Well, the voting just opened for the DownBeat Readers Poll, and I'm sorry to say Pete Fountain isn't on the ballot.
This simply shows that we need to get the word out, folks, and reverse a trend that has devalued the jazz clarinet.
DownBeat's voting pages all provide write-in boxes, so if you're a fan of his work, I encourage you to write in Pete Fountain's name for the Hall of Fame--as I just did.
We have till Midnight, August 21st to make our impact, so have at it!
