Chet Baker - Born Dec. 23, 1929
Among
my very favorite trumpet players, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson,Wynton Marsalis and long ago, Harry James, Ray Anthony, Ziggy Elman and very, very long ago Louis Armstrong, Bunny Berrigan.
History of Chet Baker:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_BakerFor Chet's birthday:
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/chet-baker/love-for-sale--1.htmlFor more Chet:
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/chet-bakerEnjoy,
Mark
One of my favorites, since 8th grade or so, is Conrad Gozzo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-WyO1ft4gOh, another is Maurice Andre, but that's a bit different genre.
--Bob
markngolf wrote:
Among
my very favorite trumpet players, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson,Wynton Marsalis and long ago, Harry James, Ray Anthony, Ziggy Elman and very, very long ago Louis Armstrong, Bunny Berrigan.
History of Chet Baker:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_BakerFor Chet's birthday:
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/chet-baker/love-for-sale--1.htmlFor more Chet:
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/chet-bakerEnjoy,
Mark
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Thanks Bob. Another, in the same category as Maurice Andre, is Raphael Mendez.
Mark
Rafaelle Mendez, Arturo Sandoval and a couple of studio guys; Jeff Kievit and Wayne Bergeron. Doc is still a beast. But, then, what do I know I play tuba.
Mac
Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.
markngolf wrote:
Among
my very favorite trumpet players, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson,Wynton Marsalis and long ago, Harry James, Ray Anthony, Ziggy Elman and very, very long ago Louis Armstrong, Bunny Berrigan.
History of Chet Baker:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_BakerFor Chet's birthday:
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/chet-baker/love-for-sale--1.htmlFor more Chet:
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/chet-bakerEnjoy,
Mark
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I have a bunch of Baker's records including 2 or 3 that he does with saxophonist Art Pepper (who is another of my favorites). Baker's story is a sad one with a tragic ending.
I also have records by Hubbard, Maynard and Miles. I have seen Ferguson play live twice. I have also met and talked to Randy Purcel who played trombone for Maynard before returning to Pittsburgh.
Thanks, Mac. I saw many at Birdland, Village Gate, Five Spot and a few others in NYC. Ferguson's band - 12 pieces that sounded like 20, was comprised of terrific musicians. Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky,
Willie Maiden, Jimmy Ford, Carmen Leggio, Larry Bunker, Frankie Dunlop, ... I have quite jazz vinyls, lots of CD's and 50,000 mp3 files. Yes, his ending was very sad, as so many great jazz artists. The list too is long. Many suffered from racial prejudice, alcohol, drug addictions and physical abuse.
Mark
Mac wrote:
I have a bunch of Baker's records including 2 or 3 that he does with saxophonist Art Pepper (who is another of my favorites). Baker's story is a sad one with a tragic ending.
I also have records by Hubbard, Maynard and Miles. I have seen Ferguson play live twice. I have also met and talked to Randy Purcel who played trombone for Maynard before returning to Pittsburgh.
A friend of mine majored in music at ASU. He played the tuba. For his Master's Recital, one of the pieces he played was "King Bee", if I remember correctly. This was Flight of the Bumblebee". His tuba was incredibly expensive and had some kind of special valves that were effortless to push and returned very quickly. Needless to say, he did get his Master's.
--Bob
chasgroh wrote:
Rafaelle Mendez, Arturo Sandoval and a couple of studio guys; Jeff Kievit and Wayne Bergeron. Doc is still a beast. But, then, what do I know I play tuba.
Flight of the Bumblebee on the tuba is mighty impressive.
Mark
rmalarz wrote:
A friend of mine majored in music at ASU. He played the tuba. For his Master's Recital, one of the pieces he played was "King Bee", if I remember correctly. This was Flight of the Bumblebee". His tuba was incredibly expensive and had some kind of special valves that were effortless to push and returned very quickly. Needless to say, he did get his Master's.
--Bob
Mark, I think the issue is far too many people imagine the Sousaphone when mentioning tubas. They don't think of the orchestral tuba.
--Bob
Yes, I'm sure that is true.
Mark
rmalarz wrote:
Mark, I think the issue is far too many people imagine the Sousaphone when mentioning tubas. They don't think of the orchestral tuba.
--Bob
rmalarz wrote:
A friend of mine majored in music at ASU. He played the tuba. For his Master's Recital, one of the pieces he played was "King Bee", if I remember correctly. This was Flight of the Bumblebee". His tuba was incredibly expensive and had some kind of special valves that were effortless to push and returned very quickly. Needless to say, he did get his Master's.
--Bob
...the valves he had/has are rotaries and smooooth...regular valves are more difficult, but I've heard that piece done on a valved horn, too. After a long break from playing orchestral instruments, I've been working at the tuba for the last 4 years or so, quite the challenge (and I could buy a couple of D5's with what I put out for my horn)! But I've been close to that industry so have contact with players and makers on a regular basis. Zig Kanstul recently died and they had a memorial at the factory (Kanstul Musical Instruments in Anaheim)...many studio guys and recording artists headlined by Arturo did that gig. Heaven if you're a brass player (and very apropos for Zig). I pretty much built that factory.
For sure, he was "The Cool One". I can listen all day. Just checked out the composite album you mentioned. I think I have most of those cuts, but on a few different albums. Fabulous collection.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Mark
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