In 1968, the Buddy Rich Big Band released Mercy, Mercy, an album recorded live at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. It had...
Buddy Rich, Phil Wilson, and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
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Sackbut Week, 76 Trombones, and Fenway Park
It wasn’t all baseball at Fenway Park on Monday, April 12, 1982. The Boston Red Sox did play the Chicago White Sox to...
Andy McGhee and Could It Be
Visit Andy McGhee Part 1 Andy McGhee was back in Boston in fall 1966, off the road after three years of bus rides with...
Apr 30, 1974: Premiere of “God’s Trombones”
In April 1974, trombone players of all musical persuasions gathered for the second Boston Sackbut Week, the brainchild...
Woody Herman’s Boston Connection
Woody Herman kicked off 1956 by bringing his brand-new Herd to Storyville on January 2 for one week. The band was...
Apr 29, 1974: A Week in Praise of the Sackbut
The second annual Boston Sackbut Week, the celebration of all things trombone, commenced on April 29, 1974 with a...