Musical Interlude: Brasileirinho on Trombone
Not sure how many versions of this Brazilian classic I have posted, but here’s one more for all you trombone aficionados out there.
Not sure how many versions of this Brazilian classic I have posted, but here’s one more for all you trombone aficionados out there.
If you turn on the Brazilian TV channel Globo this month, chances are good you will see this little musical clip. In fact, so ubiquitous is it that I can’t get it’s lilting, sing-song melody out of my head. In this feel-good, Christmas-y scene, the big-time stars of the various Globo programs are seen as…
I’ve been enjoying the band Lucky Chops for the last few days. It was hard to choose which video to put here, but I finally went with Stand By Me. Besides being one of my favorite songs, their arrangement features a major saxophone solo. While the baritone sax player (the guy with the blue hair) is…
A little Brazilian saxophone goodness to distract from the current American election craziness.
A blockbuster performance featuring plenty of saxophone. Also, look for a cameo by Milton Berle, as well as some brilliant tap dancing by the Nicholas Brothers, and Dorthy Dandridge. Back then it was Hollywood and the music scene that was breaking down, at least temporarily, the boundaries of segregation. It should have been the church….
I posted this everywhere when it dropped, but just realized that I never posted it here on the blog. For my parents’ anniversary this year, my brothers and I put together this arrangement of their favorite hymn, Day by Day. Enjoy. And, of course, the blooper reel: ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making…
This has been making the rounds, and, at the risk of offending the man-bun demographic of my readership, I thought I would include it here. Enjoy.