Hear Washington All-State

birks1208 · 04-20-2006, 12:04 AM

Here is a recording of the 2006 Washington All-State band playing Duke Ellington's "Rockin' In Rhythm". Like it? Let me know and I'll post some of the other five tunes we played that night.

http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/125023

Solar Bell · 04-20-2006, 12:21 AM

VERY NICE!

You did a great job!

This is high school?

Please post the rest, I'd like to hear them!

-cw-

birks1208 · 04-20-2006, 12:56 AM

Thanks! High school jazz in the puget sound area has gotten extremely competative in the last 15 years or so, this is the result. Here are the rest:

Blues In Hoss' Flat (Medium Swing) - By Sammy Nestico for the Count Basie Band
http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126418

Slants (Straight Ahead) - By our All-State director Ryan Keberle
http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126426

Paper Spoons (Modern) - By Jim McNeely for the Village Vandgaurd Orchestra
http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126420

Parting Words (Balled) - By David Berger
http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126428

Rockin' In Rhythm (Fast Swing) - By Duke Ellington
http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/125023

Jimi Michiel · 04-20-2006, 01:01 AM

Sounds great! Ellington is like Beethoven, Mozart or any other great composer, the music is so good that you just want to play 200% better than you possibly can because the music is just so good...

-Jimi

joshuasullins · 04-21-2006, 03:34 PM

go Washington. I was in Washington All-State Band several times. Now I am in the Navy Band. Where are you from? I am from Sequim, went to UW.

birks1208 · 04-21-2006, 06:21 PM

Sequim? I've never heard their program, how was it? I go to Squalicum high in Bellingham. How long ago were you in the band?

joshuasullins · 04-21-2006, 10:24 PM

Sequim is next to Port Angeles, on the peninsula. It was alright when I was there. We had a big band, but nothing really remarkable about it. Our school is too far away from civilization to be like Roosevelt or Garfield. I was in the all-state band in 1998 and 2000.

trjeam · 04-24-2006, 10:07 PM

I played rockin' in rhythm my first year of all state... you guys deffitnityly got more liberty with it then we did...

when asked if we could play our own solos the director said " you can't improve upon perfection, no!"

it also sounds like you guys had a better sound engineer then ours...

I'll never forget the director making us do a 7 or 10 hours of rehersal the day of the concert.... we were so worn out by concert time!!

birks1208 · 04-25-2006, 03:22 AM

I know what you mean about those solos, it's expected to memorize the original before making it your own when you're dealing with something as hallowed as one of Ellington's greatest creations.

The rehearsals are killer! We had quite a rehearsal the day of as well.

04-20-2006, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
birks1208 New Friend Join Date: May 2005 Location: western washington area, Posts: 13	Hear Washington All-State Here is a recording of the 2006 Washington All-State band playing Duke Ellington's "Rockin' In Rhythm". Like it? Let me know and I'll post some of the other five tunes we played that night. http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/125023 __________________ Horn: Bach Strad Mouthpiece: Marcinkiewitz Jeff Tyzic E11

04-20-2006, 12:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 3,904	VERY NICE! You did a great job! This is high school? Please post the rest, I'd like to hear them! -cw- __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan

04-20-2006, 12:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
birks1208 New Friend Join Date: May 2005 Location: western washington area, Posts: 13	Thanks! High school jazz in the puget sound area has gotten extremely competative in the last 15 years or so, this is the result. Here are the rest: Blues In Hoss' Flat (Medium Swing) - By Sammy Nestico for the Count Basie Band http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126418 Slants (Straight Ahead) - By our All-State director Ryan Keberle http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126426 Paper Spoons (Modern) - By Jim McNeely for the Village Vandgaurd Orchestra http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126420 Parting Words (Balled) - By David Berger http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/126428 Rockin' In Rhythm (Fast Swing) - By Duke Ellington http://www.dailymotion.com/birks1208/video/125023 __________________ Horn: Bach Strad Mouthpiece: Marcinkiewitz Jeff Tyzic E11

04-20-2006, 01:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimi Michiel Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 1,683	Sounds great! Ellington is like Beethoven, Mozart or any other great composer, the music is so good that you just want to play 200% better than you possibly can because the music is just so good... -Jimi __________________

04-21-2006, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
joshuasullins Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 80	go Washington. I was in Washington All-State Band several times. Now I am in the Navy Band. Where are you from? I am from Sequim, went to UW. __________________ trumpet: Flip Oaked Wind Thing in gold plate, #1 Tuning Slide piece: Monette PRANA BL3 Flugel: Yamaha 631, Rose brass bell (I really want a Flip Oakes Flugel... putting together the cash)

04-21-2006, 06:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
birks1208 New Friend Join Date: May 2005 Location: western washington area, Posts: 13	Sequim? I've never heard their program, how was it? I go to Squalicum high in Bellingham. How long ago were you in the band? __________________ Horn: Bach Strad Mouthpiece: Marcinkiewitz Jeff Tyzic E11

04-21-2006, 10:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
joshuasullins Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 80	Sequim is next to Port Angeles, on the peninsula. It was alright when I was there. We had a big band, but nothing really remarkable about it. Our school is too far away from civilization to be like Roosevelt or Garfield. I was in the all-state band in 1998 and 2000. __________________ trumpet: Flip Oaked Wind Thing in gold plate, #1 Tuning Slide piece: Monette PRANA BL3 Flugel: Yamaha 631, Rose brass bell (I really want a Flip Oakes Flugel... putting together the cash)

04-24-2006, 10:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
trjeam Pianissimo User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 104	I played rockin' in rhythm my first year of all state... you guys deffitnityly got more liberty with it then we did... when asked if we could play our own solos the director said " you can't improve upon perfection, no!" it also sounds like you guys had a better sound engineer then ours... I'll never forget the director making us do a 7 or 10 hours of rehersal the day of the concert.... we were so worn out by concert time!! __________________ Jorge Ayala http://www.soundclick.com/jorgeayala http://allabouttrumpet.blogspot.com

04-25-2006, 03:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
birks1208 New Friend Join Date: May 2005 Location: western washington area, Posts: 13	I know what you mean about those solos, it's expected to memorize the original before making it your own when you're dealing with something as hallowed as one of Ellington's greatest creations. The rehearsals are killer! We had quite a rehearsal the day of as well. __________________ Horn: Bach Strad Mouthpiece: Marcinkiewitz Jeff Tyzic E11

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