*** Trombone Corner ***

[clifford_thornton]

On this tack - Gail Brand and Alan Tomlinson too!

Ah yes, Tomlinson - have only heard a little of his work w/ Brotzmann, for example. Never heard of Gail Brand.

[sidewinder]

Hearing the trombone close up is awesome. I saw JJ and Kai years ago.

At one JJ gig in NYC I was so close to the man that his slide was going backwards and forwards right over my head. That was the fine group with Dan Faulk and Rene Rosnes. That occasion brought back fond memories yesterday whilst diggin' the 'Heroes' CD. Fortunately. his placement with the slide was immaculate !

A great opportunity to check out at close quarter the famous 'JJ' sound - right out of the bell.

Edited August 24, 2008 by sidewinder

[BillF]

Hearing the trombone close up is awesome. I saw JJ and Kai years ago.

At one JJ gig in NYC I was so close to the man that his slide was going backwards and forwards right over my head. That was the fine group with Dan Faulk and Rene Rosnes. That occasion brought back fond memories yesterday whilst diggin' the 'Heroes' CD. Fortunately. his placement with the slide was immaculate !

A great opportunity to check out at close quarter the famous 'JJ' sound - right out of the bell.

Wow! That must have been an experience! Many of the ones I saw were far from close up - buried in the ranks of the Ellington and Basie bands!

[sidewinder]

Yep, it was, the slide was just inches from my head ! JJ could have moved the slide away but made a point of keeping it in place with absolute precision. Probably chuckled to himself as I sweated away every time the slide went over.

[DukeCity]

Yep, it was, the slide was just inches from my head ! JJ could have moved the slide away but made a point of keeping it in place with absolute precision. Probably chuckled to himself as I sweated away every time the slide went over.

Hope you were wearing a hat!

[Alexander Hawkins]

On this tack - Gail Brand and Alan Tomlinson too!

Ah yes, Tomlinson - have only heard a little of his work w/ Brotzmann, for example. Never heard of Gail Brand.

Tomlinson is on a lot of LJCO recordings as well...as for Gail, she's younger. Made a really great recording with Bay Area guys on Emanem called 'Supermodel, Supermodel'. My favourite though, of what I know of hers, is the fantastic quartet Lunge's second album here.

[mikelz777]

Anyone mention Wayne Henderson? He had some chops back in the day ...

I was (and still am) a big WH fan. He was one of the first guys I checked out, and I played in a group in high school that played a bunch of Crusaders tunes. Wayne was a big time disciple of JJ (as most trombonists are) and had that big, fat sound that drew me in. I still listen to the Crusaders now and then. WH is a soulful MF!

Before I got into jazz I never thought of the trombone as anything other than just a marching band instrument. The (Jazz) Crusaders were one of my gateways into jazz and Wayne Henderson was the first person to show me that the trombone could be a solo instrument. I loved him then and I still love his Crusaders stuff now.

Edited August 24, 2008 by mikelz777

[clifford_thornton]

On this tack - Gail Brand and Alan Tomlinson too!

Ah yes, Tomlinson - have only heard a little of his work w/ Brotzmann, for example. Never heard of Gail Brand.

Tomlinson is on a lot of LJCO recordings as well...as for Gail, she's younger. Made a really great recording with Bay Area guys on Emanem called 'Supermodel, Supermodel'. My favourite though, of what I know of hers, is the fantastic quartet Lunge's second album here.

Thanks for the tip on Brand; there are a lot of weird Emanem things that slip through the cracks and I never hear about them.

I have Ode and Harmos, but little else LJCO and it's all in storage boxes anyway.

[clifford_thornton]

Jonas Gwangwa is another, though I only know his playing from Marc Levin's Savoy LP (he's recorded since then as a leader, I believe).

Marty Cook is a strong player, at least from the few things I've heard him on.

[Rooster_Ties]

Two of the greatest things since sliced bread...

Dusty hype is mostly to be believed...

African Rhythms & Blues - Mombasa --- CD (Item 434718) Spiegelei/Sonorama (Germany), 1975

A sublime blend of spiritual jazz and African rhythms -- and one of the few 70s recordings made by Mombasa, a European group put together by LA trombonist Lou Blackburn! The record's got a much more righteous sound than any of Blackburn's work of the 60s -- a boldness and sense of pride that comes from its blending of percussion, acoustic bass, and soaring horn lines on trombone, trumpet, and bamboo flute! Other African elements slide into the music too -- like bits of kalimba -- and the lack of piano or keyboards on the record makes for an especially earthy sound, one that trades rhythm from the percussion with melodies from the horns in a really magical way. Tracks are long, and the set was recorded with the same post-colonial energy as similar work from Paris or London at the time -- a really righteous groove that longs to be rediscovered!

