Posts made by SSmith1226

Allen Vizzutti plays in an effortless manner with superb technique, flexability, range, accuracy, and sound quality. He is up there with Doc Severinsen and Al Hirt, among others.

I lived in New Orleans from 1974 into 1979 and had the opportunity to see Al Hirt perform at his “Al Hirt’s Club” located on Bourbon Street a few times. During the same time I also saw Pete Fountain perform a couple of times at his club.
In the early 2000’s I attended a Maynard Ferguson performance as a guest of a friend of his and got to spend time with him after the concert. My impression of him was that he was a very nice person, but was not in the best physical condition at that time. Never the less, he could play at a high level, but paced himself at short intervals. After the concert I noted that he seemed short of breath with minimal exertion and had noticeable fluid retention (leg swelling, etc). He died in 2006 of Liver and Kidney Failure.

@curlydoc said in I Can’t Get Started:

Ferguson

I stand corrected and will defer to your obvious expertise on this subject! Spelling was always a weakness for me. My illegible handwriting protected me, but the computer exposes me.

This should be called “Night and Day Meets Carnival of Venice”. This 1959 video shows 36 or 37 year old Al Hirt on The Lawrence Welk Show.

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The Stan Kenton Band December 3, 1950 on the Ed Sullivan Show, featuring 22 year old Maynard Furguson on the second and third numbers.

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Here is a “Trumpet Duel” from a 1970 episode of the Johnny Cash Show featuring Al Hirt and Canadian Trumpeter Guido Basso.

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An outstanding performance of “I Can’t Get Started” by none other Maynard Furguson and Al Hirt!

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@j-jericho said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@ssmith1226 Perhaps they don't have urinals in the womens' room.

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WARNING!!!
Incase you get thirty in Sharon Vermont, consider this!
Incidentally, this sign is only in the Men’s Room, and not in the Women’s Room according to my wife. Her conclusion was that the women of Vermont are smarter than the men of Vermont.

It has been nearly 2 months since the last post on this topic. Here is the latest credible opinion:

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When you go to see the symphony, you never expect to join the performance impromptu.
But that’s exactly what happened to one man who stepped in from the audience.

WRTV’s Megan Shinn spoke to Scott Deal, who had the once in a lifetime opportunity.

Watch the video below for Deal’s story.

I know that Barliman had a similar experience with a Big Band Performance., that he has relayed in a post in the past. Has anyone else been called to perform from the audience mid performance?

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I recently saw Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue in concert at the Tree House Brewery Summer Stage in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Needless to say it was an outstanding performance! Here’s a sample from our vantage point.

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@administrator said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@dale-proctor said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

What am I looking at?!

From Wikipedia:

The Penrose triangle, also known as the Penrose tribar, the impossible tribar,[1] or the impossible triangle,[2] is a triangular impossible object, an optical illusion consisting of an object which can be depicted in a perspective drawing, but cannot exist as a solid object. It was first created by the Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärdin 1934.[3] Independently from Reutersvärd, the triangle was devised and popularized in the 1950s by psychiatrist Lionel Penrose and his son, prominent Nobel Prize-winning mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, who described it as "impossibility in its purest form".[4] It is featured prominently in the works of artist M. C. Escher, whose earlier depictions of impossible objects partly inspired it.

Waterfall (Dutch: Waterval) is a lithograph by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in October 1961. It shows a perpetual motion machine where water from the base of a waterfall appears to run downhill along the water path before reaching the top of the waterfall.
While most two-dimensional artists use relative proportions to create an illusion of depth, Escher here and elsewhere uses conflicting proportions to create a visual paradox. The watercoursesupplying the waterfall (its aqueduct or leat) has the structure of two Penrose triangles. A Penrose triangle is an impossible object designed by Oscar Reutersvärd in 1934, and found independently by Roger Penrose in 1958.[1]

This is the best I could do. Don’t try this at home! “Yeah, That’s the ticket”.
Well, actually, even turning the playback speed to 25%, it would be very difficult so rather than recreate the wheel, I will submit these.

I just stumbled on this 1950 performance of Cab Callow also featuring Jonah Jones. It was a great performance by all!

@marty-hahn said in New to this board:t.

I’m not great but can get by and play in tune but I am happy to be back sort of. I’m hoping to get good enough to play with a community band. It’s going to take more work but I’m okay with that.
Looking forward to learning from everyone here.

Marty,
One way to get “good enough to play with a community band” is to play with one. Specifically, if there is a New Horizons Band near your community, join it. They accept individuals at all levels of experience from the very beginner, to the comeback players, to the more experienced players. I joined one of these bands after a 44 year layoff and worked my way from last seat third trumpet up to first trumpet. I have now been playing seven years and play in multiple community bands, big bands, and have played in orchestras as well. This process began with the New Horizons Band. Below is a link of the locations of the three active New Horizons Organizations in Washington.
Even if one of these is not convenient to your location, with your musical knowledge, you could
join a local community band, start at the bottom, and play what you can. With practice and experience, your skills will improve and you will advance.
The best of luck to you on your journey, and as promised, here is the link:

https://newhorizonsmusic.org/content.php?page=Find_a_Group

Very sad news. George was a very nice person. He will be missed, not only by his family and friends in Canada, but here as well.

The logo “Circe” on the trumpet in question is very appropriate! Circe, in Greek Mythology was a goddess. Odysseus visits her island of Aeaea on the way back from the Trojan War. Circe changes most of his crew into swine. That has happened many times to me, even when I primarily play my Bach.

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.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/231609029859?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mxzaANzpRwa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=qwHhZLk2SWq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL