Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 1999/11

From: Ken Wolman <ken.wolman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Jazz Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:03:21 -0500

jasband@-----.net wrote:

> I just discovered Kenny Davern, who plays traditional jazz
> (trad). What a great sound! He uses a Vandoren 5JB which he
> designed. It's even more open than the B45, with a long lay.
> I'll probably be ordering one from the Woodwind and Brasswind
> (http://www.wwandbw.com) soon ($55). I've already ordered a
> Kenny Davern CD. <G> BTW, for those of you who like this kind of
> music, the Bob Brookmeyer album "Traditionalism Revisited" has
> recently been reissued on CD. Jimmy Giuffre plays some Very Nice
> clarinet on this - a favorite of mine from 1957, and a must have!

A "me too" comment. If you put a 5JB on a large-bore horn like the old
Centered Tone or probably the Leblanc Pete Fountain model, you will
sound like you've got a hidden microphone stuck in the instrument: the
power you can generate is unbelievable. For people who've not played on
a mouthpiece as open as the 5JB, you're in for a surprise in that you
may find the tone somewhat difficult to control at first. But it is
worth it.

Vandoren's B46 for the bass clarinet has the same little jazzman logo on
the side, which suggests that it's the huge-horn equivalent of the 5JB.
GREAT results with a 1.5 or 2 reed: you can bend and twist notes on that
thing in wonderful ways! Low notes to shake the windows:-).

Davern is a wonderful player with a much more traditional approach than
guys like Daniels or Peplowski.

Is Jimmy Giuffre still alive? Is he still active?

Ken
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Kenneth Wolman Deutsche Bank, NA 212-469-6494
1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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