I stumbled across this audio recording and thought many of you might find it interesting, as I did. I converted it into a video so it could be posted, accessed on YouTube, and put it in the form of a quiz. The soloist and composition may be obvious to some, but they were not to me. In approximately 72 hours I will post the answers, in the meanwhile, respond with your best educated answers or guesses.
@robertwerntz said in Bach AP 190 S Piccolo Trumpet:
@SSmith1226 well thats great news - sell now to avoid the old joke about not wanting our wives to sell the stuff for what we tell told we paid for the stuff LOL
This is not a joke! This is a real concern!
Time to post another painting of something that perhaps is not a cow. Maybe a sheep or a landscape.
John Faddis and Jack Sheldon battle it out on the Merv Griffin show:
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:
About “Southern Cross”
Title
Southern cross
Summary
Cornet solo, with orchestra
Contributor Names
Clarke, Herbert L. -- Instrumentalist -- Cornet
Clarke, Herbert L. -- Composer
Genre
Popular music
Media Size
10-inch
Recording Label
Victor
Recording Catalog Number
17109
Recording Matrix Number
B-12034 (Matrix ID)
Recording Take Number
1
Recording Date
1912-05-18
Recording Location
Camden, New Jersey
Recording Repository
Source of original recording: Recorded Sound Section, Library of Congress.
Rights Advisory
Inclusion of the recording in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
Online Format
audio
image
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Manifest (JSON/LD)
Part of
National Jukebox (16,150)
Recorded Sound Research Center (16,577)
Format
Audio Recording
Contributors
Clarke, Herbert L.
Composer
Clarke, Herbert L.
Primary
Clarke, Herbert L.
Dates
1912
Locations
Camden
New Jersey
Subjects
Instrumental
Popular Music
Victor
Category
Instrumental
Genre
Popular Music
Label
Victor
This is very similar to the AMATI KRASLICE CONSUL TRUMPET. Photos of this model are below. These were taken from an eBay listing that has since expired. The link to the listing, should anyone be interested, is below the photos.
I am not qualified to speak about this manufacturer.
@Niner said in Jazz is still alive in New Orleans for the passing crowd:
@SSmith1226 There was a trumpet said to have been a gift to Frank Minyard from Pete Fountain on ebay some years ago. It was so inscribed on the bell. The brand was somewhat of a secondary line horn from a small maker that I can't bring to mind at the moment. Not a high dollar, nor professional, horn at any time. The seller offered it for more money than anybody was willing to pay.....several hundred dollars. The seller would relist it from time to time with no takers. Then some years went by and I saw the same horn again...maybe or maybe not the same owner.... for $500, or slightly more, again. It went away again with no apparent buyer.
Thanks. I will plug it in a a search on ebay incase it comes up again.
One other aspect of the Wynton Marsalis story was that, prior to marrying my wife in New Orleans, my wife’s roommate’s father, George Jansen, was Wynton Marsalis’s Trumpet teacher. I found that out years later after Wynton Marsalis became famous. From what I understand , George Jansen studied with William Vacchiano.
Talk about six degrees of separation.
Two great resources about Jack Sheldon’s career, one a video and the other, a link to great 2011 article in “Jazz Times”.
https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/jack-sheldon-keeping-his-chops-up/
I found these two outstanding, yet contrasting, versions of “A Closer Walk With Thee” and was thinking of placing them in the Non Trumpet Music category, but, although Trumpet is not the main feature, there is enough Trumpet probably to disqualify it. So, here it is in its own category. The first version was recorded in 1970 and the second version in 2011.
Amid Irvin Mayfield's legal woes, mythical Elysian Trumpet hidden away
Bejeweled, 24-karat brushed-gold homage to Katrina's dead rests mute and locked away in storage....
This is an interesting trumpet related story of a “special trumpet” and intertwines with the legal issues of well known trumpeter, Irvin Mayfield, and his partner.
The whole story, with photographs, can be found here:
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_f95e75fc-2b54-11eb-b8f2-bbde41b180c8.html
@dr-go said in What are you listening to?:
An amazing example of teamwork:
Another example of teamwork!
When COVID silenced his bands, a western Wisconsin trumpet player made an entire small town his stage
From the New York Times: “Premier military bands offer rare stability for classical musicians, who consider them a strong alternative to traditional orchestras. But signing up means shipping out.” This is the story of Ada Brooks, a Euphonium Player who after at least 10 auditions, was accepted by the West Point Military Band. “She Landed One of Music’s Great Gigs, but First Came Boot Camp.”
@Jolter said in Mahler’s 5th:
In my opinion this is actually pretty good.
The Tofanelli version is cool, but I wouldn't listen to it several times. I think Uri Caine genuinely captures the spirit of the original even though the style is completely different. Mahler wasn't going for "cool".
Jolter,
I wasn’t able to make your link work. Here is a different link to Uri Caine’s interpretation. It is not my cup of tea but nevertheless interesting.
The next version is “the lost version of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony” as “discovered” by Charlie Geyer. The entire interview is interesting but the pertinent discussion about, and following performance of, the lost version, begins about 14:45. It’s an interesting “historical discovery”. I hope thst you enjoy it.
Your history is similar to mine. My layoff was 44 years and I came back 7 years ago. The trumpet is my main form of recreation and relaxation.
Enjoy the ride and welcome to the site.
