This is what pure improvisation sounds like

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[@oliparker]

Hi all, would you like more solo flugelhorn content like this? Trying out some new video ideas - I wondered, would uploading some random trumpet/flugel ditties I come up with almost every day/every day be of interest? Thought I could make a little series of just raw playing? Give this comment a like if so/let me know your thoughts!

[@denapovictor2564]

This is so nice More of it please 👏

[@WhatsUp142]

That sounds awesome! I would definitely look forward to it!

[@soloway-l1o]

I'd like to hear your thoughts about flugelhorn (pros and cons). I try to find out which instrument is the best for me baritone, euphonium or flugelhorn.

[@thiagoemanuel8607]

yup. what you said.

[@myyvette]

all of your works are so smooth and beautiful with such a nice tone,can't hear enough of it

[@LimboByMinecraft]

I’ve never understood how people improvise and make it sound so practiced and clean. it’s so impressive. also I’m not opposed to you uploading the random things you come up with

[@biggieb.4843]

Practicing the basics I guess

[@oliparker]

It's mainly through just doing it a lot, after a while things start to feel more natural and fall into place easier :) Thanks for your comment 🎺

[@SelimcanSakar]

@LimboByMinecraft guess it's no different than speaking if you think about it. sure you might not be able to do that with your secondary language but most people should be able to hold an audience in their mother tongue for a minute or two without preparation. now, everyone cannot be as impressive as @oliparker but you catch my drift don't cha?

[@grandmasteryoda6378]

That’s incredible. I picked up alto for jazz band and this is beyond me. The ability to play something that crisp, that clean, and that smooth without any practice before hand is incredible. God, what I would do to be able to do that on just alto, let alone my main instrument. I would die a happy man if I could.

[@davidharrison3074]

Another thing I loved with this is that your vibrato was just right in the perfect areas. Starting and ending on the low Ab was a perfect with that ragtime type shuffle sound. The slowly making your tempo change as you went along. Each break you took was perfect. Again great job Oli. 👏🏻👏🏻🎺

[@jaungiga]

Goddamn, I clicked play and after three notes a cigarette and a glass of scotch just materialized in my hands out of thin air. It's 1pm here, mister, I can't indulge like that

[@oliparker]

Haha apologies, feel free to watch it again in the evening 😉

​@@oliparkerur a baaad influence!

[@BG31J]

I am an intermediate trumpet player and I started playing your solos just as a fun challenge. You have inspired me to work a lot on my tone as well as other technical aspects of the trumpet. I love your solos and improvisation. I would definetley like to see more content like this and I look forward to every video! Thank you!❤

[@MarkArturo]

I could sit and listen to you play like this all day. I love what you do. I am a 70-year-old wannabe tap dancer and I dance to jazz all the time, and I just love the vibe I get when you play. Thank you.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

Respect ✊

[@loganbutler6437]

Your so good an you hav inspired me to play trumpet. I am a sax player and picked it up ab a year ago and love it. Thank you.

[@oliparker]

That's awesome! Glad you like what I get up to, keep up the playing 🎺

[@marcus.makes3d]

I started playing trumpet in ggrade 6 band and have been playing it for 7 years now and for the past year or so you have literally been my idol. Such clean improvisation and tone its incredible.👋👋👋

[@LilTayRX]

Dude you’re insane. i watch every vid and love them all. maybe try doing a flugle/trumpet improv with harmonies!

[@walterstewart1330]

This is one of his best videos in my opinion

[@AllieWood.yippee]

HOW!?!?!? I FAIL EVERY TIME I IMPROV!! you seriously sound absolutely amazing, oli.

[@TheMattBNE]

Very cool tune. I love your videos, particularly the ones with harmonies. Your tone is just super amazing. Thanks for sharing

[@johnash3050]

👍👍👍 sounds like relaxed jazz in some noir film or videogame

[@Davkas]

Wow... I envy your improv skills so much! You make it look and sound effortless! I'd love to see more of this type of stuff! Excellent work as always, man! Keep it up!

[@brandex2011]

Very nice! Beautiful. Of course, anything on fluegelhorn is beautiful. But this is really nice.

[@brucek6563]

I love listening to you improvise. It's something I never really did very well on trumpet!!!

[@extremelybaldcardboard]

cool premise! i’d love to see you keep it up!

[@tazpoochie]

Superb

[@armintoth4812]

Brilliant!

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

I'm making this my ringtone!

[@wam7394]

Such a great sound ! What is your mouthpiece ?

