newyorkvibes (August 28, 2008 at 4:54 pm)

You was the best Maynard, i love u forever!

elduro0001 (August 26, 2008 at 3:50 pm)

hahaha you make me laugh because you are a joke.... are you an idiot? because only a person with a very low IQ can say that maynard had no chops... obviously you dont know a crap about good trumpet players...

elduro0001 (August 26, 2008 at 3:46 pm)

I've been playing this piece for a while now and I can play it almost complete... the thing is that i cant go higher than a A...

lamole2005 (August 23, 2008 at 6:16 pm)

i can play it all the way except the part that he goes really high to like a b

Ulysses1107 (August 22, 2008 at 4:55 pm)

man ive been trying to play this for a while now, and i still cant get to the first high parts this guy must have had chops of steel to play this!

Bobbyd1175 (August 15, 2008 at 11:16 pm)

To Waltandrus-You are correct. Bill manufactured the "Doc Severinsen" mouthpiece which all the muscicans used including Maynard Ferguson. I worked for Bill and Mille Ratzenberger for 13 years at the Continental and heard the world's greatest musicians. Bill knew Maynard from Jim and Andy's Club in NYC where any musician who was anybody hung out including Judy Holiday. Bill's mouthpiece was called the "Jet-Tone Musical Mouthpiece" which Doc indorsed in the 60s. HIs factory was in Farifield.

Toddlip (August 13, 2008 at 5:18 pm)

He must be. To say Maynard had no chops could get you in trouble with God...if you're serious.

JokinJoe (August 11, 2008 at 11:31 am)

I actually liked him better when he played jazz stuff such as this. I still enjoy all of his other eras though.... just this one the most

Ryuseikun (August 9, 2008 at 12:28 pm)

haha coming from a guy named nirvanaismyhomeboy. No respect for the greats.

AdventureCommittee (August 6, 2008 at 5:21 pm)

of course he is