[Trombone-l] Bass Trombone Feature with Big Band-DOXY

[Wayne Dyess]

If I might add my two cents here.  I haven't played this particular  
chart by Eric Richards, but we have played a good number of his works  
over the last several years, and not a one has let us down.  We have  
used them in local concerts, jazz festivals, and big promotion type  
events.  Always well crafted and the excitement is there when it's  
called for... beauty when it's not.

We opened the Texas Jazz Festival last year with Eric's "Crescent  
City Stomp", and it brought the house down!

Besides UNC Jazz Press, Eric's music is also available from Alfred  
Publishers, C. L. Barnhouse, and directly from the composer.  Besides  
writing for the U.S. Army Field Band, the Jazz Ambassadors, Eric has  
also written for the Boston Pops, the Airmen of Note, the Army Blues,  
the Navy Commodores, and the Dallas Wind Symphony, to name but a  
few.  Moreover, he's a mighty fine trombonist on top of his writing  
skills.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, gang!

--Wayne Dyess


On Jan 23, 2008, at 3:26 PM, ER @ HOME wrote:

> O.K., my shameless self promotion button has been sufficiently pushed:
>
> I did a pretty well received chart on Sonny Rollins' DOXY that  
> features Bass Trombone (along with piccolo, bass clarinet, and  
> harmon trumpet on the head).
> Bass trombone improvisation is optional (the changes are cross-cued  
> into other parts). It is published by UNC Jazz Press.
>
> Best to all,
> Eric Richards
>
>
> ERIC RICHARDS
> Composer/Arranger/Conductor
> Trombone/Music Technology
> +++++++++++++++++
> Fremont NE
> USA


Dr. J. Wayne Dyess
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