Klarinet Archive - Posting 000885.txt from 1998/07

From: <CEField@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Benny Goodman/Jazz Clarinet
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 19:58:03 -0400

In a message dated 7/23/98 7:45:22 PM, you wrote:

<<"Goodman...died of a heart attack in June of 1986....To all intents and
purposes, the jazz clarinet died with him.">>

I associate Goodman more with "swing" than "jazz." Maybe someone more
knowledgeable can elucidate on the basic differences between swing and jazz.
To my jaundiced eye, swing has more melodic content.

Cindy

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