[Trombone-l] Bill Watrous

[Randolph Fendrick]

I hadn’t heard that.  Bill and I were in the Navy School of Music together in 1958, and our paths have crossed many times since then.  Too bad, a absolutely wonderful player.
I also heard recently that Andy Martin was sick and not playing, does anyone have any info regarding Martin?
later,
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> On Jul 2, 2018, at 7:54 AM, Craig Parmerlee via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
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> I am very sorry to hear that.  Few people, in any field of endeavor, have had more influence on their colleagues than Bill Watrous.
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> On 7/2/2018 8:49 AM, Chris Waage via Trombone-l wrote:
>> In 1981, one of my high school band directors (Danny Hall) gave me a copy
>> of a compilation album called "Bill Watrous" with recordings of songs from
>> his two big band albums with the Manhattan Wildlife Refuge.
>> 
>> In 1982, Bill was playing at Crown Center in Kansas City, and I had the
>> opportunity to meet him. He treated a dumb 18-year old as a peer and shared
>> stories for several hours after the concert. Even though I'm a dyed in the
>> wool bass trombonist, he's always been one of my influences.
>> 
>> Today, his son Jason posted that Bill is close to passing. Please keep his
>> family in your thoughts and prayers today.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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