Klarinet Archive - Posting 000168.txt from 2000/10

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Clark Terry (not Clarinet)
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 17:17:16 -0400

Dave,

I played New Years this last year at Sun Valley, Idaho. Our band did a show
with Mike Vax. Very nice guy, very nice player.

David Blumberg wrote:

> Richard - I brought Clark Terry to MP3.com with 2 of his tracks from his
> and Mike Vax's new album - - check it out.
>
> http://www.mp3.com/summitrecords is the site
>
> David Blumberg
>
> --------------------
>
> Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----. I
> find it interesting that cornet/trumpet should be a thread on a clarinet
> news group. Actually, I don't find it that inappropriate as many of the
> clarinet players in this world play in bands, grew up in bands and still
> like playing band music, those challenging clarinet parts, etc. (That is MY
> justification for continuing this thread). In more classical band
> arranging, the cornet was the soprano voice of those instruments that are
> mostly conical, ei cornet, French horn, euphonium (or baritone horn) and
> tuba. Trumpets are often matched with trombones and have often been used
> for the fanfare type parts. Cornets blend better in certain passages and
> many composers and/or arrangers made such a distinction. There was also a
> time when the cornet was more different from the trumpet in tone and bore
> than what a lot of today's cornets are. In jazz, some players still
> distinguish between the two. Cornet is preferred by many who play
> traditional Dixieland music. I believe Clark Terry has been known to play
> cornet. Mr. Armstrong also played cornet for many years before converting
> to trumpet. Personally, I wish band directors would still maintain and
> distinguish between cornet and trumpet and the music that was written with
> this distinction in mind.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
> Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
> Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
> Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org