Dave Slonaker big band
- Franco
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Aug 10, 2021
Hadn't heard of this group before (I'm probably out of touch) but I really like this chart. Killer personnel all around too
<YOUTUBE id="hT_R3M1PH4s">https://youtu.be/hT_R3M1PH4s</YOUTUBE>
<YOUTUBE id="hT_R3M1PH4s">https://youtu.be/hT_R3M1PH4s</YOUTUBE>
- marccromme
- Posts: 457
- Joined: Mar 30, 2018
Nice chart. And lovely bass bone solo. Thanks for sharing!
- Bach5G
- Posts: 2874
- Joined: Apr 07, 2018
I’ve been listening to the band’s latest recoding for the past few days. State of the art contemporary LA trombone I thinks. Lots of bone solos, great section work. I’m taken by the guitar work as well.
- dershem
- Posts: 117
- Joined: Aug 16, 2018
Dave started out as a trombonist. I went to a live performance a while back and there were subs in the bone section. I had to put up with Alex Iles, Andy martin, Charlie Morillas and Bill Reichenbach as the trombone section! Oh I suffered SO much! (T be able to suffer than much every day!!!)
- AndrewMeronek
- Posts: 1487
- Joined: Mar 30, 2018
This scene of modern big band getting video studio recordings of tunes - I'm loving it. We need more of this around where I live, Detroit area. We have the musicians to do it, for sure.
- Franco
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Aug 10, 2021
[quote="dershem"]Dave started out as a trombonist. I went to a live performance a while back and there were subs in the bone section. I had to put up with Alex Iles, Andy martin, Charlie Morillas and Bill Reichenbach as the trombone section! Oh I suffered SO much! (T be able to suffer than much every day!!!)[/quote]
Ha, must have been rough. Hope they managed to struggle through ok <EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI>
Ha, must have been rough. Hope they managed to struggle through ok <EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI>
- Chiptingle
- Posts: 87
- Joined: Apr 30, 2018
:good:
- Posaunus
- Posts: 5018
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
[quote="Bach5G"]I’ve been listening to the band’s latest recording for the past few days. State of the art contemporary LA trombone I thinks. Lots of bone solos, great section work. I’m taken by the guitar work as well.[/quote]
In case anyone's interested, the lineup for this recording session was:
Saxophones: Bob Sheppard, Brian Scanlon, Rob Lockart, Tom Luer, Jay Mason;
Trumpets: Wayne Bergeron, Ryan DeWeese, Clay Jenkins, Ron Stout;
Trombones: Alex Iles, Charlie Morillas, Ido Meshulam, Bill Reichenbach;
Piano: Ed Czach, Bass: Edwin Livingston, Drums: Peter Erskine, Percussion: Brian Kilgore.
No mention (or visible sign) of a guitarist in this track, though!
In case anyone's interested, the lineup for this recording session was:
Saxophones: Bob Sheppard, Brian Scanlon, Rob Lockart, Tom Luer, Jay Mason;
Trumpets: Wayne Bergeron, Ryan DeWeese, Clay Jenkins, Ron Stout;
Trombones: Alex Iles, Charlie Morillas, Ido Meshulam, Bill Reichenbach;
Piano: Ed Czach, Bass: Edwin Livingston, Drums: Peter Erskine, Percussion: Brian Kilgore.
No mention (or visible sign) of a guitarist in this track, though!
- Posaunus
- Posts: 5018
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
[quote="Bach5G"]Ido Meshulam is a new name for me.[/quote]
Ido is a terrific trombonist and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Israel (where his father is a well known trombonist and composer). Since his arrival in Los Angeles ~10 years ago, he has made a big impact, becoming one of the top call players in the area. As you can hear from the Slonaker recordings, he's a fine jazz improviser. (He's the one with the heavy beard.)
