Very nice rendition of a popular cover made famous by Maynard Ferguson. Melodic flugelhorn solo in the early part, and then Derek Watkins switches to trumpet (@6:00 mark)for the high-end altissimo finish
I've played trumpet for 59 years and without a doubt this is the finest horn playing I've ever heard. The greatest solo and interpretation of any song regardless of which instrument.❤
I would pass out if I had to play a brass instrument that long and with that much energy. But then Derek Watkins is a legend, as is James Last. Derek's solo's are always awesome.
After all these years I still can't believe how he could make that flugelhorn sing. Unbelievably beautiful... And the ease with which he blasts that trumpet 🙏🏻😮
Be much better playing it as the composer wrote it. Too many embellishments, sorry to say he's murdered it. Supposed to be a smooth love song, not some wannabes jazz players exhibition piece.
@@fernmann7 Somebody puts a set of dots down in front of me, I play it as the composer or arranger wrote it. James Last was commercial at best and as to Derek Watkins being one of the best trumpet players of all time, I beg to differ. Average maybe. My own standard, mediocre at best on a good day.
@@coastie1961 Lol, this is why you aren't a famous, world renowned trumpet player then. You probably read the dots and sound like a total robot and wonder why no-one knows who "coastie1961" is
I love this song, and I am and always have been a fan of Maynard Ferguson, but I have to say this is my favorite version of MacArthur Park. Derek Watkins is amazing.
I was just on the phone with one of my buddies that played lead on the Last Kenton Band, and we both decided that Glen Watkins was one of the most beautiful trumpet players that ever played. So simply beautiful. RIP
This is awesome I've attempted to play this arrangement for the last 20 years or digit it close but no where as close as this guy! Derek you one in a million and that note at the end after playing flugel the. Trumpet bloody brill RIP one of my heroes! Unfortunately never got chance to see live with this band but did see him in Ted Heath BiG Ban led last ever gig in 2001 in London doing memories of you !
As a professional musician let me applaud Derek as simply the greatest flugelhorn player I have ever heard. He plays with such beautiful tone, effortless technique, and matchless taste. What a blessing he was to the world of music.
Derek Watkins ist zweifellos einer der herausragendsten Flügelhornisten/Trompeter, denen ich je gelauscht habe. Sein Spiel ist von einer unvergleichlichen Schönheit geprägt, seine Technik scheint mühelos zu sein, und sein musikalischer Geschmack ist einfach unübertroffen. In einer Welt voller Talente hat Derek einen einzigartigen Segen für die Musik mitgebracht und uns alle mit seiner Kunst bereichert. Als ehemaliger Profi-Trompeter kann ich nur zustimmen und mich dem Lob für Derek anschließen. Seine musikalische Hingabe und Brillanz sind eine Inspiration für uns alle.
I agree … i was taught the cornet By both his father and his grandfather and actually played with him once when he dropped in at a band practice! He was just amazing !
... that was - all in all - an excellent concert (I think one of the best) in 1987 in East Berlin, where Hans acted with four trombones (Jerecho?), as if he wanted to bring THE WALL to collapse, what then arrived a short time later ...
This is music, at a peerless level. How do some people get this good? He's just feeling it, every note, but seemingly (!) with no effort. I knew him, played with him, but I honestly didn't realise just how good he was. He actually transcends his instrument on this performance, which is a state of mind that every musician should aspire to. Also, the nicest man you could ever meet. What a loss. didn't
I agree with you 100%. He not only has technique and total mastery of his instrument. But he displays matchless taste which Maynard Ferguson never had. I have listened to Derek's interpretation of Macarthur Park over and over and will continue to do so with deep appreciation for this man's tremendous contribution to the world of mjusic.
Great !! It brings me back to one of the most unforgettable concerts of James Last I ever lived, namely the one on the 08/10/92 in Oostende, my hometown. I had just a very hard episode of my life behind me, on the edge of a depression even...! That concert with that fabulous trumpettist signified the introduction to a more joyful period in my life... THANK YOU DEREK, THANK YOU HANSI !!
