Oh, man. That was just wonderful. I grew up on Doc -- I used to stay up until 1A just for the chance to hear him play at the end of the Tonight Show, when I was 14. Thanks so much.
Johnny Carson was a lucky SOB. All I can say. Doc is and always will be the best! Best low tone and best high tone. Sets the benchmark so high.... Love you Doc.
I'm not sure what 'natural' player means. i think Doc could master any genre of music you could put in front of him, I sure don't see Miles doing that. If anything I think his enormous musical gift be may be under-appreciated.
@bpflava77 What he/she means by natural player means is that you have the natural talent to play. I personally am not saying he did not have the natural talent to play because i dont know him and i have never heard any young recordings of him playing. But its just hard to distinguish the talent from the hard sweat he put into his practice.
Not sure. At some point I'll probably post it. The show was "Dick Clark's Salute to Chuck Mangione". There was also a great jazz piano duo with Gap Mangione and Steve Allen. Wish I had the whole thing on video.
"..oddly, he's not what you'd call a "natural player".."
Dunno, seems like he displayed an aptitude for it at a young age. He was winning contests within a couple of years of starting playing, was playing with the high school band when he was still in grade school.
Would love to hear recordings of him as a young kid if any exist.
Meant to say he's had to work pretty hard at it in comparison to others. He definitely has a great ear, and other natural talents, but as professional trumpet players go, he's had to work pretty hard.
There are quite a few pros that, once they reach a certain level, are able to maintain technical skill with only a few hours of practice, and take large breaks away from the horn (Timofei Dokshizer, for instance would take only a couple of days to regain top form after a long vacation.
Just right description. His picks of sidemen on the Tonight Show with Johnnie Carson, the sax players, told me for twenty plus years don't go to LA to get your chops chopped by them guys, Greg!
Loved him on the "Tonight Show" for so many years, & now a saddened day in televison history as a good fried of his, "Ed McMahon" passed away. God bless his wonderful soul, he'll be very badly missed!
Clean, crisp and percise playing of the trumpet, one of the most vesatile players of al time. Doc can play just about anything you put in front of him, jazz, legit, blues, ballads etc
Great clip show. . . show's his versatility and wacky sense of style and humor! Too bad there wasn't anything from his "Trumpet Spectacular" album. There are some great arrangements in there.
It's a video called The Christmas Songs. I think it was a PBS broadcast. Features Doc & The Milwaukee Symphony and the Tonight Show band, Mel Torme & Maureen McGovern who both sound great. They play a lot of the same arrangements found on the Doc Severinsen & The Tonight Show Band Christmas album. Doc doesn't do a lot of playing but what he does is great.
It's Copyright 1992 by Koss Classics. I think I got it off ebay or half. com
haha! that was priceless when doc squeaked at the clarinet player... you know he was thinking.."You clarinets and your high register...we'll see about that!!!"
I'm usually not too impressed with Chuck M., but I have to say that lick at 3:35 was pretty nice. And then there's Doc running circles around just about everybody.
I've seen a lot of trumpet players, including seeing Doc in concert twice. There's NOBODY else with a tone quite like his... fat, full and wonderfull across his entire, amazing range. It's almost unfortunate that he's known by many just for being Johhny's bandleader and for his flashy clothes. His musicianship, technical excellence, and the emotion that comes through in his playing are unmatched. A true legend indeed!
I have been blessed to have been able to play next to Phil Driscol twice in my lifetime. I have met Chuck Mangione, and seen Harry James and Maynard in concert, but I sure would have loved to have had a chance to meet Doc. Unlike Maynard, Doc has a polished sound that does not irritate you when he goes up the register. His notes sound more "on target" than Maynard's. Just my opinion.
This is a rare clip at the end where Doc on flugelhorn is using lip/jaw vibrato and not his usual hand shaking vibrato. Never saw him do it this way; learned something new...
I met doc sevrinsen at the last concert he played, in Spokane Washing ton in the fox theatre. This was on our annual band trip for Pullman high School. This show came about because he moved to mexico and started a new band 2 days after retiring, they play mexican tunes unlike any ive ever heard. if anyone knows where i can get a recording please tell me.
