Uses a 12bar blues chord sequence although not the usual, basic one typical jazz blues line up rhythm section plus frontline saxes trumpet. On muted jazz, jones distinctive muted trumpet swings tastefully in armstrong derived style, and also sings pleasantly, good jazz standards. The old spanish ladys duendefilled footstamping was probably pretty close, in feeling, to the a cappella blues songs of son house. Birks works, a minor 12bar blues in concert f minortrumpet g minor.
The middle halftime cantabile provides the contrast, but breaks back into swing boogie for the last choruses. My trumpet playing dad owned the original hits on 78 rpm. Learn how to play the blues play the blues trumpet. Stewart in these recordings include solos on john hardys wife, and the c jam blues. Lofi licks and runs in a bluesy jazz club style to. Trumpet method books and solos trumpet headquarters. A master of the muted trumpet, spanier played in a vibrant manner that always. Trumpet improv trumpet play alongs trumpet solos and transcriptions trumpet technique search within. Most mutes go inside the bell of the brass instrument, using cork pressed against the inside of the bell as a means of holding the mute in place. Swing is back in style, and with it a renewed interest in the big band.
Its a trumpet played with a device fitted into the horn the end to change the tone. Does anyone know the first time a muted trumpet was used in jazz. I recently bought a couple of copies for guys in our band, because i knew they would like it. Donald byrd guested on the jamaicans blue note debut, blues in trinity. Getting creative with trumpet mutes in jazz youtube. In this book its printed in the concert key and a trumpet player would have to move every note a full step up to play it with a piano player in the original key. Trumpet mutes descriptions sound clips samples pictures. Trumpet blues is an appropriate title for this book because it aptly describes harry james music and his troubled, tumultuous lifefor all of its dark, personal detail, this is a lively readit is a credit to levinsons truthfulness and energy that he provides us with such a variety of assessments of harry james from so many people who knew him. Trumpeter, charlie porter, demonstrates the sound and techniques used for a variety of mutes on the trumpet, including the harmon mute, wah wah, plunger, straight mute, cup mute, derby, etc. Swing is back in style, and with it a renewed interest in the big band era. The best of harry james, the original material and the talent of the artists was top notch, so these modern recordings from the 1950s are simply great. Lotfancy straight mute trumpet, mini size aluminum practice mute for jazz, lightweight silencer for for indoor trumpet practice, beginners to experienced players.
At first, we thought it meant straight mute, but at rehearsal tonight, a piece called for both a straight mute and a tin mute. Every musician should strive to be versatile, regardless of the instrument they play. All of the fiction books so far have been excellent but in such different ways. A great example of olivers muted sound can be heard in dippermouth blues 1923. Trumpet improv trumpet play alongs trumpet solos and transcriptions trumpet technique. She doesnt love me muted jazz trumpet cullen knight. I just got this book and these errors are immediately apparent.
The jones boys is an album coordinated by leonard feather featuring trumpeter thad jones, pianist jimmy jones, bassist eddie jones and drummer jo jones along with reunald jones, quincy jones on four tracks which was recorded in early 1957 and. Well if that it is so,why is there so much tape hiss. Veterans remember pearl harbor, the sinking of the uss indianapolis and the sinking of the uss pope. Our weekly group guitar lessons will teach you the. Bubber miley made all kinds of crazy sounds with his trumpet using a mute, and he modeled his playing on king oliver. He was given one page to learn out of the arbans book a trumpet drill book every day and could not do anything until he learned that page. It would be much better for the trumpet player to get these tunes under their fingers in the correct key first. In the case of trumpet and cornet players, this can include learning how to use a mute. Draper is a young adult novel that tells a story of november nelson and her single mom going through difficult time dealing with the baby and her boyfriend parents and jericho lost in two decision whether to continue to play his beloved trumpet or start playing football. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive american contribution to 20th century music.
