Recommended Recordings:
Solo Tenor Trombone - Classical
Joe Alessi
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Slide AreaNew York Legends
At the End of the Century
Christian Lindberg
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Romantic Trombone Concertos / The Burlesque TromboneThe Romantic Trombone
Mark Lawrence
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Jim Markey
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Arthur Pryor
Arthur Pryor, Trombone Soloist of the Sousa BandAlain Trudel
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Trombone Favorites
Solo Bass Trombone - Classical
Douglas Yeo
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ProclamationBlair Bollinger
Fancy FreeJazz Trombone
Tommy Dorsey
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The Best of Tommy DorseyCarl Fontana
The Great FontanaThe Hanna Fontana Band - Live at Concord
Curtis Fuller
Blues-etteJ.J. Johnson
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Proof PositiveQuintergy
Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson: At the Opera House
Frank Rosolino
Free for AllPedagogy and Inspiration
Arnold Jacobs
Arnold Jacobs: Legacy of a MasterSummit Records
Details on recordings:
Summit Records, DCD 130, 1992Contents:
| Concerto | Launy Grondahl |
| Aria and Polonaise | Joseph Jongen |
| Elegy in E-flat Minor, Op.3 No.1 | Sergei Rachmaninoff, trans.Venglovsky, arr, Alessi |
| Sonata in C Major | Allesandro Besozzi |
| Le Cygne (The Swan) | Camille Saint-Seans |
| Deux Danses | Jean-Michelle Defaye |
| Tonal Recall | Robert Elkjer, arranger |
Cala Records, CACD0508, 1996
| Elegy for Mippy II | Leonard Bernstein |
| Arrows of Time | Richard Peaslee |
| Rebellion for Trombone, Piano and Percussion | Stephen Rush |
| Sonata | Eric Ewazen |
| Meditation from Thais | Jules Massenet |
| Concert Piece | Guy Ropartz |
| Waltz for Mippy III (Warren Deck, Tuba) | Leonard Bernstein |
| Tribute to J.J. Johnson | Robert Elkjer, arr. |
Joe Alessi - At the End of the Century
International Trombone Association, 1998Contents:
| Improvisation No. 1 for Solo Trombone | Enrique Crespo |
| Sonata (At the End of the Century) | Juraj Filas |
| Ballad in Blue | Allen Bonde |
| Arctic Emanations | Norman Bolter |
| Concertino for Trombone and Woodwind | Raymond Premru |
| Movement | Frigyes Hidas |
| Special for Solo Trombone and Eight-part Trombone Ensemble | Pierre Gabaye, arr. Paul Hunt |
Mark Lawrence - Trombonology d'Note Classics, DND 1012, 1996 Contents:
| Deux Danses | Jean Michel Defaye |
| Nocturne | Franz Strauss |
| Ballad | Frank Martin |
| Concerto in D minor, Op.9 No.2 | Tomaso Albinoni, arr. Lawrence |
| Sonata No. 3 | Benedetto Marcello, arr. Schultz |
| Meditation from Thais | Jules Massenet |
| Fantasy | Malcolm Arnold |
| Sonatine | Jacques Casterede |
| Trombonology | Tommy Dorsey, arr. Elkjer |
Christian Lindberg - The Burlesque Trombone / Romantic Trombone Concertos (2 CD's)
BIS CD-318+378, 1985 / 1987 Contents (Burlesque Trombone):
| Basta | Folk Rabe |
| Sonatina | Kazimierz Serocki |
| Elegy for Mippy II | Leonard Bernstein |
| Deux Danses | Jean Michel Defaye |
| Sonatine | Jacques Casterede |
| Choral, Cadence et Fugato | Henri Dutilleux |
| Valse, Op. 64 No. (The "Minute" Waltz) | Frederick Chopin |
| Sonata Serioso | Julius Jacobsen |
| Camera | Roland Pontinen |
| Concertino, Op. 4 | Ferdinand David, orch. Lindberg |
| Morceau Symphonique | Alexandre Guilmant, orch. Lindberg |
| Concerto | Launy Grondahl |
| Concerto | Gunnar de Frumerie |
Christian Lindberg - The Romantic Trombone BIS CD-298, 1985 Contents:
| Piece in E-flat Minor | Guy Ropartz |
| Salve Maria | Saverio Mercadante |
| Cavatine, Op. 144 | Camille Saint Seans |
| Morceau Symphonique | Phillip Gaubert |
| Aria and Polonaise, Op. 128 | Joseph Jongen |
| Fantasie | Sigismond Stojowski |
| Vallflickens dans | Hugo Alfven, arr. Lindberg |
| Romance | Carl Maria von Weber |
James Markey Music
| 3 Romances | Robert Schumann |
| Fantasy | Malcom Arnold |
| Basta | Folke Rabe |
| Chorale Fantasie | Neal Harnly |
| Willow, willow | Percy Grainger |
| Preludes, Op. 34 | Dmitri Shostakovitch |
Arthur Pryor - Arthur Pryor, Trombone Soloist of the Sousa Band
Crystal Records CD451, (1997) Contents: 26 selections including: Blue Bells of Scotland, The Patriot, Love's Enchantment, Love Thoughts Waltz, Polka Fantastic
Alain Trudel - Trombone Favorites
International Trombone Association, 1994 Contents:| Andantino (col. Trombone Concerto) | Micheal Haydn |
| from Gloria of the Missa S. Caroli | Georg Reutter |
| Canzona Settima, Deta la Superba | Girolamo Frescobaldi |
