Tenor Madness Redux? Jeff Coffin Meets Bob Mintzer

[Andrewsaxy]

Excellent!!!!

[LEARNTOPLAYCRAPS]

Nothing I enjoy more than watching a good tenor man smile while he is playing...... 11:40



[MPaextiz]

Mystery Guitar Man!!

[Gminor7]

These gentlemen be some mofos.

[douguhazie2013]

Jeff is good, but mintzer light a fire to this tune. And he even threw in "the lick" at 6:53

[MelodyGirl21]

I saw Jeff Coffin in concert at a Jazz Festival earlier this year, I've been a huge fan ever since. It's really inspired me to continue with my Alto Saxophone and continue to get better. I love jazz because of its freedom and the way you can express yourself. Jeff Coffin has become one of my idols.

[johan0234523]

Great video, thanks for sharing! My preference is for Mintzer; more my style than Jeff Coffin.

[pat4887]

i like the way that amp sounds on that bass

[MaxRev17]

Mintzer just flippin tears it up

[theinvisiblelight]

I was trying to get some guys at a jam to play this last night but all the drummers were afraid to do second-line :] I think what makes this song great is that the crew is jam-packed with studs, and also all the little things everyone contributes to the groove.

[saxomaniaco08]

CARACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..­..QUE DOIDEIRAAAAAA......BOM DE MAISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[JazzVideoGuy]

@saxomaniaco08 That's good, right?

[SuperFlyguy62]

I'm seeing these guy's November 3rd!!! I'm so excited! Jeff is my saxophone idol!! (i play the tenor sax)

[JazzVideoGuy]

@SuperFlyguy62 Lucky you! The Mutet is one of the great bands playing today. And Jeff is superb musician and communicator. Are you in Orlando?

[SuperFlyguy62]

@JazzVideoGuy my brother lives in orlando, i live about 2 hours away

[JazzVideoGuy]

@SuperFlyguy62 Cool. Enjoy the gig. Wish I was going to there.

[007grog3]

I think I may have died and gone to heaven at about 6:46. 

[JazzVideoGuy]

@007grog3 Welcome Back.

[fredschreffler]

Mintzer is the man,composed and out of sight..

[JazzVideoGuy]

@fredschreffler Bob's a pretty cool cat, no doubt about that.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@BrianMBrody Good description!

[interloperftv]

Excellent, only too bad that whoever recorded this forgot the microphone in a cotton roll bag.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@interloperftv That would be me. I just purchased the pocket camcorder when I recorded this, and used the on-camera mic. Now, I have an external mic which is much much better.

[interloperftv]

@JazzVideoGuy Oh my god, you're so lucky!!! To be able stand in the middle of this magic, right next to these jazz monsters, it's something the average Joe doesn't get the chance to do every day.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@interloperftv It is pretty cool, no doubt about that.

[ca4Gochops]

I know people will hate me for saying this, because I hate it when people say this type of stuff, but Jeff coffin played the same stuff over and over again in his solo. super redundant. He is a good player....but Mintzer is a modern jazz giant.

[theinvisiblelight]

@ca4Gochops You know, and it sounded just as killer the second time. Something about Jeff's playing, it sounds so raw.

[metsman1131]

What drugs are the people who disliked on? I don't want those kind

[Modes9]

I love the Larry Young Unity shirt. I hope they have them at amazon...

[confoozled3737]

Coffin's playing reminds me a lot of James Carter in style, but he doesn't take it over the top like Carter does. A lot more "modest", if you will. Good playing.

[ValeroiMoore]

@jthekk2

The 17 Sharp Scale is the F# Major Scale, here it si:

F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E

Here it is the same scale wrote as a E## Major Scale (E## = F#)

E##, F###, G###, A##, B##, C###, D##

A B Minor scale transposed on a Bb became a C#minor Scale, that, in the same way, can be thougth as an B## minor Scale, that have not 17, but 16 sharps.

(B##, C###, D##, E##, F###, G##, A##)

In any case, you can easily add 12 sharp (1 octave) to the notes you are playing, the result will be the same scale ^^

[Elton12360]

excellent

[foxygrampa]

The key of B minor has 2 sharps.. Which when transposed to their Bb pitched Tenor Saxophones would take them to 4 sharps; not 17 lol

OTHER THAN THAT THIS WAS EPIC!!!

[jthekk2]

@foxygrampa

Jeff obviously was thinking of this scale:

A#### C### D## E## F### G## A##

Just so happens he missed a sharp, there's 18! =P

[MsMymac]

Felix Pastorius just exelent! great Bass solo uff! he,s a killer!