That was wonderful.. the playing is as good as the debate below is bad. Makes me want to view each and every one of those pieces that you used on your compilation, which was truly well done - hundreds of times better than the average YouTube compilation. Thanks.
Doc is the best trumpet performer of my lifetime (41 years). Sure, there may be "better" players, but nobody puts on a more exciting show than Doc. Nobody. Doc always provides that wow factor and his performances make you want to race home to practice.
The only player who comes to mind as being somewhat similar to Doc is Don Ellis. Also a technical monster with a big sound and lots of range who applied the instrument in a unique way. Of course Don was more of a jazzer and Doc went along a mostly pop-commercial path.
I am unworthy to even be in the presence of such artistry!! I'm with your all. There is NONE finer than Doc! And, a superb job on the compilation, trumpetvids! It couldn't have been easy deciding what to include and what to leave out when it's all so fine!
Doc is a combination of ideal physical tools for the horn, good training, prodigious musical sense, psychology, personality, all coming along at the right time.
It could have been much longer, just tried to hit some representative samples but Doc has done so much great playing. I've seen a short segment of him with Charlie Barnett, would love to see more of that.
One I'd really like to find is the New Year's Eve show from 1977 he did with Gladys Knight. I have a piece of it.
Wxdg
ekohlmayer 4 days ago
What's the name of the piece Doc started playing at 1:40?
CitrusBELLO 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Is there a full version of "Just the Way You Are" (starting 0:50) on youtube? Or elsewhere?
BlackThunder511 2 months ago
Good, solid player. Sturdy chops. Ample musicality. Comfortable across genres. A true musician. Thanks for posting.
supergrateful1 8 months ago
This is GREAT! I used to love watching him on the Tonight Show! Love, love, love!
trumpetwendy 1 year ago
Oh, man. That was just wonderful. I grew up on Doc -- I used to stay up until 1A just for the chance to hear him play at the end of the Tonight Show, when I was 14. Thanks so much.
TrumpetManinNC 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this - Doc Severinsen was my inspiration playing growing up. His playing still goes directly to my soul
hokieinidaho 1 year ago
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MrKnexdude101 1 year ago
Johnny Carson was a lucky SOB. All I can say. Doc is and always will be the best! Best low tone and best high tone. Sets the benchmark so high.... Love you Doc.
drdave25 1 year ago
wht is the name of the first song or concert thing!
aaronishome5 1 year ago
The bit with Pete Fountain was killer!!!! How great to see Pete Fountain again!!
rsmith7042 1 year ago
もう！最高ですね！
nandeyanen4212 1 year ago
I'm not sure what 'natural' player means. i think Doc could master any genre of music you could put in front of him, I sure don't see Miles doing that. If anything I think his enormous musical gift be may be under-appreciated.
bpflava77 1 year ago
@bpflava77 What he/she means by natural player means is that you have the natural talent to play. I personally am not saying he did not have the natural talent to play because i dont know him and i have never heard any young recordings of him playing. But its just hard to distinguish the talent from the hard sweat he put into his practice.
Scottslover1 1 year ago
5:22 smoke on flugel is sooo nice ... for years i've thought doc was a fabulous player, but these clips are so amazing to enjoy = what a treasure!
got to meet doc in cincinnati after he played with the pops in the early 90s - he was so nice to chat with and played brilliantly.
cyberdaytona 2 years ago
is the video of him and mangione on youtube anywhere???
btj89 2 years ago
Not sure. At some point I'll probably post it. The show was "Dick Clark's Salute to Chuck Mangione". There was also a great jazz piano duo with Gap Mangione and Steve Allen. Wish I had the whole thing on video.
trumpetvids 2 years ago
oddly, he's not what you'd call a "natural player" (though he makes it look easy).
the guy would practice 10 hours a day, seven days a week. can you imagine a vocalist trying to do that? just insane dedication.
flamingdingleberry 2 years ago
"..oddly, he's not what you'd call a "natural player".."
