werehavinaparty (June 30, 2008 at 3:23 am)

KC, thanks for the posting. I'm amazed at how some of the YouTube people find and posts these videos. Great stuff!

werehavinaparty (June 30, 2008 at 3:22 am)

In 1975, I had the amazing pleasure to have Bill work with us in high school. Although he was a little "weird", I chalked that up to being a professional musician (and probably on a few drugs). That being said, he was a gentleman. And.....what an amazing performer! His range is crazy. It was embarrassing for some of the trumpet players that couldn't hit higher notes than Bill did on his trombone. There are very few trombonists more memorable than Watrous.

circuscbx (June 16, 2008 at 3:03 am)

bill used to be a bit crass long ago, but trust me, he is the nicest guy you would ever meet nowadays. he is always willing to talk to anyone about trombone, no matter what their experience level.....and by the way, almost every trombonist out there cut his teeth on bills licks. every one of them. if you are a trombonist, i would bet you that you tried it too....its guys like us that give him the god complex, and its well deserved, and bill is very uncomfortable with it, btw.

mpppadre (April 23, 2008 at 12:07 am)

Nagyon jó!!!váó

reyalejandre (April 7, 2008 at 11:53 am)

gran solo..

marco8808 (April 2, 2008 at 9:44 pm)

Does anyone have Tiger of San Pedro?

kidavid77 (March 24, 2008 at 10:52 pm)

Yep, I heard that he used to hang his horn from the ceiling with fishing string, parallel to the ground, and he would walk up to it and try and play with as little pressure as possible. Ye Gods, what flexibility.

kidavid77 (March 24, 2008 at 10:50 pm)

I heard the same thing from my old trombone teacher who met him out in LA back in the late 70s. Said was very full of himself, even at the softball game they were playing. That being said, the guy's talent was unmatched.

rjksoccer06 (March 23, 2008 at 3:03 am)

he barely uses any pressure on the mouthpiece..i'd be surprised if his lips even touch it at all anymore!

swiftninja1234 (March 7, 2008 at 3:56 am)

who cares if he's something to listen to =/