'Hooten Plays Williams' - New recording of John Williams' Trumpet Concerto now available

[Miguel Andrade 628]

Also got the nice thank you note on the mail, earlier this week. Looking forward to the CD.

[Locrius 57]

Preview clips are up on iTunes! Sounds great!

[carlborg 94]

Fancy animation on FB as well!

 

[A Ghost From Highwood 176]

Pre-ordered🎉

[thx99 565]

I pre-ordered last year!

[JohnnyD 379]

How were you able to do that? 😉

 

I cannot wait to get the package in the mail. It should be any day now, right?

 

Also, is there a high resolution picture of the cover by any chance?

[A Ghost From Highwood 176]

13 minutes ago, JohnnyD said:

How were you able to do that? 😉

I wonder! 

[thx99 565]

15 minutes ago, JohnnyD said:

Also, is there a high resolution picture of the cover by any chance?

 

Here's a 500x500...

 

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

First thought: why did they take pictures of cardboard figures?

[Incanus 5063]

Will this release be available on CD at some point to non-funders?

On 2/7/2019 at 4:48 PM, Miguel Andrade said:

Also got the nice thank you note on the mail, earlier this week. Looking forward to the CD.

Since if I remember correctly the Kickstarter project originally notified that they do not ship this CD outside the US, I assume you have someone who can send it to you from the America?

[ricsim88 91]

4 hours ago, Incanus said:

Will this release be available on CD at some point to non-funders?

Since if I remember correctly the Kickstarter project originally notified that they do not ship this CD outside the US, I assume you have someone who can send it to you from the America?

I asked that question to Tom on FB and he mentioned CDs will be available. Probably from his website. He'll post a link when they're available.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

 

4 hours ago, Incanus said:

Will this release be available on CD at some point to non-funders?

 

Only on cassette.

[Incanus 5063]

26 minutes ago, ricsim88 said:

I asked that question to Tom on FB and he mentioned CDs will be available. Probably from his website. He'll post a link when they're available.

Oh excellent! I'll certainly order one.

[Miguel Andrade 628]

On 2/22/2019 at 7:51 AM, Incanus said:

Will this release be available on CD at some point to non-funders?

Since if I remember correctly the Kickstarter project originally notified that they do not ship this CD outside the US, I assume you have someone who can send it to you from the America?

 

I asked before I backed the project and he told me he would find a way to send it overseas.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

Life finds a way.

[ChrisAfonso 70]

16 hours ago, Miguel Andrade said:

 

I asked before I backed the project and he told me he would find a way to send it overseas.

That's nice to know! I should inquire about this, too, when the cds go out.

[A Ghost From Highwood 176]

WOW I’ve never heard this new version of the Trumpet Concerto before! It is simply amazing! And Born on the Fourth of July as bonus? My favorite JW recording purchase of the year! I doubt Star Wars IX is going to top this one for me! 

 

Going to spend the rest of the day having this on repeat! 

 

Bye! 😊🎉

[thx99 565]

Check your PMs, @A Ghost From Highwood!

[MrJosh 146]

I just purchased the CD from Mr. Hooten's website. Excited to give it a listen. 

[Stefancos 10098]

If you're in the US, England or Germany you can buy a CD quality FLAC of this new release for about a fiver!

[Will 1710]

Terrific recording of one of my very favorite concertos! Interestingly, they decided to use the new first movement concert ending JW wrote a couple years back for Hooten's performance of just the first movement with the Marine Band:

 

 

Also, I'd forgotten how gorgeous the slow movement is (often I just end up focusing on the first and last ones because they're so fun):

 

 

Those string harmonies... 

[Will 1710]

One thing I particularly love about this recording is the more pronounced timpani in the mix here:

 

 

In the previous two recordings you could barely hear the timpani there, yet they give the piece so much power. 

[TownerFan 2440]

Hello,

 

Here's a new podcast interview with Tom Hooten talking about his brilliant new recording of JW's Trumpet Concerto:

https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2019/03/11/thomas-hooten-interview/

 

Hope you all enjoy!

 

(ps: sorry for the lack of sound quality in a few spots! I did my best to filter out some noises)

[Incanus 5063]

13 hours ago, TownerFan said:

Hello,

 

Here's a new podcast interview with Tom Hooten talking about his brilliant new recording of JW's Trumpet Concerto:

https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2019/03/11/thomas-hooten-interview/

 

Hope you all enjoy!

 

(ps: sorry for the lack of sound quality in a few spots! I did my best to filter out some noises)

Such a great interview Maurizio! Thank you for sharing it! Tom is wonderfully articulate and his great enthusiasm and excitement comes through in his answers. And the excitement is certainly warranted, a collaboration with John Williams and getting to perform the concerto with him. Hooten's commentary on his rehearsal with Williams was fascinating to hear and how he admired the Maestro's work ethic and the utter professionalism of his team and how open Williams was about changing things in the performance and also allowed and encouraged such things. It was also highly interesting to hear how serendipitous the beginnings of this project were and how a chance conversation with a stranger after a LA Phil concert led to this man funding half of the recording.

