Monthly Archives: August 2015

Moto Perpetuo-Wynton

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/NOu1wwAaGqY This was my aha moment–the moment I knew Wynton Marsalis was a musical genius walking among us.  This piece was written by Niccolo Paganini for violin and transcribed for trumpet.  Wynton recorded this in 1987 with the Eastman Wind … Continue reading →

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Mural

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Bill

  The Caravan of Dreams performing arts center in Ft. Worth, TX existed from 1983 to 2001 when a restaurant replaced the club.  I just happened to play there in a rehearsal band the week they were closing, so I … Continue reading →

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Leonard Belota records Wynton in Ft. Worth

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Bill

  https://youtu.be/jnWt1JvVkeY My good friend I met in 1974, Leonard Belota, taught me a lot about jazz playing.  He was a jazz historian, trumpet player, private teacher, music store expert, and a good salesman when needed, as when he sold … Continue reading →

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Original “Ole” by Maynard Ferguson

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/iPACrVFD5DI Here is the original “Ole” on Maynard ’63.  He completely stopped playing this song in 1970 when MF Horn 1 came out in 1970.  Notice the Conn Connstellation trumpet he always played in the early 80’s on the cover. … Continue reading →

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OK City Concert–Last Song of the Night

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/47kZIIbOq6I From that same Oklahoma City concert in 1963, this is “Ole”.  This was the last tune of the night, after a hard two hour concert.  Can you imaging doing these tunes night after night?

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Maynard Ferguson playing the 1st half of “Ole”

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/nEwe5xak_Ig This would have been in Europe in the late 60’s.

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Maynard Ferguson Plays “Maria” Live, 1963

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/LX6KFNCDMO0 We were at a Maynard Ferguson tribute concert in Allen, TX a couple of years ago showing some of Maynard’s things we had brought down from the museum in Sherman.  A lot of people who went to the concert … Continue reading →

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A Rare Recording of a Leon Breeden Jazz Clinic at TMEA in 1975

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/cdmbGxSQdko Leon Breeden and The One O’Clock Lab Band presented a jazz clinic at TMEA in 1975. They made it into a record and I only heard of this album about a year ago.  My friend, Roger Dismore, who was … Continue reading →

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Classical

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/HlL3DR2dG-Q One of our greatest jazz musicians is heard playing classical music rather than jazz every Sunday morning.

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The Greatest Jazz Photograph in History Was Taken Aug. 12, 1958

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Bill

Roy Eldridge had his head turned to say something to Dizzy just when the picture was taken.  He felt terrible about that.  Roy is over on the right side of the picture.

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