Solo Trombone Records

[.:.impossible]

Hi all. I am looking for solo trombone recordings that you can recommend. Thanks.

[Larry Kart]

Paul Rutherford's "The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie"

[Chuck Nessa]

Yup.

[paul secor]

Albert Mangelsdorff: Tromboneliness (MPS)

The George Lewis Solo Trombone Record (Sackville)

Edited November 2, 2011 by paul secor

[jeffcrom]

Albert Mangelsdorff: Trombonliness (MPS)

The George Lewis Solo Trombone Record (Sackville)

Tromboneliness is a good one - it was also issued on Sackville as well as MPS.

Edited November 2, 2011 by jeffcrom

[.:.impossible]

Thanks guys. Keep them coming if there are others. A friend of mine just released an album and he referenced a short list of solo trombone albums. The Paul Rutherford was not listed! I will track it down.

[Chuck Nessa]

Back in the '70s Gunter Christmann had a terrific record of solos on trombone and bass. It was on Ring/Moers.

[AllenLowe]

just ordered that Rutherford after doing a little reading about it - thanks, Chuck and Larry (it better be good).

Edited November 2, 2011 by AllenLowe

[Head Man]

Not a "solo" trombone record but here's another by Paul Rutherford I can highly recommend:

Paul Rutherford - Gheim

A 'desert island' record!

Edited November 2, 2011 by Head Man

[king ubu]

I still need to get to that Rutherford... one of my favorite album titles of all times!

The Mangelsdorff solo albums for MPS have been collected on this 2CD set:

Can be bought rather cheaply from amazon.de (while US has it for a ridiculous price)

[ejp626]

Not a "solo" trombone record but here's another by Paul Rutherford I can highly recommend:

Paul Rutherford - Gheim

A 'desert island' record!

I don't know about the music, but the song titles look like straight out of J.R.R. Tolkien.

[David Ayers]

Conny Bauer has several solo, of which I have only heard Die Gelbe Klang, which include electronics.

Duet albums featuring Rutherford or Lewis are really good, the ones I have heard.

You can check out Paul Rutherford discography at Peter Stubley's site: http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/

[clifford_thornton]

Back in the '70s Gunter Christmann had a terrific record of solos on trombone and bass. It was on Ring/Moers.

Yes! And balloons, among other things. Before coming out on Ring, it was privately issued.

[MomsMobley]

its ** intended ** title, The Gentle HAM of the Bourgeouis is much better-- damm compositor's error!

I still need to get to that Rutherford... one of my favorite album titles of all times!

Can be bought rather cheaply from amazon.de (while US has it for a ridiculous price)

Edited November 2, 2011 by MomsMobley

[B. Clugston]

Wolter Wierbos' XCaliber is a nice one. He's done quite a few solo discs.

The George Lewis Solo Trombone Record is a great one.

[clifford_thornton]

I've seen Wierbos solo - great - but never owned any of his solo recordings.

There's also a solo Vinko Globokar on FMP (vinyl), which I don't believe has been reissued.

[johnlitweiler]

Paul Rutherford did two masterpieces: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie (ca. mid-1970s), which is the ultimate in spontaneous improvisation, and Tromboleneum (21st century, IIRC), which is the opposite, structured solos. The man was a creative wonder.

I've heard some old, good Conrad Bauer, Albert Manglesdorff, and Gunter Christmann solo trombone albums, too. Happy hunting.

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, Trombolenium is quite good. Neuph, too. There is much great Rutherford out there in about every configuration imaginable. I'm sad he passed before "we" were ready but he left a lot of work to be heard.

[David Ayers]

Yeah, Trombolenium is quite good. Neuph, too. There is much great Rutherford out there in about every configuration imaginable. I'm sad he passed before "we" were ready but he left a lot of work to be heard.

If "we" means you lot then - why weren't you? We were.

[clifford_thornton]

I was just saying I wasn't happy he died, dude.

[David Ayers]

Gotcha. I meant to say over here he was pretty definitive for a long time - at least for people like me. It's great so much of his work is currently easy to find on Emanem and PSI, and in fact more now than ever before.

[sonnymax]

Kind of ironic to see this title pop up on eMusic a day after this conversation started. The preview clips sound quite nice to these ears:

[Leeway]

OK, not solo bone, but one of the more interesting trombonists is Roswell Rudd, and you might want to add "AIRWALKER" to the list. It's a duo with bassist Mark Dresser. Rudd has a lot of excellent small group recordings but I don't want to get too far from the premise of the thread.

[paul secor]

OK, not solo bone, but one of the more interesting trombonists is Roswell Rudd, and you might want to add "AIRWALKER" to the list. It's a duo with bassist Mark Dresser. Rudd has a lot of excellent small group recordings but I don't want to get too far from the premise of the thread.

Yeah. Even though it's not solo trombone, it's one to hear.

[clifford_thornton]

Kind of ironic to see this title pop up on eMusic a day after this conversation started. The preview clips sound quite nice to these ears:

Huh. I have some of his group discs and they're quite good.