Harlem Airshaft

Fort Hamilton HS Jazz Band playing Harlem Airshaft

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• harlem
• airshaft

[butxifxnot]

Nice, easy going jazz sound. And the solo work wasn't too shabby for beginners.

But the musicians and ensemble missed the mark on getting the Ellington style.

[mtnboardman]

Sounds pretty good. Slowed tempo from original piece, great job though! Especially for a HS Jazz band

[urbwes]

kudos on using the Essentially Ellington Library. Keep up the hard work. Also, if the budget permits, the bass will sound more true with a K&K golden trinity mic and pickup set with an acoustic image amplifier. if that is not feasible an SWR Blonde amp and a ton of mid's in the mix will do the trick. The hardest part of swinging is getting a true bass sound that is loud enough.

[funstuff2006]

Dear gawd, is the conductor supposed to be of some benefit to the band with those muddled half-gestures he is flubbing around? He isn't even in time, half the time.

I wish we'd been given the opportunity to take a stab at pieces like this when I was in highschool. Elgar, Holst, et al are wonderful, but letting us hack away at some Ellington would've been a lot more credible of a swing tune than Zoot Suit Riot (not that it isn't a fun piece...)

[XtromboneXjazzX]

really slow

its suppost to be alot faster

good job though

[ToddCMorgan]

Learn to SWING together!!!!

[mikeejm]

yeah...playing all day can force you to do that...

[festiva523]

Aww, isn't that cute. The trombone solo was down an octave. Also I agree, too slow. Then again, it's a high school band.

[googlenator7]

i really didnt find it that good, the trumpets were too blah, and he whole band wasnt sharp enough

[sjking92]

bad transition from trumpet solo to sax soli.

[cantangan]

huge flippin' band... and still could have used more saxaphone to back up trumpet soloist at D