As a former trombone player I was always amazed by Bill Watrous back in the '70s. I think his best was Bill Watrous' Manhattan Wildlife Refuge. This was before he started playing mostly Musak-like stuff. I've been listening to my LP (bought new) a lot lately and was shocked to find it available on CD. There is some brilliant trombone playing on this one. The Great Kai and JJ is another good one. The Kenton orchestra had some good players, also.
