Allen Vizzutti - Night in Tunisia - SOLO

[ilegak]

of course he can play and he can be heard like jazz....

[WILDANABDAT]

MASTERPIECE!!!!

[ogauge47]

He's starting to dress like Doc.....

[music658]

Amazing..xD

[music658]

Amazing....xD¡

[jazztrumpet87]

he's not a jazz guy.... but he's very good.

[tennesseetrumpet]

Woof2700

I am sure everyone is there to hear Vizzutti, not that conductor, respectfully

[tennesseetrumpet]

Who are the 5 who don't like this? Are you crazy???

[Woof2700]

The conductor is just like, "All right we get it, your amazing can we finish the song already?"

Lmao. Allen VIzzutti FTW

[AWiddit]

lord all mighty

[trumpettromba]

He is always my favorite trumpeter!!!

[Djangolulu]

Wow, this is fantastic. And with both hands!

[myshilohmy]

@Djangolulu that's what she said

[Djangolulu]

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[jeff77789]

his band is always bad for some reason

[whdudgh2145]

sorry if i sound stupid, but what is he playing at 0:45?

are they just really fast chords? if so, what kind of chords?

[pilottim12]

Its some kind of etude on triple tongue, simply some notes pronounced on ta-da-ka very fast.

[wesnman]

nah you don't sound stupid.. they're Major 7th chords

[whdudgh2145]

@wesnman hmm, ok thanks! I will try to play around with those 7th chords and see what I get.

[noah112234]

@whdudgh2145 they are arpeggios

[trumpetsingerman]

dont, have a black power,understand me,afrika !!!

[kliudrsfhlih]

Please don't tell Sandoval, He will cry.

[javy0005]

@kliudrsfhlih maybe out of laughter sir, dont compare him to arturos musical genius ...

[justus3222]

Dizzy würde sich im Grab umdrehen.

[ender2999]

This is probably the gayest thing I've ever seen. Classical beast, but yeah.... He should stick to it. And the people laughing while he was half-valving and growling? WTF?

[RoyJohnMorris]

fantastic!!

[agronomas112]

Yeah!!!

[lietz13]

Nevermind his tone, everything really good.

[lietz13]

His tone is really really good.

[davidfromcali]

I saw the title and I thought "I didn't think he played jazz!" this confirms it...too bad. Awesome player though I wish I could do half the stuff he does.

[m0vi3man2]

ooh yes.

he's not like "wow look at me, I'm the chief and I'm play my things and good bye"

he's also an entertainer..

beast..

[supercow424]

this dude is so beast

[Chamix92]

how do you circular breathe?

[uabjf]

blow air into your cheeks, then inhale through your nose while you squeeze the air out of your cheeks to keep the note going.

[ThatCubeGuy]

circular breathing through all that. crazy!

[natitg]

I know there were ppl that played @ an extremely high caliber

but whenever I listen to him it's just unreal

[PUIncubus]

sick......

[pgbflower2]

It's nice to see a crowd with a sense of humor. Great job!

[theelitemusician]

Beast

[vitordrift]

um dos mais ecelentes trompetes do seculo,pena que não mora no BRASIL,Pois gostaria d ter o praser de conhece-lo pessoalmente.

[Goku20091500]

I like the way he shows off. lol, playing with the left hand.

[whitevipe309]

i think he had a cramp

lol

[jejus94]

fafello...sam jestes pajac!on moze i robi i cyrk ale i gra...i to jak zajebiscie!

[KO8E89]

lol, at 00:57, the lady jumps when Allen hits a really high note.

[fafello]

Pajac... robi cyrk zamiast grać...;/ nie lubię takich bałwanów!!

[feb29229]

wow that growling was cool :)

[justintrumpet21]

No matter what you think, it won't change the fact that he is an awesome musician!

[AveryGeorgia88]

And people wonder why i like him so much.

[kakashisempai]

1:46 lol

[DaniBible]

this guy is playing at our jazz festival at Newberry College with us in SC!!! We rehearsed with him last night and it was so awesome! This man has serious talent!

[WH2daC]

Hey I was there too! I was the solo trumpet in the All-State Jazz band. Our conductor was Jim Ketch... Vizzutti was cool but we only heard the first song with the Flugel before our student band had to leave for lunch.

[pedroesteban86]

I think you're thinking of a different concert maybe? This was in January and an evening conert.

[trumpetman0815]

I love how Vizzuti is often found playing with school bands. I also love his UNIQUE and INCREDIBLE sense of humor!!

