From the Lexington, N.C., Dispatch on November 4, 1940: ARTIE SHAW MELTS HORN MOUTHPIECE   Artie Shaw, who plays such hot music tha...

Woody Herman wasn't the greatest of jazz clarinetists, and he wasn't shy about pointing out his frustrations with the horn from time...

10. Artie Shaw as Composer/Arranger No introduction to Big Band Clarinet would be complete without mentioning Artie Shaw's role as ...

9. Barney Bigard & the Duke Ellington Orchestra * Mood Indigo * 1931 Barney Bigard (1906-1980) was an unusual figure in the history...

8. Clarence Hutchenrider & the Casa Loma Orchestra * Smoke Rings * 1937 Born in Waco, Texas in 1908, Clarence Hutchenrider kicked aro...

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...

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...