million dollar low brass section
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:49 pm
Whenever I see that the four of us (in particular) are always booked together on a gig, I always smile, because I know there will be NO tuning, timing, phrasing, nor "personality" issues, and everything will be "just right" while - at the same time - everything will be effortless.
The four of are Greg Luscombe, Ken Spain (God's gift to the 2nd trombone), Mark Vail, and myself.
To be clear, I COMPLETELY credit Ken with the "million dollar" sound.
The SECOND TROMBONE - more than anyone else in a low brass section - tunes the chords.
I posted some of these church gig videos on the "old" site, but was just reminded of these, because someone just asked (private message) "How does a Thor sound?" (the answer being "It depends", yes?)
There are at least seven years of these (Memphis) First Evangelical Church Palm Sunday and Yuletide orchestra/choir concerts that Ron Man (the choir director/conductor) uploaded to YouTube.
The quality of the audio varies from concert to concert, but - regardless of the quality of the arranging and the style of the music - the four of us are always "right there".
Here's only one of them...
I took me about 10 - 15 minutes to find all the low brass stuff and listen to it...It's pretty easy...just watch for the tuba bell to go up.
...and sure: Some concerts feature better arrangements that others...
The four of are Greg Luscombe, Ken Spain (God's gift to the 2nd trombone), Mark Vail, and myself.
To be clear, I COMPLETELY credit Ken with the "million dollar" sound.
The SECOND TROMBONE - more than anyone else in a low brass section - tunes the chords.
I posted some of these church gig videos on the "old" site, but was just reminded of these, because someone just asked (private message) "How does a Thor sound?" (the answer being "It depends", yes?)
There are at least seven years of these (Memphis) First Evangelical Church Palm Sunday and Yuletide orchestra/choir concerts that Ron Man (the choir director/conductor) uploaded to YouTube.
The quality of the audio varies from concert to concert, but - regardless of the quality of the arranging and the style of the music - the four of us are always "right there".
Here's only one of them...
I took me about 10 - 15 minutes to find all the low brass stuff and listen to it...It's pretty easy...just watch for the tuba bell to go up.
...and sure: Some concerts feature better arrangements that others...
