Expressionism on trumpet
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Can I trouble everyone for recommendations of players / recordings that use the trumpet in a way that might be called expressionistic? Thanks!
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Anything Till Bronner is expressionism on trumpet. He has a very airy quality to his sound and does so with light textures yet able to keep ultimate control. Here is an example of a song he wrote, but recorded by the amazing jazz vocalist Mark Murphey. Listen not only to Till's introduction but also how he converses with Mark Murphey oh so subtly. Expressionism at it's finest:
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@dr-go Thank you!
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@_mark_ said in Expressionism on trumpet:
@dr-go Thank you!
You are welcome. Till Bronner is a hidden gem here in the USA. He is very well known in Germany and is the top rated jazz musician in Germany. He rarely comes to the USA, mostly to record, but I had the chance to hear him in concert when he was giving a clinic at the International Trumpet Guild in Columbus OH (down the road from me). I attended his clinic as well. Just amazing. He invited me on stage and I had the amazing honor of playing several tunes with him, and at one time, trading 8's!. He has just as warm of a personality as his trumpet sound.
Here is a pic from the clinic. Till is the one under the red arrow, I am under the blue:
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@j-jericho I grew up listening to Miles, like most of us did. Believe it or not, I even listened to Pangea and Agharta time and time again, in the day. I proselytized On The Corner to all my friends. I may be one of the few who actually loves his work on Doo Bop. It's weird that I didn't drop the guitar for trumpet years ago. The guitar still had a hold on my brain, thanks to Robert Johnson, Son House, then Berry, Hendrix, Clapton, Trower, Beatles, even though I was never satisfied with my own sound or results. I was one of those who practically lived in the music stores that used to exist but are gone. I spent thousands while trying every guitar, effect and amplifier looking for that certain sound. It's really too bad I never picked up a trumpet until after retirement. Although I like to listen to the changes being played well, I also like to hear expressionists like Pharoah Sanders. If anyone here has never listened to the great sarangi players in the North Indian Classical traditon, do yourself a favor and search for them. I just don't have the background listening to trumpet players other than the tips of the mountaintops. Now, with the miracle of youtube, I just need some names to search for, and I appreciate it!
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@dr-go Thanks, again! I've always loved to hear, and participate when I was able, in improvisational exchanges like trading 8s. When I was overseas some decades ago, while hanging out in music stores, I was able to join into some impromptu sessions in which no one spoke a word. We just played. A fantastic drummer from Japan; bassist from Taiwan; horn player from Scotland; guitarist from Ireland; vocalist from Germany, anyone who showed up, and me with my telecaster, just jamming. Not only did I get my ass kicked around by superior musicians and thereby learned more than I ever could've otherwise, it was the most fun I ever had. I miss those days!
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@dr-go said in Expressionism on trumpet:
[...] He has a very airy quality to his sound and does so with light textures yet able to keep ultimate control. [...]
As I listen, yes, there's a lot of air coming through. I listened to Chattin With Chet. You Don't Know What Love Is. Wow. How does one get that much air/airiness coming though?
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Expressionism.... Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.
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@ssmith1226 Wow! That's truly amazing.
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Thanks for that clip, Steve. Nobody does it better than Clark Terry. We lost him way too soon.
George
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@_mark_ Well Hakan Hardenberger is in my view with a couple others, at the top of the heap.
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@rowuk said in Expressionism on trumpet:
@_mark_ Well Hakan Hardenberger is in my view with a couple others, at the top of the heap.
At first glance I see and hear fantastic technical facility. Thankfully, I've discovered a documentary.
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@dr-go said in Expressionism on trumpet:
You are welcome. Till Bronner is a hidden gem here in the USA. He is very well known in Germany and is the top rated jazz musician in Germany. He rarely comes to the USA, mostly to record, but I had the chance to hear him in concert when he was giving a clinic at the International Trumpet Guild in Columbus OH (down the road from me). I attended his clinic as well. Just amazing. He invited me on stage and I had the amazing honor of playing several tunes with him, and at one time, trading 8's!. He has just as warm of a personality as his trumpet sound.
Here is a pic from the clinic. Till is the one under the red arrow, I am under the blue:And that is Alan Hood on the left side of the photo. DU professor of trumpet. Had a lesson from him several years ago will attending Mendez Institute. Great guy and instructor.
