Dizzy Gillespie -- Live at the Village Vanguard (1967)

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I'm over here like "Who bent this dude's trumpet?"
- And I'm like, "How'd his cheeks DO that?!"
  
  With enough effort, you can spread your cheeks wider than you anticipate.
- the player strong emotions
My hamster saw this pic and just looks bummed the fuck out now.
Funny coincidence: I've watched a documentary (Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)) yesterday that included footage of his shows.
I thought: Did they somehow edit his cheeks to look this extremely big when he's blowing the trumpet? But I guess that's just the way it looked. Very impressive.
- I think it's a failure of the muscles after decades of playing.
  
  Yes, I just checked the Wiki and it's "cheek-oriented laryngoceles".

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