Dunno, seems like he displayed an aptitude for it at a young age. He was winning contests within a couple of years of starting playing, was playing with the high school band when he was still in grade school.
Would love to hear recordings of him as a young kid if any exist.
trumpetvids 2 years ago
Meant to say he's had to work pretty hard at it in comparison to others. He definitely has a great ear, and other natural talents, but as professional trumpet players go, he's had to work pretty hard.
There are quite a few pros that, once they reach a certain level, are able to maintain technical skill with only a few hours of practice, and take large breaks away from the horn (Timofei Dokshizer, for instance would take only a couple of days to regain top form after a long vacation.
flamingdingleberry 2 years ago
Doc's embouchure has to be the most efficient in the world...what a sound ...Just incredible power and control!
cherae16 2 years ago
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Just right description. His picks of sidemen on the Tonight Show with Johnnie Carson, the sax players, told me for twenty plus years don't go to LA to get your chops chopped by them guys, Greg!
pvelectric 2 years ago
i miss doc and his loud ass suits.
tranurse 2 years ago
Loved him on the "Tonight Show" for so many years, & now a saddened day in televison history as a good fried of his, "Ed McMahon" passed away. God bless his wonderful soul, he'll be very badly missed!
luvthoseclips 2 years ago
On top of being the ultimate trumpet player, he is quite a showman and entertainer.
buster757 2 years ago
what's the last song called?
trumpetogal37 2 years ago
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", originally by the Platters
buster757 2 years ago
It actually pre-dates the Platters by a bit. It was written in the 30's.
trumpetvids 2 years ago
Yes, but the Platters version is the most recognizable and reached the highest chart position. I should not have said "originally"
buster757 2 years ago
Carl Hilding is one of the best trumpet players to ever live
selector111 2 years ago 2
Doc was one of the few that hit EVERY valve up and down. And his low notes were as pure as his high notes. He always impressed me with his playing.
drdave25 2 years ago 2
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trumpetadrian 3 years ago
don't be dumb.
davefan0231 2 years ago
Why Doc is my main man .... he doesn't "snub" any style or genre.
He appreciates it all: jazz, funk, disco, ballads, big band, new age jazz ... what ever. How many musicians are that open minded?
cruptbside 3 years ago
Clean, crisp and percise playing of the trumpet, one of the most vesatile players of al time. Doc can play just about anything you put in front of him, jazz, legit, blues, ballads etc
UpperRegister 3 years ago
Great clip show. . . show's his versatility and wacky sense of style and humor! Too bad there wasn't anything from his "Trumpet Spectacular" album. There are some great arrangements in there.
carmanmusic 3 years ago
Where's the clip of the Christmas concert from? Any idea where the whole thing is?
Drworm89 3 years ago
It's a video called The Christmas Songs. I think it was a PBS broadcast. Features Doc & The Milwaukee Symphony and the Tonight Show band, Mel Torme & Maureen McGovern who both sound great. They play a lot of the same arrangements found on the Doc Severinsen & The Tonight Show Band Christmas album. Doc doesn't do a lot of playing but what he does is great.
It's Copyright 1992 by Koss Classics. I think I got it off ebay or half. com
trumpetvids 3 years ago
haha! that was priceless when doc squeaked at the clarinet player... you know he was thinking.."You clarinets and your high register...we'll see about that!!!"
trumpetdudeman07 3 years ago
someone show me a sound bigger and warmer than that. kiss my face
Jonnybrucetrumpet 3 years ago
I'm usually not too impressed with Chuck M., but I have to say that lick at 3:35 was pretty nice. And then there's Doc running circles around just about everybody.
swpctx 3 years ago
Doc is The greatest all around, pound per pound trumpet player.
