Klarinet Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 1996/06

From: Luuk van Buul <vanbuul@-----.COM>
Subj: Great glissando's
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 05:36:26 -0400

On Sun, 2 Jun 1996, Merlin wrote:

> The master of the slow and steady upward gliss was Barney Bigard.
> There are plenty of Ellington recordings up to the mid '40s that
> feature him. One of the recordings I have (sorry I don't have the
> title on the tip of my tongue) has Barney doing the slowest, steadiest,
> upward glissando I've ever heard.

Don't forget Artie Shaw in his Concerto for Clarinet: from g'' up to g'''
smeared out over (I think) five measures. Without any hitches.

Luuk van Buul
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