Had the pleasure of playing with John a couple of weeks ago and he still sounds this great! Great guy to talk to and just talk about his career. If you get a chance, grab 5 minutes of his time because he is more than willing to talk to anyone and it will be worth it!
what key are you playing this in??? i can't seem to get the notes before 1:12. doesn't the first note of the whole cadenza start on a B, then for F to G???
John, you ROCK! Maynard is smiling. We did this song all the time in jazz and pep band, I STILL get the chills after 20+ years. I have no idea what happened to your band, it was sad to hear it fall apart. Took all my excitement away. Awesome trumpet though!!!!
yo, thats the best version, other than maynard, i've ever heard!!! My HS just played the original arrangment, and i loved it. We had a guy named Jeff Gibons do the entry solo, and he was about like that. RIP Maynard.
my hs jazz band is gonna play this arrangement TOMORROW! I got the lead trumpet part too! Uberstoked bout that
blockman47 8 months ago
Had the pleasure of playing with John a couple of weeks ago and he still sounds this great! Great guy to talk to and just talk about his career. If you get a chance, grab 5 minutes of his time because he is more than willing to talk to anyone and it will be worth it!
bawno23 1 year ago
Some people say Maynard had a "lip augmentation" so that he could play like he did...
BrandenStoll 1 year ago
I was at Stratospheric... and this was easily one of the highlights of the night. He OWNED it.
TrumpetBoredom 2 years ago
Big Smile...............I used to hammer this in HS. That G at the end we used to hold out forever.............passed out once.
PPGAddict 2 years ago
good solo but the piano should of been on an organ or a regular piano
gostrider13013 2 years ago
muy bien
lobodeschabetado 3 years ago
great solo but the rest of the song is to slow
TheBananaFactory4 3 years ago 2
holy crap
nice solo
huntdog44 3 years ago
Very slow, but the the solos were amazing. The trumpet blew me away. I never thought anyone would even attempt to touch Maynard's solo.
fatalknivez 3 years ago
I play this song in my HS jazz band we play it faster but it does not sound this good.....
sabrescarygood 3 years ago
rofl. yea right it didn't sound this good.
inf1nity 2 years ago
to slow
beagleman123456789 3 years ago
what key are you playing this in??? i can't seem to get the notes before 1:12. doesn't the first note of the whole cadenza start on a B, then for F to G???
mecrob5000 3 years ago
dude just play along with the tape and you get it right
oh yea B to F to G is right
ive got that song running through my blood
gostrider13013 2 years ago
Yeah Chu! Awesome - you're the baddest Bro!
Bob Bowlby
saxmac 3 years ago
Everything is good but the tempo.
Sweete0529 4 years ago
Yeah. The song was begging to go faster.
BluesTenorSax 3 years ago
agreed
loszapatos704 3 years ago
love solo!
FaderTid 4 years ago
Nice job on the beginning. monster solo.
LHduke 4 years ago
Holy Crap! I didn't think anyone but Maynard could even attempt that solo. That was amazing..
1GramOver 4 years ago
good. but slowed down a lot. keep the good work up. Next. do open up wide =D
ghost2484 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this. John is a monster player. I wish we could see/hear more from him.
benevoce1 4 years ago
I'm in 7th grade and my jazz band is doing this we sound pretty good! i might get a vid up soon!
im the drummer
chopsman12 4 years ago
barry sax player if amazing too , dude his solo was amazing
nessundorma567 4 years ago
John, you ROCK! Maynard is smiling. We did this song all the time in jazz and pep band, I STILL get the chills after 20+ years. I have no idea what happened to your band, it was sad to hear it fall apart. Took all my excitement away. Awesome trumpet though!!!!
mjohnk 4 years ago
great screaming, but after the solo, the song was dragging really bad.
cadillacdude1975 4 years ago
yo, thats the best version, other than maynard, i've ever heard!!! My HS just played the original arrangment, and i loved it. We had a guy named Jeff Gibons do the entry solo, and he was about like that. RIP Maynard.
cspang21 4 years ago
wow....very very good entry solo, you sound almost exactly like ferguson
thydrumm3r 4 years ago