Arthur Pryor, Trombone soloist of the Sousa Band

Iff you want a real laugh, then Arthur Pryor, ‘the most acclaimed trombonist of all time’ – and star soloist in Sousa’s band – will almost certainly provide it. Not that Pryor was anything less than a phenomenal virtuoso (his own Polka Fantastic will soon put you straight on that score), but play We Won’t Go Home Until Morning (or For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow) and I challenge you to keep a straight face.

BBC Music Magazine

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:13 pm

COMPOSERS: Arthur Clifton,Arthur Pryor,Caroline Luderssen,Gioachino Rossini,Lyn Udall
LABELS: Crystal
ALBUM TITLE: Arthur Pryor
PERFORMER: with Pryor’s Band, Pryor’s Orchestra and Sousa’s Band
CATALOGUE NO: CD451 ADD mono

Iff you want a real laugh, then Arthur Pryor, ‘the most acclaimed trombonist of all time’ – and star soloist in Sousa’s band – will almost certainly provide it. Not that Pryor was anything less than a phenomenal virtuoso (his own Polka Fantastic will soon put you straight on that score), but play We Won’t Go Home Until Morning (or For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow) and I challenge you to keep a straight face. There are 26 selections, some of them with Harry Enfield-style announcements, while the recordings themselves date from between 1901 and 1911 – and sound like it..

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