When your fingers and lips know the instrument like the back of your hand, like Wynton does, the focus is only on telling a story with the sound, the mute just a mask for the character.
@@matthew-ph6xo I think they meant "oscillation of frequencies rapidly changing pitch and timbre" ... Is your gate well kept enough ? 😂 (don't take that too seriously)
@@matthew-ph6xo I wouldn’t know what to call it, hence the quotes. It would be more polite of you to educate people without being condescending. Have a nice day 😃
My father used to play with Wynton. I've met him quite a few times and he's always inspired me personally to get into the trumpet. He's a truly soft spoken and kind gentleman.
I served him at a restaurant I was working at in NYC and it is to this day one of my favorite moments. He was so genuine and kind and we got talking music (my family are a bunch of musicians, not me) but he was genuinely interested in them. It was just so nice to chat with a celebrity of his stature and have it be not just a normal conversation but a downright encouraging one.
The best part about Wynton he’s just so freaking cool lol. I’ll bet he finished this filthy riff and didn’t even miss a beat. “…see what I mean? Anyways….” Absolute legend.
That entire lecture series is up on UA-cam and is one of the best things I have ever watched. The amount of talent in that small group of people is absolutely insane.
what I discovered is just practicing without playing helps more than anything. I just grab the plunger and rehearse doing it by itself until it’s comfortable and then I add shit to it
Mute adds a whole new level of expressiveness to the trumpet. I was amazed by how sad and angry the trumpet sounds in the black saint and the sinner lady when i first listened. It was as if a person was inside shouting with agony
The first time this was ever tried Musician: " I dunno, this is a crazy idea, but it just sounds so good. I wanna go public with this, but it could end my career, I might be the laughing stock" Musician's Wife: Well, darling, if you want to have a shot at success, you're just gonna have to take the 'plunge'.
I've listened to it so many times now and every time I think how perfect the ending is, this beautiful, peaceful ending. Everything fits so well! Masterful.
Wow ! That's not anything as mechanical as "Playing an instrument", that's more like speaking a second language, that through dedication and practice, you've become fluent in.
Music does actually engage the same parts of the brain as learning language, so theyre not that dissimilar. Theres the reading/fingering part of playing an instrument, and theres the performance and "acting" side of playing that you get with more time, and more confidence
First off, obligatory great video, but for real how did I not know this lecture existed? Thank you so much for the gif but even more for bringing me to the entire lecture!
Wynton gave a presentation at my high school many years ago and it was the most impressive thing I've ever seen done with a brass instrument to this day.
Im amazed by the "Stank" phenomenon. To an untrained ear it sounds so wrong but when you have a good ear or learned about music you can appreciate it to its fullest. Its an Artform in the Art of Jazz itself.
I’d love to see a transcription of the Louis Armstrong concert in Copenhagen I think in 1930? One of the earliest video recordings of Louis and he plays the most beautiful solos
George, take a minute and look up some written in open and closed mute things. There are notation conventions you could use besides waaAA (though that is remarkably clear and effective)
I could’ve written in all the mute notations - I chose not to. The mute moves so fast it’s not really appropriate and the expression will be unique for each person who plays the transcription, even if they copy it note for note
Using a plunger bottom as a mute in a lecture is a total Wynton Marsalis thing to do lmao. Saw him in concert one time, and there's a subtle sense of humor to him
i really wish there was a stank face emote for when you are hearing those jams that just make you make a face like you smelled something that died. STANKY jazz cheese.
We may use whatever is at hand for more deeper and more original expression. Like the bottom of this toilet plunger, for instance.
Do you like world peace and puppies?
@@reverblueflame idk what ur on about
Hm...
Interesting...
@@GeorgeCollier R U afraid of sharing the TRUTH about peace and puppies??
@@GeorgeCollier This is exactly what someone who doesn't like world peace and puppies would say !
Only a plunger meant for something as dirty as a toilet could have produced a solo this stanky, it deserves full recognition.
Stank goes in, stank comes out.
any mute would do the job just fine.
@@AndreyRubtsovRU plungers get a unique sound and you can manipulate it around to get different sounds
Acting as a Mute
@@alexquittner3466 that's literal so clever
That was disgustingly incredible and incredibly disgusting
Gross.
Absolutely repulsive.
Repulsively Absolute
I thought it was cool….
@@Life17-f3f take this with a grain of salt but im pretty sure they're using it as a slang term for good
I can't imagine how much focus it would take to not only play the trumpet but work the mute at the same time!
When your fingers and lips know the instrument like the back of your hand, like Wynton does, the focus is only on telling a story with the sound, the mute just a mask for the character.
Just a lot of practice
Welcome to what the french horn does (kinda)
It’s at least as hard as using a pedal on a piano or a wah-wah on a guitar!
