The thing about Wayne is not only is his range freakish and his tone full and fat, but unlike a lot of screamers (including the older Maynard) his upper register intonation is perfect. What a talent!
Well Maynard never sweated over the small stuff. He tried to have fun while playing. Wayne is more of Van Cliburn when it came to playing it perfect. The 1960's early 70's was probably when Maynard was at his best.
Who the Fuck would dare dislike this...Maynard and Wayne are major role models for not only trumpet players but everybody who plays jazz and anyoe who dislikes them dislikes all of jazz players accross the globe
wayne is freaking amazing my best friends dad went to highschool with him he was second chair because wayne had 1st all the time lol but he said they were around the same lvl and after highschool wayne just got freaking amazing and became big
I played for years, knew Maynard; he gave me one of his horns years ago, and he was truly one of the greats. Yes, there are other amazing players including Wayne who has a really crisp tone even at the highest. Back in the 1970s, Lynn and Stan were also great players for different reasons. I was at Maynard's last concert and at this tribute concert. It was great to see a lot of past players show up to honor Maynard. One of the greatest things about Maynard was the impact he had on young horn players all over the world. He motivated us to be better. I still miss him and think of him often.
Your post touched me at my core. Your statements about MF are spot-on and cannot be overstated .... "One of the greatest things about Maynard was the impact he had on young horn players all over the world. He motivated us to be better. I still miss him and think of him often." ... I too miss him and think of him often. Thank you for your post.
Wayne is such an awesome player. His upper register is just as full as any other notes he plays. I won't make comparisons between him and Maynard though, because both are great in their own ways. Maynard is a legend, and Wayne will no doubt be remembered as one as well. RIP Maynard
This was a really emotional and draining weekend for all these players. Wayne played pretty much non-stop all weekend, and to be able to pull off this performance in this context is simply amazing. And to others that question his versatility, he’s one of the most in demand studio players out there. His legit chops are also really impressive. Great player, super nice guy.
You just know Maynard is smiling about this and giving Wayne an 'atta boy!' For the haters, you've obviously never played high notes in a live setting. Not many pro players could do this. Of those that could, a handful could do this after playing all night. Holy crap this is some amazing playing... The whole band is on fire with great playing across the board.
I am grateful to my high school music teachers who nurtured my interest in jazz and helped me to develop a love and appreciation of this music!!! My band teacher would bring in albums and everyday, during the last few minutes of class he play cuts of his favorite albums. Maynard was at the top of his list. Wayne and the others are carrying the torch on!!!!
This is a classic played by a "special" person dedicated to his mentor. Its one of the most beautiful, powerful and moving songs ever played and reminds me of a very special person I know and think of often. I dedicate it to her forever.
Wow. Wayne Bergeron is the real deal. Every bit able to hold his own against the original. I grew up trying to copy Maynard, Wayne is as good or better.. Can't believe I hadn't heard this until now. Amazing.
Bergerons Performance is absolutely insane :)🎺 But the drummer, sax and the trombone is also incredible 😍 Best version of mc arthur park i've ever heard
No matter how hard I try, I cannot find any other idols and role models like these two. Maynard and Wayne are inspiration for me to keep playing and working hard. Ill be lucky to even be 1/8th as good as either of them. Maynard was one of the best and Wayne is his right hand man to me. Impeccable playing
Wayne has been a fixture of the LA session scene for years.. and if you've never met a session player before, they are BY FAR some of the best musicians on planet earth. They just don't miss, it's insane.
Just speechless. And when he gives that humble head nod to acknowledge the crowd's approval, his humility is powerful. Like his excellent horn playing. Makes me want to pick up a trumpet again.
Listen to his upper range. his intonation is tight, perfect: his performance is near perfect in every way possible, he is playing before a heavenly audience, WOW!!!!!
