Carl Fontana - If I Only Had a Brain

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Carl Fontana - If I Only Had a Brain - (WDR Big Band)

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Carl Fontana with the WDR Big Band

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@danacohen3085 6 ай бұрын

Can’t get enough of his Luscious playing. He is a real master.

@frankderrick3 Ай бұрын

Great playing Carl .Fabulous arrangement. 5 Stars!

@michelebensen9003 9 жыл бұрын

His lyrical lines, sensitivity, clarity, total control of the instrument, are only a small part of who Carl Fontana was as a musician. Wonderful to share the stage with him if only for one gig that I will always remember in Hilton Head, S.C. RIP dear Carl Fontana, your music is not lost, we will have it forever to hear.

@normansmit3919 7 жыл бұрын

Totally right!! He was always chewing gum, when playing....

@Dr_E_Yekley 3 жыл бұрын

I love Carl's playing, but can we take a second to appreciate the rest of the band as well? The horns in this create some of the darkest and most luscious chords I've ever heard come out of a big band, simply beautiful!

@smoked_pepper_USA 2 жыл бұрын

You've got good taste

@jackdavis9052 3 жыл бұрын

Love Carl’s playing. Nice “La Cucaracha” quote @ the beginning of his solo.

@bicoastalmusic 3 жыл бұрын

The ALWAYS elegant CF! My friend, my hero, my mentor. We all love you still, CF. Sleep well, my dear friend.....

@zenchord 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic trombone player... rates up in the top 10! Such a great player!

@mrezabek1 10 жыл бұрын

Had an honor to share the same stage with Carl for whole 4 years at the SANDS, playing over 2,500 "Danke Schoens" during these times with "WAYNE NEWTON". THE BAND WAS WONDERFUL. Wayne was the hottest item on the Strip, we could not even get arrested. Golden Seventies) We all miss you dear Carl, RIP our dear Friend.

@natex9156 6 жыл бұрын

Came to vegas to play bone a little late huh...

@monstruono1 2 жыл бұрын

One of the prettiest, most coherent and masterful solo I have ever heard. Every note makes sense, at the same time every phrase is an elegant surprise. A true master.

@brucekuehn4031 2 жыл бұрын

I love to watch his slide hand. He has a sizable mitt, but moves his large fingers with grace and no wasted movement. And then there’s his doodle tonguing! The combination makes him SO fast and yet he’s very smooth and relaxed. There was only one Carl Fontana!

@danacohen3085 6 ай бұрын

Agree, he is unbelievable!

@rossbrass1 9 жыл бұрын

The wonderful Carl Fontana WDR big band - front man Don Menza.

@dudeman3664 5 жыл бұрын

This song should be played at every trombone conference and after, 10 minutes of reflection devoted to its deeper meaning.

@goldbear45 4 жыл бұрын

If you feel it, you play it. And, you play it brilliantly...Gracias Car Fontana

@hisokauchihua9169 8 жыл бұрын

C'est difficile d'exprimer ce que l'on ressent : un grand bonheur , une profonde émotion, soliste et orchestre de rêve

@normantrombon 7 жыл бұрын

Ain't nothin like a big band- unless it's a damn studio orchestra.

@edgarwilliams608 3 жыл бұрын

Great playing by a master.

@coyallen8012 9 жыл бұрын

Carl as only Carl can do! A legend.

@MrJazzologist1 9 жыл бұрын

Lovely, mellow chords from this band to back a great soloist.

@dingusmoped 7 жыл бұрын

The title of this song should serve as the slogan for all trombone players present and future.

@arinhash 3 жыл бұрын

Idk what you're talking about man😂

@melvinpolanski7249 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest ever!

@PaulTheTrombonist 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@frederickkimble4065 2 жыл бұрын

A great mind for great trombone playing .

@madjazzmike 7 жыл бұрын

Fab" trombone jazz master ! And lovely ,'' brush work " from drummer ' etc , - and" fab" brass work ( brass / sax section ) -cheers to you all , from -Wales , England. .

@bensitzer3202 4 жыл бұрын

Smooth like butter from a Peruvian mountain village

@davidrutman6109 10 жыл бұрын

If only Carl could have played relaxed... Oy! He's the coolest.

@lewisbone 3 жыл бұрын

A LOVE CARL FOREVER THE BEST.

@AntonioMartinez-nd7vk 9 жыл бұрын

Great trombone player, cool and flexibility!!!

@alanwitton5039 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic listening

@jonshannon7096 4 жыл бұрын

Cool, plain and simple. Great tb scoring in the background.

@user-qp4lp7gp5r Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday daddy ❤

@SaxonC 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@bobgilbert7362 7 жыл бұрын

Carl Fontana was made for this tune, and the tune was made for Carl. He was truly the Perry Como of the trombone!

@dudeman3664 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. I think the song title represents the aspirations of trombone players everywhere.

@paulbobkowski5113 8 жыл бұрын

So cool

@Modine11 11 жыл бұрын

I would like this chart as well. Gotta love some Carl

@williamconerly2877 11 жыл бұрын

Only word I can think of is . . . AWSOME! I've heard several versions of this. I've even adopted it in some of my gigs. NOT, however, like Carl does.

@songsorensen4668 6 жыл бұрын

Don mensa

@raulomargarcia Жыл бұрын

“La Cucaracha” lick was nice

@coyallen8012 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible trombonists exist, but, the true masters of their instrument have long passed. Prove me wrong!

@jeffagopsowicz9505 2 жыл бұрын

Steve Davis,Michael Dease,Conrad Herwig,Robin etc

@k5tbjazz 11 жыл бұрын

Carl Fontana is playing King 2B !

@larrysmith6797 8 жыл бұрын

Pre UMI, I hope!

@sorntorkelson6119 Жыл бұрын

Quoting la cucaracha (1:50) and jarabe tapatio (6:30) seamlessly is hilarious.

@richardnadson2328 6 жыл бұрын

It's Don Menza leading the band.

@dhorg69 10 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know what Chris would consider better than average....

@normansmit3919 7 жыл бұрын

Normally he played a Bach trombone... here... a King 2B... same tone quality.... who knows what gum he chewed? Maybe it helps...

@normantrombon 7 жыл бұрын

Norman Smit ...Normanly, you mean.

@icemann6017 5 жыл бұрын

I believe he normally played a Williams 6

@cassou124 10 жыл бұрын

Gotta love 1:50 ... :D

@cassou124 8 жыл бұрын

***** We had something like that at my high school jazz band :D In the solos the trumpets, tenor sax and trombones always included five or six notes from another song... Two of them actually did it in concert, discreetly. Anyways.

@dukesboneman 11 жыл бұрын

We do this arrangment with the Wed Night rehearsal Band I play with. Except it`s done by a great Tenor Sax player,

@boomcrash 3 жыл бұрын

Who is the publisher? I’d love to play this with my group.

@dukesboneman 3 жыл бұрын

@@boomcrash The Band Leader is a friend of Don Menza and he gave a copy of the arrangement to him. I asked for a copy of it and was told that it`s not for sale and it goes to just friends.