is an exceptional trumpet album. In my student days, this was one of my favorite recordings and listened to it countless times. The music is great, with a beautiful recording of the Kent Kennan Sonata, and is a good representation of trumpet repertoire of the 20th century. The great thing about the album is that it includes some standards like the Kennan, but also some less often heard works by David Sampson, Otto Ketting and Anthony Korf. The trumpet playing is not only first rate but shows how much nuance and color can come from a trumpet. This album certainly goes far beyond, "higher, faster, louder." I guess as a former student of Mase's, I'm a little biased but anyone who hasn't heard this album yet, I strongly recommend that they check it out.
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- Josh Frank
- Josh is a freelance trumpet player in NYC. He plays with lots of classical groups in town. He also write and produces his own music.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Trumpet in Our Time
Ray Mase's album, Trumpet in our time is an exceptional trumpet album. In my student days, this was one of my favorite recordings and listened to it countless times. The music is great, with a beautiful recording of the Kent Kennan Sonata, and is a good representation of trumpet repertoire of the 20th century. The great thing about the album is that it includes some standards like the Kennan, but also some less often heard works by David Sampson, Otto Ketting and Anthony Korf. The trumpet playing is not only first rate but shows how much nuance and color can come from a trumpet. This album certainly goes far beyond, "higher, faster, louder." I guess as a former student of Mase's, I'm a little biased but anyone who hasn't heard this album yet, I strongly recommend that they check it out.
is an exceptional trumpet album. In my student days, this was one of my favorite recordings and listened to it countless times. The music is great, with a beautiful recording of the Kent Kennan Sonata, and is a good representation of trumpet repertoire of the 20th century. The great thing about the album is that it includes some standards like the Kennan, but also some less often heard works by David Sampson, Otto Ketting and Anthony Korf. The trumpet playing is not only first rate but shows how much nuance and color can come from a trumpet. This album certainly goes far beyond, "higher, faster, louder." I guess as a former student of Mase's, I'm a little biased but anyone who hasn't heard this album yet, I strongly recommend that they check it out.
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