All Three CBS Sunday Morning “Ablassen” Renditions.

[@Myiic]

This show was always very calming to me, hearing that trumpet while breakfast was cooking is one of my favorite memories as a child

[@d54b42]

RIP Charles Osgood.

[@lorddalek]

0:00 -- Don Smithers (1979-1997) 0:24 -- Doc Severinson (1998-2003) 0:50 -- Wynton Marsalis (2004-Present)

[@markhenderson4001]

thank you

[@christophercrafter2609]

The first one was the one I grew up on so that one hits home for me.

[@JustinSaysRadio]

Even as a 20-year-old, the first one is my favorite. There was no show-off-iness in it. It was just Ablassen the way that it was made.

[@ChironAce]

The first one is a part of my childhood, but the third one is my favorite.

[@angelJ5820]

Yess same here. I always hear it on in the morning but it’s not the same as this one ❤

[@jasonburger3533]

​@@JustinSaysRadioThe original dates to 1979, when "CBS News Sunday Morning" had first hit the television airwaves. The days of the week passing by in the on screen intro omits Saturday because CBS News did not have a Saturday morning news program until 1996. The later version from 1998 through 2004 shows all 7 days of the week in motion for that reason. For a 20-year-old or any age, you made a good choice. The original is often the best version as well.

[@chandon.]

Never watched this show, but every Sunday morning this would wake me up from my dad watching in the living room.

[@anishraja9655]

A short note from a pedantic German speaker: the title of the theme is „Abblasen”, meaning something along the lines of blowing outward. You wrote, „Ablassen”, which is a word meaning to drain.

[@adamuzumaki98]

1979-1994: Good morning. I’m Charles Kuralt, and this is Sunday Morning. RIP Charles Kuralt (1934-1997) 1994-2016: Good morning. I’m Charles Osgood, and this is Sunday Morning. 2016-present: Good morning. I’m Jane Pauley, and this is Sunday Morning.

[@zeldafan1942]

I have some very unfortunate news. Charles Osgood has died today at 91.

[@adamuzumaki98]

@@zeldafan1942 Oh shit.

[@latintvman09]

@@adamuzumaki98 So that means... RIP Charles Osgood (1933-2024)

[@jordanberg8772]

I used to make it a point to wake up to this show every Sunday, I love the theme, I never have time to watch it anymore though since I work Sundays

[@aguerra1381]

The elongated last note on the first 2, sounds much more elegant.

[@teahmcclain1237]

The "time to get out of bed & eat breakfast" theme song

[@jackrogers3657]

The tuning procedurally improves over time. Lovely work.

[@davidkapral]

Wynton may be mostly in tune with himself, but he’s playing at like A = 448. It always bugged me. Plus I don’t love his extra ornament at the end.

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

I don't care if the trumpet is a quarter tone sharp, as long as it's in tune with itself.

[@harleyzeth]

​@@davidkapralWhy on earth would that bother you

[@DanteTube]

Please join us as our trumpet sounds again next Sunday Morning.

[@joshpritt2146]

I grew up with the second intro but the third one is my favorite

[@MedCityViking]

No. 3 is the best in my uncultured opinion.

[@gilbertoisabot]

I also agree only because this is the one I grew up with.

[@lincolnups]

it’s cus wynton marsalis played it

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

I like the punchiness of the second one, but Wynton has better intonation.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

My wife turned me onto Sunday morning (she's been a fan since the Charlie Osgood days).

[@MrT8599]

The original Don Smithers recording is definitely the best. Then I would say the Marsalis version is the next best. Doc Severinsen's version just doesn't hit me that much. I'm just not a big fan of Doc's interpretation. It's just too "raspy." But again, that's just my opinion.

[@murrayparr3244]

Yes. The 2 earlier versions are better for sure. I always thought that song was played on a French horn decades ago and not a baroque trumpet.

[@Will_Moffett]

If Smithers would have put in the Marsalis flourishes that would be the best of both worlds. I can't get over a slight fla Marsalis has on the flourish which is like a run. He actually cracked a note in there. It's hard to hear but once you hea you can't unhear it.

