Friday, August 31, 2012

New Name for the Blog: The Jazz Clarinet

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When I first started this blog, I had no real set plan for topics or the discussion: only that it would relate to the clarinet. Since that t...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (7)

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7. Artie Shaw * August 19, 1939 * Live at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Roof, Boston As one who came up primarily as a jazz clarinetist before c...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (6)

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6. Pete Fountain * The Blues * 1959 In 1959, Pete Fountain came to his famous realization that "Champagne and Bourbon don't mi...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (5)

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5. Woody Herman & The Herd * Live at Carnegie Hall * 1946   Woody Herman was neither the virtuoso nor the perfectionist-taskmaster ...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (4)

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4. Artie Shaw * St. James Infirmary * 1941 In November of 1941, Artie Shaw went into the studio with his Orchestra and featured vocalist/t...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Jazz Clarinet Gear Review: Boosey & Hawkes Edgware

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There are many on the web who say the B&H Edgware makes a good jazz clarinet. I've always been a bit skeptical of this, thinking is ...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Big Band Jazz Clarinet: Essential Performances (3)

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3. Artie Shaw with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra * The Blues * Carnegie Hall (1938) It's astonishing to think that Shaw's performan...