The James F. Burke Tribute Page

 

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The guest books have been archived. If you have a new message to post, please email the webmaster at the link below, and if appropriate, your entry will be added to the guestbook 2006. Be sure to type in the subject line: James F. Burke Guestbook.

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Name: Karl Mailand
Email: kfmail@verizon.net
Date: Thu Dec 22 08:15:23 GMT-12:00 2005
I took lessons with James Burke in the late 70's. I remember very distinctly when once, during one of my lessons, Jimmy Burke put on the recording of the Burke-Phillips band playing Scheherazade, and during one of the passages he put his hand on his heart and jokingly said, "it almost gives me heart failure every time I hear it."

Karl F. Mailand
Trumpet Player with the United States Army Band

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Name: Ron Lawrence
Email: promusic15@hotmail.com
Date: Mon Dec 12 12:35:18 GMT-12:00 2005
When I was in the 8th grade (in 1963) Mr. Burke was the guest soloist with my high school band, West Carrollton High School, West Carrollton, Ohio (near Dayton). Frankly, I had never heard such a beautiful sound come from a trumpet! I remember Mr. Burke as being a gracious man, and oh what a player!! After hearing him, I have always considered the trumpet primarily as a solo instrumental voice, and my personal musical career perspective has always pointed me in that direction. Mr. Burke definitely had a hand in my musical/trumpet perspective. Great web-site. Many thanks.
Ron Lawrence, Dallas, Texas 

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Name: Gregg Grothmann
Email: gregggrothmann@hotmail.com
Date: Sun Nov 6 15:59:02 GMT-12:00 2005
What a Gem of a website!!
I too was a blessed student of Mr. Burke. My talent was not as great as my experience with him, yet a memory of a lifetime was made. Thank you for your time and talent in bringing that memory to life.
I'd love to call you and let you know of my experience with Mr. Burke if I Could.
Gregg Grothmann 

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Name: Mark Finkelstein
Email: MFnklst@aol.com
Date: Sun Aug 28 00:48:05 GMT-12:00 2005
As a youth I would go to hear the Goldman Band play in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, having pedaled my bike all the way from Bensonhurst. I was quite aware of Mr. Burke and enjoyed hearing him and the band perform on many occasions. In the summer of 1973, I attended a concert and during intermission, chatted a few minutes with one of the trumpeters, whom I knew, Jack Laumer. Jack kindly introduced me to Mr. Burke and informed him that I, too, was a trumpet player. Mr, Burke smiled at me and said, ah....so you play the tromba. I knew that that was Italian for trumpet and all I could manage to say in response was, yes sir. That moment has, of course, stayed with me and is something I treasure, seeing that I admired Mr. Burke's playing.

Mark Finkelstein
Cornetist with the Java Jews Klezmer Band, Des Moines, Iowa 

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Name: Ryan Resky
Email: Ryanresky@yahoo.com
Date: Fri Aug 26 07:06:38 GMT-12:00 2005
Mark, This is a beautiful depiction of a legend that we can all learn from. I glad to see the site so well maintained and well informed. He would be very proud of you today.- Ryan

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Name: Lynda Fassino
Email: LMFassino@aol.com
Date: Thu Jul 28 19:59:38 EDT 2005
Thanks Mark for a great site. I was a student of Mr Burke from 1964-1971. I cherish those memories of Friday afternoon lessons in that big old home of his in Bayshore. It was truly a wonderful journey of music and life.

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Name: Mr. Holly Bertran
Email: hnabertran@comcast.net
Date: Sun Jul 24 03:13:41 EDT 2005
Found this site while searching for clean recordings of the Burke-Philips
All Star Band, vol.'s one and two----any leads, anyone? I think it might rate with winning the lottery.

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Name: David J. Hyslop
Email: djhyslop@earthlink.net
Date: Thu Jul 21 17:22:28 EDT 2005
Dear Mark: Thanks for bringing Jimmy's legacy to more people. I was a trumpet student of Jimmy's at Ithaca College in the early 1960's. I was not a great student and was more interested in arts management and went on to have a 40 year career working with Symphony orchestras including tenures as President of Oregon Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra. Jimmy was a great player. Doc Severinsen has mentioned him on many occasions and I will let Doc know about the sight.Malcolm McDuffee who also was at Ithaca and played in the St. Louis Symphony during my tenure gave me copies of the record albums and they still sound fabulous. James F. Burke was a talent ! 

