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Some of My Best Friends Are the Trumpet Players

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nice variety of styles represented. enjoyed it. Some of the songs were a bit too wild for my taste. One of the artists just seemed to see how high he could play..

I'm ordering the CD now, so I haven't heard the whole thing or I'd give it a five, but I'm driving along in my car, sober of course, and I hear a song from Ray's new CD. It knocked my socks off. Very upbeat Jazz, almost kinda just this side of free jazz because it's fast, but very polished. Fast. These guys were working hard when they cut this one. I haven't sought out a tune like this in a long time, I don't even remember the name of it. I can't wait. Hey thanks for reading this! Have a great day!

Ray Brown has been my favorite bassist for years now, and this has got to be one of his biggest disappointments ever. He has recruited some of the best trumpets out there (not mentioning Wynton Marsalis) but the song selection isn't that great. Jon Faddis is amazing and can reach high notes. Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Clark Terry, and Nicholas Payton do not give it their best on this cd. Great playing, I couldn't play it for sure, but the effort here for the trumpet players was close to none. However, Ray Brown, and the rest of the rhythm section are great. Below are cds I recommend:
1. Dizzy's 80th Birthday Party (Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars) Great trumpet playing, and saxophone playing especially by Antonio Hart.

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