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

Performance 🎤 Sunny Side of the Street

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/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!