Airmen of Note with Allen Vizzutti - "Fire Dance" 

dude that is so cool. when I was in hs in late 70s, I visited the studios of roy stevens and jerry callet. never forget it.

That’s awesome! Where did u send the letter @Ranger1589

I got to meet him in 1977 or 1978 when the Woody Herman Herd was playing in Dedham, MA in a small club. I was in High School at the time, and played in our Concert and Stage Bands. My father took our family to see the band, and our table was pretty much front and center. That was an unbelievable concert, and yes...he played Fire Dance. WOW! When the band took a break, most of them just hung out at the bar, and I got to speak to Allen and ask him what kind of horn he was playing. He was totally laid back and very nice. At the time, he was playing a Benge. At that point, I had no idea what a "Benge" was...all we ever saw were Conn, King, Holton, and the occasional Getzen Severinsen in our schools. I will never forget that experience.

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That’s what happens when you practice something for decades. You can do great things while looking bored! This trumpet player is absolutely amazing like god dammm

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Go Knights!

Fucking hell seriously. You played among a legend

what year was this Sir?

Yeah... AWESOME trumpet player and musician!!!!

Back when chuck norris meme was a thing

Wow this is an authentic chuck norris joke from 2011

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lol

@@tiagofeitor7793 You mean that whiff of the high note right. Lol

Agreed. I don't think there is another player on the planet that understands the instrument as well as Vizzuti. He can outchop just about anyone through his understanding of air and trumpet.

Finn O'Hea i think there is one person above him. Arturo Sandoval! Although he is not my personal number one, he has the fullest sound in every register and the melodies. Allen has a great technique, maybe the best, but less of melodies then Arturo has

@@jr2660 what about Wayne bergeron?

@@trevianhipp9250 Wayne is my favorite trumpet player and he is propably one of the best when it comes to playing lead, but there are better players out there, which he stated many Times. Don't get me wrong, Wayne is my favorite, but objectively he is not number one

John Gonsalves well said

xlfutur1 he uses air

He uses focused air constant air flow

I just wish using air was easy to do.

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Hey Jerry -- just noticed this. Thanks for putting it up.

Hey Andy, Thanks so much for your note. Vizzutti is such a master player. A real legend. Hope all is groovy with you and your family up in the Great White North. All the best, Andy.....:)

He sure is. What effortless range and facility. I'm not a fan of that style of improvising, though -- blizzards of notes. I prefer more groove-oriented and melodic approaches, like Warren Vache, for example. Hoper you're getting lots of playing in. Maria took a job at James Madison U; one of these days (years, actually) I will be moving down, too.

It's been 10 years.

The only way to play utilizing air stream no pressure and moving around just airflow and firm relaxed chops

Check out greg spence mate

my trumpet teacher said to me in the 70s: "do you know why bill chase sounds the way he does? because he never sees the light of day!" i.e., ALWAYS in the woodshed

@@edha4827 that and he uses all air

Allen Vizutti has made some training tapes. I have one of them. It is a VCS-type tape. I don't know how many trumpet method videos he has made, however, I would suggest you do a little searching for anything he has published and incorporate them into your study. Whether music becomes your life's work or an avocation, you owe it to yourself to become as proficient as you can. Bobby Shew is another fine trumpet player whose advice is highly respected by professional trumpeters in the music industry. Some of the finest professionals have had embouchure problems at one time or another. Mr. Shew is a person they reach out to for advice. I don't know if he has any published method materials but you might check to see what is available. All that being said, the one most important piece of advice I picked from Mr.Vizutti is never let one especially high note or difficult passage spoil your solo. Always practice while maintaining a pretty sound. While playing high is in vogue today it is not always appropriate or pretty. Being able to play in the very high upper register requires a certain approach to the study of trumpet playing. There is a time and specific training methods that will improve your range but, as any skill or ability will advise, it requires a firm and well-developed embouchure in order to achieve your goals. Don't take shortcuts. In the long run, they may damage your emdouchure and I don't believe there is anything quite so discouraging and difficult as going back and doing what needs to be done to correct a flaw in your habits and abilities on any instrument. Please believe me on this. I have been there. It takes great discipline and focus to correct a problem. The most important habit for you to develop is to base your practice on good habits and discipline and put in the time. Some teachers will inform you that you should rest your embouchure the same amount of time that you are practicing. Play 10 minutes, rest 19 minutes. Long tones, lip slurs, scales and arpeggios are very important. Being able to obtain a reasonable sound in the fundamental frequency range ( notes below g-flat on your instrument are employed in developing your upper range. It takes a lot of discipline to become a proficient musician. I wish you all the best in your areà.

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I've heard both Doc and Vizzutti live. Doc takes your breath away. Vizzutti makes your jaw drop.

He's one of the greatest wind instramentalists in the world.

Yup, is Allen Vizzutti still alive btw?

+lindsey0806 Oh yeah. Just performed with him yesterday in my high school jazz band. He's still very much alive and well :)

+lindsey0806 yes he is

+Brandon Pressley I got him to sign my trumpet, take a few pictures, and he sat down with me and gave me like a 20 minute private lesson. He's a phenomenal guy in both ability to play and character. I'm a huge fan of his and last I talked with him was about a few weeks ago.

2017 xD

The Guy epic zelda

THANK YOU FOR THAT HAHAHAAAAA

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