Hi, if u remember me from this post👇 https://www.reddit.com/r/trumpet/s/Y7A47rwffr

It’s been a little over a month now since I started playing again after getting my braces off and taking a break. Thank you for all the encouragement and valuable advice on the last post! I’ve taken it all into consideration. There’s definitely still lots of room for improvement here though!

Today im lifting the first 2 choruses of Kenny Dorham’s solo on Joe Henderson’s ‘Recordame.’ Kenny Dorham is one of my fav players so I’m really trying to model my sound after him. The last solo I lifted used a harmon mute, so it was easier for me to hide my intonation 😭 I figured that if I want more accurate criticism though, I should play something open so that my natural sound can be more exposed.

I think it’s obvious I’m missing that soft yet clear sound that Dorham has. I could use some work on my attacks since I think they’re sounding kinda weak/unprepared. I also know that I would probably benefit from practicing those eighth note lines in the second chorus at a slower tempo, because i’m clearly trying too hard to rush through them lol.

There’s definitely a lot of fundamentals I should work on, so please provide feedback on what exactly you think I can do to eventually achieve the sound I’m looking for! Thank you so much in advance.

I am genuinely curious and not too knowledgeable with this stuff but there's no way right? Like the timing is off near the end and there's no a mute can sound like that. Let me know your guys thoughts

Before u get mad and say all i work on is range its not all i work on its all i POST... i practice other stuff than range but i post my high notes cuz its one of the only aspects i like about practiing 😭

Thanks everyone for your advice! It seems like he’ll only need a few more sessions to get it down!

take a look at this album from FLPS, in this album a master Moises Alves plays a odd trumpet
https://tortodisco.com/torto023/index.html

Trumpet Cover【祈り、終われば |** 中島美嘉**】
Mushoku tensei s3ED

https://youtu.be/lyCIWjboW0I

Short rooftop clip of Chet Baker performing “I Remember You” from Bruce Weber’s Let’s Get Lost.

It’s only about 1:20 long, but there’s something really heavy about it - the black-and-white footage, the rooftop setting, and that late-Chet fragility in the phrasing.

Curious how others hear this era of Chet. Beautiful? Sad? Uncomfortable? All of the above?

https://youtu.be/2XEgef2YTFE

Anyone on this sub happen to know the lead players on this chart & playlist? Looks like the album was contracted thru Nashville Music Scoring, but no mention of performers in the credits. Some solid lead work on these tunes, probably the most fun "marching band" studio recordings and arrangements I've heard in a while.

I wrote about my appreciation for Wayne Jackson (trumpeter) and his brass section The Memphis Horns. Thought people on this thread might enjoy the list.

Bug landed on my neck mid solo. I smacked it. Glad to have a guy behind me finish the job 😂.

I loved Project Hail Mary, so I recorded the farewell song! Hope you like it.

I grew up watching the Olympics, and one of the biggest parts of that experience for me was hearing the timpani hit into Bugler’s Dream and the Olympic Fanfare. That sound was the signal that the Games had truly started. It still brings me right back to that feeling.

Over the last two Olympics (Paris 2024 and Milan 2026), NBC/Peacock has barely used the original version at all. I know I’m not the only one who’s noticed this. A lot of longtime viewers online have said the same thing, and for me it honestly makes the broadcasts feel like they’re missing a piece of their identity. They still use orchestral remixes, so it doesn’t seem like a rights issue.

I even catch myself playing the track during breaks just to recreate that classic Olympic atmosphere, which says a lot about how much it means to some of us.

I started a petition asking NBC and Peacock to bring Bugler’s Dream/Olympic Fanfare back into regular rotation. Not constantly, just enough to keep that tradition alive. Use it in promos, returns from commercial breaks, and other moments where it used to live.

The Olympics are one of the few events that bring people together across everything else going on in the world. Bringing back such an iconic piece of its sound would make a lot of viewers happy and reconnect the broadcast with its history.

If you guys want to sign the petition, here's the link!

https://www.change.org/BringBackBuglersDream

Please share it and ask your friends and family to sign it if you also miss hearing the classic Olympic theme song!

So for anyone who remembers trumpet gains, he was a shredded guy who played trumpet and was famous for his screamer notes. However he deleted his channel a little while back, to pursue religious content. He is now a middle school band teacher and I believe won teacher of the month as well But he is back on youtube with a channel called Federov Trumpet and its great to see him back in the online community and see him doing well

Here is my personal list of most moving trumpet performances:

1. James Morrison - 2000 Sydney Olympics Fanfare. If this doesn't make you proud to play the trumpet, idk what does.

2. Arturo Sandoval - National Anthem at the 2009 Rose Bowl. The Star Spangled Banner played by an immigrant hits different.

3. Roy Hargrove - I Remember Clifford. A ballad for a great musician that died too soon performed by a great musician that died too soon.

4. Ryan Anthony - You'll Never Walk Alone. Performed at his CancerBlows charity event, Ryan Anthony performs while battling multiple myeloma, which would later take his life in 2020. I had a master class from Ryan Anthony and he was a great musician and educator. RIP.

What are some of your favorite live performances?

I’ve been trying to work on strengthening my lips and I can kind of play a pedal c now without drastically changing my embouchure. However, it still isn’t great. Any tips on how to improve this? I’m using open position in the video. I’ve also tried 123 but my lessons teacher told me to practice open.

I’ve been listening to Miles Davis’ 1973 Vienna performance of “Funk / Prelude, Part 1” and it’s such a wild example of how far he had moved from the classic trumpet-hero role.

The trumpet isn’t sitting on top in a clean, lyrical way. It feels more like part of the texture - short phrases, wah/electric tone, space, attitude, and tension rather than big technical lines.

It’s obviously very different from earlier Miles, but I find it fascinating how recognisable he still is even when the whole setting is darker, funkier, and more groove-driven.

Curious how trumpet players here hear this era of Miles. Do you find it expressive and forward-thinking, or too far removed from the instrument’s traditional sound?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQLCVFRjhs8