Posts made by SSmith1226

@j-jericho said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@ssmith1226 That's using your head!

Not only that, but did you notice my vintage Bach Case strapped to the back?

@bigdub said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@dale-proctor said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@newell-post said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

Sorry. I used to love cars. Now I hate cars. They are a necessary evil, but I just want ones that start and run reliably and drive comfortably.

How about motorcycles? I like them, too…

The Honda in the foreground is the same model I took my motorcycle license test with, although it was not mine. If I am remembering correctly it’s a CB450, my friend let me borrow it.

This is my motorcycle as I transport it to my next location.

@administrator said in Arturo Sandoval:

Yes, I have seen him do this live. In fact, I published a recording of him doing this same thing at an ITG Conference on Youtube.

A number of years ago, I saw Arturo Sandoval in concert perform at the Heineken Jazz Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as a festival in Burlington, Vermont. Both were outstanding performances by this consummate musician that included “A Night in Tunisia”.

@barliman2001 said in Arturo Sandoval:

I can play that solo as well ...
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only five octaves down and twenty times slower!

Barliman2001,
You are being very modest!

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@Kehaulani
This was posted on Facebook by “The Airmen of Note”, and on YouTube by the “United States Air Force Band”. Aren’t the Airmen of Note considered part of United States Air Force Band? I would defer to your expetise.

At the web site LaughingSquid.Com today appeared the following blog. Arturo Sandoval, for me, is a “trumpet hero” and my opinion is a candidate for GOAT, along with the few others in the rarified 99.9999999999 percentile.

Musician Arturo Sandoval Plays Six Octaves on Trumpet During ‘A Night in Tunisia’ With the US Air Force Band
LORI DORNOCTOBER 4, 2021

While performing with The United States Air Force Band, jazz great Arturo Sandovalplayed six remarkable octaves on his trumpet during the Dizzy Gillespie song “A Night in Tunisia”. Keeping pace with Sandoval on trumpet was then Chief Master Sergeant Tim Leahy. This performance took place during the “America’s Veterans: A Musical Tribute” in 2011 at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland.
In this clip, Arturo Sandoval gives an electric performance of “A Night in Tunisia”, also featuring one the Air Force Band’s own SMSgt Tim Leahy on trumpet.

https://laughingsquid.com/playing-six-octaves-on-trumpet/

@dr-go said in A little humour:

@ssmith1226 said in A little humour:

Again, this reminds me of a retirement village resident sitting outside on a bench along the public walkway leading to the village. A scantly clothed young lady approached him and said:

" I can give you super sex".

To which the retirement resident replied:

"I'll take the soup".

The conductor of the local symphony orchestra was in a terrible accident, and his "manhood" was mangled and torn from his body. His doctor assured him that modern medicine could give him back his manhood, but that his insurance wouldn't cover the procedure, since it was considered cosmetic surgery. The doctor said that the cost would be $3,500 for a "small," $6,500 for a "medium," and $14,000 for a "large." The conductor was sure that his wife and he would want at the least a medium... and perhaps even a large. But the doctor urged him to talk it over with his wife before he made any decision. The conductor called his wife on the phone and explained their options. The doctor came back into the room, and found the conductor slouched over in the chair looking quite dejected. "Well, what have the two of you decided?" asked the doctor. "She'd rather remodel the kitchen."

“At S.E. Shires, craftspeople work hard to create horns that fit their players exactly right.

This story is part of Road Trip 2021, CNET's coverage of the Biden administration's push to grow American manufacturing and make more things in the USA.”

Below is a link to the above story about the S. E. Shires Corperation, an “American Manufacturer”, now owned by Eastman Music, who is ironically is based in China. The premise of the story is also ironic for reasons that I won’t get into, but the story itself is good. . The good news is that the parts are put together in Massachusetts, with some parts fabricated in Massachusetts. I have never played a Shires Trumpet but have only heard good things about them. I guess in a way, this situation is similar to a Chinese corporation that own the Waldorf Astoria in NYC.

https://www.cnet.com/features/horn-in-the-usa-building-better-brass-instruments-one-part-at-a-time/

@barliman2001 said in Funny story that's sort of trumpet related...:

I once sat next to Wynton Marsalis.

At breakfast.

When I was in college in the late 1960’s, during a concert, I got to stand next to Freddie Hubbard, talk, and perform with him.

Of course it was during intermission in the mens room. Our performance, by the way, was a duet version of “Handel’s Water Music”.

The Roman Lituus

The ancient lituus was an Etruscan high-pitched brass instrument, which was straight but bent at the end, in the shape of a letter J, similar to the Gallic carnyx. It was later used by the Romans, especially for processional music and as a signalling horn in the army.

This link is another video:
Youtube Video

The Roman Tuba

The most important musical instrument in the Roman Military was the tuba or straight trumpet. The tuba/trumpet was usually made from copper or iron and was a conical bore straight tube about 120-140 cm in length and came in three pieces with a mouthpiece. The tuba/trumpet was used at sacrfices, processions, triumphal processions and funerals. However, it was primarily used to announce troop movements during battle, and it was intended to be played a loudly as possible. Julius Caesar is reported to have used trumpets to withdraw his troops from battle, and his Gaulish opponent Vercingetorix also used it.

The Buccina

The buccina was similar to the cornu, except that it had a slightly smaller bore and a more flared bell opening at the end. The buccina was used to signal changes of watch during the night, wake up calls and for announcing mealtimes. Buccina players were not as high ranking as the soldiers who played tuba/trumpet or cornu - in addition to their musical responsibilities they also had to dig graves and cut wood.

Cornu de Pompeii

@barliman2001
This one isn’t quite as good as James Morison’s one man band, but is a “Bored Band Director” during the Covid Shutdown.

@j-jericho
Yes, there are a few ringers.**
Lalo Schifrin, the composer, not only of Mission Impossible, but also Mannix, conductor and pianist does a great job. In the rest of the concert James Morison, in addition to trumpet, is also featured on flugelhorn and Trombone.

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Lalo Schifrin | Bandleader , Pianist
Ray Brown | Double bassist
Grady Tate | Drummer
James Morrison | Trumpeter, Trombonist, Flugelhornist
The Münchner Rundfunkorchester | Orchestra

@GeorgeB
James Morrison does an outstanding job utilizing circular breathing and alternate fingering to nail the long passage of supersonic triplet rhythm, I suspect, without having to use his tongue. Very Magical, no matter how he accomplished it!

@bigdub

James Morrison!… The mission would at lest be impossible for me. If the video does not play, click on, “Watch on YouTube”.