[Dixielandjazz] Tubists & High Notes combined - were seperate threads

[David Richoux]

The Canadian Brass tubist Chuck Daellenbach has always used a piston 
valve horn every time I have seen them - I think one of the smaller 
brass instrument companies has a "signature model" of his horn (but 
that was a few years ago.)   Their website is http://www.canbrass.com  .

Other hot tubists (not necessarily OKOM) would have to include Bob 
Stewart and Pat Sheridan - Stewart is not exactly a "screamer" but he 
is super in long runs of swinging 8th notes and modern jazz flavors - 
he works a lot with Howard Johnson in the 8 tuba group Gravity. Stewart 
has recorded a few more OKOM style songs but that is not all that he 
does.

Sheridan is a high ranging soloist in all sorts of styles with tons of 
chops. Classical to modern brass band - excellent stuff!

 From the past, I have always enjoyed Singleton Palmer's group - a great 
OKOM tuba playing band leader!

Whenever I hear these guys (and a few other star tubists like Eli ) I 
realize that I will probably forever be just a "good" player ... gotta 
practice more ;-)

Dave Richoux
On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 09:02 AM, David Palmquist wrote:

> The Canadian Brass has or had a tubist who played very quickly.  I 
> think he used butterfly valves instead of the traditional pistons.  I 
> don't recall the range, but the group featured him on Flight of the 
> Bumblebee, which moves around a bit.
>
> DAvid in delta
>
>
> At 07:14 26-11-02, Stephen Barbone wrote:
>> He may not be OKOM but a tuba player that IMO all other tubists should
>> listen to, is Howard Johnson. He has put some great stuff down on
>> records for 40 years, is an absolute master of the instrument, and 
>> often
>> plays it in the upper registers where angels and most other tubists 
>> fear
>> to tread. Or at high speeds that blow most of us away. Or with a
>> poignancy that brings tears to one's eyes.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Barbone
>>
>> PS. Wonder if he can play "Ice Cream"? ;-)
>>
>>