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Name: Don Dale
Email: bubbad122003@yahoo.com
Date: Thu Jul 21 02:17:45 EDT 2005
Many thanks for this fine site for a GREAT man and musician.

dd

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Name: Dave Hinton
Email: fishingfossils@0lypen.com
Date: Tue Jun 28 17:38:32 EDT 2005
Your web-site has inspired Joan and I to try our best to further the legacy of Mr. Burke.We will gather every bit of his music we can find and along with the biography information that clearly showed the serious disability he faced every day of his life, we will make presentations of both to the music departments at grade schools, High schools and our local college.We will play his music and read his biography for all music students to hear. What better way to inspire marginal or handicapped students to realize with hard work they can be one of the best in the world if they choose to work at it.

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Name: Peter Hirsch
Email: punto@inch.com
Date: Sun Jun 26 00:26:58 EDT 2005
As member of the Goldman Band for 30 years starting the year after Jimmy's retirement (1975), I never got to accompany his solos, so I tremendously appreciate the chance to hear yout samples. They are and unbelievable testament to what was and probably will never be again. I was sitting in my chair with him on that day in 1981 when Jimmy was rehearsing the band and I can say that the sad memory of his fatal collapse does not overshadow what I hold of his presence as an artist and the love and respect for him that was clearly held by those who had played with him.

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Name: Mark Heter
Email: Mark.Heter@verizon.net
Date: Sat Jun 04 23:34:08 EDT 2005
Wonderful site! Those of us who studied with Jimmy all remember the the tongueing demonstration... it's great to hear it recorded for posterity!

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Name: Jim Rosenberg
Email: jhrosenberg@adelphia.net
Date: Thu Jun 02 14:09:28 EDT 2005
I have heard a little about J Burke over the years, but your site was an eye opener. l look forward to hearing him on disc.

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Name: Martyn Harris
Email: Martyn Harris@hotmail.com
Date: Sat May 21 05:08:45 EDT 2005
What a fantastic site , well done Mark.

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Name: Barbara Mahoney Hamel
Email: Pelican209@aol.com
Date: Wed May 18 00:03:13 EDT 2005
I am Ned Mahoney's oldest daughter and knew Jimmy all of my life. It was always such a treat to hear him play at Goldman concerts and his premature death was such a loss to all who knew and loved him. Thank you so much for putting together this wonderful tribute. My Dad is now 93 (will be 94 in August). We often reminisce about Jimmy and all of the memories over the years. I am planning to attend the Goldman Memorial Band Concert at Green-Wood Cemetery on Memorial Day in Brooklyn, and am hoping my Mom and Dad will be up to going along. They have talked in the past about doing a special tribute to Jimmy and hopefully that will happen before too long. Thanks again for your wonderful tribute!

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Name: Mike
Email: mhound1@aol.com
Date: Sun Apr 03 21:45:49 EDT 2005
Hey, awesome site, keep up the good work!!

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Name: Mark Evensen
Email: mle@i29.net
Date: Mon Mar 07 11:28:21 EST 2005
Thank you for the great website. I "cut my teeth" as a young trumpeter listening to father's "All-Star Concert Band" double-LP with Burke and Phillips. Would anyone know where I could find these recordings on CD? Unfortunately, the grooves are nearly gone on the records.

Thanks!

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Name: Joe Spitzer
Email: jospitz@charter.net
Date: Sun Feb 27 10:00:05 EST 2005
I studied with Mr. Burke for a couple of years. He was a great guy and teacher.

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Name: coKen Hodge
Email: kbhodge@ontariointernet.com
Date: Wed Feb 16 22:32:23 EST 2005
Thanks to this site I have re-discovered one of the finest cornet players in the world, Mr. James Burke.

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Name: Douglas Fine
Email: sfine40@comcast.net
Date: Tue Feb 15 21:42:48 EST 2005
Excellent site. I never had the chance to hear MR. Burke play. My father is a trumpet player. He did hear Mr. Burke play live and said it was thrilling. Are there any recordings that have been remastered on CD?

