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  O come all ye faithful / John F. Wade (2:46) -- Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen : German traditional (2:01)
  
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  Ding dong! merrily on high : 16th-century French (2:14) –
  
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  Away in a manger / William J. Kirkpatrick (2:13) -- Veni, veni, Emmanuel : 15th-century French (3:41) –
  
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  Quem pastores laudavere : preludium and fugue : 14th-century German (5:37) –
  
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  Infant holy, infant lowly : Polish traditional (2:14) –
  
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  Shepherd's pipe carol / John Rutter (2:43) –
  
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  Coventry carol : 16th-century English (3:47) –
  
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  In dulci jubilo : German traditional (2:15) –
  
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  The first Nowell : English traditional (2:33) –
  
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  Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht / Franz Gruber (3:50) –
  
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  Gabriel's message : Basque traditional (2:02) –
  
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  Joy to the world / Lowell Mason (1:58) –
  
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  Winter from The four seasons, op. 8 no. 4 / Antonio Vivaldi (8:37) –
  
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  It came upon a midnight clear / Richard Storrs Willis (2:32) –
  
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  Festive cheer. Sleigh ride / Leroy Anderson ; Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane ; Jingle bells / J. Pierpont ; We wish you a merry Christmas (6:35).
  

The group’s iconic signature is the bright red stiletto heels that they wear whenever they do performances. Just like their look is out of the ordinary, their programs are also very different than other brass quintets. The group strives to include and program music that is composed by people of this time period, as well as music all the way back to the Baroque period. Audiences never know what to expect when attending a Stiletto Brass concert; concerts are often serious, fun, emotionally intense, and heart-warming.

Amy Gilreath is one of the trumpet players in the Stiletto Brass. She attended Eastern Kentucky University in order to receive her Bachelor’s degree, and then she attended the University of Illinois in order to receive her Master’s and Doctorate degrees. Gilreath is the Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, the Illinois Chamber Orchestra, the Sugar Creek Symphony, and Song Orchestra. She also plays as an extra sub with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. She serves as the brass faculty for the Orvieto Musica Chamber Music Festival in Orvieto, Italy. She joined faculty at the School of Music at Illinois State University in 1990. She plays in the Monarch Brass as well, which is another all-women brass group.

Cathy Leach is the other trumpet player in the Stiletto Brass. She played Principal Trumpet with the Knoxville Symphony and the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestras for thirty-one years. She retired in 2013 in order to work on her solo career, teaching, chamber work, and publishing her own music. She is the Professor of Trumpet at the University of Tennessee as well as on the Board of Directors for the International Trumpet Guild. She is the president and cofounder of her own chapter of the International Trumpet Guild, called the Smokey Mountain Trumpet Guild.

Misty Tolle is the French horn player in the Stiletto Brass. She has performed with major Broadway Orchestras (such as Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and Les Miserables), the Orchestra of St. Lukes, Albany Symphony, with Il Divo at the Emmys, many popular ensembles at Radio City Music, and many more. She also records a lot of music. Misty Tolle currently teaches at Centre College, Interlochen Arts Camp, and the University of Kentucky.

Nicole Abissi is the trombone player in the Stiletto Brass. She received her Bachelor of Music at Julliard. She has played second trombone for the Alabama Symphony, acting Principal Trombonist for the Colorado Symphony, and acting Principal Trombonist for the Macon Symphony. She also performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, and Huntsville Symphony Orchestra.

Velvet Brown is the tuba player in the Stiletto Brass. She has taught at Bowling Green University, Ball State University, Boston University, and now teaches at Pennsylvania State University. She was the secretary of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association, as well as founding member of the International Women’s Brass Conference. She is a founding as well as a current member of the Monarch Brass Quintet and Ensemble, the Junction Tuba Quartet, and the Pennsylvania Brassworks. She also has a career as an international soloist, chamber ensemble performer, recording artist, conductor, and orchestral player.
Discography

Stiletto Brass

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  Stiletto Brass Quintet http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stilettobrassquintet
  

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  Forbes plays Koetsier http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7241873&style=music
  
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  Enescu: Impressions from Childhood; Chamber Symphony, Quartet No. 2 http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7847139&style=music
  

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  The Galliard Brass Ensemble https://www.discogs.com/Galliard-Brass-Ensemble-Carols-For-Brass-Volume-2/release/3335027
  
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  Greater Vision- the King Came Down https://www.discogs.com/Greater-Vision-The-King-Came-Down/release/8279251
  
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  Electro-Acoustic Music by Kenneth Jacobs https://www.discogs.com/Kenneth-Jacobs-Electro-Acoustic-Music-By-Kenneth-Jacobs/release/2174752
  

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  Coolest Love http://www.allmusic.com/album/coolest-love-mw0000496202
  
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  Perspectives: Sound and Rhythm http://www.allmusic.com/album/perspectives-sound-and-rhythm-mw0001504908
  
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  Velvet Brown, Tuba http://www.allmusic.com/album/velvet-brown-tuba-mw0001849183
  
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  Simply Velvet http://www.potenzamusic.com/simply-velvet-119723.cfm
  

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  http://www.stilettobrass.com/#!home/c21a5
  
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  https://www.facebook.com/Stiletto-Brass-Quintet-181425271909167/
  

Brass Artist Report

Tommy Johnson was born January 7^th 1935 and died October 16^th 2006. He was born in Los Angeles, California and had musical influence from his father who sung as a baritone soloist at the Angelus Temple in Echo Park. Johnson went to the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he studied tuba under Robert Marsteller. A couple years after graduating in 56’ he played in his first film score for the movie, Al Capone. After that he became Hollywood’s first call for a tuba player and played in more than 2,000 film soundtracks. He played in many of soundtracks for John Williams, and Johnson also played in tracks with Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and even “Weird Al” Yankovic.

