The You’ll Remember Meca (1898) The Vacant Chair (c.a. Unknown) The Tromboneer E Boam Loves Old Sweet Song – Chuck Campbell Killarney (c.a. Unknown) Carnival of Venice – Gordon Daidman – student of Cimera
Victor Brass Quartet
On the Sea Nearer My God To Thee Unknown (c.a. 1902) Good Night Good Night Beloved (c.a. 1912) Farewell to the Forest and Spring Song (c.a. 1912)
Leo Zimmerman
1866-1935 When Pryor left Sousa’s band in 1903 to start his own band, Zimmy as his friends called him was chosen to fill the difficult spot as trombone soloist with Sousa’s band. He held the chair until 1910. When he left Sousa, he was soloist in many…
Jaroslav (Jerry) Cimera
Jaroslav (Jerry) Cimera (1885-1972) Jerry was born in Bohemia (now Czech Republic), but lived in Chicago. He was in various bands, including Sousa’s and had his own band for some time. He was recognized as a great teacher. He became the principal trombone in…
Claude Spary
(1873-1926) Spary played in Fay’s Theater Orchestra. He joined the American Band of Providence and played trombone under Herbert L. Clarke when he became the director the band. Spary was not a wizard on the trombone, when it came to great technical…
Ben Meyers
Ben Meyers was the solo trombone with the Wingates Temperence Band of England. The Joker
Arthor Pryor
Arthur Pryor 1870-1942 Arthur Pryor was undoubtedly the greatest trombone virtuoso of his era and one of America’s leading bandmasters. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri where his father, Sam Pryor, was a bandmaster. As a youth, with his noisy instrument, he…