[effingawwesome]

k0blac02 you are a moron. Double C is C4 and Triple C is C5. C8 would be 4 Cs above Double C, not triple C.

[MOGEkyOU]

you just made yourself look like a fucking idiot... C4 is middle C. this is because there are 8 keys that are a C on a piano, and its called middle C because its the fourth one, in the middle. dont mislead people and give them wrong information if your not sure. you could screw up like you just did and then screw them over in turn.

[effingawwesome]

Wrong. C4 is middle C on the piano. On the trumpet, C4 is double C. Learn to trumpet, n00b. Different instruments have different notations.

[MOGEkyOU]

lol dude music is music... it doesn't change. middle c is middle c! music theory is music theory! it isn't relative and it doesn't change with the instrument!

[Garbitch]

yes it does :)

[tammerman175]

Middle c for a trumpet should be a B flat 5 on a piano, if I figured it right. So yes it does change mogekyou. Different instruments are usually in different keys.

[seb1001]

He has everything except feeling ans swing

[Pez0023]

<3 thats all i can say. and give me lessons!

[TrumpetGuru918]

My god, i just need to shut my case and throw it off a bridge.

[k0blac02]

Probably because a double high C is C7 and a Trip C is C8 nobody wants to say I just threw down a C8 so they say I just threw down a trip C

[dpbUK]

circular breathing!

[KO8E89]

lol, it was funny

[ernieakazmb]

VERY Entertaining!!!

[richardhibert260]

I think this solo is great, he starts with something that ties into the song, then does something that doesn't fit that well into the song, but it doesn't matter because their is no chord backing, and then he finishes with something that fits into the song again for the end.

[richardhibert260]

the middle part is good technically but doesn't have to fit with the song because of no backing which is fine. And i was meant to say 'there' instead of 'their' in the previous comment.

[ncodrington]

lol, brilliant!

[bettymcsweaty]

I saw Allen Vizzutti in Manchester about five or six years ago, in a jazz and a "classical" music setting and I have to say it was the most enthralling performance I have ever witnessed. The guy is a consummate performer- and on top of that he could make the audience laugh with the slightest movement or raise of the eyebrow. Hats off to the guy

[ScreaminDeamon4lyfe]

I normally don't comment ignorance but this is rediculous. How can you fools criticize someone you can't outplay? AND how can you say playing scales isn't soloing? Any real musician will tell you they started learning how to solo by learning their SCALES...THEN learn riffs from your fav players and make them your own...Quit making yourself look ignorant on the net and learn how to play your horn

[Ranimal006]

What is the point of jazz anyway? to play how you feel. Jazz, just like all other music in open to interpretation. Now, if you are saying one song should be played one single way for the rest of time, I strongly disagree. I suggest you open your mind and hear the music around you.

[paddypower200]

he is trully amazing..he is an acomplished player.who cares if he s n't the best jazz player out there.i dont think there are lot of guys out there who can mutch him.makes me sick when people critisise musician like Vizzutti.

[10links]

i saw him at the nabba awards ceremony...absolutely amazing, this song doesnt barely tap into his abilities.

[EnglishHornYay]

This is disgusting he plays for only himself.

[Jonesy038]

Some of you guys need to put your pants back on and stop playing with your knackers. Ok, Vizzutti isn't the best at improv in the world, but he'd still play any of your poor mothers into the middle of next week. Grow up, little boys!

[saxocopter]

??????

[padsax1]

dire.

[touchofclass562]

i'm siding with MrDeride. Thats the most bootleg version i've heard. This Allen Vizzutti character has no biz touching a bop chart..and with a symphony lol!

Tbteen07...yeah his audience didn't care he's a square because they don't know any better.

Virtuoso? Maybe so, but not his jazz improv. He's valve mashing at best. Fucker played scales and scales and scales. He fuckin threw the arban book at you with his so-called jazz solo. Where are the ideas? Where are the "riffs"?

[jakeengler]

Jealous? Once again, Vizzutti could improvise circles around you to the point that you'd better to just leave your horn at home. Respect your elders.

[irish2335]

dude, vizzutti is an OK improvisor at best. He just did this recently at WCU and the solo is almost exactly the same. Hes just playin memorized licks. Im not saying hes not amazing at playing them, hes just not a good improvisor is all

[jakepirtle]

You're a moron.

