BEST JAZZ TROMBONE HIGH NOTE SOLO PERFORMANCE (play along) by Dave Steinmeyer (Ice Castles)

[@connor_phillipz5689]

The amount of alternate slide positions he used was incredible. Also was quite possibly the smoothest High B and Bb I've ever heard.

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

quite possibly yes

[@huehue7736]

I think he was going to 4th for the F so he could use slide vibrato. Make the notes sing more. That’s just my guess

[@sammythebonist]

He makes his trombone sing. Best ever?

[@mechanicalliteracyproject2508]

I use alternate slide positions all the time. The freshman sitting next to me in our community band was totally stumped at what I was doing. I explained alternate positions and gave her a chart. I told her I don't get paid mileage. She's now in university and texted me recently thanking me for a lot of tips and music I'd passed on. She ended with "I don't get paid mileage 😁!"

[@ryanshirk9927]

I was wondering why he was using Bb in 5th along with D and F in 4th, then the music changed keys from Bb to B natural, and I instantly understood. It was to keep both sections stylistically the same (overtone series to boot!).

[@michaeldistortedrosen7245]

I have to say, this is quite possibly the greatest trombone solo I’ve ever heard.

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Actually....it is!

[@markdatton1348]

this ones pretty nice, one of my all time favorites is this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZuTdX-YZbCHeas

[@sophiemackinnon1795]

he’s my uncle!! he is absolutely the best person ever. and his talent is just wow. he’s teaching me how to play trombone currently 😁

[@elmerwilliamson1970]

Your kidding, right? Go listen to what Marshall Gilkes plays for solos. This is Jr. Hi stuff. Gilkes is Varsity.

[@huehue7736]

@@elmerwilliamson1970 they’re two different types of players man. No need to down play one. MG is a cat, like he actually plays standards and stuff. I haven’t really heard Dave so much in terms of bop or swing, aside from his stuff with airmen of note, but that doesn’t downplay his musicianship.

[@dalerodevick5595]

I have played with him many, many times. This isn't even close to what he can do. His mom plays the violin. He played a duet with her, and he was right up there with her the whole chart. A little secret is that after he went head over heals off his bike, he chipped his front teeth right in the middle. With a little work he had the perfect air flow for the extreme high register. That's why it looks so effortless. He also taught himself to play. Amazing guy to know, too.

[@DavidSteinmeyer-hr1ql]

Dale sorry but the duet was with his wife Judy, not my grandmother. Judy is a fabulous violinist.

[@jazzbonept]

He's so chill while going up there to that double B and hanging out on it. I remember Wycliffe Gordon doing a workshop and telling a story of how he started playing with a big band where Dave was playing lead. Wycliffe said that once the gig was over, Dave would sit there and play in that extreme high range for a while (possibly at a softer volume, but I don't completely recall). When Wycliffe asked Dave why he was doing that after the gig was over, Dave said something about the importance of being able to play in this range at any point during the day, even after a gig (when one's chops could be presumably gone). In addition to playing in the upper register regularly, another thing I got from this anecdote was being so efficient "upstairs," that those notes should be accessible at any time of the day, despite the circumstances. Maybe this is related to working on endurance and/or never playing to the point of being chopped out?

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Could be

[@PikaFunGuy]

That's really cool, I'll have to try that!

[@MichaelSisley-fw3xr]

Hands down, Dave was one of the best from the post big band era trombonists EVER! Plunk him down in the big bands in the 30s or 40s and he would have made many QUIT.

[@eliottking4175]

I’m so very grateful for my upperclassmen telling me about Dave steinmeyer two years ago. He became and still is my favorite trombone player of all time. From the first ever track I heard of him. From the effortless high range to his buttery playing. Dave is one of the few trombonists (I’ve heard) that can make a trombone sing like he does. He is my idol. I hope one day I can get somewhat close to his level. Wish I was born earlier to hear him play in person. Truly a legend in the world of jazz trombonists

[@RodeoRoadShow]

I was the engineer for the Airmen of Note. It was an amazing time to tour with Dave and the Airmen of Note

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Yes it was...not like now hehe

[@levito112]

@@TRUMPETSIZZLEwhat’s different now? Just wondering.

