Trombones on Parade

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: May 20, 2003
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Less jumbled than Living Era's Hot Trumpets compilation, Trombones on Parade (1927-1947) comes a bit closer to achieving a logical stylistic progression from early hot jazz through the heyday of swing to the full-grown majesty of bebop. Incongruities do arise, however, as when Juan Tizol's marvelously modern "Keb-Lah" (recorded in 1946 for the Keynote label) is wedged between a pair of staunch old-fashioned numbers by Miff Mole and Georg Brunis. This briefly disrupts the apparent concept of the compilation as a retrospective that traces the stylistic evolution of jazz trombone during the first half of the 20th century. Although the 1920s are somewhat under-represented here, the selection of trombonists presented on this one disc is amazing. Kid Ory, the gutsiest member of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, represents the oldest of the old guard. Valve trombonist Brad Gowans is heard in a rare performance with Rosy McHargue & the Memphis Five, and Jack Teagarden resounds in the company of Charles LaVere & His Chicago Loopers. Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey sound better than ever when serving as soloists rather than mere chaperones for puerile vocalists. Three outstanding trombonists associated with Duke Ellington -- Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Lawrence Brown, and Tyree Glenn -- leave only Quentin "Butter" Jackson out of the picture. Vic Dickenson and Sandy Williams show up as members of Sidney Bechet's New Orleans Feetwarmers; J.C. Higginbotham sits in with Kansas City piano man Sammy Price; Dicky Wells jumps with the Kansas City Six; Trummy Young is heard with the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra; and Benny Morton leads his Blue Note All-Stars, a fabulous team including Barney Bigard and Ben Webster. Commendably, the producers of this compilation included examples from two artists who are perhaps less famous than the rest of the pack: the tragically short-lived Jack Jenney and Scottish trombonist George Chisholm. Closing the album with the showy "Sliphorn Outing," Benny Morton's Trombone Choir was a decision obviously based upon the fact that four trombones are sounding at once rather than any notions of real modernity, a collective state of mind already fully realized and demonstrated here by Bill Harris, Kai Winding, and J.J. Johnson. Anyone even remotely interested in the history of jazz trombone needs to consider absorbing this excellent core sample of vintage stomps and swing. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Ory's Creole Trombone	Kid Ory, Edwin H. Morris	Kid Ory	(3:07)
Slippin' Around	Miff Mole	Red & Miff's Stompers, Miff Mole	(2:49)
Keb-Lah	Juan Tizol	Juan Tizol	(3:08)
Tin Roof Blues	Melville Stitzel, Georg Brunis, Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares, Mel Stitzel, George Brunies, Walter Melrose, Ben Pollack	Georg Brunis	(2:54)
Ja-Da	Bob Carlton	Brad Gowans	(3:43)
My Blue Heaven	George Whiting, Walter Donaldson	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	(3:14)
Black and Tan Fantasy	Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington	Sam Nanton, Joe Tricky Sam Nanton, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	(2:52)
Lover	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	Jack Teagarden	(2:28)
Marie (Lyrics)	Irving Berlin	Tommy Dorsey	(3:20)
