Alan Morrison 1985 "Harry James Trumpet Concerto"

[012875alex]

nice!

[bmx833]

This guy is my conductor, WHAT. A. LEGEND.

[junknspam3]

I love this...I wish I could have seen them live.

[billmel1]

I once played with this bloke, he's a genius :D

[57dogsbody]

no SOUL noFEELINGdullsville .Why bother?

[tubamarc8891]

Nice playing but Brits cant swing =/

[TBIGNATIUS]

@tubamarc8891 What you're watching is a brass band. You know that. This is not any kind of representation of Jazz, British or otherwise. People turn up on here just to slate whatever they see. I don't post comments normally, but such a narrow-minded, bigoted, poorly considered generalisation needs a response. If you don't like what you're seeing move on....quietly.

[YWCTrumpetMania]

Bb Cornet??

[Axolo1991]

sounds a bit too classical but he plays very good ^^

[mellem51]

harry james is much better.

[Ricktpt1]

It's got more Howarth and Grimethorpe (out of the colliary band tradition) in it has of Harry. But that's okay. It's the 21st century. Stylistic traditions can overlap and the world won't come to an end. A Big Band lead trumpet player would stick out like a sore thumb......

(Maynard's British band was one of the all time greats btw.....)

[mhstpt]

The comments are interesting, some more informed than others.

First of all, "brits + jazz just typically doesn't turn out too well..." I have listened to Maynard playing with his British bands - they were terrific for what they did. Derek Watkins can play in my band (or any big or small band) anywhere, at any time...ever!

There will never be another Harry James, though many will play his music for better or worse. It will thus live on. Bravo for trying and doing a wonderful job!

[otmq]

this is about the pinnacle of "jazz style" playing from legit classical players...great technique, but sterile as a piece of stale bread

[budgie987]

i thought it was brilliant

[tubamarc8891]

I hate to stereotype, I really do... But brits + jazz just typically doesn't turn out too well...

[mpmcd81]

This is a really remarkable group of musicians. If you've never really played brass instruments, you have no idea how difficult it is to sound like these guys. It's something you work and work and work toward, and most of us will never truly get to where they are. And these guys work like dogs to get to where they can sound like this. The tuning and sound is fabulous, and these guys put on one heck of a show.

[GC2010Trumpet]

Alto Flugel at 2:00...? This guys tone is so buttery... oh my

[Kickerinthehead]

He got all the notes right, but this wasn't designed to be a pretty chamber piece. There was no feeling.

[giftstoblessyou]

i dont knpw what the negatives comments are but this cornet player was awesome to my great mix in music

[satchm0999]

I wish I could play it like this. From someone who has practised this in a effort to play it - take it from me this is playing of a very high standard indeed. Plus it's being played to an audience of bandsmen who will be tutting over every fluff and crack. alan Morrison is the best at this type of solo.

[pijamas]

ugly

[rebishaz]

No, you're all wrong. Everything on youtube must be golden!

[TOMIPL446]

This is a Cornet.

[dadikos]

Sorry man but this is not a classical trumpet concerto......

[selector111]

2:00 C flugel? i thought this was awsome, just a little slow in a few parts

[TrumpetMaster1000]

sorry i dont like this guys vibroto

[tspcebtwn]

vibrato

[TrumpetMaster1000]

@tspcebtwn oh wow lol i just noticed that typo thx

[GreatDemian]

lol

[MusicalMuppet]

i think he's hes good but hes tryed to make tthis jazz peice into classical and it dosent work. watch harry play it.

[TheStevetrom]

remember just when this was - brass bands were still playing stuffy arrangements of classical stuff.

Alan was one of the first of the 'modern' brass player, a f@*(ing good one and a really great bloke.

[trumpet90909]

And what has changed? Brass bands are STILL playing stuffy arrangements of classical stuff and creating all sorts of festivals and competitions based around brass music. Ugh.

[bandgeekboy1]

2:40-3:07 is the Grand Russian Fantasia. Only a little twisted with i guess :|

[kdkn92]

He tried to turn it into a classical piece and its not. All music is open to interpretation but a swingin big band piece should be played as such, like Harry James did. This classical interpreatation took the bounce out of the piece.

[sigmaclass]

@kdkn92 Thats funny because this piece takes themes from classical CORNET solos (Grand Russian Fantasia by J. B. Arban) written for this style. Interesting how its ok for classical music to be interpreted as jazz, but not the other way around. I enjoyed this performance. Take another listen.

[zpull77]

@sigmaclass Actually Arban did not write Grand Russian Fantasia, it was written by Jules Levy.

As far as the performance, the guy has great technique and know his way around the horn but I get why people are not liking the performance. I found it rather blah, like watching someone in a Ferrari doing the speed limit.

[dtrob1993]

2:57-3:06 reminds me of Carnival of Venice. Just because the actual melody is simple eighth notes, it has ridiculousness in between each one.

[Beattietron]

Is that the eminent Mr. Rod Franks second from the left at 2:20?

