2 of my mentors. Glad we have their recordings. Listen to those lines over the chords-great stuff! And talk about range, nobody played those upper notes like Bill. I've been a fan of both players for years. Both set a very high bar that may not be reached. Thanks for posting.
Thank you, NoMoney. I'll keep an eye out. I played trombone for many years (college, military, local symph & big band). I think these guys are the absolute pinnacle of the trombone art. I can't see how anyone could improve on their playing ... only aspire to it.
2 of my mentors. Glad we have their recordings. Listen to those lines over the chords-great stuff! And talk about range, nobody played those upper notes like Bill. I've been a fan of both players for years. Both set a very high bar that may not be reached. Thanks for posting.
To be a giant of jazz like Watrous and hear Fontana bebop you into the ground must be rough.....
Thank you, NoMoney. I'll keep an eye out. I played trombone for many years (college, military, local symph & big band). I think these guys are the absolute pinnacle of the trombone art. I can't see how anyone could improve on their playing ... only aspire to it.
You need to post the entire album for jazz trombone history's sake.
Damn, they had the Renault 5 turbo.
very rare and expensive if you are lucky to find...
this album i believe was recorded in japan by top producers at the time. hard to find the album. it's not on spotify.
I lovelove this! esp 8:27 - 8:31
Is this from an album that's available ANYWHERE? Amazon...Ebay...?
itunes? spotify perhaps?