The Airmen of Note - Begin the Beguine featuring Brian MacDonald

[Guitrdude]

I never new tiger woods played saxophone! :)

[PianoAndTrumpetMan96]

Conn Constellation. Still a great trumpet!

[TheJay2del]

It makes me think of Conte, Pete Christlieb, Tommy, Doc and others from 25 years ago. If this aint jazz, you are deaf, right along with your soul.

[BillCarlson987654]

Damn. That is pretty awesome.

[steevojackass]

what funny about that Bb at 3:16 is the fact that brian talks about how much he hates that note in the trumpet hang with jim manley video

[meyer70904]

Thanks for posting these, Kevin. USA Armed Forces bands are and always have been the best of the best. Speaking of best of the best, is that the Bill Holman arrangement that the Tonight Show band used to do?

[overlordspencerman]

@meyer70904 or at least some of the best; in my opinion these are the four best extant big bands (ranked descendingly, and hopefully I won't get flamed by because of interservice rivalry)

LCJO

Big phat Band

US Army blues

Airmen of note

honourable mention: Carnegie hall jazz band (it isn't used enough)

[famguy2]

2:10 enough said.

[Tigolbittys1]

I saw this live!

[Arborwaychet]

Love the way the sax guy steps up like 'get outta the way and let me make some music' ...

[msailors]

@Arborwaychet that's not what he was thinking.

[IanSaxman]

Dag, yo!

[GCSneakers]

Simply amazing

[Rustoleus]

Reminds me of Bill Chase when he gets up there ...

[drumminman49]

Sadly, just a little more to the left would have put this great drummer in picture.

SHAME!!!!!

[drumminman49]

Yeah Man,

Reminds me of the old days when you were still working on those great chops. I'm proud to think that I help contribute to your great playing. All the best.

[mharbaugh]

That diminished chord at 1:16 is SO sweet. Absolutely perfectly voiced, performed, and arranged. Beautiful!

[msailors]

@mharbaugh It's Eb13(#11)



[kaunasprince]

Oh hell,it sounds just like all the USAF bands I played in.....uhhh...or not,LMAO

Seriously,fabulous....

[andrewoc15]

very nice... looks like a conn 38b am i wrong?

[jakeyates2]

Brian MacDonald is such a badass...

[Iceman444443]

I am totally impressed with the quality of this video.  Simply crystal clear.

[doctpt]

Caption at 2.12 -

Sax - "move outta the way man, got a solo!!"

Brian - "nailin a dubba 'C' here, hang on!!"

[DasBullWy]

what do you use to record these performances?

[kfjazz26]

Absolutely ridiculous! Nice work!

[jsmish1967]

Excellent work guys.

[WAKeele]

This makes me proud to wear the same uniform! 

It also rocked my world in the regular quality, so HD might require a nap afterwords due to trumpet overload...

[satchm05]

Two of my favorite lead trumpet players in action! Nice work fellas!

[jazzybugler]

watch in HD...