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Name: David Belknap
Email: greatgoz@hotmail.com
Date: Sun Jan 23 11:25:46 EST 2005
I corresponded with Jimmie, for many years. His playing defies comment. He was very much, a gentleman. I owned and lost his recorded duet, TRUMPET AND DRUM, with legendary drummer, Chauncey Morehouse. It would appear on an RCA Victor recording SUNDAY BAND CONCERT (The Cities Service Band of America) Does anyone out there have a copy of that recorded duet?

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Name: David Belknap
Email: greatgoz@hotmail.com
Date: Sun Jan 23 11:18:28 EST 2005
I was, for many years, a correspondent with Jimmie. His playing defied objective comment. he was always a gentleman. For many years I have, without success attempted to find a copy (RCA) of his duet, Trumpet and Drum, with legendary drummer, Chauncey Morehouse. This would have appeared on an lp with the Cities Service Band of America, entitled either Concert in the Park or Sunday Band Concert. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Name: Glenn Posnak
Email: gposnak@aol.com
Date: Tue Jan 11 13:02:24 EST 2005
I had the pleasure of meeting J.Burke. Not only a great cornetist, but a great guy. His only weekness, he liked the Mets

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Name: Galindo Rodriguez
Email: rodriguez@nsula.edu
Date: Sat Oct 09 12:33:56 EDT 2004
Beautiful and informative website

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Name: rex sagle
Email: rcsagle@msn.com
Date: Mon Oct 04 01:58:59 EDT 2004
i met mr burke more than once in my life
what a super person and performer,
i have been fiends with harvey phillips since 1955 and cherish that more than i can ever put into words
i still have some of the burke- phillips
recordings. and play them often.

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Name: Rufus Chaney
Email: webmaster@bandofamerica.org
Date: Sun Oct 03 22:39:37 EDT 2004
This is a great site. I love the sound of James Burke. Thanks for putting this together and sharing with the rest of us.

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Name: Chuck Shue
Email: chuck.shue@comcast.net
Date: Sat Sep 18 22:18:27 EDT 2004
Cool site. Burke is the man on the cornet! Awesome midi clips of him. I'll definitely aspire so sound like this guy on the cornet and join to local brass band when I get done with my graduate school.

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Name: Charles Arena
Email: chas512@verizon.net
Date: Tue Aug 03 18:53:17 EDT 2004
Heard james at Central park in the 40's

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Name: Russell Whidden
Email: russ_rjs@yahoo.com
Date: Mon Aug 02 16:15:38 EDT 2004
I had the pleasure to be in the band at tampa u as a clarinet player in 1964 when Mr. Burke played as soloist. What a fine gentleman and a great musician.

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Name: David Mascitelli
Email: mascitel@comcast.net
Date: Fri Jul 23 16:55:39 EDT 2004
.Thank you so muchfor this web page. I have been hoping for years to find some recordings of Mr. Burke's Band of America bradcasts which I listened to religiously when I was in high school. To find these recordings is a real delight.
I once was in the audience for a Xmas broadcast of the band, and heard Mr. Burkes play that wonderful Harris Hubbel arrangement of O Holy Night. If anyone can find a transcription of that, there is no better example of "the Burke sound".
You might add to your discography The Leroy Amerson album (MCA Classics) It contains Mr.Burke playing Trumpeter's Lullaby and Bugler's Holiday with Ray Crisara and John Ware.
Again, thanks for this wonderful website
Sincerely,
David Mascitelli

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Name: PHIL RADCLIFFE
Email: phil@radsvc.com
Date: Tue Jul 20 00:49:30 EDT 2004
My father, a french horn player at the Met. used to take me to the Goldman Band concerts. Jimmy Burke playing the Last Rose of Summer still lingers as a fond memory of many years ago in an outdoor concert on a summers night. I find myself still whistling and humming that poignant song. Thank you Jimmy Burke wherever you are!

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Name: Gina & Gene Rossetti
Email: roseyacres@prodigy.net
Date: Fri Jul 16 20:45:05 EDT 2004
In loving memory to a great man that passed on his talents by inspiring a young and also talented musician, our son Lee.

