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Originally Posted by old geezer I used to play a lot of theater shows here locally. These were vol. jobs with no pay but fun non the less. There was a girl who also played a lot of the same shows I did but always played on a C-trumpet while the other part or 2 was played on Bflat horns. When we played in unison it just didn't sound right. The director usually asked her to play a B flat but she refused. old geezer Dave |
Yeah, I never understand some people's hesitation to play the Bb once they've learned the C trumpet. It just seems a bit silly. I mean, I play it 95% of the time but I still play it at home every day. There's too much great solo repertoire for the Bb not to play it often. Whatever, I guess.
Having said THAT, I'd love to hear some jazz artists play with small groups on C trumpet. I posted last year about jamming with the jazz trio at the hotel in Vienna where the orchestra stayed. Of course it was the last set each night, I'm not THAT brave. The point being that Chuck Lazarus thought it was cool that I did that with the C. I didn't find it to be any different with the C, conceptually. I'm a total amateur at both!
Do you folks know of any combo trumpeters that use the C?
ML