Bill Watrous Tiger of San Pedro

[Theheat68]

Yess!! pure jazz is right!! We played this in my middle school jazz and it was amazing!

[Markeygirl]

AAAAWWWW... do you have a light... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Markeygirl]

I AM BREATHLESS AND THIS IS AWESOME!!

[Lulzorz125]

Playing this song in jazz band.

[CalvinT3hOwnage]

that fucking trumpet solo mang

[saxmasta25]

god the trombone solo wtf?!?! omg bill is a trombone legend

[REVIN275]

we played this at m high school and i ended up losing my breath and almost breaking my pinkey. it was well worth the pain <3

[Akuma296]

They played this at the Leon High School Performing Arts Winter Showcase yesterday and Friday.

It was epic.

[SCHILLERis1337]

im a member of the brockton highschool jr jazzband and im actually playing this... and i got the trumpet solo >:D

[WolfStorms44]

Pure jazzy ear sex.

[chazinmo58]

Awesome! Does anyone have a recording of Zip City?

[Theheat68]

@sureshot1997 Ever heard of Latin jazz? check your words.

A great jazz piece, if i do say so myself.

[estiles68]

Danny Stiles is bad ass!!!! His ending solo on "AYO" is amazing too.

[KadeshFlow]

sick. Just sick. There is no other way to describe this. I still remember my sophomore year in hs jazz band when my band director played this recording. Wanted to put down my horn forever in shame/amazement/knowledge that I would never be that good.

[saxmasta25]

@KadeshFlow when i heard the trombone solo i wanted to throw my horn away.... and im a sax player

[mymusic1197]

watrus is good but listen to the great frank rosolino more talent than was humanly possible

[tromboneshorty95]

were playing this in our marching show next year :p I keep getting confused

[DeathCail]

I'm playing this song in jazz band and the drum part is way different. Anyways, I smashed my thumb like 10 times practicing this version. It starts about 3:44, the clicks. Hahaha.

[MrChesmond1234]

the trumpet solo is just pure amazement havent heard anything with such wonderful sound and articulation throughout a solo in a jazz song

[MrChesmond1234]

this is like one of the best jazz band songs ever

[KCfriedchicken86]

I can play this but it doesn't sound nearly as good

[rhysisawsome69]

Great song. I gotta play that in stage band at school, me being 1st Trombone, i have the big solo mid way through, and the crazy one at the end. :D

[luke3jes]

Groundbreaking when this album broke in the mid-70's. Everyone with a horn stood up and took notice and Watrous inspired a whole genernation of bone players. Beautiful solo in melodic structure and fluid technique. The triple tonguing flurry at the end (at 4:35) just seals the package. Excellent.

[scottfg]

Danny Stiles !!!

[drunkcoffeemilk]

one of our highschool bands is plaing this song, i'll be it a watered down version, but still pretty cool. i did my first improvised flute solo to this song! :D

[rubiksgh3]

i am playing this song for my middle school jazz band

[JohnFoxHimself]

What a tight band - Danny Stiles rules on lead trumpet. Watrous makes it sound so easy. Bill is also the nicest guy you will ever meet and a great storyteller. He had us all laughing until it hurt! The album cover shown at the beginning was a special promo that was sent out only to radio stations and is pretty rare. Columbia finally re-issued the original MWR albums on CD a few years ago. Thanks for sharing this man, great stuff.

[bepinlv]

What great phrasing and tight musicianship!

[PJMPercussion]

How 'bout some "props" for Danny Stiles and the great trumpet solo he plays in this piece !

[windowsforvista]

sounds like something in a sonic game :D

[dq9]

Thank you for this! My record of this keeps skipping and it's definitely not my record player :(

[nikfuess]

Bill was my inspiration as I was a teenager. I never became anything big in music, but I still have amazing respect for him today. He can do things that few could ever dream of doing. Also, still love Tiger of San Pedro! GREAT tune!

[PotholesInMyLawn]

Gosh I remember playing this in HS band... I was 2nd Chair trumpet... :)

[lazyeddie04]

1:03 Boy. That trombone sure sounds like a trumpet.

