds. It's not just the music, it's a show.
Having been a lead trumpet player from day one, I absolutely agree Clayton DeVries! I couldn't wait to hear all solos!!! If you are into the music for the music, no one person holds the spotlight! The band is the spotlight! However, you are correct in that there are those gloomy assholes that feel under appreciated or left out. Poor bastards.
Speaking as a second alto, I completely agree
I agree with you so much that I just went to like your comment and saw I already have... 4 years ago
I saw an interview where Eric Marienthal shares that one of his first full-time gigs was with the Disneyland band where he got his break via phone call to play with Chick Corea. I think it's a little ironic that he's back at Disneyland. I wonder what his younger self would have thought if he were told that he'd one day be playing there professionally after travelling the world. I wonder what his younger self would think listening to those licks. What an inspiration.
Eric sat down and I was like, "damn what a solo", and the he came back and I was done..................what a player.
What an alto solo! This guy knows how to put all the energy he has into a solo like no other.
...some of the best sax solos i've ever heard. he's got a beautiful tone and an amazing range. his melodies sound as if they were composed to fit with the music perfectly.
Love Sal's expression at 2:45 as Eric rips it up! I also loved how he went to the wrong mic first, and in the break in his solo sheepishly moved to the next! All the other guys are just like, "Fuck, I wish I could play like that!"
I remember Eric from my high school days. I played bari sax for Corona ( not Del Mar) high school. We finished in 2nd to Corona Del Mar in at least 3 festivals! Good times, great music!
This is a fusion of Big Band instrumentation with super funky rhythms and surprise syncopations ! A very creative Gordon Goodwin!
I'm not a big fan of pop music nowadays, but I get so excited whenever I'm going to listen to jazz, especially this stuff! It makes me so happy, I honest-to-God want to cry. So beautiful! I have so many songs on my iPod and I can't stop listening since I downloaded them several years ago!
Jodi Martins it doesnt matter that ur 11...
This tune has become one of my personal favorites. The licks are absolutely sick, not to mention Marienthal's INCREDIBLE solo. I honestly don't think any other sax players can do what he does as good as he does it. INSANE.
Eric is a monster sax player ! This is Big Band on steroids.
Goodwin has an amazing band. Won a Grammy for Brad Bird/Pixar's "Incredibles" score.
Are there even any words to describe how amazing that was. I could never do that . Applause to you my friend
I love the comping from the drums during Eric's second solo, BOSS!!!
Holy shit!! First time I got goosebumps listening to anything on UA-cam. This kills.
Ikr
First time I heard Eric:
"HE'S INCREDIBLE!! I have to know that guy's name."
"Eric Marienthal....hmmm, I'll have to check out his solo stuff!"
"What the.....???"
you dont like his solo in the album?
Smooth Jazz is where the money is at these days. Unfortunately.
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@@superrhombus1 OMG I have no words for this!! I love when Eric plays with the drummer
Haha Same. I love his big band solos but I’m not at all a smooth jazz guy
Ensemble musical performances on UA-cam represent some of humankind at its finest: gifted musicians spending a lifetime mastering their instrument, coming together to coordinate a masterwork, and then through the miracle of technology, making it available for all of us to see and hear, for free. And while I usually don't like solos, Eric Marienthal's sax solo is, ahem, off-the-charts.
Eric always adds that nice touch to the band. Great Band. Sweet! Entertaining.
Absolutely love bernie dresels playing, some sick soloing. And the saxophonist shredded it. Tight, phenomenal shit. This is music. Just. Great.
Best 6'32 min I lived this week! That is AWESOME!
i love how he's closing his eyes the whole freaking time....
Love it! Eric is just right for the menu. This is the first time I've heard this style of music played mean, down and dirty. He's one of a kind. Took me by surprise and set me back in chair. Big band rules!
Have you heard Paul Gonsalves 27 chorus solo from Duke Ellington's 1956 Newport live performance of Diminuendo & Crescendo in Blue? Go to about 4:00 at /watch?v=PYgow060zOg and listen to him wail. You'll have to crank it up, though, because the mic wasn't close enough to him.
I could watch this video repeatedly and never get tired of it. Eric, you absolutely own, and Big Phat Band, you guys are always on fire! GO GGBPB!!!!
That is simply kick ass big band music. Period!
I want to cry every time I hear this band and especially the alto player's solo! OMG! SOOOOOOOO GOOD!
Cada vez que escucho este tema con el solo de Eric Marienthal mi sangre hierve excelente bravisimooooo
I’ve have the great privilege to play with Craig Ware (bass bone) on some arrangements he did for a jazz band in Phoenix, AZ. Great Talent!
I can't believe I have never heard of them before. They are outstanding.
Sax like this makes me happy to be alive
Seriously epic playing from the whole band, and then Marienthal. Wow.
wtf!!!!!! the craziest solo i ever heard!!!!!
AWESOME BLOODY SOLO... its stuff like this that makes me proud to play the sax, yet humbles me all at once
the note at 5:58 is the sweetest and most disgusting note ive ever heard :D
This band is what all big bands aspire to achieve! Eric's solo is as good as they get!
