Chris Botti (trumpet) "Streets Ahead"

Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti [BOH-tee] (born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. Born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Corvallis, Oregon, he spent two years of his childhood growing up in Italy. His earliest musical influence was his mother, a classically trained pianist and part-time piano teacher.
He plays a Martin Committee Handcraft trumpet made in 1940, and uses a 3 silver plated mouthpiece from Bach made in 1926, having recently retired his 1920 3C Bach mouthpiece. He counts Miles Davis among his most significant influences.
Botti attended Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon where he studied under Larry McVey whose renowned jazz program had come to be a regular stop for Stan Kenton and Mel Tormé when they were looking for new players. It was here he played alongside his friend, trombonist and future Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Todd Field.
After leaving Mount Hood, Botti studied under David Baker and Bill Adam at Indiana University.

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[SaveTheMooses]

Verbal wildfire!

[Ibanez3789]

I've never seen anyone so happy to be playing a shaker before.

[nezzynez]

@rangerbylaw WHO'S BETTY GRABLE?!?

[Hammerthingys42]

You know who blew my trumpet?

Eartha Kitt when I nailed her in an airplane bathroom.

[orfanik]

someone can tell me who's the guitarist please ? i'm looking for his name for months !!! thank you :)

[12goofyboy]

this song is street aheads.

[rangerbylaw]

Betty Grable.

[gangstercorleone]

@anonymous1461 Sorry for the double post. I had forgotten to thread it via the "reply" feature.

Peace out.

[gangstercorleone]

OK, let me rephrase my critique. Chris Botti's talent is better represented by other works out there - other songs, some of them plain ol' covers nonetheless.

I have tried to make my critiques of Chris work specific to this song and what it represents (type-wise.) Jamming is OK, so is paying one's bills as long as one knows where one's muse is, the one that moves hearts and minds in the realm of critical acclaim. You are a musician, you can appreciate that.

I'm Gangster Corleone

Peace out.

[anonymous1461]

@gangstercorleone It's your opinion, and I'm fine with that. Although I must say that you have a big vocabulary, rather than having the characteristics that are paramount so as to labeling yourself as a "savant" in music. Honestly, I would prefer to finish this conversation on this note: I honor your opinion, but please be careful how you word it. You'll never know who's feelings you'll hurt...

[gangstercorleone]

@anonymous1461 - Again, please focus. My musical abilities or lack thereof have little to nothing do with this. I no more have to be a musical savant than I have to be Shakespeare to judge a general work of literature.

I am Gangster Corleone