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Name: Samuel Costello
Email: fatmax01@optonline.net
Date: Wed Jul 14 09:39:54 EDT 2004
This website is fantastic. Mark, thank you
Sam Costello

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Name: Paul Freitas
Email: paulefreitas@aol.com
Date: Fri Jul 09 16:52:52 EDT 2004
I studied with James Burke, every Saturday morning at the Ned Mahoney School of Music from about 1961 until 1963. I was 13 and 14 years old at the time and I still think of him with great respect and admiration. (And how could anyone forget that wonderful laugh he had?) I was fortunate to have attended one of the recording sessions of The All Star Concert Band. I'll never forget that day. My father drove me up to a theater in (I think it was) Huntington, Long Island and we spent what seemed like the whole afternoon there, listening to those guys play. That was one of the happiest bands I've ever seen. They seemed like they were all having a great time playing those tunes. Mr. Burke played a solo in front of the band that day. I think they did two or three takes of it but his performance was flawless each time. What a beautiful sound he had! You just don't hear that kind of playing any more. I last saw Mr. Burke at a concert by the Goldman Band in Central Park. I was with m

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Name: George Desko
Email: g.desko@att.net
Date: Thu Jul 08 22:43:04 EDT 2004
Fantastic! Raymond Crisara, James Burke and Henry Levine in the Band of America on Monday evenings. Benny Goodman coudn't boast of a better trumpet section. asince I have no sense of pitch, the ability to play the trumpet has continually eluded my grasp. But I still try. Are their restrictions on "saving" the files for practice aids? Please advise if there is a charge involved. Again, much thanks for this site.

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Name: David R. Finkam
Email: drfmmbells@earthlink.net
Date: Mon Jul 05 19:23:46 EDT 2004
Can you point me to a CD of the Burke-Phillips Gold Crest "All-Star Concert Band" LP recording #CR-4040? Thank you in advance for any information.

David R. Finkam

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Name: Alexander
Email: trumpet-club@narod.ru
Date: Fri Jun 18 09:25:36 EDT 2004
Dear Mr.,
It is very nice site!
I'm an author of the 1st russian site about a trumpet http://trumpet-club.narod.ru/
There is also English version of it.
I'd like to offer you links exchange.
Could you put a link on my site and I'll put a link on yours.
Thank you!
Best wishes from Russia!

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Name: George Ferencz
Email: ferenczg@mail.uww.edu
Date: Wed Jun 16 12:24:12 EDT 2004
I'm really glad I found your website...fascinating. I know of Mr. Burke via my research into Robt. Russell Bennett's career....I know that RRB's "Rose Variations" was premiered by JFB with the Goldman Band in 1955; I understand that there's no recording of these performances, but I can dream just the same...


George Ferencz

U. Wisconsin-Whitewater

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Name: John F Ec kstein III
Email: jnyc@aol.com
Date: Wed Jun 02 12:15:46 EDT 2004
Thank you Mark for the excellent work you have done in tribute to Mr. Burke. It is much appreciated here as it brings memories of a sweet time when I was a teen in Lake Hiawathe NJ and taking lessons from "Himself".

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Name: Marty Frankel
Email: mjfrankel@comcast.net
Date: Wed May 19 11:11:27 EDT 2004
I met Mr. Burke once in Hempstead, NY, in the 1950's, intending to take lessons from him. Would it be possible to borrow a cassette copy of "Horn Of Plenty" for me to transfer to cd for my own use (listening)only. I would be glad to return the cassette along with a copy of the cd.

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Name: Jim Klages
Email: james_l_klages@hotmail.com
Date: Sun Feb 01 13:51:42 EST 2004
Bravo!
Mr. Burke was a great musician, cornetist, trumpeter, teacher, and a true gentleman.

Thanks for putting this site together.

Jim

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Name: Christian Wilhjelm
Email: cwilhjelm@msn.com
Date: Mon Feb 02 11:07:17 EST 2004
Thank you Mark. This website is a glowing tribute and a great public service. Jimmy Burke left a legacy of dedication and excellence that has set the standard for generations of musicians.

