[Trombone-l] Mark McDunn (Was:51 positions of the trombone)?

[Tom Izzo]

--- On Wed, 2/4/09, Eliezer Aharoni <eanogmus at netvision.net.il> wrote:

> From: Eliezer Aharoni <eanogmus at netvision.net.il>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Mark McDunn (Was:51 positions of the trombone)?
> To: "Trb. List" <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 8:44 PM
> Tom Izzo Wrote:
> > Mark McDunn, (no Dr, though). Was a prof/instructor at
> DePaul Univ for 
> > many years, lived in River Forest, made more TV &
> radio commercials in Chi 
> > than any other Trombonist. (His blowing down the slide
> filled with water 
> > on Charlie the Tuna commercials is a fond memory).
> > He wrote a book on the "76 fundimental positions
> of the slide Trombone". I 
> > didn't remember a 51, though.
> > He arranged many Trombone Quartets, wrote or co-wrote
> many elementary & 
> > secondary solos, good at all contests, etc., died
> about 5 yrs ago.
> > That's about all I can think of off the top of my
> head.
> >
> > Tom
> Just recalled the name of his LP. Its called Trombone
> Concepts.

Yep, that's it!

> He also composed and arranged (with Bobby Christian)
> "Vincentian Trombone 
> Mass" (in the spirit of St. Vincent De Paul) for
> Trombone quartet.
> 

Yes, that's where I remember MM from. I played Bass Trombone & Tuba in Bobby Christian's band in the 60's.

Tom

> Eliezer Aharoni 
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