Dolphin Shoals - Mario Kart 8 *Full Big Band Jazz Fusion version* ft. Bryan Carter

Drummer supreme Bryan Carter is featured in this high energy Jazz fusion Big Band arrangement of this modern video game music classic - "Dolphin Shoals" from Mario Kart 8 which has one of the internets' all time favorite sax solos that also contains a particularly note worthy be-bop lick you may already know and love :)

I took that lick and expanded it for the whole band and sax section, as well as tried to add in other "dolphin" related Jazz quotes such as Dolphin Dance and On Green Dolphin Street. See if you can find them!

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"The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting!

Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers.

Band leader/Arranger/Orchestrated by:
@CRosenMusic

FULL CREDITS:

Drums - Bryan Carter
Alto Sax Soloist - Zac Zinger

Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 2 - Josh Plotner
Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger
Bari Sax - Adison Evans

Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis
Trumpet 2 - Nick Frenay
Trumpet 3 - Chloe Rowlands
Trumpet 4 - Max Boiko

Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell
Trombone 2 - Rob Edwards
Trombone 3 - Mariel Bildsten
Bass Trombone - Reginald Chapman III

Guitar - Charlie Rosen
Bass - Julia Adamy
Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum

Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Josh henderson, Kevin Kuh, Camelia Hartman, Alissa Jackman, Tomoko Akaboshi, Meitar Forkosh, Lucy Vion, Audrey Hayes, Tiffany Weiss

Violas - Laura Sacks, Tia Allen, Yumi Oshimo, Matthew Beauge

Cellos - Susan Mandel, Kristine Kruta, Jessica Wang

Harp - Liann Cline

Music by Atsuko Asahi
Arranged/Produced by - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
Animations by SovanJedi (Twitter @sovanjedi)
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ

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[brendenwilliams]

Giving the entire band the famous solo kick IS CRAZY from an ensemble writing perspective 🤯🤯🤯

[Reyn_the_Insane]

I love how The Lick is turned into a motif throughout the song in this arrangement.

[evileye]

The sprite work is GENIUNELY incredible, like who u got doing these animations

[magik]

I love how in the intro I caught myself rolling my eyes at the lick and I had to remind myself that this is the actual song it’s from

[Leviathan]

It must be freezing in that studio because I just can’t imagine a drummer playing like that while wearing a sweater and not just dying. Such an amazing performance!

[liammcelroy]

Im so glad this song fits into the canon of dolphin jazz in the key of Eb

[HyperLuigi]

I love how the solo is so iconic it’s basically just being treated as the melody for this arrangement

[nick_kory]

The 8 Bit Band: What if we had the Mario lick, but times 10? Great work as always!

[Jack-cqpv]

Give that bass guitar some love, that bassline SLAPS

[kingcov]

AMAZING ARRANGEMENT but I also like how at 1:26 the Donkey Kong sprite bounces off of Zac zingers sax like the other pipes

[TheBadBuffalo]

Mind is being blown by the rhythm section, amazing job everyone

[LeviBechtold]

I don't even know what they make but give that sprite artist a raise! They went crazy on this one

[victoriabell]

If Kazuki Katsuta (the original saxophonist in Dolphin Shoals the saxophonist for the J-Fusion band Dimension) saw and heard what you did to his lick by making it a motif in your arrangement, I bet he'd be proud. I also love how you incorporated On Green Dolphin Street into this! Absolutely genius! The sprites were pretty cool too!

[Sauraen]

This is such a flex. The "Dolphin shoals lick" is supposed to be the pinnacle of soloing, this crazy thing that only happens when a top player is unleashed. But you just made the whole band play it, in unison or in jazz harmony, like a dozen times.

[angelremorse]

The WHOLE BAND doing that sax solo??? I haven't heard a brass section that tight my whole life! Amazing work as always, 8BBB!

[kingsax]

I'm loving the incorporation of the, "On Green Dolphin Street" changes as well as the sax and definitely the percussionist. Amazing composition

[nick_cnc]

Really nailed that T-Square/Dimension vibe in the drum solo section! Loved it!

[executor]

Im a simple man. I see Mario Kart and 8 bit band, i click

[jeffertron]

When a lick becomes so esteemed it becomes a soli: case in point.

[SirActionSlacks]

WE MAKING IT OUT OF DOLPHIN SHOALS WITH THIS ONE