It’s pretty easy. Hand in: less sound. Hand out: more sound. You get used to hit pretty quick.
The “fluttering” at the end was beautiful.
and it seems the pianist wanted to play that part a little bit longer haha
you mean vibrato?
@@matthew-ph6xo I think they meant "oscillation of frequencies rapidly changing pitch and timbre" ... Is your gate well kept enough ? 😂 (don't take that too seriously)
@@UnchosenMr is it not vibrato?
@@matthew-ph6xo I wouldn’t know what to call it, hence the quotes. It would be more polite of you to educate people without being condescending. Have a nice day 😃
My father used to play with Wynton. I've met him quite a few times and he's always inspired me personally to get into the trumpet. He's a truly soft spoken and kind gentleman.
Really nice comment to make dude!
I served him at a restaurant I was working at in NYC and it is to this day one of my favorite moments. He was so genuine and kind and we got talking music (my family are a bunch of musicians, not me) but he was genuinely interested in them. It was just so nice to chat with a celebrity of his stature and have it be not just a normal conversation but a downright encouraging one.
Oh really? what did your father play?
@@xethanndonttryme6983 he plays the Alto Saxophone and the Flute.
@@dontworry4945 ooooh Nice 👍🏾 alto saxophone is my instrument too
My dude be turning into toad in that high note
He is simply a vessel for his muse.
Hahahaha best comment ever
*HEEEY!!!*
I love that "eyebrows" on on the score there.
I've actually written myself "with eyebrows" before.
The best part about Wynton he’s just so freaking cool lol. I’ll bet he finished this filthy riff and didn’t even miss a beat. “…see what I mean? Anyways….” Absolute legend.
Unbelievable classical player too. I think he was the first or only musician to win Grammys for both classical and jazz but could be wrong
@@philipeafroboy1 no, i think, you‘re right!
That entire lecture series is up on UA-cam and is one of the best things I have ever watched. The amount of talent in that small group of people is absolutely insane.
cool! what should I search for?
@@MrSyncope ua-cam.com/play/PLKFVvPegBoMuS6JPTn6OkI-jNL8mhQHEx.html
@@MrSyncope just type in, “wynton at Harvard” and a playlist should pop up with all of the parts in order.
Klasse Tipp, danke euch! Einfach der Hammer.
I'm a trumpet player but only have played super basic plunger runes. What do you all recommend for me to learn the plunger better?
ive heard taking a deep breath before exerting everything you have helps a lot
Practice your growl and flutter tongue and how it can interact with the plunger
@@mrsandman4769 I mean like knowing when the plunger is in or out and fast hand movement
As with anything with jazz transcribe solos and just play around with it.
what I discovered is just practicing without playing helps more than anything. I just grab the plunger and rehearse doing it by itself until it’s comfortable and then I add shit to it
this made me smile against my will, not sure how to interpret it
This whole lecture is amazing, talks in depth about the interconnectedness of the American experience and the development of music
One of my biggest regrets is not continuing the trumpet when I was younger. A beautiful instrument with surprising versatility.
Ooh wow, that level of expression 😱😱😱. He is like actually mad and yelling.
0:39 sounded too much of a scream or a start of a big sneeze
Sounds like a "OH NO"
if he wasnt being filmed i would've imagine he just sneezed into the trumpet
Mute adds a whole new level of expressiveness to the trumpet. I was amazed by how sad and angry the trumpet sounds in the black saint and the sinner lady when i first listened. It was as if a person was inside shouting with agony
The first time this was ever tried
Musician: " I dunno, this is a crazy idea, but it just sounds so good. I wanna go public with this, but it could end my career, I might be the laughing stock"
Musician's Wife: Well, darling, if you want to have a shot at success, you're just gonna have to take the 'plunge'.
I've listened to it so many times now and every time I think how perfect the ending is, this beautiful, peaceful ending. Everything fits so well! Masterful.
I love the fun that he seems to be having :) Great energy👍
Yes! I love Wynton Marsalis one of the greats!
no one:
most of the transcriptions: EYEBROWS
Absolute sass! Love it. 🖤
Wow !
That's not anything as mechanical as "Playing an instrument", that's more like speaking a second language, that through dedication and practice, you've become fluent in.
Music does actually engage the same parts of the brain as learning language, so theyre not that dissimilar. Theres the reading/fingering part of playing an instrument, and theres the performance and "acting" side of playing that you get with more time, and more confidence
I'mma need to wipe my browser history real quick.
i now have a serious case of permanent stank face
the sax guy just casually kissing the air
First off, obligatory great video, but for real how did I not know this lecture existed? Thank you so much for the gif but even more for bringing me to the entire lecture!
Wynton gave a presentation at my high school many years ago and it was the most impressive thing I've ever seen done with a brass instrument to this day.
