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As a surprise to nobody he sounds great
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For a moment, I thought it might be another one of those videos. So, what mpc is he using?
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Bach5G wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:49 pm For a moment, I thought it might be another one of those videos. So, what mpc is he using?
It could be his 1C. I hope not!
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Good stuff on site. I really glad he is expanding the bass material. Often has an easier arrangement as well as the full version.
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Probably the 1F or whatever the deepest cup is they make at Griego. Or an actual bass piece, since they make em in that blank too.
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Shires Alessi bass on the way?
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Bach5G wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:49 pm For a moment, I thought it might be another one of those videos. So, what mpc is he using?
Are we both thinking of the same user?
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skeletal wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:31 pm
Bach5G wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:49 pm For a moment, I thought it might be another one of those videos. So, what mpc is he using?
Are we both thinking of the same user?
This one:

https://trombonechat.com/viewtopic.php? ... ft#p132531
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Bach5G wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:42 pm
skeletal wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:31 pm

Are we both thinking of the same user?
This one:

https://trombonechat.com/viewtopic.php? ... ft#p132531
Oh come on there's another one of them!?!?
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skeletal wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:07 pm
Bach5G wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:42 pm

This one:

https://trombonechat.com/viewtopic.php? ... ft#p132531
Oh come on there's another one of them!?!?
I took action to call him out on it. The moderators seemed to not like that too much :(

I've got to figure out how to walk that line lol
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Most excellent playing and terrific sound!

Okay, correct me if I am wrong b/c I don't know classical music. I did not actually hear a bass trombone per se. What I heard in the vid was someone playing a tenor part ON a bass trombone. I understand that a bass trombone theoretically has the same range as a large-bore tenor trombone. But this is more what I expect to hear from both a tenor and a bass trombone:

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ArbanRubank wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:16 am .... I did not actually hear a bass trombone per se. What I heard in the vid was someone playing a tenor part ON a bass trombone..... . But this is more what I expect to hear from both a tenor and a bass trombone:

Wow, that was excellent!
I love Verhelst and Van Dijk. Alessi is obviously brilliant as well. Sounds like there was the audio equivalent of some photoshopping going on there, but well done.
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ArbanRubank wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:16 am Most excellent playing and terrific sound!

Okay, correct me if I am wrong b/c I don't know classical music. I did not actually hear a bass trombone per se. What I heard in the vid was someone playing a tenor part ON a bass trombone. I understand that a bass trombone theoretically has the same range as a large-bore tenor trombone. But this is more what I expect to hear from both a tenor and a bass trombone:

He was playing the BASS trombone part of the Haydn Creation in the beginning.
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WGWTR180 wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:03 am
ArbanRubank wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:16 am Most excellent playing and terrific sound!

Okay, correct me if I am wrong b/c I don't know classical music. I did not actually hear a bass trombone per se. What I heard in the vid was someone playing a tenor part ON a bass trombone. I understand that a bass trombone theoretically has the same range as a large-bore tenor trombone. But this is more what I expect to hear from both a tenor and a bass trombone:

He was playing the BASS trombone part of the Haydn Creation in the beginning.

Used to be the thing to play the creation on large tenor, with small bore and alto on the upper parts
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Vegasbound wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:10 am
WGWTR180 wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:03 am

He was playing the BASS trombone part of the Haydn Creation in the beginning.

Used to be the thing to play the creation on large tenor, with small bore and alto on the upper parts
Uhhh yeh I realize that.
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WGWTR180 wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:20 am
Vegasbound wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:10 am


Used to be the thing to play the creation on large tenor, with small bore and alto on the upper parts
Uhhh yeh I realize that.
But many of our younger readers may not!
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Vegasbound wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:24 am
WGWTR180 wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:20 am

Uhhh yeh I realize that.
But many of our younger readers may not!
Yes but you were quoting me. That's why I quoted the person who was unaware. :good:
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I was also unaware. Now I know. Apparently, composers have written lines for bass trombone to play up in the tenor range. They obviously knew what they were doing, b/c the ones I have heard sound fantastic.

But for my personal endeavors, this is more like the kind of range concept I have for bass trombone:

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Joe has played Bass before - there's some overdubbing on a Latin-themed CD that he released a few years ago. Also, he had to cover some Bass Trombone on his first gig in the Philadelphia Orchestra. I remember seeing his Bass Trombone going up for sale in some Trombone classifieds just after he became the Principal in NY. He has obviously picked up a new one.

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CalgaryTbone wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:39 am Joe has played Bass before - there's some overdubbing on a Latin-themed CD that he released a few years ago.

Ah! You are referring to one of my favorite albums, Caliente! See more info here!



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It sounds too perfect.....but everything does this days. I have only listen two brass concerts live where I was moved. One was with Philip Jones brass ensemble, the another was with Christian Lindbergh.

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Savio wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:31 pm It sounds too perfect.....but everything does this days. I have only listen two brass concerts live where I was moved. One was with Philip Jones brass ensemble, the another was with Christian Lindbergh.

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In the early 1970s when I was studying with people who had played with the San Francisco Symphony in San Francisco, they kept talking about this young high school player named Joe Alessi. I guess he’s done good for himself since then. Not a bit surprised that he plays bass as well as Tenor.
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Bach5G wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:04 pm Shires Alessi bass on the way?
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That’s how I’d have thought he’d sound on bass trombone. Splendid.
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