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Hello y’all I’m curious at to what some of your favorite jazz trombone solos are.
One of my favorites us Carl Fontana on Emily (1971)

George Roberts on bass trombone, "Killing Me Softly".

This is my all-time favorite jazz trombone solo. There's just an ocean of soul oozing from every note.

I can’t say “favourite” because of liking solo x in a certain style and solo y in a different style.

The most impactful solo was the Watrous cadenza on Fourth Floor Walk Up. I was 11 when I heard that and had been playing just over two years. I won’t debate artistic merit or anything like that.

I’m just saying that at 11 years old I heard this thing that made me take it for granted that my chosen instrument could do anything. That made practicing make sense. I knew what could be done. I wasn’t there yet, so I had to keep working.

This is high on my list:

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VJOFan wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:30 pm I can’t say “favourite” because of liking solo x in a certain style and solo y in a different style.

The most impactful solo was the Watrous cadenza on Fourth Floor Walk Up. I was 11 when I heard that and had been playing just over two years. I won’t debate artistic merit or anything like that.

I’m just saying that at 11 years old I heard this thing that made me take it for granted that my chosen instrument could do anything. That made practicing make sense. I knew what could be done. I wasn’t there yet, so I had to keep working.

That cadenza changed my life. I was a young adult trying to embark on a professional career. Somebody brought that album over and played it for me, and I was destroyed. Lol! I had never heard a trombone player do anything like that. I had no idea it was physically possible. It completely blew me away.

At that moment, I decided I had a choice. I could either throw my trombone in the ocean and find something else to do or lock myself in the practice room for 10 years. Because the moment I heard that cadenza I knew I couldn’t keep going the way I was.

Now I do parts of that cadenza as my daily routine! And so do a lot of other trombonists. It changed the way we all thought about the Trombone.

It’s nowhere near a favorite, at least for me, because I just dislike the tune so much.

I listened to MWR recently. What struck me was that what probably was hip and modern then now sounds dated, while the mainstream stuff sounds great.

Hi all.

I love hundreds of jazz trbn' solos , ranging from the early ones to nowadays .
Anyway , if I have to name one as my absolutely favorite , I will call J. J. Johnson' solo on " Stardust" , from the album "Really Livin' " (1959)



Regards
Giancarlo