Posts made by J. Jericho

@dr-go It's heartbreaking to say goodbye to a faithful companion. My thoughts are with you.

@administrator You may not need a trumpet stand, since you may never want to allow it out of your hands! Eating, sleeping, etc. could become awkward, though. Enjoy!

@administrator said in Differences between Olds models:

I am interested in knowing the differences between Olds models. I know there are several. If anybody on here is an expert please advise. Here are the models I can think of off the top of my head:

Olds Ambassador
Olds Mendez
Olds Studio
Olds Super
Olds Superstar "Ultrasonic"
Olds Recording
Olds Super Recording

Here's an updated version of a post I made about a year ago:

Here are my estimations (not pontifications) of Olds trumpets:

Ambassador - Some are competent; many more are crappy.

Pinto - An odd, ultimately unsuccessful experiment in unconventional design.

Special - Underrated; slightly bright sound. Because of its price bracket and pre-tritone marketing when new, it was presumed to be one step up from a basic trumpet. In reality this was a mighty big step.

Studio - A magic trumpet for some, it produces a unique lyrical sound. If your sound is bright, it will project brightness; if your sound is dark, it will project darkness. As with the Special, players have been discovering its virtues for several years now, driving prices up. The later nickel-silver plated Studio is acknowledged to have been change for the sake of change. Not considered an improvement. Quite the opposite, although some players are happy with theirs.

Super - Most owners will not sell theirs for any amount of money, period. A good, generic sound. Unfortunately, some have serious intonation problems.

Recording - A legendary trumpet for many. An odd ergonomic setup that works well for some players. Flexible and versatile; there are few other trumpets that play better, but they do exist.

Opera - If you can play a cavernous mouthpiece, you will overcome its bright timbre and produce an awesome, gorgeous, incomparable sound.

Mendez - Speaking of bright-sounding trumpets, the Mendez also has a unique timbre, putting it in the same category as the Olds Studio, Olds Opera, and Conn Connstellation in the sense that these four horns have a sound specific to each model; they do not necessarily sound like one another. FWIW - the Mendez and the Connstellation were both manufactured in long cornet versions, too, which have the appearance of their trumpet counterparts and have a distinct, cornet sound.

Super Recording - The Holy Grail for aficionados with a willingness to spend the money it takes to acquire one. YMMV.

Olds deliberately designed each instrument they manufactured for eye appeal, and there is eye candy to be found in their entire lineup. The subtle benefit of this is that you want to take it out of the case often, which leads to more practice, which leads, hopefully, to more competence.

Also, when Sonic is used in conjunction with an Olds model, it refers to the method of bell production, not any specific sound or playing characteristic, although it could be argued that marketing at the time was designed to mislead potential buyers into thinking that it did.

@barliman2001 said in Greetings from Florida's Jazz Scene:

@administrator Unfortunately, I don't know what happened... I last saw him in 2009, and he was 87 then...

The plot thickens....

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@barliman2001 said in Greetings from Florida's Jazz Scene:

@administrator As to "a basement chock full of trumpets"... I once knew a guy in Ireland who collected Martin Committees... had the house full of them. When I met him (some fifteen years ago), the count stood at 565 (yes, indeed, five hundred and sixty five Committees), all of them unplayed, still in the original cellophane wrapping, with factory papers and everything. He could not even play (clarinet guy)...

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Did Chet Baker ever scat sing?

@seth-of-lagos What do you think of this? https://www.johnbarry.org.uk/index.php/snippets/item/900-who-played-trumpet-on-the-bond-scores-1962-1974 Do you recognize any of the names you didn't already mention? If they played for John Barry, might they have played for Edwin Astley, too?

@seth-of-lagos said in Conjecture, Please:

@j-jericho said in Conjecture, Please:

Who played lead trumpet in Edwin Astley's orchestra on the original "Danger Man" theme (0:00 - 4:53)?

Are you sure that the original (ie series 1) Danger Man theme was played by Edwin Astley's orchestra?

My Dad had the Parlophone recording (1961?) by the Red Price Combo - a one hit wonder. But Red Price played (tenor sax) mainly with Ted Heath so maybe (going off links like https://www.discogs.com/master/576628-Ted-Heath-And-His-Music-Ted-Heath-Recalls-The-Fabulous-Dorseys) one might speculate Bert Ezard?, Bobby Pratt? Duncan Campbell?, Eddie Blair?

I was hoping you'd respond, since you're familiar with that part of the world (and at least one other) and the approximate time frame, that you would have some insight into my question.

Edwin Astley wrote both "Theme From Danger Man" and "High Wire" for the series. I would think that since he had his own orchestra and used it for all the musical accompaniment for the program, that he would have used it for the themes as well. His orchestra did play "High Wire", and to my ear it has the same continuity of sound as "Theme" and "The Saint", unlike other recordings by Red Price, Ted Heath, and others who covered the tunes, and with whom the players you mentioned were associated.

It just now occurred to me that Edwin Astley and John Barry created very similar sounds (at least the way I hear their arrangements). I wonder if there were musicians who played in both men's orchestras....

Who played lead trumpet in Edwin Astley's orchestra on the original "Danger Man" theme (0:00 - 4:53)?

What if the teacher had used an Olds trombone?

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@ssmith1226 said in TrumpetBoards.com Quiz:

@j-jericho

You hit the nail on the head. Yesterday, a good friend of mine, and fellow trumpet player from Miami, sent me this link to the Library of Congress’s “National JukeBox”
( https://www.loc.gov/collections/national-jukebox/about-this-collection/ ). One of the first recordings I stumbled across was Herbert L Clarke’s May 18, 2012 revording of “Southern Cross”.
Your prize for answering correctly is your own personal Sousa Band Concert recorded in the early 1900’s. The link to this, in the National Juke Box is immediately below. The specifics about the Herbert L Clarke recording is below the link.

The JJericho, AKA Rick Martin, Grand Prize Sousa Concert:

https://www.loc.gov/collections/national-jukebox/about-this-collection/playlists/sousas-band-in-concert/

Nice prize. Thank you!

Herbert L. Clarke: "The Southern Cross" Cornet Solo, Recorded in 1909, per

That 5A enables a soft, flugelhorn sound. Different. Pleasant.

@ssmith1226 It's "THE HIDDEN TIGER".

I have autographs from Chris Botti and Doc Severinsen. They're not rare, by any measure, but I like them.

@barliman2001 said in Signed Trumpet Case:

So far, no one has identified the autographs on my case... come on, exert yourself!

All right... I'll bite:

Gens L.C.
Dailly
Ron
Amicalement
Cocum
Jan Frideiman
Fred
Dusko Gopcviick
Paun Elpian
Guy Townory
C. Vakabpsuot

How'd I do? I bet I got 'em all right!

15:00/3:00 PM Memorial Day May 30, 2022
https://www.tapsforveterans.org/tapsevent/taps-across-america-2022/

@administrator I prefer 24-hour time for the reasons; it's a logical arrangement to me.

@Newell-Post Why is 00:00 a problem?

Thoughts for the day: Thanks to DST, noon occurs at 13:00/1:00 PM; midnight occurs at 01:00/1:00 AM. The Powers That Be hated DST (as do I and always have), so they made it permanent.

Some people refer to midnight and noon as 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM, respectively. 12:00 AM is by definition 12 hours before noon, and 12:00 PM is 12 hours after noon, thus making them both the same: midnight*.

*See paragraph 1.

@dr-go said in Olds Recording:

I love them so much that when I move on to the next plane, I made sure my wife knows to place my ashes in the '67 Recording.

... giving it that authentic "smoky sound"....