Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Jazz Clarinet Q&A: Mouthpiece Strategy for Selmer Centered Tone

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Hi, Great blog. It's a joy to read. Because of your blog, I have a question. I'm a life long sax player, studied in college, et...

Willie Humphrey * New Orleans Clarinet * 1974 * Smoky Mary Phonograph SM 1974 W

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Willie Humphrey * clarinet, vocals James 'Sing' Miller * piano, vocals Joseph 'T' Butler * vocals James Prevost * bass F...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Mouthpiece Review: Vintage Great Neck, N.Y. Brilhart 'Tonalin' with Serial Number

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Vintage Brilhart 'Tonalin' Clarinet Mouthpiece Whenever I get the chance to pick up a vintage Brilhart Ebolin or Tonalin mouth...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Jazz Clarinet Gear Review: Vintage Ligatures

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Reviewed today are three vintage ligatures, associated with three jazz clarinet masters: The Leblanc "L" ligature used by Pete Fou...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

CD Review: "Chicago Rhythm-Apex Blues" * The Recordings of Jimmie Noone 1923-1943 * JSP926

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Perhaps no virtuoso has been more obscured over the decades since his death than the great Jimmie Noone (1895-1944), whose achievement as a ...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Coleman Hawkins on Clarinet

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In Fletcher Henderson's band, the Hawk was known to take some choruses on clarinet, one of which was preserved for posterity on 1931...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Buddy DeFranco & Count Basie

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It can be very difficult to find any of the music Buddy DeFranco made while a member of the Count Basie Sextet in the early 1950s. Fortunate...