Who are the best trombone players in of all time? This list of the greatest trombonists in history features musicians from many genres, including jazz and classical. The trombone is in the brass family and requires years of practice to master, as there are no keys or exac...
the former instrument has arguably been the more important of the two. That’s because in jazz, all roads lead back to one man –Louis Armstrong. Not only one of the best jazz trumpeters of all time, Armstrong was one of the greatest musical improvisers ever and his innovations...
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The Hot Five recordings made between 1925 and 1926 featured early jazz greats, and along with Louis Armstrong who was still playingcornetat this time were Kid Ory (trombone), Johnny Dodds (clarinet),Lil Hardin Armstrong(piano) and Johnny St. Cyr (banjo). The tracks, or sides as they were...
A natural comedian, Gillespie was also a superb scat singer and occasionally played Latin percussion for the fun of it, but it was his trumpet playing and leadership abilities that made him into a jazz giant. The youngest of nine children, John Birks Gillespie taught himself trombone and then...
As part of our round up of thedifferent types of jazz, we’re taking a trip into the melting pot that resulted in what we now call Latin Jazz.Stay tuned for 10 of the best latin jazz artists and albums of all time! Jazz has always featured a myriad of cultural influences, dating bac...
Featuring best jazz albums by jazz icons from Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane and underrated releases from Coleman Hawkins, Andrew Hill and more.
the key of B. It is also a one-of-a-kind in its class due to its 9.5” annealed rose brass bell, which because of its size, produces the largest and fullest sound out of all of the products we’ve talked about thus far. It’s also considered the best jazz trombone in our ...
With the 1983 release Swordfishtrombones, his vocals turned more ragged, his songwriting more eclectic and his orchestrations more "junkyard." His noisome world was never so beautiful as on his tenth album, Rain Dogs— his first self-production and the first time he recorded in his new ...
Pennsylvania-born bassist first recorded under this group name in 2004, and for many years the pianoless quartet, with its irreverent and often fanciful survey of the jazz tradition, was one of the decade's most consistently exciting groups. Over time, the imposing horn players dropped out --...