Klarinet Archive - Posting 000221.txt from 1998/05

From: Ken Wolman <kwolman@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Woody Herman
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 08:27:11 -0400

> I once heard a live performance by Buddy DeFranco in which he had
> apparently tired of answering those questions, so before he began to play,
> he told the audience what brand of clarinet, mouthpiece, ligature and reed
> he was using. The audience consisted entirely of jazz musicians. Some of
> them apparently were caught off guard by this little dissertation, and
> there were thinly veiled snickers throughout the room. This in turn
> seemed to take De Franco by surprise, and he somewhat sheepishly said,
> "Well, everyone always seems to want to know." Then he went on with his
> performance, and impressed everyone with both his sound _and_ his great
> playing.

I think he plays Yamaha clarinets, has for years, and even works as one of
their clinicians. Surprised the hell out of me: I'm old enough to still
associate Yamaha with motorcycles.

I play a Selmer but I do NOT sound like Benny Goodman.

I don't think owning a Yamaha would make me play like DeFranco.

A Buffet would not make me sound like Ken Peplowski.

A LeBlanc wouldn't turn me into Morales or Daniels.

And a Peter Eaton wouldn't make me sound like Emma Johnson.

And I call that a damn shame all around....

Now, what did DeFranco say about his reeds, mouthpiece, and ligature?:-)

Ken

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