Bobby McFerrin "Encore From Tokyo" at Montreux Jazz Festival (1984)
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 5:37 pm
by AndrewMeronek
One of the many phenomenal live recordings we have been gifted by Bobby McFerrin.
What strikes me about Bobby is his breathing. The dude is a world-class breathing athlete. Starting with just starting the tune, doing that exaggerated breath like he's getting ready to do a deep dive in a lake.
Re: Bobby McFerrin "Encore From Tokyo" at Montreux Jazz Festival (1984)
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:28 pm
by harrisonreed
Yeah, there's somebody with their own voice. And a genius
Re: Bobby McFerrin "Encore From Tokyo" at Montreux Jazz Festival (1984)
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:21 pm
by AndrewMeronek
harrisonreed wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:28 pm
Yeah, there's somebody with their own voice. And a genius
Yeah, for sure!
That breathing he did actually gives me some ideas to play with in my own tromboning. With specialized applications, of course. I am a huge fan of relaxed breathing and only breathing what I actually need. But for some tunes (for example, the ever-so-popular-but-rarely-performed-well I'm Getting Sentimental Over You) some extra oomph with the breathing prep could make it easier to do some of the extended phrasing that would benefit that tune.
Re: Bobby McFerrin "Encore From Tokyo" at Montreux Jazz Festival (1984)
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:22 pm
by AndrewMeronek
BTW, I don't recognize offhand the close-up shots in that video of people marvelling, except for one: Herbie Hancock.
