Songs For The Young Trombonist

These songs were written to provide jazz-idiom ballads for the young trombonist to help with his or her improvements of (1) legato, ballad style, (2) intonation, (3) breath control for longer phrases, (4) proficiency with alternate positions, (5) changing meters and (6) vibrato. Also, artistic performance should be stressed.

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Buddy Baker received his BM and MM degrees in Trombone Performance, and a Performer's Certificate from Indiana University. He has toured with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Henry Mancini. Mr. Baker was a member of the Rocky Mountain Brass Quintet, the Greeley Philharmonic, the Rich Matteson-Harvey Phillips TUBAJAZZ Consort, and has served as President of the International Trombone Association. He taught at Indiana University, where he started the jazz program fall of 1959, the University of Colorado, and is now retired from the University of Northern Colorado, where he started the jazz program fall of 1965 and served 33 years teaching low brass.

David Hanson is an arranger, composer, and pianist who has written for a diverse range of artists and ensembles, including the Boston Pops, National Repertory Orchestra, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Houston, New Jersey, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Utah, Colorado, Atlanta, Minnesota, Ukrainian State Symphony, Akron, and Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestras. He has done special arrangements for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.
He is co-leader, with Al Hood, of the H2 Big Band whose 2011 release "You're It" climbed to the #10 spot on the Jazz Week radio charts, and was #1 on Bob Parlocha's syndicated jazz radio playlist. That release was followed in 2015 by "It Could Happen" which was recorded in Los Angeles with an "A" list studio ensemble and the vocalist Rene Marie. That release went to the #13 spot on the Jazz Week radio charts. All of the arrangements on both (CD's) are by Dave Hanson. Hanson teaches in the Jazz and Commercial Music Department at the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver. His music is published by Kendor Music, Really Good Music, and Denver Brass Publications.