Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band at Disneyland Part 1 - Hit the Ground Running

[groggy159]

ohh fucking incredible eric marienthal.....:-))

[dsaxman71]

WHO IS THE SOLOIST AND WHAT IS PLAYING ON?????????

[DerBoarder]

@dsaxman71 Eric Marienthal. The mouthpiece is a beechler metal, 7 chamber, i think. Sax is a Selmer Mark VI as far as i know

[dsaxman71]

@DerBoarder what notes were those sounded like high a and bs but idk and that sounds way too good

[DerBoarder]

@dsaxman71 which times ?

[dsaxman71]

@DerBoarder at 2:43... is this range possible on a custom z

[DerBoarder]

@dsaxman71 sure, should be something around d''''

[chrissayshello123]

haha ha soooooooooo goood

[Berserkedy]

How can he get that high on an alto?

[videomania100]

wow! sweet sounds! there's another cool jazz group in L.A. that rocks it. ck them out.

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[Indestructable61]

This day will live in infamy, the day that everyone in Disneyland jizzed their pants......

[nickerthewinner]

HIP HOP CAN SUCK IT

[leedan000]

3:25 jizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhh

[DerBoarder]

How can there be hundreds of godlike professional bigbands but still one to top anything that may come along ? i used to think that there's never 1 single "best" on top .... but ... they are :D

[undertheumbrella75]

My friend Katrina loves this band!!! I'll be seeing her tomorrow, too!

[911pabu]

i can never make my altosax sound like that O.o

[gholtz7]

Started to cry at 2:48

[dabodyshotking]

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.

[JunkyJames]

Nailed it.

[greob]

2:41 today I learned that trombonists never give a shit. hahah

[SaxUtopia]

awesome musicianship!!!

[saxman2324]

is it sad that i have memorized eric's entire solo?

[MrProTheJoe]

@saxman2324 ME TOO D:

[sevie480]

Eric Marienthal.

[mrIlikepie8888]

why is there something in the description that says "fat kid" and "fail"?

[rmarical]

Who would dislike this?!?!

[Saxysaxman23]

That's why Eric is Eric, and others don't matter.

[102876DB]

2 words: Eric Marienthal

[MrTominjsh]

eric marienthal is the cat

[austinboy23]

5 people searched "Justin Bieber" and somehow this came up

[MamboMan2314]

Solo THREDS. Wheres Bergeron

[HamSupZhai]

2:40 gave me shivers

[Saxysaxman23]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

[firsttenor76]

Ah, carnation plaza! You gouys sound great :)

[CheckeredDemon64]

Eric Marienthal is a MONSTER!!! This one of the hottest big bands I have ever heard!

[ghan7676]

i heard this and i jizzed in my pants

[eckaaaa1234]

sick

[bassjara89]

the solo is of ooooooother woorld !!! *O*

[KillCoul]

the solo is awesome!!!!! :)

[bassfreak74]

everything eric marienthal plays sounds like it was written

[saxman2324]

@bassfreak74 are you a troll?

[ryan98099]

Watched this a lot.

[Saxysaxman23]

Thats why eric is eric, and every one else is NOT.

[deathklok491]

also 2:43 :DDDDDD

[deathklok491]

WHO FREAKIN THUMBED THIS DOWN!

[legoboy854]

@deathklok491 The idiots that didn't pass the audition

[psychokineticlizard]

Sacre Bleu! C'a ete magnificent!

[OllieTLA]

AAAAAAAARGHGHBDJBSD¬!!!!!!! MARIENTHAL :'D

[hinodetv]

すばらしい！



[BrownCow924]

Dan Fornero and Dan Savant are diggin' Eric's lick!

[LightSpeed99999]

@BrownCow924 The trombones are too!

[Ryaaaaaan]

This is so tight!

[jazzsonic666]

@GTyamahaZ Um...no, I've never seen a lead alto sit one off the center of the section. Don't get me wrong Sal and Eric are both freaking beasts, but Eric is first outright

[GTyamahaZ]

Eric either inspires people to do greatness, or commit suicide because they cant do that!!!!

[xXgm07Xx]

@JFroTheMusician

Eric uses a Beechler Bellite 7 on alto, and a Berg Larsen on tenor

[unboxerist]

not even chuck norris can do that =]

[duoperris]

Just the best of the best!

Love it!!!

[JFroTheMusician]

I'm assuming that the soloist is Eric Marienthal and he's alto 1. He uses a dukoff?

[GTyamahaZ]

@JFroTheMusician Eric is 2nd, Sal reads first and takes all the lead parts so that Eric can focus on rippin' on his solos.

[gjbsaxman94]

@GTyamahaZ yup, eric is first, which is one of the reasons he gets the solo

[saxkidmigue]

Eric Marienthal is BEAST

[Tedmund13]

Seriously epic playing from the whole band, and then Marienthal. Wow.