Very nice! A nice tribute to a true legend of a trumpet player. He is greatly missed and his style will NEVER be duplicated. I have idolized Maynard Ferguson since I first picked up a trumpet when I was 10, his music honestly inspired myself and countless others. I went to EVERY Maynard concert I could, and I remember Matt Wallace on that sax in Omaha back when I was in high school... man, I miss those days. Very nice, Thank You!!
just had the honor of playing lead for this with Wayne at the Summer Extravaganza festival in Elmhurst, IL with the Elmhurst College jazz band. amazing playing; sound was huge and consistent at all registers of the horn. great guy too
What an awesome video. I've watched it over and over and I never get tired of it. Wayne Bergeron, omg. He's a beast. Nothing else to say about him. Stockton Helbing, probably the greatest jazz drummer I have ever heard, save Buddy Rich and a couple of other oldies. Sounds great! And I think that RUclips could use some more Wayne Bergeron videos. I love his playing, and I'm jealous of that tenor sax sound.
Agree that this isn't Wayne at his absolute best, but that's still closer to Maynard than 99% of trumpet players could manage. Dig Wayne with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band-great lead and jazz playing. Very few people can nail both roles.
Thumbs down from all the parents who had to buy new trumpets after the kids threw them in the river after hearing this. Might as well jump in yourself.
what an animal!!! if you walked in front of him during that performance it would probably feel like you were getting hit by a freight train of sound. and shockingly right in the center of every pitch including those Gs As and Bs. what a fantastic musician Wayne is - especially in his prime.
I was in the front row. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. People flew in from all over for the tribute in St. Louis. It was amazing, to say the very least.
I could tell Wayne was a little tired, but even so, his chops still are solid enough to just belt such an awesome range with power...; what a great player
omfg this is AMAZING dont get me wrong maynard is also AMAZING but this guy has crazy!!! control in the upper range and its sounds amazing i played this song many times in a row just because it was that good
i saw wayne bergeron play this song live and he almost blew me out of my chair - hes damn close to being as insane as maynard (and as a trumpet player im still very jealous)
What I respect and appreciate perhaps more than anything here is how truthful Wayne is to the original recording. Every lip slur, every melisma is such a tribute to not only MF but also his recording of this song. There is something to be said for recording another artist's work in your own mold - but it is another and equally honorable feat to pay tribute to an artist by attempting to recreate that artist's magic in every detail possible. Wayne, particularly from 2:46 - 3:42, absolutely nails what MF was all about. I truly feel his performance here was beyond tribute and very much in the realm of love for MF's mojo - love for MF's bygone style, artistry and personality. Thank you, MF! Thank you, Wayne!
Wayne Bergeron is my over-all favorite trumpet player of all time. Vizzutti is the best technical playing trumpet player. Doc Severinsen is the best entertaining trumpet player. Jerry Hey is also a great writer and player (with Chuck Findley right behind him). Commercially, Herb Alpert and Maynard win.
Wayne is always good, but one of his best, and cleanest performances was with the Wheeling H.S. Jazz Band in a ball room at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL on Dec 18, 2013. This band is from a PUBLIC SCHOOL, not a school for music studies. Wayne later said that this band was one of best HS bands he ever heard. Give it a listen on youtube at Wheeling HS Jazz Band 1 at The Midwest Clinic-2013. Video not the greatest (shot by an amateur), but the audio is excellent.
I have played this arrangement with college and high school Jazz Festivals. As long as there is a mic to play into this chart, it really isn't any more demanding than say....."Little Minor Booze" by Willie Maiden which my big band plays in concert. We had Wayne as a guest soloist in a Jazz Arts Band that I played lead tpt in. Wayne was not kind to me during the concert (we played "Maynard and Waynard") or after. As a lasting measure, he wrote back to the artistic director of the band saying I was upstaging him. Also taking endings as were written which were high, (during rehearsal the same day I was saving my chops and soft-pedaled everything including playing the ends of shout choruses down 8va) then took them "as written" during the concert. Needless to say out of 20 years as lead trumpet with a Jazz Arts Big Band bringing in countless national and international soloists, Wayne acted like some junior high student whose ego was dented?? No offense to anyone, but stating facts that happened for real to me!
I saw many of these guys in the heyday from 79-89 or with MF. Met him in clinics, backstage, and even one night at dinner in Warsaw IN. They can all kill it! RIP Boss!!
