Insane Latin Jazz Trumpet Solo by Yuliesky Gonzalez on "Sofrito" (With the Mambisimo Big Band)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @SharpElevenMusic
    @SharpElevenMusic  9 месяцев назад +16

    Hey all, there is a brand new song like this one out from Mambisimo Big Band featuring Yuliesky Gonzales again! It's a first single release for a full album, if you want to check that out: ruclips.net/video/zoWp_Wi4ymE/видео.html

  • @stilo2703
    @stilo2703 3 года назад +1270

    Holy shit he's playing with so much personality

    • @TheAaronRodgersTao
      @TheAaronRodgersTao 3 года назад +46

      Don’t take this the wrong way, but that’s way harder to do on trumpet than so many other instruments. Totally agree. He smoked it.

    • @DTux5249
      @DTux5249 3 года назад +1

      @@TheAaronRodgersTao how so, might I ask?

    • @coalkingryan881
      @coalkingryan881 3 года назад +6

      @@DTux5249 I’m not completely sure, and I’m not a trumpet player, but I think it’s because unlike woodwind instruments where personality mostly comes from the movement of the fingers, trumpet players have to also use their lips for notes.
      Again, not completely sure this is what he meant but I think it might.

    • @zepholiar
      @zepholiar 3 года назад +18

      @@coalkingryan881 definitely i think that to be able to manipulate your sound with such precision and flexibility while maintaining control of your embouchure with the trumpet is what is more impressive

    • @tristanguillou1505
      @tristanguillou1505 3 года назад +9

      ​@@DTux5249 It's because the trumpet only have 3 buttons, and not one for every note, like for example a piano. You have to shape the notes with your mouth, rather than your fingers, and thats really hard to do.

  • @JeffLewisTrumpet
    @JeffLewisTrumpet 3 года назад +416

    Love it! I like the way he mixes a “tipico” Cuban style with some bebop, all in clave, and a great big trumpet sound. Mossman is one of my favorite Latin jazz arrangers.

  • @kafenwar
    @kafenwar 3 года назад +161

    People are blown away by this style of trumpet playing today because it's a lost art. Nobody plays off-beat like this anymore in American jazz, but during the Swing Era (and just before it) this was common among cornet/trumpet players, especially Henry "Red" Allen, whose whole style was basically evading the beat and playing all around it.

    • @evelioroque3706
      @evelioroque3706 Год назад +5

      He was also "playing IN CLAVE". That is the "cuban secret weapon" for the latin swagger, brother. Cheers!

    • @kafenwar
      @kafenwar Год назад

      @@evelioroque3706 There's a New Orleans variation on the clave, actually. It's called the Big Four.

    • @evelioroque3706
      @evelioroque3706 Год назад +3

      Interesting! But in this case the pattern was "3 - 2" for the cuban clave!@@kafenwar

    • @Smilkma
      @Smilkma 8 месяцев назад +6

      A trend then
      It died and now it’s appearance is considered new and fresh because the generations that knew the style as commonly used are gone

    • @dexterthomassr975
      @dexterthomassr975 Месяц назад

      @@evelioroque3706 Arturo brings that swagger, too!

  • @Jestunes
    @Jestunes 3 года назад +187

    WOW! That trumpet player reminds me of the good ol days when I used to play with many latin bands (Tito Puente, Monchito , Celia Cruz, Stevie Wonder, and countless jam sessions in New York in the Village to name but a few) as a sideman. At 65 I had a bad accident where I lost all my teeth a few years ago and never played trumpet again, but in my hay day I had many followers and performed nationwide. In fact I was known as the muted trumpet dude in the jazz scene in Los Angeles. Shame not very many recordings years ago of me performing before the RUclips and internet thing, but I have some great memories. This trumpet player was common in my day. Especially from some of my Puerto Rican, Cuban and Mexican trumpet player buddies. Thanks for an awesome clip of an awesome solo.

