1950s
Bob Brookmeyer (1929-2011) becomes one of the leading advocates of the valve trombone. Generally associated with West Coast jazz, he replaces Chet Baker in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Dean 234).
Bob Brookmeyer (1929-2011) becomes one of the leading advocates of the valve trombone. Generally associated with West Coast jazz, he replaces Chet Baker in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Dean 234).