Young trumpet star Mark Harrison has released his own personal tribute to the late Derek Watkins, following the recent news of the great player’s untimely death.

Dedicate

Mark told 4BR: "I had been working on board a cruise ship straight out of my studies at the RNCM in Manchester, and was looking forward to getting on dry land and doing some recording.

I was in Rio when the news came through to the ship, and I was devastated. I decided then and there that the moment I landed on some British soil that I would dedicate a recording to him and do what I could to support his wonderful legacy."

Click

He added: "I chose this piece, as in my final year I became good friends with American trumpeter Rex Richardson when he visited as a tutor to the RNCM. We performed it together and it really seemed to click with me, and it was the first thing that popped into my head when I thought of what to do.

I've made it downloadable on iTunes for £0.99 with proceeds going straight to Derek's Super C foundation, the charity set up to fight Sarcoma."

I decided then and there that the moment I landed on some British soil that I would dedicate a recording to him and do what I could to support his wonderful legacyMark Harrison

Multi track

The multi-track recording featuring Mark playing all the parts can be seen and heard at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kVssmgKjtQ

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/theres-great-day-coming-single/id661260230