[TheJRBays]

Rodney Holmes taking picture of Mintzer @ 7:37

[DajaWaja]

i cant add this to favoritesssss how can i fix iiiiitttttt

[DajaWaja]

youtube wont add this to mah favorites, madafacaaaaaaa i want this on mah favoritessssss

[memphis148]

Felix is definitely blazed. Who else wears sunglasses inside?

[lckeeper1]

Both guys are amazing in the fact they can each craft a solo in such a different and have both sound incredible! Also I think it was pretty interesting to hear the rhythm section during both Coffin's and Mintzer's solos. I feel like Felix went to more of a walking bass line at points with Mintzer. Such great musicianship all around! Thanks for posting!

[MrAngel999]

Felix rocks. Like his dad, ofc.

[CCP2014]

Sick skills right there

[jhg123456]

Whoa is Jaco's son on the bass? And I see nothing with comparing two player's styles, and preferring one's style to another. It just needs to be done critically.

[6strbassplayer]

@jhg123456 Felix Pastorious on bass.

[6strbassplayer]

How cool is it that Bob's sharing the platform with the son of Jaco (Word of Mouth). Man I would've loved to be there. Jeff Apt Q-258 Sipe on drums. Kofi on keys as well. WOW!

[SimonBak90]

@6strbassplayer What does Apt Q-258 mean?

[6strbassplayer]

@SimonBak90 Not really sure. Thats what Colonel Bruce Hampton called him when he was playing in the Aquarium Rescue Unit (ARU). If you know anything about Col Bruce then you know it could mean.....anything or nothing at all.

[SimonBak90]

@6strbassplayer Haha alright, thanks mate. :)

[archlordXd0]

Man, just gotta say MASTERS of their mediums. It takes JUST as much skill to swing like Bob does as it does to funk out like Jeff.

[Texasbbqrock]

707 i thought I heard MAceo.

[AGAG789]

Jeff Sipe! I thought he was dead or in mars...

[HendrixcommaMartin]

Man, Felix Pastorius kills! Just like dad used to do. I dig.

[cvsinpa]

They're coming to our school in March and we're playing this same tune with them!

[callumpassells67]

4:56 Inspired product placement.

[MCgoogles1000]

this isn't tenor madness haha this is a tune called "tall and lanky". it's in the key of concert E

[RussPaladino]

They're all slammin in their own way. They all moved me with their solos. Ain't that what it's all about?? If we all played the same shit on music it wouldn't be interesting, and it certainly wouldn't be jazz. Brett, you are the man! Another great upload!

[YeahChonas]

Holy shit, that's tight!

[sfaisal20077]

Please list the players besides Jeff and Bob M. Nice band!

[JazzVideoGuy]

@sfaisal20077 Thanks for reminding me: Jeff Sipe, drums; Kofi Burbridge, keyboards, Bill Fanning, trumpet and introducing Felix Pastorious on bass.

[customz]

awesome jam !!

[emgcarra]

Wonderful....

[WHsaxguy]

Jeffs blues/pentatonic licks dont really stand up against the creativity of Bob Mintzer. No doubt Jeff is awesome but Mintzer is just on another level - its in F# for tenor as well!

[JazzVideoGuy]

@WHsaxguy Two different players, two completely different approaches. I dig them both!

[1979saxman]

@JazzVideoGuy You know, Brett, it's so easy for people (WHsaxguy very much falls into this category) to criticize other players and say "oh, well, he's only playing this scale or chord, or pattern over and over and yadda yadda yadda...." It's TOTALLY DIFFERENT if they can ACTUALLY PLAY THIS ON THEIR OWN HORN!!!

Jeff Coffin will always be one of the all time grats IMHO. Wonderful as always, my friend! Thanks for uploading this.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@1979saxman Everybody hears it differently, that's for sure. One man's Albert Ayer is another's Kenny G.

[WHsaxguy]

@1979saxman wasnt really a criticism, i just prefer the creative side to the largely 'chopsy' approach. As Brett said - two very different approaches. as far as playing on my own horn, I'm constantly striving to achieve what each of these great players have given us here, along with what the past generation has left behind. ill thank you to not put me in this 'category' of yours

[JazzVideoGuy]

@WHsaxguy Gentlemen, no pissing contests, puleeez.

[standrick]

Oh my God Mintzer just bodied everyone! Lol

[DajaWaja]

bretttttt thanks for thissssss!!!! I can't hit the add to favorites button enough times !!!!

You give me the opportunity to hear great musicians even here, in some lil' town in the south of spain ...