Up in Sidney's Flat	Sidney Bechet	Sidney Bechet, Sandy Williams	(4:23)
J.C. from K.C.	Pete Johnson	Pete Johnson, J.C. Higginbotham	(3:04)
After You've Gone	Turner Layton, Henry Creamer	Sidney Bechet, Vic Dickenson	(4:53)
Conversing in Blue	Benny Morton	Benny Morton	(4:42)
I Got Rhythm	George Gershwin	Dicky Wells, Kansas City Six	(3:17)
Rose of the Rio Grande	Edgar Leslie, Ross Gorman, Harry Warren	Lawrence Brown	(3:00)
Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Jack Jenney	(3:17)
Margie	Benny Davis, J. Russel Robinson, Con Conrad	Trummy Young, Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	(2:59)
Sultry Serenade	Duke Ellington, Tyree Glenn	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Tyree Glenn	(3:05)
Broadhurst Garden Blues	George Chisholm	George Chisholm	(3:26)
Everywhere	Christine McVie, Benny Harris	Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Bill Harris	(3:08)
East of Suez	Charlie Ventura, Lou Stein	Kai Winding, Charlie Ventura	(2:52)
Yesterdays	Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	J.J. Johnson	(2:59)
Sliphorn Outing		Benny Morton	(4:32)

Credits

Neal Hefti (Arranger), Joe Dixon (Clarinet), Martin Haskell (Audio Restoration), Manzie Johnson (Drums), Joe Thomas (Sax (Tenor)), Trummy Young (Trombone (Valve)), Cat Anderson (Trumpet), Jack Lathrop (Guitar), Brad Gowans (Trombone (Valve)), Jo Jones (Drums), Wilbert Kirk (Drums), Country Washburne (String Bass), Bob Carter (String Bass), Mario DaLollio (Sax (Tenor)), Dick Cathcart (Trumpet), Sonny Greer (Drums), Chuck Wayne (Guitar), Johnny Guarnieri (Piano), Dick Jones (Piano), Buddy Stewart (Vocals), Lawrence Brown (Trombone), Israel Crosby (String Bass), Harry Carney (Clarinet), Scad Hemphill (Trumpet), Red Bone (Trombone), Joe Thomas (Clarinet), Edward Mihelich (String Bass), J.J. Johnson (Trombone), Henry Singer (Trombone), Matty Matlock (Clarinet), Roland Bundock (String Bass), Earl Carruthers (Sax (Baritone)), Earl Carruthers (Sax (Alto)), Vic Dickenson (Trombone), Shelly Manne (Drums), Ray Crick (Compilation), Al Klink (Sax (Tenor)), Al Lucas (String Bass), Red Norvo (Vibraphone), Moses Allen (String Bass), J.C. Heard (Drums), Jack Chaney (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmy Hamilton (Clarinet), Carol Lewis (Trumpet), Tony Colucci (Banjo), Pops Foster (String Bass), Jimmy Dorsey (Sax (Alto)), Kai Winding (Trombone), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Bass)), Jimmy Skidmore (Sax (Tenor)), Shelton Hemphill (Trumpet), Shadow Wilson (Drums), Georg Brunis (Trombone), Mickey Folus (Sax (Tenor)), Al Sears (Sax (Tenor)), Fred Stulce (Sax (Alto)), Jimmy Crawford (Vibraphone), Lester Young (Sax (Tenor)), Oscar Pettiford (String Bass), Frank d'Annolfo (Trombone), Paul Webster (Trumpet), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Alto)), Edwin Wilcox (Piano), Billy Taylor, Sr. (String Bass), Leigh Knowles (Trumpet), Marvin Ash (Piano), Tom Gonsoulin (Trumpet), Woody Herman (Clarinet), John Best (Trumpet), Pee Wee Russell (Clarinet), Moe Purtill (Drums), Taft Jordan (Trumpet), Al Hal (String Bass), Nick Fatool (Drums), Francis Williams (Trumpet), Cappy Lewis (Trumpet), Earl Carruthers (Clarinet), Ivie Anderson (Vocals), Harry Carney (Sax (Baritone)), Shorty Rogers (Trumpet), Jimmy Hamilton (Sax (Alto)), Ernie Caceres (Clarinet), Ray Nance (Violin), Jimmy Hamilton (Sax (Tenor)), Jack Collier (String Bass), Trummy Young (Trombone), Ted Buckner (Sax (Alto)), Ed Kiefer (Trombone), Hot Lips Page (Trumpet), Eddie Condon (Guitar), Don Lamond (Drums), Joe Tricky Sam Nanton (Trombone), Chummy MacGregor (Piano), Tex Beneke (Sax (Tenor)), Al Costi (Guitar), Big Sid Catlett (Drums), Jimmy Welch (Trumpet), Louis Armstrong (Cornet), Johnny Hodges (Clarinet), Eddie Dougherty (Drums), Sammy Benskin (Piano), Dan Grissom (Clarinet), Elmer Crumbley (Trombone), Ivor Mairants (Guitar), Russell Procope (Sax (Alto)), Joe Dixon (Sax (Alto)), Lee Jenkins (Trombone), Joe Rushton (Sax (Bass)), Dave Tough (Drums), Bob Cusmano (Trumpet), Bill Coleman (Trumpet), Sy Oliver (Arranger), Jack Jenney (Trombone), Jimmy Crawford (Drums), Juan Tizol (Trombone (Valve)), Pete Johnson (Piano), Wilson Myers (String Bass), Dan Grissom (Sax (Alto)), Sonny Berman (Trumpet), Otto Hardwick (Sax (Alto)), Tyree Glenn (Trombone), Johnny St. Cyr (Banjo), Ralph Burns (Piano), Vic Bellerby (Compilation), Al Norris (Guitar), Hal McIntyre (Clarinet), Red Nichols (Cornet), Charlie Ventura (Sax (Tenor)), Sandy Williams (Trombone), Paul Richter (Drums), Eddie Tompkins (Trumpet), Hal McIntyre (Sax (Alto)), Sidney Bechet (Clarinet), Clyde Rounds (Sax (Alto)), Barney Bigard (Clarinet), Sam Marowitz (Sax (Alto)), Junior Raglin (String Bass), Bunk Johnson (Trumpet), Jimmy Dorsey (Clarinet), Vic Berton (Drums), Carmen Mastren (Guitar), Sam Rubinwich (Sax (Alto)), Paul Tanner (Trombone), Tommy McQuarter (Trumpet), Bud Freeman (Sax (Tenor)), Ralph Pfiffner (Trombone), Joe Mondragon (String Bass), Bunny Berigan (Trumpet), Jimmy Priddy (Trombone), Leo Parker (Sax (Baritone)), Nick Galetta (Trumpet), Bob Casey (String Bass), Wilbur Schwartz (Clarinet), Duke Ellington (Piano), John Simmons (String Bass), George Wettling (Drums), Cliff Jackson & His Crazy Cats (Piano), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Soprano)), Meredith Blake (Vocals), Glenn Miller (Trombone), Mark Ranshaw (Cover Montage), J.C. Higginbotham (Trombone), Arthur Schutt (Piano), Irving Ashby (Guitar), Vic Bellerby (Liner Notes), Neil Reid (Trombone), Lil Armstrong (Piano), Larry Gordon (Sax (Alto)), Edwin Wilcox (Celeste), Miff Mole (Trombone), Gene Traxler (String Bass), Graham Stevenson (Drums), Sy Oliver (Trumpet), Wilbur Schwartz (Sax (Alto)), Joe Bauer (Trumpet), Ray Nance (Trumpet), Jimmy Shirley (Guitar), Sidney Bechet (Sax (Soprano)), George Chisholm (Trombone), Dicky Wells (Trombone), Gene Schroeder (Piano), Rueben "Zeke" Zarchey (Trumpet), Harry Hayes (Sax (Alto)), Willie Smith (Clarinet), Flip Phillips (Sax (Tenor)), Tommy Dorsey (Trombone), Jock Cummings (Drums), Hugo Winterhalter (Sax (Alto)), Barney Bigard (Sax (Tenor)), Rosy McHargue (Clarinet), Lou Stein (Piano), Rico Vallese (Cornet), Rex Stewart (Cornet), John LaPorta (Sax (Alto)), Martin Haskell (Remastering), Clyde Hurley (Trumpet), Fred Guy (Guitar), Babe Russin (Sax (Tenor)), Bill Harris Quintet (Trombone), Joe Bushkin (Piano), Albert Nicholas (Clarinet), John LaPorta (Sax (Baritone)), Jack Leonard (Vocals), Oliver Suderman (Trumpet), Andy McDevitt (Clarinet), Arnold Ross (Piano), Ernie Caceres (Sax (Alto)), Billy Munn (Piano), Claude Jones (Trombone), Russell Bowles (Trombone), Buddy Bardach (Sax (Tenor)), Cootie Williams (Trumpet), Benny Morton (Trombone), Wild Bill Davison (Cornet), Wallace Jones (Trumpet), Ernie Caceres (Sax (Baritone)), Hank Jones (Piano), Kid Ory (Trombone), Nick Cochrane (Cornet), Jack Teagarden (Trombone), Willie Smith (Sax (Alto)), Johnny Dodds (Clarinet), Conrad Gozzo (Trumpet), Iggy Shevak (String Bass), Ralph Burns (Arranger), Ray Nooman (Trombone), Ben Webster (Sax (Tenor))