Puorto Progreso - Dixieland Crackerjacks

A Bert Brandsma composition, Puorto Progreso performed live at Attractiepark Slagharen in 2006. Cha-cha like rhythm with Michel Muller - trumpet, Selena Kuiper - trombone, Bert Brandsma and his Bass-saxophone.
Dixieland Crackerjacks www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com

Bert Brandsma played in Puorto Progreso in the year 1996, while he was working as a saxophonist on the Arkona, a cruiseship from Germany.

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• progreso
• bert
• brandsma
• dixieland
• crackerjacks
• slagharen
• band
• cha-cha
• swing
• early
• jazz
• bass-saxophone

[augpeh]

I should say this is something like a slow to medium march rhythm

[ABrandsma]

Did you also see the new video of this tune, in high definition, with Lielian on drums?

kind regards,

BB

[ViruseShadowstealer]

Hey there - I'm a bass trombone player myself but I was wondering how Selena did those very quick notes at 2:25 and b/w 2:32 and 2:34 - are they grace notes or something similar?  I noticed them quite often in Jack Teagardens solos. Anyway, I'm not sure if she can reply here but thank you ; ). Great video.

[ABrandsma]

Hi there as well. Basicly Selena simply does these kind of things without too much thinking. She improvises much simply on intuition.

When I asked her she told that every note is made with the slide (very fast) in combinated with very soft tonging. Easiest positions are first and second. (When watching Teagarden, I also notice that he only uses the first few positions).

In some registers it seems to be easier then others, Selena told, low register is more difficult.

Bert Brandsma

[JimbyX]

awesome dixieland band! love the bass sax

[ABrandsma]

Hello Jimby, thanks for watching our films. The bass-sax is a 1940 Conn, best type ever build I guess.

Saw you playing your bass-sax as well. Enjoy!

[augpeh]

@ABrandsma Yes, and it was excellent.

[gone2dogz]

In other words, "practice"

HaHa! Great work

[ViruseShadowstealer]

You should each post a video of your solo techniques - all of the solo's sound great, but imparticular I would like to hear more trombone solo's - that being because I play bass trombone...but hearing from all the others would be awesome too.

[ViruseShadowstealer]

Hey there - I'm a bass trombone player myself but I was wondering how Selena did those very quick notes at 2:25 and b/w 2:32 and 2:34 - are they grace notes or something similar? I noticed them quite often in Jack Teagardens solos. Anyway, I'm not sure if she can reply here but thank you ; ). Great video.