Comments on: Sliding in Style: Famous Jazz Trombone Players

By: Matt Fripp

Matt Fripp — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:50:47 +0000

In reply to Marcello Menta. Thanks Marcello!

By: Marcello Menta

Marcello Menta — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:16:17 +0000

The list forgot two really great trombonists of the Classic Era: Lawrence Brown and Tricky Sam Nanton. They were great contribuitors to the immortal Ellington Orchestra, and were widely immitated.

By: John Wolf

John Wolf — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:27:32 +0000

In reply to Arjen van de Merwe. I couldn’t agree more. I first met Ray Anderson in the early 1970s and New York City, and even back then he was out there ahead of just about everybody. When I heard him 20 years later in St. Louis, he was doing things on the trombone (and with his outstanding, unusual vocals) no one else was billing. And extremely creative and highly capable trombonist who embodies every era of jazz in his playing.

By: Arjen van de Merwe

Arjen van de Merwe — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:53:40 +0000

Such a list is always arbitrary. Ray Anderson, I did a workshop with him in the 80s It was a great inspiration.

By: Santo

Santo — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:27 +0000

In reply to Jan Wintz. Hey guys let’s not Forget Carl Fontana and Sonny Russo they may not have had many or any Featured albums but they were regarded as very strong players both featured in many big bands and many jazz gigs ask any trombonists.

By: Dave Roskos

Dave Roskos — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:51:43 +0000

Grachan Moncur III

By: John mcIlroy

John mcIlroy — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:19:54 +0000

In reply to Don Nyquist.

Watrous had the most beautiful tone of all, particularly on ballads
However his strange mike technique (bell too close to the mike) detracted from his gorgeous natural tone when he performed live. Why on God’s earth he persisted in this is unfathomable.
Bill had unbelievable technique, and is one of the all time trombone greats in my opinion.

By: Don Nyquist

Don Nyquist — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:25:27 +0000

In reply to Jan Wintz. I knew bill Watrous he was a Navy musician, and I unfortunately had sea duty just like I did as a trombone player he later on so loud with the commodores

By: Crazy Trombone

Crazy Trombone — Mon, 08 May 2023 17:51:54 +0000

I think German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff could be on this list. Mangelsdorff is regarded as an important innovator in jazz trombone playing and as the first jazz musician who was able to give full-length solo concerts on a wind instrument. No one before him mastered the principle of inside-outside improvisation in solo improvisation on the trombone as well as he did. Above all, he cultivated polyphonic playing on the trombone and made this way of playing popular again.

By: Geezer Ed

Geezer Ed — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:37:58 +0000

Needs Bill Harris and Melba Liston.