James Morrison playing trumpet upside down, amazing

[ayraofwinter]

Whatever...I'm an 8TH GRADER and I can play my trumpet upside down :)

[Volgrrr]

You shouldn't be so surprised.

Apart from being a musical freak, and possibly the most accomplished musician in the world - he also comes from THE LAND OF DOWNUNDER.

So James probably thought, in his own inimitable way, that playing with the valves pointing down and played with the fingers under them made perfect sense - and he is brilliant enough to be able to pull it off.

I'm not sure there is anything that guy can't do on any thing that you can make music with.

[chargers212223]

crazy when he spins the trumpet

[lunablueflame]

my friend astin can do that......

[MrTurfed]

He is the Jimi Hendrix of trumpet

[MrTrumpetkid24]

lol 0:41 = rape face!!

[christosaysjazzXD]

Keep pressing 8 lol

[izumiHatake]

omfg i wanna do that with my trumpet :O

ive been playing for 4 years but im no where close to that

[BuickDoc]

A notice from the language police: The title should read "Upside Down Trumpet" because James Morrison was not upside down. We are watching...

[ayraofwinter]

@BuickDoc Ha! You sound like my Language teacher :P

[tomorocko]

Great playing but any one else think he looks like Dara O'Brien?

[13WillSullivan]

What a ball bag

[huckleberrykid]

thats improssabru i call shanigans!...

[TMNoob3]

Allen Vizzuti.

[jakedeving]

what a pony-tailed BOSS.

[anonymous746582]

playing upside down is freaking easy

[KiiKeiiJaNe2115]

lol no shit... i can do dat ^^ and sounds good... but... leave it to the pros :3

[hannes351]

real great player.thanx

[wossenschmidt]

I guess you couldn't do that for long- might screw up your valves. ??

[womb0womb0]

@wossenschmidt James probably has a few to spare lol. Besides they'd probably just give him a new horn for free. Promotional kick-backs, baby!! Love em

[Cazzay16]

@wossenschmidt  this comment made me lol :L no the valves wouldnt screw up :)

[trombonerlz]

there used to be this thing called Jammin with james which was when a band of kids played with james....i was in it :) it was awesome

[lampsRsmelly]

im gonna see him live soon

[EmmTwiNinja3]

Far Outttt!!

Hes so Amazinggg :DD.

I reallyy need to see him liveee!!

Would be Awesomeee

:D.

[NorthernTimberwolf14]

good god thats nasty

[MajinBuu609]

lmfaoo he was bored as hell when he was practicing this. amazing tho :D

[hUgGyThEdInOsAuR]

i play trumpet! since sixth grade

[Wootsickles]

The trumpet is hard (I do play, have for a long time) because you only have 3 keys, which means pitch has to be changed by air flow and lip speed. Which is a bitch, your lips have to build a tolerance to it as well.

[nastyj2002]

its realy hard to play that high!

[bouncingFUF]

Sure is Nastyj. and unsidedown is even worst. but the thing that is most im pressive is When he turns the trumpet round. you have to have such low preasure against the mounth peice its Insane.

Josh W age 15

Grade 8 Corent Trumpet and Flugel Horn

[CbradPBaller]

Lol, You can't really brag about playing trumpet cornet and flugel horn.. They're all a variation of the same instrument.. All in the key of Bb, and all use the same mouthpiece/embouchure. Any trumpet player is a cornet player, and any flugel horn player is a trumpet player.

[bouncingFUF]

acctually they all have different ranges, different techniques are used to produce diffeerent tones and sound quality and they are all used to show different skills of the player etc. How was that bragging . i mearly put it at the end of a comment!! so just get a life. because you obviously haven't got one already cos you just sit on your computer making daft comments on youtube!!!

[CbradPBaller]

Actually, no. Fluglehorn and trumpet both have the same range, unless they are two completely different keyed instruments (ex, Eb Trumpet and Bb Flugelhorn). They do not show a difference in skill of the player either. They are virtually the same instrument designed differently. Thanks for TRYING to act like you know what you're talking about, though.

[bouncingFUF]

Actually,YES. They do show different skills. A Flugel horn Player needs to be able to play softly with lots of legato and bring a rich mellow sound to the music they are playing! BUT.....A trumpet player needs to be able to play brightly and loudly (not all the time) and bring a fanfare like atmosphere to the music. Everyone can do these things. But only people that play both instruments very often and practice often can do this WELL. So in conclusion You need to be good to understand me!

