Saturday, May 2, 2020

JazzTimes Critics List Clarinetists in their Underrated Class

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In a JazzTimes article originating in 1997 , but updated only a few weeks ago, thirteen critics were invited to sound off on which among th...
Saturday, April 4, 2020

Bill Smith * Concerto for Clarinet and Combo * Shelly Manne & His Men Vol 6 * Contemporary Records * 1957

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The amount of great music for clarinet by the late Bill Smith seems pretty immense, if hidden all over the internet. I just stumbled across ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Bill Smith * Near-Myth/Brubeck-Smith * Fantasy Records * OJC-236 (F-3319) * March 20, 1961

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Side A 1. The Unihorn 2. Bach An' All 3. Siren Song 4. Pan's Pipes 5. By Jupiter Side B 1. Baggin' The Dragon 2. Apol...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Bill Smith, William O. Smith, Br. Roy Parker, and Me (R.I.P William O. 'Bill' Smith)

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I learned just yesterday, via the NY Times obituary , that one of the greatest of all clarinetists, William O. Smith (better know to jazz a...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

100 Jazz Tunes Everyone Should Hear (#34) - Miles Davis - Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)

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#34 - Miles Davis - Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) I'm a huge fan of  Gershwin's opera Porgy & Bess -- such a huge fan that I gener...

100 Jazz Tunes Everyone Should Hear (#33) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Dr. Jazz

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#33 - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz To everyone out there who reads The Jazz Clarinet -- I...
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Clarinet Gear Review: Reginald Kell's 1956 Boosey & Hawkes Series 2000 Bb Clarinet

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Today I had the unique opportunity to play through many clarinets in the Arthur Benade Collection. Benade was a physicist whose work focuse...