Legacy of Emory Remington Vinyl

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Alfbone
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by Alfbone »

Hello,

I am currently on a mission to find the Saint-Saens adagio recording from the Eastman vinyl titled “The legacy of Emory Remington”. It appears that there’s records of the album being recorded but rarely any info other than when it was recorded and released. Additionally, there are no recordings from that album that have been freed from vinyl jail. Would anyone happen to have any information on this?
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by Savio »

[quote="Alfbone"]Hello,

I am currently on a mission to find the Saint-Saens adagio recording from the Eastman vinyl titled “The legacy of Emory Remington”. It appears that there’s records of the album being recorded but rarely any info other than when it was recorded and released. Additionally, there are no recordings from that album that have been freed from vinyl jail. Would anyone happen to have any information on this?[/quote]

Is it the same man who wrote the warm up studies?
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robcat2075
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by robcat2075 »

Both Hickey's and Discogs indicate that this was "freed from vinyl jail" on CD. The Discogs site has a link with one copy for sale (presumably used).


And if you can't find a copy to buy, [url=https://search.worldcat.org/]worldcat.org shows numerous copies of the CD in libraries. An inter-library loan might get it for you.

[quote="Savio"]Is it the same man who wrote the warm up studies?[/quote]

The one and only! Long-time trombone teacher at Eastman.
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JTeagarden
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by JTeagarden »

It used to be that a huge number of orchestral trombonists could trace their lineage back to Emory Remington, including both of my significant teachers, Harold Steiman and Donald Knaub, who both studied with him.

My results have been rather modest in comparison :P
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GabrielRice
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by GabrielRice »

It was definitely released on CD - I have a copy.

At least some of it is on youtube...

Warmups with commentary by Remington, performed by Ralph Sauer: <YOUTUBE id="WxHV3XtCRGg">https://youtu.be/WxHV3XtCRGg?si=AyuioOxIMlFFFqSW</YOUTUBE>

Manny Albam's Geological Survey: <YOUTUBE id="TVp78Z7xtNo">https://youtu.be/TVp78Z7xtNo?si=MdlkmAqupg0_8lwd</YOUTUBE>

And here's the Saint-Saens you're looking for, though recorded in 2010, not from the Remington album: <YOUTUBE id="MiQkv9sI68U">https://youtu.be/MiQkv9sI68U?si=CExAtsRhMmSL0Q25</YOUTUBE>
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by GabrielRice »

More info...I've just pulled out my copy of the CD, which has the Saint-Saens on it, but the liner notes say it was not included in the original vinyl release, which was simply titled "The Eastman Trombone Choir."

That original vinyl release has been put up on youtube:

<YOUTUBE id="pfjUSa3c6NI">https://youtu.be/pfjUSa3c6NI?si=NhkTITYosaBSnN7k</YOUTUBE>

<YOUTUBE id="sfwTsV2E1cs">https://youtu.be/sfwTsV2E1cs?si=mS0ZJqRxDYkD6LLa</YOUTUBE>
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dukesboneman
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by dukesboneman »

Growing up in Rochester, NY, in the shadow of The Eastman School of Music. Most all of my trombone teachers were Remington Students. In fact , Most were on the album. David Atwater, Wes Hanson and Bill Reichenbach. Richard Myers, Don Knaub & Wilfred Duquette (different Remington Generation)

That recording was required listening for my generation. I think every trombone player I knew had a copy of the original album. I still have my copy.

We also all had the hand written copy of the Remington Warm-ups.
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by Kbiggs »

[quote="GabrielRice"]More info...I've just pulled out my copy of the CD, which has the Saint-Saens on it, but the liner notes say it was not included in the original vinyl release, which was simply titled "The Eastman Trombone Choir."

That original vinyl release has been put up on youtube:

<YOUTUBE id="pfjUSa3c6NI">https://youtu.be/pfjUSa3c6NI?si=NhkTITYosaBSnN7k</YOUTUBE>

<YOUTUBE id="sfwTsV2E1cs">https://youtu.be/sfwTsV2E1cs?si=mS0ZJqRxDYkD6LLa</YOUTUBE>[/quote]

One of my mom’s best friend’s husbands had a large and eclectic record collection. He had an original of The Eastman Trombone Choir recording that I borrowed and taped on reel-to-reel and cassette. I even photocopied the record jacket. The R2R disappeared when my folks divorced. My cassette wore out and stretched a long time ago. When I bought the CD, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the extra tracks like the Saint-Seans.

It’s still music to my ears.