Once in a while I get the question how I keep my endurance during holidays . Etudes like Moto Perpetuo helps me with that. Play…
Tip of the day: two great Clifford Brown bundles were released today at a reduced price by qPress.
30 years ago when I heard Clifford Brown play for the first time (on record) I had the idea to write out the complete Emarcy…
qPress released another 5 Clifford Brown transcription books with enough great material to keep you practicing for the next 10 years (and more..). Click here…
Here one of my warming-up exercises I regularly like to practice:
Solfeggietto (H 220, Wq. 117: 2) is a short solo keyboard piece in C minor composed in 1766 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. I adapted it for trumpet.
One of my favorite Clifford Brown solos is his version of “A Night in Tunisia” played just before he died in 1956. Here is one…
qPress released some new Clifford Brown transcription books from his period in Paris (1953) were he was touring with Lionel Hampton (together with Art Farmer…
Here an example of how beautiful Clifford Brown could play simple II-V-I changes and make something special out of it. The first 8 bars sounds…
Here a great lick played by Clark Terry, on the album “Jam Session” in “What Is This Thing Called Love”. I think it’s a variation…
One of the most difficult themes to transcribe (and play) is this arrangement of “I Get A Kick Out Of You” played by Clifford Brown…
The cd “Jam Session” is recorded in 1954 and is featuring Clifford Brown, Clark Terry & Maynard Ferguson. So guess who is playing this part…