Seth Godin: Monday YouTube Fix

"If I fail more than you do I win.  Because built into that is this notion that I get to keep playing.  And if you get to keep playing you get to keep failing and sooner or later you are going to succeed."

-Seth Godin

David Cutler (author of The Savvy Musician) calls Seth Godin "the Steve Jobs of thinking."  I think that's the perfect description of him.  He is the person whom I have most modeled my post-Boston Brass career after and he has absolutely nothing to do with music!

His lessons on the importance of failing until you succeed (which he gets into in this video) are must hear for anyone.

Side Note: His book Linchpin changed my life.  It changed how I approach the tuba, how I approach other people, and how I live my life moment to moment.  More powerful than you can ever imagine.

Enjoy!

Watch more videos at: http://www.entrepreneur.com/video/ Author Seth Godin shares his views on taking risks, challenging the status quo and starting a business with Bryan Elliott for 'Behind the Brand.'

Leonard Bernstein with the Vienna Philharmonic: Monday YouTube Fix

One of the first pieces I ever got to perform in Boston's Symphony Hall was Sibelius Symphony No. 2 with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.  I remember the final section of the last movement almost lifting me out of my chair that Sunday afternoon back in 1991.

Here is a great version of one of my favorite symphonies by Leonard Bernstein leading the Vienna Philharmonic.

Enjoy!

Uploaded by some oane on 2012-12-05.

Cannonball Adderley Sextet: Monday YouTube Fix

Cannonball Adderley is of course one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time.  I learned recently that he passed away the day I was born, August 8, 1975.  I wish I could report that he had handed off his ability to swing his tail off!

This clip is a combination of live shows from Switzerland and Germany in 1963.  It is great quality and fantastic playing.  I adore the flow to Cannonball Adderley's lines.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (Alto Sax)
Nat Adderley (Cornet)
Yusef Lateef (Tenor Sax, Flute, Oboe)
Joe Zawinul (Piano)
Sam Jones (Bass)
Louis Hayes (Drums)

Enjoy!

Live in Switzerland 1963 00:11-08:27 Jessica's Birthday 08:52-19:21 Angel Eyes (Yusef Lateef on Flute) 19:33-30:08 Jive Samba 30:28-38:00 Bohemia After Dark 38:14-45:15 Dizzy's Business 45:21-57:56 Trouble In Mind (Yusef Lateef on Oboe) 58:10-01:06:05 Work Song 01:06:22-01:11:23 Unit 7 Live in Germany 1963 01:11:38-01:17:39 Jessica's Birthday 01:18:50-01:28:36 Brother John (Yusef Lateef on Oboe) 01:28:41-01:38:42 Jive Samba Band: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (Alto Sax) Nat Adderley (Cornet) Yusef Lateef (Tenor Sax, Flute, Oboe) Joe Zawinul (Piano) Sam Jones (Bass) Louis Hayes (Drums)

William Preucil: Monday YouTube Fix

I recently attended a brass masterclass where the teacher asked the students how many of them were familiar with William Preucil.  I was horrified when only two hands went up and one of them was mine.

Preucil has been the concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1989 and has a long resume as both a soloist and chamber musician.  He is the highest paid concertmaster in the world.  Listen to this clip and you will see why.  He sure makes that thing look easy to play.

This is a clip of him performing the Beethoven Violin Sonata in A Minor, Opus 23, at the Brevard Music Center on July 5, 2010.  He is accompanied by Bruce Murray on piano.

Enjoy!

William Preucil, violin, and Bruce Murray, piano, performing the first two movements (Presto and Andante scherzoso) of Beethoven's Sonata in A minor, Op. 23. Recorded in concert at the Brevard Music Center, July 5, 2010.

William Preucil, violin, and Bruce Murray, piano, performing the last movements (Allegro molto) of Beethoven's in A minor, Op. 23. Recorded in concert at the Brevard Music Center, July 5, 2010.

