[Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander question

[George Carr]

Ashley Alexander played a "double trombone," akin to the Firebird or
other hybrid valve-slide horns.  Valves under the fingers of the right
hand, and a full-length hand slide manipulated in the left.

Remarkably difficult to play (not least because of the pitch
difficulties) but when mastered, pretty amazing to listen to - e.g.
being able to play the same lick in seven different keys (using the
hand slide) without changing valve combinations, or being able to play
glissandi between fingered passages.

George

> 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).