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CD Review: Doug Tornquist - Feels Like Far PDF Print E-mail
Written by Blake Helander   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 02:14

jdjdIn ‘Feels like Far’, Doug Tornquist’s debut solo recording (available on CDbaby.com), the Hollywood studio tuba player collaborates with over a dozen instrumentalists. Recorded over a period of three years, Tornquist finally got it finished, squeezing in time between his regular gigs, teaching, rehearsals and sessions. The CD features lesser-known but important chamber works written by composers Anne McGinty, Bruce Broughton and Morton Gould.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 07 February 2010 03:02 )
 
CD Review: Jim Self and Ron Kalina - The Odd Couple PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Oberheu   
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 21:55

iconThe characters Felix and Oscar in the original stage production of The Odd Couple did not play any instruments.  But if they had, they might have had a combination like the one that Ron Kalina and Jim Self have put together here.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 December 2009 03:49 )
 
CD Review: Jim Shearer with Charlie Wood - The Memphis Hang PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Oberheu   
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 21:54

The Memphis Hang is a nice collection of tunes that (other than a couple of tuba overdubs in the studio) could be a live-off-the-floor recording from a smoky club somewhere on Beale Street (nevermind laws about smoking in bars these days....). Jim Shearer and Charlie Wood definitely bring the mood with them on this recording.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 December 2009 03:49 )
 
CD Review: Tom McCaslin - Inside Out PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Oberheu   
Saturday, 20 June 2009 07:16

kusdhfEvery now and then, a new recording comes along that truly marks a step forward for our instrument.  Tom McCaslin has done just that with his new CD Inside Out.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 21 June 2009 05:51 )
 
Miraphone Unveils New Products for 2009 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Oberheu   
Saturday, 20 June 2009 04:54

miraphonelogoMiraphone has rolled out a handful of new products for 2009.  They have also re-introduced some familiar tubas that we have not seen in several years.  The 185, 190 and 291 CC tubas and the 1281 “Petruschka” F tuba.

 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 June 2009 05:23 )
 
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