Background
Ecklund, Peter Johnson was born on September 27, 1945 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of John Edwin and Mary (Sizer) Ecklund.
(Louis Armstrong's Great Trumpet Solos transcribed by Pete...)
Louis Armstrong's Great Trumpet Solos transcribed by Peter Ecklund. The solos in this book are from recordings from 1925-1937, including some of Louis' most famous solos. For reasons of copyright we are unable to reproduce the melodies of the tunes - what you get here are the improvisations. The recordings have been issues many times on CD, LP and cassette. (They are frequently remastered at the wrong pitch. You will have to find a way to correct ofr this problem by using a CD or cassette player with pitch control). . . Practice each solo as if it were an etude, starting very slowly but playing it in time as much as possible. When you have it under your fingers, try playing along with the recording, imitating Louis as well as you can. Play close attention to the rhythm. Some of thte figures in this book are slightly simplified to make them possible to read, so you won't really understand them unless you listen carefully to the recordings. When you can play a solo as Louis played it, try playing it your way, experimenting with the rhythms and the notes while staying within the meter and the chords. Excerpted from Preface by Peter Ecklund. 47 Solos!!!!
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Ecklund, Peter Johnson was born on September 27, 1945 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of John Edwin and Mary (Sizer) Ecklund.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1967. Master of Arts in Teaching, Yale University, 1969.
Trumpet player David Bromberg Band, since 1973, Gregg Allman Band, Macon, Georgia, 1974, Orphan Newsboys, since 1988, Woody Allen band, New York City, 1988-1992, Peter Ecklund Trio, New York City, since 1991, Howard Fishman Quartet, New York City, 1998-2000, Jay Ungar/Molly Mason Band, West Hurley, New York, since 1994. Teacher/performer Augusta Festival/Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia, 1999, 2000, Ashokan Festival - Fiddle and Dance, Ashokan, New York, since 1992. Lecturer/performer New York Brass Conference for Scholarships, New York City, 1991, 95, 98, 01, American Music Society, Toronto, Ontario, October, 2000.
(Louis Armstrong's Great Trumpet Solos transcribed by Pete...)
Member Historic Brass Society (editorial board since 1991).