[@dabloonhandler]

I second this question @TRUMPETSIZZLE ​@@levito112

[@davidtatro7457]

Steinmeyer is a wonderful player and definitely rigbt up there in the ranks of high range specialists. It's also worth noting for any younger players who might see this that many of the best and most influential trombonists of the past century have never played anywhere near this high.

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Thats true

[@carlbehr4909]

Wow. Awesome. If I hadn't just seen it played by Dave, I would swear a double high B was impossible on a tenor trombone. Incredible.

[@robertallen5210]

Power, control, precise intonation. What a great player.

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

He's one of the best in the world!

[@whyattic6014]

This is the first time had my breathe taken away by anything. I can’t imagine how crazy good this sounded live!

[@ninakim7282]

Wow, those high notes!

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

indeed

[@americanpatriot8402]

I am friends with Dave. In fact, I have one of 3 copies of this arrangement in my office. Dave has the other one, and the original resides in the music library in Washington DC for the Airmen of note.

[@thebayjay]

Woah

[@karlronan7244]

So clean and such control. I'm raging jealous.

[@BelCantoization]

Note the breath vibrato on the end high B! I remember seeing the Airmen of Note, led by Dave, at my high school in Saint Cloud, MN in the early 1980's. They were fabulous--and it seemed that he could match the lead trumpet in probing the stratosphere....

[@emilyashton3739]

I felt pretty confident in my ability up until 1:00

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

GULP!

[@JeckelTB]

I'm still confident there. I die when the high F or G or whatever the hell that is about 30 seconds later.

[@JeckelTB]

Or that super b flat near the end he decides to kill.

[@classicjazztbone]

@@JeckelTB B natural!

[@rescue270]

​@@classicjazztbone Yes, the key changes from B-flat to B.

[@MrChato-yi7zw]

that put a smile on my face😊

[@thebayjay]

I can’t stop watching this

[@zyupan7050]

It doesn’t sound hard for him at all but as a trombone player myself I know this is extremely hard and the last note made me drop my jaw😦

[@donbenham1]

Great breath control, efficiency! See how long his first phrase is!!!

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Great point!

[@ernestcassler2505]

Wow so amazing ❤❤❤❤

[@mr.e5362]

Just played this on Euphonium, it slaps so hard. Could only play the first few lines tho 😢

[@EderAge17]

Que maravilha!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@neilx49]

YOU SHOULD HEAR HIS "BLUE GARDENIA"!

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

really?

[@おとはまちゃん]

ナイスハイトーン　素晴らしい　惚れちゃうね✨　５０年早く聴きたかった‼️

[@lalruatsanga2806]

Beautiful

[@ravenger2445]

My guy's making high Bb's (right above the bar) sound low... The highest I can play is an octave above that, and this guy's making it sound easy.

[@PikaFunGuy]

This is so pretty. Im gonna have to learn it

[@matthewhanson1532]

okay now I need to learn that trumpet bridge solo!

[@13monkey]

So wonderful!

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Chrisje25041957]

Great Performance!

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

yes

[@israelrosa1788]

BRAVO, BRAVO!

[@victorsandoval7085]

Que hermoso sonido

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

🙂

[@williamogilvie6909]

Magnificent!

[@ORQUESTRAAM]

Sensacional! Lindo demais

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Thanks

[@hellingtongoncalves3068]

Amazing!!!

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bobbyknight6190]

Then there is Dick Nash. No one comes close.

[@SlimJim-Bob]

He makes it look so damn easy.

[@iipinheiro]

Não me canso de ouvir esse trombonista.

[@rjb1122]

Fabulous!!

[@WinstonWolfe73]

Wonderful

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Thank you

[@notsirius]

DAYUMMM

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

yo yo

[@danparker8254]

He makes it look so easy. Lucky? Who else is playing up there… maybe Gilkes. Watrous and Al Grey could play up there, I heard him do it with Basie.

[@AspartameBoy]

Encore!!

