Juliano – Julian Priester
A 32-bar medium up swing with a melody that changes and develops through II-V-I cycles.
- Recording: Juilan Priester - Keep Swingin'
- Recorded on: January 11, 1960
- Label: Riverside (RLP 120316)
- Concert Key: A-flat
- Style: Swing (medium up)
- Trombone - Julian Priester
- Piano - Tommy Flanagan
- Bass - Sam Jones
- Drums - Elvin Jones
Check out some of Julian's other titles from this session.
Transcribed Trombone Solo: This is a tour de force performance by the then 24-year-old trombonist Julian Priester. After maneuvering through the anything-but-simple melody, Julian solos trombone for two complete choruses, then he plays a chorus of fours followed by a chorus of twos with drummer Elvin Jones before jumping right back into the challenging head. The exchanges are included in the Transcribed Solo.
Julian Priester
born on June 29, 1935
Julian Priester has brought a vital, spirited style of trombone playing to a wealth of artists, while contributing interesting compositions to the libraries of many of these groups. In his native Chicago, he played with bluesmen Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, forward-looking bandleader Sun Ra, the master swing era vibist Lionel Hampton and blues-jazz singing marvel Dinah Washington. Read more...