Apr 5, 2013 | City Pages
Jazzer Steve Davis: Trombone is the fourth member of the rhythm section
Contemporary jazz great Slide Hampton proclaimed, "we trombonists are problem solvers." Yet for all the back-boning trombones provide, even the most famous ones -- J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino, Al Grey or Curtis Fuller -- aren't household names like adored trumpeters or saxophonists.