Eric Felten

There is no confusion these days about what New Orleans “tailgate” trombone playing is all about. Most modern practitioners of that venerable style tend toward an exaggerated down-home aesthetic: screaming yawps, wild-man growls, howling blasts, blaring gutbucket smears. That is, all the unsubtle tricks and tropes that make people think of the trombone as a … Read More “Kid Ory: The Complete Kid Ory Verve Sessions”