Jim Manley - Approach to Air & Airmen of Note trumpets

While at Jim Manley's home during our Fall 2007 tour, Jim shared his unique approach to air with Brian MacDonald and myself (Kevin Burns).

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[steevojackass]

kevin burns... as in the kevin burns who played lead on the falconaires album A Touch of Jobim?

[jazzybugler]

Yep, that's the one. So you have that CD?

[steevojackass]

Absolutely, that's some of the best and strongest lead playing I've ever heard. I'm Andy Fuller's student, the guy in my videos. He said you guys have met before on the phone. Both you and Andy have some of the biggest sound I've ever heard. Well alongside Mic Gillette of course haha

[jazzybugler]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoy that CD.

[btj89]

best video on youtube

[MargoK]

I'm a flutist and I agree that this is fantastic advice for any wind player. I think of using a lower pitched breath rather than a higher pitched breath (I think this may have been what he was saying). It helps open the throat and causes the breathing to come from the diaphragm rather than the throat.

[Kickerinthehead]

I don't know if this is the greatest video lesson I've seen, but I will say it has the highest help/length ratio I've ever seen.

[SRV1]

right out of the Masters book everyone should have  Raphael Mendez Prelude to Brass Playing

[Haritonov46]

Yeah, I got some thoughts. 99.9% of really good players should not open their mouth because at that moment they become laughable. Every time they are doing this they once again prove the axiom: playing and teaching are two different worlds.

[Rob Egerton]

Really interesting vid. It seems to go right against what Claude Gordon advocated - ie, keep the chest high etc. Any thoughts?

[trptguy23]

I had the fortune to study with Jim for 5 hours; he opened up my mind to new possibilities. I can now get the occasional Double C when I used to struggle with high C. Jim is a great guy who is very personable and friendly and I consider him a good friend. And "selector111" he is not really pushing out his stomach and if he is it is merely a result of breathing low. When he he has the guy touch his stomach while he plays high, his stomach doesn't clench or move at all..absolutely amazing man

[trptguy23]

I had the fortune to study with Jim for 5 hours; he opened up my mind to new possibilities. I can now get the occasional Double C when I used to struggle with high C. Jim is a great guy who is very personable and friendly and I consider him a good friend.  And "selector111" he is not really pushing out his stomach and if he is it is merely a result of breathing low. When he he has the guy touch his stomach while he plays high, his stomach doesn't clench or move at all..amazing

[selector111]

Hey jazzybugler, is he pushing out his stomach at all