Chris Wilhjelm
Music Director, The Goldman Memorial Band

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Name: Ron Flintjer
Email: rmfmusic@adelphia.net
Date: Mon Feb 02 15:27:59 EST 2004
I told you before and I'll tell you again Mark, I am real proud of you and all your efforts in making this wonderful site in honor of Jimmy Burke, I know how much he meant to you. Thank you for letting me help you a little with it, it was fun and now rewarding to see it complete and ready for others to enjoy as well.
So glad I met you a couple of years ago already.
Ron

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Name: Henry Fletcher
Email: fletch99@ozline.net
Date: Mon Feb 02 16:47:46 EST 2004
Hello! I enjoyed your Burke tribute page very much. Great biography! Ron Flintjer told me about this link, and I'm glad he did. All of us serious trumpet players certainly respect the great talents of James Burke. Thank you for this wonderful tribute to a great trumpeter and musician.

Best regards,

Henry Fletcher

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Name: Bill Bridges
Email: captbeel@aol.com
Date: Mon Feb 02 20:18:11 EST 2004
I first became aware of Mr. Burke when I saw his "Horn of Plenty" LP advertised on the back of a Rafael Mendez album, many years ago. Thanks for a long overdue and very informative website about a major talent and clinician.

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Name: Vince Vitale
Email: vitalevincent@aol.com
Date: Tue Feb 03 09:01:24 EST 2004
Real nice site. Sure enjoyed it all.

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Name: Daniel Flintjer
Email: bflocody@localnet.com
Date: Tue Feb 03 11:15:01 EST 2004
What a beautiful tribute to a past "great musician" I had to give up the horn years ago when I realized I could not play using with "two hands". I appreciate Jimmy's dedication and his lifes work.
Thanks for spreading his story.

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Name: Bill Becker
Email: wrbecker@kiski.net
Date: Wed Feb 04 10:57:22 EST 2004
Thanks for a great website, Mark! I always looked forward to Jimmy's exciting performances on the Band of America radio broadcasts of years ago. He and Del Staigers represented the finest cornet renditions in the style and tradition of Levi, Kryl, Clarke etal.

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Name: Fred Demers
Email: fredsalut@videotron.ca
Date: Fri Feb 06 08:57:24 EST 2004
Real interesting! I'm doing a doctoral on the cornet and your website will help me lot!
Thanks
Fr?d?ric Demers - Montr?al

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Name: Ryan Resky
Email: rrtrumpet1@aol.com
Date: Mon Feb 09 13:11:03 EST 2004
Hey, another great webpage by Mark. Its a justified tribute to probably the best cornet soloist ever.

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Name: Andrew Tomlinson
Email: Andrew@tomlinson53.fsnet.co.uk
Date: Thu Feb 12 18:19:56 EST 2004
Thank you Mark for a valuable resource on one of the great virtuoso's of the cornet/trumpet from across the pond. I hope more material will be added over time.

Andrew

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Name: Jerry Mashburn
Email: plezgood@juno.com
Date: Sat Feb 14 10:40:50 EST 2004
Your site is a great tribute to an astounding musician. Thanks for your efforts in continuing the legacy of one of the greatest cornetists of the 20th century. I learned a lot! 

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Name: Don Mecca
Email: poggiato@verizon.net
Date: Sun Feb 15 16:49:25 EST 2004
Nice to have found this site. In the late 60's I had the privledge to play 2nd trumpet to Jimmy for two rehearsals
and three orchestra concerts. There were only two parts so I had no place to hide. I think he was aware that I was a little intimidated so he went out of his way to relax me so I could concentrate on making music. By the way, every time I see Derek Jeter make a great athletic move, I think of Jimmy making a mute change in 4 beats.
Thanks for setting up this site

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Name: Ned Mahoney
Email: Nedltd222@aol.com
Date: Mon Feb 16 21:42:52 EST 2004
Enjoyed your website very much, Mark.Congratulations! Thank you for making the life of Jimmy Burke available for all to admire and enjoy.

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Name: Larry Gray
Email: lagray@netnitco.net
Date: Mon Feb 23 01:20:51 EST 2004
Dear Sir:

How delighted to have found your website. I have enjoyed, more than words allow, the information on Jimmy Burke. He has been my idol since 1949 when I first heard him play on NBC Radio's Band of America. I have most of the recordings listed but would sure like to get the 1954 Music Contest Solos album. Could anyone share a tape or CD copy. I'd be glad to share what I have.

Thanks much for this site.

