[Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander question

[Mike Irwin]

Hokay, it's "stupid question" time from one of the few members here who
doesn't play trombone....

I have the Ashley Alexander CD "Seems Like Old Times", and it's one of my
favorites.  That was probably my first trombone-feature CD purchase.

But why did Whigham and Barone say he played a "weird instrument"?  (not a
trivia question, I am curious).

Thanks,

Mike Irwin
NKBC Brass Quartet
... still on the hunt for Bach marching baritone parts ...


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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alisha Ard <alishamarie at mail.ru>
> To: George Carr <georgecarr at gmail.com>, trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:43:54 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] "ashley Alexander"
> Ah, you're right.  Seems Like I must have copied both albums onto one
> cassette and thus the mix-up.  I personally am more interested in the
> Mantooth album, however.  I loved jammin' to Mixolydian Soul Frog!
>
> By the way, I'm having flashbacks to 1995 when I was at the Bud Shank
> jazz workshop asking Jiggs Whigham and Mike Barone how come people
> don't ever talk about how good Ashley Alexander was, and they said
> it's probably because he played a weird instrument.  But I LOVED that
> stuff!
>
> J&R has it, huh?  (The first album.) They're a great music source.
>
> Alisha
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