    • @MANZANOADRIAN
      @MANZANOADRIAN 3 года назад +1

      Can you write a solo like this

    • @evenbiggerafricanguy3079
      @evenbiggerafricanguy3079 3 года назад +5

      Dad?

    • @andyb.1643
      @andyb.1643 Год назад

      Tough to play a wind instrument without teeth! I was a pretty hot harmonica guy in my day, til they took out my teeth. Playing with dentures is an invitation for embarrassment.

  • @SharpElevenMusic
    @SharpElevenMusic  3 года назад +452

    I was totally blown away by this solo while recording live in studio, the solo by Yulieski Gonzalez. Me, Jorre, was playing lead sax there so I got the privelege to experience this very live and in person. What an amazing rhythmic and melodic expression... I was lucky that I didn't have to play backings, because I would probably have dropped out by listening to this solo in awe 😂. I know that kinda everybody of the band had the same thought on his face during this solo: "Yuli waauw, ehm, but maybe DON"T take so much risk in a live improvised solo session, ... ehm, oh whatever, this is too cool!" 😂 Sorry Yuli for butchering the rhythms you play, it's pretty intranscribable in traditional western music notation, so see it merely as a guide.
    If you like this music, you can check out the full tune this solo was taken from here: ruclips.net/video/Zup7rmDj6fE/видео.html
    It's from a live studio session with the Mambisimo Big Band, conducted and all tunes arranged by Michael Mossman (Michel Camilo, Tito Puente etc).
    You can follow the band for more and upcoming music on Instagram and RUclips @mambisimobigband or on Facebook. Cool stuff coming up pretty soon!

    • @Perly53
      @Perly53 3 года назад +2

      I really love that Yulieski showed not only so much technique, but there was also great style and feeling. Wonderful solo!

    • @AndyZach
      @AndyZach 3 года назад +6

      I like that: 'it's pretty intranscribable...so see it (the transcription) merely as a guide." I followed the solo with the transcription and Yulieski freely borrowed beats from one note to another. Perhaps the best you can do is add, 'with a latin style' at the start.

    • @seyekosoko
      @seyekosoko 3 года назад +1

      Amazing! Wow!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @winstonwolfe5733
      @winstonwolfe5733 Год назад +1

      Thanks a lot for the transcription. Like every transcription, it should be considered as a starting point, a way to understand and learn licks and patterns. Which is already a huge help. The rest (groove, rythm, articulation) should result from active listening of the solo and the tune. Musicians have to do their homework too afterall ;).
      About Yulieski, I had the pleasure and honor to play this very tune with him during a private event. He was such a nice and enthusiast person. Always positive and supportive. And such a briliant musician as well.

  • @tobiasflores2901
    @tobiasflores2901 3 года назад +580

    Holy frack thats epic

  • @davidstewart8106
    @davidstewart8106 3 года назад +23

    Its not about all the super high notes and tricks. Yuliesky just gave an old school authentic solo that remind us of why we love Cuban jazz. Bravo.

    • @MYNAME_ABC
      @MYNAME_ABC 9 месяцев назад +1

      That is actually not "super-high", actually "mid-high", but the performance is absolutely amazing, even given the "moderate high-ness"...

  • @haramanggapuja
    @haramanggapuja 3 года назад +25

    Once upon a time I dreamed that kind of music. Then I realized how much talent, physical ability and musicianship it would take to even be able to think of doing that and went to work in a radio factory. Que talento.

    • @tissuepaper9962
      @tissuepaper9962 3 года назад +1

      Few people's hands ever catch up to their ears as far as musical ability, it's no reason to stop trying.

  • @earlygray4456
    @earlygray4456 Год назад +4

    I can almost hear him talking through the horn. Specially from 0:15 to 0:20. His tone matches the Cuban speech accent so well. So much personal flavor coming through.

  • @rizzgamer
    @rizzgamer 3 года назад +7

    This brings back memories of when I lived in Cuba, this is the type of music you would hear on the streets.