Larry Gray

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Name: Peter Brasch
Email: PBrasch@aol.com
Date: Sun Feb 29 22:07:11 EST 2004
Congratulations. Great to see this site. I took lessons from Jimmy all through junior high school, high school and college. A great teacher and friend. 

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Name: Robert A. Stein, MD
Email: bobstein47@aol.com
Date: Fri Mar 05 21:33:47 EST 2004
Impressive tribute to Mr. Burke. I was a student of Frank Simon at age 11. My Silvertone King cornet is in mint condition and is played frequently. The Del Staigers mouthpiece that Dr. Simon chose for me in 1934 is in my friend Bobby Shew's collection. 

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Name: Joe Andreucci
Email: Josep29219@aol.com
Date: Sat Mar 06 10:41:34 EST 2004
Jimmy and I go way back as performers, teachers, and most importantly friends.
Thank you so much for paying the well deserved tribute to Jimmy with your excellent site!
Joe Andreucci

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Name: Jack C. Laumer
Email: jl11@txstate.edu
Date: Thu Mar 18 13:37:36 EST 2004
Congratulations Mark, you have captured Jimmy's view of life, his laugh and his fantastic musicianship. I sat next to him (solo trumpet) in the Goldman Band for 4 seasons. He was always the bright spot of my day and always had a word of encouragement on those days I too had to perform a solo one handed!
Jack C. Laumer
Professor of Trumpet, TX State U
Associate Principal Trumpet, Austin Sym

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Name: Sal Piccolo
Email: salpicc@aol.com
Date: Sat Mar 20 22:45:01 EST 2004
I have very fond memories of Jimmy.
He was my private teacher for a while
in the late fifties. I enjoyed so much
working with him at Ned Mahoney studios.
Those were great times to remember.
Jimmy was such a warm and terrific person with a cornet sound just as warm
as he was. I still think of him
often. One of my students now is going
to Nyssma playing "Caprice", one of the
solos Jimmy wrote. I will look forward
now to enjoy this website.

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Name: Richard Waddell
Email: rrw1951@aol.com
Date: Thu Mar 25 15:31:15 EST 2004
Hello, Mark,

I just read your article in the ITG Journal. Excellent job, making me wish
I were in a lesson with Mr. Burke right now.

I was lucky to have had the influential
guidance of another great teacher-player, Mr. John Haynie;
the lessons last forever, unlike batteries that wear out.

More recently I had a year's worth of lessons from Mr. Bob McCoy...I'm sure Bob knew Jimmy in New York.
He certainly knew Ray Crisra.

You have done a great service by bringing Mr. Burke to everyone's attention, as well as deepen everyone's
awareness of the vitality of that generation of players.

Thank you!

Richard Waddell
www.trumpetsoloist.com

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Name: Roderic Brawn
Email: rbrawn@odyssey.on.ca
Date: Thu Mar 25 17:26:09 EST 2004
I'm just beginning to look at this tribute website. I have never known a whole lot about The Goldman Band or when it operated.

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Name: Rick Rangno
Email: rick.rangno@sympatico.ca
Date: Thu Mar 25 19:28:40 EST 2004
Glad to see thus site up! Mr.Burke is another great musician who deserves to be remembered for his great artistry and also for the dedication he showed in overcoming his physical handicap.

Well done!

Rick Rangno
The Central Band of the Canadian Forces

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Name: Jim Harkel
Email: thcit@optonline.net
Date: Thu Mar 25 22:00:08 EST 2004
Mark,
Such memories you brought up. I had the honor of meeting Jimmy and Ned Mahoney when they were guest artists with the American Legion Band in Bethlehem,PA.I was in the band and was so impressed not only with their skill but with their "down to earth"manner.I have their autographs .I also have the program and Jimmy's recording of"Sil Vous Plait with Archie Bleyer and the City Service Band with Carnival of Venice.He certainly was one of the good guys to walk this earth.
Jim

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Name: Allen Hills
Email: hilsign@aol.com
Date: Fri Mar 26 09:17:13 EST 2004
Mark: Great article in the ITG journal.
I studied with Jimmy Burke for three years during the middle sixties. If it wasn't for him, I would have stopped playing. He helped me with a severe umbochure problem. Thanks again. Al

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Name: lourimar
Email: dardanella@netonne.com.br
Date: Fri Mar 26 14:24:19 EST 2004
I'm a brazilian hobby trumpet!
I loved this site!!!

