Haitian Fight Song / BFJO Takasago (Charles Mingus)

[Paelaer]

I played this during my freshman year of high school, when I was actually in the jazz band. I dropped out the following year, because I disagreed with how the band director ran things. Sure, we all aspire to sound great and all, but what a lot of people forget is that jazz music was never intended to be a well-oiled machine. In fact, it was supposed to be everything music at the time wasn't.

That's just my opinion, but other than that, this is a great-sounding cover or whatever you call it.

[ilovesissyandfred]

i got an oppertunity this year to get to play this chart, its tough. they did a truely amazing job playing this, the only thing i would recommendis a little more dynamic contrast in the second half. other then that they are truely amazing, and playing it, ii understand how easy it is to really get into it and forget the dynamics, so great job, its truely one of the best sounding recording of this arrangement. i love it!

[cbs2don]

Tough chart done well. Solos are done well. These chicks can swing, in a good way.

[maxsax2003]

That chick on bass is really doing it. Kudos!!!

[samurai1833]

Wow what a tribute to Mingus, worthy performance!

[arak718]

It's so cool and hotsound.

[merlintintin]

This is my favorite version of this song. Thank you !

[ChuckNorrisBeatMeUp]

Great work!

[DWNicolo]

Hard to beleive this is a high school ensemble, they swing!

[hongfog]

They are public high school students.

Moreover, they are the high schools in a local city in Japan named Kobe.

The high school in Japan learns for three years.

The age is done from 15 to 18 years old.

[dukeaddict237]

sooo good!!!

[iherfnd]

So awesome.. I miss band lol

[bag12]

the bass lady was weak, but damn that trombone section was beast!

[Kostenbaat]

@bag12 The basslady won a prize. She's great

[scottjop656]

maaaannn listen to that bass trombone!!

[timopartanen]

Wow!!!!!!!

[bergkampista]

Excellent performance.

Wish the tb solo were longer.

[EAnthonyMusic]

That band is pretty awesome. And they have a nice name. The ladies can play!

[jude4312]

yay, that drummer's really good.

[maxsax2003]

GIRLS ROCK!!!

[Ragnorok321]

I love this song! Great Sound from the trombones, thats what captivated me in the end, and the first trombone soloist was superb :P

[AEking33]

cant get any better than this

[mrbucketface]

nailed it!

[phyreneyce]

Love it. The fact that they are students and a world away, I needed this. Real music. Real talk.

[AEking33]

We gonna play dis 4 jazz band dis year

sweet...

and they did it perfectly to me

[unknownhuman1]

My jazz group may also play this. It is definately played well by this band.

[SinisterPinguin]

I played this song when I was in high school. I was the bass player and played that sweet lick. I got a trophy for best rhythm soloist at contest. I want to give my trophy back because that chick totally kicked my ass!

[Ewic717]

Omg, wow! This band actually did an amazing, kick ass job with this song xDD

[KenageHyuuga]

TOTALLY GREAT!

AMAZING! GOT NO WORDS!

[kathy7419]

:D awesome

[johnnymanderson]

Way nerdier, But Amazing!

[VenusGuerlain]

OH MY. THiS IS EXCELLENT.

[everlastingcurves]

Girls kick ass!!!!

[bluemirage123]

gotta love the bass

[wdelgenio]

first of all, this is ridiculously good for a high school band.

second, the limiter on whatever recorded the audio is driving my brain nuts.

[RANGERSRULE13]

great

[uumke]

great theme, just built on the blues scale.

[IncendiaryPistonOil]

TELL THAT TO SIMI

[ansyf125]

Cant stand playing bari one row in front of you guys....stupid pedal tones...

But I love ya'll

[Neverintime]

Or the drummer girl

[Neverintime]

Don't forget the bass.

[D34dlySpork]

Whoo!!! Trumpet power!!

[magikkmann]

Trombone player here as well..

[Joey3323]

who knew that japanese girls could play such good jazz. I particularly like the trombonists.

Rock on

[totalpayment62]

beautiful

[HEYMYNAMEISCARL]

Youtube just goes to show that no matter what you can do, there's a bunch of young Japanese girls that can do it ten times better. Rock on, BFJO

[kokakluciic]

I a bass trombonist too. I know we are few in numbers but we seriously kisk ass

[rrbp45]

im really starting to like the bfjo

[zeldaguru]

It sounds really solid, but a bit slow.

