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

[Tom Izzo]

This won't help you, now Ray, but..........


The bands in the 20's & 30's actually had stands to
hold mutes, wich explains how fast changes were made &
how Bass Trombonists could still operate valves. They
moved forward & away from mutes mounted to stands.
I learned that when I had to play Caravan & the Bass
Trb (all the Trbs) have + & o plunger markings, with
the Bass Trb part below the Bass Clef staff, down to
Db.

Tom


--- Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote:

> Still talking about the Bernstein _Divertimento_,
> Mvt 7:
> 
> "solo mute" (that 
> might mean solotone) but there is no time to switch
> to harmon coming up. 

> 2) for a brief time Trpt rests, trbs don't,
> 3) then only two beats rest, change of mood, trpts
> and tenor trbs have 
> harmon accompanying a high tuba solo.  This part
> works as written (no + 
> or o, though).

Tom Izzo
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Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
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