Happy Feet - duet for bass saxophone & ukulele

[InBy9OutBy5]

Oh, you sold the Martin ? What did you replace it wth ?

[ABrandsma]

@InBy9OutBy5 With a Gold plated Conn with fantastic engravings. Must be one of the most beautiful bass saxes in the world. To nice to play on , in fact. But I use it for publicity shots.

[doghard]

Slap tonguing was a quite common technique of the period... check out Wiedoeft or the Brown Brothers.

Any effect can be overdone, but for the most it fits with the style.

[BangorSyzy]

I've played the bass sax and I understand how hard it is to play soft...this is an amazing performance by both musicians great job!!!

[TimeMasterAradonas]

I love this, thanks for uploading!

[DrunkenBeard]

Great job guys :) Little tongueing trouble but the performance was good, and I think I'm seeing a Roland Cube amp there ^^

[that1940sguy]

Pure Awesomeness.

[teliakaipavla]

super



[HyperAndHappy]

I made my dog dance with me while I listed to this. I love eet! :D

[MrSmoothSax]

This is great.. this stuff is fun to listen to !! thanks for uploading so we can enjoy it :)

[n1mm3rs4tt]

great

[54Flower12]

AMAZING

[loktarwarrior]

1 person disliked this because he saw the giant sax and thought it was fake :)

[SuperAshCash]

AWESOME. i play bari sax! ROCK SAXES!!! (and ukes) lol. Great job guys.!

[thewelford]

Good fun. I need to woop my bass out and hook up with my picker friend and give this a go. Amp the Uke and play in a bigger room with losts of people and the mix would be great. The folks would love it , too. Thanks.

[ClueLou]

hey, what was that flutter you did at 2:50? What's that called and what does it do?

[hondarideralex]

where can you find the sheet music?

[germanyluv]

I love this : ) I just love the low register. :) thats why i play bari.

[snorkelbda03]

Sounds great. next time use your knowledge of 1920s music , and just sit the Uke player closer to the camera/ mic to compenstate for the volume difference !

[tartan11463]

why he use a slaptunging all's time

[peacefulshades]

am fascinated by the studio behind

[InBy9OutBy5]

Good job by both. Very good soloing by the sax. Unfortuately the slap tongueing sound, whether caused by electronics processing or not, is very annoying.

[ABrandsma]

It was a problem, with the tongueing. In order to play in balance with the uke, I had to play very, very soft. So soft, that there was a risk that notes wouldn't speak on the big bass. So I needed to use tongue. I'm sorry that it didn't come out better.

[abstrusMarilyn]

Amazing!!

[nicklake79]

Amazing - this is really great! - Love it. Do you have any CD's recorded with similar stuff? Gonna check out your other vids now,

[ABrandsma]

No sorry, we play on several Cds together, but that is in larger bands, Hein playing banjo and I alto sax or clarinet.

[StUkulele]

Great Duo!!  Love the 20's vibe!!

[woodencardboard]

Haha, thanks. I was jammin' to this, hahaha.

[ABrandsma]

Record that, and let me hear!

[XshadeXnightX]

Wow this is a great duet loved it

[lumberjack922]

Wow I play both instruments! Does anyone have the sheet music to this???

[Mittau]

Now there's a combo I never would've considered. Awesome.

[ABrandsma]

Hire us fot all your parties!

haha.

Thanks

BB

[Ghost94Buster]

i like this alot but im not sure if its just poor sound quaulity or it you have really like explosive attacks on notes with is weird to me

[FreemanZee]

This may be related to the audio compression I thought I heard. Upon a sax note's attack, a circuit kicks in to reduce volume temporarily. This also contributes to the uke being buried in strange way. That's my theory anyway.

So a compressor might accentuate the sax-attax, but it should not be applied to the entire mix, so this could maybe be done better with 2 mics, applying compression to sax only.

If I didn't love this, I wouldn't even mention this.

An engineer type

[shinka1911]

Nice

[smthb123]

in my face

[alphadev]

Superb, a joy to listen to. I play the ukulele but appreciate both parts here.

[aless2004]

Very nice sound!!! Ver nice duet!!!!

[blaqueroc]

great vid

[SirKareth]

I have to say, this is great. I play string bass, can't say I'm any good, but this is fun stuff to listen to. This video alone really sparked my interest in the bass sax.