African Rhythms & Blues 2 - Mombasa --- CD (Item 471073) Spiegelei/Sonorama (Germany), 1976

The second album from Mombasa -- and possibly even better than the first! The group have really come into their own by the time of this date -- mixing together jazz and African roots with a sound that's unlike anyone else we can think of -- quite unique in its approach to rhythms, sounds, and solos! The grooves aren't really the Afro Funk you might expect -- and instead, they're based on a headier brew of basslines and percussion, one that's somewhere in a space between Boscoe, The Pharoahs, and Demon Fuzz -- but with a sound that's ultimately different than both. The trombone of Lou Blackburn carries the lead on most tracks -- snaking out wonderfully over the grooves, with a quality that's amazingly soulful, and which almost has him standing head to head with Fred Wesley as a 70s innovator on his instrument. Other members of the group include Doug Lucas on trumpet, Bob Reed on percussion, Alan Tatham on drums, and Don Ridgeway on electric bass -- the last of whom really does a great job shaping the sound of the tunes.

Edited August 26, 2008 by Rooster_Ties

[Aggie87]

bump...

Bill Watrous is in town this weekend for the Texas Jazz Festival. His was actually about the only name I recognized on the schedule (despite the name, it's more of a local/regional/state musician thing than bigger, more well known names, for the most part). Bill's playing with the San Gabriel 7.

I may try to get down there tonight or tomorrow night, but I don't know if my kids will be able to handle an evening of jazz (yet).

[king ubu]

This one's for FFA

[gmonahan]

This one's for FFA

Whoa. Somehow, I never quite conceptualized my old trombone this way!!!

greg mo

[BruceH]

...That's quite a, ah, 'bone she's holding.

[Elissa]

heard roy hargrove blowing on a tbone last night at fatcat. purty

[Free For All]

This one's for FFA

Just now saw this. Thanks ubu!

[king ubu]

glad you caught it before it went under

[AllenLowe]

I love trombone - of course my fav is Roswell Rudd -

than Dickey Wells - Charlie Green - JC Higginbotham - Teagarden - Miff Mole - Jimmy Harrison - Jimmy Knepper - Willie Dennis - Eddie Bert -

and then those 76 guys in Music Man.

Edited October 22, 2009 by AllenLowe

[Elissa]

someone has mentioned Ku-Umba I trust?

Edit: ah yes, Frank Lacy's here. I didn't see Julian Prister though! Who writes lovely tunes. Such as Long as You're Livin, which Abbie sang.

Edited October 22, 2009 by Elissa

[Rooster_Ties]

Somebody around here will probably enjoy this. Free?

Found this link in the 'music theory' subreddit (of Reddit), entitled thusly...

Can you recognize the many types of trombone?

[Durium]

ILJA REIJNGOUD: Music for six trombones and rhythm section

A few years ago I became interested in writing music for larger trombone ensemble. After forming a modern jazz quintet with Bart Van Lier, I was asked to join the Dutch trombone group Bart's Bones. In the years that followed I started to write my own music for four to twelve trombones, with and without rhythm section, and either classical or jazz related. After music performance at events like the North Sea Jazz Festival, I decided to record most of my compositions. I asked some of my good friends ( who happens to be the best trombone-players in Europe!) to record the music, accompanied by the rhythm section of my own Jazz Quartet. I am both happy and honored that those great musicians were willing to bring my music to life. (Ilja Reijngoud on the cd-booklet)

Ilja Reijngoud: Music for six trombones and rhythm section

Keep swinging

Durium

[Shrdlu]

I love some good bone too. Hardly original, but J.J. is my favorite, and "Proof Positive" (Impulse, 1964) my favorite album by him.

Some other great bone moments:

Bill Watrous's entry at the end of Chick Corea's "Leprechaun" album.

Curtis Fuller on Joe Henderson's "Mode For Joe" album (Blue Note, ca, 1966).

Gil Evans' brooding score on "So Long", on the rare "Walking In Space" LP (Ampex, ca. 1969) has some glorious farting bass trombone in the mix.

Antonio Jobim used trombone and flute a lot, to good effect.

Someone asked about the bass trombone/alto flute combination. One example is on Herbie Hancock's "Speak Like a Child" album (Blue Note, ca. 1970).