Trombone Quotes

28 quotes by 24 authors

The jazz trombone is a magical experience particularly to hear and listen too. — John Jensen
Louis Armstrong changed all the brass players around, but after Bird, all of the instruments had to change - drums, piano, bass, trombones, trumpets, saxophones,… — Cootie Williams
Never look at the trombones, you'll just encourage them. — Richard Strauss
You blow in this end of the trombone and sound comes out the other end and disrupts the cosmos. — Roswell Rudd
The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. It was my idea to make my voice work in the same… — Frank Sinatra
Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he's… — Compay Segundo
In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility… — Hector Berlioz
Play the gayest tunes in your books, play them loud and keep on playing them, and never mind if a bullet goes through a trombone,… — Philip Sheridan
My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased on the trombone. — Frank Sinatra
When I started out, all I did was play my trombone. — Ray Conniff
You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it.… — Toots Thielemans
The trombone is too sacred for frequent use. — Felix Mendelssohn
The trombone is not meant for romance... any instrument that hawks up it's own loogie every ten minutes is not meant for wooin' the ladies. — David Crowe
A frisky spirit makes my trombone sing. — Chris Barber
I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone. — Dolph Lundgren
The trombones crunched redgold under my bed, and behind my gulliver the trumpets three-wise silverflamed, and there by the door the timps rolling through my… — Anthony Burgess
The trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments... it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from… — Hector Berlioz
I never felt like that in my life. I didn't know human beings played these instruments. I heard them in Chicago and Louisville and St.… — Quincy Jones
My first instrument was actually the trombone, but that didn't last long. Soon I was playing guitar in bands from the time I was 11… — Dave Grohl
Virtue is something you have to get good at, like playing the trombone or tolerating bores at parties. Being a virtuous human being takes practice;… — Terry Eagleton

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24 authors contributed a total of 28 Trombone Quotes as follows: