Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Pete Fountain Write-In Campaign Begins!
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Well, the voting just opened for the DownBeat Readers Poll , and I'm sorry to say Pete Fountain isn't on the ballot. This simpl...
Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (1)
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1. Benny Goodman & His Orchestra * Live at Carnegie Hall * 1938 Let's not kid ourselves: Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall c...
Friday, July 20, 2012
Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (Introduction)
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At the beginning of my series on Essential Jazz Clarinet recordings, I mentioned the desire to create an introduction to the great Big Ba...
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Ten Essential Jazz Clarinet Recordings (10)
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10. Artie Shaw * The "Complete" Gramercy 5 * 1940-1945 There were many recordings in the running for this final spot in my Ten E...
Friday, July 13, 2012
Ten Essential Jazz Clarinet Recordings (9)
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9. Stan Hasselgård * California Sessions Åke "Stan" Hasselgård, who on November 23, 1948 died tragically in a car crash at ag...
Monday, July 9, 2012
Ten Essential Jazz Clarinet Recordings (8)
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8. Irving Fazola * "Faz" * 1936-45 Faz would make this list for his sound alone, but the compilation album above goes beyond a ...
Friday, July 6, 2012
Ten Essential Jazz Clarinet Recordings (7)
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7. Billie Holiday * The Lady Sings * (1935-1949) So often as a jazz clarinetist, I've longed to own a time machine, for a very speci...
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