Baby Elephant Walk - Sasolburg 2023

This was filmed by good friend Jan Reynhardt in June 2023, Sasolburg, South Africa. My very first arrangement of Henry Mancini's Baby Elephant Walk was for nylon string guitar. It was some years later that I moved it onto steel-string and never went back. I'm sure there are many in SA who have heard me play this tune at one time or another, it's been around that long. This is not too bad a version, even though the recorded sound is from the camera. Hope you enjoy.

[gopal_kolathu]

An entire orchestra on a six stringer 😍😍💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[lindavanniekerk]

Tony Cox is a fabulous followed him for at least 40 years...

[aceofbass]

We need more of this - real folks playing real instruments. Kudos!!

[Unbaiased]

Brilliant piece of music...thanks, and well played!

[Bernd_Boeckmann]

Such a great arrangement & performance of this wonderful tune! One of my favorite Mancini compositions. Thanks brother T. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[robertwilliams-wdcp]

Great, that was a favorite of mine back in the day on the radio.

[bruceboome]

It's a killer arrangement and performance. When I played in Nolan Ranger's band, we did this great Henry Mancini classic, so it also brought back memories. Thanks for posting.

[TehSyneS]

Legendary Guitarist. Great channel. Thanks Tony!

[jeniferpavek]

How awesome to hear this man hit it note for note. So good! Thank you sir!

[peterhale]

I’m young again ! Fantastic, more please.

[jericox]

This brought back some wonderful memories. Thank you!

[murraykilpatrick]

Congratulations. That's a wonderful arrangement and performance. Very clever.

[jamesinwood]

Really terrific well played- you hear a lot of fast solos with tapping and such —- then you hear this amazing clear alternating thumb and melody- wow this was beautiful!

[chance]

An incredible performance! At least 4 parts on one guitar. As Tommy E. said "just think of the money I'm saving".

[wearytraveler]

That is now my go to exercise for warm up!!! Absolutely awesome job!

[howlinhobbit]

superior! long live Mr Mancini’s legacy!

[johnlay]

Excellent. I have never thought it was possible to arrange it so well for the guitar. ❤

[Nirabulator]

Very groovy! Henry Mancini if I remember right, from the movie Hatari. Loved that as a kid.

[colinfitzgerald]

I fell in love with the trumpet when Al Hurt played Baby Elephant Walk sometime around 1964.

[lanchehui]

When I was a kid, this song played, cousins and I twisted happily🥰