 

I can't wait to hear the whole thing when my copy gets here!  

[ricsim88 91]

Very much enjoyed it Maurizio. As an orchestral trumpet player myself, it was really great information coming from one of the best in the business.

Thanks again for putting those podcasts out there.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

On ‎2‎/‎7‎/‎2019 at 3:48 PM, Miguel Andrade said:

Also got the nice thank you note on the mail, earlier this week. Looking forward to the CD.

 

He hasn't got email?

[Stefancos 10098]

What a lovely album.

[Nick Parker 2452]

I didn't know you listened to Williams' concert stuff, Steef.

[Stefancos 10098]

What? I have loads of his concert albums.

[Nick Parker 2452]

I thought I remembered you saying you didn't find find them interesting, forgive me for the incorrect memory.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

He could still listen to them.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

It's on Spotify!

 

 

[toothless 652]

And on deezer

 

https://www.deezer.com/album/87441402

 

 

 

[Thor 2624]

Having listened to this once now, I have to say I'm impressed. It seems warmer, somehow, compared to the Sandoval, and less 'show-offy'. Don't get me wrong, I like the Sandoval, but I think I might just prefer this.

[Bryant Burnette 356]

Me too.  Just got mine today and listened to it, and was thoroughly impressed.   Maaaaaaaybe prefer the Sandoval for the third movement, but if so only barely; and Hooten's first two are preferable.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

How do these compare to the Finnish recording?

[Incanus 5063]

I just got the CD yesterday and I thought it was just a wonderful performance but I have to give it several more listens before making any comparisons with the previous two recordings. Hooten is such a fine player whose range is really showcased on this album from the technically demanding concerto to the expansive Americana of Born on the Fourth of July which had such beatiful warmth to it.

 

It was interesting to note that Arturo Sandoval was among the major donors for this project. Nice to know of his appreciation for Hooten and Williams' concerto.

 

In the Born on the Fourth of July Williams seems to be deliberately giving it overall a slower reading with slightly less rhythmic edge than the Boston Pops version from early 1990's. Hooten's solos are beautiful and equally beautifully recorded. His sound and playing has such immediacy (Yo-Yo Ma comes to mind with similar striking connection to the listener through his instrument) that it just goes right through you and into your soul.

[thx99 565]

6 hours ago, Incanus said:

In the Born on the Fourth of July Williams seems to be deliberately giving it overall a slower reading with slightly less rhythmic edge than the Boston Pops version from early 1990's. Hooten's solos are beautiful and equally beautifully recorded. His sound and playing has such immediacy (Yo-Yo Ma comes to mind with similar striking connection to the listener through his instrument) that it just goes right through you and into your soul.

 

Hooten mentions in his IndyCast and Legacy of John Williams interviews (both excellent!!) that he and Williams discussed taking the piece at a more leisurely pace, compared to the OST.

[Stefancos 10098]

Williams seems to have forgotten he recorded it once before with the Boston Pops, LOL

[thx99 565]

5 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

Williams seems to have forgotten he recorded it once before with the Boston Pops, LOL

Yes, sadly.  That might have been one of the reasons it was chosen to fill out the EP a bit more.  I'm not complaining, though, as I absolutely love the piece and Hooten's performance/recording!

[Stefancos 10098]

28 minutes ago, thx99 said:

Yes, sadly.  That might have been one of the reasons it was chosen to fill out the EP a bit more.  

 

Music From Stage And Screen was released in 1994, so I can't blame Williams for forgetting. And the BOT4OJ theme hasnt been recorded a lot, so it's very welcome indeed.

[ricsim88 91]

I agree, I love this new performance.

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

I can't remember what I did yesterday.

[Thor 2624]

I think someone should rename the title of this thread now that the album is out.

[SteveMc 1902]

Keep it as it is.

Fantastic album, by the way.  I'll give it a review soon over in the Score thread.

[Thor 2624]

No, please change it to at the very least include Hooten's name. Otherwise, it's a hassle searching for at a later date.

[Stefancos 10098]

I agree, make it something like Hooten Blows Williams!

[Incanus 5063]

5 hours ago, Stefancos said:

Williams seems to have forgotten he recorded it once before with the Boston Pops, LOL

I hear small changes to the suite as well. E.g. the little harp flourish at the end of the piece has been omitted. I always thought it was such a nice little touch orchestrationally.

 

[Jurassic Shark 4158]

I guess Hooten had to cut the harp for financial reasons.

[thx99 565]

44 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

I guess Hooten had to cut the harp for financial reasons.

 

Well, there was a harpist (Joann Turovsky) for the Trumpet Concerto...