Klarinet Archive - Posting 000145.txt from 1997/02

From: "Lisa K. Clayton" <clayton@-----.EDU>
Subj: Don Byron (Hmmmmmmm..)
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:08:44 -0500

> While flipping through my latest issue of VIBE magazine, I was
>astonished to see an article on page 74 about a Don Byron. There is a
>half-page photo of him holding a Buffet Prestige low C bass clarinet.
>Truly, I've never heard of him before. What's the consensus about his
>work? I'm just curious.

I'm a huge fan of his.

Don's a jazz musician, plays mainly a regular ol' Bb soprano, but uses
the bass clarinet occasionally with beautiful effect. He's got
three albums out, the latest one is Bug Music, a tribute to
Duke Ellington, the John Kirby Orchestra and Raymond Scott. Very
highly recommended, and doubled *my* fun since I have a thing for
Raymond Scott.

You'll actually find a lot more about both Don Byron and Raymond
Scott in the Klarinet archives.

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