Roger Bobo: Monday YouTube Fix

Not many tuba players before Roger Bobo played with as much style and swagger as he did. (He still maintains an aggressive teaching schedule around the world but has retired from performing.) It can aloso be argued that not many since him have played with as much style either.

This is a great example of his style and musical personality.  Here is Roger playing the Hindemith Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano.

Enjoy!

Uploaded by The Brass Guy on 2015-02-18.

Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond with the Dave Brubeck Trio: Monday YouTube Fix

Every time I stumble onto a clip like this I try to wrap my head around being able to watch things like this, a performance from close to 45 years ago, on my phone while sitting in my pajamas.  The internet sure is a wonderful thing.

Gerry Mulligan is one of my musical heroes.  Not that the rest of the guys in this clip aren't legends, but Gerry has always spoken loudly to me.  The effortless flow to his phrasing.  A tone that seems to sing all on its own.  The first time I heard an album featuring both him and Chet Baker it changed me.  I don't think Paul Desmond or Dave Brubeck need any introduction.

This is live performance is from November 4, 1972 in Berlin.  The full personnel:

Gerry Mulligan - bari sax
Paul Desmond - alto sax
Dave Brubeck - piano
Jack Six - bass
Alan Dawson - drums

Enjoy!

Dave Brubeck Trio spec.Guest Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan 1972 1. Blues For Newport 2. All The Things You Are 3. For All We Know 4. Line For Lyons 5. Blessed Are The Poor (The Sermon On The Mount) 6. Mexican Jumping Bean 7. Sign Off 8. Someday My Prince Will Come 9.

The Schagerl Brass Festival: Monday YouTube Fix

I stumbled onto this video which is not in English and doesn't list the players or what they are playing but it features a number of members of Mnozil Brass, Gábor Tarkövi (Principal Trumpet - Berlin Philharmonic), and many others!

It is a long video with some of the finest brass playing you will ever hear.  It opens with a performance of Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" that will blow you away.

Enjoy!

Days of Brass - The Schagerl Brass Festival 2008 A-2008, 113 min.

Tom Wilson on Johnny Carson: Monday YouTube Fix

I firmly believe that more comedians should do their standup with a Sousaphone in tow.  Tom Wilson (otherwise known as Biff from from the Back to the Future movies) did some Sousaphone standup on Carson and it is pretty darn funny.

Enjoy!

I recorded this years ago on VHS, and had the pleasure of sharing it with Tom Wilson, who told me he had never seen a recording of it before, almost 20 years later.

Frederick Fennell with the US Navy Band: Monday YouTube Fix

A small portion of this video of Lincolnshire Posy made the rounds on Facebook a couple of weeks ago but the whole thing is even better.  Frederick Fennell is of course one of the greatest band conductors of all time.  The amount of information he is communicating to the US Navy Band in this clip is stunning.  His stick, his facial expressions, his shoulders, his hands, everything.

This clip is a master class for all conductors on how to convey a clear idea of how you want a piece to go to an ensemble.

Enjoy!

0:00 Lisbon 1:33 Horkstow Grange 4:14 Rufford Park Poachers 7:58 The Brisk Young Sailor 9:29 Lord Melbourne 12:28 Lost Lady Found From the two-disc "Lincolnshire Posy" educational DVD set, released in 2011.

Jason Newstedt of Metallica: Monday YouTube Fix

I saw Metallica perform at the Worcester Centrum on December 22, 1991 as a junior in high school.  I was blown away by their intensity and musicianship.  While all four of them were phenomenal, it was the bass and drums that were really driving the bus that night.

The number one challenge I face as a tuba player, whether it be as a soloist, in a brass quintet, or in a large ensemble, is articulation and clarity.  This is the case for all bass clef instruments.

This clip is the isolated bass track from Metallica's Jason Newstedt on the song "Blackened" from their album ...And Justice For All.  It is a great example of how super clean articulation can aid a bass clef instrument in groove and drive.  If you play any instrument in any genre with this kind of intensity, you tend to get compensated for your interests.

Enjoy!

Jason Newsted's bass track for blackened on its own, enjoy. \m/