Items Every Trombonist Should Have
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Accessories:
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- Music Stand
- -K & M 1001 Folding Stand $30-37
- -Manhassett Concert Stand AC-48 $39
- Tuner & Metronome
- -Korg CA-30 Chromatic Tuner $20-30
- -Quicktime or Seiko DM-20 Credit Card Size Metronome $20-30
- Mutes
- -Tom Crown, Denis Wick, or Jo-Ral Metal Straight Mute $36+
- -Stonelined Cup Mute $20+
- -Plunger Mute $2 at any hardware store
- (The Cheapest Mute You'll Ever Buy!)
- Pencil Holder/Clip
- -Leather pencil holder $5-9
- -Plastic Pencil Clip $1.50
- Cleaning Supplies
- -Trombone Slide Cream
- -Tuning Slide Grease
- -Valve Oil
- -Trombone "Snake"
- -Slide Cleaning Rag (an old cloth napkin or other lint-free cloth)
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Instruments:
(These are all good instruments and are listed in no particular order of preference)
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- Small to Medium bore Tenor Trombones
- -King 2B or 3B, Martin Urbie Green Model, Yamaha YSL-691, Bach 36 Series
- Large bore Tenor Trombones
- -Holton TR150, Getzen, Yamaha YSL-682G, Yamaha YSL-682B, Bach 42 Series
- Bass Trombones
- -Holton TR 181, Getzen Model 1052FD, Yamaha YBL-613H, Bach 50 Series
- "Custom" Brands
- -There are several companies who make custom instruments to order. Two of the most popular companies in the US are Edwards (in WI) and Shires (in MA) and both companies make all three types of horns listed above.
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Solo Trombone Recordings:
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Classical
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Joseph Alessi-New York Legends, Slide Area
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Ronald Barron-Le Trombone Francais
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Blair Bollinger (Bass Trombone)-Fancy Free
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Mark Lawrence-Trombonology
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Christian Lindberg-Burlesque Trombone, Criminal Trombone, Romantic Trombone, Songs for Sunset, Romantic Trombone Concertos, Virtuoso Trombone
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Arthur Pryor-Trombone Soloist with the Sousa Band
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Ralph Sauer-Ralph Sauer Plays
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David Taylor (Bass Trombone)-Bass Trombone, Pugh-Taylor Project
- Doug Yeo (Bass Trombone)-Proclamation, Cornerstone
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Jazz
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Ray Anderson-Alligatory Band
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Mike Davis-Absolute Trombone, Bonetown
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Robin Eubanks-Wake Up Call
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Carl Fontana-The Great Fontana
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Al Grey-Just Jazz, Me 'N Jack, Matzoh 'n Grits
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Conrad Herwig-The Latin Side of John Coltrane
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JJ Johnson-JJ Johnson vol 1 & 2, Things Are Getting Better All the Time, The Trombone Master, Quintergy
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Bobby Knight's Great American Trombone Company-Cream of the Crop
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Matt Niess and the Capitol Bones-My Favorite Things
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Mark Nightengale-What I Wanted to Say
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Frank Rosolino-Fond Memories of..., Free For All
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Jack Teagarden-A Hundred Years from Today
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Steve Turre-Steve Turre, Sanctified Shells
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Bill Watrous-A Time for Love, Space Available
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Harry Watters-S'Wonderful, The Island of Dr. Trombone, Brothers
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