  • @timeisnow4116
    @timeisnow4116 3 года назад +97

    His solo was beyond insane, the other best part was the facial expressions and reactions of the other band members. 🤣

  • @themeatnpotatoes
    @themeatnpotatoes 3 года назад +18

    When the other musicians look over and smile like holy shit, that’s when you know it’s fire

  • @angelatrinh1156
    @angelatrinh1156 3 года назад +23

    The musicians' reactions were very informative.

  • @nemo227
    @nemo227 3 года назад +2

    Yes, Yuliesky was playing at maximum cool. I played gigs with two trumpeters who could play like that but that was more than 50 years ago. I LOVE to see/hear young men AND women who can really show us something special. It gives us hope and comfort about the future of music.

  • @luciodelvalle83
    @luciodelvalle83 Год назад +2

    El Yulyyy 🔥🔥🔥Estudie en la misma escuela y no me equivoque….siempre me dije este muchacho va ser una estrella desde pequeño tocaba a otro nivel… abrazongos hermano de los años❤

  • @Ghostrider0067
    @Ghostrider0067 3 года назад +11

    As a fellow trumpet player, I can certainly appreciate this skillful solo section. Well done, man.

  • @mysticakhenaton1701
    @mysticakhenaton1701 18 дней назад +2

    VERY NICE. most definitely will watch this again. and as a fellow Trumpet player, after seeing him I'm a little envy. got to practice some MORE. 🤣

  • @mrbigg151
    @mrbigg151 3 года назад +37

    This man played this like a BOSS!!! At that level, a musician is having fun and reading the sheet music like it's the Matrix.
    Measure 24 gets EVERY time🎺🔥

    • @loo7412
      @loo7412 Год назад

      this is prolly improvised based on the reactions of the other members, the music is transcribed based on what he played not the other way around

    • @SharpElevenMusic
      @SharpElevenMusic  Год назад +1

      Most definitely. I'm the lead sax player on this session, and we did 3 takes I remember. All very different and amazing, but this one felt incredible. Transcribed this beautiful moment that I experienced live, Yulieski is an amazing trumpet player and person.

  • @CaptainQueue
    @CaptainQueue 3 года назад +2

    Guy is a freak of nature. Salute!

  • @pabloatoscano
    @pabloatoscano 3 года назад +1

    That dude is crazy! His time feel is incredible

  • @JDavidChilders
    @JDavidChilders 3 года назад +8

    Holy crap! That's amazing!
    At first I thought it was a young Arturo Sandoval!
    Thanks for sharing this!

  • @fercostarica
    @fercostarica 3 года назад +4

    Monstruoso!!!!!!! Tenía que ser de Cuba!!!!!!!!
    🇨🇺🎺

  • @deanvanetek
    @deanvanetek Год назад +3

    This dude heard what miles said about putting attitude into the horn and ran with it. Killer stuff

  • @joesinegal8167
    @joesinegal8167 3 года назад +4

    That Solo Definitely Brought That Song Back To Salsas Cuban Roots And That's A Beautiful Thing! ✌️💜✌️

  • @scottcampoverde4187
    @scottcampoverde4187 11 месяцев назад +1

    Smooth as fucking butter, incredible!!!! Where can you even learn how to play trumpet? I am beginning to love trumpets

  • @kenbingsley3394
    @kenbingsley3394 3 года назад +9

    man, what a beast!

  • @dexterthomassr975
    @dexterthomassr975 3 года назад +55

    Ya Mon, fabulous. Who are the 9 creeps that don't like this?

    • @phillipecook3227
      @phillipecook3227 3 года назад +7

      Trombonists 🙂

    • @katiescarlett5249
      @katiescarlett5249 3 года назад +2

      People with no taste. Or singers that need autotune.

    • @FenceThis
      @FenceThis 3 года назад +5

      Or people with well educated good taste that actually dislike this

    • @phillipecook3227
      @phillipecook3227 3 года назад +3

      @@FenceThis I agree it'd be a dull world if everybody liked the same thing but I hope I'd recognise artistry even if I wasn't a fan of the art ....

    • @gloriaa3652
      @gloriaa3652 3 года назад

      They’re very bad people.

