Best use of the trombone in pop

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1. Bruce Fowler on Beefheart's "Tropical Hot Dog Night"
2. Big Jimmy Paterson's upward snarl as Dexy's go into the instrumental break of "Let's Make This Precious"
3. Rico's solo on "Ghost Town" - the dub echoes shutting in on him at the end like a coffin lid
4. Mike Kearsey on "My Sister" by Tindersticks
5. Nick Evans throughout Bill Fay's Time Of The Last Persecution album
6. Peter Zumma on Arthur Russell's "The Platform On The Ocean"
7. Whoever played the 'bone on Kid Creole's "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy"
8. Annie Whitehead throughout Robert Wyatt's Cuckooland album
9. George Lewis on Laurie Anderson's "Let X = X"
10. My other half on "Message To You Rudy" by the Heartless Crew.

Plus of course Don Drummond with the Skatalites, etc.

― Phoebe Dinsmore, Thursday, 15 January 2004 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

That Blur one off The Great Escape is aces.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 15 January 2004 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

in D.R.I.N.K. - the trombone verse, as called for by Max Eider.

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 15 January 2004 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Willie Dennis on "Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul" and "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (What do you mean Charles Mingus isn't "Pop"? They've used the music on TV adverts!)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 15 January 2004 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Radiohead "the national anthem"

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 15 January 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

zumpano - temptation summary

― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 15 January 2004 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ghost Town" wins this one easily for me.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 15 January 2004 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

tom waits to thread
esp. "tango 'till they're sore"

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 15 January 2004 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah - and also "Shore Leave" (the gloriously named Bob Funk on the 'bone).

― Phoebe Dinsmore, Thursday, 15 January 2004 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

The Specials and Fishbone own this thread.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 15 January 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Lightning Hopkins - "Shaggy Dad"

Kills.

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 15 January 2004 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

NRBQ and Skeeter Davis on "Ain't Nice to Talk Like That."

Skeeter: "I just love that country trombone."

― Jim M (jmcgaw), Thursday, 15 January 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Rick Benjamin on Neutral Milk Hotel' On Avery Island album

― Magic City (ano ano), Thursday, 15 January 2004 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Simmer Down - Bob Marley
Trombone Dixie - Beach Boys

― BrianB (BrianB), Thursday, 15 January 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Lee Perry - "Black IPA"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 15 January 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't remember which Parliament song draws attention to an extremely overbearing trombone part with George Clinton claiming to like the 'bones.

Stevie Wonder, "Love Having You Around"

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 January 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Milt Bernhart on "I've Got You Under My Skin".

― ArfArf, Thursday, 15 January 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

In fact Nelson Riddle owns this thread.

― ArfArf, Thursday, 15 January 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

There are nice trombone solos on Sinatra's "I Got You Under My Skin" and Van Morrison's "The Way Young Lovers Do."

― Not That Chuck, Thursday, 15 January 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

curtis fuller-the wind and i

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Thursday, 15 January 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Dexys Midnight Runners - 'Tell Me When My Light Turns Green'

― retort pouch (retort pouch), Thursday, 15 January 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Is it a trombone or a french horn playing the main line in Air's "Ce Matin-La"?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 15 January 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"

Also, Chicago to thread.

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 15 January 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Groove Armada - At the river.

Why are trombonists so tall?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 15 January 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Re. Air "Ce Matin-La" - actually it's a tuba played in the higher octaves (Peter Woodcock).

― Phoebe Dinsmore, Thursday, 15 January 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks Phoebe!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 15 January 2004 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Funny you should mention trombones. This new nu-soul CD by Jeff Bradshaw looks like it could be okay, though probably too smooth for my taste.

In fact Nelson Riddle owns this thread.

He'll have to at least share it with Willie Colon (if we are counting salsa as pop, which I do, in the broad sense of the word).

Try these Willie Colon songs:

w/ Hector Lavoe:
"La Murga"
"Sonando Despierto"
"Pirana"

w/ Ruben Blades
"Pedro Navaja"
"Ojos"

(Though just about anything Willie Colon did in the 70's would be worth mentioning.)

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 15 January 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm so tempted to post my own band on this thread. OK, I will: "Slow Down Chicago," Canasta.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 15 January 2004 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ojos" temporarily fills my heart with love for humankind.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 15 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Are we allowed Freakpower? If so, put me down for "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out".

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 15 January 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Don Drummond to thread

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 15 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoops didn't see the last part of the first post.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 15 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

"I can't remember which Parliament song draws attention to an extremely overbearing trombone part with George Clinton claiming to like the 'bones."

That would be "Dr. Funkenstein."

