How to Play Early Jazz with a Plunger Mute 

This is a fabulous plunger mute tutorial and also a great introduction to the pixie mute! I really appreciate the history lesson of how the great trumpeters played with these mutes! Thank you for sharing this!

One very important plunger-mute guy who rarely gets mentioned is R.Q. Dickerson who played on the Early recordings of Cab Calloway and also The Missourians band in the 20s, before they became Cab's Orchestra. He's right up there with Bubber Miley and Cootie Williams. Listen to his work on the 1927 Andy Preer recording of "I Found a New Baby", the Misssourians' 1930 recording of "Prohibition Blues", Cab Calloway's 1930 recordings of "St. Louis Blues", "Is that Religion?", "Some of these Days", and of course, the classic 1931 original version of "Minnie the Moocher" to hear what I'm talking about :)

This is that vintage sound I've been looking for on the cornet, but I didn't know it was called a mute. Thanks for the tips!

Great video, he looks so happy when he plays

Thanks for explaining the pixie/plunger technique. When I heard this sound in old recordings I always assumed people were using the harmon mute with the wow-wow plunger inserted. I usually use my harmon/wow-wow to get that tinny vintage'y sound, but the pixie plunger sounds a little fatter and seems to make sense now. Must ebay a pixie...

Thank you for sharing Jon...spot on playing and demonstration of those specific players and such a wonderful sound! I took alot away from this video. Thanks again Lincoln Center and Jon-Erik.

I always liked the way Tyree Glenn's trombone sounded with a plunger mute. He used a pixie mute with his plunger mute. I was able to play that same sound on my trumpet using a round Shedd's Country Crock 15 oz butter tub. I always experimented with various tubs and cups to get a different sound but I was happy when I emulated the exact sound of Tyree Glenn using a round Country Crock butter tub.

Very informative! Great work Jon-Erik Kellso!

something about this gives me grim fandango vibes. great jazz soundtrack, it really replicates that 30s-40s jazz sound

Gosh, third video and just on the brink of hitting subscribe button. You're great, masters!

I am a big fan of trumpet mutes players because Bubber Miley! He was a special part of Duke Ellington's Orchestra may he rest peace

Thanks, this is great! I just got a Jabbo CD from my teacher, I love it!

Spectacular demo! Thanks for this!

At around 5:50 you had such a growly sound come out. I'm trying to get an Ellington-style solo in my band. Could you tell me how you did that? Thanks!

Thx for the info & demo. That was great!!!

Beautiful

Good job. I learned something.

Jon Erik, really nice playing and history breifing! Tack from Sweden. Guess u have Swedish names?

On the cootie style are you using the growl technique of actually using your voice? I have a plunger solo on Pyramid and I want to know which technique I should use. Thank you!

turn on Captions when he plays

Cool sound. :)

I never knew how famous Dillon was!

When you're playing East St. Louis Toodle-oo, what are you doing to get the sound at 5:53? I can't seem to get my tongue to make that sound happen.

great

5:53 how did he do that tremolo thing?

I was considering getting a trumpet a learning the cup plunger method. Any advice on trumpet for a newbie

If u wanna get a cheap pixie mute u easly can buy those as picolo trumpet mute

4:43 what song is that?

Wow

What trumpet dos he play this

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Does anyone else feel like they needed a pencil and paper at the end. "Well there you go you have a few people to listen to...." hmmmm yeah bout that. I wish these guys would put names of artist and songs of the lesson in the description.

Jon-Erik Kellso is just stealing ideas from black musicians. This guy can't really swing. It just doesn't sound right. Wynton I know you're a busy man...but Jon-Erik? Really?