Got thinking about this song:
The Rocky Theme made famous by the Late and Great Maynard Ferguson. We actually hosted a concert of his in my High School back in the late 90s and I got a chance to meet him. Great musician and showman, and was a very kind guy, I’m glad I got a chance to meet him.
Still one thing I got thinking about was this clip is indicative of how he ran his shows. The band framed up him playing VERY loud and VERY high. The guy had AMAZING pipes and could really drive a trumpet to its limits.
That got me thinking, tho. As a Tubist, I found that the lower range could carry just as far without so many calories being expended. Of course its a lot of work getting such a big instrument going.
Got me thinking of the various schools of ballistics. Some like fast and small rounds, say .357 SIG, and others, like myself prefer the heavy and slow rounds like .45 ACP. In the end we’re both right, but none of us will admit it.
