Your 10 favorite trombone players

[Bluebrew]

This is an intrument i have always been fond of and one I feel is often somewhat neglected. Now that I am going to be doing less travel (I hope) I am even thinking of getting a used valve trombone and begin to study it a little. Anywat here are my picks in no order or style.

J.J. Johnson
Kai Winding
Benny Green
Roswell Rudd
Frank Rosolino
Bill Russo
Bob Brookmeyer
Kid Ory
Britt Woodman
Jim Kasishian

[groover]

Outside of marching bands and symphonic music, I didn't know there were 10 trombone players!

How 'bout Julian Priester, Curtis Fuller, and Steve Turre?

[clinthopson]

Vic Dickenson
Bill Harris
J.J. Johnson
Bob Brookmeyer (valve division)
Jack Teagarden
Frank Rosolino
Curtis Fuller
Andy Martin
Bill Watrous
Al Grey

[sonic1]

Roswell Rudd
Grachan Moncur III
Jimmy Knepper
Paul Rutherford
Slide Hampton
Curtis Fuller
JJ Johnson
Jack Teagarden
Albert Mangelsdorff
George Lewis

[Pete C]

The ones who really stand out for me are:

Lawrence Brown (my absolute favorite trombonist, no contest)
J.J. Johnson
Steve Turre
Jimmy Knepper

I might add Priester, Lewis & Moncur in the next level.

I generally don't go for really raucous trombone styles, except in Gospel brass choirs, though I can certainly enjoy Ray Anderson & Roswell Rudd.

[sonic1]

Originally Posted by Pete C

...though I can certainly enjoy Ray Anderson & Roswell Rudd.

I saw R. R. this summer with Shepp, Cyrille, and Workman. Man was that a good show (I think at Iridium).

Jared

[Rob C]

I've been digging Steve Swell of late.

[groover]

o.k., here's my 10:

J.J. Johnson
Steve Turre
Benny Green
Frank Rosolino
Bob Brookmeyer
Curtis Fuller
Julian Priester
Jimmy Knepper
Conrad Herwig
Wayne Henderson

Priester plays a great solo in the movie "Play Misty for Me", though I don't think it made the soundtrack album. "That's triple-tonguin', baby!"

[Bluebrew]

Damn we've created a brass monster here. For me i think I should have made it "Your 20 favorites". Some new names for me that I will have to check out. This site can leave you economically bankrupt. Well not all drugs are bad are they?

[stonemonkts]

Originally Posted by Pete C

Lawrence Brown (my absolute favorite trombonist, no contest)

I know I must have stuff with him (Ellington, of course), but before reading this thread I had never heard of him.



My list in no particular order:

George Lewis
Jack Teagarden
Bob Brookmeyer
Robin Eubanks
Ray Anderson
Julian Priester
J.J. Johnson
Grachan Moncur III
Jimmy Knepper
Melba Liston

[Pete C]

Amazon sellers have this limited edition CD (of a long out of print LP) listed between $35-$80! It's beautyfull.



Review by Scott Yanow
Lawrence Brown played trombone off and on with Duke Ellington's orchestra for nearly 40 years. Surprisingly, he only led two albums of his own in his entire career, a set for Impulse in 1965, and this album for Clef (now Verve). Heard either as part of a quintet with tenor saxophonist Sam "The Man" Taylor or with a nonet that includes tenor saxophonist Al Cohn and pianist Hank Jones, Brown is in excellent form on the reissue. The music (not too shockingly) often sounds as if it were an Ellington small group, including such numbers as Brown's longtime feature "Rose of the Rio Grande," "Caravan," "You Took Advantage of Me," and "Blues for Duke." The original LP program is joined by two previously unreleased performances ("Time After Time" and "For All We Know"). Excellent mainstream swing of the 1950s.

[stonemonkts]

Originally Posted by Pete C

Amazon sellers have this limited edition CD (of a long out of print LP) listed between $35-$80! It's beautyfull.

Good enough for me. Wal-Mart.com had it for $13.88!

Thanks.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by stonemonkts

Good enough for me. Wal-Mart.com had it for $13.88!

Thanks.

Good job!

[Frisco]

I seem to enjoy hearing a lot more trombonists than trumpeters, probably because I have a preference for the low end instruments. But I never was that crazy about it in the bebop context. My ten favorites over the years have been:

George Lewis
Roswell Rudd
Paul Rutherford
Wolter Wierbos
Steve Swell
Jeb Bishop
Connie Bauer
Ray Anderson
Joe Bowie
number ten could be either Alex Lodico or Masahiko Kono in Parker's Little Huey Orchestra, they always both sound so strong.
I've also been enjoying what I hear from Hilary Jeffries (w/Paul Dunmall)
and always dug Craig Harris in David Murray's Octets

[Brian Olewnick]

Still my favorite trombone solo is George Lewis' at the end of Side A from his "Homage to Charles Parker".

