Raphael Mendez

[Larry]

I'm looking for Raphael Mendez vinyl or cd. He once was the
world's greatest trumpet virtuoso. He recorded 78's, 45's and
later some 33 1/3's. Also recorded with his two sons. Has any
company re-pressed or made cd's of his works? TIA, Larry

[Ellis Workman]

In article <4gnj1q$nue$1...@mhade.production.compuserve.com>,
10410...@CompuServe.COM says...

The ITG (International Trumpet Guild) gave Volume I away
with the Fall ITG Journal. This is part of a series being
re-released on CD by
Summit REcords
P.O. Box 26850
Tempe Arizona 85285

1-800-543-5156

Volume I had some stuff that I had never heard before and
I thought I had most of the vinyl that was available.

The executive producers of the CDs are his sons. I'm looking
forward to future releases.

Ellis Workman
e...@millcomm.com

[Richard M. Stuemke]

Larry (10410...@CompuServe.COM) writes:
> I'm looking for Raphael Mendez vinyl or cd. He once was the
> world's greatest trumpet virtuoso. He recorded 78's, 45's and
> later some 33 1/3's. Also recorded with his two sons. Has any
> company re-pressed or made cd's of his works? TIA, Larry

Try Trumptet Player Online's Mendez Page at:
http://foreman.wsp.ayuda.com/~dnote/mendez.html

It contains info about ording the latest Mendez CD from Summit Brass.
There are plans for additional releases in the future.
Mendez was THE trumpet god!!
--
/////////////////

Rich Stuemke
laudate eum in clangore bucinae

[Jerry Leslie]

Ellis Workman (e...@millcomm.com) wrote:

: The ITG (International Trumpet Guild) gave Volume I away

: with the Fall ITG Journal. This is part of a series being
: re-released on CD by
: Summit REcords
: P.O. Box 26850
: Tempe Arizona 85285

: 1-800-543-5156

: Volume I had some stuff that I had never heard before and
: I thought I had most of the vinyl that was available.

: The executive producers of the CDs are his sons. I'm looking
: forward to future releases.

Barnes & Noble (Houston, Bellaire/Holcombe Blvd store) had one Volume 1 in
their music department last night.

--Jerry,

Gerald (Jerry) R. Leslie jle...@dmccorp.com gle...@isvsrv.enet.dec.com
Dynamic Matrix Control Corporation (my opinions are my own)

[Ken Christianson]

In <DnDzs...@freenet.carleton.ca> bc...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Richard

M. Stuemke) writes:
>
>Larry (10410...@CompuServe.COM) writes:
>> I'm looking for Raphael Mendez vinyl or cd. He once was the
>> world's greatest trumpet virtuoso. He recorded 78's, 45's and
>> later some 33 1/3's. Also recorded with his two sons. Has any
>> company re-pressed or made cd's of his works? TIA, Larry
>
>Try Trumptet Player Online's Mendez Page at:
>http://foreman.wsp.ayuda.com/~dnote/mendez.html
>
>It contains info about ording the latest Mendez CD from Summit Brass.
>There are plans for additional releases in the future.
>Mendez was THE trumpet god!!

wrong tense here... should be "is"
respectfully submitted,
Ken Christianson

[cs125 student]

Ken Christianson (kai...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In <DnDzs...@freenet.carleton.ca> bc...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Richard

no, it should be "was" since he is dead.

[Richard M. Stuemke]

(sid...@lip.microserve.com) writes:
>>: wrong tense here... should be "is"
>>: respectfully submitted,
>>: Ken Christianson
>>
>>
>>no, it should be "was" since he is dead.
>>
>
>

> Wrong again. It should be "was" when he was alive, and should be "is"
> since his music is still around. Can anyone else alive today play
> like he did then?
>
> I believe there are many who have the virtuosity that Mendez had. Are
> we to "deify" this man in the trumpet world while excluding countless
> others that are of his caliber? Good God man, are ye daft?
>
> Could Mendez, for instance, have played the solo on "Penny Lane" as
> eloquently as the celebrated Maurice Andre? Did the man even own a
> piccolo trumpet?
>
>
>

Mendez is deified by his virtuosity. Having heard Mendez recordings of
classical and popular, I say he could play ANYTHING. Trumpet players are
a dime a dozen, but sir, there will only ever be ONE Rafael Mendez!!