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I usually hate horns in rock music. Am I right thinking I remember the first song on the Boo Radleys "Everything's Alright Forever" had a kick-ass trumpet part at the end??? Was it even a trumpet???

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

ah, trombone

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

'I'm Hardly Ever Wrong' and other songs by the Would Be's

― zappi (joni), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink Floyd's "Biding My Time" when performed live, Rick Wright the keyboard player plays the most hilarious amateur trombone part.

Check the Amsterdam '69 Boot.

― mzui, Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeb Bishop on various Gastr Del Sol/O'Rourke albs

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

the czars 'killjoy', closest the czars have come to a pop song.

― keith m (keithmcl), Friday, 16 January 2004 02:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The trombone solo on Doin' it to Death by James Brown.

― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Blurt - "My Mother is a Friend of an Enemy of the People."

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Agreed on the Beatles' "Got to Get You Into My Life," but honorable mention to Thomas Dolby, "Hyperactive."

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 16 January 2004 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Even more honourable mention to Thomas Dolby's version of "I Scare Myself" (Peter Thoms out of Landscape).

Also the title track of OMD's Crush which is one of the best things they ever did (Graham Weir).

― Phoebe Dinsmore, Friday, 16 January 2004 09:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I think nobody's mentionned Serge Gainsbourg's glorious 'Black Trombone'

― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Friday, 16 January 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

this site sucks

― tia keller, Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

No what Google brought Tia here do we think?

My money's on "Fishbone".

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Pretty much anything from Teenbeat Exploder by Eggs.

― pitwithspikes (pitwithspikes), Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Stereolab!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

TWO trombones on Benny Spellmans' great "Lipstick Traces."

And Fred Wesley's endless trombone solo on any number of James Brown/JBs recordings. He's only got one but it's a good 'un.

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Hate to say it, but the trombone solo on that one Sublime song was pretty okay.

Really, though, hardly anyone takes advantage of the trombone as the cannon that it can be.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

How about Diane Ross's "I'm Coming Out" (an uncredited Meco) or Marvin & Tammi's "It Takes Two"?

― Joseph McCombs, Thursday, 15 April 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

specials, kid creole, pink floyd and stereolab all seconded

one that hasn't been mentioned: roger freeman's solo on the 12" version of "papa's got a brand new pigbag"

― zebedee (zebedee), Thursday, 15 April 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

What Have I Done To Deserve This?, Pet Shop Boys.
The trombone was actually Chris Lowe's first instrument.

― Palomino (Palomino), Thursday, 15 April 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Duglas T. Stewart's cover of "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" features a great, great trombone solo (that's not that hard to mistake for a trumpet, btw) by John Kenny.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 15 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Tindersticks. The not-knowing. Gotta be a trombone on there somewhere...

― David Nolan (David N.), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Dexys, "Geno"

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Dead End Street - Kinks. There ya go.

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 16 April 2004 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there trombone in "The Impression That I Get?" That's the first thing I thought of, although I wouldn't call it "the best use of trombone.." I just really like the song.

― billstevejim, Friday, 16 April 2004 03:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Obvious but unmentioned: "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35".

― spittle (spittle), Friday, 16 April 2004 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Phoebe answered the question absolutely correctly in the very first line:

1. Bruce Fowler on Beefheart's "Tropical Hot Dog Night"

What possible purpose can be served by further debate?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

The Upsetters - V/S Panta Rock

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:43 (twenty-one years ago)

No you're all wrong. Soft Cell - Torch. Thank you!

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

not sure that's a trombone on Torch, Dr.C

― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

You're right, it's a trumpet. I'm an idiot.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe there's a trombone (in addition to musette) in Pere Ubu's "George Had A Hat".

Oh, and Caravan's "Golf Girl" has some nice stuff.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

It's Clarence Banks on "Annie,I'm not your Daddy"(Kid Creole And the Coconuts) I work with him every night in the Basie Band.I bought a compilation about 6 or 7 years ago and he told me.Be cool y'all

― Alvin Walker II (chogokin), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 08:07 (nineteen years ago)

Neutral milk hotel - song against sex

― coco the kid, Tuesday, 9 May 2006 08:13 (nineteen years ago)

"Drink" by the Jazz Butcher.

― The Other Day Upon The Stairs (kate), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 08:45 (nineteen years ago)

Jungle Music by Rico

― dr x o'skeleton, Tuesday, 9 May 2006 10:35 (nineteen years ago)

Definitely "Got to Get You Into My Life" as well as everything by NMH.

― Steve Goldberg (Steve Goldberg), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 11:45 (nineteen years ago)

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