[marct33]

@lazyeddie04 Haha it is a trumpet

[CeceRox4Ev]

@lazyeddie04 it's a trumpet solo there ;D

[ecrouh85]

great song i must say. and as a trombonist myself bill watrous is someone to aim for

[chowderhead5000]

the music sucked after five minutes of it

[felis58]

haha my high school band is attempting this. its WAY to much fun. im playing lead trombone in it to haha

[shellshock663]

now THIS is music

[McKnight2011]

One could say that Bill Watrous is my hero. Partly because of how goofy this album cover is...

[edcorey]

Check out Danny Stiles and Bill Watrous AYO and Dirty Dan.

[34stevearl]

He's alive according to wikipedia. We played this song when I was in marching band in high school. Love this song.

[edcorey]

@34stevearl That is the Danny Stiles Radio Personality. Different Danny.

[6Metal6Fanatic6]

i love this song *_* try /watch?v=maNNE7rL4JE

[MexiDragon315]

my ears just came

[Ritorta67]

Bello!!!

[Equadore]

I can listen to this all day!

[OneOfThePartyPeople]

i want to put this song on my album with me soloing. basically im just going to blow through notes when i play my bone solo, i can play an f above the fortissimo f!!! sometimes the b flat above that on a good day! great song but i wish there was more soloing with the bone, bill. bravo!

[SonicBoomC98]

This is one of my favorite tunes and this is a great performance of it

[rockonee]

omg this song makes me fall more and more in love with the trumpet <3 <3 <3

[2003Brad]

This is my favorite was my favorite trombone player in high school. Actually by then, I actually learned to play all of the solos that Bill Watrous did. It was the style that I

learned. Never get tired of his playing.

[narb182]

fuck.

[edcorey]

Danny Stiles died in Orlando, Florida at the age of 65.

[edcorey]

You should change the title to "Bill Watrous and Danny Stiles Tiger of San Pedro" and give Danny some credit to a great tune.

[jake101101197]

Plaing this in my jr high jazz band amazing song. P.S. why did you put the picture of a trombone player during the trumpet solo?

[riflebone]

Great tune. Thanks for uploading. Too bad there are those here who like to be small minded and post crap about insignificant stuff. They are truly small minded and stupid compared to the greatness of the music.

[nayeliandjelychanel]

thats crazy! i play the tbone and i could never do that! crazy!!!

[toejam4500]

pure jazz

[sureshot1997]

@toejam4500 hahah lol this isnt jazz i hope you know its latin lol

[chrisbresette]

@sureshot1997 Come again? So if it's "Latin", it isn't "Jazz"?

[themightyquinn94]

@sureshot1997 What the heck to do define jazz as, man?  Latin IS jazz.

[marct33]

ear sex

[mellojb]

@marct33 seriously at the end it did feel like my ears were being fucked.

[smexybiyatch]

=O my god

[captainclumsy911]

such an amazing piece! we're playing it in my jazz band too....i LOVE it!! It's a very exciting piece, I'm glad my band director chose it!

[ackbomb]

im playing this in jazz band, its a great peice!

i hate how its cut time though.

[tbonefreak07]

you'll love it after you get a hold of it well, i played it in my jazz band in high school and all i could say was "amazing"

[ackbomb]

oh man its swinging now. we are playing it again at our concert tomarrow.. i swear we are the best junior high band in the world

[bobilleg74]

I much prefer Bill's playing back in this era than his later stuff. He was untouchable! P.S. RIP, Danny Stiles.

[NAVYMU1RET]

WOW!!! I did not know that he had passed away...A great trumpet world loss!!!

[bobilleg74]

Sadly, I believe he commited suicide a while ago now.

[venezuelaNproud]

yeah he killed himself at a very young age, drug problem i believe

[Cheeseguy88]

@bobilleg74 How weird. This must've happened less than 3 years ago then. Cause he went to my school and played for our jazz festival O:

[bobilleg74]

@Cheeseguy88 As I remember it, Bill told me when I asked him on a visit he was making to the UK and that was easily ten years ago. Weird indeed...!

[nayeliandjelychanel]

its a trombone you dummie!

[lexidart]

@nayeliandjelychanel

It's DUMMY you dummie!

[nayeliandjelychanel]

@lexidart HAHAHA your sentence is an oxymoron you idiot! But you dont even know what that is since your so freakin retarded!

[venezuelaNproud]

he meant Danny Stiles, the trumpet player, Bill Watrous is still alive and playing!

[lexidart]

@venezuelaNproud Indeed.....The little nattering buffoon amuses me.

[lexidart]

@nayeliandjelychanel You amuse me little nattering buffoon.

