The Most Soulful Trombone Solo 

i really need to stop releasing two videos at once

Kills it with an amazing screaming trombone solo; and then he really shows off with a low C, no trigger.

As somebody who played trumpet for 8 years, I'm convinced that anybody who can play that high, had titanium strips put in their lips

The low C on a tenor trombone is impressive!

Every musician who played in Maynard's band was world class.

I put this on in the background and heard the high trumpet playing and thought "That's Maynard isn't it" *checks* "Yep"

That trumpet sounds so thin against the bone, what a glorious tone

he's playing C2 with no F attachment... respect

Wow, this makes me wanna pick up the trombone again. Haven't really played it in 4 years.

You know he’s a pro when the slide work looks effortless but he’s spitting out clean sixteenth triplet runs. Like wtf this man be on another level

I was fortunate enough in high school to have been one of 3 students Randy decided to take on. I had no idea how lucky I was at the time. He was an amazing trombonist.

This is some of the best trombone playing that's ever been recorded.

Ending on a false tone C. That's hard as hell.

Clearly, I'm dating myself, but I believe this was around 1980 at the Canadian Stage Band Festival. I was there. We all pretty much wet our pants.

I can feel the life radiating from this trombone. That thing is alive.

Every trombone player can do exactly that they just need to put a t shirt on

That made my feelings feel some feelings. What a range. 👏

Great work! Also that trumpet player doesnt get enough credit in these comments lol he's a beast

I can’t even play a low c like that. He invented 11th position🤔 And the upper register is beast too. Crazy.

Randy Purcell - Amazing player. Saw him with the band a couple of times.

Thank you so very much, George, for all your amazing videos and transcripts!

Wonderful video! So great to see and hear Randy in his younger years. I miss him and think of him often. All the laughs, great times and good playing at the Holiday House, Syria Mosque, Civic Arena (all in Pittsburgh). He was a unique spirit and a special talent.

I like how there are enough trombone players here to be truly impressed by specific things in this solo that wouldn't really stand out to those who don't play it. The false toned low notes and the screaming upper register are two of the toughest things to master on trombone. Notice I said master, a trombonist with a few years can reach up into the stratosphere, but playing flexibly with a listenable tone is something very few can do, same with the low stuff. As someone who primarily plays tenor trombone, dabbles in trumpet, and has performed a ton on baritone, bass trombone, and tuba, going back to my trombone allows me to really explore these untouched registers, but that comes from playing the instrument for 8 years now (19 year old working on a minor in music) and getting proficient at others in different ranges as well. On a bass trombone with a true bass bone mouthpiece I have a consistent D1-F5 (Bb0 sometimes) and on tenor trombone its an F1-C6 (sometimes up to F6 if I really push) I mentioned the mouthpiece because I am currently playing with my university jazz band on a bass bone with a standard large bore, so I sadly just don't have the room to project in the pedal register and I don't have the money to go buy an expensive bass mouthpiece. The trills in between the upper registers, the consistent tonguing and incredible tone, and above all else (if this is improvised) the incredible note choice making use of those lovely latin/bebop accidentals, changing up the sevens and fives, those stand out more than the super quick arpeggios. For those who don't play the horn, really and truly a trombone physically can't play quite as accurate and quick as say a saxophone, or even a trumpet, but since every note really is just an approximation, you can easily bluff your way through crazy fast lines in solos. That's not to say his quick runs weren't accurate, because the tuning was phenomenal, the intention isn't to downplay any of what he did. Through my journey learning to solo and improvise I have played some solos I am quite proud of, even back in highschool, where I utilized the power of precise tonguing and enticing rhythm to overshadow the weaknesses that a trombone has. I often don't try to play as fast or complex in the changes as the saxes or trumpets might, but I can and do sometimes, because precision from the embouchure become far more important than a clunky slide. He also utilized a classic technique of using the "grain" of the harmonic series on those quick parts, slide goes out as he ascends and in as he descends, that way he can hit the notes accurately in their alternate positions.

Conducted by Burt Reynolds himself! Oh, Burt's on trumpet.

