Bill Watrous Trombone ''Live'' in London Straight no Chaser 1982

[@trombonecoach]

My father bought me a (Corporation) Bach 16M for Christmas when I was ten years old, because that’s what Watrous played at the time, and 45 years later it’s still one of the greatest, most versatile instruments I’ve ever owned, just as his recordings have aged so well over the years. I’m not sure anyone ever quite mastered the trombone with so much ease and effortless control as Bill Watrous.

[@harvoa6785]

Bill's centered resonance on every note is amazing. Every situation.

[@dthynes]

Bill played so well that night. He used my big band on this trip and I helped look after him. I had the wierdest time that night at The Pizza Express. Middway through the night a guy fell into the club with a Tbn case. I recognised Al Grey straight away, he was wasted! Bill beckoned me over and asked me to keep him away from the stage. I then spent the night B*ll Sh*tting my 1st hero to keep him from spoiling the recording of my then hero !

[@geraldnichols2722]

Interesting story about another fantastic trombonist Al Grey.

[@elkartian]

I seem to remember the night when I was there Roy Williams got up and played a piece with Bill?

[@AlexE5250]

Can we take a moment to recognize how clean his polyphonics are

[@SilverKing3B]

Again, making it sound so easy, when trombonists know that this beyond reasonable mastery. ❤️

[@johndowson7929]

His playing is absolutely adorable, just like my girl 😊

[@duncanmeech4731]

Saw him on this tour ... 100 club, Bull in Barnes, some terrible place in the south east London....I seem to remember I walked home to Hackney because I missed the last bus home .. who cares .. Bill Watrous in London!

[@bobclay9058]

RIP Bill. Thank you for your creative mastery.

[@michaelredhead04]

I remember Bill very much in 1982/1985 came to the Beck Theatre,Hayes in 1985! What a player.RIP Bill what a history you have left.From Mick Redhead.

[@robatalmahouse]

I had the great the pleasure of being there that night - a defining night for sure - I'd seen him in clinic on several UK trips -- The whole experince was AMAZING ..

[@robertlamb9416]

I have the LP from 1982 and great to find it on KZbin. Wow , what an intro to When Your Liver Has Gone..never fails to light up. Envious of those who saw the performance. A great advert for this wonderful art form we call jazz

[@ZorgShip9]

I tried practicing polyphonics the other day and my wife almost murdered me

[@pietroinnati5879]

Bill era il Paganini del trombone

[@cfenerd]

I am sooooooo damn lucky to have seen him play and talk to him in Austin decades after he gave the commencement speech at the Navy School Of Music when I attended.... He's AWESOME.

[@firefighterps2]

I was there that night.

[@davesenior1]

Bill had it all... and could do it with a dose of humour to. Stunning!

[@exjazzbassbaz]

boy this rythmn section cooks.just listen to the GREAT martin drew a one man dynamo as good a drummer as you could wish to hear.oscar loved his drumming.brian dee too a lovely piano player.swinging set this is.many thanks.

[@karlronan7244]

F**king MAGIC!!!!!

[@stewieuk1276]

My favorite trombone player ever! Thank you Joe Duchi (The Ohio State University) for opening the door! RIP Bill!

[@igorkovalov1364]

самый крутой тромбон! ❤много ле слушаю.

[@1320_ikimasho]

You get the sense he could do this in his sleep.

[@rcmacmusic1490]

Who wants to take one for the team and transcribe this?

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

@elkartian Well well! Thanks, will do. Keep uploading all these great clips!

[@elkartian]

@bobilleg74 It was re-released on cd I think you just have to scour amazon,ebay or gemm eventually one will turn up

[@brendonchrisney9812]

RIP

[@BlackScorpionNation]

@TheJunebug65 some of his "out playing" in certain spots isn't harmonically correct but when he sticks close 2 home he's on

[@macree01]

@TheJunebug65 Its just a F blues , and Bill plays it masterfully.

[@idahobackpacker]

"just"

[@macree01]

Brad Benz tsuj 🙃🙄

[@shadow851000]

This recording is insanity

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

I wish this would be re-released on CD. I had a copy of it that wore out years ago!

[@richardwigley]

Just bought it on Vinyl Rob 😍

[@ritonriton9729]

parallèle Word...oups!

[@HendonHypnotherapy]

Wow!!!

[@Creuza867]

ADOREI!!!

[@alanantonio3019]

Tambem adorei.

[@isaacfelipecalvoespinoza5045]

Qué clase de bestia...

[@davebrown3230]

You talk about Avant Garde . This is it , Wow

[@louisphillipe903]

Sacala a pasear