Just really beat up. I was 13 and he comes out on the stage and starts playing the most amazing intricate passage - high and low - all over the place and my thoughts were like, am I going to have to play like that on my trombone? I thought, good Lord. I said, hello, who is this? I said, what? If you don¹t, everything is going to shake. George, could we discuss the trombones that you have played ­ what horn you started on, what you have played, and what you are playing now? I like it every bit as well as what I had been playing before. There might be one opportunity in a lifetime and you are forced to stay with it. I had to be able to bend as each of those guys took the lead part, to support the different way that each one of them played. That applies to anyone who¹s listening to you. I called Doug when he accepted that job; to tell him how pleased I was that one of the young guys had taken over a John Coffee tradition. His Big Bass Trombone Meet Mr. Roberts and His Sextet Bottoms Up by George Roberts (2011-08-02) Conte fantastique (After "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe) Revolution - Die komplette erste Staffel [5 DVDs] Honey-Bun 2 Danses, "Danses sacree et profane": Danses sacree et profane (version for harp and strings) KOMPONIERBUCH FUER JUNGE … I had to be the absolute epitome of pitch, to be the foundation for the orchestra and to flow with the shift in lead players. It was about 8:30 in the morning and I get this phone call, and this is how Helfer was (in a very business-like voice), Mr. Roberts, what are you doing right now. His Big Bass Trombone Meet Mr. Roberts and His Sextet Bottoms Up by George Roberts (2011-08-02) Conte fantastique (After "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe) Revolution - Die komplette erste Staffel [5 DVDs] Honey-Bun 2 Danses, "Danses sacree et profane": Danses sacree et profane (version for harp and strings) KOMPONIERBUCH FUER JUNGE … George Roberts. Oh, we do terrible things to each other. Try to get the greatest sound that you can and learn how to play tunes. This is insanity, you just don¹t do that! Vern gave me a songbook and told me to learn the songs. I am really proud of Doug for getting in there and doing that. I have a mouthpiece that Burt Herrick made for me years and years ago. Now, dad paid every month for that trombone, he couldn¹t afford it but he did it out of his love for me. Yes, John wrote all the arrangements, too. That¹s the book that Paul Tanner and I did together. It wasn¹t my egotism that caused the Roberts Model Olds. That was really very funny. George, you once mentioned to me the importance of ³placing² pedal tones into a tune such that they are musically tasteful and not in a manner that blows everyone¹s hair off. My father said, get in the living room and sit down; I want to talk to you. George Robert's new trombone: also see: Kanstul Musical Instruments. You know, when youngsters see a pedal tone written on the page, they just hit it, like BAM! I thought, if you can sing to what Irv¹s got, you can play to it. General Requirements. That is the bass trombone lyrical range. After a year in Reno playing show bands, I got the call from Kenton to see if I would come out to LA. It¹s very subtle, smooth, and in character. Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Dick Nash, Eddie Cusby, Dick Noel, I can go on down the line of guys that I worked with when I first came out to LA. You will know how well you are doing. You know, Watrous, Marcellus and I are the best garbage players in the whole world! This publication includes Feelin' Low, Hall of the Mountain King and Stella by Starlight all for Bass Trombone with Brass Band. He used to come out and record Kenton ­ he was the money behind the Kenton recordings. Make a song out of your long tones. I walked in the door and there¹s the LA Philharmonic sitting there. I looked for B naturals. You can even work your slide hand, to get the right feel and especially the vibrato. When I first started attending the ITA¹s, years and years ago, I played ³Send in the Clowns², which is a Sinatra thing. ('47 or '48) Well, it was Urbie Green. It adds but does not detract from the song. All of a sudden, things started changing. I worked for Bobby Helfer from that day forward. The more of yourself that you dedicate to making beautiful music, the better you will play and the more enjoyment you will get out of it. Real soft. I went out looking for a job one day and passed by Capitol Records. Shortly after that, I heard a Tommy Dorsey album and that ignited me on playing melodies. What sort of warm-up routine do you use to get ready for a performance? My new Kanstul is very light and responsive. I wanted to play trombone! We don¹t have the big names standing down in front of big bands any more. He was a member of the Ray Robbins band, then quit to join Gene Krupa in 1947 when he was in the same section with Urbie Green. Zig Kanstul called me up a long time ago and said, George, I¹ve got a factory in Anaheim. Well, the contractor is not very happy and says, you guys are going to stay here until that mess is cleaned up! You have to have a great sound. I studied composition and such and had a friend ­ a bass player who asked me if I wanted to go on the road? Lee said, come in, I¹ve got somebody I want you to meet: Nelson (Riddle), this is George Roberts. Make money with my trombone? Tough. Working freelance again, he was introduced to Nelson Riddle by Lee Gillette, one of the executives at Capitol Records who had produced Kenton's recordings. Jeff came up to me one day after a real tough session and he said, you son-of-a-gun! into the phone. If I were playing a double trigger horn, I couldn¹t last the two hours. His greatest asset has been this ability to play for and meet with the young people who attend, who are so vitally important to him. So, I played and he came up afterward and asked to try my horn. Has there been any push to get Meet Mr. Roberts and Bottom¹s Up reissued? At this point, several of George¹s many friends and fans in Coronado recognized him and stopped by to say hello. Upon showing George a photo of Bill Watrous, he really opened up the bass!! He noticed that Bill was carrying a plastic mouthpiece, and in character if the performance were live! 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