I'll always love Maynard -- He taught me how to "scream"! -- but Mr. Bergeron is much cleaner, and his performance appears to be nearly effortless. Listen to Mr. Bergeron's "O Holy Night"... ...Nothing but "Wow!" Wow.
I trained under him because of Bobby Shew, Small World, amazing Men of Jazz, several times times just because of a great University. Maynard Ferguson was there as well, now you know the rest of the Story.
Wonderful!! I'll tell you what... Wayne Bergeron sure as hell didn't leave HIS cake out in the rain... and I don't think ANY of us will ever have HIS recipe again. Simply amazing!! By the way, does anyone know what big band this is? Thanks in advance...
I am most positive that music is for the Human race and not just a single group of people. I do agree with the statement that jazz was founded and created by an Afro-American rhythmic influence and with the European harmonic influence. Jazz is a mixing bowl of cultures. Jazz is special in terms of the hard work needed, enrichment, and aesthetic value of sounds as fascinating and beautiful and complex as in this video. As long as it has soul and has the fundamentals of jazz, its jazz.
Very interesting comment on the origins of jazz. I often find that the only people who listen out for high notes are other trumpet players. But, as a trumpet player I do love this track.
Danny Barber - is on lead trumpet...he played at one time (late 70's) with Maynard. He lives in Southwest Michigan and is still playing in the Michiana Chicago area!
MacArthur Park performed by the All-Star Bowling team.
I was going to ask where I could get one of those snazzy shirts.....
Lol
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The thing about Wayne is not only is his range freakish and his tone full and fat, but unlike a lot of screamers (including the older Maynard) his upper register intonation is perfect. What a talent!
And the precision and clarity...!
Well Maynard never sweated over the small stuff. He tried to have fun while playing. Wayne is more of Van Cliburn when it came to playing it perfect. The 1960's early 70's was probably when Maynard was at his best.
Some people criticize Bergeron for playing too "clean"- but they must not play trumpet themselves to realize how amazing he sounds.
Who the Fuck would dare dislike this...Maynard and Wayne are major role models for not only trumpet players but everybody who plays jazz and anyoe who dislikes them dislikes all of jazz players accross the globe
wayne is freaking amazing
my best friends dad went to highschool with him
he was second chair because wayne had 1st all the time lol
but he said they were around the same lvl and after highschool wayne just got freaking amazing and became big
Woah
When you have a jazz concert at 3 and bowling match at 4
LOL🎳
I swear I was thinking the same shit😂😂
Waynard Bergerson
Played this in a drum corp show. Peter B was the soloist and killed it. 81 FantasiaIII
I played for years, knew Maynard; he gave me one of his horns years ago, and he was truly one of the greats. Yes, there are other amazing players including Wayne who has a really crisp tone even at the highest. Back in the 1970s, Lynn and Stan were also great players for different reasons. I was at Maynard's last concert and at this tribute concert. It was great to see a lot of past players show up to honor Maynard. One of the greatest things about Maynard was the impact he had on young horn players all over the world. He motivated us to be better. I still miss him and think of him often.
Amazing
Your post touched me at my core. Your statements about MF are spot-on and cannot be overstated .... "One of the greatest things about Maynard was the impact he had on young horn players all over the world. He motivated us to be better. I still miss him and think of him often."
... I too miss him and think of him often. Thank you for your post.
I was fortunate enough to see him in Cleveland several times what a treat bring this music bag I'm glad these guys do this
Wayne is such an awesome player. His upper register is just as full as any other notes he plays. I won't make comparisons between him and Maynard though, because both are great in their own ways. Maynard is a legend, and Wayne will no doubt be remembered as one as well. RIP Maynard
This was a really emotional and draining weekend for all these players. Wayne played pretty much non-stop all weekend, and to be able to pull off this performance in this context is simply amazing.
And to others that question his versatility, he’s one of the most in demand studio players out there. His legit chops are also really impressive. Great player, super nice guy.
You just know Maynard is smiling about this and giving Wayne an 'atta boy!' For the haters, you've obviously never played high notes in a live setting. Not many pro players could do this. Of those that could, a handful could do this after playing all night. Holy crap this is some amazing playing... The whole band is on fire with great playing across the board.
