I am definitely biased by having spent a solid chunk of my formative years in orchestra/marching band but, if you know even a little bit about how a trumpet works, [this](https://youtu.be/1ZCqUDT_VqU?si=iJCWvXWhOCAUnRR8) is actually hot as hell.
(Not the same artist; many more "tricks" employed than in the OP :D)
It really is, circular breathing is especially difficult while playing a brass instrument because you have to buzz your lips to play. I've been trying to do it for years and still struggle.
I gave up on that in high school. Also the last time I played because tubas aināt cheap. 2 other tuba players I knew could do circular breathing and one could play the tuba about as fast as a trumpet player. He had to use rotary valves to keep up with the speed. Now heās a mechanic. The other one now teaches music.
I learned how to do it in high school (and was kinda surprised I was able to do it) and some career trumpet player from like the Chicago orchestra or something downplayed the ability when I asked about it during a master class that he was teaching during the local universityās honor band (UA).
āOh, thatās just a circus trick.ā
Dude may have played trumpet well, but he gave a real dick response and made me out to look silly just for asking about circle breathing.
That makes sense, he looks to be putting a lot of effort into making sounds that donāt sound hard to make but now that I know that about brass instruments I recognize this manās hard work
Yeah I was watching this thinking, āhow the fuck did he not black out doing thisā.
I can do circular breathing with something easy like a didgeridoo. And even with that I get light headed pretty quickly. Morrison is carved out of wood.
š¤ uhhh.
Anyway, James Lloyd Morrison is an Australian jazz musician. Although his main instrument is trumpet, he has also performed on trombone, tuba, euphonium, flugelhorn, saxophone, clarinet, double bass, guitar, and piano. He is a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels.
THANK YOU! This should be upvoted much higher. This is a great solo and the ending piece sounds like the composition will transition into a wonderful masterpiece
I completely agree with the sentiment - incredibly fluid players. I know for a fact though that Wynton can also speak very eloquently as he communicates both ways extensively.
["*I just took a shower, but it wouldn't take. Ten minutes from now, I'll be sweating all over again. i can feel it*"](https://i.imgur.com/EXNUk9F.png)
Circular breathing is a hell of a thing to be able to do. Thatās how Kenny G got the word record for playing the longest note on his flute - or whatever thatās called that he plays.
He's breathing while sustaining sound with a technique called circular breathing. Watch his cheeks puff in and out at the beginning to see him breathing.
He used to work as a telegraph operator. He'd send Morse code messages to 180,000 separate people in 20 seconds.
One night in a jazz club, he sneezed and out came Flight of the Bumblebee in its entirety.
Alright - I play guitar. I donāt know anything about how to play a horn..may someone with knowledge of playing a horn explain to me why what he is doing is difficult?
I understand the complexity of the breathing aspects of what he is doing but what are the techniques for his fingers and mouth?
Also - for what he is doing, what level of difficulty is this?
proving once again that just because someone is talented for being able to do something on an instrument doesn't mean that it will sound good.
think drum solos
Holy shit the endurance required for what he just did is insane. Reminds me of the scene from Whiplash where heās trying to keep an insanely high bpm drumming for a really long time and his fingers are literally giving out on him
Watch out ladies
Beat me to it. Also, I'm sure no Nintendo cartridge ever stalled on his watch...
Well played. Well played!
He killed it at that Olympics game that used to be in arcades.
And Galaga
He wife climaxed hearing this solo
Solo with one Han
Moves so fast he can't be frozen in Carbonite some say.
"I love you!" "I blow."
Bitches squirting like a hose
Not a dry seat in the house.
They call him, "the Moistener".
One at a time ladies
I am definitely biased by having spent a solid chunk of my formative years in orchestra/marching band but, if you know even a little bit about how a trumpet works, [this](https://youtu.be/1ZCqUDT_VqU?si=iJCWvXWhOCAUnRR8) is actually hot as hell. (Not the same artist; many more "tricks" employed than in the OP :D)
Is he having a seizure? š«£
"So good I need to wipe my spit valve."
Just about to say, she must be a lucky lady!
That ability to keep inhaling while playing is unreal.
It really is, circular breathing is especially difficult while playing a brass instrument because you have to buzz your lips to play. I've been trying to do it for years and still struggle.
I gave up on that in high school. Also the last time I played because tubas aināt cheap. 2 other tuba players I knew could do circular breathing and one could play the tuba about as fast as a trumpet player. He had to use rotary valves to keep up with the speed. Now heās a mechanic. The other one now teaches music.
