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Rafael Mendez - Home Visit 1970s part 2
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The conclusion to Rafael Mendez's story about his most infamous lip injury.
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Rafael Mendez - Home Visit 1970s part 1
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An extra treat for Mendez fans. I'm not sure who's visiting Mendez, but in this rare home video Ralph is reminiscing about his infamous lip injury.
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Rafael Mendez - Tre-Mendez Polka
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Another clip featuring Rafael Mendez and his sons Ralph and Robert. This time on the Art Linkletter Show in 1957 performing the Tre-Mendez Polka.
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Rafael Mendez - The Girl From Chihuahua
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This is a brief clip from the film A Holiday in Mexico featuring Rafael Mendez on trumpet. It starts off with a really great cadenza, and then Mendez takes us into the tune...
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Rafael Mendez - Samba Gitana (Milton Berle Show)
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A short clip featuring the one and only Mendez playing Samba Gitana on the Milton Berle Show back in 1951. He's not in top form, but check out those dance moves!
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Rafael Mendez - El Gitano (from Cowboy)
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Rafael Mendez was featured in a scene in the film Cowboy starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon in 1958. In the scene, Mendez is sitting at the bar in a Mexican cantina playin...
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Rafael Mendez - Tre Mendez Polka
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The last installment of the Mendez trumpet series. A special treat, Mendez brings out his twin sons Ralph and Robert to play his Tre Mendez Polka.
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Rafael Mendez - Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Aires)
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In this fourth installment of the Mendez Trumpet series, Mendez plays the virtuoso violin piece Zigeunerweisen. Mendez is in top form, which is pretty amazing considering h...
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Rafael Mendez - Flight of the Bumble Bee & Mexican Hat Dance
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In the third installment of the Rafael Mendez special entitled "The Trumpet," Mendez discusses his amazing finger dexterity and breath control, and then to illustrate these...
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Rafael Mendez - Haydn Trumpet Concerto
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In this second installment of the Rafael Mendez special entitled "The Trumpet," Mendez begins with discussing the origins of the trumpet and then plays an exceptional rendi...
About Zooter1940s
Thank you for all your comments and messages. Mendez had a huge impact not only on my trumpet playing, but on my life, and it's my pleasure to allow both old and new generations of musicians a chance to see the legend play again.
If you'd like to learn more about Rafael Mendez, I recommend the book "Magnificent Mendez." It's a remarkable read, detailing the life of the late, great Mendez.
You can learn more about the book here:
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=21893
And Dave Hickman sells the book on his website: http://www.hickmanmusiceditions.com/select2.asp?selection=39
Thank you for all your comments and messages. Mendez had a huge impact not only on my trumpet playing, but on my life, and it's my pleasure to allow both old and new generations of musicians a chance to see the legend play again.
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