What are you listening to?

Newell Post

@j-jericho Our band did that one right before COVID. What great fun. English tunes tend to be tasty and elegant while American ones tend to be more exuberant. Both are great as long as the two different styles don't get commingled.

SSmith1226

@j-jericho
Great show!

djeffers78

Since communism and Marxism have taken such a strong foot here in the states I’ve been back to metal.
And back into playing bass guitar

barliman2001

@djeffers78 I can't quite see the connection between Communism and music, and of course, (disallowed topic) what allows you to pronounce that Communism and Marxism are on the rise in the States?

Kehaulani

@djeffers78 said in What are you listening to?:

Since communism and Marxism have taken such a strong foot here in the states I’ve been back to metal.

I don't know why you would say that. Two things.

Ever hear of the Dust Bowl Days or the 60s?
This is a politics free zone.

administrator

Communists got some style:

administrator

Same tune...very different setting. Very beautiful! Definitely my favorite anthem. It's a very moving piece of music, regardless of the lyrics.

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barliman2001

administrator

Just don't do this!! The KGB will get you.

barliman2001

Dr GO

Just heard this Christmas album by the Four Freshman and was blown away by the trumpet soling and tone and even more blown when I found out it was one of the Four Freshman vocalists, Curtis Calderon. Solo starts at 1:05. Very nice!

GeorgeB

@dr-go

I got to know them in the fifties when they were pretty hot. I have alive album from 1958 and the line up list was:
Trumpet-Ross Barbour
Trumpet , Mellophone and Bass - Ken Albers
Bass and Trombone - Bob Flanigan
Guitar - Don Barbour

They leaned toward jazz a bit and played and recorded many of the old jazz standards. I was always impressed with the trumpet playing.
They were influenced by the great Stan Kenton's band.

SSmith1226

@dr-go said in What are you listening to?:

Just heard this Christmas album by the Four Freshman and was blown away by the trumpet soling and tone and even more blown when I found out it was one of the Four Freshman vocalists, Curtis Calderon. Solo starts at 1:05. Very nice!

Curtis Calderon is a Schilke Artist. This is his biography.

Curtis Calderon is a native Texan and currently tours the US and world with the legendary vocal group, The Four Freshmen. He started his musical career in early high school playing with Tejano groups, an original music formed in central and south Texas. He also appeared on several Tejano records in high school and played the Tejano Music Awards. Always a big fan of jazz, he then moved on to playing with various society and jazz groups in the area. He was a three time member of the Texas All-State jazz band, earning chairs 5th, 3rd and finally 1st his senior year. After he graduated high school, he went on to tour with the Russ Morgan Orchestra and Glenn Miller Orchestra, being the featured trumpet soloist in both groups. He released several solo projects over the years, including “Only Trust Your Heart”, “Live From The Boardwalk Bistro”, and “Lost Soul: A Tribute to Chet Baker”. Before he joined the Freshmen, he free-lanced in San Antonio, TX playing their annual “Jazz Alive” jazz festival, along with doing one-off tours with Columbia Artists Management, Inc., such as the big band tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of Hoagy Carmichael’s birth and a special tour featuring Maureen McGovern and Joh Pizzarelli, being both a featured trumpet soloist in both groups as well.
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Around the age of 25 he was called on by the Four Freshmen to audition and has been with them now for 15 years. He sang the lower tenor his first 13 years in the group and now sings the upper baritone part. He is the main featured soloist and currently is the chief arranger for the group’s vocal arrangements. 8 out of the 9 arrangements on their newest record, “Four Freshmen and Friends” are his.
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Curtis is featured on numerous recordings from big bands to small groups from the central Texas area. He teaches privately and gives clinics when he’s not on tour. You can check out some of his live recordings on youtube or www.CalderonMusic.com.
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Instruments:
B6L-GP Bb Trumpet
HC2L-L Bb Trumpet
XA1-GP Bb Cornet
1040 FL-GP Flugelhorn

GeorgeB

@ssmith1226

A talented guy for sure.

J. Jericho

I think it's safe to say that those who lived and died under Soviet Communism might not share enthusiasm for the anthem.

barliman2001

@j-jericho For the worst part of Russian Communism, the French song "L'internationale" served as national anthem of the USSR...

J. Jericho

@barliman2001 Yes, it did, and it produces the same reaction in those familiar with Communism. Music is a powerful form of communication, sometimes deeper than words alone.

Vulgano Brother

@dr-go Need dirty contacts to pull Green Eyed Lady off. You can pull it off because you can count me as a dirty contact.

Vulgano Brother

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Gil had one of the prettiest C trumpet sounds.

Dr GO

@vulgano-brother said in What are you listening to?:

@dr-go Need dirty contacts to pull Green Eyed Lady off. You can pull it off because you can count me as a dirty contact.

Green Eyed Lady works by hitting the off switch then the start button before the organ totally shuts down. The Hammond B3 is an amazing instrument and can perform creative adaptations even beyond the Leslie control switch.