Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:26 pm
by ithinknot
T: Urbie Green, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Slide Hampton, Gordon Campbell
B: Lately whenever I like something enough to look up who's playing, it's one of two people - if it's the Classic Bass Trombone Noise, Paul Faulise, and in more modern contexts, Douglas Purviance. Beyond that, rotary tuba meets bowed double bass - a harmonically chonky mid-centric sound that comes and finds you (and knows what you did last summer)
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 6:45 pm
by deanmccarty
Jazz tenor - Dave Steinmeyer
Commercial bass - Phil Teele
Classical tenor - Christian Lindberg
Classical bass - Ed Kleinhammer
If I had to narrow down… it’s really a combination of many… some have better high or low ranges… some scream while playing lead, while others are ultra melodic and silky when blowing a ballad.
Urbie, Knepper, Priester, Kai, Pankow, Alessi, and Shearer ALL huge influences on my sound concept.
For bass… Reichenbach, Vernon, Roberts, and Marty Harrell
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:32 pm
by dershem
Bill Yeager.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:04 pm
by PaulTdot
ArbanRubank wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 5:45 am
Randy Purcell!
He sure did have a big sound, with a lot of musical technique and exquisite control!
I wish there was some vinyl!
That's some lovely playing. However, I'm pretty sure the sound video (quoted above) is Jiggs Whigham, not Randy Purcell.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:06 pm
by PaulTdot
LeTromboniste wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:21 aming.
For sackbut, most importantly my long-time teacher Catherine Motuz, as well as Simen van Mechelen and some elements of Adam Woolf's playing.
Catherine Motuz! How nice to hear that.
I went to school with Catherine. We played some sackbut together, very briefly, and then she started getting hired to play early music more and more and sort of disappeared (that's what success does, I guess!).
If you're still in touch, please say hello.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:40 pm
by ArbanRubank
PaulTdot wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:04 pm
That's some lovely playing. However, I'm pretty sure the sound video (quoted above) is Jiggs Whigham, not Randy Purcell.
Correct.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:32 am
by HenrikStromberg
As swedish I can say- Christian Lindberg. He has interesting variations of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (https://musescore.com/user/197979/scores/2127576). Enjoy to play it from time to time.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:45 am
by Chatname
Michel Becquet.
The adagio of Leopold Mozart, played on tenor (I asked him once, he said he played it on a Bach 42)…
The most beautiful tone I’ve ever heard.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
That is probably the last thing Joe is known for lol!
He's certainly better at it than most trombonists sitting in an orchestra!
And then she says "Horns can't do that"
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:03 pm
by harrisonreed
Even though Wynton blows a mad solo on her horn during their interview ...
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:20 pm
by BGuttman
harrisonreed wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:03 pm
Even though Wynton blows a mad solo on her horn during their interview ...
That solo was a riot. He was stumbling around until she showed him the "magic button" (Bb/F valve). Once he had that down he was off to the races.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:10 pm
by Bach5G
Carl Fontana.
See the Carl Fontana thread.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:47 pm
by Mikebmiller
Mine.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:14 am
by Rob1662
As a Bass Trombonist, I think Angus Butt has absolutely nailed the sound I'd like to produce. Unfortunately the years are creeping up on me and I'm unable to phrase like I used to
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:14 am
by BGuttman
Rob1662 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:14 am
As a Bass Trombonist, I think Angus Butt has absolutely nailed the sound I'd like to produce. Unfortunately the years are creeping up on me and I'm unable to phrase like I used to
That happens to a lot of us (especially me).
We can love the sound of anybody, even if we can't achieve it ourselves. It remains a goal to be sought.
I agree that Angus Butt has a wonderful sound. He's worked hard and it shows.
Re: Which trombonists do you think best represents your sound concept?
Rob1662 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:14 am
As a Bass Trombonist, I think Angus Butt has absolutely nailed the sound I'd like to produce. Unfortunately the years are creeping up on me and I'm unable to phrase like I used to
That happens to a lot of us (especially me).
We can love the sound of anybody, even if we can't achieve it ourselves. It remains a goal to be sought.
I agree that Angus Butt has a wonderful sound. He's worked hard and it shows.
Hard work is the key but without the correct physiology you're not going to reach these heights. He's a very gifted young man and deserves the success he will no doubt achieve.
