| "Lead Trpt Sounds"
Wow Larry, that's a big 'ol can you opened up! Pwew ...
There's a guy down here, Jimmy Sedlar, who was a NYC studio trpt player around the same time Severinsen was an NBC "staff musician" (wow those were the days). Now this was before Doc was a big name for being the Band Leader on the Johnny Carson show. Jimmy said to me once that when Doc hit the scene there in NYC, he kind of re-defined the way guys were expected to sound in the studio! Going back and listening to old LP's with Urbbie Green playing trombone, Doc & Mel Davis & Snooky, Jimmy Maxwell, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal ... Those guys had a certain "sound".
What was the original topic question ... oh yea .... what kind of lead trumpet sound do we strive for? Wow ... guess it depends on the gig. A Big Band type setting ... I guess I 'think" along the lines of a Gozzo, Al Porcino, Audino type of sound. If it's a top-40 / R&B type of thing, I guess I 'think' a more contemporary type of lead sound. I think you used the term "lazerish". I guess for me it's a "concept" thing depending on the music in front of me.
I really admire guys like (and I'm going to leave a lot of names out becuse there's not enough time to type them all) the Findleys (Bob & Chuck), Shew, Jay Daversa ... and the guys that did all that LA studio work. They could wear different hats, play different styles so well ...
But ... I guess I go for that big fat, wide open with lot's of sizzle sound.
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