True
SPOILER ALERT: Maynard dies
Richard Casillas :(
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a good community college could do this sorry mang, it is a simple fact that the youth isn't interested in jazz anymore sad but true.
Wayne Bergeron is basically my favorite trumpeter of all-time!!! And he's a hell of a an awesome guy too! Wayne Bergeron FTW!!!
I am grateful to my high school music teachers who nurtured my interest in jazz and helped me to develop a love and appreciation of this music!!! My band teacher would bring in albums and everyday, during the last few minutes of class he play cuts of his favorite albums. Maynard was at the top of his list. Wayne and the others are carrying the torch on!!!!
68 dislikes from the bowlers that lost against them after the show
My very favorite song ever!
IMO, there is no lead trumpet player on the planet that can produce a more pure, full lead/solo sound than Wayne.
This is a classic played by a "special" person dedicated to his mentor. Its one of the most beautiful, powerful and moving songs ever played and reminds me of a very special person I know and think of often. I dedicate it to her forever.
Maynard's version the best around. Wayne is incredible. And humble. Those bows to the crowd..........standing ovation Mr B.
Wow. Wayne Bergeron is the real deal. Every bit able to hold his own against the original. I grew up trying to copy Maynard, Wayne is as good or better.. Can't believe I hadn't heard this until now. Amazing.
Wayne is definitely better
My goodness how can anyone seriously dislike this? OUTSTANDING RENDITION
Thank you RUclips for helping me discover Wayne Bergeron. What a great talent
this would be a cool song to die to
Ok edgelord
@@thedeaner3117 He kind of has good point though lmao.
@@riverme2994 Imagine looking back at your past as you rise from the ruins. That's how the song feels in my opinion.
Bergerons Performance is absolutely insane :)🎺
But the drummer, sax and the trombone is also incredible 😍
Best version of mc arthur park i've ever heard
If Maynard played it with Wayne it would’ve been more than the best.
cant wait until my range develops to that level!!!!
No matter how hard I try, I cannot find any other idols and role models like these two. Maynard and Wayne are inspiration for me to keep playing and working hard. Ill be lucky to even be 1/8th as good as either of them. Maynard was one of the best and Wayne is his right hand man to me. Impeccable playing
Azeri Kashew lemme recommend Doc Severinson
Wayne has been a fixture of the LA session scene for years.. and if you've never met a session player before, they are BY FAR some of the best musicians on planet earth. They just don't miss, it's insane.
Just speechless. And when he gives that humble head nod to acknowledge the crowd's approval, his humility is powerful. Like his excellent horn playing. Makes me want to pick up a trumpet again.
trombone solo cracks me up every time
Emerson Borg lmao
The ending always gives me goosebumps
This just beat chameleon and whiplash to be my absolute favorite intense jazz song of all time...
Love his playing. Beautiful in all registers, and Tasteful
I seriously cannot stop listening to this
The only thing that would make this better is a lynn nicholson solo.
He really should've performed with these guys...
RanHam335 he told me he just really did not want to go.
Lynn was in fact in MF's band for a time.
Bob Bly in fact Lynn played a solo during this song too
erasermouthvids How come?
Listen to his upper range. his intonation is tight, perfect: his performance is near perfect in every way possible, he is playing before a heavenly audience, WOW!!!!!
Very nice! A nice tribute to a true legend of a trumpet player. He is greatly missed and his style will NEVER be duplicated. I have idolized Maynard Ferguson since I first picked up a trumpet when I was 10, his music honestly inspired myself and countless others. I went to EVERY Maynard concert I could, and I remember Matt Wallace on that sax in Omaha back when I was in high school... man, I miss those days.
Very nice, Thank You!!
This sounds absolutely incredible. Everyone on that stage went beast mode....lol That is a lot of talent. Awesome performance.
How does he hit those high notes and sustain them? Full of admiration.
Fantastic tribute to Maynard.
