Doc Severinsen and the Airmen of Note

From a performance during the Airmen of Note's Spring 2011 Tour at the campus of University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Doc Severisen a long time friend and supporter of the Airmen of Note was in town, and was invited to sit in with the Note. He's still swinging at 83 years old!

[@davidkline1355]

Doc Severinsen about Airmen of Note: "They are a great statement for what's good about the United States of America". Ditto for me!!!

[@MNBluestater]

When I am 83, I want to be doing something like this--what I love.

[@sebastianpapa746]

I am now 89 and have no lip anymore

[@ArsPraestigium]

He’s now 90, and still at it.

[@tonylawrencewalsh721]

Talk about ageing rockers.............they don't get any better than this guy, fantastic music and it is truly ageless. Like old wine .

[@EdWeibe]

saw the man a few years ago when he was like 90 in Baltimore, and enjoyed every minute. It was thanksgiving and he was set to enjoy lasagna at Little Italy. He's certainly a trumpert players trumpet player.

[@elkartian]

Wonderful to see the Legend Doc Severinsen one of my favorite trumpet players still blowing in his 80's fantastic stuff. still the showman and as entertaining as ever.thanks so much for sharing this

[@stas3h]

Doc was 83, almost 84 at this performance. Still got the pipes and lips! Played with him back in 1967 when he was our guest soloist at our high school band's spring concert. We trumpet players were just blown away. A great experience.

[@GH-oi2jf]

stas3h - He must have appeared at a lot of Oregon schools. He played at my junior high school ca. 1960.

[@FrostyLawson]

Doc is awesome. He was (and still is) a tremendous influence on my trumpet playing. I have almost every album he recorded in the late 60's and early 70's.

[@Full4God]

INCREDIBLE!!!! Thank you for posting it. First class all the way, and a great tribute to a group of incredibly talented musicians.

[@bshawmusic]

my hero! Long live Doc Severinsen!

[@fredericriter4146]

93 and still going strong now

[@DerekDtj]

Saw Doc and his group in Evans, GA about a year or so ago, and he was still blowing as strong as ever. If you've never heard it, find his recording w/Tommy Newsom remembering Johnny Carson shortly after his passing when they played "Here's That Rainy Day" together. Still gets me every time.

[@cm4n63]

He was in Evans???? I live in Grovetown and had no clue...

[@xeno865]

so glad i was there for this! It was amazing! Doc is amazing!

[@1200sbeemer]

Stardust will always be a classic, beautifully played. A haunting echo from the past that will live forever of a different era, sadly long gone.

[@xeno865]

got to sit in the front row for this concert. Best one i've ever been to. Got to see my idol play his horn and listen to my favorite band. What a night. Also got to play in from of him a couple of months later. Most nervous i've ever been in my life. More nervous than I was my first night of bmt haha

[@bkkershner]

You are amazing, Doc. We love you.

[@junkyman2]

of all my airmen of note lps i've collected over the years, i've never seen a female trpt player in the section. 2nd, of all, I'm guilty of paying close attention to my instrument and finally realize that the other players such as the bone & tenor sax soloist and drummer in particular are phenomenal players as well. thanx for posting these vids. Man i'd like to here tim leahey get featured on a piece as well

[@michaelfoxbrass]

junkyman2 Liesl Whitaker is the lead trumpeter in this band. She went on to play lead in the US Army Blues, then the US Army field band. Outstanding lead player who's served our country with swinging and exciting playing!

[@DrummerDanVa]

@@michaelfoxbrass It looks like she has a green uniform on so I think she was actually in the Army and filling in with the Note for this concert or maybe tour.

[@vincentfromia]

This is wonderful! Thanks!!! You and Doc Severinsen: 2 of my favorite trumpet players! BTW I see Liesl Whitaker from the Army there. Where was Brian McDonald?

[@TFOS]

Thanks for uploading...really great!

[@Spike643]

Doc still has it!!!!!!!

[@nrcg2317]

Still playing at 91...

[@kenboekeloo466]

You ROCK!

[@DasBullWy]

The Legend.

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

DOC, THE BEST, EVER xoxooxoxoxoo LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU :) !!!!!!

[@jeffcraven7376]

Let's hear it for The United States Air Force!

[@kaunasprince]

I thought I was seeing things.First I see a girl playing lead,then I notice the uniform......amazing.

[@g.koerber1144]

This is STILL what is good about AMERICA

[@jojoUK120]

How do they organise their practice regime in the forces? I’ve got visions of them all lined up and a drill sergeant yelling Arban numbers

[@KasioGames]

This is too funny

[@trodecke]

I never made it to one of the bands but I was in Drum & Bugle (beat and blow) in basic training and tech school. We did have TIs (the AF equivalent of drill sergeants) that specialized in music. No Arban's but we did do lots of Sousa marches. ;) We did one graduation ceremony in tech school were we played Sweet Georgia Brown and I soloed using my trumpet instead of the bugle and I thought for sure the colonel was going to have a stroke.

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

cool is this the spinal tap concert? I love doc.. I played with the drummer ed and he said tacet...

[@Thursdaym2]

That is some band. I'm just an 80 year old ex drummer.

[@trumpetslayer]

Yea that's Liesl Whitaker playing lead. I heard she's filling in for Brian MacDonald

[@DaveGSound]

I worked this show at Lisner

[@bopper40]

Great tenor solo

[@jad1175]

He’s 97 now

[@customkey]

That's Grant Langford on tenor. Straight out of Brooklyn!

[@ChillWithSalsa]

Does anyone know where I can buy "Flying Home"

[@TeresaR966]

If you mean the recording, believe it's this arrangement, is on one of the Tonight Show Band albums from the 1980's.

[@tptplynboxsterguy1137]

If you want the arrangement, check with Sierra Music Publishing. They've put out a lot of the old Tonight Show tunes.

[@drummingtrumpeteer69]

where is brian? that leasle from army blues right? both great players just thought it was funny to see her there.

[@aaronbrandyn987]

Hey you dont have any good videos with Liesl just screaming on lead do you? I got a friend who doesnt think girls can play lead to well and I need something to shut him up

[@evdallas123]

is he still playing hes 88 now

[@solaribass2491]

ev dallas saw him last October he's 89 now