I was thinking about Kenny Wheeler the other day. Coming out of a store where all the music was processed and the horns were not real I thought about that great Kenny Wheeler sound.
Kenny Wheeler (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) played the trumpet, lead bands and composed some beautiful music. His trumpet sound always had a bright singing quality. He played daring, audacious leaps soaring into the upper registers. I always got the felling when he played he put everything on the line.
A few Kenny Wheeler Videos
A Scene with Kenny Wheeler
And this one from a studio session where you see him in the trenches of studio work. Amazing musician, trumpet player, composer.
Kenny Wheeler at 82 plays trumpet on “Color Sample”. From the album “Bro/Knak”
“Color Sample”. From the album “Bro/Knak” by Jakob Bro in collaboration with Thomas Knak. Album released on Loveland Records 06th July 2012. More info: http://www.jakobbro.com