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  • "King Kong" for obvious reasons, a nickname taken a step further when it gets called "Gorillas in the Mist" after the 1988 film in which Sigourney Weaver starred as the zoologist Dian Fossey. 7-6 is known as "Trombones" after the song "Seventy-six Trombones" from the 1962 musical

    Poker News 2009

  • Before you start humming "76 Trombones," I should note that the workweek fell last month, which means the the index of aggregate hours declined slightly.

    Jobs Come Marching, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Gil Evans' "Out of the Cool" was orchestral and "The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones" was pop.

    The Man Behind All That Jazz Marc Myers 2011

  • In the Broadway musical "The Music Man," Meredith Willson's wistful "Goodnight, My Someone" and brash "Seventy-Six Trombones" are basically the same song, crafted be to mixed together — to be heard one on top of the other — as a way of dramatizing the mixed-up love of the characters the songs represent.

    When Mockery Is All That's Left Eric Felten 2010

  • His latest album, "76 Trombones," is a cornucopia of classic Broadway hits, arranged to encourage everyone to sing, shout and dance.

    Rock and Sway for the Holiday 2010

  • The evening started as he marched his orchestra into the venue and down the aisle to the tune of "76 Trombones," waving his violin bow and grinning.

    How Andr 2010

  • His new CD, "76 Trombones," features 17 show tunes, all done in Zanes 'trademark style.

    Dan Zanes: Broadway For The Smaller Set 2010

  • Andre Rieu makes his '76 Trombones' entrance May 29 at Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle.

    A Maestro for the Masses 2010

  • (Soundbite of song, "76 Trombones") Unidentified Man #2 (Singer): (Singing) Seventy-six trombones caught the morning sun, 110 cornets right behind.

    Dan Zanes: Broadway For The Smaller Set 2010

  • (Soundbite of song, "76 Trombones") Unidentified Man #1 (Singer): (Singing) Seventy-six trombones led the big parade with 110 cornets close at hand.

    Dan Zanes: Broadway For The Smaller Set 2010

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