Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "He Ain't Got Rhythm", from the recording Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Don Fagerquist - "Have You Met Miss Jones"
Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the second half of the form of "Have You Met Miss Jones", from the album Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers and Hart.
Don Fagerquist - "Jumpin' At The Woodside"
Monday, March 19, 2012
Louis Armstrong - "Cornet Chop Suey"
Louis Armstrong's lead line on "Cornet Chop Suey", from the original 1926 recording by Louis Armstrongs and his Hot Five (notated in concert pitch).
Here's the original recording:
There's some dispute on the key of this original recording, to the point that some notable jazz musicians have recorded the piece in concert Eb, and others in concert F. For an exhaustive discussion, and compelling argument for F concert, check out the following page:
cornet chop suey - what is the correct key?
Here's a contemporary recording by jazz master Wynton Marsalis (in F concert - embedding unfortunately disabled):