Vulgano Brother

As a player, I was turned on to the trumpet by the recordings of Herb Alpert, and (surprise!) I got to where I could sound like Herb, until I heard Chase, and (no surprise) I got to where I could sound like Herb Alpert up an octave, until I heard Maurice Andre, and got to the point I could sound like Chase playing piccolo trumpet, and so on, until I found my own voice on the trumpet. The question is as follows: If you were to strand a kid on a desert island with a trumpet,fingering chart, method books and one recording, what would that one recording be?

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Tootsall

Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet Evolution

Edit: I'll explain that by saying that the wide range of genres displayed by Arturo goes well beyond any compilation of trumpet playing that I've ever heard.... generally you'll find that a CD is all classical, or all jazz, or all big band..... Trumpet Evolution spans all of them. I wouldn't necessarily want to push a young player (or any player) towards any one style of music but give them examples, finely played, of all styles.

trumpet blower88

Wynton Marsales, The London Concert... They've gotta know their concertos.

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highbrass

My choice would be either Wynton Marsalis' Trumpet Concertos (standard literature and great trumpet tone, IMHO) or Doc Severinsen's Trumpet Spectacular (variety of standard and non-trumpet literature, but very lyrical representation).

Liz

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Dave

I might go off the board on this one. I know this is not what you are looking for, but I might choose Pablo Casals playing the Bach cello suites. If they only have one recording, listening to one trumpet player may be too limiting. I'd just go for a fantastic musician playing incredible music and let them find their own voice.

trumpetmike

Is it possible to give them a link to trumpetstuff instead?

I do this with all my students - I give them the link and a shortlist of who I think they should listen to (Maynard, Maurice Andre, Vizzutti, Derek Watkins, Rafael Mendez) and encourage them to listen to as many others as they want. One little lad listened to EVERY clip on the site (yes, he really did) and came back to his lessons wanting to be able to play like everyone (not bad considering he was 9 at the time) and knowing what the differences would be between Maynard and Miles (to take two very different tonal examples). From then on if we were playing certain pieces he would say "should I try to play this like X?" He was usually spot on with the ideas in his head for what should sound like who. He isn't yet at the stage where he can play like all of them, but he is well on his way (now he is 10).

I lend out CDs on a regular basis, but I would never say that there is only one player to listen to - listen to as many players as possible and then work out what is appropriate for the music/style you are playing.

For sheer musicality in playing - Timofei Dokschizer, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Ed Tarr or Dave Hickman.

RG111

I would want them to have an old LP of Harry Glantz doing Quiet City. Or, every recording possible of the Chicago Symphony while Mr. Herseth was there.
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tpter1

Very interesting question...very interesting responses as well. I really like the Pablo Cassals idea.

Seeing how that's taken, I would vote the Maurice Andre Concertos Pour Trompette recording.

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