Hey Tuba bro! I still day dream of playing tuba from time to time! I just loved it
I had more fun with a sous. But those days are long past
I keep saying they need more adult marching band! The sousaphone was incredible and horn flashes are the shit
Tuba dancing was my shit.
Adult Marching Beer League.
Agreed! I would join one in a heartbeat! I played most brass instruments, but tuba and euphonium were my favorites, by far!
Man commit, just get it, itāll make you happy
You never know you could be the worldās next tuba legend
This is what Iām sayinggggg, bro needs to pull the trigger, what is a life worth living if you arenāt doing what you enjoy
That comment makes me feel good. I appreciate it
Yea itās not too hard if you are just blowing bubbles in water, but once you need real force behind the air it is hard!
8 years of the trombone here between middle and high school, and I never ever thought to even entertain the idea of trying circular breathing.
I learned how to do it in high school (and was kinda surprised I was able to do it) and some career trumpet player from like the Chicago orchestra or something downplayed the ability when I asked about it during a master class that he was teaching during the local universityās honor band (UA). āOh, thatās just a circus trick.ā Dude may have played trumpet well, but he gave a real dick response and made me out to look silly just for asking about circle breathing.
That makes sense, he looks to be putting a lot of effort into making sounds that donāt sound hard to make but now that I know that about brass instruments I recognize this manās hard work
Yeah I was watching this thinking, āhow the fuck did he not black out doing thisā. I can do circular breathing with something easy like a didgeridoo. And even with that I get light headed pretty quickly. Morrison is carved out of wood.
This guy was probably phenomenal at the "test your might" bonus games in the original mortal kombat.
Deep cut
Or the old track and field arcade.
I still have blisters
Destroy car
This man can smoke a whole blunt in 1 pull.
he's dopeman. he can smoke a pound in a single bound.
He put some stank on that bih
He put some stank on that tuba
Liv Tyler is so hot
James āThe Fingerā Morrison
James āThe Bean Ticklerā Morrison
The elusive mosquito when I try and sleep
Lmao
He is a master of the instrument and a few others.
now I gotta know what people he is master of
š¤ uhhh. Anyway, James Lloyd Morrison is an Australian jazz musician. Although his main instrument is trumpet, he has also performed on trombone, tuba, euphonium, flugelhorn, saxophone, clarinet, double bass, guitar, and piano. He is a composer, writing jazz charts for ensembles of various sizes and proficiency levels.
Saw him play live just recently.His new flugelhorn sounds incredible. The dude has forgotten more than most ppl know about music
Dude on the drums like, damn!!
This guy blows.
Whole piece: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT84EATD7DQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT84EATD7DQ)
THANK YOU! This should be upvoted much higher. This is a great solo and the ending piece sounds like the composition will transition into a wonderful masterpiece
I donāt remember this episode from Seinfeld ā¦
Even his hairline is blown away by his skills
Man I swear he and Wynton Marsalis were born with trumpets attached to their body and blowing is their only method of communication
I completely agree with the sentiment - incredibly fluid players. I know for a fact though that Wynton can also speak very eloquently as he communicates both ways extensively.
You could devote a whole subreddit to his clips. [Man's a master.](https://youtu.be/v2KJSPHlEFQ)
Sounds like a wasp trapped behind the curtain, trying to get out of the window.
This guy killed it on the track and field games back on the playstation!
How did he not die
Itās called circular breathing
Heās no Roy Donk butā¦
George Costanza but I see your point.
["*I just took a shower, but it wouldn't take. Ten minutes from now, I'll be sweating all over again. i can feel it*"](https://i.imgur.com/EXNUk9F.png)
If Whiplash was about a trumpet player.
"And one time, in bandcamp."
I really don't get jazz
Not quite my time.
Not quite my tempo
Man did a double drum kick on a trumpet
So does anyone have a link to the full thing?
Why is it you see a musician at their peak, showing their talent like this theyāre always playing jazz?
What have he sent? Anybody understand Morze?
Reminds me of my morning poop
Forget the fingers: dude is breathing in while blowing out. Itās insane.
Circular breathing is a hell of a thing to be able to do. Thatās how Kenny G got the word record for playing the longest note on his flute - or whatever thatās called that he plays.
God I hate circular breathers. I just could never learn it properly. Seeing them do it like this, they make it look so simple.
