John Madrid
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John Madrid was a jazz
and pop
trumpet
player, active mainly from the 1960s to the 1980s. He is noted for his remarkable accuracy and power in the upper register (which led to him being hired mostly to play lead or scream trumpet) but he was also capable of playing tasteful jazz solos in the middle register.
Madrid grew up in an east Los Angeles suburb, Montebello, California, graduating from Montebello High School
in 1966. His first popular high note recording to hit the charts was in the 1966 pop hit "Time Won't Let Me" by The Outsiders
.
He went on to play and/or record with such artists as Stan Kenton
(1967–1969), Woody Herman
(1969–1970), Buddy Rich
(1970–1971), Harry James
(1972–1973), Louie Bellson
(1973–1974), Blood Sweat & Tears (1973–1974), Toshiko Akiyoshi
(1974–1976), Boz Scaggs
(1975–1979), Paul Cacia (1979–1980), Donna Summers (1980), Elton John
, Sonny & Cher
, and Wayne Newton
, with whom he spent many years performing in Las Vegas
.
Madrid's teachers include lead trumpeter Conrad Gozzo
, famed LA teacher and player James Stamp, embouchure
expert Donald Reinhardt, and high note trumpeter Bud Brisbois
. He was not officially a teacher but did informally teach trumpet technique to many players, including trumpeter Paul Cacia, who frequently mentions Madrid in interviews.
John Madrid died of advanced HIV. Several sources have confirmed that he lived an "alternative" lifestyle. Madrid's death was a surprise to many of his constituents, his sense of humor and 2 liter of Pepsi is missed in the studio. Cacia,Hoise,and Anderson (sources)
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
player, active mainly from the 1960s to the 1980s. He is noted for his remarkable accuracy and power in the upper register (which led to him being hired mostly to play lead or scream trumpet) but he was also capable of playing tasteful jazz solos in the middle register.
Madrid grew up in an east Los Angeles suburb, Montebello, California, graduating from Montebello High School
Montebello High School
Montebello High School is a secondary school of the Montebello Unified School District, located in Montebello, CA.Montebello High School has an enrollment of approximately 3400 students and a staff of 121 teachers...
in 1966. His first popular high note recording to hit the charts was in the 1966 pop hit "Time Won't Let Me" by The Outsiders
The Outsiders (American band)
The Outsiders was an American rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, that was founded and led by guitarist Tom King. The band is best known for its Top 5 hit "Time Won't Let Me" in early 1966, which peaked at #5 in the US, but the band had three other hit singles in 1966 and released a total of...
.
He went on to play and/or record with such artists as Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator....
(1967–1969), Woody Herman
Woody Herman
Woodrow Charles Herman , known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called "The Herd," Herman was one of the most popular of the 1930s and '40s bandleaders...
(1969–1970), Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
(1970–1971), Harry James
Harry James
Henry Haag “Harry” James was a trumpeter who led a jazz swing band during the Big Band Era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was especially known among musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as his superior tone.-Biography:He was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader of a...
(1972–1973), Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni , better known by the stage name Louie Bellson , was an Italian-American jazz drummer...
(1973–1974), Blood Sweat & Tears (1973–1974), Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader. Among a very few successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz, she is also recognized as a major figure in jazz composition. She has received 14 Grammy nominations, and she was the first woman to win the Best...
(1974–1976), Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs
William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1970s with several Top 20 hit singles in the United States, along with the #2 album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs continues to write, record music and tour.-Early life and career:Scaggs was born in Canton,...
(1975–1979), Paul Cacia (1979–1980), Donna Summers (1980), Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, Sonny & Cher
Sonny & Cher
Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector....
, and Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment...
, with whom he spent many years performing in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
Madrid's teachers include lead trumpeter Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
Conrad J. Gozzo was an American trumpet player born in New Britain Connecticut on February 6, 1922. Gozzo was a member of the NBC Hollywood staff orchestra at the time of his death on October 8, 1964...
, famed LA teacher and player James Stamp, embouchure
Embouchure
The embouchure is the use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece of woodwind instruments or the mouthpiece of the brass instruments.The word is of French origin and is related to the root bouche , 'mouth'....
expert Donald Reinhardt, and high note trumpeter Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
Austin Dean "Bud" Brisbois was a jazz and studio trumpet player. He played all styles, including big band lead, jazz soloing, pop, rock, country, Motown, and classical, but it was his high-note playing that set him apart...
. He was not officially a teacher but did informally teach trumpet technique to many players, including trumpeter Paul Cacia, who frequently mentions Madrid in interviews.
John Madrid died of advanced HIV. Several sources have confirmed that he lived an "alternative" lifestyle. Madrid's death was a surprise to many of his constituents, his sense of humor and 2 liter of Pepsi is missed in the studio. Cacia,Hoise,and Anderson (sources)