"Victory Road" (Pokemon Gold & Silver) LIVE Jazz Cover // J-MUSIC Pocket Band

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Published on November 7, 2019 4:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wDIDTp-yWo

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Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999)

Duration: 11:10

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Our live cover of "Victory Road" from Pokemon Gold & Silver, originally composed by Junichi Masuda. This arrangement by Patrick Bartley.

The road to victory is a road often sought after and traveled, but only few manage to complete it. With this arrangement, we hoped to capture that feeling of digging into the deepest part of the self to conquer the greatest obstacles - with some cool twists here and there, of course. When I (Pat) first heard this song last year (having not gotten to the end of the 2nd gen games prior), I was taken aback by how hip the melody and counter-line were. It struck me how much of a vibe was able to be created with just a snare drum, melody, and ostinato counter-line. With that, I knew we had to play this right away. To bring this to life, I took some inspiration from our good friend, Ben Sutin, who has been known in the past few years for his genius fusions of klezmer music and jazz, with some other various Balkan twists, and let the band (who plays with him) go off into the next zone with this one. Here, the horns take a back seat to let the rhythm section ride, and some of the most amazing and stretching solos we've witnessed can be heard from Ben on violin, Ben Rosenblum on accordion, Jake on vibes, and Ben Zweig on drums (that's 3 Ben's!). We hope this inspires you to push on to your own victories, no matter what road you have to travel!

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***HAPPY 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE JAM SESSIONS!***
Thank you so much to everyone involved for making these possible!

Pocket Band now has a new home in New York City! We're hosting VGM+ (vgm and more) jazz jam sessions at Black Cat LES every 1st Sunday of the month. If you're a musician, bring your axe, and if you're not a musician, bring your DS, Switch, or your good vibes! Everyone is welcome. We want to make this a nice haven for J-culture lovers and music lovers alike. Go to our official Facebook group below for more info!

**NYC Official VGM Jams (Group):
http://bit.ly/vgmjamnyc

Ben Sutin (@bensutinmusic) - Violin
Patrick Bartley (@patbartmusic) - Alto Sax
Max Boiko (@maxboikomusic) - Trumpet
Benjamin Rosenblum (@benrosenblummusic)
Jake Chapman (@chappymilkshake) - Vibraphone
Mat Muntz (@muuuuuuuuuntz) - Bass
Ben Zweig (@benzweigdrums) - Drums


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