Johnson was most notable for playing in many of Television soundtracks also. He played in television commercials, and television series such as The Flintstones. Other film tracks that Johnson played for, but Williams didn’t write, include The Godfather series, Star Trek series, The Lion King, Titanic, The Matrix, Cats and Dogs, Forrest Gump, Air Force One, Back to the Future series, A Bug’s Life, and Lethal Weapon.

Everyone will forever be able to list to Johnson’s tuba solo in the Jaws Theme for the movie soundtrack. The music was written in the higher register for the tuba, but Williams wanted a more threatening sound so he scored for the tuba solo. After Johnson passed, Williams stated that Johnson was one the greatest instrumentalist of his generation.

As part of playing in film scores, Johnson also played as a tuba soloist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pasadena Symphony, the San Fernando Valley Symphony, L.A. Pops Orchestra, the Henry Mancini Orchestra, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Academy Awards Orchestra, the USC Wind Ensemble and the Los Angeles Tuba Quartet.

In addition to being a tuba performer, he was also a tuba educator. He taught junior high school music in the Los Angeles Unified School District for nearly 20 years. Johnson also taught advanced tuba players at USC and UCLA. Many of his tuba students are in the top orchestras in the world including New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Instead of doing a traditional funeral for Johnson, his family and friends hosted a musical tribute for him at the University of Southern California. For this tribute the family made and extended program which includes a detailed biography and shared memories with photos. This program can be found by going to the tribute website, tommyjohnsontuba.com.

Discography:

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  The Addams Family
  
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  Air Force One
  
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  Al Capone
  
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  Alien
  
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  Armageddon
  
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  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  
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  The Babe
  
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  Back to the Future Part I, Part II and Part III
  
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  Batman Forever
  
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  Batman Returns
  
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  Beethoven
  
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  Beethoven's 2nd
  
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  Beetlejuice
  
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  The Bodyguard
  
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  A Bug's Life
  
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  Constantine
  
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  Cars
  
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  Cats & Dogs
  
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  Chain Reaction
  
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  Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  
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  Con Air
  
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  Contact
  
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  Crimson Tide
  
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  Death Becomes Her
  
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  Deep Rising
  
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  Die Hard
  
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  Die Hard 2
  
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  Dracula
  
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  The Edge
  
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  Enemy of the State
  
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  Evolution
  
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  Executive Decision
  
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  Extreme Measures
  
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  Father of the Bride Part II
  
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  A Few Good Men
  
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  First Wives Club
  
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  The Flintstones
  
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  Flubber
  
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  Forrest Gump
  
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  Frequency
  
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  The Frighteners
  
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  The General's Daughter
  
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  The Godfather Part I, Part II and Part III
  
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  Godzilla
  
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  Grumpier Old Men
  
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  The Haunting
  
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  Honey
  
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  Honeymoon in Vegas
  
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  The Incredibles
  
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  Independence Day
  
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  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  
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  Instinct
  
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  Jaws
  
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  Jaws 2
  
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  Jaws 3-D
  
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  Jaws: The Revenge
  
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  The Karate Kid
  
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  The Karate Kid, Part II
  
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  The Karate Kid, Part III
  
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  The Last of the Mohicans
  
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  A League of Their Own
  
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  Lethal Weapon
  
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  Lethal Weapon 2
  
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  Lethal Weapon 3
  
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  Lethal Weapon 4
  
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  The Lion King
  
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  The Matrix
  
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  Maverick
  
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  Men in Black
  
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  Monsters, Inc.
  
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  MouseHunt
  
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  Mr. Magoo
  
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  Mulan
  
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  Mystery, Alaska
  
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  The Natural
  
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  The Nutty Professor
  

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  The Odd Couple II
  
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  The Parent Trap
  
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  Planet of the Apes
  
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  Pleasantville
  
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  Police Academy
  
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  Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
  
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  Police Academy 3: Back in Training
  
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  Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
  
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  Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
  
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  The Quick and the Dead
  
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  Raiders of the Lost Ark
  
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  The Rainmaker
  
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  Reindeer Games
  
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  Richie Rich
  
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  Robin Hood
  
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  Scream 2
  
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  Scream 3
  
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  Seven
  
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  Silverado
  
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  Small Soldiers
  
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  Snow Day
  
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  Starship Troopers
  
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  Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  
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  Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  
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  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
  
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  Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
  
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  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
  
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  Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  
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  Star Trek: First Contact
  
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  Star Trek: Insurrection
  
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  Star Trek: Nemesis
  
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  Tarzan
  
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  The Thin Red Line
  
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  The Thomas Crown Affair
  
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  The Tigger Movie
  
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  Tin Cup
  
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  Titanic
  
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  Toy Story
  
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  Toy Story 2
  
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  True Lies
  
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  Twister
  
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  U-571
  
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  Under Siege
  
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  Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
  
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  Unforgiven
  
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  US Marshals
  
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  Waiting to Exhale
  
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  The Waterboy
  
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  Wild Wild West
  
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  Wyatt Earp
  

Resources

Biography:

http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/25/local/me-johnson25

http://www.lastudiomusicians.info/tommyjohnson.htm

Picture:

http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/tommyjohnson

Discography:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Johnson_(tubist)

Wynton Marsalis

Works Cited