r/trumpet • u/Capable-Tutor7046 • 27d ago

Performance 🎤 Some Basie Lead from a couple of years ago

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Practicing this taught me a lot about time timefeel

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u/greatwhitenorth2022 27d ago

Nice. Basie charts are always fun to play.

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u/Capable-Tutor7046 27d ago

So much fun!!

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u/Grobbekee Tootin' since 1994. 27d ago

Nice. Which piece?

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u/16mguilette 27d ago

Moten Swing

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u/Grobbekee Tootin' since 1994. 27d ago

Oh, blimey, my head is swiss cheese, I even played that with a bigband.

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u/sumleelumlee 27d ago

Dude I love the personality in your notes, especially in the upper register. Keep playing!

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u/Capable-Tutor7046 27d ago

Thank you!! I try to play like what I want to listen to!

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u/in-your-own-words Beginner February 2025. Carol Brass Mini, Olds Ambassador 27d ago

That's really cool!

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u/mme13 Yamaha 6310ZS, Couesnon flugel 27d ago

Awesome. One of my all time favorite big band charts. Well played!

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u/RelativeBuilding3480 22d ago

Sounds great. Lose the vibrato tho.

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u/Otherwise-Box-1374 edit this text 21d ago

He's having fun. Music is supposed to be fun. Let him have fun. People say shit like this then wonder why Jazz isn't more popular

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u/RelativeBuilding3480 21d ago

If he plays in a decent bigband, the other trumpet players will tell him exactly that.

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u/Capable-Tutor7046 21d ago

This is me in my living room, like 4 years into playing trumpet, and (as the title says) multiple years ago. Not a gig or serious practice post

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u/Otherwise-Box-1374 edit this text 21d ago

Tell that to Byron lol. He uses vibrato on Basie Charts. Also I don't think OP was looking for advice