[saxman2324]

ERIC MARIENTHAL FTW!!!!!

[iLakitu]

why is everyone down on this band? they should be more popular for the great sound they have...

[gabirocksursocks]

I really can't like this enough



[acTuaLLynot1356]

that sax player put a nice crack in my glasses

[JNStuttard2]

Christ thats faaaaast!

[ebilcrayola]

I quite like the angle his body turned at 5:54

[whonelly1220]

I love the comping from the drums during Eric's second solo, BOSS!!!

[benjaminvize1]

dear god-whoever DISLIKED the video must have mental damage.....

[sbaiar]

Dude?!!! What is goin' on? You friggin' monster! You're like a friggin' machine on high octane fuel!! Way to go Eric!!

[XxGTxAssaultxX]

I cant stop clicking 2:40 lmfao

[shinnam89]

...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.

[italyrulz1310]

GOD DAM! how long can this guy go!! HOLY! AMAZINGGG!!

[MiddJazz]

that horn section is tighter then a 16 year old chinese gymnast

[mrsimms101]

@MiddJazz Tighter than a nun's nasty? haha

[Burtonindustries7]

this chart believe it or not is prolly one of gordons less complicated funk songs in my opinion

[HuskRd1]

Those alto solos were amazing!! I am absolutely floored. I play lead alto in the jazz ensemble at school...what an inspiration!

[mikhailkost]

THIS IS SO EPIC!!!!!!

[bobslove]

whats simon cowell doing here @1:09 second person to the right??

[SaxMaster922]

Eric Marienthal is my idol...he gives me the urge to want to practice a whole lot!

[Gandalfe]

Why, oh why do I miss these kind of events! My wife has dragged me to Disney World six or seven times in 35 years. I've get to get lucky! :O)

[NightStalkerFlame]

fucking awesome

[4tothepowerofcheese]

can someone help me find my jaw. it hit the floor and i lost it

[philipthemanlovell]

Eric Marienthal & Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band ;)

[ssbbleader]

This band is what all big bands aspire to achieve! Eric's solo is as good as they get!

[MrCelticfan97]

eric is the reason why i play the sax

[cork2255]

i love how he's closing his eyes the whole freaking time....

[saxaholicsanonomous]

AWESOME BLOODY SOLO... its stuff like this that makes me proud to play the sax, yet humbles me all at once

[jasax91]

The best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schnickles25]

Now these guys are talented, real musicians!

[imheercusimbord]

how dare somebody dislike this

[MitchellPeterson88]

how does he hit that high note and glide from a lower note without changing keys at 3:22

[Mojotics]

@MitchellPeterson88

It's altissimo, so he uses the back of his throat and larynx to bend the pitch upwards. Notes in this range are very flexible, and the fingerings honestly don't matter that much.

[MitchellPeterson88]

@Mojotics hmm. I need to get better at that, I knew that there were fingerings, but thats cool that you can bend the tone that much

[MrCleverest]

@MitchellPeterson88 By being an ultimate god at saxophone

[Upflamoer]

Ha! They are imba xD

[detroidxl]

the note at 5:58 is the sweetest and most disgusting note ive ever heard :D

[dyrbyrk]

Why does he switch microphones?

[saxman3784]

Let's see Justin Bieber do that.

[gabirocksursocks]

Insanity....

[mrRiCeLUva]

haha im 12 and ive played on that stage before =D

[EvanTempleton]

Where the hell is Bergeron?!

[BOPPPPER]

It doesn't get hotter than this.

[daneckenrode]

umm.... is it just me or did he just kick the crap out of the studio version's solo...

gordon goodwin is most likely the best jazz composer of our time, and with Eric Marienthal the sound just gets more and more excellent

[killertromboner]

They are way too underapprecciated.

[nikomakarov]

eric got some ass after that. o wait he had a wedding ring on. never mind

[nikomakarov]

how many hours has this guy practiced?

[historygenius]

@nikomakarov ∞ hours

[dethrising]

@nikomakarov Well when I met Eric before and I asked him the same question, he said while he was just starting his career, he played a lot at Disneyland. And he said even during the break times, he'd sit in the break room and practice. Plus he said in college he was practicing 4+ hours a day.

[MrCleverest]

Godamn.

[brunogebarski]

The big Phat Band is probably one of the best Big Band in town right now! The arrangements are superb, Gordon Goodwin provides a unique set of arrangement, brilliant leadership and a bumper crop of incredible artists on each chair!! They swing, they kick and they deliver! All of them! The best at its best! Thanks cats you guys are awesome! Bruno

[dannyaqu]

I played this last year in my jazz band! It is my favorite jazz song... hands down!

[Calbuttss]

Just saw these guys at WSU. Wayne played with them too. It was the best experience of my pathetic life.