[CbradPBaller]

No, they do not show different skills at all. Playing legato or softly all depends on the genre of music you're playing. For instance, you'd NEVER hear a trumpet fanfare in a funeral march. You'd hear trumpets playing legato, with a dark rich tone. While you're right about flugel horns having diferent tones than trumpets, they do not need to play legato just because they're a flugel and not a trumpet. Many types of jazz use a flugel horn, in which case articulation varies, if you've ever played.

[bouncingFUF]

Look man. I obviously dont care as much as you do as it seems to mean the world to you .And you think that if you win this argumant you would have accomplished sumthing in life but you still havent mate , sorry.'So you win!!'

[bouncingFUF]

Josh W grade 8 flugel coprnet and trumpet HA

[Cazzay16]

@bouncingFUF :) i'm a grade 8 trumpet, cornet and flugel player too ;) been playing 11 years was grade 8 standard when i was 14 ;)

[MusicalMuppet]

@Cazzay16 Nice , i took mine at 14 too

[bouncingFUF]

@MusicalMuppet Nice

[CbradPBaller]

No, just trying to show you that you're an idiot and that you shouldn't lurk people on youtube and make rude comments on their videos.

[bouncingFUF]

I didnt make a 'rude' comment about this persons brill vid. i mearly contradicted your response to my perfectly acceptable comment that i made in the first place. now if you dont mind, i have friends to see so you sit here and think of another 'funny' comment while i have some social time. love bouncing fuf xxxx

[bouncingFUF]

and when i say Grade 8 cornet trumpet and flugel i am merely stating that i play those instruments.Not bragging about playing them all at grade 8.

[Eskew42]

Listen to Chuck Mangione (spelling sucks) or some of Arturo Sandoval's flugel work.

[jerec576]

Both should be able to play both on both instruments, trends in music are not fact. Ive seen roaring flugels.

[jerec576]

Agreed with CbradPBaller.

Although the flugelhorn has the same range as the trumpet, it does tend to distort the sound at a louder volume and range. But the flugel is a trumpet that has been heavily modified.

Trumpet->Cornet -> Flugel best decribes this

[MusicalMuppet]

i agree with both of you! they are very similar but still both do take slightly different skills : )

[Greg51693]

Dang, pretty impressive...his face looks scary at 0:42

[Clement8617]

i laughed at that point. haha LOL

[cruisecap1244]

really not that hard...-_-... the fingerings dont change any just insted of pushing down it up...dont get pissed.

[PaulMaccasBiggestFan]

playing upside-down is not hard, only the way you hold it is different.

[empirecarpetsux]

My father, the late RED BORLAND,from PA, played trumpet w FREDDY MARTIN, Wingy Manone, Orrin Tucker, Russ Morgan, Will Osborne, Stan Kenton, Frankie Carle, George Liberace. He traveled for a time with Gene Autrys group, did Genes radio program, and he was with Lloyd Huntley and The Isle o' Blues Orchestra. I figured someone out there must have known him or know of him.

I am researching his work and would welcome any assistance with dates or ? Mary

[an0nisabeast]

Not that amazing.

[mbuggy11]

everything about this man is amazing. lets see you do it hotstuff.

[an0nisabeast]

It's not that hard, all you do is turn the trumpet upside down and play notes. Wow. Maybe if it was on a difficult instrument i might be impressed.

[mbuggy11]

what instrument do you play?

[an0nisabeast]

Many. Trumpet, trombone, tuba, baritone, tenor sax., percussion instruments.

[danelaboyrie]

hahaha are you any good at them tho?......Ive been playing trumpet for 10 years and it's the hardest fuckign thing in the world.......to be good at......and ill play another ten years and still be shit lol.

[flemish4]

@danelaboyrie u need talent - like me.....

[danelaboyrie]

@flemish4 Where your videos?

