Klarinet Archive - Posting 000172.txt from 1998/02

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: opinions on jazz players
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 21:10:21 -0500

Grant Green wrote:
>
> At 04:35 PM 2/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >Benny, Barney, Johnny, Jimmie, Artie, Woody, Eddie, Tony, Dulphy,
> >Naftulie...
> >
> >I can't help but wonder if your name has to end in a long E sound in
> >order to be a famous jazz clarinet virtuoso. There is certainly an
> >unproportionately large nuber of E-ees, anyway.
> >
> >--Birch
>
> + Sidney (Bechet)
> - Don Byron
- William O. Smith

This thread has made me take out an old Dave Brubeck Quartet tape.
Bill Smith (as the jacket cover called him) was *good*!
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