Wycliffe Gordon jaming at Vitoria Jazz Festival 07

[RyanEarl802]

i shook this man's hand. he's my hero :]

[MrMertakhai]

4 people missed the Like button in an eargasm-induced seizure.

[InstruOMentalOGuy]

4 people were drunk and miss the "like" button

[wPHao]

man this is some crazy stuff, go Wycliffe!

[tromboneJTS]

Sweet Georgia Brown??? A bit sloppy in many places, but good brute strength.

[trombotronic]

Si vuelve a España voy a verlo fijooo!!

[orjazzmicintentions]

Believe me this man owns the trombone.  he can play softly and beautiful when he wants to. He can easily play in the same range at pp.

[digitaltrombone]

There´s only one way to get that kind of stamina... Keep on working! I like the energy

[McMajestic992]

i want a trombone and mouthpiece like that xd

[kovaxtromb]

well.. he is great, in fact.. on the other hand, he is too loud to be able to play more accurately.. if someone playes as loud as he does, it is very difficult to make good articulation.. he has his own energetic style which is quite good, indeed.. but several times he playes things that ,i think, don't make sense .. meant for effect..

[DeedMDavid]

As far as I'm aware, he also plays a trumpet, so that'd be one factor on top of his Monette mouthpiece. That mouthpiece looks pretty small, and the trombone is, of course, tiny as well. Then there is, of course, his insane stamina and experience.

[km426]

my teacher done a gig with him on a cruise ship

[RATCHETKIDD318]

GREAT PERFORMANCE!

[DeedMDavid]

This guy seems to be pretty much invincible. I don't know too many jazz trombonists, but I'm pretty sure a lot of them would have a hard time rasping that high throughout the entire 64-bar solo of Caravan.

[SeybertGuy]

You should hear his solo on his "heads up" album with John Allred. Seriously, it is so ballsy.

[boneofthewang]

Yeah dude, Wycliffe's got some insane stamina. I wouldn't be too surprised if he's got some extra mitochondria in the cells of his chops.

[steevojackass]

man that sound is so HUGE

[thel0ne0ne]

you obviously cant tell the tell the difference between the tone of a trumpet and a trombone

[hornswoggle142]

think he was just commenting on the lighter tone, dick.

[thel0ne0ne]

how was his tone light?

[HargleFlargle]

It is definitely lighter, compared to the more mellow sound of classical trombone. He just has a naturally brighter sound than most trombonists, classical or jazz, but that's awesome.

[jasonadamheeter]

Well, when people play classical horns, they play trombones with F attachments and with a bigger bore...like .425 hes playing a jazz horn...like .350...it makes the sound lighter...and thinner

[DancingSpacePotato]

no Trombone is smaller the .48 or .49... a large bore is about .547. .425 is smaller than my Trumpet, how old are you?

[jasonadamheeter]

I didnt know specific bores...just the concept...that classical horns have larger bores and are fuller and darker...Wycliffe is playing a jazz horn with a smaller bore, which makes it easier for him to pop out those high notes...im 20

[jazzman09876]

He's playing a monette prana mouthpiece.

That's also a HUUUUUUGE factor :p

I used to play one, and it makes such a different tone colour! Although it doesn't really work for classica. But it is awseome for latin, funk and jazz

[boneofthewang]

Lmao a trombone with a .350 bore--that's even skinnier than a pencil

[jazzman09876]

Don't forget, he's playing on a monette prana series mouth piece.

I used to play on one, and they make the most amazing tone colour, so different to anything else you've ever heard - but not appropriate for classical, only for jazz funk and latin

[stevenhamlin1000]

@HargleFlargle yeah this is really easy to achieve

just play loud & put more air in

[tpstrat14]

he's coming to my school and our band is going to be playing with him in march. i am so friggin psyched.

[wittyman37]

wycliffe can sing ballads like nobody's business and blow the shit out of any uptempo tune as well

[SeybertGuy]

Everyone who says this guy sucks needs to get there facts straight. First off, he's Wycliffe Gordon. Enough said. Second, he teaches at one of the best music schools in the world, Julliard. Thirdly, I don't see anyone of you bastards on stage performing. It's a live show. He's appealing to the crowd and having FUN. You know that word that everyone should be doing while there playing anything period. Shut your pieholes and appreciatte good music.

[M17C23R08]

He's good. He's not THAT good though.

[trombonethjameth]

i'm not primarily a jazz musician, but as you can see this man is IT. listen to everything out there, and wonder why he is performing around the world...constantly. he's IT.

