John Swana Valve Trombone Transcriptions

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John Swana Valve Trombone Transcriptions

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I transcribed a couple of John Swana's valve trombone solos that I found on youtube.
I have them up on my website, each with the video, and a link to the pdf of the transcription.
"Along Came Betty" http://pbone.org/article/john-swanas-va ... came-betty
"Invitation" http://pbone.org/article/john-swanas-va ... invitation
He's a brilliant player, and these solos really inspired me. I hope someone here may enjoy them too.
"You blow in this end of the trombone,
and sound comes out the other end and
disrupts the cosmos."
Roswell Rudd

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Re: John Swana Valve Trombone Transcriptions

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Yes! Thank you for sharing! Not only is John a brilliant musician in every aspect, he is also one of the friendliest people around. We are lucky to have him here in Philly.

He's also been out playing trumpet again, and he sounds just as god as ever. Besides that, he is an absolute monster EVI player, and if you haven't heard him play that, you should.

Here's a tune where he uses EVI. Solo around the 3 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOrySY237U0
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Re: John Swana Valve Trombone Transcriptions

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Thanks, @RedThunder!
"You blow in this end of the trombone,
and sound comes out the other end and
disrupts the cosmos."
Roswell Rudd

Check out Pat's music
http://pbone.org
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