Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 1346 Location: L.A. area
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:35 am Post subject: dedicated flugelhorn players?
I was playing my flugel earlier today thinking, "I could probably enjoy playing only the flugelhorn and not miss playing the trumpet, or at least not much."
Then I got to thinking what pros (or any of you semi-pros or recreational players in here) play the flugel as their main or sole axe, and rarely or never play their trumpet?
Only 2 pros came to my mind:
Art Farmer (save for his "flumpet"?)
Chuck Mangione
Can you think of any more?
And, do any of you fit this description?
I think this is just a phase I'm going through right now because I'm just really digging the flugelhorn, and I could get away with just playing the flugel with the small jazz combo I play with once a month.
Not "famous", but here in NYC Richard Lee plays a flugel exclusively. I don't know any of his websites/links offhand, but you can probably do a search for him. Another thing I like about him is that like me, he uses effects on his horn
Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 897 Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:31 am Post subject:
Jon Arnold wrote:
I know what you mean. I love playing flugelhorn very much. I really love Roy Hargrove's flugel sound.
Roy Hargrove's flugel sound is incredible!
I'm a huge fan of Hargrove, specially on flugel.
I love as well Stéphane Belmondo's huge dark sound, Tom Harrell's more classical flugel sound very sweet and round, but Hargrove is really a special case!
Often tried to imitate his flugel sound... never succeeded at all!!!
I think this guy is a martian... _________________
Bb Trumpets: Courtois Évolution IV, Stomvi Forte,
Buescher T-120, HT3.
Mpcs: Monette B2s3, Kanstul M-B2.
Flugel: H.Bagué (Yam 631 clone in red brass).
Mpcs: Curry FL & FLD.
Red Rodney played flugelhorn almost exclusively in his latter years, even in the "trumpet section" of Slide Hampton's band. _________________ www.thomasmarriott.net
Pete Minger, great trumpeter who played with Basie, was a monster flugelhornist. Here's a vid of him, starts around 3:19. Also with Ira Sullivan and John Bailey.
Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 2833 Location: La-la Land (corner of 13th and 13th)
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject:
trumPF wrote:
Pete Minger, great trumpeter who played with Basie, was a monster flugelhornist. Here's a vid of him, starts around 3:19. Also with Ira Sullivan and John Bailey.
Okay... I'm pretty sure the Mullet never worked for anyone, but for some people (5:10), the mullet hairdo *REALLY* doesn't work.
Nice tootlin' though! The flugel solo is faster and sometimes higher than I think flugels were meant to be played (I prefer them for more lyrical stuff), but you can't deny the talent. When you start ripping through notes too fast or high to hear the velvet, it might as well be a cornet IMHO. Again... great playing, though! _________________ "Stomvi" PhrankenPhlugel w/ Blessing copper bell
1958 Conn 18A cornet
1962 Conn 9A cornet (yes, the Unicorn )
Reynolds Onyx cornet
c. 1955? Besson 10-10 trumpet
1939 Martin Imperial Handcraft “Model 37â€
1986 Bach Strad 37 ML
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3601 Location: New York
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject:
the flugel is seductive and i play it more than the trumpet. the problem is that beautiful sound in general resides in the trumpet and it has more flexibility in its way. it's a hard instrument to walk away from. i tried being a flugel only player and just couldn't do it.
both instruments throw down the gauntlet and challenge you to get the right sound out of them. how do you back away from something like that?
chuck
Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 4313 Location: Ithaca NY
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject:
One of our co-THers, Matt Finley, focuses on flugel. Check out RioJazz: http://www.riojazz.com/. He gets a gorgeous sound. _________________ veery715
Hear me sing!: https://youtu.be/vtJ14MV64WY
Playing trumpet - the healthy way to blow your brains out.
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