Thank you Army Blues for performing my arrangement for Bill so superbly. Sometimes I think the chart is tougher on the band than the soloist. Merci beaucoup!
The 'Godfather' of the trombone! Hs technique is so refined, his knowledge of chords so good, his sense of timing, and wonderful sound, all come from hours and hours of daily practise over many, many years. I read somewhere that Bill admitted he practised something like 8 hours (or More) every day, even when he was working! AND he went for runs to keep himself fit, does not smoke or drink alcohol. So if you want to be as good as Bill, that, my friend, is how you do it!
Well, to provide a little counterpoint, it's true Bill didn't use alcohol or tobacco. But I must have smoked 5 thousand pounds of weed with him over the years. Every time I went to his house, every rehearsal we did, every performance we did, every time I'd see him hanging out at the Union hall. So you might not want to copy Bill's regimen. Or maybe you do! It sure worked for him! LOL!
