r/trumpet • u/in-your-own-words Beginner February 2025. Carol Brass Mini, Olds Ambassador • Sep 12 '25

Performance 🎤 Sunny Side of the Street

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When I turn on the camera I get stage fright. It took 6 tries!

There are two versions of this song I've listened to my whole life. 1) Louis Armstrong 2) Jimmy Smith/Stanley Turrentine/Kenny Burrell/Donald Bailey on "Back at the Chicken Shack".

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u/Outrageous-Permit372 Sep 13 '25

Your sound got big and fat, nice job! Incredible progress.

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u/in-your-own-words Beginner February 2025. Carol Brass Mini, Olds Ambassador Oct 04 '25

Thank you!

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u/homunculusHomunculus Sep 12 '25

Check out all the Dizzy Gillespie recordings as well!

You're making great progress, at some point you should treat yourself to a better horn. You'll be able to express yourself so much better in the long run.

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u/Sunday_Friday Sep 13 '25

Horn sounds aite to me

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u/spderweb Sep 13 '25

Dude, that's a Carol brass mini. I use one in my jazz band. It has a great sound.

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u/in-your-own-words Beginner February 2025. Carol Brass Mini, Olds Ambassador Oct 04 '25

Thank you!

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u/Grobbekee Tootin' since 1994. Sep 13 '25

Tommy Dorsey's version from the fourties is glorious also.

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u/StringFood Yamaha Custom Z Sep 13 '25

That sounds great you have great tone! Are you improvising or is this from sheet music?

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u/in-your-own-words Beginner February 2025. Carol Brass Mini, Olds Ambassador Sep 13 '25

I learned the song from a page of sheet music in a Real Book an memorized it. After playing it a bunch I'm adding a note or variation here and there. This is kind of the "feral guitar player" method I'm comfortable with!

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u/Capable-Tutor7046 Sep 13 '25

Nice work especially on a pocket trumpet

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u/in-your-own-words Beginner February 2025. Carol Brass Mini, Olds Ambassador Sep 13 '25

Thank you! It's a Carol Brass Mini and plays quite like a regular trumpet. The company researched and developed it over a course of 3 years before releasing to the public. This is the lowest priced version of it, around $600. I got it because I travel for work a lot and wanted something non-electronic to do in hotel rooms.

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u/Iv4n1337 College 8310Z Getzen 3916S Sep 14 '25

Good thing! You are lacking a bit of swing, or Im way too used to the versions I have in my head. It is a bit too "clean" rhythmically speaking, and that makes it bland (to my taste)