[irish2335]

dude ur an idiot. Listen to a recording of him playing this. It will be exactly the same. Do you seriously think this is improv? Its not even jazz, its like a freaking arbans excercise. Face it dude, zixxutti is square

[ktrum492]

Okay, have you ever played out of one of his books? Obviously not. The stuff he does is crazy hard, and about 2 steps above arcans. Even my trumpet teacher was awed by how hard it was. Come back when you actually know what you are talking about.

[jakeengler]

Pretty sure I've seen him play very different solos on the same tune more than once. He is basically outlining the chords but when you are playing that speed it's a little hard to play melodiously. Pretty sure he can play any style, he just chooses to show his virtuosity at concerts because that is exactly what most people pay for. I'm not saying he is a jazz player, or classical player. He's in a category of his own.

[tbteen07]

I agree with Airman 410:

"it really shouldn't be criticized", but if that's your opinion, okay. He is a composer though himself and has written a few pieces. But as to being a square, his audience didn't care and quite frankly, he's an awesome and accomplished player. MrDeride, if you could, please post a video showing us the true art of playing (non-sarcastically). My talents are nothing in comparison to his, Wynton Marsalis, nor Dizzy Galespie...so I have very little criticism.

[MrDeride]

I would love to do a video recording of my own improv. Especially on something like Tunisia. However, I conviniently lack the proper equipment.

For an example of how this song <b>should</b> be performed: Look up the Wayne Shorter/Lee Morgan recording somewhere here.

[jakeengler]

Sorry but Vizzutti would play circles around them and yourself.

[MrDeride]

One more thing: I don't believe he follows the changes until the very end of the break.

[sdjazzguy]

oh no...its the end of the friggin' world...

[vnizzle13]

i agree with u on that he is pretty square but he still has great chops

[MrDeride]

What a fucking square. Dude obviously can't swing.

Virtuoso my dick.

He shouldn't be allowed to play anything Dizz wrote.

[Airman410]

everyone has their own style of playing... and for someone whose technique is on as much of a virtuoso level as Vizzuti's, it really shouldn't be criticized.

[MrDeride]

Having amazing technique... how does that make someone a "virtuoso," which, in my opinion is a really retarded label for someone who's SQUARE.

Another thing: not that him playing this straight is a "rude" thing to do, but I thought classical musicians/conductors always harped on people if they played any composition differently than the composer intended it to be played.

Lastly... IT'S BEBOP, IT'S DIZZY, DON'T <b>PERFORM</b> IT IF YOU CAN'T PLAY IT CORRECTLY!

[pedroesteban86]

since when does being a Square mean you can't be a virtuoso. I didn't say he could swing, but in the AREA of TECHNIQUE, he is undenyably a virtuoso. Listen to The Carnival of Venus (not venice) by vizuutti, its a perfect example.

[dyep8ntball4]

Only a ignorant immature musican like yourself (if you even are one) would say something like that. You're just jealous because you can't play ANY of that. And second of all, I'm guessing you are one of those dick head trumpets who think that you know everything and can play higher and better than everyone you see or hear..well guess what faggot, Vizzutti will knock your playing in the dirt. You might as well give yourself a swift kick to the nugget pouch.

[DeumReaper]

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[pedroesteban86]

all i have to say is that he was tits when i saw him, whether you like the guy or not you can't deny he is technically a virtuoso. Musically, it's debatable because everyone has their own preferences, but the crowd seemed to enjoy him. I don't have video of this but he did a rendition of Over the Rainbow on flugel horn that probably is one of the most beautifully flugel ballads i've ever heard, tone-wise, phrasing, everything.

[butxifxnot]

The visual stuff is great. I mean, I didn't even watch this the first time I saw this video, and I had to watch it again. Allen Vizzutti is flat-out amazing.

[gsman5828]

Homey was just having fun!! What is can you do after you pretty muched played all over the horn and mastered it in a solo?? Throw in a little humor.

[1337evan]

yeah for half valving and growling!

[emanonami]

Vizutti has a really amazing jazz-classical fusion style. The Boss and Vizzutti are different players and approach the same piece in different ways - you can't compare them to each other as they have their own styles.

This is really more a classical show off but he pulls it off so who am i to say this is anything other than great. (p.s. this was with a symphony orchestra - not a jazz band!)

[jazzinaz]

Very nice. I dig the repetitious breathing starts on :43 and ends on 1:18.

