the SMOOTHEST sax solo

Performed by:
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Bruce Harris - Trumpet
Patrick Bartley - Alto Saxophone
Russell Hall - Bass
Joe Saylor - Drums
Transcribed by: BA

faq:
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

[ChrisBevanBass]

Love this solo so much, but also shout out to the INCREDIBLE rhythm section who elevate it even further! Changing through so many awesome feels, and then the ride finally coming in at 1:59 is perfection 😩

[jamiekarlstevensmusic]

Patrick's going to be one of those players that gets studied in jazz courses in like 2100.

[thkiechannel]

His musical IQ is so fucking high he’s got the syrup and he can swing. Honestly this player is bordering on virtuoso

[puddingchewer]

About time George transcribed this solo. Its legendary!

[nicolasperez]

great bassist feeding the energy. if you listen youll hear the bass carry the melody and move the changes while giving a nice feel good stuff

[KissatenArchives]

I met Patrick on what was coincidentally his birthday one evening at a jazz bar in Tokyo, he owned the night. Phenomenal sax player, and an all-round great guy!

[scottmclagan]

Oh my, I'm embarassed to say I hadn't heard of Patrick. Not only a deep understanding of the chord changes, but also stylistic nuance, and he quotes all kind of great licks with the greatest of ease. Wow. I need to watch again, and again, and again....

[pseudonymos_]

1:19 i think as musicians we all know the feeling Patrick must have felt here and the band as well. It's like nothing else in the world. It's what we live for. Thank you

[tsax]

3:04 My favorite and most beautiful phrase ever!

[TanYonghao]

2:37 solo so fire that the camera couldnt handle it

[ajbp]

When a solo doesn't sounds like a solo you know it's a great one!

[fasanov]

Man he's genuinely one of the greatest soloists i've ever heard. This guy is all about that vibe and style. I love how serious and refined his technique is and then you go to his youtube and it's just him covering splatoon and persona tracks. Absolutely one of my favorite musicians.

[petealonso]

I've listened to this solo about 20 times and I just noticed an awesome moment between Russell hall and emmet cohen at 1:47 when Russell starts this descending sequential pattern and emmet catches it like 2 bars later and plays it with him. They're always listening so intently to each other it makes the rhythm section swing so hard

[williammurray]

Oh my...that was so bad ass! What at talent. And yeah, that rhythm section, so on point!!

[TheEuphologist]

I would like to casually point attention to Patrick's solo in the live performance of "The Days When My Mother Was There". Absolutely amazing. Probably my favorite sax solo of all time.

[AldricLopezVergara]

2:14 just shows how good all of this guys are, without even glancing at each other they all got the musical idea and hit those beats together

[monster-mag]

0:17 Russell Hall on Bass reaction to Bartley's "out of time" moment is so funny 😆

[stevenhugley]

Y’all! Solo was unreal! But hear me out… That rhythm section!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[dustins]

Wow. It's odd, I can hear Bird, Cannonball, maybe some old Bix Biderbeck bouncy influence, just a wide variety of influences that sound very very traditional jazz, yet he does these perfect modern modulations slipped in where he really plays outside, then plays "traditional" again. Yet through the whole this he's got a very unique and personal style.

[hlly_blue]

trumpet guy just vibing in the back is a mood