  • @blueboat9581
    @blueboat9581 3 года назад +3

    When I get home from work tonight I'm going to pour myself a nice cocktail and crank this up. Ahora

  • @dominiquetoussaint1455
    @dominiquetoussaint1455 2 года назад

    Merci!

  • @michaezapin
    @michaezapin 3 года назад +7

    that was a BIG solo - congrats on that performance

  • @Fidel_Llorens
    @Fidel_Llorens 11 дней назад

    Tremendo..............My God.

  • @harlembrown2943
    @harlembrown2943 3 года назад +2

    This motivates a lot of trumpet players like myself who sometimes lose the passion, very very nice job please don't stop

  • @MiguelPerez-ek4sg
    @MiguelPerez-ek4sg 3 года назад

    Ala puchica y esta musica es de el salvador.
    Solamente en el salvador se hace esta clase de bellesa
    Desde el salvador in central america
    Thanks

  • @rauxh
    @rauxh 3 года назад +9

    Sofrito mamá!!!

  • @vincentsilva5628
    @vincentsilva5628 2 года назад

    For the longest time I thought the guitar was my favorite instrument but man is the trumpet sexy

  • @cedricbuford532
    @cedricbuford532 3 года назад +6

    Kinda got Arturo vibe! Love it!

  • @imliterallysostupid7781
    @imliterallysostupid7781 3 года назад +2

    Had to watch more than once. Excellent.

  • @berrahalakim4737
    @berrahalakim4737 Год назад

    fabuleux, intergalactique , quelle classe hakim france , i love very délirent ciao

  • @MrWoodnote
    @MrWoodnote 3 года назад +1

    🤯 Holy S***!! That was incredible

  • @stephh4495
    @stephh4495 3 года назад +1

    That's gotta be the sexiest trumpet solo I've ever heard

  • @AC-lp5uo
    @AC-lp5uo 4 месяца назад

    Great swing, good timing the trio,bass & drums

  • @carmenrodriguez3219
    @carmenrodriguez3219 3 года назад +2

    Las palabras sobran, un millon de 👍👍👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼❤️🎶🎶

  • @stephenjablonsky1941
    @stephenjablonsky1941 3 года назад +5

    He is probably the only Yuliesky Gonzalez you will ever meet. Very musical!

  • @MarvelousMaxter
    @MarvelousMaxter 3 года назад +19

    Telling a good story

  • @AndrewBarsky
    @AndrewBarsky 11 месяцев назад

    God damn, Latin Jazz hits like a ton of bricks. How can you sit still? The trumpet player is MURDERING! Nice

  • @polar993
    @polar993 3 года назад +4

    Awesome wow, such a great player!!!

  • @contrabajopianocuba835
    @contrabajopianocuba835 3 года назад

    ese es el Yuli abarazongo desde Camaguey aqui ya estamos acostumbrados a esa calidad

  • @chazguy8723
    @chazguy8723 Год назад

    i never know who played this solo until now, this is one of my favorite bands

  • @pragersowell
    @pragersowell 3 года назад +1

    Wow!

  • @hefeibao
    @hefeibao 3 года назад

    I didn't know there was such a thing as Latin Jazz until YT put me here. But, now that I found it, I'm liking it :)

  • @costawaseswolle
    @costawaseswolle 2 года назад

    Wow good Job all.Trompete ist Mega!!!!!

  • @susanwray6788
    @susanwray6788 3 года назад +1

    Goosebumps!!!!

  • @keithlewis9691
    @keithlewis9691 Год назад

    Hot, spirited, and cool all at the same time. Yeah, baby!

  • @chasemartin3931
    @chasemartin3931 2 года назад +2

    one of the craziest solos i've ever heard 🔥

  • @geneclemetson4779
    @geneclemetson4779 3 года назад +1

    Wow I remember Mike when we were both in the music program at Rutgers and he was a grad student.

  • @grumble2009
    @grumble2009 3 года назад +1

    Sounds great! What a sound! Reminds me of Sierra Maestra and Jesus Alemany!