DANGGGG HE ENDED OFF WITH A FALSE TONE C!!! ABSOLUTE GIGA CHAD

Man goes almost off the chart in both directions, that is some of the best trombone playing I’ve ever seen

RIP Randy! You and your talent are missed my friend!

Id never thought this video would be found again… thank you Collier

Amazing!!

A gorgeous tone to the trombone.

THE CAPTAIN! Miss you, Randy.

Maynard is Twaining hard. Great video, great solos, great tune!

Just Totally GORGEOUS.

I cannot even fathom how someone can be this good

this gave me chills

RIP an absolute legend.

Ohh yes! Randy Purcell Thanks for this gift!

I like how I first looked to see what brand tenor trombone it was and not try to actually watch the sheet music

I was like 9th chair trombone when I was in middle school but I haven’t stumbled upon anything this dope in so many years wow

Why did my heart feel so much at 0:39....love this.❤

Awesome!

The use of the phrygian dominant scale is crazy. It doesn’t even feel like the typical “arabic” or desert them it’s mostly used for. But it feels awesome and soulful, and then his runs in the end definitely make it sound like that typical feeling but still is just clean and crazy good

bro just did a trill on a trombone 🤯🤯🤯

Trombone Champ may have been based off this guy even though both creators probably never seen this guy play before

Woooo Maynard content 🎉

Incredible

This solo break my heart in other way

Whenever intrusive thoughts are coming back to haunt me, i always come here for a boost

Восхитительно , звук , техника и главное , есть , что слушать , просто Браво !!!

Tha bass player tho. Such elegance I wonder who he is

A pra levantar e aplaudir de pé!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

It's incredible the ammount of trombone players that look exactly like this guy

if you guys want to listen the purest trombone tone ever, go listen to bill watrous, trust

I love how the Trumpet player was trying not to be shown up from that trombone lol

Geeeeeeez. Holy crap, y’all that boy can play the dang trombone

Maynard really has some of the best musicians comin out of his band

Wow that trombonist was good, I hope to be that good skmeday

The Incomparable Maynard Ferguson!

Finally, it has been written

Виртуозы высочайшего уровня! Будет ли в истории нечто похожее...

Trombone player: so clean technically you can eat off it and great tone. Trumpet: lemme show you how high I can squeak

I worked with Randy many times...he was a great player ....he never added anything to his horn or mouthpiece......He was just a great player.

For anyone wondering, it's the audio that's in 720p

this solo tells a story

Maynard and Randy. Met Maynard in 1987. His band played at my high school.

🔥 🔥 🔥

I need more...

You should have done MacArthur Park. Randy Purcell solo, followed by Lynn Nicholson bridge solo.

Ranks very high on technically impressive.

somebody asked who the bass player is, it is Gordon Johnson. Peter Erskine on drums and Biff Hannon on keys, the three of them worked as one unit on everything they played!

Great post Randy plays his butt off and the boss isn’t bad either lol

Wow!

Oof that was good

i aspire to play like him

RIP Randy Purcell

King Trombone of course 😁👍

these videos are great but might I suggest that you display the performers name, the band's name, and the year of performance at the start of every video? I know we can figure it out from looking at the linked original video, but I think it might be a nice way to credit the artists

I dunno if you take fan suggestions, but Buck's Polka, by Buck Owens would be fun one!

ok nice :)

Can't beat Maynard and his band!

Everyone talking about the C at the end but nobody talks about him SINGING those Eb’s

Chops galore!

❤️❗

Wow

1:19 that high note gives me shivers Edit: counted the ledger lines and it’s an A lolll

Never knew Swiss Toni could play the trumpet

My guy played a low c no trigger he’s him

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Trumpet and trombone solo

wow

Randy Purcell RIP

He's the uber secret final boss

So good it gave me a tromboner..

This is straight out of a 007 film

2:35 the cutscene has started

First and wow two vids in a minute

and many babies were made

1:54 How is this even possible on a trombone

😢

Feelings? Look mate, you know who's got a lot of feelings? Blokes who bludgeon their wife to death with a golf trophy. Professionals have standards.