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OldWetOneCanoli
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Who should I be listening to who is still living? This is my primary listening list:

Tommy Dorsey
J.J. Johnson
Bill Watrous

Still living:
Wycliffe Gordon
Jay Friedman
Joe Alessi
Ian Bousfield
Byron Fulcher
Ilan Morgenstern
Jeremy Wilson
Lindberg - the G.O.A.T.
anyone else who plays Blue Bells of Scotland well.

Additional recommendations, please. Thanks - OWOC
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It doesn't have to be trombone players for inspiration on musicality.
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To name one classical and one jazz player:
Michel Becquet
Marshall Gilkes
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Mr412 wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:40 pm It doesn't have to be trombone players for inspiration on musicality.
That would be my blues playlist on iTunes. Rock, Country, and Jazz.
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OldWetOneCanoli wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:45 pm
Mr412 wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:40 pm It doesn't have to be trombone players for inspiration on musicality.
That would be my blues playlist on iTunes. Rock, Country, and Jazz.
There you go! If you get inspired by it to play better, then it's a great listening source for you.

What has inspired me recently is the hip-hop sax soloist featured on Saturday Night Live!

Also, my local jazz streaming station, which I donate to, has terrific contemporary jazz. They are usually the standard stock of older tunes, but done in a freshened-up way and I listen to how far they go sometimes before they return home. When I listen, I practice running the melody line through my head as they go off somewhere. Sometimes it's tough for me to stay on it. But it is inspiring and I think I can learn as much from concentrated listening as I can from actual playing.
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Some random suggestions:
Alan Kaplan
Matthew Gee
Olaf Ott
Stefan Schulz
Bill Reichenbach
Andy Martin
Ludwig Nuss
Ian Bousfield
Markus Starke
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If Ludwig Nuss is on your list, you certainly want Andy Hunter, his WDR Big Band section mate to be on that list too !
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Ralph Sauer
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Julian Priester
Glenn Ferris
Frank Lacy
Bruce Fowler
Alan Ferber

No longer with us
Eddie Bert
Randy Purcell
Jimmy Cleveland
Carl Fontana
Wayne Henderson
Jimmy Knepper
Joe Valente
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2bobone wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:28 pm If Ludwig Nuss is on your list, you certainly want Andy Hunter, his WDR Big Band section mate to be on that list too !
Yes, also a fantastic player! I just like Ludwig's playing especially - and met him a few times, incredibly nice guy. same as his son who also is a fantastic trombone player.
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Jimkinkella wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:30 pm Julian Priester
Glenn Ferris
Frank Lacy
Bruce Fowler
Alan Ferber

No longer with us
Eddie Bert
Randy Purcell
Jimmy Cleveland
Carl Fontana
Wayne Henderson
Jimmy Knepper
Joe Valente
Randy Purcell! I'm impressed! There just aren't but a couple on YouTube!

One of my favs was Tyree Glenn. Yeah, he used the pixie mute and plunger probably to excess. But when he played straight, he had a fabulously rich sound.
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This album:



And anything else featuring those two players.
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James Markey!

Greg Spiridopoulos’ new album is pretty great. The whole thing is on youtube.

Brian Wendell’s album is great too.
Kris Danielsen D.M.A.

Westfield State University and Keene State College
Lecturer of Low Brass

Principal Trombone, New England Repertory Orchestra
2nd Trombone, Glens Falls Symphony
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Mr412 wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:55 am
Randy Purcell! I'm impressed! There just aren't but a couple on YouTube!

One of my favs was Tyree Glenn. Yeah, he used the pixie mute and plunger probably to excess. But when he played straight, he had a fabulously rich sound.
Randy was the man!
Unfortunately there isn’t much of his solo work, there are some bootlegs hanging around here and there.
He does have quite a bit of solid section work with Maynard through the years
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I'm surprised no on has added Urbie Green to the list. Also, on the classical side Toby Oft is missing, and Gordon Wolfe (Toronto Symphony principal) has a very fine solo CD.

Jim Markey was mentioned - worth checking out both his early album on tenor as well as his more recent bass trombone offerings.

Other great bass trombone solo stuff out there from Ben Van Djck, Doug Yeo, and Randall Hawes. Brian Hecht has some great YouTube content too.

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While you're talking about Randy Purcell, check out his son Sean Purcell who is an incredible jazz guitarist.
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Interesting! Who knew? Dr Purcell, no less. The acorn didn't fall far. I wonder if he has any master tapes of his dad playing.

When my instructor was an up and coming artist in the 412 scene, he had occasion to play along with and sometimes just listen to Randy. Apparently, Randy was a very strong player who was not afraid to experiment live. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. But reportedly, when he was on, he was terrific.
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Yup, Shawn is a great player, he's got a bunch of fantastic little videos of his practice room playing up on his facebook.
If I remember correctly Randy's brother is a piano player, and his uncle had a big band playing around Pittsburgh way back when, so yeah it was a family thing.
Randy did put together an album of miscellaneous live stuff, aptly titled "Bootlegs" since he didn't pay any publishing fees....

Here's Shawn's email:
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Hit him up, he may not mind sharing
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I would also add Jiggs Whigham to the still with us list.
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To the no longer with us list, I would add Curtis Fuller, and Slide Hampton.
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Must add the name of Ian McDougall ! (former lead trombone of Boss Brass)

Ian has put out several solo CD's since he left the Boss Brass.

He's more on the 'Urbie Green' side for stylings and soloing, and has been quoted as saying that Urbie was his biggest influence and the true GOAT.
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Here's a few further suggestions:
Dead jazz tenor-Kai Winding
Dead classical tenor-Steve Witser
Dead jazz bass-George Roberts
Dead classical bass-Donald Knaub
Alive jazz tenor-Corad Herwig
Alive classical tenor-live Achilles Liamarkopoulos
Alive classical bass-Tomer Maschkowski
Alive jazz bass-Ron Wilkins
Happy listening!
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Dick Nash
Lloyd Ulyate
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Alan Kaplan
Frank Rosolino
Carl Fontana
Frank Rehak
Jimmy Cleveland
JJ
K.Winding
Jimmy Knepper
Bill Tole
Tommy Pederson
And many More
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