In this session, Sean Jones goes deep on the trumpet into Giant Steps, by John Coltrane. Learn more with Sean Jones in Jazz Trumpet Fundamentals - openstudiojazz...
It wasn’t as fast as I thought it was going to be (no hate, I certainly can’t play that fast either), but you could hear the trumpet was hearing everything before it came out of the horn. Tasty phrases throughout. No shredding or wasted space. I’d rather hear a medium tempo Giant Steps like this than one that rivals Coltrane in terms of tempo but can’t deliver on a storytelling level. Excellent job, guys.
Giant Steps is a cool tune. I'll be glad when jazz musicians approach it as a great, accessible song as opposed to an Olympic event. I'm not saying that's what's been done here. But it IS done. FYI.... Giant Steps works well as a ballad too.
Everybody knows that playing slow is much harder. Because kennetic energy and harmonic possibilities can be practiced but melodic lyricism ? Not so much.
Use the articulation where you slur to the next downbeat. I can’t write it on here so hopefully you know what that means. However fast you can single tongue, it will pretty much double because you are articulating every other beat. Most players I’ve heard use ghost or doodle tongue sparingly. Make sure It always swings. I remember the trumpet player Stuart Mack saying anything past 300bpm he will just completely slur everything
Sean has played this live plenty times at faster tempos than Coltrane’s record by the way, do your homework and look it up on RUclips. He’s is a master musician.
@@williemakeit2346 By the way he butchers the fourth note of the head both times he plays it. In my eyes a “master musician” wouldn’t butcher the same note twice especially on the head. I guess I have higher standards than you. People like you is why jazz is dying. You want to hand out participation trophies instead of being honest with your self and try to get better.
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It wasn’t as fast as I thought it was going to be (no hate, I certainly can’t play that fast either), but you could hear the trumpet was hearing everything before it came out of the horn. Tasty phrases throughout. No shredding or wasted space. I’d rather hear a medium tempo Giant Steps like this than one that rivals Coltrane in terms of tempo but can’t deliver on a storytelling level. Excellent job, guys.
lol "medium tempo" its like 260 BPM
Excuse a gear question, but what brain coolant do you use? Mine overheats.
get some blinker fluid.
@@Johnwilkinsonofficial haha
Excellent tips. "space": stops and starts
More trumpet classes please!
I play piano but damn those are some nice clean scales. Really nice improv too.
Very helpful.. so in touch !!
Lamb chops, pork chops, trumpet chops!
Aka the Chópage á trois
Thanks Sean - that was fantastic playing and very helpful advice. I hope you will be making more videos on this channel.
heh heh, "On a moment's notice"
2:58 Try playing concert E major scale in 2 octaves and let's see if you can do that
" In a Moment's Notice" I see what you did there Sean Jones
Yeeea haha
Giant Steps is a cool tune. I'll be glad when jazz musicians approach it as a great, accessible song as opposed to an Olympic event. I'm not saying that's what's been done here. But it IS done. FYI.... Giant Steps works well as a ballad too.
Mr. Jones NEVER disappoints though i prefer when Sean plays soft & melodic but he's magical no matter what he plays❤❤❤❤
thanks guys excellent master class thank you
Thanks a lot open studio ans Mr sean j
“One, two, ah you know what to do.”
Awesome!!!
Ar resonance
Muito bom!👏🎉
Everybody knows that playing slow is much harder. Because kennetic energy and harmonic possibilities can be practiced but melodic lyricism ? Not so much.
D&MN!!!! Chromatic scale at warp speed???
Sean, make sure you thank Pelli.
“Light as a feather”! Nice demonstration!
The fourth of every 16th is nice
At what tempo do you switch from single to double or doodle articulation?
Use the articulation where you slur to the next downbeat. I can’t write it on here so hopefully you know what that means. However fast you can single tongue, it will pretty much double because you are articulating every other beat. Most players I’ve heard use ghost or doodle tongue sparingly. Make sure It always swings. I remember the trumpet player Stuart Mack saying anything past 300bpm he will just completely slur everything
And think that he uses a Bach 1 1/2C
.... not a Monette
I really appreciate that about him. Because of his example I play on a 1C
Original by Coltrane is faster. Keep practicing
Sean has played this live plenty times at faster tempos than Coltrane’s record by the way, do your homework and look it up on RUclips. He’s is a master musician.
@@williemakeit2346 By the way he butchers the fourth note of the head both times he plays it. In my eyes a “master musician” wouldn’t butcher the same note twice especially on the head. I guess I have higher standards than you. People like you is why jazz is dying. You want to hand out participation trophies instead of being honest with your self and try to get better.
@@jamisonbrooks5887 you should do us all a favor and play anything better than Sean. You’re obviously a master!