Music is a wonderful healer , especially when it is played by such wonderful musicians . glad it had that impact on your life, I have been down that road , and discovered that , there is more to life than we imagine , maybe no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but something more precious
This song was composed by a British man, sang by Richard Harris in 1968 (?). The song was written for Linda Ronstadt's sister; the baking of the cake refers to his long relationship with Linda's sister and her rejection for marriage. Their relationship started at a bench at the park and ended at the same place (years later). Salute
MacArthur Park It was originally sung by Richard Harris, but it has been covered a a bumload of other artists such as Maynard Ferguson, The Madison Scouts, and Donna Summer.
MacArthur Park has to be first or second most boring songs to play. I enjoyed the trumpet high register but like most big bands it overwhelms the soloist and can barely hear him.
I've played trumpet for 59 years and without a doubt this is the finest horn playing I've ever heard. The greatest solo and interpretation of any song regardless of which instrument.❤
What power and control and range. Double high c last note could break glass
AGREED!
The great Derek Watkins! A monster player! R.I.P.. Brother
I was fortunate enough to play with Derek in 2004. What a legend, a true great.
I'm playing with him these days, "My Way" and "MacArthur Park"! Simply the best.
@@scoremxcom What?
That is just amazing. What a player!! We miss him. RIP Derek.
What a hell of a sound, what a control, what musical mind! Derek, always the best!
I would pass out if I had to play a brass instrument that long and with that much energy. But then Derek Watkins is a legend, as is James Last. Derek's solo's are always awesome.
I think that Derek Watkins and James Last are playing music in the sky, in this moment, for God that likes Their Music!
The Music of Heart!
You could be right franco , I am still mourning the loss of them both, magical
And maybe also with John Barry in one of the James bond themes 👌
How stupid! God gave them cancer for a private setting.
After all these years I still can't believe how he could make that flugelhorn sing. Unbelievably beautiful... And the ease with which he blasts that trumpet 🙏🏻😮
R.I.P. Derek. The Best Version that I ever heard. Espeacially the last note!!!
+Cheng Zaomin You mean an in-tune Double High C? Awesome
RIP Derek,- Englands finest trumpet player ever
I love it at 7:28 when he shakes his water out... his face is saying "OK, check this for a big finish."
Let’s face it folks, it’s never getting better than this.
Be much better playing it as the composer wrote it. Too many embellishments, sorry to say he's murdered it. Supposed to be a smooth love song, not some wannabes jazz players exhibition piece.
You done? This guy is universally acclaimed as one of the greatest trumpet players of all time. Everyone has their own interpretation of this classic.
@@fernmann7 Somebody puts a set of dots down in front of me, I play it as the composer or arranger wrote it. James Last was commercial at best and as to Derek Watkins being one of the best trumpet players of all time, I beg to differ. Average maybe. My own standard, mediocre at best on a good day.
@@coastie1961 Lol, this is why you aren't a famous, world renowned trumpet player then. You probably read the dots and sound like a total robot and wonder why no-one knows who "coastie1961" is
@@coastie1961😂what a foolish Comment
I have to say this is top three performances I’ve heard of this tune. Amazing. Such great tone on flugelhorn.
Those were the days - RIP Derek!!
I love this song, and I am and always have been a fan of Maynard Ferguson, but I have to say this is my favorite version of MacArthur Park. Derek Watkins is amazing.
rip you legend
A classic song played by great musicians. My wife hates this song so I play it when she is not home. I love this rendition by Derek Watkins.
+MrSoxfan56 My wife ditto. I also have to play this great song when she is absent,. This version is great.
MrSoxfan56 how can a human hate this song?
That’s grounds for divorce lol
An honourable pastime in ones wife’s absence sir
this is utterly hilarious - I'm not alone! my wife has heard me play the MF version so much that I can listen only under likewise circumstances
I was working in a music store...I sold him a trumpet mouthpiece..... he was so nice! A lovely Welshman/ Musicians....like all of us!