  • @Kassiusday
    @Kassiusday 3 года назад

    those who love trumpet sound like me , will tend to like any solo made by this instrument !!!! Very good !! What I like the trumpet it does lot of space to other instrument despite doing solo .. its vibration are very concise .. it like a compressed sound with loads of energy !! ( “nuclear vibration” )

  • @e.d.1642
    @e.d.1642 3 года назад +2

    I hate that culture of looking for "insane", "epic", looking to be "blown out". I like beautiful music. And yes this is a beautiful solo. But let's simply enjoy the beauty of it instead of making it part of a mindset that I personally find unhealthy.

  • @SticksKing
    @SticksKing 3 года назад +1

    Simply Marvelous...!!

  • @brunococchietto7496
    @brunococchietto7496 2 года назад

    Struth! Those bloody high notes,if you are not careful you will bust your lips.

  • @danibosnjak2902
    @danibosnjak2902 3 года назад +1

    Absolute beauty

  • @fredricmontana5420
    @fredricmontana5420 3 года назад

    Yeah Yuliesky. Played some gigs with him.

  • @tarracacatracolia780
    @tarracacatracolia780 2 года назад

    Madre del señor, qué sacada

  • @jeffdafonte
    @jeffdafonte 9 месяцев назад

    I never get tired of this solo. Wonderful transcription, guys!

    • @SharpElevenMusic
      @SharpElevenMusic  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks Jeff. Yuliesky always brings the latin free going vibe, there is by the way since this recording 6 years ago a new release featuring a Yulieski solo from the Mambisimo Big Band ruclips.net/video/zoWp_Wi4ymE/видео.html
      This is shorter and more as an answer to the singers, but these lines are so tasty played

    • @jeffdafonte
      @jeffdafonte 9 месяцев назад

      @@SharpElevenMusic Thanks for sharing! Just gave it a listen; each line is fantastic!

  • @francismallard5892
    @francismallard5892 3 года назад +2

    Damn I just freaking love Latin jazz.

  • @oscarcardoso6135
    @oscarcardoso6135 6 месяцев назад

    Best solo❤

  • @RayRegan-ed4jf
    @RayRegan-ed4jf Год назад

    Sweet - pure Cuban smooth and funky

  • @WilliamCarterII
    @WilliamCarterII 3 года назад +1

    the 16ths over that Bb was absolute fire.

  • @bolivar1789
    @bolivar1789 Год назад

    Wow there is a "divine intervention" going on there! Thank you so much for sharing it and transcribing the untranscribable!😛 It is wonderful to see one musician supporting and elevating the greatness of another. It is very inspiring and very noble of you!

    • @SharpElevenMusic
      @SharpElevenMusic  Год назад +1

      Thanks Lua! Yuliesky is a humble fun guy an great musician to play with. Lovely to see other people here discover that due to this transcription video too. He's a hidden treasure.
      By the way, was sweating it to not screw up that sax soli right after that amazing solo, only imagine that we'd thrown it in the thrash can due to me 😂

    • @bolivar1789
      @bolivar1789 Год назад

      @@SharpElevenMusic Oh but I have seen the whole song too and you did a wonderful job! Congratulations and best wishes!🙂

  • @SultanaP
    @SultanaP 3 года назад

    Ok.. simply.. this is the way you do it.

  • @bubo8329
    @bubo8329 3 года назад +4

    Those other trumpet players are just sitting there getting smashed in the face with this man’s V I B E

  • @chrisbatson3402
    @chrisbatson3402 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful.

  • @cubanismo77
    @cubanismo77 3 года назад +1

    EFFING INSANE SOLO! Wow!!

  • @thetrumpetsource1270
    @thetrumpetsource1270 3 года назад +1

    Heart of a lion! That glorious sound and attitude are 🔥

  • @joshweber3110
    @joshweber3110 3 года назад +1

    Such a beautiful tone

  • @stco2426
    @stco2426 4 месяца назад

    Love it!

