Jazz Articles about Bob Ferrel

Bob Ferrel Quartet: Bon Voyage

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 1999

Rather like a trampoline, trombonist Bob Ferrel’s Bon Voyage is firm around the perimeter, sags in the middle, then rebounds nicely, giving the listener some unexpected kicks along the way. Among them: recording the last two tracks onto wax cylinders (circa 1890) using a vintage 1905 Thomas Edison phonograph. If you’ve ever wondered how J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino and other Jazz masters of the Bop Era and beyond might have sounded had they been on the scene and able to ...