Roswell Rudd's work on the first two JCOA releases.

All of Knepper's work with Mingus.

And a nod to Willem van Manen on the early Breuker sides.

And, of course, Paul Rutherford.

Connie Bauer's solo disc from a year or two ago, the name of which I can't quite remember...Hummelsummen or something...is excellent.

[crawjo]

My favorite trombonist is definitely J.J. Johnson. After that, in no particular order,

Roswell Rudd
Grachan Moncur III
George Lewis
Robin Eubanks
Julian Priester

Nobody else really stands out for me.

[stonemonkts]

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

Still my favorite trombone solo is George Lewis' at the end of Side A from his "Homage to Charles Parker".

Shit yeah. Mine too. Also his solos on Dortmund, and Basel (despite what Reynolds says)

Others worthy of mention are:

J.J. Johnson - "Walkin'" (Miles Davis) and "Misterioso" (Monk)

Robin Eubanks - "Pichl" (Previte- Empty Suits)

Bob Brookmeyer - nearly every solo he takes on his 1954 date "Bob Brookmeyer Quartet"

[hornplayer]

JJ Johnson
Robin Eubanks
Bill Hughes
Doug Purviance
Slide Hampton
Kai Winding
Al Grey
Benny Powell
Billy Howell
Steve Turre

[Jesse]

Johnson
Rudd
Lewis
Priester
Knepper
Rutherford
Brown
Mangelsdorff

If Rudd had done nothing other than the 'bone work on Lacy's Trickles & Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, I'd vote for him. Pure joy, providing a collective/dixie improv flavor where his associates might get mired in gravitas.

What Pete said about the esteemed 'bone chair with Ellington.

The Euro cats for radically extending the vocabulary, and the centrality of the 'bone.

Lewis is capable of greatness, with the right associates. He has placed himself in some remarkably diverse performing situations, and contributed outstandingly.

I used to really dig Craig Harris (haven't been current with him since the late 80's). His 80's stuff (Tailgaters) as a leader had some sweet playing. Also, his work with Murray & Threadgill, both ensembles seeming to suffer some backlash/revisionist criticism since their advent.

Anderson has awesome chops, but I rarely like the dates he's on. Plus, he can be too clownish & "watch this!", imo.

[JazzJunkie]

A few of the heavies that haven't been mentioned:

Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey

And a few current that I enjoy:

Josh Roseman
Chris Washburne

I heard Ingrid Jensen on an NPR program recently and she said that she desperately wanted to play the trombone, but her older sister was playing it and her parents nixed the idea of two 'bones clashing about the house. Perhaps parental anxiety over broken lamps and skulls is the reason there are fewer t'bone players!

[Tanager]

I don't know that I'm familiar enough with trombonists' playing to come up with a ten best list, but I do especially like Moncur, Priester, J.J. Johnson, Brookmeyer, Turre, Eubanks, and (not yet mentioned, is it his being part of the Marsalis universe?) Wycliffe Gordon.

[Coda]

The only other one not mentioned that I like is Steve Davis.

[michaelr]

A few more for the list:

Günter Christmann
Radu Malfatti (for his earlier work. I still like his work alot now, but hardly think of him as a trombone player)
Giancarlo Schiaffini
Wolter Wierbos

[Nate Dorward]

Won't bother to list the obvious names who'd be on my list, they've all been mentioned--but I should perhaps mention Willie Dennis, simply on the strength of his work on Ronnie Ball's Savoy disc.

Other than that my main soft spot would be for Frank Rosolino.

[Gary Sisco]

Ray Anderson
Robin Eubanks
Craig Harris
Gary Valente
James Harvey
Lawrence Brown
Curtis Fuller
George Lewis
Grachan Moncur III
Jimmy Knepper

[jazzy mary]

A trombone player who is gigging around today and is just excellent is Steve Davis! He has a couple if albums out and he's just a wonderful player. Hell of a nice guy too.

Vincent Gardner is also fabulous.

[jeff54]

How could you forget Conrad Herwig.

A personal aquaintence of mine.

[steve(thelil)]

I was wondering what would bring jeff54 to post on a trombone thread.


It was either Conrad Herwig or some counselor he remembers from JDL boot camp.

[Uli]

I was wondering what brought thelil to a trombone thread. I was expecting some wierbos jokes.


Whilst at it, Id' like to make a plug for JC's own Mr. Dick Griffin. Check his site out. 8th wonder, baby!

[jeff54]

Originally Posted by steve(thelil)

I was wondering what would bring jeff54 to post on a trombone thread.


It was either Conrad Herwig or some counselor he remembers from JDL boot camp.

Screw you lil, your just jealous because I got to hang out with Kahane !!!