Trombone
Jack Teagarden was one of the first people to bring jazz trombone into the spot light. He was even regarded as the 'Father of the Jazz Trombone.' He was primarily self-taught and used different positions and special effects on the instrument that shaped the way jazz trombone was played. He played along greats like Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and appeared in a few movies as well.
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J.J. Johnson was one of the first bebop style trombonists. He bridged the gap between a swing era and bebop era trombonist and therefore was very influential for trombonists that followed. The fast nature of bebop was thought to be difficult on the trombone because of the nature of the slide, but Johnson was able to prove them wrong with his quick and complex solo lines.
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Lawrence Brown was a famous trombonist who played with the Duke Ellington band. He had multiple solos though Ellington, who enjoyed Brown's smooth sound. He worked along side Johnny Hodges later after leaving the Ellington band in 1951, only to return to the group in 1960.
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Delfeayo Marsalis, brother of famous trumpeter Winton Marsalis and saxophonist Branford Marsalis, is a current jazz trombone player in New York city and New Orleans. Delfeayo, while being a gifted trombonist, actually focused for many years on the idea of recording jazz acoustically. The sound quality of some of these style recordings is very real and vibrant.
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