George Roberts

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Savio
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by Savio »

Today I sit down a take a beer. Spring is around the corner, kids are doing well at school and are happy, wife got a new safe job in the community, I have my Conn bass trombones next to me......

And I listen this:

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQEG5iZD6w

It can't be any better!

Leif
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by baileyman »

The Urbie Green of bass trombone.
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by norbie2018 »

[quote="baileyman"]The Urbie Green of bass trombone.[/quote]

That comparing apples to oranges.
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DougHulme
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by DougHulme »

But I lke both oranges and apples!
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norbie2018
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by norbie2018 »

[quote="DougHulme"]But I lke both oranges and apples![/quote]

Fair enough!
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by JohnL »

[quote="norbie2018"]<QUOTE author="baileyman" post_id="79511" time="1551481524" user_id="160">
The Urbie Green of bass trombone.[/quote]

That comparing apples to oranges.
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George himself said: "I want to be Urbie Green, but an octave lower."

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by Bach5G »

What a terrific interview!
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by imsevimse »

[quote="Savio"]Today I sit down a take a beer. Spring is around the corner, kids are doing well at school and are happy, wife got a new safe job in the community, I have my Conn bass trombones next to me......

And I listen this:

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQEG5iZD6w

It can't be any better!

Leif[/quote]
Life is good sometimes :good: I think it also happened to me once

/Tom
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by Liam15vb »

Does anyone know of any players around today playing like Mr. Robert's. There's simply not enough lyrical bass bone playing like this!
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by hyperbolica »

Max Siegel is a different kind of player, but he plays with much more subtlety than you're used to hearing from bass bone players. He'll be at ATW this year.
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Liam15vb
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by Liam15vb »

Will he be performing at atw? I live in the DC area so it's a short drive.
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etbone
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by etbone »

This popped up facebook. Nelson Riddle Orchestra. George had such style. Much like Frank S.

<YOUTUBE id="XSQEG5iZD6w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQEG5iZD6w</YOUTUBE>
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by Massimo69 »

Love George... The best
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by Massimo69 »

<YOUTUBE id="oqNR3WB2HMM">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqNR3WB2HMM</YOUTUBE>

How deep is the ocean with Sinatra
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by bubblelord »

Speaking of George, I noticed a while back that his records aren't available on Spotify like they used to be. Anybody have any other places were one can listen to Meet Mr. Roberts and Bottoms up? With his sextet.
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by TheBoneRanger »

Definitely on Tidal.

Andrew
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Savio
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by Savio »

Strange, they are still on my Spotify.

Leif
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Elow
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by Elow »

[quote="Savio"]Strange, they are still on my Spotify.

Leif[/quote]

What songs? There were a couple albums removed if i remember right

The only george roberts left on my playlist is a nelson riddle album
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by Savio »

[quote="Elow"]<QUOTE author="Savio" post_id="150323" time="1623137668" user_id="3155">
Strange, they are still on my Spotify.

Leif[/quote]

What songs? There were a couple albums removed if i remember right

The only george roberts left on my playlist is a nelson riddle album
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Meet Mr Roberts and bottoms up 2011

Meet Mr Roberts 2015

My Romance 2014

Leif
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by Elow »

[quote="Savio"]

Meet Mr Roberts and bottoms up 2011

Meet Mr Roberts 2015

My Romance 2014

Leif[/quote]

Luckyyyy
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RustBeltBass
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by RustBeltBass »

I don’t see anything on Spotify either.
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by Burgerbob »

Probably region specific.
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Savio
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by Savio »

I downloaded them in case Spotify shut it down completely. I think they are on YouTube?

Leif
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by flotrb »

This was the turning point in my life, when I heard this 1958 Billy May recording of "Big Fat Brass". I was blown away by Roberts' pedal F's and G's.<ATTACHMENT filename="Big Fat Brass cut #1 Side 2.jpg" index="0">[attachment=0]Big Fat Brass cut #1 Side 2.jpg</ATTACHMENT>
[url]https://youtu.be/aGuTU4KZ0qc