I remember Derek is from my hometown I knew him when I was younger ,he played at the local jazz clubs around Berkshire so sad gone to soon.
I was just on the phone with one of my buddies that played lead on the Last Kenton Band, and we both decided that Glen Watkins was one of the most beautiful trumpet players that ever played. So simply beautiful. RIP
Ronnie Witherspoon yeah he did look pretty good
Did I see a Flugal horn, cornet and an F trumpet being used at times during this rendition?
Derek will always be with us.... RIP maestro.
This is awesome I've attempted to play this arrangement for the last 20 years or digit it close but no where as close as this guy! Derek you one in a million and that note at the end after playing flugel the. Trumpet bloody brill RIP one of my heroes! Unfortunately never got chance to see live with this band but did see him in Ted Heath BiG Ban led last ever gig in 2001 in London doing memories of you !
Absolutely the best, no question.
As a professional musician let me applaud Derek as simply the greatest flugelhorn player I have ever heard. He plays with such beautiful tone, effortless technique, and matchless taste. What a blessing he was to the world of music.
If God blessed the "world of music" why did God give Derek cancer?
Derek Watkins ist zweifellos einer der herausragendsten Flügelhornisten/Trompeter, denen ich je gelauscht habe. Sein Spiel ist von einer unvergleichlichen Schönheit geprägt, seine Technik scheint mühelos zu sein, und sein musikalischer Geschmack ist einfach unübertroffen. In einer Welt voller Talente hat Derek einen einzigartigen Segen für die Musik mitgebracht und uns alle mit seiner Kunst bereichert. Als ehemaliger Profi-Trompeter kann ich nur zustimmen und mich dem Lob für Derek anschließen. Seine musikalische Hingabe und Brillanz sind eine Inspiration für uns alle.
I was proud to know Derek from my hometown Reading Berkshire one of the best Trumpet players in my opinion of the world
I agree … i was taught the cornet
By both his father and his grandfather and actually played with him once when he dropped in at a band practice!
He was just amazing !
I love everything about this!!!!
+Darrell Crenshaw Can't play a better horn
Wore the VHS out of this concert but finally tracked it down on DVD.
One of the greatest trumpetplayer I ever heard.
Goose bumps
Amazing flugel sing ❤❤❤
Heavenly 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
legend Derek
Only the Best !!! R.I.P Derek
The best feeling ever ever Mr. Watkins!!!!!!!
Ein super Titel und mit Last und Watkins unglaublich musiziert!! Das ist die Referenz 👍🏻
RIP Maestro Derek, magnificent, truly a towering colossus, the players' player.
Excellent.
... that was - all in all - an excellent concert (I think one of the best) in 1987 in East Berlin, where Hans acted with four trombones (Jerecho?), as if he wanted to bring THE WALL to collapse, what then arrived a short time later ...
Rest in peace, Derek. There will never be another quite like you.
Just amazing RIP
Excelente solo do Derek, auto Talento, Parabéns.
Good: Discovering Derek Watkins today. Bad: Discovering he passed away two weeks ago so you'll never hear him live.
Good: Discovering Derek Watkins today. Bad: Discovering he passed away 7 years ago so you'll never hear him live.
magnifique interprétation ! quel talent Monsieur Watkins
love this song to begin with. So some nice trumpet playin on top of it is just what the doctor ordered.
Insomnia ends here.
I love the sound of the sustained notes in this version of MacArthur Park. It really brings out the beauty of the horn.
Oh my goodness.....this is just so beautiful. RIP
Astonishing.
From now on, I just know a tear will be sure to come to my eyes knowing this genius is no longer walking among us. R.I.P. Maestro...
Incredible Performance.....
Muy buen sonido de flugerhor es la carecteristica del solista.Ica PERU.
This is music, at a peerless level. How do some people get this good? He's just feeling it, every note, but seemingly (!) with no effort. I knew him, played with him, but I honestly didn't realise just how good he was. He actually transcends his instrument on this performance, which is a state of mind that every musician should aspire to.