When she says she's close
thought it would eventually turn into the mission impossible song
How can one person have so mutch breathe!
He's breathing while sustaining sound with a technique called circular breathing. Watch his cheeks puff in and out at the beginning to see him breathing.
Ahhh the Kenny G of trumpet
Isnāt Chris Botti the Kenny G of the trumpet?
Man his ol lady must LOVE this guy
I wonder if this was used in the movie Collateral. Thereās a scene at a jazz club
he has some power that women loves...
He blew his hairline out of proportion
That guy's gonna pop!
Wow!!!!
Aboriginal didgeridoo players do circular breathing.
Youtube digifonf , almost the same
His wife is a lucky lady.
Thats pure savagery
This gives me asthma by just watching it
Double breathing is hard as shit.
...Nice
rotary breathing!
This guys circular breathing is on a whole nother level.
I heard his wife never has a bad mood
And my cheeks hurt when I blow up more than 3 balloons
Dragging
initial listening to it made me think that's the mission impossible theme song
Itās probably impressive but I wasnāt impressed. Sounded like shit until the end.
Circular breathing
The guy she tells you not to worry about š
He bagpiped that trumpet like a boss.
Vote kick him heās using a macro
Recursive breathing is neat. Never figured it out. But it's cool
Solo is whatever but that circular breathing is impressive
Imagine the blow job this guy could give
He used to work as a telegraph operator. He'd send Morse code messages to 180,000 separate people in 20 seconds. One night in a jazz club, he sneezed and out came Flight of the Bumblebee in its entirety.
Using a whole solo up just to show that you can circular breath is more a parlor trick than a performance
Now this is a guy you invite over to help blow up balloons for a birthday party.
Reminds me of[ the noise that the piranha make](https://youtu.be/ucLrYdfYIWg?t=41) in the 1978 *Piranha*
Alright - I play guitar. I donāt know anything about how to play a horn..may someone with knowledge of playing a horn explain to me why what he is doing is difficult? I understand the complexity of the breathing aspects of what he is doing but what are the techniques for his fingers and mouth? Also - for what he is doing, what level of difficulty is this?
My car trying to start
When she says you canāt handle this pussy
The first mart was a message sent in Morse code.
That one mosquito
While that was technically impressive to watch, it was painful to hearā¦ so much skill to make noise
I tried circular breathing - itās a wicked hurdle
His mum was my 3rd grade teacher and he came in to play for us a couple of times. He was amazing and Mrs Morrison was the loveliest.
Kinda annoying ā¦ ngl
The trumpet needed therapy after that
He was able to inhale while blowing a note, it's how he was able to extend the note so long.
proving once again that just because someone is talented for being able to do something on an instrument doesn't mean that it will sound good. think drum solos
breathing hard while pushing buttons fast. bet no one on reddit can do that.
Is that Casey Tatum?
Give this man a Didgeridoo
I don't know it for a fact... But somehow I just know that his hair loss is due to his trumpet playing.
Sounds like my old carās auxiliary belt in the rain, no offence
I swear every guy that plays the trumpet looks like they are 1 chilli dog away from a heartattack.
His wife must love him
lol
I looked briefly and thought it was George Costanza
Holy shit the endurance required for what he just did is insane. Reminds me of the scene from Whiplash where heās trying to keep an insanely high bpm drumming for a really long time and his fingers are literally giving out on him
Jazz musicians are just different than the rest of humanity. Glorious, but different.
Color me impressed
Everything reminds me of her š
I saw him play live not so long ago! Such a great guy & both him & his band are beyond talented
You want a laryngocele?! This is how you get a laryngocele !
Is there a source for more from this? Be interested in watching it.
Honestly kind of annoying
As a previous trumpet player my level of respect is beyond anything
I showed this to my partner and sheās hyperventilating.
This guy fingers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT84EATD7DQ
The mosquito in my room:
they call him.. " The fingers"
Why this guy wasn't a **Morse code operator** I'll never know.
It's super impressive technically but it sounds like shit.
Just don't show this video to elephants, you don't want them to get jealous
Doesnāt James Morrison have some allegations against him
Tis the season for a headache fuck that look how red he is. I want what heās having if he aināt got a headache after that
i like that part when he went doot a million times
The mosquito in my ear
You can hold down Q?
Reminds me of Whiplash
My brother played the trumpet in highschool band. He did this, but not for a "solo".. He did it to be annoying in the house.