On 🔥. Lordy i miss this era
I do also. I heard Maynard twice in Florida, At Dunedin H .S AND at the Tupperware center in Kissimmee. I will Never Ever forget it..
So beautiful!!
just had the honor of playing lead for this with Wayne at the Summer Extravaganza festival in Elmhurst, IL with the Elmhurst College jazz band. amazing playing; sound was huge and consistent at all registers of the horn. great guy too
Mr Bergeron One of the best, and his Jazz has feeling, plays from the heart.
What an awesome video. I've watched it over and over and I never get tired of it. Wayne Bergeron, omg. He's a beast. Nothing else to say about him. Stockton Helbing, probably the greatest jazz drummer I have ever heard, save Buddy Rich and a couple of other oldies. Sounds great! And I think that RUclips could use some more Wayne Bergeron videos. I love his playing, and I'm jealous of that tenor sax sound.
Agree that this isn't Wayne at his absolute best, but that's still closer to Maynard than 99% of trumpet players could manage. Dig Wayne with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band-great lead and jazz playing. Very few people can nail both roles.
Easy bro. Listen Paul Stephens MacArthur park
how can there be any thumbs down on this?!?!
Clarinet Players
pdlong123456789 Kurt Thompson lol
Thumbs down from all the parents who had to buy new trumpets after the kids threw them in the river after hearing this. Might as well jump in yourself.
what an animal!!! if you walked in front of him during that performance it would probably feel like you were getting hit by a freight train of sound. and shockingly right in the center of every pitch including those Gs As and Bs. what a fantastic musician Wayne is - especially in his prime.
I always imagined an arrangement of MacArthur Park with the second solo going into “Home To Emily” then back to MP.
Great performance.
I was in the front row. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. People flew in from all over for the tribute in St. Louis. It was amazing, to say the very least.
Always good stuff from Stockton. One of the most tasteful, respectful players in the business.
I could tell Wayne was a little tired, but even so, his chops still are solid enough to just belt such an awesome range with power...; what a great player
Wayne Bergeron ,,,you are amazing sir!!!
Wayne-ard can just flat play it!! RIP Boss man!! Thanks Wayne for bringing out some fine memories!\
long live Maynard Ferguson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Killed it Wayne!!! Great listen.
I actually got to meet wayne and recieved a master class from him and He was awesome.
bobby shew is amazing with more the jazz ballads,(everygreen) he played with us here in ireland about 15 yrs ago,great guy
It doesn't really matter what mouthpiece he uses when he's got such a big and beautiful sound.
Arturo is a better example of that since he uses a regular Bach 3c but I agree
GO WAYNE!
omfg this is AMAZING dont get me wrong maynard is also AMAZING but this guy has crazy!!! control in the upper range and its sounds amazing i played this song many times in a row just because it was that good
i saw wayne bergeron play this song live and he almost blew me out of my chair - hes damn close to being as insane as maynard (and as a trumpet player im still very jealous)
What I respect and appreciate perhaps more than anything here is how truthful Wayne is to the original recording. Every lip slur, every melisma is such a tribute to not only MF but also his recording of this song. There is something to be said for recording another artist's work in your own mold - but it is another and equally honorable feat to pay tribute to an artist by attempting to recreate that artist's magic in every detail possible. Wayne, particularly from 2:46 - 3:42, absolutely nails what MF was all about. I truly feel his performance here was beyond tribute and very much in the realm of love for MF's mojo - love for MF's bygone style, artistry and personality.
Thank you, MF!
Thank you, Wayne!
Well said!
This is why jazz is so wonderful and forever.
Wayne Bergeron is my over-all favorite trumpet player of all time. Vizzutti is the best technical playing trumpet player. Doc Severinsen is the best entertaining trumpet player. Jerry Hey is also a great writer and player (with Chuck Findley right behind him). Commercially, Herb Alpert and Maynard win.
Wayne is always good, but one of his best, and cleanest performances was with the Wheeling H.S. Jazz Band in a ball room at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL on Dec 18, 2013. This band is from a PUBLIC SCHOOL, not a school for music studies. Wayne later said that this band was one of best HS bands he ever heard. Give it a listen on youtube at Wheeling HS Jazz Band 1 at The Midwest Clinic-2013. Video not the greatest (shot by an amateur), but the audio is excellent.
