| Hi,
About Johnny Audino and Bill Chase.
2 totally different concepts in lead trumpet sound, yet both fantastic.
I knew Johnny Audino personally and he was considered the “ primeir “ lead trumpet in Los Angeles since the death of Conrad Gonzo. Held in the highest regard by everyone and hand picked by Doc for the lead chair on the Tonight Show when he came to Los Angeles from New York and took over for Skitch Hendeson as musical director.
Bill Chase, it goes without saying, will be considered the " bar " for what a lead trumpet player should be. There's Bill Chase and then there's everyone else.
Johnny Audino did play a purviance 6*3 which has a 43/64 diameter rim and a large bore ( hand picked by Doc ) Getzen Eterna. ( Snooky Young got one also ) The mouthpiece was made for Johnny by Bob Reeves when he was working for Purviance before Bob opened his own shop - If you play a Bach 3c and want a “ Kick-Ass " lead piece, try the purviance # 10 ( the old 6*3 ). I think the purveyances are a very over-looked mouthpiece on the market today.
Bill Chase did play on a jet-tone (BC and BC -b ) and a Schilke 6a4a and originally on a Martin Committee with Woody's band ( tilted bell for a while ) then on a his Schilke B6l-b with a 4-6 ounce custom-made beryllium bell, both considered M bore instruments.
What he did on that mpc/trpt combo is amazing. But to be fair, the “Chase “albums were heavily engineered so Bill would have that amazing sound and presence in the final recording. Listen to the 62'63 Herman herd to hear what Bill Chase could do with a big band. Woody told him it was his job to " light a fire under the band " ever night, and that he did.
For this question, I'm talking about a lead trumpet / big band sound. Jim Manely has a fantastic sound on his Reeves piece and V- Raptor ( lightweight ), but I've never heard him in a big band setting so I don't have an opinion about him in that context. He’s probably fantastic. Jim can do things on a trumpet that are unbelievable.
Describing sound in words is a difficult thing. How would you describe a sound like George Graham on those Bob Florence albums ( Mt Vernon Bach large bore , tunable bell and Mt. Vernon Bach 3c shaved down slightly and rounded , last album a Bel Canto large bore ) and Roger Ingram with Harry Connick ( Schilke S42 / Marc. ‘ Ingram model” base on a Giradinelli 10s that Bobby Shew gave him and he played since he was 18) .Roger for many years played the original Bobby Shew Yamaha trumpet the 6310b
Describe those 2 styles and sounds. Big equipment vs. smaller equipment?
Larry |