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Earl Swope: 11 Tracks on Trombone
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
With the arrival of bebop in 1946 and the proliferation of independent record labels, trombonists seemed perfectly positioned to take on the new music. Perhaps it was the fluidity of the instrument's slide. Whatever the reason, a surging number began to emerge from the big bands to master the modernist form. The list included J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bill Harris, Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Frank Rosolino and a pair of brothers named Rob and Earl Swope. Today, I'm ...
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Rob and Earl Swope: 'Bone Bros.
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Rob and Earl Swope were brothers, with Earl three years older. Both played a gorgeous, deft and spirited trombone. In the late 1940s, Earl played with Woody Herman while Rob played with Buddy Rich, Chubby Jackson and Gene Krupa. The brothers from Washington, D.C., were in the same trombone section on only a handful of recordings: with Elliot Lawrence's band in 1951, with Joe Timer and the Orchestra in 1953 and with Dizzy Gillespie in 1955. But in those bands, ...
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Earl Swope: The Lost Session
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Once again, iTunes is hiding the great stuff. This time, the e-retailer has overlooked one of trombonist Earl Swope's best small-group recordings. The iTunes download in question is entitled Lennie Tristano: Out On a Limb. All of the tracks feature pianist Tristano, of course, but seven have long been known in the Swope discography as The Lost Session. More on Swope (1922-1968) plus comments from saxophonist and band-mate Hal McKusick in a moment.
The Lost Session date was recorded in ...
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