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Nov. 30, 1999 - Bill Cooper
01:01:40
Trumpet
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And I'm going to play a little bit of it.
I'm going to play a little bit of it.
I'm gonna cut you!
You're listening to the Hour of the Time.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, you're listening to the Hour of the Time.
I'm William Cooper.
I knew there was some.
That's why I paused.
I was looking for what I was supposed to do that I didn't do.
And that's what I didn't do.
I'm excited about tonight's broadcast.
Remember what we talked about last night?
Well, by golly, I have pulled some examples of some very, very good trumpet playing.
And after you hear some of this music, I think you'll understand why I love this instrument.
Now, the best way to listen to what I'm going to play tonight is to just lean back and close your eyes because the trumpet will get inside you.
It'll get inside of you and feel around.
It'll find that special little place and it will, it'll take you there.
And that's a promise.
You know, if you love music, there's some people who just don't like music and there's nothing that I can do for you.
So if you're one of those people, you know, turn off your radio and go do something that would be more productive for you.
And I mean that because you won't enjoy this program if you don't like music.
If you love music, you're going to really love tonight's broadcast.
And I'll tell you why.
Because most people never get to hear this kind of music.
Most of it was recorded before most of the listeners were even born.
That's how old it is.
And some of it is vinyl that I'm playing tonight.
So you're going to hear some scratchiness.
I mean, we have a really super good turntable and a very expensive stylus and needle.
But they're old records.
They're 78 RPM.
And there's nothing we can do to take some of the vinyl sound out of some of these recordings.
But nevertheless, you're going to love them anyway.
You're going to hear, you're going to hear trumpets talk to you tonight.
You're also going to hear some trombones and some saxophones and some clarinets.
And you're going to enjoy that too.
But the main instrument in every selection that you're going to hear tonight is a trumpet.
And some of these trumpets are going to sound, in other words, the trumpet player This is going to do some things with the trumpet that you've never heard before.
And so, it's going to sound like maybe it's not a trumpet, but I guarantee you, every single selection, the instrument that carries, carries the selection is the trumpet.
In every one of them.
And you're going to love it.
Most Americans are only exposed to the mediocre, you know, Trap that appeals over a broad audience on the radio.
And they never really heard good music.
And they think, oh, I don't want to listen to that!
That's old music!
Some of the old music is the very best music that you can ever hear.
And so, without any further ado, folks, sit back, close your eyes, and listen to some of the best music ever written Ever arranged and ever performed.
And all of it, tonight, is featuring the trumpet, because that's what we talked about last night.
And that's what some of the callers expressed, that they were, you know, interested in hearing that kind of music.
I like all music, and I have one of the best record collections on the face of this earth.
And I have all the best, and I mean the very best, of all genres, and all instruments, and all voices, And all sexes and everything else.
I would challenge anyone to compete with me on that level.
I'm not going to tell you who all these people are, because I don't want you to rush out and drive up the collector's market, because some of these records cost a lot of money.
And they're in short supply.
Like, they're very rare.
And if you run out and try to buy some of these recordings that I'm going to play for you tonight, if I tell you who these are, You'll make it so that those of us who do this all the time won't be able to afford to buy them.
And I'm not doing that to hurt you, because those people who really appreciate music enough will find out what they are without me telling them who these artists are.
They'll seek them out, they'll find them, and they won't disturb the market.
But if my whole listening audience likes one of these tunes so much that they're willing to go out and invest a little bit of money in it, in a record, You could seriously damage my ability to purchase records in the future.
And I don't want that to happen because I'm serious about my music and about my music collection.
So just lean back, close your eyes, and enjoy it.
If you like it enough and you record this broadcast, you can find out who the artist is.
I know who they are.
I've got a big list of what they're playing and who the orchestra is and who the trumpet
player is and everything right in front of me right here.
But I'm not going to tell you that information because that's not what it's all about.
It's about enjoying it.
So lean back, close your eyes and take a little ride and learn why I love, and I mean it,
love the trumpet.
It's a beautiful thing.
I'm going to play a little bit of it.
Did you hear him talking to you?
Because he was!
And that's the, you know, that's good trumpet playing.
Now, none of what you're going to hear tonight is the best.
None of it.
Except for maybe one or two here that could be classified as up there with the best.
But most of what I'm giving you tonight is just really good, really good music.
And I hope you're going to enjoy it as much as I'm enjoying bringing it to you.
This is for my mom, if she's listening.
One of her favorites.
I'm going to do a little bit of a trombone.
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This is the kind of broadcast I'd rather do than just about anything in the entire world.
And I am enjoying every second of it.
Well, if you know anything about music at all, or have ever paid any attention to music during your life, you should be able to guess the two performers who collaborate on this next one.
It's sort of a combination between vocal and Instrumental.
And, uh, this, without any doubt whatsoever, you know, I looked over my notes here and I was wrong in the beginning.
This, without any doubt whatsoever, is one of the greatest performances ever in the history of music.
By anybody's standards.
So, uh, sit back, close your eyes.
Make sure you close your eyes now.
You need to close your eyes to let music get inside your soul.
Not always, but that's the way it works best for me.
I'm not a fan of the idea of a church, but I'm not a fan of the idea of a church that's not a church.
I'm not a fan of the idea of a church that's not a church.
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Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking.
Oh, my sweet little baby, don't you cry Why not this morning eat? You gonna rise and sing
Yes, you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the skies.