[@kennethhuang371]

KH: IT’S SUNDAY MORNING ON CBS…AND HERE AGAIN IS JANE PAULEY. I’VE STARTED WATCHING “SM” BECAUSE MY MOM INSISTS THAT IT’S A GREAT WAY TO START A NEW WEEK. As it turns out, she is right. SM HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED THE EMMY FOR OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM. THIS SUNDAY: REMEMBERING CHARLES OSGOOD (1933-2024). SUNDAY AT 9 AM ON WBZ TV 4 BOSTON. Kenneth Huang. 1/24/24.

[@laurenceamspoker782]

r.i.p. Charles Osgood

[@tryscience]

The third one is definitely the best

[@personaking7]

The last one is strong and played like it should have been played from the beginning...the last one was played by the great Wynton Msrsallis 👊🏽

[@fan.of.feet2310]

0:24 good morning I’m Charles Kuralt

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

The Charles Kuralt version was my favorite. It was simple, clean and unassuming. The current one is too frilled for my taste.

[@johnwilder8517]

All three are great. I like the first one the most. jw

[@saturdayboy4454]

Who are the performers?

[@marshallwildey6981]

Don Smithers on baroque trumpet, Doc Severinsen (maybe on standard Bb trumpet, judging by the tuning issues, i could be wrong), and Wynton Marsalis on piccolo trumpet

[@ericwilliamsjazz]

@@marshallwildey6981 Doc plays it on piccolo trumpet

[@stevedoe1630]

Respectively, the first two were straight & methodical _(almost like inventions)_ , while the third embraced flourish embellishments to make the audience think… not listen. Tone quality alone of the third is simply sweeter and brighter. It’s difficult to improve upon a Wynton Marsalis these days.

[@prycerobertson4695]

I like the first two intros.

[@robertferguson5562]

Time for church!

[@noahreed8174]

Wasn’t it 2004 when the first one

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

If you had a rough and rowdy Saturday night, this is what settled you down on Sunday morning

[@pennolsen5451]

0:24 played on a bagpipe

[@squirm0505]

No, it’s played on a trumpet.

[@ZRJZZZZZ]

I enjoyed the first two in terms of performances. The last one by Wynton Marsalis has the best audio the first one. It’s too much reverb. The second one has marginal rhythm. It takes a very good player to nail the piece.

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

I think the second one has the best tone, but it's a bit out of tune. Overall, the last one is the best.

[@thedoors1388]

I love Don Smithers' first rendition, love Doc Severinson's second rendition, and dislike Wynton Marsalis's third rendition. Comparing Smithers version to Severinsen and Marsalis's versions is, while not quite like comparing apples and oranges, a little bit of an unequal comparison. Smithers' version was a vinyl recording played on a natural (baroque) trumpet; the other two digital recordings on modern piccolo trumpets. I prefer Severinsen's version to Marsalis's by a wide margin. Severinsen is so much clearer, his notes crisper. His rendition shows why he was one of the best trumpeters on the planet during his prime, a fact obscured by his wildly-tailored Tonight Show persona. Marsalis covers up his lesser amount of talent with flourishes meant to hide his less technical playing.

[@gojeda]

Wynton is a legend, but he missed the mark here. This piece does not translate well to people trying to put their spin on it. Abblasen demands fidelity to the way it was originally written.

[@markhenderson4001]

all 3 of those guys could play this on Bb trumpet; but why play this on Eb trumpet? it sounds even better on Bb trumpet just asking cos most guys would just play it on what they got: a cheap ass conn or selmer, and if they put in the work from when theyre 6yrs old to 17 they can play this no problem. its bcos the smaller instrument is faster? and it sounds smaller? Like soprano sax players .. faster is not better. than ask chuck mangione in his prime to plsy it on flugelhorn!? my guess no problem. God i wish i couldve met Don Smithers tho.

[@Wolferal]

I find Wynton Msrsallis to be so annoying, but his version here just sings and is so sprightly and buoyant,

[@Will_Moffett]

How could you think Marsalis is annoying? If anything he is too cool, clam, and collected. I know people who know him. They say he is a little eccentric and not overly social but nobody has ever called Wynton annoying that I've ever heard and it makes no sense from what I've seen.

[@Wolferal]

@@Will_Moffett - Just the way he talks and his personality. He annoys me. But he's a maestro and I recognize that.