Hotlips Lawson - Remembering Trumpet Legends
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With a high, wide and wonderful sound plus his unique vocals, Chris "Hotlips" Lawson honors trumpet legends and much, much more with big band as well as full orchestral arrangements, covering nearly every genre of popular music.
About This Album:
With unique vocals, screamin’ trumpet and mellow flugelhorn, Chris Lawson honors many of the great trumpet masters and much more, from The Beatles to Michael Jackson.
This compilation boasts over an hour of music, consisting of 21 tunes, including 2 medleys, incorporating all the genres of modern popular music and all displaying flawless musicianship. Multiple recording sessions, spanning several years, went into this project and many of the arrangements were written specifically for Chris, often for solo performances with symphony orchestras.
Chris's Take On The Tunes:
RHAPSODY FOR THEN This is a medley of great old pop tunes arranged for Doc Severinson. It is my favorite off his album, Rhapsody For Now. I wore out two vinyl LPs when it came out in 1973 and have been thrilled to have had the opportunities to emulate Doc on this tune with several different orchestras and now on this recording. Yes, that’s a double-high written Eb on the end. Jus sayin.
GET IT ON The late, great, Billy Chase is still a trumpet-god to many of us trumpet pickers and Get It On was his big hit off yet another LP I wore out (along with an 8- track!)
IN THE MOOD A great arrangement written for Doc & the NBC orchestra -- with a twist of my own thrown in. Don’t let this oldie run you off. Trust me, you’re gonna love it.
VEHICLE The one fun hit from the one-hit-wonder horn-band, The Ides of March.
CAN YOU READ MY MIND? Better known as the theme song for the first Superman movie, this Maynard-esque beauty will get you flying.
HOUSE IS a’ROCKIN' & HOODOO VOODOO DOLL So, how do a couple of great Brian Setzer tunes fit in with a ‘trumpet legends‘ theme? Well.....they don’t. But I’ve always wanted to play in Brian’s band & maybe even sing a tune with him -- so, it’s time you discovered me, Brian!
BIRDLAND One of the iconic Maynard Ferguson arrangements, doing Josef Zawinul proud, keeping it in the original flavor. Listen for the Alto Flute lick. Very cool.
FEELS SO GOOD & CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ Two of Chuck Mangione’s biggies and everyone’s favorites.
GIGOLO/NOBODY Since I couldn’t improve on the perfection of this iconic, happy tune, it remains in the original style of the late, great, Louis Prima.
EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD Another one that doesn’t exactly fit the theme -- a great arrangement with some cool trumpet licks. Besides, didn’t you know Michael Jackson was a trumpet player?
MACARTHUR PARK Of the many arrangements of this wonderful melody, this one, written for the late, great, Maynard Ferguson, is by far the very best of them all. (In my very humble opinion.) I was also pleased to discover my vocal range just fits the original key -- and who could resist singing the silly lyrics, “Someone left the cake out in the rain....!”
IT DON'T MEAN A THING...... A very talented musician/arranger by the name of Matt Harris turned this great old swinger into a hot salsa! There might even be some Hip Hop groove in there. Thanks, Matt! Note: I truly mix metaphors by singing it ala- Satchmo.
RHAPSODY IN (FAB) 4 I am eternally grateful to Thomas Wilson, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic & Associate Principal Trumpet of same, for his brilliant arrangement of this medley of Beatles tunes, specifically for me to perform with the CSPO. With a huge, classical-style intro, trumpet cadenzas throughout, piccolo trumpet on Penny Lane and finishing off with a Maynard-esque Hey Jude, it never fails to bring the house down. How do the Beatles fit into the theme? Didn’t you know Paul McCarntey played trumpet with the Liverpool Brass Band when he was a boy? Besides, who doesn’t love the Beatles?
WONDERFUL WORLD Again, perfection cannot be improved. The best anyone can do is emulate the great, Louie Armstrong.
About This Album:
With unique vocals, screamin’ trumpet and mellow flugelhorn, Chris Lawson honors many of the great trumpet masters and much more, from The Beatles to Michael Jackson.
This compilation boasts over an hour of music, consisting of 21 tunes, including 2 medleys, incorporating all the genres of modern popular music and all displaying flawless musicianship. Multiple recording sessions, spanning several years, went into this project and many of the arrangements were written specifically for Chris, often for solo performances with symphony orchestras.
Chris's Take On The Tunes:
RHAPSODY FOR THEN This is a medley of great old pop tunes arranged for Doc Severinson. It is my favorite off his album, Rhapsody For Now. I wore out two vinyl LPs when it came out in 1973 and have been thrilled to have had the opportunities to emulate Doc on this tune with several different orchestras and now on this recording. Yes, that’s a double-high written Eb on the end. Jus sayin.
GET IT ON The late, great, Billy Chase is still a trumpet-god to many of us trumpet pickers and Get It On was his big hit off yet another LP I wore out (along with an 8- track!)
IN THE MOOD A great arrangement written for Doc & the NBC orchestra -- with a twist of my own thrown in. Don’t let this oldie run you off. Trust me, you’re gonna love it.
VEHICLE The one fun hit from the one-hit-wonder horn-band, The Ides of March.
CAN YOU READ MY MIND? Better known as the theme song for the first Superman movie, this Maynard-esque beauty will get you flying.
HOUSE IS a’ROCKIN' & HOODOO VOODOO DOLL So, how do a couple of great Brian Setzer tunes fit in with a ‘trumpet legends‘ theme? Well.....they don’t. But I’ve always wanted to play in Brian’s band & maybe even sing a tune with him -- so, it’s time you discovered me, Brian!
BIRDLAND One of the iconic Maynard Ferguson arrangements, doing Josef Zawinul proud, keeping it in the original flavor. Listen for the Alto Flute lick. Very cool.
FEELS SO GOOD & CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ Two of Chuck Mangione’s biggies and everyone’s favorites.
GIGOLO/NOBODY Since I couldn’t improve on the perfection of this iconic, happy tune, it remains in the original style of the late, great, Louis Prima.
EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD Another one that doesn’t exactly fit the theme -- a great arrangement with some cool trumpet licks. Besides, didn’t you know Michael Jackson was a trumpet player?
MACARTHUR PARK Of the many arrangements of this wonderful melody, this one, written for the late, great, Maynard Ferguson, is by far the very best of them all. (In my very humble opinion.) I was also pleased to discover my vocal range just fits the original key -- and who could resist singing the silly lyrics, “Someone left the cake out in the rain....!”
IT DON'T MEAN A THING...... A very talented musician/arranger by the name of Matt Harris turned this great old swinger into a hot salsa! There might even be some Hip Hop groove in there. Thanks, Matt! Note: I truly mix metaphors by singing it ala- Satchmo.
RHAPSODY IN (FAB) 4 I am eternally grateful to Thomas Wilson, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic & Associate Principal Trumpet of same, for his brilliant arrangement of this medley of Beatles tunes, specifically for me to perform with the CSPO. With a huge, classical-style intro, trumpet cadenzas throughout, piccolo trumpet on Penny Lane and finishing off with a Maynard-esque Hey Jude, it never fails to bring the house down. How do the Beatles fit into the theme? Didn’t you know Paul McCarntey played trumpet with the Liverpool Brass Band when he was a boy? Besides, who doesn’t love the Beatles?
WONDERFUL WORLD Again, perfection cannot be improved. The best anyone can do is emulate the great, Louie Armstrong.
