Many of the actors' voices on this recording are familiar from the old Hanna-Barbara animated series, so I would guess Tommy Johnson is the tubist.
The tuba playing on this album is so clean and clear, omnipresent, yet blending with the other instruments. There are a number of passages where the tuba really needs to be agile; not often heard on commercial recordings from the late '50s-early '60s.
The recording can be found on YouTube.
...on Stan Freberg's "The United States of America"
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Re: ...on Stan Freberg's "The United States of America"
Freberg worked almost exclusively with Billy May and his orchestra, including this album. I don't have access to my Jack Mirtle Billy May full discography book right now - maybe someone else has a copy? Google books has a scan but difficult to search.
Jim Buch played tuba for May at times, but he was not the only one.
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Re: ...on Stan Freberg's "The United States of America"
Red Calendar played Tuba and String Bass on Billy May's score for Stan Freberg's "The United States of America" back in the 60's.
I the late 80's Stan and Billy May made "The United States of America" Part 2. I played both Tuba and String Bass on that recording,
Both are comic classics.
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I the late 80's Stan and Billy May made "The United States of America" Part 2. I played both Tuba and String Bass on that recording,
Both are comic classics.
Jim Self
Jim Self