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Freddie Hubbard 1938 - 2008

bluedaniel — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:20:01 -0800

Freddie Hubbard passed away today. Freddie died at Sherman Oaks Hospital early this morning at 5:00am, we're still gathering the details, but he was in our studios most recently and to say this is upsetting in the community is an understatement. Freddie did in fact have a heart attack last month and we mourn his passing and remember one damn brilliant musician and simply wonderful fella. The link to his website may be down at this writing, but here's a link to his bio at All About Jazz for now.

Trumpeteer Videos

Kattullus — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:41:56 -0800

Trumpet Kings is a blog dedicated to videos of trumpeteers, mostly jazz but there are a few classical ones. On the companion youtube channel there are 184 videos. These are some of my favorite things: Wynton Marsalis - Riot, Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet battle, Maynard Ferguson - Round Midnight, Louis Armstrong - C'est Si Bon, Miles Davis - No Blues, Ray Anthony - Harlem Nocturne, Booker Little - Minor Mode Blues, Ingrid Jensen - Foxy Trot and Sergei Nakariakov - Bach's Air.

That ain't doubling on flute. This is doubling on flute.

No-sword — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:58:31 -0800

Two flutes at once. Two guitars at once. (Honorable mentions.) Two recorders at once, 100% nose-powered. Two trumpets at once (breakdown at three).Two harps at once. Two saxophones at once. (Bonus: Clarinet/sax unos.) (Double-link YouTube filter in honor of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's birthday this week.)

Canadian Brass

Upton O'Good — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:12:59 -0800

The brass quintet Canadian Brass is both venerable--it's been around 38 years--and prolific--its discography is as long as your arm. While they often play classical arrangements, they also mix in jazz and blues, along with a complement of showmanship and humor. (Also, they play Flight of the Bumblebee on the tuba.) [Mouseover for titles.]

Horn Solo

fandango_matt — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:47:02 -0800

Star Wars trumpet performance and interpretive dance by Stacy Hedger. [YouTube]

He put the A in A&M

jbickers — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:13:06 -0800

Happy birthday, Herb Alpert! The man who managed to make bullfighting look sexy (and the only solo artist to ever hit #1 on the Billboard charts for both vocal and instrumental pieces) turns 72 today. Celebrate by watching a classic video, listen to a 2001 appearance on Morning Edition, or spend some quality time with Dolores Erikson, the "Whipped Cream Lady."

Like Mr. Rogers without the hipness.

Captaintripps — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:23:09 -0800

Cool Stuff Being Made: Each week the National Association of Manufacturers posts a new, generally-lengthy video of something being made.

Maynard Ferguson, RIP

Saucy Intruder — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:00:42 -0800

Here's a dot ^{^{^.}} an octave and a half above high C for the legendary jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, who has passed away at 78. Building on the experimental wanderings of Miles Davis, Ferguson fused jazz and rock in creating what is quite probably the signature big band sound of the psychadelic and disco eras. (See, e.g., "Rocky" (.wav).) He was well-known for astounding technical proficiency and his tight-lipped embochure created one of the largest ranges of any trumpeter. (Here's Ferguson playing and conducting "Round Midnight" in a very early clip [youtube]). But legions of former high school trumpet geeks full disclosure: I am one will remember him best for his commitment to signing promising young players for his tours and his reaching out, with tireless touring at tiny venues, to high school and college bandies and drum corps-types who at one time or another came across his repertoire.

Tromba marina

unknowncommand — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:24:35 -0800

The tromba marina, also known as the marine trumpet or nun’s fiddle, is an obsolete, 4-7 foot tall, single-stringed instrument in the viol family. Played with a bow, the tromba marina sounds strangely trumpet-like (for mp3's, scroll down to the bottom of the first link), hence the name . Buy one here or make your own. You can also see one up-close in the Musical Instrument Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but they don’t bother putting an image on their webpage, and the gallery’s carpet smells intensely of mildew.

bombs, air, trumpets, bursting

hototogisu — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:58:17 -0800

Starry Night a minimalist improvisation by:
mazen kerbaj / trumpet
the israeli air force / bombs

plinth — Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:50:45 -0800

Musical instruments are pretty good examples of form following function. Over time, they evolve into standard shapes. Occaisionally, some people push the instruments in new directions. Other times, they run at right angles to reality