Tokin60 3 years ago
I've seen a lot of trumpet players, including seeing Doc in concert twice. There's NOBODY else with a tone quite like his... fat, full and wonderfull across his entire, amazing range. It's almost unfortunate that he's known by many just for being Johhny's bandleader and for his flashy clothes. His musicianship, technical excellence, and the emotion that comes through in his playing are unmatched. A true legend indeed!
superhero87 3 years ago
Yup, very unique sound. Sort of dark & bright at the same time.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
Wow, thanks for sharing! Doc is a true master and will always be a trumpet legend!!
massivbeast 3 years ago
I have been blessed to have been able to play next to Phil Driscol twice in my lifetime. I have met Chuck Mangione, and seen Harry James and Maynard in concert, but I sure would have loved to have had a chance to meet Doc. Unlike Maynard, Doc has a polished sound that does not irritate you when he goes up the register. His notes sound more "on target" than Maynard's. Just my opinion.
Tops In Blue trumpet player from 1983 tour
afret99 3 years ago
This is a rare clip at the end where Doc on flugelhorn is using lip/jaw vibrato and not his usual hand shaking vibrato. Never saw him do it this way; learned something new...
GFLJOboss 3 years ago
Doc has a purity of tone you can't find with most of the "screamer" trumpet players. He sounds gorgeous whether he's playing a low g or a double d.
Permaglo 3 years ago
I met doc sevrinsen at the last concert he played, in Spokane Washing ton in the fox theatre. This was on our annual band trip for Pullman high School. This show came about because he moved to mexico and started a new band 2 days after retiring, they play mexican tunes unlike any ive ever heard. if anyone knows where i can get a recording please tell me.
logansam5646 3 years ago
His website mentions the band but nothing about any CD's.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
yea they were selling cds at the concert but i didnt have any cash
logansam5646 3 years ago
STUPENDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
PeppeCacioppo 3 years ago
what a beautiful sound
just amazing quality in all aspects of his playing
and part of what has made him a supreme player has been the fact that he's not a supreme cocky dick like a majority of players out there.
he's a very humble person and we're all lucky he picked up his first trumpet! :)
steevojackass 3 years ago
Of course, we didn't know him when he was in his youth. I wouldn't be surprised if once upon a time he displayed his share of cockiness.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
what trumpet player hasn't? :P
steevojackass 3 years ago
steevojackass "we're all lucky he picked up his first trumpet!"
We and he are also lucky he didn't get shredded when he got run over by a thraser when he was a kid. Heard him talk about it in an interview.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
That was wonderful.. the playing is as good as the debate below is bad. Makes me want to view each and every one of those pieces that you used on your compilation, which was truly well done - hundreds of times better than the average YouTube compilation. Thanks.
RayFallon 3 years ago
Debate is gone. Besides, there's no real debate. Doc is great.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
Doc is the best trumpet performer of my lifetime (41 years). Sure, there may be "better" players, but nobody puts on a more exciting show than Doc. Nobody. Doc always provides that wow factor and his performances make you want to race home to practice.
rgetso 3 years ago
The only player who comes to mind as being somewhat similar to Doc is Don Ellis. Also a technical monster with a big sound and lots of range who applied the instrument in a unique way. Of course Don was more of a jazzer and Doc went along a mostly pop-commercial path.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
More, we want more...............
Jazztpt 3 years ago
I am unworthy to even be in the presence of such artistry!! I'm with your all. There is NONE finer than Doc! And, a superb job on the compilation, trumpetvids! It couldn't have been easy deciding what to include and what to leave out when it's all so fine!
tyoonz 3 years ago
Doc is a combination of ideal physical tools for the horn, good training, prodigious musical sense, psychology, personality, all coming along at the right time.
It could have been much longer, just tried to hit some representative samples but Doc has done so much great playing. I've seen a short segment of him with Charlie Barnett, would love to see more of that.
One I'd really like to find is the New Year's Eve show from 1977 he did with Gladys Knight. I have a piece of it.
trumpetvids 3 years ago
Simply..THE BEST
karv92 3 years ago
This video is fantastic! Thank you for doing this. Doc is my favorite - such a gentleman and supremely musical in all he does.
868hbl5 3 years ago
The greatest all around trumpet player ever! Period!!!
rtrain24 3 years ago