He is my FAVOURITE sax player, and i'll never change my mind about him. Good bless and when I image that he will leave us some day I get saaaaaaaaaaaaaad...
Антон Ицкович Totally agree with you and jennifer86010. I've heard many great sax players but Eric is simply the best ever. Period. Flawless technique, very versatile, great mix of articulation, amazing riffs and motifs and never a note out of place. And he's a great bloke to top it off. And the Big Phat Band is the tightest big band I've ever heard - what an outfit!
Grant Beard who will take his place??? After 50yrs??aaaaa(((
JUST GREAT!..THANKS MITCH GOODMAN FOR THE INTRO AT LACCMA...JACK ENGLISH...SINGER/ETC...DEC 3,2019...WEHO
what a band to see live- will never forget it! thank you big phat band, please come to australia again soon.
2:40 HOW!?!?!?
DAMN!!!!
+GJ145298HD I said the same fucking thing lmao
+Rafael Soto dang that altissimo slide! Not easy to pull off at the highest not possible... I probably won't be able to pull that till my 30's XD and I'm 15 atm
Bt I'm the same person
+GJ Eric's altissimo register is so solid. Look up his "Play that funky music". He displays it really well there too.
+GJ145298HD It's cuz he's Eric.
The great thing about UA-cam is that for every video that makes you want to quit everything (this video included), there's at least 5 others that'll make you feel so much better about yourself.
Love it when a band looks like it’s having fun!
2:41 that’s the time!!!💯💯💯 this man is amazing
What the hell! What an amazing band. Marienthal really sets the floor on fire!
Whatever I was doing Jan 28th, 2010 wasn't worth missing this.
Man oh man, do I love Eric. He always plays with passion. Also, I see you back there in brass section, Francisco. This is a great band.
that was NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I heard this band for the first time 10 years ago and they canceled out every other hand for me.
The drum fills tho🥲
I ain't a musician, but I know what I like. This is good stuff.
Our jazz band is playing this piece at school. It's so awesome!! Third trombone hooray lol
for me...one of the best saxophon solo EVER
I’m out of breath just watching that.
My friend Katrina loves this band!!! I'll be seeing her tomorrow, too!
That Drummer nails the ending with the fill wow!
There is nothing like a Big Band.
Love this song!!!! Love this band too!!! Way to go Gordo!!!
Marienthal has such a unique sound compared to many other lead altos. He is truly a stand out player and soloist :O
This day will live in infamy, the day that everyone in Disneyland jizzed their pants......
This is the best video I have ever seen in my life...
Most of the guys in that band actually got their start as musicians playing at Disneyland, believe it or not. Gotta show respect to the roots and all that.
Insane!!! Wooooow! Love it!!!!
Alto Sax.....Eric Marienthal.......what an ARTIST!!
Bernie Dresel and this band just crazy big players!
Eric Marienthal is a MONSTER!!! This one of the hottest big bands I have ever heard!
videos like these should be the ones recieving millions of views !
Dang, never knew Mel Gibson could blow the sax like that.
HAHAHAHA
Eric's sax is a lethal weapon.
GOD DAM! how long can this guy go!! HOLY! AMAZINGGG!!
Now that is a band!!
I really can't like this enough
Pardon my french, but holy SHIT!
Just insanely good solo!
Great sound simply awesome!
One of the best solos I've heard from Eric...good job Eric
Oh, okay! That was hot. Good thing the featured saxophonist, Eric Marienthal is thin. I sure wouldn't have like seeing all the music knocked over. Very tight band. Worth going to Disneyland for!!!
i'm crying from awesomeness!!!
The best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5:41 thought the high concert c was part of eric's solo then I paid attention then it was willie on lead trumpet. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference XD.
I thought dan fornero was on lead?
awesome musicianship!!!
Now these guys are talented, real musicians!
eric marienthal = greatest, sexiest, highest alto tone ever!
I remember hearing in college that Paganini was rumored to have made a deal with the Devil because he was just so damned good. This band IS that damned good. As far as the 6 dislikes... I'm gonna be kind and assume they vote in ignorance.
my favorite group by farrrr!
Dude?!!! What is goin' on? You friggin' monster! You're like a friggin' machine on high octane fuel!! Way to go Eric!!
HOLYSHIT What a masterpiece
Holy smokes! Such talents!
ah! thank gosh my internet is finally working so I can listen to this tune all day and night!
I got this chart for trumpet the other day AND IT IS SO HARD!!!
Just the best of the best!
Love it!!!
THIS IS SO EPIC!!!!!!
*Solos:*
Alto Sax: Eric Marienthal (2:10, 2:41, 4:35, 5:09)
Drums: Bernie Dresel (5:09)
dude I memorize every jazz song in my iTunes library... not sad, its awesome.
Insano de mais!!! Big Band 🔥👌🏾 HARD
Incredible! Great!
Lovin that Piano Part
SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty good my boy