Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:17 am Post subject: Doodling around on Big Band Swing as a comeback player...
I was practicing my trumpet and working on various exercises out of the Getchell book, and then after taking a break, I started thinking about Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, etc... and the classic Big Band sound, and this suddenly popped into my head. So, I made a quick You Tube video of it, so I wouldn't forget it. Anybody recognize it or what genre it would be?
_________________ 1967 Holton Collegiate Trumpet --> my grade school band trumpet. I just can't part with it!
1975 Olds Ambassador Cornet --> my new/used eBay special. Sounds great!
2018 Regiment WI-800 Bugle --> my inexpensive Chinese made bugle from Amazon.
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:35 pm Post subject:
Thanks... It was just something spur of the moment, totally random, and I just had to record what was going through my head. Where it came from, I have no idea. _________________ 1967 Holton Collegiate Trumpet --> my grade school band trumpet. I just can't part with it!
1975 Olds Ambassador Cornet --> my new/used eBay special. Sounds great!
2018 Regiment WI-800 Bugle --> my inexpensive Chinese made bugle from Amazon.
Thanks... It was just something spur of the moment, totally random, and I just had to record what was going through my head. Where it came from, I have no idea.
First association coming to my mind is later part of ”James session”, a riff based swing tune played by Harry James (we have the chart in our swingband book) - then it could be a ” mutation” of later part of ”Opus one” - trumpet chorus, muted. Later on in your prerformance I think I identify a short riff from ”Rauncy”, a song played Ted Heath, the riff is followed by the entire band shouting ” tequila”! Reflecting I’m inclined to say that what you play might be a “condensation” of several swing riffs. However I’m pretty sure of the Ted H part - now he could have stolen that phrase...right now Big Band Jive pops up .....but that´s a recent tune. Better stop before I go dizzy (nope not that guy, he was beboppin´).
Found amongst the Windmills of my mind. Not that easy to get rid of a catchy lick. When it happens I´m sometimes helped by playing it; on piano seems better than on trumpet.....
Happy new year - keep swinging _________________ Cornets: mp 143D3/ DW Ultra 1,5 C
Getzen 300 series
Yamaha YCRD2330II
Yamaha YCR6330II
Getzen Eterna Eb
Trumpets:
Yamaha 6335 RC Schilke 14B
King Super 20 Symphony DB (1970)
Selmer Eb/D trumpet (1974)
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