In 1954 and 1955, Bud Shank recorded two 10-inch albums for the Pacific Jazz label that teamed him with valve trombones. The LPs were Bud Shank and Three Trombones and Bud Shank and Bob Brookmeyer.

The legendary jazz journalist Leonard Feather once wrote that Mike Fahn “is without question one of the few contemporary masters of the valve trombone." He further praised Mike for his “bronzed, ...

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Bob Brookmeyer began his career in the 1950s. From the beginning, Brookmeyer was credited with a highly distinctive personal style — first as an improviser, then as a composer and arranger for ...