This was an early am hit 10/5/81 after playing a big show the previous night 10/4/81 at Berklee school of Music in Boston-they had to drive down to Manhattan for this show at Rockefeller Center. I'm surprised MF could get a note out, I'd be dead LOL, luckily the band was "off" that night followed by a show at The Bottom Line on 10/6/81 in Manhattan. Dave Mancini on drums-one of the best! This was Dennis DiBlasio's first tour w the band. I believe the Trumpets are Serge Yow, Stan Mark, Alan Wise and Dave Trigg.
I agree this was probably 1981 or early 1982, no later, since lead trumpet Stan Mark left the band in late 1982. Stan Mark is on his black Getzen here, which he featured on his own album cover that he produced shortly after leaving the band. Steve Wiest and Chris Braymen were the trombone players in the summer of 1982. I'm not sure those are the trombonist's here, which leads me to believe this was earlier in the year. This band was also much tighter than this by July of 1982 at the Toronto Jazz Festival.
@@MarioFGarciaI have to disagree. Horns get waves around weird ways all the time in marching band without them flying out. They just fit properly, and a little twist may help.
Didn't check with my tuner but it sure sounds like the key of D minor/blues. Concert pitch of course. All that latin music goes well in D. Sometimes D phrygian mode. What's-her-name? Ah yes Camilla Cabana has the huge hit "Havana. Good tpt solo too. It's in the key of D too. Latin music goes great in D Always!! Puts the high B flat trumpet on his open note for the tonic. Then he can take that open E natural and fiddle up to the open High G. He'll either start a phrase on his 2nd valve B natural then use the open D and E to G above at will. It's just a very natural sound. For ad lid solo beginners I tell them, "Practice Blues in D and Blues in F". The first key mostly uses just open tones and 2nd valve & E Then the key of F really being the B flat instrument's G can get away with just open & first valve tones. Occassionally using the Flat Five with 1/2 valves, It's just easier to think this way.
