Miller's score is written for 11 wind instruments—a singular ensemble of clarinets, trombones and tuba. It is conceived as a series of larger and smaller wave forms.Each note lasts the duration of one long breath, in most instances between 12 and 16 seconds, and consists of a gradual ...
As a bandleader and sideman, Cannonball Adderley's contributions to the world of jazz are nothing short of monumental, ensuring his place among the greatest saxophonists ever. Also ranks #4 on The Best Soul Jazz Bands/Artists Also ranks #5 on The Greatest Jazz Saxophonists of ...
He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays eight instruments including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. He is one of the very few leggiero tenors in... read more I'm kinda okay with Luther Vandross or Michael Jackson (who, let's be honest, ...
The band tours with both trombone and baritone saxophone as well. They have released two albums and two EPs while touring internationally. 52 Toe 27 votes Toe is a Japanese music group. While mentioned in many post-rock circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular ...
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 ...
Beginning on the valve trombone, Terry, from St Louis, Missouri, switched to the trumpet and first made his name in the orchestras of jazz aristocrats Duke Ellington and Count Basie during the 40s and 50s. Able to play both swing and bebop with aplomb, Terry mentored a young Miles Davis...
Arranger Marty Paich brought some piquant Latin spice to Tormé’s dynamic interpretation of “Whatever Lola Wants,” a 1955 song about a devilish femme fatale which appeared onSwings Shubert Alley. (Interestingly, Frank Rossolino’s trombone solo includes a quote from bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie...
But that’s just the beginning; from Louis Armstrong’s melancholy reading of the melody to Robinson’s plaintive trombone solo (with tremolo backing from Hines) to Armstrong’s tender scat duet with clarinetist Robinson to Hines’s own seminal, two-fisted outing to Armstrong’s climactic ...
Michael Dease‘s trombone solo shines, with some daring high notes.Nicholas Payton‘s trumpet solo brings a different energy, fueled by the rhythm section’s increased intensity. Notice how he plays with those sustained notes, bending them against the shifting harmonies for a unique effect. ...
There’s nothing to stop you loading several instances of The Orchestra at once to create ever more complex interactions and layers of sound. The 15 Multis demonstrate this well, occasionally employing four instances to do the job. There’s a point of diminishing returns at play here — someti...