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unusual facts about Trombone


Kid Ory

While in Los Angeles Ory and his band recorded two instrumentals, "Ory's Creole Trombone" and "Society Blues", as well as a number of songs.


Aubrey Foard

In addition, Foard is the Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Trombone for the West Virginia State University Music Department giving, private lessons via Skype with occasional in person lessons and master classes.

Bernie Clifton

Clifton plays the trombone, and has performed at the Beijing Olympics and in Las Vegas as a member of the Pukka Pies England Band, supporting major sporting events.

Big Tom and The Mainliners

In 2004, Big Tom’s son Dermot McBride took Ginger Morgan's place on Bass Guitar, Peter McCarthy took Ronnie Duffy's place on drums and Robert Browne, a second keyboardist in the band, appeared to took Cyril McKevitt's place on Trombone (however both were performing for the band in their Q4 2005 tour).

Bodega Band

Later Asbjørn Krokstad (trombone) and drummer Bonsak Schieldrop (1959–64) developed the band to a 17-man crew after model of Count Basie.

Charles Vernon

In 2006, Vernon and the CSO premiered "Chick 'a' Bone Checkout" a new concerto for alto, tenor and bass trombone and orchestra, written by trombonist and composer Christian Lindberg.

Community Swing

The personnel on the session featured Glenn Miller, Jeffe Ralph, Harry Rodgers, and Jerry Jerome on trombone, George Siravo and Hal McIntyre on alto sax, Carl Biesecker on tenor sax, Charlie Spivak, Mannie Klein, and Sterling Bose on trumpets, Howard Smith on piano, Dick McDonough on guitar, Ted Kotsoftis on bass, and George T. Simon on drums.

Cqmd

Created in 1992 by Superclark, producer of Malka Family and founder of "Patate Records", "Bart" and "Androuze", trumpet and trombone player of "La Marabunta", "Roufi" sousaphone player in "Boula Matari".

Darkwood Dub

The album, co-produced by the band themselves and Aleksandar Radosavljević, featured guest appearances by Ana Žunić (backing vocals), Filip Krumes (violin, viola), Vasil Hadžimanov (keyboards), Dušan Petrović (saxophone) and Nemanja Kojić (trombone).

Dele Sosimi

Afrobeat is given a virtuoso treatment by a core combination of Femi Elias (bass), Kunle Olofinjana (drums), Phil Dawson (rhythm guitar), Maurizio Ravalico (percussion), Justin Thurgur (trombone), Tom Allan (trumpet) and Eric Rohner (tenor saxophone).

Denis Wick

It is his position as principal trombone at the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) 1957-1988 for which he is most revered, especially as they made so many fine recordings.

Dudley Bright

In 2004 he was the featured soloist in Grimethorpe Colliery Band's recording "History of Brass Band Music - The Salvation Army Connection" in Eric Leidzen's Concertino for Trombone and Band.

E-Play

The album, produced by Block Out member Nikola Vranjković, featured a hysteric remix of the song "One again", done by Saša Lovkov and Uroš Milovanović, and as guests on the album appeared Bajaga i Instruktori member Saša Lokner (keyboards), Eyesburn frontman Nemanja Kojić "Coyote" (trombone, vocals), Block Out member Dragoljub Marković (keyboards) and Overdrive member Damir Milutinov (vocals).

Eddie Harris

From 1970 to 1975, he experimented with new instruments of his own invention (the reed trumpet was a trumpet with a saxophone mouthpiece, the saxobone was a saxophone with a trombone mouthpiece, and the guitorgan was a combination of guitar and organ), with singing the blues, with jazz-rock (he recorded an album with Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, Albert Lee, Ric Grech, Zoot Money, Ian Paice and other rockers).

Gaylord Birch

In 1979, he joined Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia in Reconstruction the new outfit Merl & Jerry are putting together with the help of Ed Neumeister (trombone), Ron Stallings (Tenor Sax & Vocals) and John Kahn (Bass).

George Clinton: The Mothership Connection

Horns: Fred Wesley(trombone), Maceo Parker (saxophone), Richard Griffith (trumpet), and Rick Gardner (trumpet)

Harvey Oliver Brooks

: George Orendorff (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone, arranger), Charlie Lawrence (clarinet, alto sax, arranger), Paul Howard (tenor xas, director), Harvey Brooks (piano), Thomas Valentine (banjo, guitar), James Jackson (tuba), Lionel Hampton (drums, vocal)

I Have a Dream

On August 26, 2013 UK's BBC Radio 4 broadcast "God's Trombone" in which Gary Younge looked behind the scenes of the speech and explored "what made it both timely and timeless".

King 3B

Originally manufactured by the The H.N. White Company, King trombones are named for Thomas King, a solo trombonist with the Lyceum Theatre Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio who during the late 19th century worked with instrument manufacturer Henderson N. White to design and build a new trombone.

King Khan and the Shrines

The original lineup of the (Sensational) Shrines consisted of King Khan on vocals and guitars, Mr. Speedfinger on guitar, Boom Boom Jennes on bass, John Boy Adonis on "big beat," Sam Cook on trumpet, percussionist Ron (a.k.a. Rahn) Streeter (who formerly played for Ike and Tina Turner, Bo Diddley, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, and Al Jarreau), Ben Ra on saxophone and Mr. Tom Bone on trombone.

Lawrence Jarach

Jarach is also a musician, performing as a vocalist and trombonist for punk/polka band, Polkacide.

Lindsay Shilling

Prior to his appointment in 2005 he was Principal Trombone at the London Philharmonic Orchestra for seven years and Sub-Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra for the 1994/5 season.

