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snorlax wrote:Harvey Phillips playing everything in sight in NYC in the 50s and 60s.
Harvey Phillips knocking everyone out in NYC with his playing in every style imaginable
Harvey Phillips collaborating with major composers such as Alec Wilder and others.
Harvey Philliips and Rich Matteson starting Tubajazz
Harvey Phillips turning out hundreds of great players who picked up where he left off.
Harvey Phillips.
BIG +1! I was surprised I didn't see Harvey's name earlier in the discussion (perhaps I'm biased though since my teacher was a student of Mr. Phillips).
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PaulMaybery wrote:Torchy Jones Brass Ensemble: "Catch the Brass Ring" forecasting the popularity of the modern brass quintet/ensemble. Abe Torchinsky's playing broke a few boundaries. They all were symphony players with great sounds and they did not tone down to a miniature chamber music sound.That was probably the pioneer brass ensemble project.
Of course I am biased, Abe was my teacher. :tuba:
Don't forget their Christmas album which, I am told, has never been out of print since it was first released around 1964. Mr. T (with Jacobs and Ron Bishop) was also part of the Gabrieli recording that should also have a place on this list.

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snorlax wrote:Harvey Phillips playing everything in sight in NYC in the 50s and 60s.
Harvey Phillips knocking everyone out in NYC with his playing in every style imaginable
Harvey Phillips collaborating with major composers such as Alec Wilder and others.
Harvey Philliips and Rich Matteson starting Tubajazz
Harvey Phillips turning out hundreds of great players who picked up where he left off.
Harvey Phillips.
What Jim said. I don't think there will be another tuba player that can match ALL the things Mr. Phillips accomplished. Truly a one of a kind.
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First time I heard my new LP "Roger Bobo and Tuba" in 1978.

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I'm not sure who was the first (Jerry Young - Charles McAdams) But the moment Universities began hiring tuba professors... early 70's....
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bigboymusic wrote:I'm not sure who was the first (Jerry Young - Charles McAdams) But the moment Universities began hiring tuba professors... early 70's....
I think Rex Conner at UK was the first in 1960. That's why for a while it was called "the Kentucky model." Had to do with having a faculty brass quintet, apparently, which seems like a reason that under-explains a faculty budget line, but that's my understanding.
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Let's not forget Winston Morris and the tuba ensemble. He was hired in 1967 at Tenn Tech and is still there!! My teacher.
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I wonder what was more influential, Fnugg Blue, or Brooklyn...
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jbaylies wrote:I wonder what was more influential, Fnugg Blue, or Brooklyn...
I know which one I've listened to more and it's not even close. Brooklyn.
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tubeast wrote:Alexander´s decision to add "Tuba" to their Portfolio.
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Whomever I heard doing incredible walking bass lines with the tuba on a Dukes of Dixieland cd.

Roger Bobo's incredible recital he gave at the Topanga Canyon Tavern (something like that) about1975, I think.

Jim Self's many jazz recordings.

Marty Erickson's excellent jazz tuba record.

Some French guy on Youtube who plays awesome jazz tuba (I'm too lazy to look him up)

Hearing Eli Newberger in the New Black Eagle Jazz Band at the Sacramento Trad Jazz Festival in about 1977.

Tony Clements incredible recital at Santa Clara University (about 12 years ago [?])

Hearing Floyd Cooley in his prime with the S.F. Symphony (I particularly loved the way he sounded on his Holton 345 CC)

Any recordings with John Fletcher.
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SousaWarrior9 wrote:Nat McIntosh's "warrior comes out to play" and "Brooklyn"
More correctly - Youngblood Brass Band "Brooklyn" featuring Nat McIntosh :D

and totally agree with the Taj Mahal recording, that brought the possibility of rocking out tuba quartets to the general public audience, much more than any other record I can think of!
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jbaylies wrote:I wonder what was more influential, Fnugg Blue, or Brooklyn...
For the general public - Brooklyn. No question about it. For tuba players it is a tossup.
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Dirty Dozen Brass Band's Sousaphonist Kirk Joseph bringing an update of the New Orleans Brass Band tradition to a worldwide audience, since 1977. That started a whole new direction for young musicians to be energized by this style of tuba/Sousaphone driven funk/jazz - I have seen it so many times!
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