<LINK_TEXT text="https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-med ... o-Meshulam">https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/music/Ido-Meshulam</LINK_TEXT>
Ido is a TromboneChat member and has posted here many times. :good:
Ido is a terrific trombonist and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Israel (where his father is a well known trombonist and composer). Since his arrival in Los Angeles ~10 years ago, he has made a big impact, becoming one of the top call players in the area. As you can hear from the Slonaker recordings, he's a fine jazz improviser. (He's the one with the heavy beard.)
<LINK_TEXT text="https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-med ... o-Meshulam">https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/music/Ido-Meshulam</LINK_TEXT>
Ido is a TromboneChat member and has posted here many times. :good:
- afugate
- Posts: 671
- Joined: Mar 23, 2018
I was blessed to see Ido perform last year at ITF. Terrific player and performance.
--Andy in OKC
--Andy in OKC
- IdoMeshulam
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Aug 20, 2019
Thank you all for the kind words! Playing with Dave is always a pleasure, terrific writer and the band is just fantastic! Btw, the guitar player on the record is Larry Koonse, he's an absolute monster.
- tbdana
- Posts: 1928
- Joined: Apr 08, 2023
I was thrilled to hear Ido on Dave's new album. He's a wonderful jazz player. I think he took Bob McChesney's place in the band, who is flashy and plays one of the best solos I've ever heard him play on the band's first album, but Ido has a musicality about his soloing that I truly love. He's such a joy to hear.
Also, Dave writes very well for trombones, and that makes it even more of a pleasure to listen to. Alex, of course, is a wonderful overall player and Bill is "the" studio bass trombonist these days, and solos better than most bass trombonists I've heard.
Also, Dave writes very well for trombones, and that makes it even more of a pleasure to listen to. Alex, of course, is a wonderful overall player and Bill is "the" studio bass trombonist these days, and solos better than most bass trombonists I've heard.
- dershem
- Posts: 117
- Joined: Aug 16, 2018
[quote="Franco"]<QUOTE author="dershem" post_id="209938" time="1684084428" user_id="3640">
Dave started out as a trombonist. I went to a live performance a while back and there were subs in the bone section. I had to put up with Alex Iles, Andy martin, Charlie Morillas and Bill Reichenbach as the trombone section! Oh I suffered SO much! (T be able to suffer than much every day!!!)[/quote]
Ha, must have been rough. Hope they managed to struggle through ok <EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI>
</QUOTE>
They did all right, I suppose. :D Of course I suffered too - I ended up sitting with Andy Martin's folks and his wife, and we had a great time.
Saw Dave's band more recently, and while there were some changes (Reichenbach has mostly retired now, and a guy named Ido was playing third, but damn - that section KICKS!) the band was still great. Performing live a lot more, too. If you get a chance, see them!
Dave started out as a trombonist. I went to a live performance a while back and there were subs in the bone section. I had to put up with Alex Iles, Andy martin, Charlie Morillas and Bill Reichenbach as the trombone section! Oh I suffered SO much! (T be able to suffer than much every day!!!)[/quote]
Ha, must have been rough. Hope they managed to struggle through ok <EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI>
</QUOTE>
They did all right, I suppose. :D Of course I suffered too - I ended up sitting with Andy Martin's folks and his wife, and we had a great time.
Saw Dave's band more recently, and while there were some changes (Reichenbach has mostly retired now, and a guy named Ido was playing third, but damn - that section KICKS!) the band was still great. Performing live a lot more, too. If you get a chance, see them!
- dershem
- Posts: 117
- Joined: Aug 16, 2018
[quote="IdoMeshulam"]Thank you all for the kind words! Playing with Dave is always a pleasure, terrific writer and the band is just fantastic! Btw, the guitar player on the record is Larry Koonse, he's an absolute monster.[/quote]
Everyone on the band is amazing, present company included.
Everyone on the band is amazing, present company included.
- KristianR
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Dec 15, 2023
This is very, very nice. And that's Bill Reichenbach sitting and playing right there! :-)