[flemish4]

@danelaboyrie good point i havn't put any on - partly due to not having a mic worth bothering with but got one now so might upload some ;)

[flemish4]

@danelaboyrie ps what gradge or level do you think you're at

[flemish4]

@danelaboyrie what grade do you think you're at

[flemish4]

@danelaboyrie P.S what grade or level do you think you're at

srry if this is a double post

[danelaboyrie]

@flemish4 I don't know, i just know i need to practice lots and get better all the time, ive never really done grades....i think i did up to like 6 and then never bothered....more important things to work on

[jtubz614]

@danelaboyrie You could, y'know, practice.

[chuckedone]

@danelaboyrie I agree big time!



[danelaboyrie]

Dizzy Gillespie played everything and reckons the trumpet is the hardest thing hes ever played.

[bouncingFUF]

naa. your right about playin it upside down.its relativley easy. its playing it while turning the trumpet thats the most amazing part. you have to have so little pressure on the lips. nice one

[bobilleg74]

That's Mark Nightingale on Trombone. He left the band because he got sick and tired of having to do the exact same routine on every tune every gig.

[mikeyrose94]

the 360 spin will be next :)

[xxkilla59xx]

he acts like this a.d.d kid in my class but can play better

[LOLSJP]

oh man he is bravo... unbelievable... craziness at 41 sec - 44 sec...

[Whatisthescore]

that's such a fucking gimmick

[khbgkh]

no shit. but gimmicks aren't always negative. They make the live show more interesting and fun for the audience.

[Nuckatron]

0:42 = intense

[WaysOfTheMaster]

It's nothing. That's like F or G2, Maynard Ferguson hit C5. -.-

[Rbattam]

He can play higher, he just doenst have to. As if everythign is about playing just high and thats all.. if thats how you judge skill then you are a fag.

[WaysOfTheMaster]

I never said that skill was based on how high someone hits.... I hate people who jump to conclusion. I'm just saying, he seems to be struggling to hit that note when Maynard Ferguson, who was already awarded best trumpeteer in history hits things twice as high (judging on the trumpet scales) easily. I never said everything was about playing high and I don't think that either. I judge skill by tone, technique and range. Not range alone.

[jackiejj1992]

i agree with that very much

[BacHBeatSYamahA]

i do not. maynard is a great trumpetist, one of my personal favorites, but lets be honest, hes not the best. he can play high notes and make them sound higher. thats it. jon faddis could outscream, arturo could outscream him, eric miyashiro can outscream him, and all these players (other than eric) are known for things other than their range. maynard just sounds so bad ass when heplays high, its more fun to listen to.

[geekbeeterupper]

ik exactly what you mean by high notes "sounding" high. in fact, if maynard is struggling with those notes they will sound higher to the ear.

[michaeljjeffrey]

@Nuckatron goes cross-eyed..

[rdangelo]

Clark Terry was doing that decades ago.

[martay65]

awesome, is that a tease of lew soloff at the end? very good!!!

[lobodeschabetado]

muy bien

[michaeljjeffrey]

what would the crown do if a vein popped and he collapsed in front of them all? Or, even worse - his head exploded...

[michaeljjeffrey]

i mean crowd

[Marshmallowmann]

i'd laugh the SHIT out of me xD

[michaeljjeffrey]

One eye ball hangin out as he drops one knee to the floor slowly, still blowing out that last note when

Booooooooooooooooom - Splat !!!!!! His head explodes.

Ha ha ha ha ha.... That's what I call goin out with a bang !!!!

[altissimo1976]

carnival tricks

[jedmorrison]

i can do that, but not as good

[mhunter09]

it's not hard to play upside down, but those notes can be tough... not bad, but definitely a bit of a show off...

[cornet1player]

Lol, wouldn't you show off if you could play like that though? I know I would :P

[Courty127]

hmm. he's a bit of a show off, but i think he has a right to be, considering how well he plays.

[yellowdiva21]

this is why I hate Kenny G...Awesome Video!!!

[gnlnick7]

y does this make u hate kennyg?

[yellowdiva21]

because kenny g is very mundane

[Saxyman14]

Well surely you have more than one reason. If not I'd be very worried about you.

[yellowdiva21]

this is why I hate Kenny G...Awesome Video!!!!

[Trentus42]

There's actually a vid on here somewhere of Allen Vizzutti doing the same thing while playing Carnival of Venice. Both these guys are great showmen, and incredible musicians to boot.

[Saxyman14]

Except Allen almost drops his.

[bramptonbattalion]

thats crazy!

[joec8992]

thats awsome!