[Trombone-l] book/tape by jazz trombonist who sings rhythms?

Karla Harby kharby at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 18 08:16:23 CDT 2006


Greetings everyone,

I'm looking for a book by a jazz trombonist that is accompanied by a tape in which he sings jazz rhythms. 

Alas I don't remember the trombonist's name, nor do I know the name of the book/tape. He might be European, or he is an American who teaches swing feel somewhere in Europe. (But it's not the magnificent Bob Brookmeyer, whose name I would have recognized.) 

My interest is in the conventions of how to play (articulate, phrase) notation from things like Broadway shows or pop music and turn it into a big band jazz performance.

I'm told that in the old days, big band members were handed the charts from new Broadway shows and told to play in a jazz style. There were conventions about when to play legato, when to play staccato, etc., that were know and accepted within big bands. 

If this rings any bells for anyone, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you!

Thank you, 

Karla Harby (flute player)
kharby at yahoo.com


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