The 12 bar blues progression is based on the 1, 4, and 5 chords of a particular key. Because they have used the same existing tape master copies. The selfassembly allows players to customfit the mute to the bells of their trumpets, or alter the sound quality and muffling effect. Lotfancy straight mute trumpet, mini size aluminum practice mute for jazz, lightweight silencer for for indoor trumpet practice, beginners to experienced players 4. Although irving millsjack millss brother and publishing partnertook credit for the lyrics, mitchell parish claimed in a 1987 interview that he had written the lyrics. A mute is a device fitted to a musical instrument to alter the sound produced. Stories of the everyday heroes of world war ii the stories in the muted trumpet s call are in remembrance of the united states entry into world war ii seventy years ago. Its an excellent tool for learning what jazz soloing is all about. Mute music news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Philadelphia jazz concert 3 hours of original, latin jazz, cool jazz, and straight ahead jazz by jazz trumpet player cullen knight featuring lafayette harris jr. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Trumpet blues is an appropriate title for this book because it aptly describes harry james music and his troubled, tumultuous lifefor all of its dark, personal detail, this is a lively readit is a credit to levinsons truthfulness and energy that he provides us with such a variety of assessments of harry james from so many people who knew. Does anyone know the first time a muted trumpet was used. Buy products related to jazz trumpet products and see what customers say about jazz trumpet products on. Each of the cd tracks utilize the same 12 bar blues chord progression. This morning i finished kisors solo on blues for worm. Harmon mutes are commonly used only on trumpets and trombones. Cootie williams, rex stewart, and ray nance iowa research online. A ripsnorting swing chart from the harry james book. Your popular aluminum mute will be loud, with marked articulation and easily heard.
Other mutes, like the sotto tone mute will be soft and smooth. Frisells lonesome blues worried woman has guitar and trumpet exchanging bold. He gives us the inside story of jamess sybaritic life style, and probes the profound psychological reasons for jamess destructive behavior. With only his voice and handclapping, son house manages to take his auditors more deeply into the meaning of the blues than many artists who use a full band. Trumpet edition is an intermediatelevel reading book with accompanying cd 12 listening tracks. In my third set ive been playing tunes acappella, usually painfully. Great wah and resonator effects aims sound directly forward. A bad song by a bad performer isnt going to get better just because you rerecord them in stereo. We are told here that these songs were mastered using 24 bit technology. Levinson, who knew harry james personally, has written a revealing biography of this jazz icon, based on nearly 200 interviews with musicians and friends. I originally got this book for myself a few years ago. On green dolphin street 2 muted solo choruses, no melody, from miles davis 58 columbia cd all levels of play. Trumpet blues opens with a short band fanfare in half time, and then breaks into a driving swing boogie.
The mute is held in the bell with weatherstripping. Later on i head down to the school practice rooms and do my trumpet stuff. Trumpet is the august pick for the banging book club, an online, tweetfuelled read of books about sex and sexuality hosted by hannah witton, leena norms, and lucy moon. This mute notation has popped up on a few different brass band charts, and i think it is mainly on the ones published in england. Watch the video for trumpet blues and cantabile from harry jamess presenting harry james for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. If you dont know where to start, start here, if youre stuck in your study, continue here. Mood indigo is a jazz song with music by duke ellington and barney bigard and lyrics by irving mills. Tons of runs for the contemporary pianist by laverne. Trumpet by jackie kay meet your next favorite book. Like a trumpet mute for harmonica every harp player needs a harp wah to express themselves to the fullest.
Trumpet blues,released in 1999,coincided with the peter levinson book of the same name from the same year,who also provided the liner notes. Mix of 108 trumpet samples including traditional jazz blues, latino licks, mellow lounge and gritty, muted trumpet samples. The trumpet playing community has embraced a method for making an inexpensive practice mute out of a conical plastic renuzit brand gel air freshener container filled with tissue or fabric. And few players dominated that era more than harry james, whose soaring trumpet solos and romantic hit tunes influenced popular music for a generation. The list below, like all other lists on thq, is a starting point to many more trumpet method books and solos. This is a nice change of pace after a few months of nonfiction books. It has never been easier to find out of learning guitar is for you.
Beginning with jamess childhood in a traveling circus, we follow the young trumpeters meteoric rise in the 1930s and witness his electrifying performances with the benny goodman orchestra. Trumpet master jonerik kellso shows you alternatives to the plunger mute, and gives you tips on how to get creative with your mute work as you play trumpet. And this is what it looks like when miles davis, who famously played with a harmon mute for much of his career, played one. Generally, a mute for a brass instrument trumpet, trombone, french horn, baritone horn, euphonium, tuba, etc lowers the volume and alters the timbre tonal quality of the instrument. Harry james led a truly colorful life, and in trumpet blues levinson captures it all. The first biography ever written on harry james, trumpet blues is a scintillating portrait of swings brightest starhis life, his loves, and the music that defined an era. Master trumpet player jonerik kellso guides you through how to set up your plunger mute, and how to approach using it in your playing, either alone or with a pixie mute.