Klarinet Archive - Posting 000429.txt from 1996/04

From: Mike Lockhart <mikel@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Jazz Bass Clarinet
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 20:16:11 -0400

Omar Simeon plays bass clarinet (solo) on "Someday Sweetheart",
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, Chicago, 12/16/26 (sorry,
not sure of the label - may be Paramount).

>It is time for me to open this to this entire list: I have gone as far as
>i can on my own.
>
>I am puttin together an annotated discographical-type list of
>recordings which feature improvised bass clarinet solos, and i need to
>here from each of you privately and individually as to what you have in
>your collections that i may have missed.
>This was originally a one semster project including some transcriptions
>of my findings, but it has turned much bigger than i expected.
>
>I have spoken to some experts on jazz , on the bass clarinet, and even
>one on the jazz bass clarinet who was tight with Eric Dolphy, ( Ken
>McIntyre) and many are caught short as to many recorded examples beyond
>Eric.
>
>My biggest problem has been with filling in the gaps between Harry Carney
>(from whom I have only ONE solo, in spite of his legendary doubling on
>the instrument which was more section playing, i guess) and Eric Dolphy.
>
>PLease send only non-Dolphy findings as he has been extensively
>"discographed" and i should have him covered
>
>with your kind indulgence i will list briefly some names that i have
>found info on, but no recordings
>
>THINGS I CAN'T FIND
>
>the first Buddy Defranco's "Blues Bag" album from 1964 with Art Blakey
>he plays all bass on this album and my last resource for finding this is
>Buddy himself PLEASE: anyone have this record?
>
>other people and sometimes who they supposedly played with
>
>Martin Glaser with Mary Lou Williams circa 1943-50
>(anyone know a women's jazz piano record collecting web site?)
>
>Benny Goodman with the Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra, 1931
> "Lucille"
>
>Fred Stuice with the Tommy Dorsey Orch. circa 1935,
> "Take Me back to my boots and Saddle"
>
>Andrew Brown with Cab Calloway Orch 1938-40
> "Moonglow"
>
>Paul Whiteman and Shep Fields used the instrument: any solos you know of?
>
>Jimmy Abato with the Glenn Miller band
>
>Hammiet Bluiett? (I thought he mostly played alto, whereas De Murray was
>the bass man), but i read that he played some bass
>
>Anthony Braxton: any actual bass not contra, bass clarinet solos on record?
>
>Willem Breuker
>
>John Surman
>
>Gunter Hampel
>
>Pharoah Sanders (?) again i read this
>
>I won't waste time with what i do have because i welcome repeats to my
>list , i think it will be interesting to see who has what anyway,
>
>so please please get back to me anyone and everyone who has anything,
>anything at all: I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS
>
>especially grant green (not the guitarist) and alan saul, if you are out
>there, please help me out on this eh?
>
>Thanks to the Klarinet people in advance
>
>Brent
>
>
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