Lloyd Hunter

In 1927 it become an 8-piece band with Lloyd Hunter on trumpet, Elmer Crumbley on trombone, Noble Floyd on clarinet and alto sax, Bob Welch on trombone, tenor sax and bass sax; Burton Brewer on piano; Julius Alexander on banjo; Wallace Wright on tuba, and; Amos Clayton on drums.

Mantia

Simone Mantia, American baritone horn, euphonium, and trombone player

Marc Broussard

Backatown (Trombone Shorty) (2010) (Song: "Right to Complain")

Non-Intentional Lifeform

Members included Andrew Day (guitar, vocals, trombone, mandolin, didgeridoo), Declan de Barra (vocals), Hywel Stoakes (bass) and Adam Pedretti (drums).

Partiels

Partiels (1975) is a defining piece of Spectral music by Gérard Grisey whose opening is derived from an electronic sonogram analysis of the attack of a low E2 on a trombone.

Patrícia Pillar

She joined the theatre group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone alongside Regina Casé, before getting her first film role in Para Viver um Grande Amor, alongside singer Djavan.

Pee Wee Hunt

Pee Wee Hunt (May 10, 1907, Mount Healthy, Ohio – June 22, 1979 in Plymouth, Massachusetts), born Walter Gerhardt Hunt, was a jazz trombonist, vocalist and band leader.

Phillip Inzerillo

Phillip Inzerillo (born March 4, 1984 in Alhambra, California) was a trombone player for the Orange County-based third-wave ska band Suburban Legends.

Porter Grainger

Four of these records, made with his ensemble the Get Happy Band, are of special interest to collectors of early jazz, as these albums featured performances by the soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet, as well as by Duke Ellington sidemen Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton (trombone) and Elmer Snowden (banjo).

Purviance

Douglas Purviance, former member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, playing bass trombone and tuba from 1975 to 1977.

Rayburn Wright

Rayburn Wright (1922-1990) was an American trombonist, composer, arranger and conductor, and professor of jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York, United States.

Rob McConnell

McConnell was born in London, Ontario and took up the valve trombone in high school, and began his performing career in the early 1950s, performing and studying with Don Thompson, Bobby Gimby, and later, with fellow Canadian Maynard Ferguson.

Robert Quimby

From 1994-1995, Quimby played trombone with the ska band Reel Big Fish.

Rudi Wilfer

He was also in demand as an accompanist for artists such as Slide Hampton (trombone), Billy Mitchel (tenor sax), Harold Jones (drums), Art Farmer (trumpet), and many more.

Ryan Cook

Ryan Dallas Cook (1982–2005), former trombone player in the ska band Suburban Legends

Solid Gold Cadillac

The band featured, variously, Roy Babbington (bass), Mike Westbrook (electric piano), Fi Trench (piano, organ), Chris Spedding (guitar), Brian Godding (guitar), Rick Morcombe (guitars), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Phil Minton (lead vocals, trumpet), George Khan (sax, flute), Butch Potter (bass) and Alan Jackson (drums).

Streetlight Manifesto

This line-up then recorded Everything Goes Numb, but changed again before the band could perform any live shows, Jamie Egan played both trumpet and trombone, but as he would not be able to do this live Mike Soprano joined on trombone.

Sweet Illusion

The orchestral accompaniment consisted of 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 celli, (Strings) and 3 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones and 1 bass trombone (Brass).

Thanks to My Eyes

Flute (C Flute, bass Flute and Piccolo), Recorder (sopranino Recorder, soprano Recorder, tenor Recorder, bass Recorder and Paetzold contrabass Recorder in F), Clarinet (Clarinet in Bb, bass Clarinet in Bb and contrabass Clarinet in Bb), Saxophone (soprano Saxophone, alto Saxophone and Eb Tubax), Trumpet in C (doubling Flugelhorn), Trombone, Percussion, Accordion, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass, Electronics.

The Forces of Evil

Aaron Evil, guitar (Aaron Barrett), of Reel Big Fish fame, formed The Forces Of Evil in January 2001 by recruiting three members of the then recently-defunct ska group Jeffries Fan Club at their farewell concert, Justin Evil, drums (Justin Ferreira), Chris Evil trombone (Chris Colonnier) and Derek Evil, bass (Derek Gibbs).

The Last Little Life EP

Ben Pringle – synthesizers, trombone, acoustic guitar, vocals

The Voodoo Trombone Quartet

Prior to the success of The Voodoo Trombone Quartet, Thorpe was singer in Loveblobs signed to Wiiija Records and Nork Law, releasing a single on Oxford’s Shifty Disco and recording material for Eastwest Records.

Theo Verbey

Recently Theo Verbey completed his second commission for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra: LIED, for Trombone and Orchestra, with Jörgen van Rijen as soloist.

Thou Swell

An instrumental version was recorded in Oslo on April 29, 1954 by "Verden Rundt's" All Star Band (Rowland Greenberg (trp) - A. Skjold (trombone) - K. Stokke (alt) - K. Bergheim (tenor) - Knut Hyrum (baritone) - I. Børsum (bass) - Scott Lunde (piano) - K. O. Hoff (drums)).

Troorkh

However, he received a composition for solo trombone, Keren, a few years later, in 1985.

Tropic Appetites

Michael Mantler − trombone, trumpet, valve trombone, producer

Your Horoscope for Today

The song features Tavis Werts on trumpet, and Dan Regan on trombone (both were members of the third-wave ska band Reel Big Fish).


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