Also, the nicest man you could ever meet. What a loss.
didn't
I agree with you 100%. He not only has technique and total mastery of his instrument. But he displays matchless taste which Maynard Ferguson never had. I have listened to Derek's interpretation of Macarthur Park over and over and will continue to do so with deep appreciation for this man's tremendous contribution to the world of mjusic.
Simply outstanding.
Я русский! Я счастлив, что я русский с момента рождения! А Ганса Ласта я боготворю!
Great !! It brings me back to one of the most unforgettable concerts of James Last I ever lived, namely the one on the 08/10/92 in Oostende, my hometown. I had just a very hard episode of my life behind me, on the edge of a depression even...! That concert with that fabulous trumpettist signified the introduction to a more joyful period in my life... THANK YOU DEREK, THANK YOU HANSI !!
Music is a wonderful healer , especially when it is played by such wonderful musicians . glad it had that impact on your life, I have been down that road , and discovered that , there is more to life than we imagine , maybe no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but something more precious
R.I.P. Derek Watkins
Bravo - Derek Watkins
Gänsehaut pur.
fantastic rendition {..}
I knew Derek from my hometown in Reading Berkshire RIP God bless
Carole Sullivan such an awesome talent! I wish more recordings were available
Stunning melody.....!!!!!
hey yea...this song is awesome and thn derek playing tht solo
beautiful !!!
Hermoso tema
Excellent
On youtube.
Checked out Richard Harris, Donna Summer, weird Al and Glen Cambell.. all good but this version really shines . . Love it !
amazing
Прекрасный трубач!!!Жаль рано ушёл.R.I.P.Маэстро.
Best ever
Great control,thks
Yeah man!
Escutar estes astros é maravilhoso.....
such a nice sound... a great trumpet player
beyond great
RIP Derek
замечательное исполнение!!
Still going strong!
muito bom
muito bom mesmo
Lindo demais, som excelente
The song was written by Jimmy Webb, an American.
RIP
Nice
the best
Incrível...
Good player!
Good. Good
This song was composed by a British man, sang by Richard Harris in 1968 (?). The song was written for Linda Ronstadt's sister; the baking of the cake refers to his long relationship with Linda's sister and her rejection for marriage. Their relationship started at a bench at the park and ended at the same place (years later). Salute
Webb indeed. Get your facts right, Chaplin
Thanks for the correction. My reason for my mistake is that I learned the story about the song, more than 40 years ago. I apologize.
ChaplinTheKid1921 And I apologize for coming off a little dickish lol
Lo escuché en 1983
Hey there EEWHIZ, what is the song´s title? I cannot remember the name... Thanks for posting this.
It's Macarthur Park, made famous by the early rendition by Maynard Ferguson, popular for trumpet players
WEEL DONE !!!!!!!!!
Rip :c
Волшебно! Кто знает название первой мелодии?
Magie! Kiu scias la nomon de la unua melodio?
Magically! Who knows the name of the first tune?
А, точно.... MacArthur Park
Eine Eruption der Musik
qual o nome desse estrumento, alguem sabe?
flugelhorn
ok valeu pela reposta...
Please, Wich is the name of this song?
MacArthur Park
It was originally sung by Richard Harris, but it has been covered a a bumload of other artists such as Maynard Ferguson, The Madison Scouts, and Donna Summer.
ooo im think that MacArthur Park was someone of the players!!, thanks!
Selitos its a song of mr. maynard furgison
What horn is that?
Flugelhorn
@@ginandmore What kind whiz? Yamaha, Besson, did he sport a trigger?
@@scoremxcom based on the Bell support arm, I think its a Yamaha, but its hard to tell for sure
I'm pretty sure he played a Couesnon
**** !!!
i think he means he himself can't play it at that level
You gotta be a bit good to have your own make of trumpet. The guy is the best UK player imo including ones that have gone before i.e Kenny Baker
very good,but for me too virtuosisms.
Fantastic imo better than maynard
MacArthur Park has to be first or second most boring songs to play. I enjoyed the trumpet high register but like most big bands it overwhelms the soloist and can barely hear him.