Klarinet Archive - Posting 000673.txt from 1997/06

From: Martin Marks <mmarks@-----.net>
Subj: Artie Shaw
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 14:30:11 -0400

Frank Garcia mentioned Artie Shaw as being an inspiration for him. About four
or five years ago a group of Cd's were released entitled "The Last Recordings,
Artie Shaw, Rare and Unreleased". These were recorded in N.Y. and L.A. with
a quintet and sextet. They were recorded in 1954 just before he quit for good.
It's amazing how harmonically ahead of his time he was. His intonation was
impeccable right up to altissimo C. His Concerto for Clarinet is being
performed
quite freguently lately. The only other recording of the concerto I've heard is
performed well but it doesn't swing like Shaw and I've never heard anyone nail
those ending altlissimos like Shaw. His glissandos were unbeleivable. The main
reason he quit playing in his prime was that the public only wanted to hear
Begin the Beguin and Frenisi. What a loss!,
Marty Marks