[pastrumpet]

Comparado con Harry, este tio es una nenaza!!!!!

[SykoAzn26]

very pretty, but i like it faster like the way harry played it :P

[mcbenna]

i like his hair :D

but compared to harry james this is nothing.

it just didn't have any life for me

[stampy7777]

Your turn then?

[SuperBabyStudios]

I'm very jealous of all these iconic horn players such as David Childs, Robert Childs, Alan Morrison, Glynn Williams and some of the others. I know I've been playing Baritone/Euphonium for like 3 months and trumpet for like a few weeks but dang... They are SMOKIN' hot, eh?

[Ahbooshasha]

he has a beautiful tone

[ruamij]

bien chido mano

[barliman2001]

Seems to me that no one of those guys have ever listened to an original Harry James recording of the piece. It is true that Harry James plays it a bit faster - but he does not have the variety of sound. He just blasts everything out indiscriminately, and many fo the fast bits are horribly "underdone".

I agree that a bit more Big Band flavour would have done Grimethorpe good - but one can only be near perfect? ;-)

[jazzmangiant]

For flaws, look at the original harry james version.  Then look at this.

[JonathanDiazZ]

uff, good... muy bonito, felicidades, buen video!!!

[Jessybell1990]

username200909 - Alan is one of the most well respected cornet players of the day. I have no doubt that he can play his Arban inside out and upsidedown. He's a lovely bloke and one of the greatest cornet players there has ever been.

[PaulMaccasBiggestFan]

what is that?

[firedragon289]

yzfgjcfgn

[willdone900]

his good but harry james does much better

[inf1nity]

maybe cause the concerto was, idont know, written for harry james? wow.

[tpcornet12]

Bet most people critisizing this couldn't even play the fucking Kazoo. Jazzfreak you truly are a knob!

[GodzRicko]

Guess you cant practice style. Good technique tho.

[Jazzfreak251]

white people....

[jayrulz223]

rofl

[ericlawhammer]

minorities....

[username200909]

i agree, this arrangement is pretty boring but give the soloist some slack, harry james' father made him perfect a page a day from arbans method book, something i highly doubt this guy did. ofcourse its nowhere near as good the original but nothing ever is...props to this guy its a very difficult piece and he did far better than most would

[blackdyke]

"something I highly doubt this guy did." Typcial yank - are you aware that Alan Morrison is one of the finest cornet players around. And this is THE Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

You have no right to make careless ignorant comments like that.

[klwalker6]

how numpty are sum of u ppl?! its a Cornet playing the trumpet concerto... beautiful instrument :)

[jazzmangiant]

this is soooo lame. God harry james is turning in his grave after this... so bad

[ericlawhammer]

okay, name flaws pleeeeease

[Moonmatt2]

Is that a trumpet it really looks like a mellophone

[Drworm89]

I didn't realize you were talking about the background instrument. Looks like a Flugelhorn with a different wrap.

[barliman2001]

It's the Brass Band flugehorn from Courtois, seen from an unusual angle.

[kaunasprince]

Cornet

[muzician21]

ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....­....

[brassplyer]

.shrug

Competently and cleanly played and utterly unexciting. These "pops" style performances always seem calculated to squeeze the life out of music. How can you call it "good" when it lacks any of the fire that Harry James brought to it and which is integral to the piece?

Betcha Doc in his day would tear this up.

[AbsoluteValueX2]

still, his version is pretty boring even if no one was paid to play.

[aledcacen]

Thanks to everyone for their comments but I think you're being a little bit harsh on the soloist. try and remember that no one in this band got "paid" to play . They did it for the enjoyment. Don't try and compare it to the original.I like it.

[greenstboy]

Have to agree with the comments below. Nice try, but only Harry plays like Harry. Many have great technique, but who can duplicate the Harry James' sound!?!

[pancho597037]

i start hating this video at 2:57...good trumpet player, amazing. but the style is COMPLETELY 1985! Harry James would think this is a joke if he heard it...this fucker ever cracks a note in 4:00....nice try though :]

[AbsoluteValueX2]

wow harry james is like ten times better. but this guy is still pretty good, but he is too boring.

[jazzmangiant]

I don't like this at all. The style is completely wrong.

[istvanbalint]

harry james was playing this piece in double tempo

[WillFlex4Food]

Pretty lame arrangement. Good soloist, but you should be a virtuoso if you're gonna attempt a James piece...and he didn't quite cut it.

[junkyman2]

Great techinician on the trumpet but man oh man it was too square to be a harry james chart. as far as playing all the notes goes, great job but where was that ala harry james big band flavor. Too square for my taste but no disrespect intended bcuz he is a far better player than i am but that's just my input.

[SPUNKGIVER]

brass band eh

[Gozaburo1]

I can hear quite a bit of the bumblebee in this lol.

[ITakeOnRS]

anyone know where i can get a copy of the solo cornet part?

[2710Jonesey]

i used to go to his dads band

[dafyddsillsjones]

this is pure brass band gold - more!! more!!