Doc Severinsen - A Song For You

One of the definitive recordings by Doc. It shows various sides of his playing and showcases his broad command of the instrument, all in service of a really nice interpretation of this song.

From the album "Rhapsody For Now"

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Doc
• Severinsen
• Song
• For
• You
• Rhapsody
• Now
• Carpenters

[TheSuperHeros2]

He's not a player.

He's not a magician.

He's Chuck Norris.

[trumpetvids]

@TheSuperHeros2 No, Doc is a much better actor than Chuck Norris.

:-)

[ThatTumpetGuy]

good lord! i didnt even know Doc could play an Eb above Double C!!! AMAZING! :DDD

[trumpetvids]

@ThatTumpetGuy He would actually do this tune live in concert. There's a video floating around of a concert he did for Conn dealers in the 80's - a piece of which I've got on the sampler video - he does a really involved version of Malaguena and he hits a D over dub C as part of the final cadenza. Took real stones to be able to go to the top of his range live like that. I think his range didn't peak until sometime in his 50's.

[ThatTumpetGuy]

@trumpetvids yeah i get that, theres another video on here that was taken in the early 60s he sounded like he could barely get a high G out.

[trumpetvids]

@ThatTumpetGuy I think he had more than a G in him since pretty early on in his pro career but the range in the vicinity of dub C and above didn't seem to get solid until later. On the Trumpets & Crumpets & Things album, on the cut Up, Up and Away, he just barely squeezes up to a double C on the very last note, starts out way flat, don't think he actually quite got it up to center of pitch. You've probably heard him do I Can't Get Started where he knocks the crap out an Ab.

[riteofway]

Doc is the classiest trumpet player ever. I am mesmerized as he plays this piece with flawless virtuosity and then ends it on an E flat above double C. Thank you for the post trumpetvids. This one is in my favorites.

[tptmaster90]

Does anyone have a transcription of this?

[Chenshaio]

Beautiful! Just Beautiful!

[868hbl5]

This is superb.

For those of you who are interested, Amazon is now selling this entire album (Rhapsody for Now!) on CD and it sounds great!

Also, I have a rare live recording of Doc doing this song (A Song for You) in Las Vegas in 1973. He nails the Eb not once, but twice (two separate shows recorded). Message me if you are a true Doc fan and would like a copy.

[squashman56]

This song was on an 8-Track tape compilation in the mid 1970's that came with the purchase of a Cadillac or Oldsmobile. I listened to this song in the car with my grandfather hundreds of times and never got tired of it. Awesome performance by one of the all-time greats!!

[brjrentals]

Wow What a player...Doc endorsed a system called the CADET SYSTEM for practicing and playing I wonder where I can find that....It is the only system that Doc endorsed!

Great playing!!!

[7fernmann]

perhaps the best example of trumpet playing ever recorded

[brooksvilleguy]

trouble is- a lot of Doc's best work is lost to time; or owned by Carson collections. Unlike Maynard, who recorded more prolifically, the lion's share of Doc's work was on television; much of it on the, 'lost,' tonight show tapes of the 60's. Doc devoted a lot more time to the show than to making records in the 60's-70's; although all of the records were fantastic!

[snap07801]

Can you upload "You've Got A Friend" from the same album?