This performance of Gonna Fly Now "Rocky Theme" has many of Maynard Ferguson's old trumpet players on stage. Players including: Wayne Bergeron, Eric Miyashiro, Patrick Hession, Stan Mark, Carl Fisher, Andrea Tofanelli and many others.
LMAO I'M DEAD Patrick? I don't even know...squeak? You killed me man not to assume ur gender cuz i hate it when ppl get triggered over that please don't get triggered at me
Come on! he has his style, and the people just love that...sorry but Miles Davis can destroy all this show...see??....is the whole concept.... ---Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis.--- Chet Baker.....NOW CAN YOU SEE??
That's MY man, the late, great, Mark Colby, who was on the original recording. But, really, check out his own stuff. Melodic, romantic, swinging, hard bop. You name it: it nailed it. 🎷🥰💕
Wayne has such a beautiful sound in the high register, just like Maynard. He's the only that approaches the master in my opinion. (Maynard called him the best lead trumpet player he ever had.)
@@gavinhardison742if there’s anything that makes Wayne stand out it’s his ability to crank out world class studio sessions. And replicate them on stage.
Gavin Hardison i dunno man. Wayne has played some higher stuff cleaner like the double high D at the end of Laura. Eric definitely played it safe, but Patrick, I just don't know haha.
@@user-ex9zm7bg3x i hate this argument. Just because someone can't or didn't doesn't mean they can't critique. He had a point. Patrick's solos were severely lacking musicality. It's this hyper aggressive "you can't do it so you can't say anything" mentality that keeps people from getting better. I play lead in college. The guy that teaches me is a phenomenal pro trumpet player but he's not a lead player. Does that make his professional or erudite advice bad because he can't play a double G?
@@ParanoiaKeepsMeWake Why is it the ones who can't or don't do it the most? Since you presume to speak for Someday, I'll tell you that what I hate is hyper-aggressive comments masquerading as "critique". It's mean, rude, and it besmirches Maynard's memory by suggesting he didn't know who was good enough to play lead for him in his last years. I saw Maynard's band twenty times over the course of thirty years, and heard his musicians play a lot of amazing and some not so amazing things. But I would never be petty enough to say that any of their solos made me "LOL". I was at the tribute concert and heard some great playing from Pat. And if I heard your teacher perform, I sure as hell wouldn't say "watch this guy demonstrate how never to" play a G. And how on Earth does what I say "keep people from getting better"?
I always find myself more impressed by Eric's playing on this. Just incredible. Wayne is also a master. Patrick is one of the best lead players in the business, but definitely not a soloist. The three of them together make each other sound better than they ever could apart. Bravo.
I have watched this thing like 8000 times over and over and over and over again, and it just keeps getting more awesome every time. Wayne Bergeron....what a friggin beast.
Maynard and the MF Horns meant so much to me in my late teenage years and early twenties. That power, that chutzpah. In my fifties I had the chance to meet him after a performance. I knew our meeting would be very brief, so what do I want to say to the man?? "Maynard, you're the only person in the world who could get me to enjoy 'MacArthur Park' again." He smiled.
They should never put so many great trumpet players on the same stage at the same time. It could be dangerous. They are all great but Wayne Bergeron is unbelievable. What do they mean no pressure. Like they say! NO PRESSURE, NO SOUND! NO SOUND, NO JOB.
Im a Trumpet Player and those solos are So AMAZING!! Sometimes i think im a pro but when i hear this song and all the trumpet solos they put me back in my place!! But you have to admit the saxophone killed his solo!!
Trombone Summit, Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Trombones Unlimited...Kai was Big in Germany in the 70/80. Every week on air when, Jazz Radio was the mainsource for us jazzkids. Great times.
All three of them, infact every trumpet player there is absolutely fantastic, out of the three soloists (trumpets) all three of them can hit ridiculously high notes but only Wayne can hit those top notes and still keep it in tune and play a nice melody with them... Pure talent
Everyone standing on that stage owes a piece of their soul to Maynard Ferguson. It took all of their collective and colossal talents to equal who Stan Mark called..."The Greatest Trumpet Player in the World!" No - there is no way to choose the greatest, because there were so many greatest - all of whom we trumpeters idolize for each of their unique gifts and contributions to the music world and trumpeting in particular. Still - what we hear in this amazing tribute is all the love generated for The Boss... and all the love he poured out of that horn and from his heart to all of us. May his legacy as exemplified by all these wonderful players live on for eternity!
