Versatile Brass - James Shepherd / Derek Southcott

[@CornetBlues]

I think that’s a Getzen Cornet and a true Legend behind it Bravo JS rip ❤

[@AshleyHeatonHeaton]

The best Tutor & conductor I ever knew. Thankyou Jim. Ashley xxx❤

[@CornetBlues]

James Shepherd had a Distinctive Brightness in his sound and with effortless precision made him an icon of his day one of my heroes no doubt 👏👏👏🎺🎺🎶🎶🎶rip maestro ❤

[@GrowthCurveMarketing]

His triple tongueing is out of this world.

[@RayTheBrassPlayer]

OMG just seen this. I watched this live on BBC as a teen, holding my cassette recorder up to the small black and white TV speaker to record James playing variations on la tyrolian from Arban's Cornet Method....and then tried to replicate it. It’s wonderful seeing it again....and in colour! Thanks for transforming your video recording to KZbin.

[@gordonpreston4567]

Great editing there at the end of jimmy‘s solo.

[@fionanewport716]

Gosh I love seeing their faces today. My dad, Ray Woodfield often took me to rehearsals. I loved it! I have always loved watching people doing what they are good at. I'm no musician, but I know quality. Some of them are dead now. Some sadly disgraced. But genius will be what it is.

[@barrypoupard7009]

Disgraced?

[@curlyjim2550]

Disgraced...? not a gossip but to what are you alluding.?

[@judythompson1152]

Fiona

[@explodingsausage6576]

@@curlyjim2550 David Moore.

[@Peaknewby]

RIP Jim

[@mjverostek1278]

I love the Schmenge brothers!

[@fionanewport716]

Do you know James and the Versatile Brass with my dad Ray Woodfield are the group who you hear playing "the typewriter" as intro to the news quiz? My dad says they have speeded it up a bit . But not much!

[@moggymoggy]

I played principal trumpet for the Vermuyden concert band under Ray

[@MrNflander]

Anyone know what kind of cornet he’s playing? An American Getzen??

[@stevenuttley]

It looks like it. They were quite popular around then.

[@lalruatsanga2806]

mawi e. beautiful

[@markwebster3105]

Could’ve let Jim finish before the very clumsy edit!!!!

[@trumpetlover5022]

Chills :)

[@barrypoupard7009]

just occurred to me. There must be somewhere out there a huge repertoire of original works and arrangments written by various people associated with the JSVB which are lying dormant played by, well, nobody because the group has never been replicated since its demise.

[@kevinholdgate61]

Barry Poupard ... hi Barry the whole library was passed on after the group played its last concert in 2015...

[@phillipecook3227]

@@kevinholdgate61 You are the custodian .... quite a responsibility.... hope you have a large garage!

[@jaimesilva8570]

Lindo naota mil ❤

[@jaimesilva8570]

Muito linfo nota mil

[@chrisw6879]

Any know what the second piece is?

[@zacharyslater7119]

hawaiian war chant

[@keman4913]

How old is this beauty? *.*

[@phillipecook3227]

What's Ray Farr up to these days?

[@jayjaycollins]

Phillipe Cook Ray is living and working in Norway again. He was supposed to be taking Easington at the Spring Festival until CV19 came along, shame as I was looking forward to working with him again. Maybe next year

[@kc0jtl]

I can't tell which decade this was recorded....

[@barrypoupard7009]

1970s. I think circa 1975, possibly from a BBC recording?

[@RayTheBrassPlayer]

I can age it. I watched it live on my little black and white TV aged 15, so this was 1981

[@matthewloud5964]

What's the name of the solo James is playing

[@verdioperadvd]

I think it's a theme and variations by Arban,but am not certain.

[@masterkit8919]

Matthew Loud Just found it, it‘s actually Arban‘s „Variations on Tyrolienne“.

[@matthewloud5964]

Master Mescherle thankyou - much appreciated

[@MrPaddyshamus]

Perhaps Fiona is referring to the number of old school musicians who have been found guilty of sexual assault in recent years

[@jayjaycollins]

MrPaddyshamus I have not heard anything of this

[@fritscrapels7501]

Super gespeeld

[@CarlyWaarly]

The cornet has that undertone of squeaky, always prefer the trumpet!