[@banana-milk44]

デイブ様のCDが欲しいですがどこで買えますか？♪最高の音色ですね

[@cafebat2]

The perfect embouchure in trombone doesn't exist... oooh wait…

[@ILoveHighNotes]

Замечательно!:))

[@matthewjones9841]

Incredible, who is he? The model tbone&mouthpiece? Thks

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Him? Just some schmuck trying out the bone for the first time.

[@orion3062]

HERMOSO DIVINO ESTUPENDO MAGNIFICO QUE BELLO

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

si

[@m4gn5g62]

is there anywhere i can download this transcription ?

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Hi. The closest right now is the music on the video

[@strategenius7600]

Seriously I have been playing trombone for a while now, how do you hit that last note? 😂 my highest is the d five lines above the bass clef!

[@sammythebonist]

That's pretty good. I don't think mere mortals can get to the double high B flat!

[@jefferson.portto]

In Spain he achieved a D7.

[@YeatLeeks]

I’m here wondering the highest note you can play on trombone, I can play a note that’s not even on my key :/

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

I can play higher than most professional trombonists, but let me admit: My trombone playing is not that good lol

[@YeatLeeks]

Oh cool, do you know how high professional trombonists play? I’m wondering because I’m trying to build up how long I can hold my high notes and how high I can play. So far I think I’m on D

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

I saw your Bb scale and gave it a like. Most pros could play 2 octaves higher than that. Also, your 2nd position was too far out causing your A to sound flat...otherwise you did a good job on that scale.

[@YeatLeeks]

Thanks! That was my first year playing I can now play an octave higher now that I’m in my second year. Thanks for the feedback!

[@cadentrombone5345]

You problably know this now, But high range is unlimited on the trombone. You can theoretically play infinitely high

[@giovannipierdomenico9514]

Eccellente

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

yes

[@tromboneJTS]

Yes, he is a beast with incredible chops and such clean execution, but this is not an improvised solo

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

Some of it is, but who cares. MOST IMPROVISED SOLOS are not that great. If a composer didn't need to spend hours crafting an amazing piece of music, they would all line up like idiots and spontaneously REGURGITATE jazz patterns through the changes WHICH IS ALL every jazzer is doing.

[@TromboneEnthusiast1234]

He really like to play f in 4th

[@tobintregear8318]

@@TRUMPETSIZZLE F is in 4th, since F# is in 3rd

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

ok

[@user-ym7zz2ww3r]

@@tobintregear8318 and F is also in 1st

[@isaacparlier2778]

It could be because of intonation or tone or even just preference, but it could also be because he did it so the pattern would stick

[@13monkey]

😊😊

[@silversonic8392]

Very nice. Don Lusher esk.

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

I think you meant to say Don is very Steinmeyer esc..At this stage in his career, Dave would have made Don look like a little kid in the candy store..

[@rescue270]

How in the hell did he do that? I guess nobody ever told him that was impossible. Quadruple high B natural. I am not worthy...

[@tpledger100]

I gots to know............

[@ConnArtist70H]

Lovely Tune by Mr. Sinatra. Nice playing. I will be covering this exact version in the next week, just working on my phrasing......you might like my version of In the Wee small hours..check out my channel😂

[@WM-tl7zw]

This isn't a Sinatra tune, nor was it ever sung by frank. Its from the movie.

[@roberts9865]

I'm guessing steinmeyer is about 6'7", that probably helps.

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

you're close he's 7'3" ... without shoes on.

[@DavidSteinmeyer-hr1ql]

He’s 6’4”. He’s my uncle.

[@MM-bg7in]

I used to gig with two trombonists that were 6’8”. I was 5’9”. Height doesn’t matter. Great guys. Miss those days.

[@kurtcaballes5335]

Very inhuman talent 🤣

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

HMMMM ok, i think I get what you mean

[@jimmcdiarmid7308]

I don’t understand writing and playing in the bass clef,,when most of the notes are above the bass scale

[@safedragoon2624]

Cry about it

[@garf5704]

He looks so out of it the whole time

[@TRUMPETSIZZLE]

he does?

[@JamesBlazen]

Bill Watrous was better. There is more to playing than squeezing out high notes.

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