Doc Severinsen with orchestra 1965

[Dharok95025]

I love that my Getzen Eterna has his name on it.

[tptdr]

I heard Doc Friday night 5/6/2011 and he still is the greatest at 83 years old!

[windrac]

I have a Getzen Eterna 'Severinsen Model'. That thing can outplay any other trumpet it has come across... except for, of course, a monet, once.

[Full4God]

@windrac I, too, have a Severinsen model Eterna from 1975. It doesn't even have a scratch on it, nor is any silver plate missing or worn. The leadpipe had some pitting, though, from its previous owner, so I had it replaced with a reverse leadpipe. Notes are now magnetically drawn to center pitch, but can still bend notes easily. This instrument is irreplaceable.

[hluttrell]

I had the opportunity in 1965 and 1966 to go to his clinics and performances as a college trumpet player and got to perform with him and the Murray State University Racer Band. A great man who actually would talk with me about trumpet. Was his solo stand-in during rehearsals prior to his visit.

One of the greatest!!! Most students today don't know who he is when I ask them!

[higure1234]

who needs arturo sandoval???

perfection on trumpet means similar playing from fis to f3 and doc is much better than this.

Excuse me, i need to practise...

[trumpetvids]

One of the amazing things to me about Doc's playing is how he shifted gears musically. I wonder where he got the concept to play like he does on "Sunday Morning" here?

[acedrumminman]

Talking about Harry James, Doc loved him, Miles adored him...Al Hirt thought he was the greatest Trumpet player ever...

[barrybfl]

As does Frank Kaderabek, 20 years Principal Trumpet with the Philadelphia Orchestra

[trumpetdudeman07]

i just love the power in Doc's tone. it's like he's trying to drive his sound into your skull and i love every second of it. i hope i can somehow achieve that same sound someday...

[jsbach15]

My Momma done told me! WOW! I really miss seeing Doc perform. We got spoiled seeing him all the time on the Tonight Show. 10+ stars!

[cadillacdude1975]

the bass line has a hint of herbie hancock and watermelon man in there too. the entire performance of Sunday sounds like a herbie tune.

[carmanmusic]

There are recordings of Doc playing all of the charts (with a tighter band) on LP and Cassette, but I do not believe they have found their way to CD yet. It's great to have these up on YouTube because my Cassette recordings of these charts are pretty much worn out! (P.S. in response to manishafan. . . when I was young I heard Doc before I found out about Harry James. When I heard Harry for the first time (at age 13 or so), I thought "wow, this guy sounds a lot like Doc!")

[manishafan]

How about Harry James? I heard Doc loved his playing. James did a great recording of Sunday Morning in the 1960's for mgm.

[brooksvilleguy]

let's see chet baker do that!!!

[jazzcrazy727875299]

look at that perfect chop setting!!!

[trpman1]

Amazing to see Doc at this age -what a sound!

[ricksterjazz]

The Greatest All around trumpeter ever, bar NONE. At his absolute prime here.

[Bryan2006xy]

I've seen him live 4 times, and met him once. I was surprised how small he is, and what a large sound he gets from his axe. He is also a genuinely nice guy.

[motrpt]

2:20 - holy crap!

[Jonnybrucetrumpet]

I rarely leave comments on YouTube, because I hate all the ridiculous and pointless debates that go on, but I have to make an exception here, 'cos I wanted to express how madly good I thought Doc's trumpet playing was on this one!

[rtrain24]

Doc Severinsen! What an amazing talent for the trumpet world!