George Roberts

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Born
22 March 1928
Born In
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States
Died
27 September 2014 (aged 86)
George Roberts, "Mr. Bass Trombone," is probably the most influential musician to play the bass trombone. He took it from being relegated to the obscure position of subordinate background instrument to solo status. His lyrical style of playing in the very lowest end of the trombone register has inspired many of todays professional classical and jazz trombonists. He spent many years playing for Nelson Riddle and Frank Sinatra. His is the low trombone sound that can be heard in the background of Sinatra's recordings on Capital Records. He also backed many other talen… read more
George Roberts, "Mr. Bass Trombone," is probably the most influential musician to play the bass trombone. He took it from being relegated to the obscure position of subordinate background instrument to solo status. His lyrical style of playing in the very lowest end of the trombon… read more
George Roberts, "Mr. Bass Trombone," is probably the most influential musician to play the bass trombone. He took it from being relegated to the obscure position of subordinate background instrument to solo status. His lyrical style of playing in the very lowest end of the trombone register has inspired many of todays professional classical and jazz t… read more

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1 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up In the Hall of the Mountain King
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2 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up Georgia On My Mind
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3 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up You're the Top
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4 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up Three Stoned Mice
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5 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up My Romance
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6 Play track Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me
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7 Play track Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up Back In Your Own Backyard
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8 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up It's Only A Paper Moon
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9 Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up It's De-Lovely
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10 Play track Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up Feelin' Low
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  1. 70 listeners

    1 Oct 2011 · 24 tracks

    Meet Mr. Roberts & Bottoms Up
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  2. 39 listeners

    11 Jun 2012 · 24 tracks

    Meet Mr. Roberts / Bottoms Up
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  3. 29 listeners

    31 Dec 2014 · 12 tracks

    Meet Mr. Roberts
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  4. 15 listeners

    22 Jan 2024 · 1 track

    Cross Line
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