I note the comments of the critics. Perhaps they should put up their own performances for comparison. Brett was already showing his quality as fine musician and superb trombonist here. Come on you smart critics -put up or shut up!
Very good player. Vibrato is ridiculous for this genre and as Don Lusher would say, the equipment is all wrong for this type of playing. Horn is too big as is the mouthpiece. Ideally a .500 bore horn and smaller mouthpiece eg.Bach 11C or 12C or equivilent might get better results.Great exponents of this style have been Urbie Green, Don Lusher, Dick Nash, Si Zentner ,Joe howard and Murray McEchern, just to mention a few. But this man is an excellent trombonist!
Don't like how he does his vibrato? Guess what - that's EXACTLY how it would have been played when it was written, but any good jazz trombonist. Listen to Urbie Green playing ballads, it sounds just like this.
He's trying to perform on the stage of a cold English sea-side resort, to an audience that are just filling time until their B&B's open up again and let them in for dinner. He's got seagulls shitting on his head and some brave soul is trying to nail down his music stand to stop it blowing away! Even Don Lusher would find it a strain .. and remember, here, Brett is 10 years younger than today. I'm sure it's not how he would play it today ... how would you have played it 10 years ago?
well said!!! I've performed this solo by the seaside with the wind pissing away and had an 82 y.o bloke from my former brass band get up and hold my stand because my music was blowing everywhere. Now I still have to perform the bloody thing (though I unfortunately have the sucker memoried now) but still don't think I could perform it with as much accuracy as Baker. What a fantastic player he is. And how would I have played it 10 years ago? Well I as 12 so it would have been horrendous haha
I know he plays for blach dyke. I have met him on numerous occaisions and think that he is an amazing player! He is one of my favourite brass band trombonists! Im just saying that he cannot play jazz influenced pieces well. He just plays one style of music and obviously does'nt play a lot of different genres.
Brass banders don't know how to interpret a jazz standard properly and should just leave well alone. Brett is an excellent technician but should stick to what he is good at.
I agree, it's a bit nauseating and not natural enough to be convincing. Despite this, i think that a big part of it is because it looks so forced in the video. If you close your eyes, it's not as bad.
I note the comments of the critics. Perhaps they should put up their own performances for comparison. Brett was already showing his quality as fine musician and superb trombonist here. Come on you smart critics -put up or shut up!
alwyngreen100 1 month ago
euphfellowship.
Sorry to contradict you but Urbie Green does not sound anything like this. Urbie plays with the proper vibrato!
allintheuniverse 10 months ago
Very good player. Vibrato is ridiculous for this genre and as Don Lusher would say, the equipment is all wrong for this type of playing. Horn is too big as is the mouthpiece. Ideally a .500 bore horn and smaller mouthpiece eg.Bach 11C or 12C or equivilent might get better results.Great exponents of this style have been Urbie Green, Don Lusher, Dick Nash, Si Zentner ,Joe howard and Murray McEchern, just to mention a few. But this man is an excellent trombonist!
allintheuniverse 10 months ago
There IS hope for the rest of us. THANK YOU for playing so pretty.
3BandosWalkIntoABar 1 year ago
Don't like how he does his vibrato? Guess what - that's EXACTLY how it would have been played when it was written, but any good jazz trombonist. Listen to Urbie Green playing ballads, it sounds just like this.
euphfellowship 2 years ago 2
Good performance of a wonderful solo, but too much talking by the audience at the start. Great band sound.
I agree that the hand virbrato seems forced and the perormer needs to feel that with his soul rather than the brain.
nigelhorne 2 years ago
fantastic!
robbiej85 2 years ago
He's trying to perform on the stage of a cold English sea-side resort, to an audience that are just filling time until their B&B's open up again and let them in for dinner. He's got seagulls shitting on his head and some brave soul is trying to nail down his music stand to stop it blowing away! Even Don Lusher would find it a strain .. and remember, here, Brett is 10 years younger than today. I'm sure it's not how he would play it today ... how would you have played it 10 years ago?
dukeLington 2 years ago 10
well said!!! I've performed this solo by the seaside with the wind pissing away and had an 82 y.o bloke from my former brass band get up and hold my stand because my music was blowing everywhere. Now I still have to perform the bloody thing (though I unfortunately have the sucker memoried now) but still don't think I could perform it with as much accuracy as Baker. What a fantastic player he is. And how would I have played it 10 years ago? Well I as 12 so it would have been horrendous haha
zoot69 2 years ago 4
ah...one thing american brass players can do better than the brits: jazz
look at how forced that hand vibrato is!
awesome playing though.i love brett baker
2MuchSkill 2 years ago 2
:-o I'm playing that at the moment!!!
(high note at end = eugh!)
jazztrombone56 2 years ago
at 0:48 there is an old man smoking in the right side of backround
joseshit10 3 years ago
Not well played at all really.
I know he plays all the right notes and has a good tone but he is playing it in the wrong style.
Way too much vibrato and it is too early in the note. Vibrato should occur towards the end of the note, not at the beginning.
meaksam 3 years ago
Would you like to tell him now?
He only plays solo trom at Black Dyke, no biggie.
kstring24 3 years ago 4
I know he plays for blach dyke. I have met him on numerous occaisions and think that he is an amazing player! He is one of my favourite brass band trombonists! Im just saying that he cannot play jazz influenced pieces well. He just plays one style of music and obviously does'nt play a lot of different genres.
meaksam 3 years ago
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I suppose.
Brass banders couldn't swing a cat.
kstring24 3 years ago
He is one of the best trmbone players in europe..
xRinat 2 years ago 6
obnoxious vibrato but otherwise nice.
DuoMaxeh 3 years ago
Mmmmm.... Brett Baker :D
BexTheSmiler 3 years ago
Brass banders don't know how to interpret a jazz standard properly and should just leave well alone. Brett is an excellent technician but should stick to what he is good at.
bobilleg74 3 years ago
True, but there's no denying that he played that well.
I mean, Trombonology by Tommy Dorsey has jazz influences and have you heard him play that with the black dyke??
Wow.
elh666 3 years ago 2
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zoot69 3 years ago
Brett Baker = God
FabMusician 3 years ago 3
Cobblers, its brilliant, classy and controlled
1982Vivian 3 years ago 13
Don't like Bretts slide "vibrato" in some places. Great performance though
MoleyMolo 3 years ago 2
I agree, it's a bit nauseating and not natural enough to be convincing. Despite this, i think that a big part of it is because it looks so forced in the video. If you close your eyes, it's not as bad.
Tromboniwr 3 years ago