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Name: Kurt Nystrom
Email: knystrom@copia.org
Date: Fri Mar 26 20:52:42 EST 2004
Mark, thank you for this website. I went to high school in Port Jefferson, N.Y and met Jimmy Burke's niece who was in school with me at the time. She told me about her uncle but I never got to meet him. I never realized that he too was living in that little town on the north shore of Long Island.

Regards, Kurt

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Name: Kent Larabee
Email: ddskimmer57@aol.com
Date: Fri Mar 26 23:51:34 EST 2004
Mark,
Wonderful tribute to a wonderful gentleman! You have done well to honor Mr. Burke in such a way -- and also through your superb article in the recent March 2004 issue of the ITG Journal.

Many thanks,
Kent Larabee

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Name: Dave Cowperthwaite
Email: copsys@chartermi.net
Date: Fri Apr 02 23:05:43 EST 2004
Thanks Mark for your dedication to your teacher and friend. When I was just beginning to play the trumpet I attended a summer music school in New Jersey and as part of the curriculum we were bussed into the city to Central Park to hear the Goldman Band play on the Mall. Jimmy Burke of course played a solo every time and knocked me out every time. His warm personality came through the end of that bell and I will never forget those inspiring days.
In college my brass instructor told me about the All-Star Band( he playe trombone on it) and the recordings were put in the music library there. They are definitely collectors items. My copies have somehow disappeared over the years unfortunately.
Thanks again for the website and the very informative article in the ITG Journal.
Best. 

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Name: Bill O'Hara
Email: judyallenohara@verizon.com
Date: Sun Apr 04 16:26:13 EDT 2004
I am familiar with Jimmy Burke and have a lot of recordings not listed on the website.

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Name: Andy Rich
Email: Andy.Rich@cox.net
Date: Sun Apr 11 03:25:11 EDT 2004
So thrilled to see this website. I found it through links on trumpetstuff.com. I was lucky enough to take lessons with James Burke when I was around 18 years old. He was a great man and a great trumpet player. Thanks for having this tribute page.
Andy Rich

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Name: Malcolm McDuffee
Email: malcolmmcd7@yahoo.com
Date: Wed Apr 14 23:44:34 EDT 2004
Hi Mark,
Thank you for the great article in the ITG journal. I studied with Jimmy at Ithaca College from 1959-63. Jimmy was a great teacher for me,but not for everyone. However I always have felt that he knew how things had to be played. He always played with flair and gusto. When ever I get the chance, I try to play something that he wrote. Last year (2002) I was the guest trumpet teacher at the U of I and I played Magic Trumpet , Amourette, and Danza Alegra for the students and talked about Jimmy. He definately was the last of the great Cornet Soloists and it was a great priviledge to have studed with him. I also am a bugler at the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show and have in the past sounded "To the Post " at Fairmount Park Race track. I own a herald trumpet and a coach horn and would like to have a good post horn. I would like to hear from you in the near future. I am going to the ITG convention in Denver this year. Maybe you will attend also.
Malcolm McDuffee

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   Name: Paul Scott
   Email: paulscott105@aol.com
   Date: Mon Apr 3 01:30:08 GMT-12:00 2006

Hello,
First of all, bravo for a great website in tribute to a great man and musician. I heard Mr. Burke play in his final year with the Goldman Band back when I was a beginning student on my own instrument, the tuba. I later studied with two Goldman Band members, tubists Pat Landolfi and Don Butterfield. So I feel somewhat close to this legacy and am concerned that this great history may fade from memory-your website is one of the solutions to that problem............

Once again, thanks for a great website!

PAUL SCOTT

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      Name: Alex Marks
      Email: hobartwalrus@earthlink.net
      Date: Thu Mar 9 07:22:57 GMT-12:00 2006

Great site!

I had the pleasure of sitting behind Mr. Burke in a local community band in Valley Stream, NY, in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, in which one of his students, Carol Abbe, invited him to play. His ability to bring more than notes from the page was quite evident, as he set a silent standard with his presence alone.

Alex Marks
Euphonium/ Trombone
The Valley Stream Community Band

More to come...............