Hi Jack D D,
Thanks for the Rosolino article - I'm going to send it to a couple of guys out here that new Frank ( including Watrous and Tommy Pederson to name a few ) .
Short " Rosolino " thing
Bob McChesney , studio trombonist , and a real close friend for some 20 years now ( I was in his wedding ) actually has all of Franks old mouthpieces. A piano player named Frank Strazzari , some of you may recognize the name , gave Bob a old Shaving kit bag , you know like the ones that zipped down the middle and slightly folded together , and in it was all these custom pieces of Franks ... Purviance, Herrick, Calicchio , NY Bach's , Reeves , etc. and the original Gold Warburton that Terry made him while Terry was still in Toronto. ( Warburton has since re-issued that mouthpiece and I think has a picture of Frank and Terry holding this very piece ).
Well , Bob doesn't know what to do with them. Having something of Frank's personnel stuff is " mind boggling " to him( I'd be like having Maynard's collection of pieces after he leaves us ) but, because of what Frank did to his kids, he doesn't even like them in the house. Give's Bob ( who has 2 small girls ) a " very weird feeling ... the creeps" by just having them around.
Bob plays on the Simpson's , King of the Hill , etc. and is a featured trombone player on the Bob Florence Big Band Albums. he's also featured on George Graham's big band. he's a clinician for UMI and the Jigs Wigham trombone line. he lives about 10 minutes down the road from me, so I see him often. Super talented guy.
I think alot of younger players would be surprised at how unhappy ie: insecurities, depressions , anxieties, OCD , paranoia , etc that plague some of the " big names " brass . especially trumpet . players.
You would think " if I only had those kinds of chops , nothing would ever get me down " but actually in alot of cases, it's the exact opposite of the their reality. some of these players run the gamut of " personal problems " that seems to inhabit the industry and the quest to " stay on top " , or never let the public down.
On a happier note:
check him out:
www.BobMcChesney.com