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Originally Posted by jg2977
That's great that you're so into music. One of my favorite pastimes is playing OOTP while listening to music. I'm a fan of most styles, whether it's classical, jazz, classic rock or modern rock,showtunes, and country from time to time. I have two spectacular headphones, a Sennheiser HD800 and a Focal Elear, and I listen through a Marantz HD-DAC1 headphone amp. I need to upgrade the rest of my stereo system. I have a pair of Acoustic Energy speakers from about 25 years ago. They're all right, but a little bit outdated. I'm a trombonist as well, and I've really enjoyed playing in local big bands and orchestras as well as playing in community theatre orchestras for musical productions. Unfortunately with this pandemic all musical theatre was cancelled and I had only two big band concerts this past summer.
Looking forward to following your next IPA season! It should be a good one!
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My goodness, jg2977, you are certainly a talented guy... I would love to be able to play a piano or a guitar... it must really be great to be able to play like you do.
Who is the best trombonist?... Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey... or someone else from the later years?
Actually, Miller and Dorsey are the only two I know well... I think I have one song with Trombone Shorty playing on it... it's an album cut by the Zac Brown Band.
Was Kai Winding a good one?... he had a number one song on the pop charts in the early 60s... "More"... I think Kai Winding was a jazz trombonist.
Glenn Miller is my favorite Big Band... Moonlight Serenade, Chattanoogo Choo Choo, String of Pearls, Stardust, In the Mood.
I also really like Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys... songs like San Antonio Rose... South of the Border... and Across the Alley from the Alamo... a western swing band in the 30s and 40s... Bob Wills mixed country music and Big Band music and created a wonderful dance band.
Before the pandemic, I played music at Nursing Homes... I did it for the last four years... I have a nice Peavey PA System... twice a week I would play for an hour and a half... would also dance with them even those most were in wheelchairs... Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino was the most popular song I played... Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain... You Are My Sunshine... Jambalaya... Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime... they loved the great old songs... Glenn Miller had the first hit of Blueberry Hill in the early 40s... Gene Autry also did it in the late 30s.