WOW , the amazing thing is that each player has his unique style and color on their high range, in mi opinion: Mayashiro- I love this guy, he has so beautiful sharp tone up there, like no one, really, there are no brute force at all, is pure style. Bergeron - Well......I Should said Mr. Wayne Bergeron, I think that he has the prefect tone up there, I mean...so full!!! so powerful...if you look...he need to play far away from mic. and I need to say this...he can just blast the volume of Hession and Eric, is a MONSTER!! the prefect guy for a studio recording. Hession- There are so negative comentaries , Man, I heard Hession live with Maynard, this guy is a big star! so big Carisma, and he has his unique style, He really can set up the whole show on fire! Obviously, all the rest all great players!! So, is the perfect combination!!! Greetings Folks
I've read many of the comments. Some are negative about some players. Some are positive about other players. My favorite comment is: "This is life!" -- because that's what life is! You encounter jerks in your life and you encounter geniuses in your life and then you encounter arrogant egomaniacs and conmen and liars in your life, but you decide to work with them all so that you can create something beautiful, and these musicians have teamed together to create something that is not only beautiful, but astonishingly beautiful. I think the "life lesson" here is "it's a team effort". To all the naysayers out there, I say that Wayne and Eric and Patrick are different people, but when they work together they have created something that makes the world sit up and take notice. Maynard Ferguson was their muse.
oh my gosh I remember sitting in the front row of a wayne Bergeron Concert when I was in 8th grade. He even did a clinic with us and told us how he became a high range trumpet player. I love this guy.
I rememer one day my band teacher said he wanted to show me a video of this jazz band who made a tribute for Maynard Fergonson. When i watched the video I was so amazed on how good they were! As a trumpet player this inspires me to continue on playing for the best trumpet player in the world
Man I really have to give it up - if I could emulate anyone of these guys it would be Wayne Bergeron - He has the most SOLID sound...but all of them are unique.... Where is Roger Ingram??? HA!!
Da bleibt mir die Spucke weg. Diese Tonhöhen und dann noch super, geile Effekttöne. Einfach nur Wahnsinn. Durch Gonna Fly Now bin ich vor fast 40 Jahren auf MF aufmerksam geworden und besitze die meisten Alben noch als Schallplatten. Vielen Dank für diese Musik.
OMG I love this so much----This is what great music is all about. How I long for the days when MAYNARD was rocking the world with that fabulous GIFT of his. LOVE Him
We talk about it because drummers are supposed to keep steady time. It's their main job. If you let the tune drag, it affects the band and the soloists. To me , this drummer ruined my enjoyment of this performance by dragging the tempo by about 20%
dangeorges I agree the drummer dragged in some exposed parts (with bass tacet or just way removed). But my understanding is that the bass is the metronomic driver (when in control) of any jazz ensemble. True?
Our high school went to play in Kingsville, Tx. MF WAS the guest artist. When the bus got there from Houston, they had the sections separated for Clinics. We walk in on the saxes playing “Nice ‘n Juicy”. I was absolutely blown away. We got back to Houston. I went to Cactus Records. I got M F IV And V. Then I bought a Bari, Bruce Johnstone was my hero.
+Triumphance Music Because when you get into the really high registers of brass instruments the lip shelves are so close together that you can play almost any note with any fingering with just slight adjustments in your lips.
What a wonderful tribute to an outstanding man, Maynard Ferguson. I had my picture taken with him when I was 17 and followed his career all the way to his passing, which included attending many concerts and meeting him again in person many times.
I just can't stop watching this! Three brilliant master solo trumpet players burning up the stage....BUT the sloppy drummer and his very sad lack of tempo just ruins everything!!!
@Kickerinthehead also, i was at this concert....first row... right in front of the trumpets...where you could hear them without the mike!! Wayne and Eric both have awsome tone and great improvising.....fabulous players..... Patrick is a great lead player.. and they all loved Maynard! That tribute was unbelievable in person!
Why in the hell would they allow Patrick to stand next to Eric and Wayne AND give him a solo. What the hell was that anyway? Not a single note he played kept the tuning for more than two seconds and everything sounded clenched and awful. Jesus Christ
3:49 The video was definitely edited over. Wayne messed up on a part of his solo so it was agreed, I guess, to play over it just for this video with another solo by him at another time. I really wanna hear the original one. I don't think that I would consider it a mistake. From the little time I heard it in the background of the fake solo line, it didn't really sound bad.
A lot more likely that the valves simply weren't affecting his playing that high up and that he intended to bring the tone down as a gradual fall since the partials slot so loosely up there. It's not too difficult to replicate yourself (assuming you have have the chops to play that high that comfortably of course)
True, but there's a difference between screaming and squeaking/squealing. Unfortunately there are loads of lead players out there who don't seem to understand that.
Even though Hession made an ass out of himself, I still hold in high regard anyone who can play lead on a Maynard Ferguson set list, night in and night out. Patrick is a helluva lead player. Eric makes it look sooo easy, the great ones always do. Wayne .... smh. Tone is fat, brilliant and full. If I had to pick one player to sit down and play a high register themed piece of trumpet music ..... Wayne Bergeron all day.
I’m so glad they invited Eric to this event. His sound is really full and well toned. Wayne did great as usual. Patrick is just a nuisance in this performance
Jon Allen yeah after you start hitting that double G you're really just doing controlled squealing, I only use valves at that point to get a bearing on what note I should be playing lol
Dude, its how maynard played the song, with "high notes," and also no dugh a sax is going to play a more technical solo than a trumpet, it is way easier, and I have watched this like 20 times and am still not tired of it
As a lad the late Great Daniel panchelli brought this sheet music to us. All of us could sight read and this song was no problem for us and this was school. I went on to work in technology and was Grammy nominated so thank you Dan and rest in peace.
