[TPIN] A WONDERFUL musical experience

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I must tell you all, that I ordered the "Making of West Side Story" DVD  
because just the snippet that we saw of Wilmer and the other fine trumpet  players 
on that session really intrigued me.
Watching this video was one of the most rewarding musical experiences I  have 
had in a long time.  Not only is the playing phenomenal by ALL the  
musicians, but the vocalists are simply amazing.  To see this done live in  a recording 
studio at this high a level of performance is mind boggling.   Also, I was 
mesmerized watching Leonard Bernstein.  His conducting was  superb and his range 
of emotions during this piece can drain you, just watching  it.
The other thing is that even at this level of studio playing, wait until  you 
hear some of the "take" numbers for these tunes................. Some over a  
hundred on the same tune.  Of course those are not all the way through the  
tune, but it is amazing to see how many times they did certain things.   (And 
then they had to do all the inter-cuts and splicing to put the whole thing  
together.)
I HIGHLY recommend this DVD!  And again - congratulations to   Wilmer Wise 
and his brass section for remarkable playing.  Wilmer - was  Joel Kaye on Bass 
Saxophone?
Mike Vax



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