It starts with a high energy trumpet solo by snooky young who shortly after, trades choruses with fellow trumpeter bobby bryant. Most widely held works about snooky young the world of count basie by stanley dance book lead trumpet performance in the thad jonesmel lewis jazz orchestra. Notable arrangers who contributed to the bands book include foster, jones. Experience all things john clayton, the claytonhamilton jazz orchestra and the clayton brothers. Jazz festival guest artist meets with iup jazz bands via zoom. After the war he went with the revived bob crosby band, and from there to studio work.
In this book, you will find a lot of information to help you make the most of your jazzu experience. Snooky young trumpet jazz trumpet, jazz instruments. An excellent album, and one where lead trumpeter snooky young was in rare form. It has a very bright sound and is designed to play in the upper register.
The demands of soaring over a 17piece ensemble, routinely scaling the area around high c and above, have busted the chops of more than one tough guy. Lead trumpet players have always been viewed as the macho men of bigband jazz. Chairman of the board lead book transcription by young. This new edition is taken directly from the original ink. Trumpet studio trumpet lessons trumpet video lessons and pro. The band swings throughout as usual, with concise solos adding color to this memorable modern session, and incredible lead playing by snooky young. Fathers of first trumpet is an awesome book for anyone interested in lead trumpet playing in the jazzvein. Conrad gozzo, grandfather of all lead trumpet players. Barnhart is the author of the world of jazz trumpet a comprehensive history and practical philosophy. Carl levoguer trumpet flugel horn after a lengthy absence from musical activities, carl joined mbb in 2009, sharing the lead trumpet and soloing duties with robin miller. William fielder learning to play the first few pages of the arban book.
Most trumpet players have worked on the vizzutti trumpet method. Band, who, in turn, learned from snooky young and victor paz, lead trumpet with mario bauza and eddie palmieri. Webster was the highnote specialist in luncefords trumpet section then. At letter g, the trumpet solo continues into the bridge of the form, but the saxes. Stuart mcleanfowler hit it out of the part with this lead trumpet transcription series, and focusing in on snooky young in his first instalment was a spoton choice. Snooky young, conrad gozzo, and al porcino are the cats, and jasons book lays out their performance styles in a way that is easy to appreciate, embrace, and apply to. Listening to them and playing along with them gets the sounds in your ears and the style in your soul.
Yard dog mazurka 1941 jimmie luncefordintermission. Low downfor to the director vanguard jazz orchestra series. Young s legendary sound, power, and style are considered alongside the likes of cat anderson and ed lewis. Style, sound, style, articulation, nuances, inflections, did i mention style. This book is the first of its kind in the 100year history of jazz music and the definitive work on the subject. If you have ever wanted to put on your favourite album and play along with snooky, now you can. This book is a complete album transcription of the lead book, just as snooky young played it. Im gonna go fishing by peggy lee, duke ellington pl. Jon faddis, snooky young, danny stiles woodys band. Actually, snooky is not on the straight ahead album but for sure get to know his lead playing. Also features interviews with snooky young, maria schneider, wayne bergeron, ingrid jensen and bob reeves, plus a tour of the calicchio trumpet factory.
One more time lead book transcription by young, snooky qpress. Eugene edward snooky young february 3, 1919 may 11, 2011 was an american jazz trumpeter. Another influential lead player of the swing era was eugene snooky young. Purchase a pdf download of one more time lead book transcription today. Endowment for the arts jazz oral history interview with snooky young in his. Bach 229 bell, large bore with a custom wayne tanabe lead pipe eflat trumpet. Kansas city suite lead book transcription by young.
Purchase a pdf download of the legend lead book transcription today. Somebody else book, and i cant think of the name of the darn bo. This book is part of a series of complete lead trumpet transcription books by stuart mcleanfowler that help modern players crank up the volume on their favourite classic lead trumpet. Fathers of first trumpet a look at the lives and playing. This will swing more than if you merely play all of the right notes somewhere close to the time. Next we hear the saxophones section play an extended riff, the first time it is subdued and low, the second time is higher and accompanied b y a shout chorus in the trumpets and trombones. Ear training ear training is a basic part of all musicianship, but especially so in jazz trumpet. Duke ellington we love you madly library of congress. His lead trumpet sound is one that we should all try to emulate, and having the chance to blare this complete album while playing along with one of the best lead players of. Gozzo was a member of the nbc hollywood staff orchestra at the time of his death in october, 1964.
Oct 10, 2016 lead players not soloists just playing chart after chart etc basie band. At letter g, the trumpet solo continues into the bridge of the form, but the. Somebody else book, and i cant think of the name of the darn book, but. On trumpet and fluegelhorn is snooky young, unquestionably one of the greatest lead trumpet players in the history of jazz and a veteran of the big bands of jimmie lunceford, count basie, lionel. Snooky young, conrad gozzo, and al porcino are the cats, and jasons book lays out their performance styles in a way that is easy to appreciate, embrace, and apply to your own playing opportunities. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds. Jul 01, 2011 the jazz trumpeter snooky young, who has died aged 92, served during his long career with an array of great bands, including those of jimmie lunceford and count basie, and his allround prowess. He played with count basie three stints totalling eight years, gerald wilson and lionel hampton, among others, and was an original member of the thad jonesmel lewis big band his longest engagement was with nbc, where, as a studio trumpeter, he joined the tonight show band in 1967 and stayed with them until. I also played lead in the american jazz orchestra led by john lewis, and for about years, i played lead with the bob mintzer band.
