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Reflection on CFBT

I got this etude book from the Schneider Music Library at Texas State. I was pretty intimated by the etudes at first, partly because Bob Mintzer plays tenor sax and not trombone, although I do appreciate the editing that was Continue reading 12 contemporary jazz etudes by Bob Mintzer→

Here are some of my favorite jazz trombone solos. Click on the upper right hamburger menu to see the different tracks.

I used iRealPro to generate a rhythm section backing track. My library in iRealPro did not actually have a track for Blue Train, so I created a new song in iRealPro. As strange as this might sound – because Blue Continue reading Curtis Fuller trombone solo on Blue Train – performance and video→

I transcribed the solo by Curtis Fuller using the music notation software Finale. I started with the video below, which I watched several times and paused along the way, copying it by hand into Finale. I made changes to the Continue reading Curtis Fuller trombone solo on Blue Train – manuscript→