Terri Schehr Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Ghost said: A nightmare of an instrument. A device of torture. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, quietcity said: Geez, mello rips go way back. Listen to SCV 1984 opener, Fanfare and Allergo. The mellos rip the space-time continuum on that one. And there were only 4 mellophone players! The ‘72 and ‘73 version had a crap load of middle voices rips. The ending alone. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Yea but can they play Tiger of San Pedro? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 minute ago, flammaster said: Yea but can they play Tiger of San Pedro? Speaking of that, I read that Bill Watrous has passed. He played that fantastic trombone solo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Corps Guy Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 23 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: Speaking of that, I read that Bill Watrous has passed. He played that fantastic trombone solo. Jump to search Bill Watrous Background information Birth name William Russell Watrous III Born (1939-06-08)June 8, 1939 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. Died July 2, 2018(2018-07-02) (aged 79) Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Trombone Associated acts Ten Wheel Drive Manhattan Wildlife Refuge William Russell Watrous III (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known by casual fans of jazz music for his rendition of Sammy Nestico's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love," which he recorded on a 1993 album of the same name. A self-described "bop-oriented" player, he was well known among fellow trombonists as a master technician and for his mellifluous sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyCrusader Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 24 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: Speaking of that, I read that Bill Watrous has passed. He played that fantastic trombone solo. No way! He was a legend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownBariDad Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, NavyCrusader said: No way! He was a legend! And a Navy Musician. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdValvesAreForWimps Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Spirit of Atlanta ‘78, ‘79, and ‘80; best mellophone parts ever! If you didn’t start moving when those four guys laid down the melody in Sweet Georgia Brown, check your pulse. No one wrote for mellophone like Jim Ott. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 54 minutes ago, ThirdValvesAreForWimps said: No one wrote for mellophone like Jim Ott. Gee I wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasTuba Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, CrownBariDad said: There's an entire FB group devoted to (dare I say, fanatics about) the bass trombone -- Bass Trombone Appreciation Society. I'll have to check that out! To my ears there is no greater duo than Gene Pokorny on tuba and Charlie Vernon on bass trombone! One of my coolest experiences growing up was when I wrote a letter to Gene Pokorny in highschool and he actually took the time to handwrite a very lengthy, encouraging, and eye opening letter back to me. Gene Pokorny is the principal tuba for the Chicago Symphony. Edited July 3, 2018 by DasTuba 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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