[ifeyescouldtalk]

this shit is insane...that sax solo is totally boss...i love it.

[sfan1]

Brian Scanlon is my saxophone teacher.

[MrCReagan]

Im so glad I've seen Eirc live and was able to meet him. cool guy. Very kind. Plus god on sax.

[AzNBuDdHa4]

so basically i just watched eric's solo two hundred times in a row

[hanj31]

I'm going to see them at vitello's  this monday coming up!

[jnlitchy94]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FLIPP0P0TAMUS]

HOLY JESUS THERE IS A GOD AND HIS NAME IS ERIC MARIENTHAL!!!!!

[evergreach2346]

I don't know what I liked better at 2:46. Eric's lick, or Sal's reaction to it.

[Wetter02]

This is seriously music at its absolute BEST!!!

I LOVE this band! ;)

Check them out on Spotify, awesome quality there!

[ianidinuse]

Does the Bernie (the drummer, isnt he?) have the Buddy Rich logo imprinted on his bass drum?

[Fibiebutz]

wow :D

[ATRhapsody100]

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.

[blacknickeltenorsax]

i think eric was grreat but personally, i think kenni holmen is better

[trumpetguy3039]

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!!!!

[lomoman119]

they played at my school yesterday but eric kinda dissapointed me he played amazing but it wasnt as insane as his usual playing. i met Jeff the tenor player hes a great player. wish i was as good as them.

[Gregster360]

Does anyone have any idea on why Eric Marienthal changed microphones?

[sandiS93]

haha the drummer shhakin his head because of marienthals fine tone at 2:19

[FalkirkFCcasual80]

@sandiS93 Bernie Dresel is the name of the drummer :)

[RJones306]

Cool decorations hanging from the ceiling :)

[hondarideralex]

where's wayne?

[Jedimaster20]

@hondarideralex yeah where is wayne?

[yodasbro]

Great band, but when are they going to play music that swings instead of stuff that sounds like its from a goofy sitcom.

[Dlectronic]

@yodasbro Sing Sang Sung, Thad Said No, Yesterdays, and Cut 'n Run are prime examples of kick butt swing of theirs. They do swing, latin, and funk really well.

[hawleywe]

where's wayne?

[ssrt55r]

Words do not describe that solo, all i can say is that i jizzed..........12 times

[saxelias]

THE NAME OF SAX SOLO ?

[hawleywe]

@saxelias eric marienthal...

[pazootka]

haha 2:45 when he plays that really really high note. first tenor is like "YEAAAHH"

[Gregster360]

@pazootka Alto*

[ericream2000]

marienthal!!!

[Slidestone68]

Big Phat Band, THE BEST.

I'm waiting to see you guys at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland!!!

[MCsaxify]

what a machine

[rory09]

I had no idea the Big Phat band has Mad Max on sax!

[Gregster360]

This is the best video I have ever seen in my life...

[knochsoccerboy5]

my favorite group by farrrr!

[ianidinuse]

videos like these should be the ones recieving millions of views !

[ianidinuse]

ERIC MARIENTHAL !

[JazzNaySean]

omfg Eric Marienthal

is such a beast

i think its imposimble to play anything better than that

he murdered that solo!!!!!!!!!!! or solos lmao

[Gregster360]

Where is Wayne?

[oldham42]

I want Eric Marienthal to have my babies.

[jlmosesman]

HOLY CRAP ERIC MARIENTHAL.

[Djangolulu]

Marienthal really looks like he's enjoying himself.

[Bataflafla]

Thanks for Posting. Great Band! Greetings from Berlin.

[Sax4Life07]

Once again Marienthal kills the solo like he does with every solo that he performs!!! Great job Big Phat Band and to you Eric since you never disappoint when it comes to your unbeatable soloing skills!

[thedude6123]

so i play alto and i was blown away by this guy's range :) Its amazing!

[hanj31]

@thedude6123 it's not that hard to be able to play that high! I was able to do it in high school it's just doing things with your throat an embouchoure

[olliemichaelson]

and also the fingering :)

[hanj31]

@olliemichaelson that's true but you can just use harmonics! Probably marienthal and defintely brecker use harmonics!

[maynardwaltrip]

Great band! However, Wayne isn't playing lead here...that's Willie Murrillo who was the long time lead trpt. for Brian Setzer Orch.

[andrewwills2008]

by far the best big band i've ever heard

eric marienthal kicks some seriuos ass in his solo dammmm

[Flugelhornjazz]

These guys by far are the best LA studio players I have ever heard. It was a real honor to hang with the band when they came to New England.

[womb0womb0]

So so tight... each sections together like 1 big horn. damn.

[trumpetguy3039]

Love this song!!!! Love this band too!!! Way to go Gordo!!!

[Hendik88]

I like the swingin' saxophone! Awesome!