1956 Martin Committee Deluxe Model Trumpet

The Martin Committee trumpet was THE trumpet of choice among many jazz greats during their careers, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Miles Davis (he played Martins his entire career), Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Dorham, Chet Baker, Maynard Ferguson, Al Hirt, Blue Mitchell, Fats Navarro, Clark Terry and many others. The ones considered most desireable are made from 1940 thru 1956 (serial numbers 140,000 thru 201,000) although there are some good ones made before and after these dates. This horn is a "medium bore" (.453), although one of the characteristics of the Martin Committe is step bore design (increasing in bore up to the bell). Their lead pipes also have more flare than most trumpets. The result is that the player can shade the pitch of notes easier, which many jazz players prefer. I use a Schilke #15 trumpet mouthpiece with this horn. 

Couesnon Star Flugelhorn-1960's Vintage

This laquered horn is one of the most popular flugelhorns used in jazz. Artists who have used this horn include Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Tom Harrell, and Enrico Rava. I use a Schilke #15F with this one. In my opinion this horn delivers THE true classic jazz flugelhorn sound!

HorKuhnl & Hoyer Pocket Trumpet

This horn is raw brass and of unknown age-it's lots of fun to play and has a surprisingly big sound for a pocket trumpet. A Schilke #15 cornet mouthpiece works nicely with this trumpet. I always think of my man-the great pocket trumpeter Don Cherry whenever I play this horn-one of jazz's most distinctive and innovative voices. His joyful spirit continues to bless us.

 STUDIO GEAR
Here is some of the hardware/software I use in my studio these days

SOFTWARE
• Pro-Tools 8
• Peak
• Reason
• Recycle
• Altiverb
• All the Universal Audio plug-ins w/ 3 UAD cards
   - (LA-2A, Pultec EQ, 1176 Limiters, Neve 1071 EQ and 33609 Compressor/Limiter, DreamVerb, RealVerb Pro,
   Plate 140, Roland Space Echo RE-201, Nigel Guitar Rack, Roland Dimension D, Boss CE-1, Fairchild 670
   and more-these sound phenomenal!)
• Anteres Filter And Autotune 4
• Sound Soap 2
• Native Instruments B-4 mk2 Organ software instrument plug-in
• Lounge Lizards Electric Piano software instrument plug-in
• Sibelius
• Altiverb


HARDWARE
• Event ASP-8 Studio Monitors
• Yamaha NS-10M Monitors
• Auratone Monitors
• Mackie Universal Control
• Mics of Choice-Nueman U87, U67, RCA 77 Ribbon Mic
• Array of rack/midi gear


VINTAGE KEYBOARDS
• Fender Rhodes 73 Stage Electric Piano mk1
   - the definitive electric piano in R & B and jazz from the '60's,'70's to the present

• Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano
   - you can hear this one on Ray Charles' "Tell Me What I Say" and Donny Hathaway's "The Ghetto" and "Everything Is Everything"

• Arp 2600
   - the most advanced performance analog synth of the '70's-used by Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Edgar Winter, Pete Townsend and countless other artists

• Arp Solina String Ensemble
   - the choice of Parliment/Funkadelic, Ohio Players, and Herbie Hancock w/ The Headhunters

• RMI Electra-Piano
   - used by Dr. John, Isaac Hayes and countless R & B groups such as the Main Ingedient


OTHER STUDIO TOYS
• Maestro Rhythm King Vintage Drum Machine
   - used my Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Shuggie Otis etc
• Echoplex
• Mutron Envelope Filter
   - everybody say Bootsy!
• Pedals, Pedals, Pedals!