[daviedmx38]

That drummer is gonna be somebody!

[nerdpower1622]

awesome song, just love jazz :)

[bsd]

Oh man, I miss the days of Jazz band so much..

[aznbballstar155]

Really nice, really clean tonguing. Me and my combo are doing a slightly faster version and I'm having trouble getting the triplets to speak on alto =P

[chemicalreaction94]

are you talking about the triplet 8th notes? same here and i'm 2nd alto. you just kinda have to force your tongue. I almost get all the way through them without loosin it. don't worry. you'll get it. =)

[gamergirl54931]

ahhhh im playing this song for jazz band and im the bass player -.- woot sophomore year and a huge soleo agg im playing the bass solo in the beginning but on a electric sence are school doesnt have an upright :( yea wish me luck! xD

[Lyth56]

great interpritation of the song, i played this song in my jazz orchestra, and it wasnt quite this good, but it still rocked. great job BFJO

[chemicalreaction94]

holy crap! We are playing this in our school jazz band but we are no where near as good as this!

[nonesovile12]

this is excellent! just wondering whats the chord progression of this song?

[Festesson]

Incredible. Who is the GIANT who can get little girls to play this music like THIS.

It makes me weep with joy.

Love you all.

[DOAer]

Probably the best trombone section I've heard. Ever.

[sniperwill0]

the bass was awsome, had a asian feel to it..and those trombones......dam so pro. those triplets are real hard.

[fluteman93]

GO BASS TROMBONE PLAYER!!!! wwooo ahaha

[slackertwentytwo]

sends shivers down my spine every time i hear it

[am999kamonabe]

How coool!

[rajaakahel]

oooooh god

[PanickedKarma]

my school's jazz band played it and they got best in the jazz competition! straight ones baby!!

[radiotacea]

awesome tromboone solo !!!

[Schellnsau]

Einfach nur geil!

[Neverintime]

Good ain't it.

I want you guys to lookm at BFJO 2002 and be amazed.

While you are at it look up Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars. Don't say I didn't alert you.

[tablloyd5]

I did and they are good - they should be they're allstars.  BFJO are high school and they are all stars too! The best.

[CKRaisinBran]

Wow! Didn't expect to find something this good on the tube. Props; reminds me of when we played this song in highschool.

[shoreleave666]

Gnarly!!

[DWNicolo]

These kids are good.

[kfay1980]

wht is the bass trombone doing!?!?

[GANGCHIMP]

my high school has this.. we played it at music fest.. wer a junior band meaning grades 9 and 10

[RainMan137]

don't like the tone of the first T-bone that comes in....

[xAnesthesiAx]

very good aside from the tone of the basses amplifier

[Kostenbaat]

Come on man. She's 16. Give her a break.

Thats about the meanest thing Ive ever heard.

[lilkrissy123]

I'm 17 and i have good tone, age doesn't have much to do with it

[ashitakasekkipla]

I wish my high school

had tht fight song!

[KiNgJaBlEz]

these girls are good....wait i mean awesome

[JazzTrumpets4thewin]

That bass player totally kicks ass

[GabiGabb]

I wish the trombone solo was longer, that girl was really good :D I love good trombone solos !

[damnote]

Powerful version! Love it!

[strezzedoutz]

unbelivable trombone section! =o

[chromedome12345]

wow really good. they are really good. but i saw euclaire wisconsin's high school jazz band and they almost sounded that good and worked on it for like a week. well it wasnt as clean but still. they are good. but i wish the solos were longer.

[kaneda317]

charles mingus would be very proud

[kirby9058]

The group I'm playing in now is working on this exact arrangement, and I have to say, this is very impressive.

Amazing trombone section, especially 1st and bass trombone. Amazing drummer too. I love it.

[phialin1954]

I am frankly astounded as I watch and listen to these kids. OMG!!!!

I just can't believe it --just like pros and they are high schoolers!!!!!

The world will be a better place if we only have children focused on music. I can't expresse it better than that.

INCREDIBLE!!!!!

[gnuumyn]

This is one of the best arrangements of this song I've ever heard (second only to Mingus himself). Fantastic.