But till that morning, there's nothing in all the years.
Oh, let us raise our heads and laugh and stand and be glad.
Summertime and the living is easy.
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high.
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is still working.
God bless the United States of America.
Well, I'll give you that one, folks.
That performance is one of the greatest ever done.
By two of the greatest performers that have ever lived, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
And the only reason I'm giving you this one is because there's so many people out there who know that.
I mean, if you have ever been into music in your life, you know that.
I mean, how could you not know that?
I mean, that would escape me completely.
Ah, here's another great, here's another really great performance.
Well, let me say, it's a great artist.
Maybe this isn't his greatest performance, but this is one of the great trumpet players.
My mama done told me when I was in need of hands My mama done told me when I was young
My mama done told me when I was in need of guns A woman of sweet talk, give me the glad eye
A woman of sweet talk, give me the glad eye But when the sweet talk is done
But when that sweet talk is done A woman's a two-faced, a-whirling thing
A woman's a two-faced, a-whirlpin' thing My mama done told me when I was in need of hands
That blooms in the night Now if the rain is falling, yes, the rain is falling
And you need a mama's shoulder Yes, that long-sleeved dress, the glowing cross
That drops when you need My mama done told me a hootie-tootie was tickety-clackin' going back blues in the night.
The evening breeze was fallin' through the trees.
the grind at the moon's hottest light when you get so blue in the night
take my word for mornin' but I'll sing the saddest kind of song
He knows things are wrong, and he's right.
Now, Mr. Mobile, Mr. St.
Oh, now, Mr. Mobile, or maybe it's the St. Joe, where the four-wheel-drive flows.
I've been in some big towns And heard me some big talk
But there's something I know A woman's a two-faced
A welcome king We do the same things
In the night We do the same things
We do the same things We do the same things
Well that was one of the great trumpet players folks.
If I gave you his name, boy, if you all went out to buy a copy of that, we'd be in big trouble.
I can give you this one.
This is Al Hurt.
And his records aren't up there in the prices where you can all run out and buy Al Hirt records.
You can still do that.
And Al Hirt is good.
I mean, he's one of the real good trumpet players.
So if you like this, I mean, look for Al Hirt records and play him.
Now, don't get me wrong.
Trumpet's not the only instrument.
I love to hear a good saxophone.
In fact, one of the things that I think has happened to rock and roll that's really bad is they dropped the saxophone off the stage.
That's a big mistake.
If you listen to some of the early rock and roll you'll find that the saxophone made rock and roll.
And they need to bring it back.
They really do.
Clarinet.
Oh my goodness.
One of these nights I'll play you some good clarinet music.
The trombone.
Tommy Dorsey.
Go get some Tommy Dorsey records and listen to that trombone just like a piece of silk blowing in the wind.
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Go get some Tommy Dorsey records and listen to that trombone ?
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you know if you really love music you may be beginning to realize that this is a
very special night.
Some of this music, you just can't get next to.
And unless somebody on the radio, like me, who has a copy of it, plays it, you're just never going to hear it.
Unless you want to spend a lot of money for it.
Or, unless you know somebody who has a really good Music Collection.
So, you know, I'm really happy to do this for you.
And I hope, I really hope that you appreciate these outstanding performances.
This horn is talking to you.
Listen to.
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the and yes folks, for those of you who doubted, that was a
trumpet.
That was a trumpet.
Is a trumpet.
Always will be a trumpet.
Played by a master musician.
I could never do that.
Not in a million years.
Never could before when I was really good.
I couldn't do it now.
I probably won't do it by the day I'm dead.
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Oh boy. Well, let's take a little trip now. Let's go to New Orleans to Alliance Hall and
see what's cooking there.
Oh boy. Well, let's take a little trip now. Let's go to New Orleans to Alliance Hall and see what's cooking there.
This is exactly what I mean, folks, when I talk about honey in the horn.
This horn is flowing with me.
I'm going to be a good boy.
You also heard the tremolo.
We'll hear it again.
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I want to, before we go into the closeout of the broadcast, I want to thank all those people who called me today,
thanking me for last night's broadcast and telling me just exactly how much they really
appreciated, loved it.
I loved it.
And, you know, that made me feel so good because it's so different than everything that we've been doing.
We're going to lead out now with a record that you can't buy anywhere.
You can't find it.
It just doesn't exist.
I mean, it exists, but only in collections.
If you can find one for sale, it's way out of any of our reach.
It is reproduced on CD in the Jazzmasters Collection Series 2.
It's called Struttin' With Some Barbecue by Louis Armstrong.
Good night, folks.
God bless each and every single one of you.
Good night, Annie, Pooh, Allison.
And I want to tell all of you how just, you know, I just...
Love doing last night's broadcast and tonight's broadcast, and I sincerely hope that you have derived some pleasure, some enjoyment, and learned something from it.
It would just, that would mean so much to me.
I'm going to be a little bit more formal.
so so
so well that's it folks for tonight's broadcast the hour of
the time Hope you enjoyed it.
For those of you in the Round Valley, stay tuned.
We're going to change out the CDs and give you a whole new selection of music for the night.
And we'll be back on the air in about one minute.
You're listening to 101.1 FM Eager Classic Radio.
Like you always wished it could be.
Oh boy.
Don't you wish all those commercial stations were like 101.1?
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