[Trombone-l] Duet Suggestions

[Stan Brager]

Coming from a jazz perspective, listen to the Kai Winding-J.J. Johnson
recordings. Especially the earlier and looser stuff. This may give you some
ideas.

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Redgate" <billredgate at comcast.net>
To: "Post to Trombone List" <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:47 PM
Subject: [Trombone-l] Duet Suggestions


> Fellow Listers;
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>           I will be visiting a friend soon and we had thought to do a
little
> street performing as a duet.  I was thinging that the usual Bone duet fare
> might not be as commercially palatable to the "great unwashed" as would
some
> more popular tunes.  As rehearsal time will be limited - or more probably
> non existant - I was thinking relatively "easy" would be better also.  Its
> been my experience with Brass Quartet that most non musicians seem to
> appreciate the less sophisticated arrangement more than some artistically
> deep and virtuosic piece.
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>          So I come to the list for suggestions.  Y'all got any ideas of
> fairly popular "late model" tunes in reasonably non challenging
> arrangements?  I should mention that each of the two intended principals
are
> reasonably competent amatuers  who freelance regulary.  I'd appreciate any
> suggestions - well musical suggestions anyway.
>
>        THank you all!
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> Bill Redgate
> Atlanta Georgia
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