Mendez Talks about the accident

MrV · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: Mendez Talks about the accident

I'm amazed that this video clip is available on you tube. I only heard about the story but now I can see and hear Mendez telling the story

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ewzmfzlzXQ

--MrV

trpt.hick · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject:

That is taken from a 3 hour home video done by Malcolm McNab in Rafael's home shortly before Mendez died. If I remember correctly, Chuck Findley and Al Vizzutti were there as well.

Ivantpt89 · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:56 am Post subject:

is there any way to get the entire thing? or atleast more of it. Those two videos are only about 9 minutes long... if it was three hours, i would surely love to see it.

trpt.hick · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

The video belongs to Malcolm. He gave a copy of it to Mendez, but the Rafael Mendez Library is not allowed to copy it.

Summit Records and I have discussed the idea of a Mendez DVD made up of portions of several home videos, McNab's 3 hour video, a few television appearances, etc. plus still photos and live recordings in the RML. We are not sure if there is enough sales interest to warrant the work and expense needed to legally produce such a DVD. What do you think?

DH

Vin DiBona · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

I would certainly buy it.
We have his recordings, but not enough on the man himself. He gave
back so much to the music world and a tribute like this should be in every
trumpeter's video library. (Not to mention every brass player's library!)
Rich Tomasek

Mike Lockman · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: Mendez

I would purchase a Mendez video also.
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trumpetgeezer · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:04 am Post subject:

Count me in, I would definately buy one!

the pharmer · Regular Member Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 31

i would hope there would be plenty of interest to support this kind of project.

tom

Winghorn · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject:

I would buy just about anything having to do with Mendez. There will never be another like him.

Regards

Steve Allison

jbowman1993 · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject:

Sure to sell a few copies over here as well!
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bairdstudio · Veteran Member Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 182

I would most definitely purchase this DVD.

Surely the interest of trumpet professors at universities across the world would be enough revenue to warrant such DVD. Then you have your professional players and students that would buy it.

oj · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:11 am Post subject:

allstarbugler · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

Count me in.

Don Herman rev2 · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

Ship it!
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Walt Mikolajcik · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject: Mandez

There must be a mendez group out there looking for all his material, I was also glad to see youtube had so many of his performances, even in the movies, I heard him play several times live with his sons. The book they wrote about him was very interesting, talking about him as a boy in Mexico. walt
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JJ · Veteran Member Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 119

I'd definitely buy a copy.

Walt Mikolajcik · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:38 am Post subject: Mendez book

thanks for the reply, I will have the isbn number and publisher posted today so you know where to find the Mendez book. There is a student here at my College that bought a Mendez model new in 1965 and just started playing it again this year the horn is in fantastic shape, as a kid after seeing Mendez I bought a "Super" and an "Opera" they had their own sound.
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