Dave
recently completed four days of trombone repair training at the
NAPBIRT
Training Center in Normal, Illinois.
"Many of the horns that I work on are vintage. Ken
Skitch provided me with a lot of insight into the fine details
required to work on these horns. It was four days of
intensive hands on training."
The Reinhardt Routines -
A Total Embouchure Development Plan
By
Dr. Donald S Reinhardt
Compiled and assembled by Rich Willey
Consultation and editing by David H Sheetz
It’s
hard to get excited over a new trombone method book. However, this
book will excite many brass players who have been waiting for a
practical method book based on the teachings of Dr. Donald
Reinhardt.
I have been using some of the teaching methods of the late Dr.
Reinhardt for myself and my students for the last year. The Warm
Up #57’s are well received by my students and are a great basic
introduction to Dr. Reinhardt’s approach to practicing.
Reinhardt’s methods are based on tried and proven techniques.
Many of the method books in use today provide incorrect or
misleading advice and I am reluctant to use some of them.
Fortunately for us, Dr. Reinhardt has two dedicated former
students that are making sure that the materials that Dr.
Reinhardt used over decades of teaching are still made available.
The latest publication is the most usable of the Reinhardt
material published to date. "The Reinhardt Routines, a total
embouchure development plan" is meant to be a stand-alone
book which can be used without any use of the previous Reinhardt
material. There is no discussion of upstream vs. downstream
playing or much details of the pivot system. This can be found in
the other Reinhardt publications.
Rich Willey and David Sheetz are responsible for this marvelous
new book. There are 11 daily workouts as well as supplemental
material. Included in this book are the great Warm Up #57
Exercises. These warm-ups are a masterpiece by themselves. I try
to start my students on these as soon as possible.
Check out these links to find out more:
Rich Willey’s Pivot Publishing http://www.boptism.com/pipu.html
David Sheetz’s Airstream Dynamics http://www.airstreamdynamics.com/index2.htm
Legrand Jazz
With a bone section consisting of Jimmy Cleveland, Eddie Bert, Frank Rehak, and Bill Byers, along with Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Herbie Mann, Art Farmer, etc., how can you go wrong. Some of the greatest bone playing and arrangements I've heard in a long time.
Review
Living With Jazz
Great book. I couldn't put it down. I was a big fan of Dan when he was the editor of Downbeat Magazine during the late 60’s and 70’s. It was great to have the chance to read a lot of what I missed and more.
Jazz On a Summer's Day
Great opening featuring Bob Brookmeyer. The performance by Anita O'Day is worth the price of this DVD alone.
The Forgotten Trombonist
Jack would have been as famous as Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller if his life hadn't been cut short. His Stardust solo is a classic.
Something a little different.
Frequent contributor to the Online Trombone Journal Forum. Check out his site.
Trombonist and
Bandleader
born Sept 5 1928;
died July 25 2005
Albert Mangelsdorff was one of the first jazz trombonist that I
listened to. I remember the night my uncle Sam and I listened
to the album, Now, Jazz Ramwong, which I had just purchased
from a bargain bin in 1968. This album blew us away.
Sammy, who was not easily impressed said, "This guy knows how
to play the trombone." He wasn't kidding. This is
still one of my favorite jazz albums. To find out more about this great trombonist, go to one of the links
below.
jazzpages
allaboutjazz
Sammy Sherman (my uncle)
Obituary
Daryl
Sherman's tribute to her father