[Festesson]

Bass and drums: Look at them and LISTEN.

[Sutch74]

great job!!!

[gloucester414]

really great

[OldBogey]

Kiss the bassplayer for me. I am too old.

[OldBogey]

Goosepimples, that's what you give me.

I kid you not.

That introduction is incredibel for girls that age. There is hope for the world. If they can play like this they can save the world. Thank you.

[ravemedissme]

it's on the album 'the clown'

[Estevarium]

That was great. This piece has such a funky sexy vibe. Mingus was great. Does anyone know what album this piece was originally released on?

[hernia56]

Blues and Politics

[Kostenbaat]

One of your best. Love the intro by bass and drums.

[shareteddy]

Man these students are very very very good and intonation is excellent and may can she play i had to watch this sven timess thanks got any more of these student palying Mingus.

[spiderbass65]

One of my favorite tunes, very nicely done!

[EgonSchiele2]

Uno de mis temas favoritos de Charles Mingus. Muy buena interpretación!

[sunsplintered]

this all just goes to show mingus' soul was just as potent as his irascibility.

also, go yankees.

[WSidis]

yeah baby

[braintreecat]

Nice chart-true to the original. Hey how about those soloists ? really captured the spirit of the music (alto soloist same as on Angel yes and Cut an Run (tenor). Great bass and rhythm section contribution. 5 stars girls. See you in Seattle !!

[VitoriaMahana]

Demais!!!!!!!!!

[kaneda317]

this is amazing

[fransou19]

wow I'm haitian and vraiment surprise vraiment beau maybe they didn't live what I know ,but this is the real music for the real life in Haiti spin,non stop,hard to understand why some injustice happen and fight.Perfect.

[911jesse]

nice choice kids

[bixandtram]

BFJO - What a wonderful group I love your performance of my arrangement. Thank you for preparing it with such care and playing it with such passion.

Jazz is.

Andrew Homzy, Montréal

[imthebrother]

I also love your appreciation u made about the BFJO. Really helpful. I also never knew you was the arranger for this Mingus tune.

[KonsortEise]

Andrew (bixandtram)

,I have no doubt that Count Basie,Charlie Mingus and all the other deceased people associated with the music that this band plays must be looking down with the same thoughts as you.

[onepresence]

Way to pick some masterful music. Reach for It! Peace.

[zkkwentfan]

you guys are really good... the bass trombone!

[nomojun]

選曲渋すぎ

[BFJOFAN]

bfjo you guys, oops I mean girls are great. Will look you up when I visit. Would live to hear the bari involed in some soloing. Keep up the good work.

[DOAer]

Actually, it's more like girls and guy. The bass trombone is a guy.

[aandwlover]

koolio at japanese jazz festival well i'm from folsom california that doesn't really make a big deal but japan that awesome!

[imthebrother]

Great piece of music.

[bugstrut]

I've loved this song ever since it was sampled by the Hip hop group Gangstarr, back in '92. I wish all Jazz sounded like this.

[Kilthuk]

this is one of the best groups i have heard play this song. the have good trombone balance, and the saxes mix well together.

[MelodyKool]

WHAT AN AWESOME TRIBUTE TO MINGUS

[thetortureneverstops]

very nice

[kimsterr916]

whoa the trombone players are fantastic!!! i played trombone for few years and the begginin of the trombones are amazing! i like this song =] they're all girls too !

[DOAer]

One trombone is a guy.

[kimsterr916]

ooh yeah it is lol

[Mulligan90]

sounds great. love the arrangement. i want them hear the mingus big band arranment though. with this band it would sound beautiful.

[iprimus99]

they r great ...where can i get a dvd?

[MillerTan]

Good high school band.

[STC4blues]

the trombone player's fantastic

[flyingsock89]

we're playing this for my jazz 1 highschool

[mandron]

is the trumpet player using a plunger head for a mute...?

[STC4blues]

yes. that's been standard for nearly a century

[merlintintin]

I love this song ! nice version ^^

[FortunaFortesJuvat]

The bass work is really aweome. As a fellow standup player, I really admire the playing style. I wonder what she amps it with though...

[cuchomontes]

good trombon solo bitch

[medvind]

this is great! thanks for sharing. i wonder how they can be standing still while playing with so much swing though :). is there a dvd with this orchestra?