[@hahas507]

I can listen to this all day

[@idkk_rylee]

i love the flugelhorn solos sm :)

[@musicismylove92]

Putting this on a loop to have as background during work. Really lovely to listen to!

[@coolaxe-dw4840]

Keep up the great work 🎼

[@Kebabrulle4869]

*results may vary. This is awesome! I'd love to hear more flugel content.

[@travisstewart3470]

Very much Chuck Mangione stylistic like and smooth

[@willemoosterom2438]

Hi Oli thanks for posting your great music. Your sound, tone and technique is allready amazing ! I wonder how you would sound on a cornet, but that is too much to ask. Anyway your tone on trumpet and flugel is great and it is a real joy to listen to it. Thank you Oli.

[@PELVIS361]

Pure 🥇 gold !!!

[@davidharrison3074]

This exactly what I'm talking about. Your sound is such a warm touch no matter what you play. I love doing improve playing. You should add a little bit of some songs here and there. Maybe some improve with the song Misty then more improve then some Louis Armstrong, back to improve. Just doing about 3-4 measures of the songs then more improve. This is just an idea that I like doing. The flugel is an absolutely gorgeous sound. Thank you Oli for posting this. Made my day 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎺

[@adamarsenaultjfrancise5167]

so good 🔥🔥🔥

[@aidanh5215]

The soul of this guy tho

[@dawgstudioswoohoo]

Great playing as always! Ngl I would love a solo to Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls!

[@xfcane]

you are my spirit animal LOLLL

[@gregeberhardt4229]

If I understand this horn correctly, a softer less piering, a more melow sound. I am surprised this horn never dominated jazz. That sounds seems perfect for most of jazz....???

[@magohipnosis]

it's expensive and the upper register is a bit more harsh on your chops

[@faitha.2484]

I love it all! I’m in no place to critique, you’re way out of my league😅 this is more of a request than a suggestion but could you upload more trumpet solos? I also play trumpet and I’m learning so much from you! Also I love the solo challenges you add to your videos! They have really challenged me to more confident! Thank you🙏🏽🎺🎶

[@degelepassant1186]

What a beautiful sound and phrasing !!! Just the way I like a flugel to sound !!! BTW, which flugelhorn are you playing???

[@CloneCle]

Nice Video would be happy about a nice trumpet solo again. My favourite is definitely from the start and we dont talk about bruno. Keep up the good work!!

[@oliparker]

Thanks for letting me know! I've got some more ideas for trumpet solos coming soon - glad you like those two 🎺

[@CloneCle]

@@oliparker Thank you!!

[@DanPlaysSax]

Dude, you sound like new Chet Baker!!

[@GusgusHCR2]

Oli i love it ❤ Im a trumpet player too!

[@Lonnie123]

Heck maybe even a “how to improvise” series for those of us who never learned how to

[@proxima8574]

You definitely should make something with "Feel so good" from Chuck Mangione!!! Pleeeeaaase?🙈🙏

[@mikenielsen8781]

Sweet! I'd love to hear what you could do with a rhythm section behind you! Also, I follow you on Spotify, I don't know how hard it is to put new material there, but it would be great if you could keep up the stream of new material!

[@Seissmo]

🔥

[@patrickkelcey2435]

We've all seen it. Youngsters start out on trumpet and there will come a time when they are ready to except flugel horns as legit.... I'm personally very happy to seen the horns getting represented because it means more creative possibilities for the young ones... and I don't mean Neil and Vivian... maybe Rick but then who really knows...

[@terrystrand]

As a superfan of yours Oli and a trumpeter myself I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that other great improviser, Chet Baker... could you share it with us, please... thanx.

[@jortex3542]

Arte como siempre, por esto pago internet csm

[@nguyentrunghieu4844]

Pls cover epic sax guy by this trumpet

[@austinhernandez2716]

I've been studying trumpet performance in college for a few years. I can play through some hard piece like out of the arbans. But I'm still stuck on improvisation. My mind is just blank. I've tried some chord and scale patterns but it sounds boring. I just don't have a creative mind.

[@БруталЕщёкакой]

👍

[@СергейОсокин-ы1к]

Как вкусно!!!

[@IsmaelCordier]

have you thought about improvising with nothing like that and then putting harmony on it?

[@Trumpet_player87]

وحش

[@duoaldanayalan7984]

Saludos

[@SuaibyOfficialYT]

Qhy does this look and hears like the lobby song in roblox phantom forces lol

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

[@Samy374]

I find it so embarassing that you have 80.000 followers and people that just do fake pranks and so on have millions. My generation is just fked. Keep it going!

[@loganbutler6437]

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