Thad jones as he plays the trumpet during the recording session at the audiovideo studios for his new york detroit junction album 1956 photo francis wolff thad. May 19, 2011 snooky young, who led the trumpet sections of some of the worlds most famous big bands including, for some 30 years, doc severinsens tonight show orchestra died on may 11 in. Thomas, a lead trumpet man of some repute basie, usc professorship compiled a well thought out video that answers all questions regarding playing this special instrument, one of the most. The fund for leadership, equity, access and diversity lead fund, a 501c3 charitable organization, was established to provide thought leadership in promoting inclusive organizations and institutions through research. If it was a big band recording, there would usually be five saxophones, three or four trumpets, three or four trombones, piano, bass, drums, guitar. A second edition of the book is scheduled to be released in the near future. Apr 25, 2019 snooky young lead trumpet players have always been viewed as the macho men of bigband jazz. Snooky young spent eight years cumulative as the lead trumpet player for the count basie orchestra. Dick cathcart played lead trumpet with ray mckinleys first band after studying at indiana university. Carl was born and raised in yorkshire, where, after a brief encounter with brass bands, he joined the doncaster youth jazz orchestra and became an avid jazz and big band.
Harry sweets edison considered ed lewis and snooky young the two greatest first trumpet players he ever played with. This book is part of a series of complete lead trumpet transcription books by stuart mcleanfowler that help modern players crank up the volume on their favourite classic lead trumpet albums and. The legend lead book transcription by young, snooky qpress. Some of the musicians who were associated with the various basie bands sit in on this album snooky young lead trumpet, jon faddis lead trumpet and marshall royal lead alto sax. Kansas city suite lead book transcription by young, snooky. We work with the best publishers in the world to bring classic literature to your computer, and nurture relationships with composers to help them bring new trumpet repertoire to market. Featuring the complete album series where you can learn to play like the jazz and lead trumpet greats. Yard dog mazurka 1941 jimmie luncefordintermission riff. After receiving a copy of the book, snooky young personally sent a letter and picture of himself as a token of his appreciation. Young took up the trumpet at the age of five and first began to make a name for himself as the lead trumpeter of the jimmie lunceford band from 1939 to 1942.
We often play highly chromatic and intervalically complex lines. He began playing trumpet at the young age of six and played for over 85 years. I played lead trumpet for several years with the thad jonesmel lewis jazz orchestra after snooky young left to move to california. Jan 12, 2019 the finale does contain a few bars of snooky young s trumpet working its way into the high register, but that sequence also is played largely by webster. Yamaha 14a4a lead trumpet mouthpiece this is a standard mouthpiece to explore stage work, lead playing, rock music, pop or jazz band or any kind of music where you want the trumpet to cut through a group. May 09, 2016 this will swing more than if you merely play all of the right notes somewhere close to the time. Im just a lucky so and so by mack david, duke ellington af. Playing lead trumpet in a big band section by bobby shew dansr. Either a courtois arban model or a conn victor piccolo trumpet. Tribute to count basie by gene harris all star big band on. Oct 23, 2011 any bandleader who had snooky young in his band could relax, knowing that hed filled the most difficult role in the band with the best that there was. Oct 11, 2007 waynes a great lead player and a nice solo player to boot.
Aug 27, 2020 the guys i was sitting next to were guys like ernie royal, snooky young, bernie glow, the three top trumpet players. Welcome to jazzu and the 201617 jazzu student handbook. Satin doll by johnny mercer, billy strayhorn, duke. And so he put me in on first trumpet, and i was like in the seventh grade, and. A stint with alvino rays group and with the air force followed. Besides playing for basie, young spent nearly 30 years as lead trumpet of the tonight show big band and toured with doc severinsen. First, snooky young, who had worked with basie in the 1940s, returned to lead the trumpet section and handle the occasional solo with his patented blend of drive and taste. During my many years in the studios, all of us played lead and section. Young was at the beginning of his long career as one of the great first trumpeters in the swing tradition. The fund for leadership, equity, access and diversity lead fund, a 501c3 charitable organization, was established to provide thought leadership in promoting inclusive organizations and institutions through research and education on issues related to diversity, social responsibility, human and civil rights. Low downfor to the director vanguard jazz orchestra. Young was lead trumpeter of the jimmie lunceford band from 1939 to 1942.
One more time lead book transcription by young, snooky. Equity, access and diversity lead fund, a 501c3 charitable organization, was established to provide thought leadership in promoting inclusive organizations and institutions through research. Band, who, in turn, learned from snooky young and victor paz, lead. Next, tough tenor eddie lockjaw davis, who had been in the band from 1952 to 1953, rejoined the fold. After receiving a copy of the book, snooky young personally sent a letter and picture of himself as a token of his. The pantheon of lead trumpet al porcino, snooky young, conrad gozzo, and conte candoli are the best teachers to start with. Trumpet studio trumpet lessons trumpet video lessons and. Count basie orchestra sound became very identifiable in these years with the roulette label. Put some headphones on, put yourself inside these great bands and learn from guys like wayne bergeron, earl gardner and snooky young. A progressive guide to commercial trumpet playing uknowledge. And rightly so, because hes actually snooky s one of the greatest lead trumpet jazz lead trumpet players that ive ever met.
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