[Trombone-l] Elvis in hawaii - bass trombone

[LINDA LANDIS]

I play bass bone for a few people, jazz and orchestral, and they like the bass bone to be very prominent! It can sound like overkill to so many, but we do what’s asked of us. One even asked me to play a great big fat juicy pedal G on 2 ensemble rests in St. Louis Blues March during a Civic Band concert and when I did it, the band didn’t know it was going to happen, and everyone in front of me literally jumped out of their seats.  LOL! But it’s what he wanted! He had the biggest smile on his face when that happened. I also got dirty looks from some of the people in the band, but I told them later he told me to do that. Every time we play it. 

Linda Landis, Lead Trombone Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Private Teacher

> On Mar 5, 2022, at 12:06 PM, Chris Waage via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> *Jeff Albert *
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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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