[Marshmallowmann]

wtf is a double-high C ??

damn it's called c1, c2, c3, c4 etc

[curtis123465]

well actually, most trumpet players I have been around refer to their high notes in the high, double high, and triple high octaves because groups such as the International Trumpet Guild have given the notes those names. Sometimes you hear trumpet players say c1,c2,c3, etc but not as often than you hear high, double high, or triple high. (a double high C is an octave above the C above the staff)

[teflonde]

Hi all,

How does he do that tremendous high-note playing?

Well beyond a double-high "C"!

I truly would like to know.

(One of the mysteries of my cornet-playing life)

Cheers

John

[FandenFaen]

I think Vizzutti is a quite good composer as well as player. His books of beginner/intermediate stuff like the dances for trumpet are really great for middle school and high schoolers.

[karatgold09]

dont know about you guys.... but i kinda liked it...

[braintreecat]

Great "performer"-showman-master tecnician but as to jazz-no thanks. Maynard did it better and more musical.

[jefftritonesub]

No disrespect for the Boss, he's the king of chops... but there's no comparison for mastery of the craft.

[braintreecat]

For technique-yes I agree. But for flexibility (Maynard played great jazz on 3 different instruments. Check his flugel solo on the "Nice and Juicy" post elsewhere here. You'll see what I mean.

[maxstp911]

no disrespect,,, he is the king of chops....but he would be even better dressed as a clown in some kid party.... but then again....no disrespect.

[Tobey2k4]

I think being able to put a little bit of humour into your music is a highly under-rated skill. After all, most musicians get into music with the intention of entertaining an audience. I do think he overuses his bag of 'tricks' though.

[maxstp911]

completly agree with you,,, BUT, the music by it self should be entertaining,,,, using these clown tricks...people don't listen to the music anymore. Playing chops like he does..i dont tink that he wants people to remember that they saw a funny trumpet player tonight...... what do you think? ....anyway it is just what i think....but who am i ?

[harrycarayhere]

eh.....yeah whatever. Not too impressed...at least not for jazz.

[smartone180]

For those of you that think this isn't impressive, first of all try playing a trumpet, and second go listen to him in concert. my brother had the privelege to play along with him at his all-region jazz band concert, and it was by far the most amazing trumpet work i have ever heard. vizzutti is a great performer.

[RobinsonAnd]

a nice, safe, (harmonically) solo. he's got kind of an interesting take on the bop style, but it still dosen't really do it for me

[ChwyNiblet]

Well, I love his classical work...

[Chalo77]

Too much of impressive... He could be more musical.

Vizzutti doesn't groove but he's indeniably an excellent trumpet player.

He's more a player than a musician. That's how I see him.

I bought his CD skyrocket...very boring and I'm talking about his compositions.

[pelirrojo173]

Not my style, but Allen Vizzutti is a god. Love his sense of humor too :) I envy those Temple students who got to play with him, that must have been an amazing experience.

[chetzemiah]

how the hell can you people be so retarded! the name Allen Vizzutti means something to you! always something bad to say about everybody! you should try to study and than criticise

[DuckDRe]

amazing maybe but not good, so what if he is technically proficient, that solo was horrible.

[prince3r]

are you serious? have you ever tried playing trumpet? if you did youd know good/ridiculous this is

[DuckDRe]

he should stick to classical

[ender2999]

Hahah, yes.

[bellband]

I cant believe some of the stuff I'm reading on here!!

[Gangstar41145]

sorry sounds like shit

[londonchops]

You're calling Night in Tunisia stupid????What do you see when you look in the mirror?Check out Diz or Clifford Brown or Lee Morgan's version before shooting your mouth off...

[zacary9bibi1]

Okay somewhere along the exploration of technicality ... the song got left way behind ... turned it into somekind of comedy show routine ... to exhibit his mastery

[cox470]

Do you think the audience would wanna hear the stupid song if that guy can play crazy shit like that? ^^

[mrz88]

all show, no style.

[bellband]

go ahead and do him one better

[pedroesteban86]

by "bellband" are you referring to LD Bell?

[bellband]

yeah

[pedroesteban86]

Cool. Just wondering because ya'll had a pretty good program when i was in HS. I used to go to Duncanville.

[bellband]

Oh wow. They have a really great band right now, and always have from what I hear. I'm guessing you graduated in 86? Its improved a LOT since then. You can find quite a few videos of the marching band on here.

[pedroesteban86]

ha. I'm not that old i graduated in 2004.

[bellband]

Oh, haha. I was just going off the 86 in your name. Yeah 04 was my first year there. I loved the hunting rabbits section of your show that year

[aegbb]

whatb a bitch