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Hey Steve, we were all just improvising so there aren’t ant parts to play off. You can find a lead sheet to “Yesterdays” in the Real Book or you can order the Jamey Aebersold volume, which has some nice chords for this tune. If you want to transcribe and play anything I played, feel free!

Thanks, Danny! I almost didn’t post this because it’s a bit rough in spots but it was fun so I figured what the heck. On to the next.

Thanks so much! Jazz has been a lifelong friend to me and I've been playing it since I was 12yrs old. My best advice would be to start learning songs. Pick an easy song, maybe a slow blues song or a simple song such as Cantaloupe Island or Blue Bossa and really spend some time learning how to solo over it. Listen to recordings of the song and try to copy the notes and licks you hear great players using. Your first tune might take some time before you feel like you can solo well. Then pick another and do the same. Soon you will have a few tunes you can play well. Good luck and keep loving and listening to jazz!

@@joedollard4921 Hello, it's me again, thanks for the tip, I'm currently taking a professional jazz course (I'm 17 years old), I've been playing euphonium for 4 years, I'm very happy with my progress, when I finish the course, I'm going to teach kids. Thank you, you were my inspiration to try to introduce euphonium into jazz, here in Portugal there is little talk about euphonium in jazz. I want to create something innovative with this instrument

Unfortunately, this is a very common story for euphonium players! The euph is a very vocal, round sound that wasn't used in the big band era so it kind of missed out. It's a GREAT jazz instrument, though, and works really well in a smaller, combo setting. I played valve bones in jazz bands for a while t eventually I learned slide so I could play in better bands but I always solo on euph because it's so much fun!

Have you heard of Howard Johnson & Gravity?

Rorschach 162 , sure! Howard was an amazing jazz voice. The music world lost a big voice when Howard passed away.

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My Bd let us use the marching horns when we didn’t have enough Trombonists in the jazz group for one year, it was great! following year i jumped to 3rd tpt as well 🤣 I guess it wasn’t enough eh? 😂

Kemal Ελληνικα, thanks! Euphonium is a perfect jazz instrument! Easy to play, technical, great range, and great sound.

Thanks Tristan! Euphonium is indeed a wonderful instrument for jazz combo work. It's easy to play, has a great range and you can really get around on it. This particular recording was made quite some time ago. If you want to hear the how the euphonium can work with big band, you can listen to a performance I did with the Army Blues this last February here: ruclips.net/video/G8qQ0fpNNIo/видео.html.

David AuBuchon. Thanks, Dave. This was a few years ago at the Army conference in DC. I'll be playing again next year (2020) in February in DC with the Army Blues if you are anywhere close.

@@joedollard4921 Thanks Joe. Fantastic playing. Not sure I'll make it but if possible I'll try. Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks, Valerio, good to know someone is listening! I need to post some newer stuff. This is from a few years back. Euphonium is an excellent jazz instrument, especially in a combo setting where you can really hear it well. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work as well in a big band setting so it missed out on the big band era.

@@joedollard4921 l have a euphonium now and l just love it

Kemal Ελληνικα, excellent! Let's hear some jazz on that thing!

“ignorance is strength.” Band teachers must be reading too much Orwell when they didn’t allow euphoniums in jazz.

@@aaronberns8485 I played it in jam sessions and there was no problem beforehand the rhythm session had qualms but after the fact it was alright ...breaking sterotypes

Thanks, Dave! It's always fun to play one of Rich's solos.

Thanks. Really love this tune.

Joe Dollard fantastic 👌

There were a couple other recordings made but, unfortunately, they were made with iPhones, etc., so not any better. I just put an HQ3 on a music stand. Lots of great players and a lot of fun! Going back this year.

+Joe Dollard Me too, week 2

Justin Mendez He has his own RUclips Channel.

Antonio Vergara Thanks. Also, What was Ron the guitar player's last name? He was in my combo last year.

Ron Tegeler

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!