| Memoriam | Georg Christoph Wagenseil |
| Sonata "Vox Gabrieli" | Stjepan Sulek |
| SLY | Pascal Dusapin |
| Fantastic Polka | Arthur Pryor |
| In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington, arr. Trudel / Lagace |
| Blue Bells of Scotland | Arthur Pryor |
| Blues No. 1 | Eric Lagace |
Solo Bass Trombone - Classical
Douglas Yeo - Proclamation (with the Black Dyke Mills Band)
Doyen DOY CD 055, 1996
Contents:
| Proclamation | Gordon Langford |
| Rhapsody | Stephen Bulla |
| Tribute to George Roberts | arr. Bill Geldard |
| Variations on Palestrina's Dona Nobis Pacem | David Fetter |
| Skylines | David Uber, transcr. Harpin |
| Share My Yoke | Joy Webb, arr. Bosanko |
| Conversation | Charles Small |
| Rainy Day in Rio | Goff Richards |
| Blue Topaz | Tommy Pederson |
| Triptych*# | Lawrence Wolf |
| Amazing Grace | arr. James Curnow |
| Spain | David Fetter |
| Fantasie Concertante | Pierre Villette |
| Concerto | Robert Spillman |
| Zwei Fantasie Stucken (Two Fantasy Pieces) | Eduard Lassen |
| Histoires (Stories) | Jacques Ibert, arr. Bollinger |
| Etre or ne pas Etre (To Be or Not to Be) | Henri Tomasi |
| Andante, Op. 64 | Alexendre Tcherepnin |
| Fancy Free (Fantasia Polka) | Clay Smith, arr. Bollinger |
Jazz Trombone
Tommy Dorsey - The Best of Tommy Dorsey
Intersound FC 4563
Contents:
| Opus One | Oliver |
| Marie | Berlin |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Washington / Bassmen |
| Oh! Look at Me Now | Devries |
| I'll Never Smile Again | Lowe |
| Song of India | Rimsky Korsakov, arr. Dorsey |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Burke / Van Husen |
| Music, Meastro Please | Magidson / Wrubel |
| Let's Get Away from it All | Dennis / Adair |
| Stop, Look and Listen | Van Eps |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Kaha / Fain |
| Boogie Woogie | Smith |
Carl Fontana - The Great Fontana
Uptown Records, UPCD27.28, 1987 Contents:| Shoutin' on a Riff | Sonny Clark |
| It Might as Well be Spring | Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Soon | George and Ira Gershwin |
| I Thought About You | Mercer and Van Heusen |
| Showcase | Charlie Shavers |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Burke and Van Heusen |
| Always | Irving Berlin |
| Expubident | Eddie Higgins |
| What's New | Burke and Haggart |
| America the Beautiful |
Carl Fontana - The Hanna Fontana Band, Live at Concord
Concord Jazz, CCD-6011, 1975 Contents:
| A Beautiful Friendship |
| Sweet and Lovely |
| Jumpin at the Blues |
| Old Folks |
| Take the 'A' Train |
| I've found A New Baby |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart |
| Five Spot After Dark | Bennie Golson |
| Undecided | C. Shavers, S. Robin |
| Blues-ette | Curtis Fuller |
| Minor Vamp | Benny Golson |
| Love Your Spell is Everywhere | E. Janis, E Goulding |
| Twelve-Inch | Curtis Fuller |
| Neo | Davis |
| Gloria | Kaper |
| Stella by Starlight | Washington - Young |
| Minor Blues | Johnson |
| My Funny Valentine | Rodgers - Hart |
| Blues Waltz | Roach |
| Lullaby of Jazzland | Albam - Ward |
J.J. Johnson - Quintergy: Live at the Village Vanguard
Antilles, 422-848 214-2, 1988Contents:
| When the Saints Go Marching In | Traditional |
| Blue Bossa | K. Dorham |
| Doc Was Here | J.J. Johnson |
| Bud's Blues | S. Stitt |
| Quintergy | J.J. Johnson |
| Lament | J.J. Johnson |
| Why Indianopolis - Why Not Indianoplis | J.J. Johnson |
| It's All right with Me | C. Porter |
| Coppin' the Bop | J.J. Johnson |
| Nefertiti | W. Shorter |
| You've Changed | B. Carey / K. Fisher |
| Commutation | J.J. Johnson |
J.J. Johnson - Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson: At the Opera House
Verve 831 272-2, 1957Contents:
| Billie's Bounce | Charlie Parker |
| My Funny Valentine | Rodgers / Hart |
| Crazy Rhythm | Meyer / Kahn / Caeser |
| Blues in the Closet | Oscar Pettiford |
| Billie's Bounce | Charlie Parker |
| My Funny Valentine | Rodgers / Hart |
| Crazy Rhythm | Meyer / Kahn / Caeser |
| Yesterdays | Kern / Harbach |
| It Never Entered my Mind | Rodgers / Hart |
| Blues in the Closet | Oscar Pettiford |
Specialty Records OJCCD 1763-2, 1958
Contents:
| Love for Sale | Cole Porter |
| Twilight | Victor Feldman |
| Don't Take Your Love from Me | Henry Nemo |
| Chrisdee | Stan Levy |
| Stardust | Carmichael / Parrish |
| Free for All | Frank Rosolino |
| There is No Greater Love | Jones / Symes |
| Sneakyoso | Frank Rosolino |
| Chrisdee (alternate take) | Stan Levy |
| Don't Take Your Love from Me (alternate take) | Henry Nemo |
| There is No Greater Love (alternate take) | Jones / Symes |