I have played this arrangement with college and high school Jazz Festivals. As long as there is a mic to play into this chart, it really isn't any more demanding than say....."Little Minor Booze" by Willie Maiden which my big band plays in concert. We had Wayne as a guest soloist in a Jazz Arts Band that I played lead tpt in. Wayne was not kind to me during the concert (we played "Maynard and Waynard") or after. As a lasting measure, he wrote back to the artistic director of the band saying I was upstaging him. Also taking endings as were written which were high, (during rehearsal the same day I was saving my chops and soft-pedaled everything including playing the ends of shout choruses down 8va) then took them "as written" during the concert.
Needless to say out of 20 years as lead trumpet with a Jazz Arts Big Band bringing in countless national and international soloists, Wayne acted like some junior high student whose ego was dented?? No offense to anyone, but stating facts that happened for real to me!
I saw many of these guys in the heyday from 79-89 or with MF. Met him in clinics, backstage, and even one night at dinner in Warsaw IN. They can all kill it! RIP Boss!!
I met Wayne. Nice guy. Hell of a clinician too.
Wayne is coming to our school to work with our jazz bands. Pumped. Sick bass bone..
He is simply amazing. I don't see how anyone can say otherwise. Keep rippin it Wayne!!!
4:06, nails it!
Indeed!
I'll always love Maynard -- He taught me how to "scream"! -- but Mr. Bergeron is much cleaner, and his performance appears to be nearly effortless. Listen to Mr. Bergeron's "O Holy Night"...
...Nothing but "Wow!"
Wow.
jazz has evolved and transformed throughout the years with many influences coming form all over the place
Go Wayne! The next tribute concert might be to him. Wayne is the next Maynard
Can that bowling team play some music or what !
fabulous trumpet from wayne wot a player.great tribute to the boss.many thanks.
Fabulous arrangement......
I trained under him because of Bobby Shew, Small World, amazing Men of Jazz, several times times just because of a great University. Maynard Ferguson was there as well, now you know the rest of the Story.
fabulous performance, band has such a good sound too
Yeow, the short sax solo at 1:58 made my jaw drop. The band is great and Wayne is superb.
YEAH, A nice tribute to a great man and the incredible music he played. WOW Wayne !
I just saw a concert he did at a local college. Incredible.
Bass Trombone.......'nough said. (Wayne is amazing too!)
What an awesome tribute!
Bass Bone!!!! Yeah!!!!
Just got this arrangement in hard copy. What a wonderful thing!
Wonderful!! I'll tell you what... Wayne Bergeron sure as hell didn't leave HIS cake out in the rain... and I don't think ANY of us will ever have HIS recipe again. Simply amazing!! By the way, does anyone know what big band this is? Thanks in advance...
I am most positive that music is for the Human race and not just a single group of people. I do agree with the statement that jazz was founded and created by an Afro-American rhythmic influence and with the European harmonic influence. Jazz is a mixing bowl of cultures. Jazz is special in terms of the hard work needed, enrichment, and aesthetic value of sounds as fascinating and beautiful and complex as in this video. As long as it has soul and has the fundamentals of jazz, its jazz.
20 seconds of the most luscious crybaby tenor sound you're ever gonna hear. That sound, Matt!
Very interesting comment on the origins of jazz. I often find that the only people who listen out for high notes are other trumpet players. But, as a trumpet player I do love this track.
Wayne.. 1ST
Danny Barber - is on lead trumpet...he played at one time (late 70's) with Maynard. He lives in Southwest Michigan and is still playing in the Michiana Chicago area!
This is magic, just a miracle!!!!
He Nailed it with chops to burn!!!
I love everything about this video...
Damn Wayne, good shit.
this is excellent !!!! any jerks saying it's flat or else, well PLAY IT YOURSELF !!!
SUPER TONE! JESUS incredible!
this guy is the shit. i got to play with him when he did a clinic in houston, texas 1 week ago
gives me goosebumps