Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:36 am Post subject:
Yeah, he is amazing, that's for sure. His trumpet instruction videos are really something, too, especially the one on the proper use of air. It helped me in an amazing way.
As for the trombone demo, one that combines both a slide and valves should interest many who have chosen the valve trombone. _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
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1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:10 am Post subject:
delano wrote:
Hmm, a valve trombone player should have to master both the slide AND a left hand fingering.
Wouldn't be easy, that's for sure. _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
2020 Getzen 490 Bb
1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet
Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 2018 Location: Charleston, SC
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:02 am Post subject:
I'm not sure I really enjoy watching his vids... I'm so mixed between exuberance and your basic, green-monster jealousy.
Here's my fave of James. It's not enough that's he's a great trumpeter, but he's pretty excellent on trombone as well. And here he jams on the piano, too.
Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 2018 Location: Charleston, SC
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:26 am Post subject:
Hadn't seen that one in a while - great post.
Gotta say, James is a classic example of a guy who could have achieved so much musically if he'd just applied himself. (Big eye roll here!!)
(just a little humor!!) _________________ Jonathan Milam
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Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 754 Location: Cambridge, MA
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:36 pm Post subject:
JonathanM wrote:
Hadn't seen that one in a while - great post.
Gotta say, James is a classic example of a guy who could have achieved so much musically if he'd just applied himself. (Big eye roll here!!)
(just a little humor!!)
You know, I've seen videos of this guy all over the place. I know he's Australian. I've been very impressed, but have one nagging question - does he have any recordings available????? I think he did one on Columbia about 20 years ago, but I've never seen a James Morrison album anywhere....do they exist?
Gotta say, James is a classic example of a guy who could have achieved so much musically if he'd just applied himself. (Big eye roll here!!)
(just a little humor!!)
You know, I've seen videos of this guy all over the place. I know he's Australian. I've been very impressed, but have one nagging question - does he have any recordings available????? I think he did one on Columbia about 20 years ago, but I've never seen a James Morrison album anywhere....do they exist?
keith
He has HEAPS of albums, although they're probably not widely stocked in music stores outside of Australia.
His albums are actually highly recommended. His playing live is fantastic, but he plays to and for the audience. His albums and own projects are often more interesting or at least a bit different playing.
Case in point, this is some really interesting music. Jazz-funk crossover stuff. His playing is incredibly tasty here imo.
One thing that has always impressed me a *lot* about Morrison's playing is the architecture of his solos. They often have a very clear sense of direction and development. It often really feels like he's going somewhere, not just playing the changes.
As well known as he is, he's still comparatively under-rated in my opinion. If he were American, he would have more Grammys than he knew what to do with by now.
Starts out doing two note and then three note polyphony on solo trombone, moves over to the piano for a pretty decent solo, and then back to center stage to trade solos between trumpet and trombone with milliseconds for embouchure adaptation, segueing into a killer trombone solo, then returning to the melody with both trombone and trumpet. Just a singular musician. _________________ 1932 King Silvertone cornet
1936 King Liberty No. 2 trumpet
1958 Reynolds Contempora 44-M "Renascence" C
1962 Reynolds Argenta LB trumpet
1965 Conn 38A
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel
Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 1050 Location: Salisbury, MD
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:49 am Post subject:
I went to one of his master classes a couple of years ago. He broke everything down into simple concepts. He had great perspective on the "tuning slide". He doesn't like the term tuning slide because he says that he plays in tune all of the time. He just uses the "tuning optimizer" to put it in the place that makes it "easiest" for him to play in tune. Interesting concept.
He also did a thing where he accompanied himself on piano while he improvised on trumpet. Left hand piano chords and bass line, right hand Bb trumpet. There's a lot of things that have to be going on in your mind to do that well.
He's great. Period. _________________ Pat Shaner
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