Since discovering Trombone Shorty, I have keyed on trombone players. I recently discovered Bob Brookmeyer and was saddened to find that he passed away on December 16 at the age of 81. He was a pure jazz trombonist who has recorded since 1954. There are 24 albums released with him as leader and he has played on multiple other albums as a sideman. I have come to appreciate the versatility of the instrument as well as the difficulty in becoming this proficient at it. The attached, in tribute, is a live recording from 1981 of a song called “Bernie’s Tune”. Along with Bob, the featured musicians are Gerry Mulligan, Ray Brown and Art Brakey.
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