[ABrandsma]

Being good or not in music is relative. There are no absolute goals like in sports. Besides musical growth is everlasting.

Thanks for listening.

Kind regards,

Bert Brandsma

[stk38349]

That's right, once you think you've mastered an instrument there's always something new to learn about it.

I've only been playing for 14 / 15 years now (Bert has a couple years more experience with the saxophone than me) and I'm teaching people well over 70, yes 70, new techniques / sounds on the saxophone.

I have a lot to learn about the saxophone still.

[KNIGHTMAREMANIAC]

@SirKareth hey man, give it time, if you keep playing it, you will be surprised by how good you get. it took me 12 years until i started to notice i actually sounded awsome

[Saxodude95]

real amazing, it fits perfectly together. A small instrument, and big, plays great together. good video.

[tenorsax120]

Bert, I love all of your videos!!!!! The bass sax will never die, and hopefully some day I'll have one of my own also!

[ABrandsma]

Thanks, bass sax is so much fun, when I was first asked to play one, I had to rent one and was immediatly addicted.

[lukie117]

im too poor to play it because its hard to find but im be able too someday right now i just play tuba

[tdub1941]

Lots of fun hearing this one!

Nice work guys! Luvit! 5 STARS!

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[ABrandsma]

Hey Tom,

Thanks for listening! I enjoy videos also very much.

Kind regards,

Bert Brandsma

[odietarceo]

adrian rollini!

[ElOrnitorrinco]

The contrast in size is hilarious. Oh, and it sounds great, too. Good work, gents. =D

[lisaxy424]

Um...how did my two favorite instruments find there way onto my computer screen at the same time? This is some crazy and wonderful experience! :)

[ABrandsma]

The idea came from the fact that both instruments are vintage of the brand Martin. We just wanted to try how they would work together.

[heinbanjo12]

I know Bert since long time. I am his freelance banjo player. I felt in love with the uke too, since a year.

[Kwiryniusz]

Hi, I'm looking for original song Happy Feet , if You have this, please, share me it.

thx.

[geneveiveharper]

sassy bax, dude.

[edgrosso]

Hein - That is great. I haven't heard a bass sax since I heard Vito Musso play one NYC's In Basin Street in the early 1960s. You need a great set of lungs. Bert should has them. Also, very nice uke chords. Coincidentally I just returned from visiting our daughter in HIlversum. Sorry I missed a meeting. It would have been fun and a learning experience for me. Ed

[heinbanjo12]

When you are again in Holland, you are welcome. Happyly for the uke you need quik hands and the lungs are for Bert.

[maxim1986]

this song is great

[stk38349]

great video, such a happy song

:-)

[easyukulele]

Sweet!!

[heinbanjo12]

Thank you.

[ABrandsma]

Yeah, that would be great, better than our ugly faces, haha.

Thanks for listening,

Bert B

[howlinhobbit]

Great vid!

I always knew the ukulele was a versatile little beast but who know the bass sax was too?

[Leebm29]

Bert: Dont pay any attention to that 'nattering nabob of negativism'. My granddaughter and I enjoyed this one, as much as we do all the previous ones. Keep it up so I can get my days started on a positive note. Best regards Lee

[ABrandsma]

The dude blew a 1921 Martin bass saxophone, like you could have read. It was the last video we made with it, since it is sold. Bought a conn bass sax back to replace this one.

[heinbanjo12]

I think mister hytrees has many friends.

[ukulelesinger]

That was fun! Thanks, guys.

[ukulelezaza]

I've loved the combination of bass sax with plectrum banjo ever since I first heard Delirium Tremolo (Tom Stuip). I play plectrum banjo but also ukulele and I'd love to jam with you. And with Hein ofcourse. :)

[ABrandsma]

That can be organized, you're welcome.

Kind regards,

Bert Brandsma

[ViruseShadowstealer]

Great sound together!

[LStrachey]

What a combination! Clearly the way of the future!

[ABrandsma]

I'm open for any uku player to accompany him/her. It's a lot of fun and since a week I own another bass sax that makes it easier to play softly.

[wininboy]

ANY uku player? I'll have to remember that, because this sounds great!

Heel leuk. Bedankt!

[ABrandsma]

Oh yes, why not? In fact, I'm open for experiments with any musical combinations.

[heinbanjo12]

Like the mouse and the elephant playing together, sais the mouse:"What a noise are we making"!

Thanks Bert for the video. Hein