Maynard Ferguson on Equipment
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- In this video, jazz legend Maynard Ferguson discusses his equipment preferences while in studio taping trumpet instructional lessons for StarsTeachMusic. Check out all his lessons at www.starsteachmusic.com.
RIP Maynard. He came and performed at my high school jazz festival the year before he passed away, but I was out of town. I've been kicking myself ever since.
Maynard makes a great point in saying "if it works, leave it alone". Lots of young trumpet players, myself included, get hung up on equipment and what it does. Admittedly, there should be some experimentation because that allows you to explore what makes you feel best. However if you end up feeling great on your 3C or Schilke 14A4a or whatever, do that! Cheers Maynard, you are missed.
***** I have a Schilke 13A4A, and while I haven't played much in several years, I like it better than the Bach that came with my horn. Thank God we can still listen to him here or CD's. So much better than my old vinyl!
I Followed Maynard his work his bands and so on since the mid 70's and of course admired earlier work with Kenton and various other Big Bands. He was the Master of the Hi C's No one will ever come close. I luved his efforts in the school systems and how he'd grab up, up & Coming Musicians right out of college and give em a seat on the Band Stand and and in the Bus.
Hearing the Chameleon album was what made me decide to do music full time. Saw him live a few times in the 70s
i got to see maynard in the late 80's. he and his band came to town and played a local high school. i will never forget him standing 10 feet from me screaming on that horn playing hey jude. incredible.
i only wish i had gotten to see buddy rich perform before he left us. imagine the band in heaven....duke ellington, buddy rich, maynard, louis armstrong, harry james, steve marcus. tommy dorsey, glen miller, al grey.............the list goes on and on
priceless. I had to shake my head when I hear those bore sizes. He put a lot of air in that horn and thats what its all about.
16 bore! you could stick a pencil thru that thing
I was privileged on several occasions to sit in the buss after the gigs with Maynard, Stan Mark, Dennis Deblassiso, TIm Ries, Fisher and many other band mates. Talkin and rappin with the King of the Hi C's. I took thousands of shots and digital. Memories to last a lifetime. Maynard luved Gallo wine LOL, and Life in the JAZZ LANE ! My favorite album of all time New Vintage
Ed Man
my favorite album cover of all time
This is great! please post more maynard ferguson stuff. Thank you!
Just watching him speak makes me smile. I miss him.
When I heard him say Conn and Holton, I couldn't believe my ears because all I'd ever seen that they made were beginner horns and they had no good tone at all, so I guess I was wrong. While I never really pursued music after high school, I loved my Bach Strad so much that when my son was making great strides in school playing trumpet, I wasted little time in getting him a Strad also. Mine was in '76 and looks/sounds as great as it did back then, I just wish I could still make it sound so good but it would only be recreational and in a small town, it rarely happens. I think we got his in '05 when he was a soph. I was lucky enough to go to MF concerts as a jazz band school trip on 2 separate occasions and all I could do was sit there in amazement over the notes he could reach. Thank God for CD's because my vinyl is all gray and scratchy from being played so many times for so long. Thanks for uploading this!! What a great talent we lost when MF died.
He played a Connstellation 38B which was considered a professional horn. All or most of his recordings for Roulette were done on the Connstellation. Cat Anderson, Chet Baker and Don Jacoby also played this model. He has played a variety of mouthpieces over the years - I understand at one point he was using a Parduba double-cup mouthpiece, although I do not know this for sure.
Yes you were wrong 😑 “
@@steveneaklor2990 I thought I had a great mouthpiece when I went to a Schilke 14A4A because it gave me a little more range for jazz band, but I also had 3 Bach mouthpieces which all had different qualities depending on the tone I was looking for. Thanks for your knowledge on the different horns and mouthpieces. I wish I would have had internet back in the 70's to learn more about what was available.
Also the golden years for the Connstellation 28B then 36B/38B was between 1949-1969. So yes anything after 1970 will not be as iconic of a sound 🐬
Saw Maynard and his band in 1978 or 1979 at Chipola Community College (Florida). It was 🔥🔥🔥.
Maynard would have sounded great on just about anything!
We miss ya Boss!
RIP maynard
"we don't want to go there do we". damn brilliant joke!!! and a brilliant player i might add
Such a legend
2:12 - 2:24 - What is he doing with his tongue?
I’m using a Bach 10 3/4 cw now . Very comfortable
Awesome
who's that interview Maynard at the time? I believe is Reggie Watkins.
Yep that's Reggie Watkins
So True.
@cadillacdude1975 Assuming that's where everyone ended up, a mighty band of musicians indeed!
I thought it was quite interesting that Maynard, for a long time, used v-cup mouthpieces. I played mellophone in high-school, and had a *beautiful* instrument by King which had an adapter so you could use a real "French" horn mouthpiece instead of the standard one. I thought it gave a *much* better tone (concert-horn mps are v-cupped as "standard", unlike trumpet mps), with some "roundness" to back up the "edge".
I think he's getting at the natural intonation of the horn, so you can get a good feel for what your going to have to do to adjust (if necessary) most horns usually have some kind of imperfection...generally
@spacepatrolman Yeah, I witnessed that as well. funny moment! mine has the engraved discs in the bell. Larry Ramirez of Holton/Leblanc told me they only made a few of those for MF. Larry told me they made them especially for him to go with the Olympic rings, when he played for the closing ceremonies for the Olympics in 76. you can see an ex. of it on youtube playing Conquistador on the Mike Douglas show.
THE legend...may he rest peacefully and continue jamming with the greats who have past. Is it me, or do you get the feeling Peter Griffin from Family Guy is being interviwed here?
mine was 1300, anniversary edition
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What year was This recorded in; )-:
P3 or P1 is probably best for classical
In Japan he play
Locky -- Gonna Fry Now!
Yeah, I know what you mean.
Hai trumpet players can somebodey help which brands trumpet mouthpieces that produce V cup pieces in different sizes i like to try them out i have a V cup flugel piece but dosent fit in my trumpe leadpipe
ted tedsen I know that Warburton makes one like maynards it is the MF cup. Here is a link to the website. You can order from them. I personally play on a Warburton 2 piece a 4s cup with a *6 backbore. www.warburton-usa.com/index.php/trumpet-cornet-and-flugelhorn-mouthpieces
believe it or not Bach makes a couple V cup sizes
maynard pouvait joue sur n importe quoi même un entonnoir!il avait une telle maitrise jouer pour lui était aussi facile que de respirer la trompette est un cheval sauvage mais lui l avais apprivoiser c était le boss!le seul et unique merci de la video
ummm, since when do you not trust your ears for tuning? its not like you can pull out a tuner in the middle of your playing and adjust. most of your tuning probably will be done by ear.
DAMN! My Bach Strad only cost 1800 :p
@GooStreet play one then say that again!!
That would be a strad. Bach Stradivarius. A strat is a guitar.
RIP
I cant believe there comparing holton to monette, its like mediocre horn company to the best in the world, lol.
Maynard is the greatest but what is he digging out of that mouthpiece?
Save yourself a few grand, go buy a gold plated Schilke B6L or S42L. Bill Chase played a B6Lb and Roger Ingram plays a S42L. With the extra money you save, you can buy a gold plated Schilke P5-4 Picc to use on legit gigs.
There are a ton of great horns. Funny how so many people go right to a Strad though. Heck, I'm guilty. It was hard to compare back in the day tho.
Jesus.... can he say "Ahhhh" any more?