  • @taylorprice2958
    @taylorprice2958 2 года назад +1

    That man is a master of his art😳

  • @Acquilar
    @Acquilar Год назад

    Rewatching this for awesomeness. Never knew one of you is/was in Mambisimo!

    • @SharpElevenMusic
      @SharpElevenMusic  Год назад

      Still am! 😁 playing lead alto, its an amazing band to experience. In fact, after a long hiatus, we're about to record again in the same studio with Mossman again as conductor/arranger in a few weeks for a follow up session.
      Looking so much forward to that!

    • @Acquilar
      @Acquilar Год назад

      @@SharpElevenMusicI saw Jeroen's announcement ;-) Best of luck!

  • @detective_j2712
    @detective_j2712 3 года назад

    can't wait to play like this guy

  • @Gusrikh1
    @Gusrikh1 3 года назад +4

    Fabulous..

  • @vicente1049
    @vicente1049 3 года назад +1

    Espectacular

  • @calebcool12
    @calebcool12 3 года назад

    Proud to be Cuban🇨🇺🇨🇺

  • @blkjagg
    @blkjagg 3 года назад +1

    Damn!!! Go head kid!!!

  • @kip2283
    @kip2283 3 года назад

    Yuliesky tapped into Super Saiyan Mode!! 🔥🔥🎺🎶🙌 Love it!!

  • @fabriziolana8653
    @fabriziolana8653 4 месяца назад

    Solo così si canta!!!!!!!!!

  • @gloriaa3652
    @gloriaa3652 3 года назад +1

    Amazing!

  • @cybertect7562
    @cybertect7562 3 года назад

    Legend...

  • @mtlicq
    @mtlicq 3 года назад +1

    Long full version please! This is great!

    • @h00db01i
      @h00db01i 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Zup7rmDj6fE/видео.html

    • @h00db01i
      @h00db01i 3 года назад

      if the link doesn't work, the video title is:
      Sofrito Mongo Santamaria, conducted by Michael Mossman

    • @mtlicq
      @mtlicq 3 года назад

      @@h00db01i ya there is no link ":)

    • @h00db01i
      @h00db01i 3 года назад

      @@mtlicq it's funny, I can clearly see my first comment with the link. no idea why it gets blocked, I've seen other comments with links in them before. but youtube comment section always had a certain mystique, because nobody and everybody uses it

    • @SharpElevenMusic
      @SharpElevenMusic  3 года назад

      @@h00db01i I absolutely first missed that you shared the comment, it goes directly into our spam section whenever a link gets used, so we have to activate that ourselves manually, which I just did now.
      it was anyways linked in the endscreen and in the first comment I pinned, but thanks anyways! Love playing with this band, and Yulieski is just an amazing player and human being, so much fun :)

  • @milesburke3858
    @milesburke3858 3 года назад +1

    This dude is a pro!

  • @Aygeu
    @Aygeu 3 года назад +1

    Tasteful af! Great solo

  • @christiancarralero
    @christiancarralero Год назад

    Que rico ser de Cuba asereeeee 🇨🇺🔥❤️

  • @jusliving7977
    @jusliving7977 2 года назад

    ¡Candela!

  • @tommytong2854
    @tommytong2854 3 года назад

    Mmm blackened Latino jazz= delicious 😋!

  • @simplehuman1798
    @simplehuman1798 3 года назад +1

    Unconscious!

  • @jackdaniels7327
    @jackdaniels7327 2 года назад

    I love this song so much

  • @merkapharmaplus
    @merkapharmaplus 3 года назад

    Bravo, qué sabor ....

  • @cachi-carlosernestoacostaortiz
    @cachi-carlosernestoacostaortiz 3 года назад +1

    Bravo Yuliesky!

  • @MrPoornakumar
    @MrPoornakumar 6 месяцев назад

    Beautiful !

  • @MichaelBrewick
    @MichaelBrewick 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing, what a treat!
    A great solo and as you say out there a ways in spots, way to go fellow trumpet player, you are the juice 👍🏻❤️‼️