[nyjets19]

wait...am i listening to a jazz trombonist or a trombone playing sound effects for loony toons? please...go listen to some JJ Johnson and you'll know what a jazz trombonist should sound like.

[bigclipper]

obviously you don't understand what jasz,jas,jass music is.. before the real pretty soft notes came to this music we now call "jazz",the music was "hot" meaning loud,brash,boisterous etc. so knowing that, how could you post such an idiotic comment for all to see? do yourself a favor and do your due diligence next time before making a statement like that. get back at me once you come to your senses!!

[godoofakeman]

or you know...you could just listen to harry watters and be done with your fantasy of being like this loser...

[Torihope]

Oh please stop and broaden you horizons. No two instrumentalists need sound the same on any instrument. How boring would that be? I'm a JJ fan too, but Wycliffe is an amazing trombonist as well.

[danylongshaft]

honestly,,,to me this guy is just a young cat with chops..hes not really playing much music. I'm a trombonist too. its not about how high you play but the notes you blow out, honestly im not impressed, dont get me wrong he has amazing chops though

[geekbeeterupper]

imo, this isnt such a good vid of his. he plays totally better in others. i think hes probly tired or something this isnt his best

[dherrer1]

jealous

[qewtra]

ya right smart ass he is 10 times better then that old fool

[Fbmastahhevyb]

in a solo you can litterallyl do what ever you want

[micahj]

Check out his album "Slidin' Home"... man, unless you've checked out a player's ENTIRE discography, be careful what you say about them. Wycliffe's a bad cat and he has MANY styles at his fingertips.

[bonetacular]

@micahj ...at his elbow joint, you mean :]

[tbonejok]

You're an idiot. Make sure you have viable knowledge of a person before you embarrass yourself. Stupidity. You're right, I am giving you shit, which is exactly what you sounded like

[tjeeta12]

the most rippin bone chops you will ever hear!

[trombonisme]

agreed

[ZOMGHAXPLX]

I'm so glad! He's playin with my highschool next week. I need to find out how he does that phaser effect.

[Svtubaboyclass09]

did you compete in the savannah jazz festival?

[ZOMGHAXPLX]

No I didn't why?

[Svtubaboyclass09]

I was just wondering because he went to a school in our region and helped them for the festival in Savannah Georgia, and they ended up winning.

[marcusjazz1625]

Gosh his tone is sexy....haha but anyways yeah i love how stuff thats not technically difficult is sometimes the best stuff to listen to.

[sirgroove]

Neal Smith is jammin on the drums. it's always a pleasure to hear him play; more so to see him play.

[trickycuzz]

wheres his neck..Lol...seriously, hes a beast though

[trombone77]

wycliffe came to a concert at my high school 3 years ago. He is amazing.

[johnnyrob1972]

WOW!! Great trombonist!!!Very high Energy level

[bubajim]

I' a trombonist. It's huge enery. Shouting yes. Admittedly. Very raw. Very physical. Wish I could meet him. It's very provocative. I hear rock influence in it. He's swinging, I know, but I hear rock, electric fire in his art...

[kovaxtromb]

okay, he is good.. he feels ,how to play blues.. so that's cool.. but , in my opinion , often he plays things which don't make sense... oh yes, I know, I'm nobody, and he is The Great ... and I don't understand his modern style.. hmm.. Anyway, I dont't like this ''goin crazy-style''..

[jacktojack69]

Check out "live in swing city" the lcjo's cd of purely duke material...then you'll get a better taste of jordan's complete mastery.

[Zombbg4]

his last name is gordon...not jordan lol.thanks though, i'll check that out. I don't care much for what he's doing here.

[trombone77]

oh my god live in swing city is probably one of my top 5 favorite cds. kovax listen to this disc. you will change your mind.

[jacktojack69]

Isn't it great?! I also just got Citi Movement (Griot New York) and it's blowing my mind!!!

[jfree1112]

in context with the head of the song and perhaps the mood of that jazz club at that point in time , his playing might become more clear to you

[kotaboner42]

amazing, you said it Trombone 0817,

one of the finest examples of modern music.

[bariguru]

I heard him performing live with the Brass Band of Battle Creek a few years back. The great thing about him is that he's got so much energy and he keeps it going.

[Trombone0817]

Wycliffe=Amazing. Thanks for posting this, man.

[saxgasteiz]

Polinomio, sois kojonudos!!

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