[Trombone-l] quick! what's a "jazz mute" ?

[Ray Horton]

I've run into this (harmon wah on valve notes) a couple of times and 
used falset notes.  Works OK on isolated notes.  Not on this loud, 
extended, Bernstein example.


One great Bass Trb harmon solo in a Corigliano piece (the piece taken 
from the movie "Altered States") has the player playing a low D and 
manipulating the fingers over the cookie cutter to produce dancing high 
harmonics (try it if you never have).  I had to think about it for a 
minute before a realized I could hold the valves with the LH and do the 
fingers over bell with the RH. 


RBH

Keith Marr wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> I have valve notes which precludes plunger until I grow a third arm.
>>
>>
> Amazing how often I come across this in Big Band charts, even ones 
> written by Sammy Nestico who, as a trombonist, should've known better.
>
> The choice appears to be to octave it up, dispense with the plunger, 
> or take your sock off and hold the plunger between your two biggest toes.
>
> Either that or have a charming, scantily clad, assistant . . . [sigh]
>
> Cheers!
>
> Keith in Bb/F/D
> Bass Trombone: St Albans Symphony Orchestra and Page Three Big Band
> Soloist: Alto, Tenor and Bass Trombones
>
>