[Trombone-l] A nice surprise that I recently received.

[sabutin]

>Hi Sam,
>
>I'm a 50ish guy who started playing trombone about ten years ago.  When I
>was in college I worked in the college radio station and was to a collection
>of oddball LPs.  Most I either sold or threw out, but a couple days ago I
>pulled out one of the most oddball of the lot and recognized a face/name.
>
>So, of your recorded work how does Escalator Over the Hill rate??
>
>
>Bob

Haven't listened to it in 30 years.

I really can't tell you.

A lot of people think that it's a classic, though.

I enjoyed playing on it, I can say that much.

I mean...I was 20-something years old.

Look at the personnel.

Like going to school.

S.

>
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>[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of sabutin
>Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 3:44 PM
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>Subject: [Trombone-l] A nice surprise that I recently received.
>
>Hi all...
>
>I generally don't bring attention to my recorded work, mainly because
>I am not often that happy with it.
>
>However...I made a CD with an old friend, Cleve Pozar, about 8 years
>ago. Let's Try It Again. He is a Santeria drummer and he overdubbed
>the drums while I overdubbed all of the trombone parts and wrote the
>arrangements.This track is John Coltrane's  Naima. Apparently another
>Santeria worshiper put together a video around it, and it is on
>youtube.
>
>I haven't listened to or thought about the CD much since we made
>it...I knew it was good but it is SO far out of the mainstream, plus
>Pozar just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth soon after
>we made it. However, when I listened to it this time I realized that
>it is indeed pretty good
>
>I mean...even I like it.
>
>I hope that you do too.
>
><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT04knQT0Mc>
>
>Music of the spirit.
>
>Not much market for it, but SOMETHING good must come from this kind of
>effort.
>
>Thought I'd share it with you.
>
>See you somewhere...
>
>Sam
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