[Trombone-l] Elvis in hawaii - bass trombone

[Chris Waage]

I discussed this with Jim Bermann many moons ago.  He said that according to Marty - who retired from playing and went into real estate - Elvis requested the bass bone to be really hot in the mix because he liked the sound.  

Chris

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> On Mar 5, 2022, at 10:52 AM, Jeff Albert via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
> 
> So was he fighting with the conductor or something? There are spots where
> it sounds like concerto for bass trombone and Elvis. On a meathead level it
> is pretty impressive, but it is hard to think that was what the arranger
> intended.
> 
> 
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> 
>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 10:30 PM Joe Stanko <joestanko at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Marty Harrell.
>> 
>> On Friday, March 4, 2022, Jeff Albert via Trombone-l <
>> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I took a little Mardi Gras vacation to Memphis this week, and was
>>> listening
>>> to Elvis on the way. I played the Aloha Hawaii (Live via Satellite) 1973
>>> album on Apple Music. The bass trombone is…how do I say…quite prominent in
>>> a few spots. To the point that I was wondering if there was something
>>> wrong
>>> with my speakers.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone have any insight or stories about who was in that orchestra or
>>> how this mix ended up getting used? It is a trip.
>>> 
>>> -Jeff
>>> 
>>> 
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