<div dir="auto">Thanks to all of you who posted info & audio of Frank Asunto's version of "Blue Prelude". I had forgotten that they did it in such a dirge style. We do it with a normal ballad rhythm. I was happy to hear that I still maintain the melody line in the way Frank played it, as I've always wanted it to be a reminder to me as to what a good trombonist he was. I was surprised to hear, however, that he used so much vibrato. I prefer to sound a note, finishing off the tail of the note with a touch of slide vibrato, rather than playing the whole note wobbly. All down to styles, I suppose. I vividly recall learning the song by playing along with the record over & over when I was 18 years old (59 yrs ago!). I ended the song the other night by singing (for the 1st time) the last chorus, ending with a "Good....bye" before the band hit the last note. Very effective. I had just watched all the great Gospel music played during the Aretha Franklin funeral, which put me in the mood to try singing the song! Very emotional!<br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Jim<br><br><br></div>
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