[Dixielandjazz] Gordon Finlay? Our Navy's Music - The U.S. Navy Band (LP 1958)

[Artwoo at aol.com]

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Bob: I stand corrected in my recollections about Gordon Finlay. He was with  
the Navy Band, not the Marine Band from the 40's through the 50's. The navy 
band  website lists the above recording on the navy band website:
 
_http://www.navyband.navy.mil/disc_pastrecordings.shtml_ 
(http://www.navyband.navy.mil/disc_pastrecordings.shtml) 
 
It is very possible that the 1958 album listed above has Gordon as either a  
featured player, or a lead player.
 
Maybe Bill Haesler has the source document for personnel on this  recording.
 
Good luck.
Art
 
PS There is an interesting article about Mike Vax in the International  
Trumpet Guild
 
_http://www.trumpetguild.org/pdf/1999journal/9910laba.pdf_ 
(http://www.trumpetguild.org/pdf/1999journal/9910laba.pdf) 
 
where he mentions Gordon Finlay (p 17) and Gordon's diaphragm exercise.  Mike 
learned this lesson well, he is without a doubt one of the best players  I've 
known.
 
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