[MAVICH81]

Billy is my man on trombone!!!!

[illmaticice1989]

EXCELLENT!!

[rasheeda09]

Very Nice! I hadn't listened to this song in well over 20 yrs. Awesome!

[KameronID]

Quick poll:

Top trombone players of any and all genres-

[brookelyn7714]

Frank Rosolino Bill Watrous Slide Hampton Tommy Dorsey Bill Reichenbach Robin Eubanks J.J. Johnson Steve Turre Bass Trombone: Stumpy Brown Valve players include: Maynard Ferguson Rob McConnell Directors/Composers: Glenn Miller

[TboneTuneList]

@brookelyn7714 You forgot Carl

[fzelenk]

Beautiful!!!

[brunogebarski]

thankfully those records where put on CD! my two Manhattan Wild Refuge Albums were worn out and I am thankful this material is now available on CDs! Awesome Watrous and co! Those cats are kicking and there is not other word for it! Geniuses and brilliant musicians! Just fantastic and incredible arrangement, powerful, witty, well written and fantastic execution borderlining even perfection! BPG Hamburg Germany

[SoftwareStudios]

I envy this trumpet player. We played this in jazz band, and I had the solo (nowhere near as cool as this solo though); during the concert, I completely blew it :) o well....

[e1lio1t]

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[stutzand000]

dont forget james morrison, jj johnson, kai winding and andy martin =)

[NicoXLukeBlackthorn]

bill watrous duh.....

[PJMPercussion]

I loved it 20 years ago when I first heard it and still love it now, a kickin' composition/arrangement and the perfect recording, JUST PLAIN WOW ! ! ! !

[Sharod101]

this

is

.....beats every other jazz tune i use to love like Moanin, Swings the Thing, Manteca n Malaguena and basically every other jazz chart i know.

[ThaZatzke]

I played lead in Moanin' in Jazz band.

Featured soloist :]

[eaglerat1]

nice one!

[photomat22]

In memory of David Marc Fischer, 1962-2009, who loved Bill Watrous. We listened to Dirty Dan and the Tiger of San Pedro over and over back in 1975ish, when we were 13-year-old trombone and trumpet players. Thanks for posting this. After David's death last week, it brought back a lot of fond memories.

[luigianguiani]

Mr. Bill Watrous the best of the world.

[venezuelaNawesome]

You " Leave comments please! ( i need love) "

Me: all right, nice little songs you got there, uh, da- daniel, nice li-little songs there.

[wibli]

my favorite trumpet and trombone solos

[bst1les]

This is very cool, got any more Danny Stiles trumpet solo stuff? I have a bunch of photos of him you can use.

[lanceflatul]

Danny Stiles uses the same "run-up the scales" on "AYO", a great tune from the first album "Manhattan Wildlife Refuge"

[jazzlover10000]

Good golly. I remember this tune. Amazing arrangement in a style that is roughly timeless. Excellent musicality chock full of a lot of fun technicals for the players. Musical gimmicks (chromatic scales, etc) are somehow PERFECTLY placed. How did he do it?

[venezuelaNproud]

I know!! I feel you, im still amazed by his ability to solo, his notes and rhythm fit right in with the band! and the chromatis runs are amazing!! i love it!

[rzarbldrnnr22]

Thanks 4 the upload!

[arcwelder9999]

Trumpet solo - Danny Stiles

Tenor Solo - Frank Perowsky

[hurricanecathy]

wow this was an amazing performance of this tune. tempo was perfect. This tune tends to be played too fast or too slow. Soloists were amazing. Loved it.

[modmusik]

John Labarbera's Big Band plays this same chart (he composed and arranged the original here) on the cd "On The Wild Side" - Wayne Bergeron plays the trumpet solo while brother Pat Labarbera takes the tenor solo. Give it a listen.

[venezuelaNproud]

I respect John LaBarbera Big Band's own version of this song, but i just LOVED how the trumpet plays with a dark sound on this version, rather than John LaBarbera Big Band

's bright sound of the trumpet. Also i think the AMAZING solo by Bill at the end makes the tune feel much more "whole" than the second tenor sax solo. Then again its just a matter of taste.

[hurricanecathy]

Thanks I actually have that recording on my ipod already! It is really great too. This is one of my favorite tunes...I played it several times in high school and college.

[ForgottenDrow]

woot