Dirty, disgusting and filthy genius!
A Master, Maestro, Μάστορας. Καλυτέχνης!
The videos of this series are A+ amazing. Wish it was just one solid video though :(
Im amazed by the "Stank" phenomenon. To an untrained ear it sounds so wrong but when you have a good ear or learned about music you can appreciate it to its fullest. Its an Artform in the Art of Jazz itself.
My ear is untrained and this still sounds great. I think some people just don't get harsher sounds.
My ear is untrained and this sounds like garbage
it sounds like a poop being clogged in a toilet screaming for the plunger to un-stuck it
@@bobsaul4568 lmfao I feel so bad for you and your ignorance
I love how casually he does it
To sink into hyperbole, it's literally the dirtiest trumpet solo ever.
Provided the plunger had already been used...
I can't believe the sound track was removed by time I found the video. I luv the Marsalis family & this one in particular. 😔
As someone who plays the trumpet too, I can confirm that this would've taken an incredible amount of skills and experience. Huge respects to this man
I’d love to see a transcription of the Louis Armstrong concert in Copenhagen I think in 1930? One of the earliest video recordings of Louis and he plays the most beautiful solos
No one plays the trumpet with more finesse than this man! 😎
God i love music
Downright septic
I am speechless...💯❤🔥
I need to take a bath after this
This whole harvard lecture series jalc did is an amazing watch
People always forget to put eyebrows in sheet music, someone finally did it.
I need to shower, amazing.
Make it continue!
George, take a minute and look up some written in open and closed mute things. There are notation conventions you could use besides waaAA (though that is remarkably clear and effective)
I could’ve written in all the mute notations - I chose not to. The mute moves so fast it’s not really appropriate and the expression will be unique for each person who plays the transcription, even if they copy it note for note
Winton Marsalis is a God amongst men playing the trumpet.
Its the [eyebrows] that really brings this all together.
Haha dirty because poopie, that’s pretty funn-oh wait damn that’s a dirty solo
Me I just love how he sets that plunger down like "I'm done with you. For now."
Using a plunger bottom as a mute in a lecture is a total Wynton Marsalis thing to do lmao. Saw him in concert one time, and there's a subtle sense of humor to him
another amazing moment in music history
Young Ben Wyatt on the keys, trumpet solo so dirty it turned him to a life of government policy
I love that "Eyebrows" was written in the music
Ooooooo mannnn, that is spicy!🥵
It been so fun jamming up there
New Console start up theme: 0:49
0:54 “hmm yes quite I did just indeed play the dirtiest solo around you may now clap” *empties spit with pinky out*
0:41 I love how you annotated eyebrows xD
0:29 Saxophonist in the foreground appreciates the stank.
Magic! So much elegance And sass
Lovely comping
Damn! Marsalis DID that!
The piano sounds pretty cool
I think you missed the second "(eyebrows)"...
xD
Love these.
That was absolutely filthy
My god that ending flutter tongue with the rhythm section was so hip lol. I was ready to hear that one area for awhile
Her: I'm dirty
Me: How dirty?
Her: 0:09
Me: Oh that's nasty...
Absolutely brilliant 😖🤮
Absolute filth. I love it.
Dirty!? No, that was filthy. That was downright disgusting! That made me make the stank face more than those deathcore breakdowns
Every musician should be required to watch this entire lecture - it is amazing
a solo more dirty than my mind!
i think this is the second time UA-cam recommended this to me annnnnnnd I'll take it
That was clean and dirty at the same time.
Daaamn this is gold in YT
I remember watching wynton marsalis vhs videos in band class
Everybody gangsta till the trumpet becomes an elephant
the ending sounded like toad screaming. beautiful
i love Wynton soooooooooo much. My idol for 20+ years now. He gets trash talked alot in the classical scene. Hes still the GOAT
Oh…my. I have a plunger in my trumpet case but there ain’t no way I can make that dirtiness….
The ending was really, REALLY NASTY
I played the trumpet solo in Potiphar with a Harmon mute, stem in. I gave some good wah-wahs and growls.
That’s downright filthy damn
The way he put the plunger down like its the most delicate thing ever.. lol
Oooooh
I get it now
Dirty...
he ended so elegantly
Great use of the toilet plunger to make sounds with the trumpet.
What an awesome trumpet player
All i hear is toad screaming
*WOWOW*
wowow
the sax player just vibing
00:44 When that chipotle you ate finally comes out
Absolutely filthy.
This man looks like he's trying so hard not to laugh his ass off
he killed it
I pulled a face so repulsed, my mom ordered to me to show her my phone.
Serious as a musician can be. A real champion of musical perfection.
i really wish there was a stank face emote for when you are hearing those jams that just make you make a face like you smelled something that died. STANKY jazz cheese.